| 1823 - 512 pagina’s
...management, so great is his horror of being any thing like exhibited. Had he been plainly asked to do tLe company that favour, he would have flatly refused...they could see and hear every thing, were patiently 202 THE HARMONICON. •waiting the issue of this tiresome conjuration. Beethoven, left alone, seated... | |
| 1825 - 434 pagina’s
...fairly exclaiming, " What a scoundrelly phiz !" and rushing out of the room. Even among his oldest friends he must be humoured like a wayward child....the next room, from which they could see and hear everything, were patiently waiting the issue of this tiresome conjuration. Beethoven, left alone, seated... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1825 - 582 pagina’s
...most intimate acquaintances. These two carried on a conversation in the paper-book about bank-stock. The gentleman, as if by chance, struck the keys of...company, who, in the next room, from which they could sec and hear every thing, were patiently waiting the issue of this tiresome conjuration. Beethoven,... | |
| 1833 - 370 pagina’s
...we're sitting, gradually began to nm over one of Beethoven's own compositions, made a thousand «Tors, and speedily blundered one passage so thoroughly,...companion immediately left him on some pretext, and the rest of the company, who were in the next room, from which they could see and hear every thing,... | |
| George Hogarth - 1835 - 486 pagina’s
...began to run over one of Beethoven's own compositions, made a thousand errors, and speedily blundered a passage so thoroughly, that the composer condescended...joined the rest of the company, who, in the next room, were patiently waiting the issue of this tiresome conjuration. Beethoven, left alone, seated himself... | |
| 1841 - 588 pagina’s
...began to run over one of Beethoven's own compositions, made a thousand errors, and speedily blundered a passage so thoroughly that the composer condescended...companion immediately left him on some pretext and joined Ihe rest of the company, who, in the next room, were patiently waiting the issue of this tiresome conjuration.... | |
| Charles C. Savage - 1856 - 624 pagina’s
...began to run over one of Beethoven's own compositions, made a thousand errors, and speedily blundered a passage so thoroughly, that the composer condescended...stretch out his hand and put him right. It was enough; his hand was on the piano: his companion immediately left him on some pretext, and joined the rest... | |
| Oscar George Theodore Sonneck - 1967 - 278 pagina’s
...him play; but to bring him so far required some management, so great is his horror of being anything like exhibited. Had he been plainly asked to do the...the next room, from which they could see and hear everything, were patiently waiting the issue of this tiresome conjuration. Beethoven, left alone, seated... | |
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