Robert Schumann in Leipzig - at the end of 1845
from Letters of composers : an anthology, 1603-1945 / compiled and edited by Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte., pages 160,161:
You must now be well in the middle of my symphony [Symphony in B flat, op. 38. Mendelssohn was conductor of the Gewandhaus concerts in Leipzig]. Do you still remember the first rehearsal of it in the year 1841 - and the stopped trumpets and horns at the beginning? It sounded as if the orchestra had a cold in its head; I can’t help laughing when I think of it. And now let me thank you for again thinking about my piece and again taking trouble over it. It is with the greatest pleasure that I think of that first evening’s performance. How beautifully it went, better that I have ever heard it … 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. 160,161. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1424691106122 accessed: 30 October, 2024
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Symphony in B flat, op. 38
written by Robert Schumann |
performed by Felix Mendelssohn |
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| Date/Time | at the end of 1845 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | indoors, in public |
Notes
Letter from Robert Schumann to Felix Mendelssohn, Dresden, October 22, 1845.
Originally submitted by verafonte on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:31:46 +0000
Approved on Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:01:46 +0000