Lowell Mason in Düsseldorf - 3 August, 1852

from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 184-5:

A little before six o’clock the concert, having been delayed nearly an hour, began. There was an orchestra of about fifty instruments, and the programme was as follows:

 

FIRST PART.

1. Overture (C dur. Op. 124), Beethoven.

2. Recitation. Poetry in honor of the King of Prussia. Read by, Herr Herchenbach.

3. Psalm fur Männerchor mit Solo, C. Schanabel.

4. Scene and Arie from “Faust” Sung by Frl. Sophie Schloss, Spohr.

5. Concerto (E flat major) for Piano Forte with Orchestra. Performed by Madame Clara …   more >>

cite as

Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 184-5. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448709266671 accessed: 22 November, 2024

location of experience: Düsseldorf

Listeners

Lowell Mason
Musician, Composer
1792-1872

Listening to

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Nocturne
written by Chopin
performed by Clara Schumann
Lied Ohne Worte
written by Felix Mendelssohn
performed by Clara Schumann
Arie from “Fidelio”
written by Beethoven
performed by Mathilde Hartmann
Scene and Arie from “Faust”
written by Louis Spohr
performed by Sophie Schloss
Meebestille
written by Fischer
Psalm fur mannerchor mit solo
written by Schanabel
Variations on a theme from “Preciosa” performed by Marie Wieck, Clara Schumann
Julius Caesar Overture
written by Robert Schumann
Bacchuschor from Antigone
written by Felix Mendelssohn
Overture
written by Beethoven
Concerto (E flat major) for Piano Forte with Orchestra
written by Beethoven
performed by Clara Schumann
saltarello
written by S. Heller
performed by Clara Schumann
unknown music
written by Julius Rietz

Experience Information

Date/Time 3 August, 1852
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Dusseldorf Festival - Grosses Männe gesang feste


Originally submitted by acusworth on Sat, 28 Nov 2015 11:14:27 +0000
Approved on Sun, 19 Mar 2017 07:34:53 +0000