Lowell Mason in Gewandhaus - late January, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 34-35:
The omission to send the above by the last week’s mail, enables me to add a word in relation to the concert of last evening, the sixteenth of the season. Owing to the fact (I suppose) that there were several distinguished solo singers here, the first part of the concert consisted more of vocal music than usual. A chorus of men’s voices was also introduced, and large extracts were given from Cherubini’s opera of “Ali Baba," and from Rossini’s “Wilhelm Tell," also an aria from Don Juan by Mozart. Two overtures were admirably played, viz.: Leonore No. 2, … more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 34-35. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448278147591 accessed: 30 January, 2025
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Extracts from Ali Baba
written by Cherubini |
performed by Gewandhaus Orchestra |
aria from Don Juan
written by Mozart |
performed by Gewandhaus Orchestra |
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2, Op 72a
written by Beethoven |
performed by Gewandhaus Orchestra |
Extracts from William Tell
written by Rossini |
performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus |
Experience Information
Date/Time | late January, 1852 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |