Ignatz Moscheles in Leipzig - February, 1850

from Recent Music and Musicians, page 360:

We have heard Mendelssohn's ' Œdipus;' the deep pathos of the choral music, the 'ring of ancient days,' acted like magic on my senses, and I felt recalled to the classic times of Grecian poetry. The audience forgot to applaud, whether from ignorance or excess of delight, I cannot say.
cite as

Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 360. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432119977584 accessed: 24 April, 2024

location of experience: Leipzig

Listeners

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

Listening to

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Mendelssohn's Oedipus
written by Felix Mendelssohn

Experience Information

Date/Time February, 1850
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by mallen on Wed, 20 May 2015 12:06:17 +0100