Wilhelm Ganz in St James's Hall - 1877

from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, page 132:

In the next season (1877) I performed the overture to Wagner's Meistersinger and his Huldigungs Marsch, which he dedicated to King Louis of Bavaria. These works were not then much known in London and they attracted a large audience. Herr Arnim von Boehme, from Dresden, sang " Siegmund's Liebeslied " from Die Walkiire, and a young English singer, Miss Elene Webster, " Elizabeth's Prayer " from Tannhduser. I also gave the Flying Dutchman overture.
cite as

Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 132. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436250362641 accessed: 6 December, 2024

location of experience: St James's Hall

Listeners

Wilhelm Ganz
Accompanyist, Composer, Conducting, Teacher
1833-1914

Listening to

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Elizabeth's Prayer
written by Richard Wagner
performed by Elene Webster, New Philharmonic Orchestra London
Overture to The Flying Dutchman
written by Richard Wagner
performed by Wilhelm Ganz, New Philharmonic Orchestra London
Overture to 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'
written by Richard Wagner
performed by Wilhelm Ganz, New Philharmonic Orchestra London
Siegsmund's Liebeslied
written by Richard Wagner
performed by Arnim von Boehme, New Philharmonic Orchestra London

Experience Information

Date/Time 1877
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by sp327 on Tue, 07 Jul 2015 07:26:02 +0100
Approved on Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:53:06 +0000