Richard Edgcumbe in Westminster Abbey - 1834
from Musical Reminiscences: Containing an Account of Italian Opera in England, From 1773. The Fourth Edition, Continued to the Present Time, and Including The Festival in Westminster Abbey., page 277:
To this succeeded the air from Solomon, “What though I, trace,” by Mrs. W. Knyvett. It was this song, I believe, that first gained her reputation. Of course she is partial to it, and introduces it on every occasion. There appears to me to be a fault in her execution of it. She sings it too slow, thereby making it tedious. It is a soft, soothing melody, but not in the least degree melancholy, which it is rendered by her manner. It ought, on the contrary, to flow on in a smooth and easy strain, expressive of calm contentment.
Richard Edgcumbe, Musical Reminiscences: Containing an Account of Italian Opera in England, From 1773. The Fourth Edition, Continued to the Present Time, and Including The Festival in Westminster Abbey. (London, 1834), p. 277. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448989093244 accessed: 5 December, 2024
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hide composersWhat though I, trace | performed by Mrs. W. Knyvett |
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Date/Time | 1834 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |