Charlotte Moscheles et al. in London - 1826
from Recent Music and Musicians, pages 83-84:
Weber conducted the never-failing overtures to ' Oberon' and ' Euryanthe'; his still unknown cantata 'The Festival of Peace', and a new ballad, written for and sung by Miss Stephens; Braham gave the air from ' Freyschütz' very finely; Furstenau, the flute-player, was heard for the first time, in some variation from ' Oberon ; ' Kiesewetter played his inevitable Mayseder Variations in E major, and Moscheles took his subject for improvisation from the Cantata 'Festival of Peace,' interwoven with 'motives' from the 'Freyschütz' Madame Caradori and Braham were the soloists in the cantata. To … more >>
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Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 83-84. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429540610592 accessed: 16 April, 2024
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A Ballad
written by Carl Maria von Weber |
performed by Miss Stephens |
| Improvisation | performed by John Braham, Madame Caradori |
| Mayseder Variations in E major | performed by Kiesewetter |
Euryanthe Overture
written by Carl Maria von Weber |
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Overture to Oberon
written by Carl Maria von Weber |
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The Festival of Peace
written by Carl Maria von Weber |
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| a variation from Oberon | performed by Furstenau |
an Air from Freischütz
written by Carl Maria von Weber |
performed by John Braham |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 1826 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by mallen on Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:36:50 +0100