Empress Frederick et al. in St George's Hall, Windsor Castle - 1 March, 1895

from Musings and Memories of a Musician, pages 369-370:

 

At ten o'clock we were all in our places on the platform. Already seated in the body of the hall were the Empress Frederick, the Princess Louise, and the Marquis of Lorne, Lord Edward Pelham Clinton, several ladies-in-waiting, and in the background all the available household servants, both female and male. I was standing in …   more >>

cite as

Georg Henschel, Musings and Memories of a Musician (London, 1918), p. 369-370. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1514893329920 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: St George's Hall, Windsor Castle

Listeners

Empress Frederick
Empress
1840-1901
John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell
Governor-General of Canada, Marquis
1845-1914
Lord Edward Pelham Clinton
Master of the Household, Politician
1836-1907
Duchess of Argyll
1848-1939
Queen Victoria
Monarch
1819-1901

Listening to

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Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'
written by Felix Mendelssohn
performed by Scottish Orchestra, George Henschel
National Anthem
written by Thomas Arne
performed by Scottish Orchestra, George Henschel

Experience Information

Date/Time 1 March, 1895
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:42:10 +0000
Approved on Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:07:32 +0000