Ignatz Moscheles in Birmingham - September, 1840
from Recent Music and Musicians, page 268:
We heard, first of all, in the theatre, one act of the 'Gazza Ladra,' with Caradori and Lablache, then Mendelssohn's 'G Minor Concerto,' played by himself with wonderful fire and delicacy, and last of all, Lablache, who had joined the party, gave his irresistible comic scene from the 'Prova d'un Opera Seria.' What a musical maw the English must have, to be able to digest such a quantity in one day!
cite as
Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 268. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430920461435 accessed: 30 January, 2025
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La Gazza Ladra
written by Rossini |
performed by Caradori, Luigi Lablache |
Mendelssohn's G Minor Concerto
written by Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by Felix Mendelssohn |
Prova d'un Opera Seria
written by Francesco Gnecco |
performed by Luigi Lablache |
Experience Information
Date/Time | September, 1840 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by mallen on Wed, 06 May 2015 14:54:21 +0100