 | Alexander Wheelock Thayer - 1921 - 392 pages
...observing in French to me, "Upon what subject shall I play?" Meanwhile he was touching the instrument thus to which I answered, "Upon that." On which theme he...manner, sometimes very fortissimo, but full of genius. 1 When he arose at the conclusion of his playing he appeared greatly agitated. No one could be more... | |
 | Alexander Wheelock Thayer - 1921 - 374 pages
...minutes in a most extraordinary manner, sometimes very fortissimo, but full of genius. l When he arose at the conclusion of his playing he appeared greatly...be more agreeable than he was — plenty of jokes. We all wrote to him by turns, but he can hear a little if you halloo quite close to his left ear. He... | |
 | Alexander Wheelock Thayer - Biography & Autobiography - 1967 - 550 pages
...observing in French to me, 'Upon what subject shall I play?" Meanwhile he was touching the instrument thus to which I answered, 'Upon that.' On which theme he...sometimes very fortissimo, but full of genius. When he arose at the conclusion of his playing he appeared greatly agitated. No one could be more agreeable... | |
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Upon what subject shall I play?" Meanwhile he was touching the instrument thus to which I answered, 'Upon that.' On which theme he played for about twenty minutes in a most extraordinary manner, sometimes very fortissimo, but full of genius. 