Ignatz Moscheles in London - 8 April, 1828

from Recent Music and Musicians, page 143:

At a grand dinner given in Sontag's honor by Prince Esterhazy, Prince and Princess Polignac, Baron Bulow, Count Redern, the Marquis of Hertford, Lord and Lady Ellenborough, Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Countess St. Antonio, etc. etc., were present. Sontag sang exquisitely in the evening. Pixis and I played solos and duets.

cite as

Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 143. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429620133235 accessed: 8 November, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Ignatz Moscheles
Head of Leigzig Conservertoir, Composer, Conducting, Musician […]
1794-1870

Listening to

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piano music performed by Pixis
vocal music performed by Sontag

Experience Information

Date/Time 8 April, 1828
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by mallen on Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:42:13 +0100