Leonard Berwick et al. in Queen's Hall - December, 1897
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, pages 271-2:
Since the advent of Richard Wagner, no composer has created such a sensation or aroused such controversy as Richard Strauss. I remember being present at the first concert which he conducted here : it was at the Queen's Hall one evening in December 1897. From the outset there was no mistake about his gifts as a conductor. He had the lights lowered in the hall when he began Mozart's " Eine kleine Nachtmusik," and it was a real pleasure to note the sympathy he showed for the music and the beautiful balance and phrasing of the orchestra. There was immense Schwung, as the Germans say, about the … more >>
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 271-2. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436444993373 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
written by Richard Strauss |
performed by Richard Strauss |
'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
written by Mozart |
performed by Richard Strauss |
Experience Information
Date/Time | December, 1897 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |