Ignatz Moscheles in London - in the beginning of 1826

from Recent Music and Musicians, page 80:

What emotion he must have felt on his first appearance yesterday, before the English public, in Covent Garden Theatre! The thundering applause with which he was greeted affected us deeply, how much more himself, the honored object of all this enthusiasm! The performance consisted of a selection from the 'Freyschütz' conducted by himself; the overture was encored with acclamation. Braham, Miss Paton, and Phillips sang the chief numbers of the opera; they seemed inspired by Weber's presence.
cite as

Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 80. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429534119108 accessed: 18 April, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Ignatz Moscheles
Head of Leigzig Conservertoir, Composer, Conducting, Musician […]
1794-1870

Listening to

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Der Freischütz
written by Carl Maria von Weber
performed by John Braham, Miss Paton, Phillips

Experience Information

Date/Time in the beginning of 1826
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by mallen on Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:48:39 +0100