George J. Elvey in Windsor - the 1800's
from Life and Reminiscences of Sir George J. Elvey, page 77:
One night, when practising " The Creation," the confusion at first was so great that the Doctor remarked laughingly to the members : " You have succeeded in depicting chaos better than Haydn ever intended."
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Lady Mary Elvey, Life and Reminiscences of Sir George J. Elvey (London, 1894), p. 77. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432997182703 accessed: 16 October, 2024
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The Creation
written by Joseph Haydn |
performed by The Choral Society Windsor |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | the 1800's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gill on Sat, 30 May 2015 15:46:22 +0100
Approved on Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:36:36 +0100