Block 49 of Mary Berenson diary, 1903 - 1904 (Q27716)

They gave the C major toccata and fugue of Bach on the new organ, but we did not care for it. Are our ears spoiled by hearing these things on the piano? Then there was a long speech by Mr. Higginson, a decentish concerto by Schumann (A minor), a horrible “Ouverture” by Chaplin, and the Eroica. Even to that, we weren’t up to the mark, whether we were tired, or whether Bach has accustomed us to ...