Lowell Mason in Gewandhaus, Leipzig - mid March, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 63-4:
The last Gewandhaus concert was one of peculiar interest. The band was in the most perfect order, and the programme was unusually attractive; though great variety of music, both with respect to authorship and character, is always presented to the patrons of this celebrated series of concerts. The Symphonie was by Mozart in Eb major; it is less noisy, flighty and diffuse than some more modem compositions, but not less intelligible or beautiful. The adagio is particularly melodious, elegant and attractive.
A scene and arie from “Orpheus,” by Gluck, followed. Gluck is a … more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 63-4. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448285913012 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
written by Felix Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by Gewandhaus Orchestra |
extracts from Orpheus
written by Christoph Willibald Gluck |
performed by Gewandhaus Orchestra |
Violin Concerto
written by Beethoven |
performed by Gewandhaus Orchestra, Ferdinand David |
Experience Information
Date/Time | mid March, 1852 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |