December, 1855

from Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) , page 354:

To-day's concert, the third, was not quite so well attended. The approach of Christmas, the cold weather, and Jullien, who is performing his hocus-pocus for the first time at the theatre, were perhaps the reasons that militated against it. The programme was as follows : Quartet, C major, Mozart ; sonata with violin, C minor, Beethoven ; pianoforte quartet, F minor, Mendelssohn ; violin duet, G minor, Spohr ; Barcarolle, Fruhlingsglaube and Erlking, Schubert and Liszt. Molique was very well disposed and played splendidly. The duet was played by him and his pupil Carrodus in a masterly fashion. …   more >>
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Charles Halle, and Marie Hallé and Charles E Halle (ed.), Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) (London, 1896), p. 354. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430079013844 accessed: 28 March, 2024

Listening to

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Quartet in C major
written by Mozart
pianoforte quartet in F minor
written by Felix Mendelssohn
sonata with violin in C minor
written by Beethoven
violin duet in G minor
written by Louis Spohr

Experience Information

Date/Time December, 1855
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Sun, 26 Apr 2015 21:10:14 +0100
Approved on Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:10:38 +0100