Collis, Louise. Impetuous Heart: The Story of Ethel Smyth. William Kimber, 1984.
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Johannes Brahms
Standard Name: Brahms, Johannes
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Ethel Smyth | After hearing Brahms
sung by Fräulein Redeker
in London, ES
desperately wanted to study music in Germany. Her father objected, as he disapproved of a young Englishwoman living among foreigners, especially artists. Ethel protested... |
| Friends, Associates | Ethel Smyth | Heinrich von Herzogenberg
and his wife Lisl
befriended her generously, so that she soon became a semi-detached member of the Herzogenberg family. |
Timeline
October 1939
Pianist Myra Hess
began giving special wartime after-work concerts, starting at 5:30, at the National Gallery (from which the most precious pictures had already been removed as a precaution against destruction by bombs).
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