An actor from the Dramatic Theatre recited, a singer sang, artists sketched in the albums of which Olga Ivanovna had a great number, the violoncellist played, and the hostess herself sketched, carved, sang, and played accompaniments. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Then a violoncellist, whose instrument used to sob, and who openly declared that of all the ladies of his acquaintance the only one who could accompany him was Olga ❋ Unknown (2004)
The violoncellist played, a singer sang, and invariably at half-past eleven the door leading to the dining-room opened and Dymov, smiling, said: ❋ Unknown (2004)
He went with his friend, the violoncellist, Antonio Nardini, to Prague, where they both accepted a position in the orchestra of Count Kinsky. ❋ Walter Rowlands (N/A)
Then a violoncellist, whose instrument used to sob, and who openly declared that of all the ladies of his acquaintance the only one who could accompany him was Olga Ivanovna; then there was a literary man, young but already well known, who had written stories, novels, and plays. ❋ Unknown (1918)
By the way, that young fellow over there who said that is a violoncellist. ❋ Various (1915)
Mr. Werner, 'Court-violoncellist to the King of Paraguay.' ❋ Unknown (1911)
Bernhard Romberg was a distinguished violoncellist. ❋ Fischer, George A (1905)
(Said of the violoncellist Duport, the favorite of King William I, of Prussia, in 1789, when Mozart was in Berlin and Duport asked him to speak French.) 112. ❋ Kerst, Friedrich (1905)
I found a violoncellist there and entered into conversation with him: his eyes reminded me strangely of my father's; he told me the story of his life. ❋ Romain Rolland (1905)
Crossdill, the violoncellist, proposed to celebrate him with "three times three." ❋ Hadden, J Cuthbert (1902)
Regina Sacchi, who married a noted German violoncellist named Schlick, was celebrated for her performances on the violin. ❋ Lahee, Henry C (1899)
His St. Petersburg quartet was founded in 1868, and became one of the leading musical organisations of the Russian capital, until the death of Davidoff, the violoncellist, who was one of its members, in 1890. ❋ Lahee, Henry C (1899)
Here he was found by Ciandelli, the violoncellist, who, after giving the landlord a practical and emphatic expression of his opinion by means of a stick, conveyed his friend Paganini to a comfortable lodging, where he was carefully attended until restored to health. ❋ Lahee, Henry C (1899)
I told Concertmeister Kompel [A pupil of Spohr's; died not long ago at Weimar] and L. Grutzmacher [Solo violoncellist] (the Weimarer) yesterday that Bulow wishes to play the Bronsart Trio with them. ❋ Liszt, Franz (1893)
Chopin speaks in one of his letters of a violoncellist who played a certain poor piece so remarkably well that it actually appeared to be good music. ❋ Henry Theophilus Finck (1890)
Charles Nicolas Baudiot (1773-1849), the violoncellist, at one time professor at the Conservatoire. ❋ Niecks, Frederick (1888)
The violoncellist was considerably older than either pianist or violinist, being born in 1795. ❋ Niecks, Frederick (1888)
