Ignatz Moscheles in Berlin - at the end of 1826

from Recent Music and Musicians, pages 89-90:

How delighted I was when he and his sister Fanny played as a pianoforte duet this new overture to the 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' and how grand I thought his sonata in E major! He played me also his great overture in C, with the leading subject for trumpets, and a small caprice which he called 'Absurdite.'
cite as

Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 89-90. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429542808822 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Berlin

Listeners

Ignatz Moscheles
Head of Leigzig Conservertoir, Composer, Conducting, Musician […]
1794-1870

Listening to

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
written by Felix Mendelssohn
performed by Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn
Absurdite
written by Felix Mendelssohn
performed by Felix Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn's overture in C
written by Felix Mendelssohn
performed by Felix Mendelssohn
Sonata in E major
written by Felix Mendelssohn
performed by Felix Mendelssohn

Experience Information

Date/Time at the end of 1826
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by mallen on Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:13:28 +0100