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 >>

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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

Mozart
Composer
1756-1791

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Concerto 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.


Originally submitted by verafonte on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:11 +0000
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