Hermann Klein in London - 26 April, 1876

from Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, page 9:

In later years Mme. Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt used to be a conspicuous figure at 
the concerts of the London Bach Choir, whereof her husband, Mr. Otto Goldschmidt,
was the first conductor. She would modestly take her place in the front row of the sopranos, with the most musical of the Queen's daughters, the Princess
Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, for her near companion. Moreover, she took an
active part in the training of the female voices, and to her skilful instruction
was in a large measure due the facility and brilliancy with which they executed
the…   more >>
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Hermann Klein, Thirty Years of Musical Life in London (New York, 1903), p. 9. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438870207716 accessed: 23 December, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Hermann Klein
Music Critic, Singing Teacher, Writer
1856-1934

Listening to

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B minor Mass
written by Bach
performed by Jenny Lind

Experience Information

Date/Time 26 April, 1876
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others

Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:10:13 +0100
Approved on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:53:48 +0000