November 1856

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

You are both added to the list. Welcome aboard. And welcome back AU72. You should be getting the next ping on Nov. 28 (George Strong at the concert again.)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from November 22 (reply #55)

The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas

Sigismond Thalberg Wikipedia page

[Tax-chick]

Thalberg's financial success on these tours was immense.

It appears George Templeton refined too much upon Mr. Thalberg's admittedly whopper schozz: there's no indication in the bio of his being Jewish.

[M Kehoe]

Hmmmmm.

Methinks there is more to the floundering steamer than what is chronicled.

5.56mm

[colorado tanker]

Mr. Strong expanded my vocabulary today. Noctivagous!

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Here are a piano concerto and a fantasy by Thalberg. Not that hearing them gives any insights to his ethnic heritage. Thalberg’s mother’s name was Stein, according to the bio, which could be Jewish. Otherwise I didn’t see any clues. It must have been a liberal age, since the different composers formed friendships and working relationships regardless of religion. Liszt and Mendelssohn, for example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVtuqba4Wpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxM9zoTaQRE

[Tax-chick]

I thought that was great, too.

[Tax-chick]

The Wikipedia article implied that Thalberg was really the son of the Prinz and Countess, rather than Mr. Thalberg and Ms. Stein, the parents of record.