Louis Spohr in Weimar - at the end of 1808
from Louis Spohr's Autobiography, pages 122-123:
At that time, perhaps incited by my Compositions for the voice, he [the Duke of Gotha] was seized with the desire to have one of his longer poems, a kind of Cantata, set to music. He did me the honour to consult me on the subject. But as the Duke probably could not prevail on himself to let me see his limited knowledge of music, he applied to his old music-master, the Concert-Director Reinhard, to carry it out. The Duke, read to his master seated at the piano, a passage of the text, and explained to him his ideas respecting the old style in which it should be composed. When the Duke had … more >>
Louis Spohr, and Frederick Freedman and Longman Roberts & Green London 1865 (ed.), Louis Spohr's Autobiography, volume 1 (1969), p. 122-123. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1414447312073 accessed: 14 October, 2024
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Musical settings of the Duke of Gotha's opetry
written by Reinhard, Louis Spohr |
performed by Reinhard |
Experience Information
Date/Time | at the end of 1808 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |