excerpt 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.' pp. 266 (65 words)
excerpt 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.' pp. 266 (65 words)
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[Pieces by Beethoven, Haydn and Handel] were followed by a piece of a very different character, simple, and solemn in the highest degree. This was Luther’s Hymn, most incomparably sung by Braham. The organ accompaniment, and the chorus performed sotto voce, produced an effect most devotional and affecting. […] Throughout the whole performance, nothing gave me greater pleasure than this natural unpretending air. |
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