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Prague and Vienna (1794-1816). The beginning in Prague ; Further training in Vienna ; Beethoven and the Vienna Congress -- Travels in Europe (1816-1825). Germany, Holland and Belgium ; First visit to Paris ; Introduction to London's artistic community: friendship with Kalkbrenner ; Touring France and England ; Return to Vienna and Prague: last meeting with Beethoven and Salieri ; Start of friendship with Mendelssohn ; Marriage -- London (1825-1846). Settling in London, touring the provinces, journey to Ireland ; The last days of Carl Maria von Weber ; Return visit to Germany and Austria: reunion with Mendelssohn ; Illness and death of Beethoven ; Playing to Princess Victoria and making the acquaintance of Heinrich Heine and Sir Walter Scott ; Mendelssohn in London ; Scandinavian travels ; Sign of the times ; Paganini ; The artist's sorrow and joy ; First appointment as conductor: 'Missa Solemnis', working with Mendelssohn ; London Music Festival 1834 ; Leipzig once again: meeting Robert Schumann ; Maria Malibran 'until my voice fails me' ; Return to the sources: Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven (Ninth Symphony) ; London potpourri: Johann Strauss, coronation, celebrations, Louis Napoleon ; Paris, 'La sonate', Moscheles-Chopin ; Withdrawal from public concerts, Liszt in London ; Travels with Mendelssohn ; Further triumph as a conductor ; Final years in London ; In Germany and Vienna: in spite of everything, more concerts ; Bonn Music Festival 1845 ; Call to Leipzig -- Leipzig (1846-1870). Return to Leipzig ; The death of Mendelssohn ; Revolution of 1848 ; Crises in musical crises ; Finding solace in music ; Journey to Italy ; The temporal and the timeless ; On Herculaneum and Pompeii ; Meeting with Rossini ; The final years 1862-1870 -- Complete catalogue of compositions by I. Moscheles. |
