Extract from Anna Brodsky's remarks at the opening meeting of the season 1912-13 of the RMCM Club on 21 Oct 1912. These words form a very warm welcome to Madame Grieg who is visiting the Club for a second time. The full speech is to be foun...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer
Anna Brodsky writes very enthusiastically about the opening meeting of the 1912-13 season of the RMCM Club on 21 Oct. Nina Grieg was present at the event. After refreshments Anna Brodsky made a speech of welcome to Nina Grieg, then a short music...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer
Anna is anxious at not hearing from Nina and asks for just a little letter as she expects Nina has guests at Troldhaugen. Anna has Nina's photograph in front of her as she writes. Anna has been very upset to read the correspondence betwee...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer
Anna informs Nina that she will write from Berlin, Harzburger Hof, Dorotheen Strasse where they will arrive the following day and stay until 2 August. The postcard is addressed to Frau Nina Grieg, Trouldhaugen, bei Bergen, Norway. The original i...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer
Anna writes to Nina as she sits under the fragrant firs while not far away the orchestra plays waltzes by Johann Strauss. Anna writes that she and Adolph wish to enjoy some of the modern composers, Debussy, Max Reger, Delius, etc., but what they ...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer
Anna Brodsky believes that it is an eternity since she and Nina Grieg communicated with each other. There has been some aggravation in the relations between the Brodskys and Richter and his family. Richter is a great musician but, as a person he...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer
This letter has been signed Annadolph. Anna Brodsky feels much closer to the Griegs after receiving Edvard's letter the previous day. Anna has also suffered from erysipelas and warns Nina that she must be careful for weeks, nor is she ready...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer
This brief message may have been written during the Great War when Nina corresponded in English to avoid censorship. In this very brief note, Anna commends Nina for her good English. Anna is glad that they [Nina and her sister Tonny] are better ...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer
Anna opens her letter with the hope that Nina has now recovered from her illness. A letter from Nina is always a special joy. In every room the Brodskys have a photograph of Nina, Grieg, or of them both. Anna looks forward to Nina and Tonny com...
Brodsky, Anna (c.1855-1929), scientist, President of RMCM Club, writer