Dr Burney's Concerts (1832) [ Practices / People ]
… a cultivated and high-bred character, is, I believe, with her brother, our minister at Petersburgh. “Hettina, Mr. Burney, and our noble selves, bring up the rear. “There was a great deal of conversation previous to the music. But as … a very sweet instrument, with new pedals, constructed by Merlin. He plays very well, and with very neat execution. “Mr. Burney, then, at the request of the Baroness de Deiden, went to the harpsichord, where he fired away with his usual … played a Concerto of Schobert’s; and then, as the Baroness would not let him rise, another of my father’s. “When Mr. Burney had received the compliments of the nobility and gentry , my father solicited the Baroness to take his place. “‘O …
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