William Gardiner in London - 1837
from Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, pages 688-689:
... The most pre-eminent meetings of this kind are the soirées of Dr. Elliotson, the distinguished professor in the London University.... I heard one of the posthumous quartetts of Beethoven, which are so difficult to be understood, played with consummate skill by Eliason, Guynemer, Ella, and Lucas. The extraordinary Henry Herz executed a sonata of Mendelssohn with unparalleled brilliancy. The Capricio of this author in E minor stands by itself; full of sublimity, it awakens in the mind a train of thought that penetrates into the unexplored regions of the fancy. It … more >>
William Gardiner, Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, volume 2 (London, January, 1838), p. 688-689. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1440600267713 accessed: 2 December, 2024
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sonata
written by Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by Henry Herz |
quartet
written by Beethoven |
performed by Eliason, Ella, Guynemer, Lucas |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1837 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |