Anton Schindler et al. in Mozart House, Frankfurt - mid June, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 151-2:
Just before leaving Frankfort, we had an opportunity of attending a matinee, or very select morning concert, in the saloon of the Mozart House. Such morning concerts are quite common in the larger German cities. An individual, having the means to do it, employs at his own expense an orchestra, or more probably a quartet, or quintet, makes out his own programme, and invites his friends to spend a couple of hours in listening to fine music. On the present occasion, an audience of perhaps two hundred persons (the most musical people of Frankfort) were brought together. Schindler, the … more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 151-2. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448366107348 accessed: 9 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
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Recit and aria
written by Johann Sebastian Bach |
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Quintet in G minor
written by Mozart |
performed by Baldenecker, Drinnenberg, Posch, Siedentopf, Wolff |
Rhapsodie in C Minor
written by Alexander Dreyschock |
performed by William Mason |
Amitie pour amitie
written by William Mason |
performed by William Mason |
Quintet Movement
written by Mozart |
performed by Baldenecker, Drinnenberg, Posch, Siedentopf, Wolff |
Experience Information
Date/Time | mid June, 1852 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |