Mats Norrman wrote:

>Had Mozart attended a concert of one of his concertos and nobody had
>applaused the 1st and 2nd movemnts, he had disappointed went home and
>written a new 1st and a new 2nd movement, had he cared to work more at
>such a lousy work at all, I tell you.

In the past such applause was not unusual.  Allow me, however, inform
you that the 18th century is over and the current concert customs are
different.

-Margaret Mikulska