Louis Spohr in Europe - the 1800's
from Louis Spohr's Autobiography, page 80:
I still remember an other Music-party – it was at the house of the Banker Beer – where I heard for the first time, the now so celebrated Meyerbeer, play in his paternal house, then but a boy of thirteen years of age. The talented lad already then excited so much attention by his accomplished execution on the piano-forte, that his relatives and admirers regarded him with the greatest pride. […] I conceived the shrewd idea of inviting the young virtuoso to perform a Solo in my Concert, this was willingly assented to by the family.
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Louis Spohr, and Frederick Freedman and Longman Roberts & Green London 1865 (ed.), Louis Spohr's Autobiography, volume 1 (1969), p. 80. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1413463746690 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Virtuoso piano-playing
written by Giacomo Meyerbeer |
performed by Giacomo Meyerbeer |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1800's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:49:06 +0100
Approved on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:20:29 +0000