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Article on the first performances of Brahms' Piano Concerto and how nobody applauded. The few people who started to clap where hissed by others. Nowadays in The Netherlands it seems to be compulsory to give a standing ovation for every classical performance, whatever its quality.
In Brahms' day the composer was depicted in a newspaper cartoon with a red hedgehog by his side, because of his daily visits to a pub with this name. Source: www.vprogids.nl |