Cosima Wagner in Venice - 23 December, 1882
from My Musical Life, page 454:
On December 23, 1882, WAGNER conducted his earliest symphony at the request of a small circle of friends in celebration of MADAME WAGNER'S birthday. On taking the baton he turned to the musicians and - "This is the last time I shall ever conduct.' "Why?" they asked. "Because I shall soon die." This was not at all his usual mood; he spoke sometimes of living till ninety he said that he could hardly finish the work he had in his mind even then.
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Hugh Reginald Haweis, My Musical Life (London, 1898), p. 454. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437990390319 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Symphony in C Major
written by Richard Wagner |
performed by Richard Wagner |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 23 December, 1882 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by sp327 on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:46:31 +0100
Approved on Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:37:24 +0100