Wilhelm Ganz in Paris - 19th Century
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, page 190:
Gounod asked me if I would like to go to the Conservatoire Concert next morning, and of course I said "Yes": he then offered to fetch me from my hotel and take me there with him. Unfortunately, he was taken ill, so could not go, and his son came in his stead and we went together to the concert, which took place in the Salle du Conservatoire. It was conducted by M. Taffanel, and was a wonderful performance. The orchestra is celebrated all over Europe, and I must say I never heard a finer performance of Beethoven's Eroica. It was a revelation to me, and "The Funeral March" affected … more >>
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 190. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436423346848 accessed: 13 October, 2024
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Chorus from Armide
written by Christoph Willibald Gluck |
performed by Orchestra |
Chorus from Iphigenia in Aulis
written by Christoph Willibald Gluck |
performed by Orchestra |
Eroica Symphony
written by Beethoven |
performed by Orchestra |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 19th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |