Social Victorians/1894-05-21 Goltsteins At Home

Concert by the Amsterdam a Cappella Choir at the Goltsteins' "At Home"

Logistics

• 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

Performances and Performers

1. Madlle. Marie Geselschap (pianiste) played a Prelude and Fugue by Bach, Chopin's "Barcarolle," and Verdi-Liszt's "Rigoletto Fantasie"
2. M. Henri Seiffert (violinist) performed Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen" and Dr. Max Bruch's "Adagio."
3. Daniel de Lange, conductor
4. An a Cappella Choir from Amsterdam
5. 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

1. the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador and Countess Deym
2. the German Ambassador
3. the Italian Ambassador and Countess Tornielli
4. the United States Ambassador and Madame Bayard
5. the French Ambassador and Madame Decrais
6. the Danish Minister and Madame de Bille
7. the Brazilian Minister
8. the Persian Minister
9. the Portuguese Minister
10. the Roumanian Minister
11. the Swedish Minister
12. the Hereditary Prince Hohenlohe
13. Prince Schönberg Waldenburg
14. Prince and Princess Dolgoroukoff
15. Count Perponcher
16. Count Bouteneff
17. M. A. Kroupensky
18. M. Joostens
19. Count and Countess Ahlefeldt Lauvig
20. M. J. Decrais
21. M. de la Chaussée
22. Count Metternich
23. M. Rucker Jenisch
24. Commander Guelich
25. Count de Minerbi
26. M. and Madame Gude
27. M. and Madame Bourcart
28. M. d'Orelli
29. the Earl and Countess of Dunraven
30. the Earl of Camperdown
31. the Countess of Airlie
32. the Countess of Wilton
33. Earl and Countess De-La-Warr
34. Lord and Lady Aberdare
35. Lord and Lady Lawrence
36. Lady Brabourne
37. Lady Carew and Mrs. Clifford Cory
38. Lady Conyers
39. Lady Henry Gordon Lennox
40. Lady Tenterden
41. Lord and Lady Playfair
42. Colonel the Hon. W. and Miss Colville
43. Baroness Deichmann
44. Sir Frederick Leighton
45. Sir Julian Goldsmid and Miss Goldsmid
46. Sir Arthur and Lady Haliburton
47. Sir Trevor and Lady Lawrence
48. Sir Francis Montefiore
49. Mr. and Lady Leucha Warner
50. Sir Edward Thornton
51. Sir Alfred and Lady Lyall
52. Mr. William Gillett
53. Mr. and Mrs. Lecky
54. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Collins
55. Mr. and Mrs. Alma Tadema
56. And others

Questions and Notes

1. Possibly Goltstein is Baron Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller.

Bibliography

• 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).