Louis Spohr in Seesen - between 1790 and 1791
from Louis Spohr's Autobiography, page 2:
About the year 1790 or 91 a French emigrant, named Dufour, came to Seesen. Although an amateur, only, he was an accomplished violinist and violoncellist. He settled there; and being supplied with free board by the more wealthy inhabitants, maintained himself by giving French lessons. The days on which he used to come to my parents, we always practised music, and I still remember having been moved to tears the first time I heard him play. I now gave my parents no rest until I had lessons from him.
cite as
Louis Spohr, and Frederick Freedman and Longman Roberts & Green London 1865 (ed.), Louis Spohr's Autobiography, volume 1 (1969), p. 2. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1409483074570 accessed: 15 October, 2024
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Listening to
hide composersPerformances by French emigré musician, Dufour | performed by Dufour |
Experience Information
Date/Time | between 1790 and 1791 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:04:34 +0100
Approved on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:47:46 +0000