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Recital Collection (#3)

"Captivating Moments: A Journey Through the World of Recitals" Step into the enchanting world of recitals, where music and poetry intertwine

Background imageRecital Collection: The Duet (oil on canvas)

The Duet (oil on canvas)
Ma181763 The Duet (oil on canvas) by Sant, James (1820-1916); 76.2x63.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: View of a concert at the Salle Herz on the Rue de la Victoire, Paris, c

View of a concert at the Salle Herz on the Rue de la Victoire, Paris, c
CHT171889 View of a concert at the Salle Herz on the Rue de la Victoire, Paris, c.1870-80 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageRecital Collection: A Family Concert, c. 1840 (colour litho)

A Family Concert, c. 1840 (colour litho)
CHT171884 A Family Concert, c.1840 (colour litho) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90) (after); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: Study for a Group Portrait of a Musical Party, c. 1770 (red chalk on paper)

Study for a Group Portrait of a Musical Party, c. 1770 (red chalk on paper)
BBC193357 Study for a Group Portrait of a Musical Party, c.1770 (red chalk on paper) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: M Paderewski at the Pianoforte (engraving)

M Paderewski at the Pianoforte (engraving)
1047808 M Paderewski at the Pianoforte (engraving) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Paderewski at the Pianoforte)

Background imageRecital Collection: The Schoolroom, 1876 (oil on canvas)

The Schoolroom, 1876 (oil on canvas)
CHT175099 The Schoolroom, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Bonvin, Francois (1817-87); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: Promotional card for a piano recital given by Eunice Waymon (Nina Simone), 1954

Promotional card for a piano recital given by Eunice Waymon (Nina Simone), 1954
An advertising card for a piano recital performed by Eunice Waymon, later known as Nina Simone, at age 21. Simone was an African-American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger

Background imageRecital Collection: Yehudi Menuhin - Famous concert violinist pictured at the Raerdon Smith Lecture Theatre

Yehudi Menuhin - Famous concert violinist pictured at the Raerdon Smith Lecture Theatre where he performed a recital of music by Bach, Mozart, Debussy and Beethoven

Background imageRecital Collection: Yehudi Menuhin - Famous concert violinist pictured at the New The New Theatre, Cardiff

Yehudi Menuhin - Famous concert violinist pictured at the New The New Theatre, Cardiff, with his accompanist, the famous Hungarian pianist

Background imageRecital Collection: The Pathetic Song, 1881. Creator: Thomas Eakins

The Pathetic Song, 1881. Creator: Thomas Eakins
The Pathetic Song, 1881

Background imageRecital Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20106728

EyeUbiquitous_20106728
England, London, St Pauls Cathedral, Tuba Carols an annual Christmas charitable musical performance

Background imageRecital Collection: Tuba Carols, St Pauls Cathedral, London. An annual Christmas charitable event

Tuba Carols, St Pauls Cathedral, London. An annual Christmas charitable event
England, London, St Pauls Cathedral, Tuba Carols an annual Christmas charitable musical performance

Background imageRecital Collection: He was imitating the playing of a violin, (1907). Creator: Unknown

He was imitating the playing of a violin, (1907). Creator: Unknown
He was imitating the playing of a violin, (1907). Mathias Haydn becomes aware that his five-year-old son Joseph is musically gifted

Background imageRecital Collection: Portrait of a Young Singer, 18th century. Creator: Longhi, Alessandro (1733-1813)

Portrait of a Young Singer, 18th century. Creator: Longhi, Alessandro (1733-1813)
Portrait of a Young Singer, 18th century. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Background imageRecital Collection: The Violinist

The Violinist
XKL64530 The Violinist by Moore, Harry Humphrey (1844-1926); Private Collection; Photo eBerko Fine Paintings, Knokke-Heist, Belgium; American, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: Schubertiade (Schubertabend), 1896

Schubertiade (Schubertabend), 1896. Found in the Collection of Vienna Museum

Background imageRecital Collection: VIRGIL (70-19 B. C. ). Roman poet. Virgil, Horace, and Varius (left to right) at

VIRGIL (70-19 B. C. ). Roman poet. Virgil, Horace, and Varius (left to right) at
VIRGIL (70-19 B.C.). Roman poet. Virgil, Horace, and Varius (left to right) at the house of their patron, Maecenas (right): photogravure, late 19th century

Background imageRecital Collection: PRIDE & PREJUDICE, 1894. Mary Bennet entertaining the party at Netherfield

PRIDE & PREJUDICE, 1894. Mary Bennet entertaining the party at Netherfield. Illustration by Hugh Thomson for an 1894 edition of Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice, first published in 1813

Background imageRecital Collection: Musical amusement, 1665

Musical amusement, 1665. Found in the Collection of Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageRecital Collection: The Gore Family with George, Third Earl Cowper

The Gore Family with George, Third Earl Cowper. Found in the Collection of Yale University

Background imageRecital Collection: The chamber musicians in the Mecklenburg-Schwerin court chapel at Ludwigslust in 1770, 1770

The chamber musicians in the Mecklenburg-Schwerin court chapel at Ludwigslust in 1770, 1770. Private Collection

Background imageRecital Collection: Society in the Palais Royal, ca 1775. Artist: Carmontelle, Louis (1717-1806)

Society in the Palais Royal, ca 1775. Artist: Carmontelle, Louis (1717-1806)
Society in the Palais Royal, ca 1775. Private Collection

Background imageRecital Collection: The Recital. Artist: Schweninger, Carl, the Younger (1854-1912)

The Recital. Artist: Schweninger, Carl, the Younger (1854-1912)
The Recital. Private Collection

Background imageRecital Collection: A Gathering at a Concert. Artist: Lafrensen, Niclas (1737-1807)

A Gathering at a Concert. Artist: Lafrensen, Niclas (1737-1807)
A Gathering at a Concert. Private Collection

Background imageRecital Collection: Recital by Mark Hambourg Whatever The Hallmark Of Genius May Be, Booths Is The Hallmark of Gin

Recital by Mark Hambourg Whatever The Hallmark Of Genius May Be, Booths Is The Hallmark of Gin, c1935 (1935). Mark Hambourg (1879-1960), Russian-British concert pianist

Background imageRecital Collection: A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man, 1659. Artist: Jan Steen

A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man, 1659. Artist: Jan Steen
A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man, 1659. Painting held in The National Gallery. From The Connoisseur Volume 101. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1938]

Background imageRecital Collection: Singers on a comic postcard

Singers on a comic postcard -- Songs and their Singers -- Greet, Greet, Softly My Sweet. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRecital Collection: Adelina Patti / Jan 1865

Adelina Patti / Jan 1865
Carlotta Patti is tonights prima donna in a recital at the Leipzig Gewandhaus : a particularly vivid engraving showing the audience as well as the singer and her pianist. Date: January 1865

Background imageRecital Collection: Piano recital group, c. 1800

Piano recital group, c. 1800
A piano recital for a family, interior, c. 1800 Date: C.1800

Background imageRecital Collection: Violin recital by a British Army Sergeant, WW1

Violin recital by a British Army Sergeant, WW1
Violin recital by a British Army Sergeant, by W Bernard Reid, exhibited 1916-1938

Background imageRecital Collection: Patriotism at the Halls, WW1

Patriotism at the Halls, WW1
Sketches by Tony Sarg showing performers at various London shows singing patriotic songs shortly after the outbreak of the First World War

Background imageRecital Collection: A Sing-Song within the Firing Line

A Sing-Song within the Firing Line
Sketches drawn by a sergeant with the B.E.F. of an evenings entertainment at the Front, showing various talents on display from an opera singer giving a recital

Background imageRecital Collection: Chinoiseries: Danse Chinoise (preparatory study for a tapestry), c. 1742 (oil on canvas)

Chinoiseries: Danse Chinoise (preparatory study for a tapestry), c. 1742 (oil on canvas)
XIR905853 Chinoiseries: Danse Chinoise (preparatory study for a tapestry), c.1742 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 30x57 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon

Background imageRecital Collection: A Concert (detail of the head of the spinet player and a young squire with a feathered hat), c

A Concert (detail of the head of the spinet player and a young squire with a feathered hat), c
XIR899911 A Concert (detail of the head of the spinet player and a young squire with a feathered hat), c.1510 (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 87x124 cm; Palazzo Pitti

Background imageRecital Collection: Benjamin Thompson, Harpsichord Recital at Count Rumfords, Concord, New Hampshire

Benjamin Thompson, Harpsichord Recital at Count Rumfords, Concord, New Hampshire
Benjamin Thompson, Harpsichord Recital at Count Rumford s, Concord, New Hampshire, American, 1753-1814, c. 1800, watercolor on laid paper

Background imageRecital Collection: Concert in the Redoutensaal on the occasion of the wedding of Joseph II and Isabella of Parma

Concert in the Redoutensaal on the occasion of the wedding of Joseph II and Isabella of Parma
XAM66595 Concert in the Redoutensaal on the occasion of the wedding of Joseph II and Isabella of Parma, 6th October 1760 (oil on canvas) by Mytens or Meytens

Background imageRecital Collection: Family Portrait, c. 1710 (oil on canvas)

Family Portrait, c. 1710 (oil on canvas)
XIR63949 Family Portrait, c.1710 (oil on canvas) by Largilliere, Nicolas de (1656-1746); 149x200 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: Sketch for The Flute Concert, 1852 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)

Sketch for The Flute Concert, 1852 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
XPH330303 Sketch for The Flute Concert, 1852 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von (1815-1905); Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Brandenburg

Background imageRecital Collection: View of the Orchestra and Performers in Westminster Abbey, during the Commemoration of Handel

View of the Orchestra and Performers in Westminster Abbey, during the Commemoration of Handel
XJF323028 View of the Orchestra and Performers in Westminster Abbey, during the Commemoration of Handel, published by Charles Burney, 1785 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Burney

Background imageRecital Collection: View of the Gallery prepared for the reception of their Majesties the Royal Family

View of the Gallery prepared for the reception of their Majesties the Royal Family
XJF323030 View of the Gallery prepared for the reception of their Majesties the Royal Family, Directors & principal Personages in the Kingdom at the Commemoration of Handel in Westminster Abbey

Background imageRecital Collection: La Duchesse Abrantes et le General Junot

La Duchesse Abrantes et le General Junot
BAL31898 La Duchesse Abrantes et le General Junot by Gerard, Marguerite (1761-1837); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: The Wonder of Windsor: The Artist, Poet, Fiddler, Here We See, And all is Tweedle-dum

The Wonder of Windsor: The Artist, Poet, Fiddler, Here We See, And all is Tweedle-dum
XJF307379 The Wonder of Windsor: The Artist, Poet, Fiddler, Here We See, And all is Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee, c.1841 (litho) (b/w photo) by Hunt

Background imageRecital Collection: Archduchess Marie Antoinette Habsburg-Lothringen (1755-93) at the spinnet, fifteenth

Archduchess Marie Antoinette Habsburg-Lothringen (1755-93) at the spinnet, fifteenth
XAM70464 Archduchess Marie Antoinette Habsburg-Lothringen (1755-93) at the spinnet, fifteenth child of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria (1717-80) and Emperor Francis I (1708-65)

Background imageRecital Collection: The Concert, c. 1755 (oil on canvas)

The Concert, c. 1755 (oil on canvas)
XIR26912 The Concert, c.1755 (oil on canvas) by Traversi, Gaspare (1732-69); 95.5x130.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: Horatius Reading his Satires to Maecenas, 1863 (oil on cardboard)

Horatius Reading his Satires to Maecenas, 1863 (oil on cardboard)
BAL266190 Horatius Reading his Satires to Maecenas, 1863 (oil on cardboard) by Bronnikov, Fedor Andreevich (1827-1902); 27.5x49 cm; Museum of Regional Studies

Background imageRecital Collection: Frontispiece illustration from But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes by Anita Loos

Frontispiece illustration from But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes by Anita Loos
KW272900 Frontispiece illustration from But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes by Anita Loos, published in 1928 (litho) by Barton, Ralph (1891-1931); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; American, out of copyright

Background imageRecital Collection: The English Tea (le The a l Anglaise) and a Society Concert at the house of the

The English Tea (le The a l Anglaise) and a Society Concert at the house of the
XIR26529 The English Tea (le The a l Anglaise) and a Society Concert at the house of the Princesse de Conti, Palais du Temple, Paris with the Young Mozart at the Clavichord

Background imageRecital Collection: The Concert, from Scenes at Bath, c

The Concert, from Scenes at Bath, c
XYC245525 The Concert, from Scenes at Bath, c.1795-1800 (w/c & pen & ink on paper laid on mount) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 14x20.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection




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"Captivating Moments: A Journey Through the World of Recitals" Step into the enchanting world of recitals, where music and poetry intertwine, captivating audiences throughout history. From Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten rehearsing their harmonious melodies to the mesmerizing performance captured in James Tissot's painting "Hush. (The Concert), " these recitals have left an indelible mark on our cultural tapestry. In Jane Austen's masterpiece "Pride & Prejudice, " Mary Bennet entertains with her melodic voice, adding a touch of elegance to the party at Netherfield. Meanwhile, a string quartet from 1846 transports us back in time through their wood-engraved notes, evoking emotions that transcend centuries. Witness Friedrich von Schiller, the German poet and playwright, as he passionately recites his work at the court of Weimar in Eduard Ender's captivating painting. The London Sketch Club Smoker leaflet from November 1929 invites you to join an artistic gathering where laughter mingles with creativity. Franz Liszt, the Hungarian pianist and composer known for his virtuosity, comes alive through Hungarian caricatures that capture his passion for music. And who could forget Robert Lee Frost's poignant moment when he recited a poem at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration? His words echoed through Washington D. C. 's Capitol on that historic day in 1961. Freida Hempel enchants us with her angelic voice while a musical quintet rehearses classical masterpieces during the vibrant 1930s. These moments remind us of how music unites souls across generations, and are not just performances; they are gateways to emotions untold and stories yet unwritten. They transport us beyond ordinary existence into realms where artistry reigns supreme. So let your heart be moved by these captivating moments as we celebrate the timeless beauty of recitals.