Social Victorians/1894-05-21 Goltsteins At Home
Appearance
Concert by the Amsterdam a Cappella Choir at the Goltsteins' "At Home"
[edit | edit source]Logistics
[edit | edit source]- 1894 May 21, Monday evening
- The Netherlands Minister and Baroness Goltstein
- at their residence, in Queen's-gate place
- Concert by the Amsterdam a Cappella Choir, conducted by Daniel de Lange
Who Was Present
[edit | edit source]Performances and Performers
[edit | edit source]- Madlle. Marie Geselschap (pianiste) played a Prelude and Fugue by Bach, Chopin's "Barcarolle," and Verdi-Liszt's "Rigoletto Fantasie"
- M. Henri Seiffert (violinist) performed Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen" and Dr. Max Bruch's "Adagio."
- Daniel de Lange, conductor
- An a Cappella Choir from Amsterdam
- The Choir sang <quote>"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe" (Dutch National Anthem, 16th Century); "Agnus Dei (Sac. O'Crecht); Psalm 122 (T. P. Sweelinck; "Entre vous Idles" (Jac Clemens Non Papa); "Petite Camusette" (Tosquin des Prés); "Wie gaat met ons mée;" and the Dutch National Anthem.</quote> (TNMaBG)
The Amsterdam a Cappella Choir's <quote>admirable singing has proved so attractive that Mr. Daniel de Lange, the conductor, has extended the stay of the band in London till the end of this week.</quote> (TNMaBG)
Audience
[edit | edit source]- the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador and Countess Deym
- the German Ambassador
- the Italian Ambassador and Countess Tornielli
- the United States Ambassador and Madame Bayard
- the French Ambassador and Madame Decrais
- the Danish Minister and Madame de Bille
- the Brazilian Minister
- the Persian Minister
- the Portuguese Minister
- the Roumanian Minister
- the Swedish Minister
- the Hereditary Prince Hohenlohe
- Prince Schönberg Waldenburg
- Prince and Princess Dolgoroukoff
- Count Perponcher
- Count Bouteneff
- M. A. Kroupensky
- M. Joostens
- Count and Countess Ahlefeldt Lauvig
- M. J. Decrais
- M. de la Chaussée
- Count Metternich
- M. Rucker Jenisch
- Commander Guelich
- Count de Minerbi
- M. and Madame Gude
- M. and Madame Bourcart
- M. d'Orelli
- the Earl and Countess of Dunraven
- the Earl of Camperdown
- the Countess of Airlie
- the Countess of Wilton
- Earl and Countess De-La-Warr
- Lord and Lady Aberdare
- Lord and Lady Lawrence
- Lady Brabourne
- Lady Carew and Mrs. Clifford Cory
- Lady Conyers
- Lady Henry Gordon Lennox
- Lady Tenterden
- Lord and Lady Playfair
- Colonel the Hon. W. and Miss Colville
- Baroness Deichmann
- Sir Frederick Leighton
- Sir Julian Goldsmid and Miss Goldsmid
- Sir Arthur and Lady Haliburton
- Sir Trevor and Lady Lawrence
- Sir Francis Montefiore
- Mr. and Lady Leucha Warner
- Sir Edward Thornton
- Sir Alfred and Lady Lyall
- Mr. William Gillett
- Mr. and Mrs. Lecky
- Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Collins
- Mr. and Mrs. Alma Tadema
- And others
Questions and Notes
[edit | edit source]- Possibly Goltstein is Baron Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- TNMaBG "[The Netherlands Minister and Baroness Goltstein]." Morning Post 22 May 1894, Tuesday: 5 [of 10], Col. 6B. The British Newspaper Archive. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18940522/076/0005 (accessed November 2014).