Aleksandr Borodin in Moscow - 1876

from Letters of composers : an anthology, 1603-1945 / compiled and edited by Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte., pages 228,229:

In all, I have written one act and a half out of four. I am satisfied with what I have done, and my friends are too. The Thanksgiving Chorus, performed by the orchestra of the Free School, was a great success and it is a significant omen for the rest of the work.
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Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte (ed.), Letters of composers : an anthology, 1603-1945 / compiled and edited by Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte. (New York, 1979), p. 228,229. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1424695496069 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Moscow

Listeners

Aleksandr Borodin
Composer
1834-1887

Listening to

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Thanksgiving Chorus- last act of Igor
written by Aleksandr Borodin
performed by Orchestra of the Free School

Experience Information

Date/Time 1876
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors, in public

Notes

Letter from Alexander Borodin to Lyubov Ivanovna Karmalina, Moscow, June 1, 1876.


Originally submitted by verafonte on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:44:56 +0000
Approved on Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:17:53 +0000