Divertissement No. 1 in E Major

Composer: FIELD, John
  • Field composed his Divertissement no. 1 in E Major, H. 13A in Moscow in 1809.
  • Field’s connection in Russia began in 1802, when he visited the country with Clementi. Clementi used his influence to help Field achieve a public debut in St. Petersburg in 1804.
  • The artistic opportunities in St. Petersburg were so good for Field that he got an apartment there and returned to Russia regularly to concertize and teach.1

Sources

  1. Robin Langley, “Field, John,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 1, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000009603.

Cut IDs

13340