- Title Pages
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PRELUDE
- PART ONE Leopold de Meyer 1845–47
- CHAPTER 1 The Lion Stalks America
- CHAPTER 2 De Meyer in the South and Midwest
- CHAPTER 3 The Lion Tamed
- PART TWO Henri Herz 1846–50
- CHAPTER 4 A Refined Parisian Pianist
- CHAPTER 5 With Sivori and Knoop
- CHAPTER 6 French Pianos, Italian Opera, and California Gold
- INTERLUDE I
- PART THREE Sigismund Thalberg 1856–58
- CHAPTER 7 A Rival or Liszt
- CHAPTER 8 At the Matinées
- CHAPTER 9 Henry Vieuxtemps and a Troubled Season
- INTERLUDE II
- PART FOUR Anton Kubinstcin 1872–73
- CHAPTER 10 “ The Shaggy Maestro”
- CHAPTER 11 Wieniawski
- CHAPTER 12 Rubinstein's “Magnificent Faultiness”
- CHAPTER 13 Joint Venture with Theodore Thomas
- PART FIVE Hans von Bülow 1875–76
- CHAPTER 14 Escape to the New World
- CHAPTER 15 “Unfortunately … He Also lalks”
- CHAPTER 16 The Midwest and Back
- POSTLUDE
- APPENDIX A Itineraries
- APPENDIX B Rubinstem's and Bülow's Repertoire in America
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Index
De Meyer in the South and Midwest
De Meyer in the South and Midwest
- Chapter:
- (p.29) CHAPTER 2 De Meyer in the South and Midwest
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- From Paris to Peoria
- Author(s):
R. Allen Lott
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
De Meyer made the usual inland tour of visiting performers, following the coastline to Charleston, then to New Orleans and Mobile, then up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. He traveled with his own Erard grand pianos, and with his brother-in-law made all arrangements for the concerts as they appeared in each city. His concerts were generally well attended, and many of those in the audience seemed to be attracted out of curiosity. Although De Meyer's music may be seen today as catering to the masses, many of the reviews suggest that his works were beyond the comprehension of the musical taste of the general public.
Keywords: Erard pianos, curious concertgoers, musical taste
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PRELUDE
- PART ONE Leopold de Meyer 1845–47
- CHAPTER 1 The Lion Stalks America
- CHAPTER 2 De Meyer in the South and Midwest
- CHAPTER 3 The Lion Tamed
- PART TWO Henri Herz 1846–50
- CHAPTER 4 A Refined Parisian Pianist
- CHAPTER 5 With Sivori and Knoop
- CHAPTER 6 French Pianos, Italian Opera, and California Gold
- INTERLUDE I
- PART THREE Sigismund Thalberg 1856–58
- CHAPTER 7 A Rival or Liszt
- CHAPTER 8 At the Matinées
- CHAPTER 9 Henry Vieuxtemps and a Troubled Season
- INTERLUDE II
- PART FOUR Anton Kubinstcin 1872–73
- CHAPTER 10 “ The Shaggy Maestro”
- CHAPTER 11 Wieniawski
- CHAPTER 12 Rubinstein's “Magnificent Faultiness”
- CHAPTER 13 Joint Venture with Theodore Thomas
- PART FIVE Hans von Bülow 1875–76
- CHAPTER 14 Escape to the New World
- CHAPTER 15 “Unfortunately … He Also lalks”
- CHAPTER 16 The Midwest and Back
- POSTLUDE
- APPENDIX A Itineraries
- APPENDIX B Rubinstem's and Bülow's Repertoire in America
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Index