Thomas Ryan in Boston - in the middle of the 1800's
from Recollections of an old musician, pages 71-72:
The [Jullien] orchestra played a fair share of classic music, alternating with the very popular. I remember an occasion in Boston when the andante of Beethoven’s Second Symphony was on their programme. By accident the parts for the players were not forthcoming; but they played it nevertheless from memory. It was not a great feat, perhaps, but it is worthy of mention, to show that they were in the routine of playing some good music ; evidently that andante was at their fingers’ ends.
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Thomas Ryan, Recollections of an old musician (New York City, 1899), p. 71-72. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450197827406 accessed: 4 October, 2024
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Beethoven Second Symphony
written by Beethoven |
performed by Jullien Orchestra |
Experience Information
Date/Time | in the middle of the 1800's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Jo Reardon on Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:43:47 +0000
Approved on Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:54:41 +0000