Leroy Curtis quoted Jon Johanning, who wrote:

>>...  It is certainly true that the practice of maintaining silence between
>>movements is relatively recent.  One need only recall the famous concert
>>in which Beethoven's Violin Concerto and (if I remember correctly) a couple
>>of symphonies were premiered, and the soloist entertained between movements
>>of the concerto by playing the violin upside down, etc.

Leroy then replied:

>I believe it was not uncommon for movements to be encored, either.  I'm
>sure I have read of this in contemporary reviews of Haydn's London
>concerts.

Don't forget Mahler, who on Oct. 23, 1904 in Amsterdam reprised his Fourth
Symphony.  In full.

Mitch Friedfeld