Louis Spohr in St. Petersburg - 28 May, 1803
from Louis Spohr's Autobiography, page 53:
The Emperor rode a magnificent horse richly caparisoned, but was otherwise dressed in a very plain uniform. In his suite was a Turkish Prince who attracted the attention of all by the splendour of his dress. The hilt of his sabre was covered with diamonds, and his stirrups and spurs were of massive gold. When the cortège arrived in front of the Isaak’s Church, the Emperor dismounted and led the Empress into the edifice, where the Te-Deum laudamus was immediately chaunted by the Singers of the Court. […] Even in the interior of the building little of the Music could be heard, for not only … more >>
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Louis Spohr, and Frederick Freedman and Longman Roberts & Green London 1865 (ed.), Louis Spohr's Autobiography, volume 1 (1969), p. 53. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1409662020748 accessed: 30 October, 2024
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hide composersTe Deum | performed by The Staple Singers |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 28 May, 1803 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:47:00 +0100
Approved on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:28:06 +0000