p.57 Another occupation was the writing of musical articles for the Trieste paper L'Indipendente. Under the anagram of 'Bruno Fioresucci' he had contributed several letters from Vienna in the spring of 1884, with amusing sketches of Friedheim, Pachmann, and other pianists. Pachmann's endearing mannerisms were as pronounced then as they are now, and Ferruccio observed that his smiles and facial contortions would have sufficed to explain the music to a deaf-and-dumb institution! ...

p.154 This time in London [in 1906] he heard Mark Hambourg and Pachmann; he wrote to his wife an amusing description of the latter playing the Invitation à la Valse. After he had played it, Pachmann turned to the audience and said, 'Mr. Godowsky—has made an arrangement of this piece—very difficult! He can't play it himself—he, he—I—he, he—don't play it yet—before—the public—must be careful—he, he, he!' then laughed, shrugged his shoulders and disappeared.

p.242 Whenever he [Busoni] played in London he chose the Wigmore Hall for his recitals; it held only a small public, but that public was certain to include the fine flower of London musical life. After one of his [Busoni's] London recitals Pachmann ran up to him, kissed his coat-tails and called out—'Busoni grösster Bachspieler—ich grösster Chopinspieler!' ['Busoni is the greatest Bach-player—I am the greatest Chopin-player!']