Joseph Gelinek in Vienna - between 1795 and 1819
from Recollections from My Life, page 304:
Yesterday was a day I'll remember! That young fellow must be in league with the devil. I've never heard anybody play like that! I gave him a theme to improvise on, and I assure you I've never even heard Mozart improvise so admirably. Then he played some of his own compositions, which are marvellous - really wonderful - and he manages difficulties and effects at the keyboard that we never even dreamed of.
cite as
Ernest Sanders and Carl Czerny, Recollections from My Life. In The Musical Quarterly, Vol.42, No. 3 , volume 42 (July, 1956), p. 304. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432739843608 accessed: 13 May, 2024
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Experience Information
| Date/Time | between 1795 and 1819 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by mallen on Wed, 27 May 2015 16:17:23 +0100