A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
the gentlemen that my violin-concerts in Germany would therefore become excluded by their bann, they at length yielded in this also. I therefore at the first Philharmonic concert, came forward with my cantabile scena, and in the second part with a solo quartet in E major, and met with great and general applause. As a composer it afforded me an especial gratification that the whole of the directors now shared the opinion of Mr. Ries, and as a violinist the greatest pleasure, that old Viotti who had always been my pattern, and was to have been my instructor in my youth, was among the auditory and spoke to me in great praise of my play. As I had thus so successfully passed through the ordeal of my first appearance in London, I devoted the next day to the delivery of my letters of recommendation. Not knowing a word of English this was for me by no means a pleasant business and brought me into frequent perplexity."
In 1821 Spohr accepted the post of conductor of the orchestra at the Court Theatre at Cassel, to the duties of which he applied himself with zeal, and finally succeeded in establishing his orchestra as the best in Germany. In this position he continued until the year 1857, when a rescript granting him a pension of fifteen hundred thalers was issued, as a reward
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