Louis Spohr in Leipzig - in the beginning of 1811

from Louis Spohr's Autobiography, page 151:

[…] I had also written for the Musical Festival at Hermstedt’s earnest solicitation, Variations for the Clarinet, with Orchestral accompaniment, upon themes from the “Operfest” which he performed with his usual skill. This Composition, (published by Schlesinger in Berlin as Op. 80) which carries out those themes with a more artistic Fantasia-like freedom, than as Variations, were greatly admired by Musicians and connoisseurs.
cite as

Louis Spohr, and Frederick Freedman and Longman Roberts & Green London 1865 (ed.), Louis Spohr's Autobiography, volume 1 (1969), p. 151. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1416178346135 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Leipzig

Listeners

Louis Spohr
Concertmaster, Violinist, Composer, Conducting
1784-1859

Listening to

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Variations for clarinet with orchestra
written by Louis Spohr
performed by Johann Simon Hermstedt

Experience Information

Date/Time in the beginning of 1811
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by tlisboa on Sun, 16 Nov 2014 22:52:26 +0000
Approved on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:08:41 +0000