Ignatz Moscheles in Leipzig - 1849
from Recent Music and Musicians, page 353:
Felix, when in London, had played me the whole of the music of 'Athalie,' trumpeting - 'tuting,' as he called it - every wind-instrument, especially in the 'March of the Priests,' so that I well remembered the most startling modulations. Even then the work pleased me; now, after attending the performance and rehearsals, I glory in it. In certain passages I was deeply affected, what must he have felt when he wrote it?
cite as
Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 353. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432023540671 accessed: 7 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers
Athalie
written by Felix Mendelssohn |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1849 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by mallen on Tue, 19 May 2015 09:19:00 +0100