Amy Fay in Berlin - September, 1870

from Music-Study in Germany: The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era, pages 101-102:

Weber and Beringer took tea with us only yesterday evening. Weber was in one of his good moods, and played to Beringer and me his most beautiful compositions for ever so long. We settled ourselves comfortably, one in two chairs, the other on the sofa, and enjoyed it. The Andante out of a great sonata he is composing, is perfectly lovely. It is entirely original, and different from any music I have ever heard. Then he played the second movement of his symphony, and it is the most exquisite morceau you can imagine.
cite as

Amy Fay, Music-Study in Germany: The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era (2011), p. 101-102. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1422912109438 accessed: 18 April, 2024

location of experience: Berlin

Listeners

Amy Fay
Pianist
1844-1928

Listening to

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Andante
written by Carl Maria von Weber
performed by Carl Maria von Weber
Symphony, 2nd movt
written by Carl Maria von Weber
performed by Carl Maria von Weber

Experience Information

Date/Time September, 1870
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Mon, 02 Feb 2015 21:21:49 +0000