Herr Demmler et al. - 1777
from Letters of composers : an anthology, 1603-1945 / compiled and edited by Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte., page 70:
Now what does Papa think we played immediately after the symphony? Why, the Concerto for three claviers [K. 242.]. Herr Demmler played the first, I the second, and Herr Stein the third. Then I gave a solo, my last Sonata in D [K. 284], written for Baron Durnitz, and after that my Concerto in B flat [K. 238]. I then played another solo, quite in the style of the organ, a Fugue in C minor, and then all of a sudden a magnificent Sonata in C major, out of my head, and a rondo to finish up with. There was a regular din of applause. Herr Stein was so amazed that he could only make faces and … more >>
Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte (ed.), Letters of composers : an anthology, 1603-1945 / compiled and edited by Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte. (New York, 1979), p. 70. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1424649611757 accessed: 18 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersConcerto for three claviers [k. 242] | performed by Herr Demmler, Herr Stein, Mozart |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1777 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Letter from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to his father Leopold Mozart (1719–1787), Augsburg, October 23 1777.