The Charles Dickens Letters Project

To MORITZ NABICH,1 [4 NOVEMBER 1859]

Envelope only

Text from facsimile in Osenat online catalogue, Apr 2021.
Address: Moritz Nabut2 Esquire | 3 Grove Terrace | Grove Road | Forest Hill | London | S E
Date: PM Rochester, 4 Nov 1859

• 1. Moritz Nabich (1815-93), trombonist. A member of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar’s band; first appeared in London as a virtuoso soloist, 20 Jan 1853, playing a “grand concerto”. The Times (21 Jan) felt that, though of “unquestionable talent”, “much more was expected of him than he achieved”. He continued to appear in London as an occasional soloist in the 1850s and joined the Crystal Palace band; moved to Paris in 1861, then to Leipzig in 1864. See also CD's reply to Nabich on 9 Jan 1860, in which he says that he "must excuse myself from acceding to your request" – presumably for a testimonial.
• 2. Thus in MS: CD's misspelling of Nabich.