Richard Wagner in Lucerne - 22 May, 1869
from Music and manners; personal reminiscences and sketches of character, pages 309-310:
In the year 1869, Wagner was staying at Lucerne, busy with the composition of his famous Tetralogy. His Bavarian Majesty, desiring to give the Saxon Master a birthday treat such as would delight his soul, specially engaged the famous French stringed quartet (Messrs. Maurin, Colblain, Mas, and Chevillard) which at that time enjoyed the reputation of interpreting Beethoven's three last quatuors with supreme intelligence and felicity. Early in the morning of the 22nd May, Wagner's natal day, these executants were introduced into the composer's house, by … more >>
William Beatty-Kingston, Music and manners; personal reminiscences and sketches of character, volume 1 (London, 1887), p. 309-310. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1451946082899 accessed: 12 October, 2024
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Posthumous Quartets
written by Beethoven |
performed by Messrs. Maurin Colblain, Mas, and Chevillard |
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Date/Time | 22 May, 1869 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |