Carl Czerny in Vienna - 1802

from Recollections from My Life, page 308:

In 1802 Beethoven gave his first public concert in the theater, where he played his First Concerto in C Major, had his first two symphonies performed, which received tremendous applause, and finally improvised on the theme Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser.
cite as

Ernest Sanders and Carl Czerny, Recollections from My Life. In The Musical Quarterly, Vol.42, No. 3 , volume 42 (July, 1956), p. 308. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432887582182 accessed: 9 December, 2024

location of experience: Vienna

Listeners

Carl Czerny
Historian, Theorist, Composer, Pianist […]
1791-1857

Listening to

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Beethoven's concerto in C major
written by Beethoven
performed by Beethoven
Beethoven symphonies
written by Beethoven
an improvisation performed by Beethoven

Experience Information

Date/Time 1802
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by mallen on Fri, 29 May 2015 09:19:42 +0100