Ignatz Moscheles in Paris - 1839

from Recent Music and Musicians, page 258:

As for my poor Lafont, I saw him lying in his coffin while the funeral service was being held in the church of St. Roch; the music was Cherubini's, but without organ accompaniment, to my taste an indispensable adjunct.
cite as

Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 258. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430823967863 accessed: 25 April, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

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

Listening to

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music by Cherubini
written by Cherubini

Experience Information

Date/Time 1839
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by mallen on Tue, 05 May 2015 12:06:07 +0100