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THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF LONDON
1813-1912
: : HISTORY OF THE ! ! PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF LONDON : 1813.1912
A RECORD OF A HUNDRED YEARS' WORK IN THE CAUSE OF MUSIC. COMPILED BY MYLES BIRKET FOSTER, F.R.A.M., Gfc. WITH 16 ILLUSTRATIONS ^ B ^
LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY TORONTO: BELL ^ COCKBURN. MCMXII
WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, LTD., PRINTERS, PLYMOUTH
PREFACE
IT has been impossible, in the available space of one volume, to do more than give an almost hare account of all the events that occurred during the hundred years of the existence of the Philharmonic Society ; but in view of the unique nature of its centenary, the writer felt that even this poor record might do something, however small, to mark the event.
The complete number of Programmes, embracing as it does the contents of some seven hundred concerts, would fill a volume by itself.
To these Programmes are added Tables, showing the reader the nationalities of the composers, conductors, and performers. In the Index will be found, in addition to their names, a list of each composer's works performed at these concerts, the year of their first and last performance, and the number of times they were given, and similar information regarding the appearances of both players and singers.
The writer desires to thank very warmly his co-Directors of the Philharmonic Society and its able Honorar^^ Secretary for their invaluable assistance in reading and furthering this work.
MYLES B. FOSTER.
London, 1912.
CONTENTS
Honorary Officers for 1912
FiKST Decade .
Second „ .
Third ,, ■
Fourth „ .
Fifth „ .
Sixth ,, .
Seventh „ .
Eighth „ .
Ninth „ •
Tenth ,, .
Appendix
Wagner's Analysis of Beethoven's 9th Symphony
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FACING PAGE
First Page op Grand Symphony in D, in Haydn's Auto- graph, IN THE Society's Library ..... 6
First Page (Autograph) of Spohr's Overture, Composed fob
THE Society ......... 44
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ; Autograph Inscription to
the Society ......... 71
First Page of Mendelssohn's C Minor Symphony (Autograph).
Dedicated to the Society ...... 93
Part of Letter from Mendelssohn to the Society . . 153
Letter from Costa to the Society . . . . .193
First Page of Symphony, in Cherubini's Handwriting, Com- posed FOR THE Society ....... 232
Letter (2 Pages) from Wagner to the Society . . . 244
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The Scherzo (Autograph
Title) 314
Part op Letter from Brahms to the Society . . . 368
Letter from Liszt to the Society ..... 386
Part of Letter from Berlioz to the Society . . . 425
Weber's Jubilee Overture — Autograph Inscription to Spohr 460
First Page op Scherzo from Mendelssohn's First Symphony
(Autograph). Dedicated to the Society . . . 487
Part of Letter from Tschaikowsky to the Society . . 515
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF LONDON
PATRONS
His Majesty the King
Her Majesty the Queen.
Her Majesty Queen Alexandra.
HONORARY DIRECTORS
1911-191'2 G. E. Bambridge. Francesco Berger. Waddington Cooke. Dr. W. H. Cummings. Myles B. Foster. Stanley Hawley. J. Mewburn Levien.
191-2-1913 J. C. Ames Waddington Cooke. Myles B, Foster. Stanley Hawley. Arthur Hinton. J. B. McEwen. Dr. H. W. Richards.
Directors j Dr. W. H. Cummings, Hon. Treasurer. ex officio - J. Mewburn Levien, Hon. Co-Treasurer
for 1912-1913, I William Wallace, Hon. Secretary.
John Thomas.
TRUSTEES Dr. W. H. Cummings.
Dr. Eaton Faning.
HON. STANDING COUNSEL R. HoRTON Smith, k.c.
, HON. SOLICITOR Arthur T. Cummings.
HON. SECRETARY William Wallace.
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THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF LONDON
1813-1912
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF LONDON
1813-1912
/ THE FIRST DECADE 1813-1822
THE history of the Philharmonic Society of London, now celebrating its centenary, is practically, at any rate during the first sixty years of its exist- ence, the history of English orchestral music and orchestral work of all nations introduced into England, during that long period of time.
It is difficult, in these days of musical plenty, when there is a superfluity of orchestral organisations, and a still greater number of good players in want of orchestral positions, to realise that in the year 1813 there was no permanent orchestral society in London open to the public, nor was there any society for the performance of Chamber-music ; there was no band fit to play really orchestral works, by which is meant those Symphonies, Overtures, etc., which made their entire effect by means of the instruments and independent of voices. The opera and theatre bands were only employed in play- ing the weak Overtures and thin accompaniments of the Italian and English Opera in fashion in these days ; as yet no German Opera was known over here : it is true there had been, at the King's Theatre, thanks to Mr. Ayrton, its Musical Director and one of this Society's original Directors, one or two benefit performances, which introduced " Cosi fan tutte" and " II Flauto Magico," but the greatest of Mozart's Operas, " II Don Giovanni," was unknown in England until Mr. Ayrton gave a splendid rendering of it in 1817 ; Beethoven's " Fidelio" first appeared at the same theatre in 1832,
The Concert of Antient Music, or " The Kling's Concerts " as they were termed, was really a private and amateur concern,
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established by noblemen and others in 1776, which came to an end in 1848. They had an orchestra of strings, oboes, bassoons, and horns (four of each), two trumpets, one trom- bone, and drums. No music composed within the previous twenty years was to be performed, so that this rule excluded all the orchestral works of the (then) modern school.
In this state of orchestral starvation, the Philharmonic Society was founded to provide a pabulum. It is likely that the recollection of Salomon's orchestral concerts, in which sets of Haydn's Symphonies were the pieces de resistance, and which were held in London in 1791 and 1794 and up to the end of the eighteenth century, would stimulate the desire in musicians' minds for a permanent orchestral society.
Mr. Charles Neate, an original member, ^ wrote, not long before his death, describing the first meeting, held on Sunday, January 24, 1813, at Dance's house, to consider the formation of the Philharmonic Society. At this meeting were present Fran9ois and J. B. Cramer, Henry Dance, Philip Antony Corri, and himself. A second meeting occurred shortly after- wards to select an orchestra, several of the best musicians in London giving their services gratuitously.
The preliminary announcement is too interesting to be omitted : " The want of encouragement, which has for many years past been experienced by that species of music which called forth the efforts, and displayed the genius of the greatest masters, and the almost utter neglect into which instrumental pieces in general have fallen, have long been sources of regret to the real amateur and to the well-educated professor : a regret which, though it has hitherto proved unavaihng, has not extinguished the hope that persevering exertions may yet restore to the world those compositions which have ex- cited so much delight, and rekindle in the public mind that taste for excellence in instrumental music which has so long remained in a latent state. In order to effect this desirable purpose, several members of the musical prolession have associated themselves, under the title of The Philharmonic Society, the object of which is to promote the performance, in the most perfect manner possible, of the best and most approved instrumental music, consisting of Full Pieces, Concertantes for not less than three principal instruments, Sestetts, Quintetts and Trios ; excluding Concertos, Solos and Duets ; and requiring that vocal music, when introduced, shall have fuU orchestral accompaniments, and shall be sub- jected to the same restrictions."
1 Mr. Neate claimed to be the only English pupil of Beethoven's.
THE FIRST DECADE 5
Though these Rules were observed in most cases for a long time, Concertos were introduced from 1819 onwards, a Vocal Solo, " Dove Sono," from Mozart's " Le Nozze di Figaro " in 1816, and Vocal Duets in the same year !
Here are some of the Rules :
" The Society to consist of thirty Members and an un- limited number of Associates, from whom all future Members shall be chosen. Members and Associates to pay an annual subscription of three guineas.
" The subscription to the Concerts, eight in number, ^ to be four guineas ; and for resident Members in the families of subscribers, two guineas each. No tickets to be transferable.
" Seven Directors to be annually chosen from among the Members, for the management of the Concerts.
" No Member or Associate shall receive any emolument from the funds, all money received being appropriated only to the public purposes of the Society ; nor shall any Member or Associate receive any pecuniary recompense for assisting at the Concerts.
" There shall not be any distinction of rank in the orchestra, and therefore the station of every performer shall be abso- lutely determined by the leader of the night."
Of course, several modifications and changes have taken place since these Rules were planned, but the original objects of promoting the performance of the best works in the best manner available, and of running the Society not for pecuniary but for artistic results, have ever been the guiding principles of the Directors.
The results of the first season appear to have been most gratifying from both a pecuniary and an artistic point of view.
I append a list of the thirty Members and twenty-five Associates who originally formed the Society, the names of the Directors for the first season being in italics :
1. Ashe, Andrew (flautist).
2. Ashley, Charles Jane ('ceUist).
3. Attwood, Thomas (composer).
4. Ayrton, William (mus. direc-
tor).
5. Bartleman, James (bass-
singer).
6. Berger, Ludwig (pianist).
7. Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley
(composer).
8. Blake, Benjamin (violinist).
9. dementi, Muzio (pianist and
composer).
10. Cooke, Thos. Simpson (bass-
singer).
11. Corri, Philip Anthony.
^ The number was eight until 1856, and from 1861 to 1875, and 1878 to 1880, 1887 (one being a matinee) and 1895. In 1876-7 and 1897 there were ten concerts ; from 1881 to 1886, six concerts ; from 1888 to 1891, six concerts and a matinee ; from 1892 to 1894, and in 1896, there were seven concerts, and this number has prevailed to the present day, since the year 1898.
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12. Cramer, J. Baptists (pianist).
13. Cramer, Franz (violinist).
14. Dance, Wm. (violinist).
15. Graeff, —
16. Griffin, Geo. Eugene (pianist).
17. Hill, Henry, senr. (double- bass).
Horsley, William (composer). Knyvett, Wm. (alto-singer). Moralt, Joseph (violinist).
21. Neate, Charles (pianist).
22. Novello, Vincent (composer).
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23. Potter, R. H. (viola).
24. Salomon, Johann P. (vio-
linist).
25. Sherrington, W. (viola).
26. Shield, William (composer).
27. Smart, Sir George T. (con-
ductor).
28. Viotti, G. B. (violinist).
29. Webbe, Saml,, junr. (com-
poser).
30. Yaniewicz, Felix (violinist).
Henry Dance undertook the Honorary Office of Secretary, and W. Ayrton that of Treasurer. The Associates were as follows :
1. Beale, John (pianist).
2. Bomtempo, J, D, (pianist).
3. Brugier, —
4. Burrowes, J. F. (composer).
5. Cudmore, R, (violinist),
6. Gattie, H. (viola).
7. Hawes, W. (bass-singer).
8. Horn, C. E. (tenor-singer).
9. Hvmter, —
10. Kellner, E. A. (bass-singer).
11. Kjamer, C. (clarinettist).
12. Latour, J. (composer).
13. Lord, —
14. Meves, A. A, C. (pianist).
15. Meyer, P. (harpist).
16. Meyer, C. (harpist),
17. Mori, N. (violinist).
18. Naldi, G. (bass-singer).
19. Peile, — (pianist).
20. Rawlins, T. A. (violinist).
21. Saffery, — .
22. Smith, C. (bass-singer).
23. Spagnoletti, P. (violinist).
24. Vaccari, N. (viola).
25. Welsh, T. (bass-singer).
to which were shortly added such well-known names as Cipriani Potter, Samuel Wesley, and the African violinist, Bridgetower.
At first, and until Spohr arrived on the scene in 1820, it was the custom, as unsatisfactory as it was curious, to divide the responsibility of what would have been in later times the conductor's duties between the principal violinist and a pianist, the former leading and, from time to time, beating time with his bow, whilst the gentleman " at the Piano," with the Full Score before him, corrected mistakes or fiUed up accidental omissions in the performance. This arrangement might work all right at rehearsal, but (as Mr. Hogarth ob- serves^) " the leader could not execute his own part properly, and at the same time attend to, and beat time to the whole band ; while his colleague at the pianoforte could scarcely exercise any influence on the ' going ' of the performance without coming into collision with the leader."
^ " The Philharmonic Society of London," Geo. Hogarth. London, 1862.
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1813
It soon became clear that the person who was " at the Piano," and had possession of the Score, was the man best able to guide the orchestra, and, in the end, he must become the real conductor ; the important title " Leader," becoming a mere name, finally vanished.
The 1st concert took place in the Argyll Rooms, Regent Street, on Monday, March 8, 1813, on which important occa- sion Salomon was the " Leader " and Clement! " at the Piano." Many of the original Members took part.
It is regrettable that the Programmes of these earliest years of the Society's concerts were so carelessly put together, and so meagre in detail. " Symphony, Beethoven," " Quartett, Haydn," etc., tells us too little. The great master had only given six Symphonies to the world at this time, it is true, but the vagueness of these and other statements are quite un- satisfactory. Quartetts, Quintetts, and other concerted pieces for solo instruments without the orchestra, were played for many years ; in fact, in addition to being an Orchestral Society, the Philharmonic was a Chamber-music Society, for, during the year, there were as many examples of this style of com- position as there were of Symphonies !
A Quintett by Boccherini figured in this 1st concert. He was a most facile writer, but not so strong in Chamber-music as his famous contemporary, Haydn. Puppo, the viofinist, cleverly remarked, " Boccherini is the wife of Haydn." The fine but much-played " Anacreon " Overture of Cherubini also appeared in this concert.
At the 2nd, Mozart's " Zauberflote " Overture dehghted the audience, and his Sestett, " Sola, sola," from Don Gio- vanni, preceded the production of that Opera in England by four years.
At the 3rd concert, a Symphony by Pleyel, the most popu- lar Symphonist of his day, was the attraction.
At the 4th, a negro violinist, George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower, played. The great Braham and Mr. W. Hawes were amongst the male singers during this first year, and Miss Hughes and Mrs. Bianchi-Lacy amongst the female singers.
The other violinists were Spagnoletti, Salomon, F. Cramer, and Moralt ; violas. Mountain, W. Griesbach, and Sherring- ton ; violoncellos, Ashley, Crouch, and the well-known Robert Lindley, with Henry HiU,^ senr., as double-bass;
* Henry Hill, senr., was the father of Henry HiU, the eminent viola- player and cultured musician, whose brother, William Ebsworth Hill,
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flute, Mr. Ashe ; oboes, F. Griesbach and M. Sharp ; clarinets, Mahon, Oliver, and Kramer (the latter attached to His Majesty's Court at Brighton) ; bassoons. Holmes and Tully, and two horns, Joseph and Peter Petrides. The pianoforte solo parts in the Chamber-music were played by Ludwig Berger, J. B. Cramer, and Charles Neate.
The favourite composers appear to have been Haydn, Mozart, Gluck, Cherubini (five Overtures), dementi, and A. Romberg. Beethoven is still looked at askance !
The remark made above that the earher Programmes neither marked nor numbered Symphonies by Beethoven, applies also to those by Mozart and Haydn.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1813
UNDER THE IMMEDIATE PATRONAGE OP H.R.H. GEORGE, PRINCE REGENT
1813
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 8
Part I
Overture, "Anacreon" ..... Cherubini
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Mozart
F. Cramer, Moralt, Sherrington and R. Lindley. Vocal Quartett and Chorus, " Nell' orror " . . Sacchini
Mrs. Moralt, Wm. Hawes, P. A. Corri and Kellner. Serenade for Wind Instruments . . . Mozart
Mahon, Oliver, Holmes, J. Tully and the two Petrides. Symphony ........ Beethoven
Part II Symphony ........ Haydn
Chorus, " Placido e' il mar " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mrs. Moralt, Miss Hughes, P. A. Corri, C. Smith, &c.
Quintett for two Violins, Viola and two Violoncellos . Boccherini
Salomon, Cudmore, Sherrington, R. Lindley and
C. Ashley.
Chaconne, Jomelle and March .... Haydn
Leader, Mr. Salomon. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
was the father of the present members of the firm of violin-makers (now in Bond Street), who are acknowledged to be the best and most reliable authorities on all matters appertaining to that instrument. One of the sons, Mr. Ai-tluu- Frederick Hill, is Worshijaful Master of the Musicians' Company, to which ancient corporation Mr. Hill's ancestors also belonged.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 15
Part I
OvERTTJUE, " Die Zauberflote " i . . . . Mozart
Trio, " Venite, O Donne, meco " . . . . Salieri
Miss Hughes, Mrs. Moralt and Mr. Kellner.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Haydn
Salomon, Mori, H. Gattie and R. Lindley.
NoTTTTRNO for Wind Instruments .... Mozart
Mahon, Oliver, F. Griesbach, M. Sharp, Petrides, Holmes
and J. TuLLY.
Symphony ........ Haydn
Part II Symphony ....... Beethoven
Sestetto, " Sola, sola " (Don Giovanni) . . Mozart
Miss Hughes, Mrs, Moralt, Miss Bolton ; P. A. Corri,
C. Smith and Naldi.
Concertante for Violin, Tenor, Oboe and Violoncello , Bach
F. Cramer, Sherrington, F. Griesbach and R. Lindley. Finale,* " Zaira " ...... Winter
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 19
Part I
Overture, " Les Deux Joxarn^es " . . . . Cherubini
Septuor for Strings, Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon . Beethoven
Spagnoletti, Vaccari, R. Lindley, H. Hill, Petrides,
C. Kramer and Holmes.
Quartett, " Benedictus " . . . . . Haydn
Miss Hughes ; Wm. Hawes, Hobbes and Kellner. Symphony ........ Pleyel
Part II Symphony ........ Mozart
Quartett, " Dorina, mia Carina " (Le Nozze de Dorina) Sarti
: Mrs. Moralt ; P. A. Corri, Hobbes and C. Smith. Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and Violoncello . Romberg
Vaccari, Watts, Spagnoletti, Mountain and R. Lindley.
Finale, " Tamerlane " . . , . . . Winter
Leader, Mr, Spagnoletti, Pianoforte, Mr, Clementi.
1 Also known as "II Flauto Magico " and " The Magic Flute," * Finale is usually an Overture, the final piece as opposed to the opening one.
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[1813
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 3
Part I Overture, " Numa Pompilius " QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and Violoncello
Bbidgetower, F. Cramer, Moralt, H. Gattie and Trio, " Che ascoltai " .
Mrs. Moralt ; Braham and Naldi. QtriNTETT for Pianoforte and Strings .
C. Neate, Salomon, Watts, R. Lindley and H. Hill, senr.
Symphony
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Beethoven R. Lindley. Chervbini
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Mozart
Part II Symphony ........ dementi
Trio, " Tu mi dividi " Bach
Mrs, Moralt, Miss Rovedino and Ledesma. Concertante for Violin, Violoncello, Oboe and Bassoon Haydn
Salomon, R. Lindley, F. Griesbach and Holmes. Finale, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Chervbini
Leader, Mb. Salomon. Pianoforte, Mb. J. B. Cramer.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 17
Part I Overture,^ " Demophoon " . . . . . Chervbini
QuABTETT, "■ Benedictus " . . . . . Mozart
Mrs. Moralt ; C. Evans, Ledesma and C. Smith. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . . Viotti
VioTTi, Vaccari, Spagnoletti and Crouch. Overture for Double Orchestra .... Bach
Part II Symphony ........ Haydn
Quabtett, " Caro da voi " . . . . . Chervbini
Mrs, Moralt ; Ledesma, C. Smith and Naldi. Quabtett for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Beethoven
Spagnoletti, Mori, Vaccari and C. Neate. Finale, " Iphigenia in Aulide " . . . . Oluck
Leader, Mr. Viotti. Pianoforte, Mb. Clementi.
* In 1869 Messrs. Choudens, of Paris, wrote pointing out that " Demophoon " was by Vogel, being apparently ignorant of Cherubini's Opera, the first he produced in Paris, on December 6, 1788. Vogel also wrote an Overtiire to the same subject, produced at these Concerts in 1814, and his name was wrongly printed " Pogel " !
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 31
Part I
Overture, " Ladoiska " . . . . , . Cherubini
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Mozart
F. Cramer, Bridgetower, Moralt and R, Lindley. Trio, " Parte vanne " . . . . . . Caruso
Mrs. Ashe ; Rosquellas and C. Smith.
Full Piece for Pianoforte, Wood Wind and Horns Cramer — Mozart
J. B. Cramer, Ashe, F. Griesbach, M. Sharp, Mahon, Oliver,
J. and P. Petrides, Holmes and J. Tully.
Symphony ........ A. Romberg
Part II Symphony ........ Joseph Woelfl
Quartett, '* Lo ! Star-led Chiefs " (Palestine) . . W. Crotch
Mrs, Vaughan ; Evans, Vaughan and Kellner. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Haydn,
Yaniewicz, Watts, Spagnoletti and R. Lindley, Finale, " Prometheus " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 14
Part I
Overture, " The Creation " . . . . . Haydn
Introduction and Chorus, " The Heavens are telling "
(Creation) ....... Haydn
Quartett for Pianoforte and Strings . . . Beethoven
L. Berger, Yaniewicz, Watts and Neate. Symphony ........ Clementi
Part II Symphony ........ Haydn
Trio, " O dolce, o caro istante " (Gli Orazzi) . . Cimarosa
(The singers not named.) Quartett for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Beethoven
Yaniewicz, Gattie, Moralt and R. Lindley. Finale, " L'Hotellerie Portugaise " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Yaniewicz. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 21
Part I
Overture, " Le Jeune Henri " (a la Chasse) . . Mehul
Quartett, " Andro ramingo " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mrs. Bianchi-Lacy, Miss Hughes, Mrs. Moralt ; Ledesma.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Romberg
Vaccari, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley.
Symphony *........ Beethoven
* These unnumbered Symphonies must have been the first four.
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Pakt II Symphony ........ Mozart
Tkio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Mks. MoRAiiT, Mrs, Bianchi-Lacy ; Ledesma. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Haydn
Salomon, Watts, W. Griesbach and R. Lindley. Finale,^ " Eliza " ....... Chervbini
Leader, Mr. Vaccari. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
1814
Most of last year's " Leaders " were again associated with either Clementi or J. B, Cramer " at the Piano."
At the 1st concert, a MS. Symphony by Ferdinand Ries, composed for the Society, had a first hearing. He was a better pianist than composer, his works lacking that quality which ensures long life, originality. Signora Catalan! ^ made her debut. At the 2nd, the " Eroica " Symphony of Beethoven was first heard, and Griffin's String Quartett " never performed in public " was played. The latter wrote works of some merit, much esteemed at the time, but deserted the creative part of his art for the more lucrative branch of teaching. Mrs. Dickons (Maria Poole) made her first appearance.
At the 4th concert Miss Stephens ^ sang. She was a pupil of Thomas Welsh, who also first appeared this year.
At the 5th, Ludwig Berger's Overture (MS.), composed expressly for that concert, and a Symphony (MS.) by Ferdinand Ries, were heard for the first time.
At the 6th concert was presented, for the first time in England, yet another MS. Symphony, by Bonifacio Asioli, who was at this time, and until the fall of the Empire, in Paris, attached to the suite of the Empress Marie Louise.
At the 7th, one more MS. Symphony ! this one was by
^ The full title was " Elisa, ou le Voyage au Mont Bernard." It was repeated on March 16, 1868, under the title " Eliza, ou le Voyage aux glaciers au Mont St. Bernard," and erroneously announced as first time !
* Signora Catalani was a brilliant dramatic soprano, who spent the fortune which she acquired on the stage in founding a school for young ItaUan girls who wished to join the musical profession. After her retirement, she herself taught in the school in Tuscany which she had endowed.
' Miss " Kitty " Stephens (whose nephew, Mr. C. E. Stephens, was Hon. Treasurer to the Society from 1880 until his death in 1892) had a pure, rich soprano voice, but could not enunciate clearly. In 1838, she married the Earl of Essex.
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the distinguished Professor of Music at Oxford, scholar and writer, Dr. William Crotch. His Oratorio "Palestine" had added considerably to his reputation, and he was elected a Member this year.
For the 8th concert, Cherubini presented the Society with a new Overture. He was commissioned also to compose a new Symphony, Overture and vocal piece, of the prescribed order, for £200. Henry Dance, who looked back with pleasure to having helped to start the Society, was succeeded in the Secretaryship by the violoncellist, Charles Jane Ashley.
New subscribers had to be nominated by Members. Guiseppe Naldi, the Italian opera-singer, found that, in fiUing up the necessary nomination paper, his knowledge of our language was rather doubtful, and wrote, " take my Inglish as he is, and interpretate if you do not understand."
PROGRAMMES FOR 1814
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Act 1 1
Overture, " Don Giovanni " . . . . . Mozart
QuARTETT, " Recordare " (Requiem) . . . Mozart
Mmes Vaughan and Catalani ; Messrs. Vatjqhan and Naldi. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Salomon, Mori, Cxjdmore and R. Lindley. QuARTETT, " Dove Sono " . . . . . Gimarosa
Mmes Lacy and Catalani ; Messrs, Ledesma and Naldi. Symphony (MS.) ....... Ferd. Ries
(Composed for the Society : First performance.)
Act II Symphony ........ Haydn
QuiNTETT, " Che tremore " . . . . . Mozart
Miss Naldi, Mmb Catalani ; Messrs. Ledesma, C. Smith
and Naldi.
Concertante for Pianoforte, Flute, Oboe and Bassoon Mozart
Messrs. C. Neate, Ireland, F. Griesbach and Holmes. Overture, ^ " Prometheus " ..... Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Salomon. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
^ The terms, Part I and II, used during 1813, are now altered to Act I and II, and this quaint change continues throughout this decade, and up to 1838, when, during that year only. Part was resumed; then from 1839 until after the 1st concert of 1844, Act was reverted to, but after that date (March 25) the latter term disappeared altogether from the Programmes.
* The term used until 1816 is Finale, but this invariably meant an Overture or March used as a " Finale " to the concert. I have ventured, for greater lucidity, to modernise these expressions.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Act I
OvEBTUBE, " Les Deux Journees " 1 .... Chervbini
QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. F. Cbameb, Mobi, Mobalt, Gattie and R. Lindley. QuARTETT, " Te Dianina " . . . . . Paesiello
Mmes Lacy and Mobalt ; Messrs. Lacy and Naldi. Symphony, " Eroica " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony ........ Haydn
Tbio, " Soave sia il vento " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mmes Mobalt and Lacy, and Mb. Naldi.
Quabtett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Griffin
Messrs. Vaccari, H. Gattie, R. H. Potter and Neate.
(First public performance.)
Overture, " Demophoon " . . . . . Vogel
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 14
Act I OvEBTUBE, " Idomeneo " . . . . . Mozart
Quabtett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Romberg
Messbs. Beeb, Watts, Shebbington and Neate. Tbio, " Ah taci ingiusto core " (Don Giovanni) . . Mozart
Mbs. Dickons, Messbs. C. Smith and Naldi. Symphony ........ Mozart
Act II Symphony ........ Beethoven
Quabtett, " Dite almen " (La Villanella rapita) . , Mozart
Mrs. Dickons, Messrs. Hobbes, C. Smith and Naldi. Sestett for Pfte., Harp, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn and
Double-Bass ....... Ferd. Eies
Messrs. F. Ries, C. Meyeb, F. Gbiesbach, Holmes, Schuncke
and H. Hill, senr.
Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Vaccabi. Pianoforte, Mb. Clementi.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 28
Act I Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Chervbini
NoTTUBNO for Wind Instruments .... Mozart
Tbio, " Se al volto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Miss Stephens, Messbs. Braham and Welsh. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Viotti
Messrs. Viotti, Mori, Moralt and R. Lindley. Symphony ........ Mozart
* Also known as " Der Wassertrager " and " The Water-carrier."
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Act II
OvERTTTBE, " Faniska " . . . . . . Chervhini
Trio, " Lov'd Scene " T. Welsh
Miss Stephens, Messrs. Braham and Welsh. QuiNTETT for two Violins, Violas and two 'Cellos . Boccherini
Messrs. Viotti, Mori, Moralt, R. Lindley and C. J. Ashley. Sestetto, " Sacro Pugnal " . . . . . Chervhini
{Singers unnamed.) Grand March ....... Haydn
Leader, Mr. Viotti. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 18
Act I Overture (MS.) ....... Lnidwig Berger
(Composed expressly for this concert.)
Quartett, " Non ti fidar " (Don Giovanni) . . Mozart
Mmes Moralt and Lacy ; Messrs. Ledesma and Naldi.
Quintett for Pfte., Oboe, Vln., 'Cello and Horn . J. S. Bach
Messrs. R. Cudmore, F. Griesbach, Salomon, R. Lindley and Petrides. Syiuphony (MS.) ....... Ferd, Ries
(First time of performance.)
Act II Symphony ........ Haydn
Quartett, " Perfido a quest' accesso " . . . Gttglielmi
Mmes Lacy and Moralt ; Messrs. Hobbes and Lacy.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . . Haydn
Messrs. Salomon, Cudmore, Sherrington and R. Lindley.
Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Salomon. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 2
Act I Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . . Mozart
Quartett, " Ah, grazie si rendano " . . . Mozart
Mrs. Dickons, Master Bradley, Messrs. Braham and Kellner.
Trio for Violin, Viola and 'Cello .... Beethoven
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Vaccari and Crouch.
Symphony (MS.) ...... Bonifacio Asioli
(First Performance in England.)
Act II Symphony ........ Haydn
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Sestett for two Violins, Viola, two 'Cellos and Double-
Bass ........ B. Romberg
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Mori, Fe:my, Crouch, Neighbour and
Bernard Romberg. ^
Selection, " The Mount of Olives " . . . . Beethoven
Mrs. Dickons, Messrs. Braham and Kellner, with Chorus. Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 16
Act I Overture, " Demophoon " . . . . . Chervhini
QuARTETT, " Placido e il mar " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mrs. Lacy, Miss Rovedino, Messrs. J. Elliott and Lacy.
QuARTETT for two VioUns, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. F. Cramer, Mori, Moralt and R. Lindley.
Symphony (MS.) Dr. W. Crotch
(First time of performance.)
Act II
Symphony Mozart
Trio, " Venite, O Donne, meco " . . . . Salieri
Mrs. Lacy, Miss Rovedino and Mr. Lacy. Quintett (MS.) for Pianoforte, Vln., Viola, 'Cello and
Double-Bass . . . . . . . J. B. Cramer
Messrs. J. B. and F. Cramer, Moralt, R. Lindley and
H. Hill, senr.
Overture, " Zaira " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 30
Act I Overture ........ Cherubini
(Newly composed and presented to the Society.) Trio, " lo diro " . . . . . . . Fioravanti
Mmes Dickons and Ashe and Mr. Naldi. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Vaccari, Mori, Watts and R. Lindley. Symphony ........ Mozart
Act II Symphony (MS.) ....... Haydn
Quintett, " Sento ho Dio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mmes Lacy and Ashe, Messrs. Marzocchi, C. Smith and Naldi. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Gattie and R. Lindley.
Trio and Chorus (The Mount of Olives) . . . Beethoven
Mrs. Dickons, Messrs. Braham and Kellner, with Chorus.
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
^ B. Romberg's fkst appearance in England ; a great 'cello-player and teacher.
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1815
This year, Mr. W. Dance became Treasurer and Mr. W. Watts Secretary, the latter retaining his post until 1847.
Apparently the question of joining with the " Professional Concerts," a Society founded in 1785, had been raised, but all negotiations were, this year, broken off.
The Society purchased from Beethoven the right of first performance of three of his Overtures for seventy-five guineas, voted £200 for the trial of new works, and, as already men- tioned, paid another £200 to Cherubini for three works.
The Beethoven Overtures were " King Stephen," " The Ruins of Athens " and " Overture in C." Each one had memoranda in Beethoven's own writing under the title : the first had, " To Hungary's first benefactor " ; the second, " Small Overture " ; the third one in C, " Written for the first Wine month {October), for the name-day of the Emperor Francis^
The great event of the season occurred at the 3rd concert (March 13) when " Mr. Cherubini, who is just arrived in England," presided at a performance of his " Anacreon " Overture, and at the next concert at a first rendering of the Symphony, Overture and Vocal Trio, " Et incarnatus est," which he had written for the Society. On June 12 he was elected Associate, and on June 19 Member of the Philharmonic, and he had a wonderful reception at both the concerts in which he assisted. This was his second visit to England, having resided in London during 1784^5 as Composer to the King's Majesty. A MS. Sextett of Kalkbrenner, a MS. Overture by Fiorillo and a MS. Symphony, composed expressly by F. Ries, had a first hearing, and Camille Pleyel, junr., appeared as pianist, for the first time in this country, in his own Trio for Violin, 'Cello and Pianoforte.
The other first appearances in England were those of Charles Philippe Lafont, leading Violin to the Emperor of Russia, and the pianists, Sisto Perez and John Beale, the latter a pupil of J. B. Cramer.
It was, of course, only in Concertantes and Chamber-music that these artists could appear, the day of Concertos and solo pieces being yet a little way off !
It would be noticed by the reader of last year's Programmes, that, in the 6th concert, a Master Bradley sang ; this year, in the 7th, another chorister. Master Julius Mayer, appeared amongst the singers, also John Jeremiah Goss, a weU-known alto-singer, who took the position of principal alto at the Three Choirs' Festivals.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1815
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Act I
OvEBTURE, " Don Carlos " . . . . . Ferd. Ries
Qtjartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Salomon, Gattie, Cudmore and R. Lindley. QuABTETT, " Ah, Grazie si rendano " {Tenor and Bass
parts doubled) ....... Mozart
Mmes Moralt and Salomon ; Messrs. Braham and Magrath ;
Naldi and Kellner.
Symphony (MS.) ....... Joseph Woelfl
Act II Symphony ........ Haydn
QuARTETT for Pianoforte, Violin, Viola and 'Cello . Mozart
Messrs. Sisto Perez, Salomon, Cudmore and R. Lindley. Trio, " Sotto mentita faccia " (Achille) . . . Paer
Messrs. Braham, Lacy and Kellneb. Overture, " Colmal "...... Winter
Leader, Mr. Salomon. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Act I
Overture ........ J?. Romberg
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. F. Cramer, Mori, Gattie and R. Lindley. QuARTETT, " Dite almen " (La Villanella Rapita) . Mozart
Mrs. Dickons, Messrs. Magrath, Kellner and Naldi. Symphony ........ Beethoven
Act II Symphony ........ Haydn
QuiNTETT for Pianoforte, Vln., Viola, 'Cello and Double-
Bass ........ DusseJc
Messrs. J. Beale, F. Cramer, Gattie, R. Lindley and
H. Hill, senr.
Sestett, " a la bella Despinetta " (Cosi fan tutte) . Mozart
Mmes Dickons and Moralt, Miss Griglietti, Messrs. Ledesma,
Kellner and Naldi.
Overture, " Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 13
Act I Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
(Directed by the composer.)
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QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . A. Romberg
Messrs. Mori, W. Griesbach, R. Ashley and R. Lindley. Trio, " Se al volto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mrs. Dickons, Messrs. Braham and Naldi. Symphony ........ Beethoven
Act II
Symphony, " La Reine de France " . . . . Haydn
Sestett (MS.) for Pfte.,Vln.,Viola,'Cello, Oboe and Bassoon Kalkbrenner
Messrs. Kalkbrenner, Spagnoletti, Gattie, R. Lindley,
F. Griesbach and Holmes.
Sestett, " Lo, Cherub Bands " (Palestine) . . Dr. W. Crotch
Mmes Lacy and Dickons ; Messrs. J. J. Goss, Braham,
Magrath and Lacy.
Overture, " Ulysse et Circe " . . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 3
Act I
Overture, " Tamerlane " . . . . . Winter
Notturno for Wind Instruments .... Mozart
Messrs. Mahon, Oliver, F. Griesbach, M. Sharp, Petrides,
Macintosh and J. Tully.
Quintett, " Sento ho Dio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mrs. Lacy, Miss Griglietti, Messrs. Reyes, C. Smith and
Naldi.
Overture (MS.) composed for the Society . . Chervbini
(First performance ; directed by the composer.)
Act II
Concertante for two Violins and 'Cello . . . Viotti
Messrs. Viotti, Mori and R. Lindley. Symphony ........ Haydn
Trio, " Et incarnatus est " . . . . . Cherubini
Mrs. Lacy, Messrs. Reyes and C. Smith. Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Viotti. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 17
Act I
Overture, " Les Deux Journ^es " . . . . Cherubini
Quintett (MS.) for Pfte., Vln., Viola, 'Cello and Double-
Bass ........ Ferd. Ries
Messrs. F. Ries, Vaccari, H. Gattie, R. Lindley and
H. Hill, senr.
(First time of performance.)
Trio, " O lieti di " [repeated at the 8th concert) . . Sacchini
Mrs. Saljion, Messrs. Ledesma and Naldi. Symphony ........ Haydn
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Act II Symphony ........ Mozart
Trio for Violin, Viola and 'Cello .... Mozart
Messrs. Vaccari, Spagnoletti and R. Lindley. QuARTETT, " Lo, Star-led Chiefs " (Palestine) . . Dr. W. Crotch
Mrs. Salmon, Messrs. Leonard, Magrath and C. Smith. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Vaccari. Pianoforte, Mb. Clementi.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 1
Act I
Overture (MS.) ....... Joseph Woelfl
Chorus, " Placido h il mar " (Idomeneo) . . . Mozart
Mrs. Moralt, Messrs. Leonard, Braham, Naldi and others. Concertante for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Viotti
^■>'"r Messrs. Viotti, Mori, Mobalt and R. Lindley.
[(Arranged, from Viotti's Pianoforte Concerto in A minor, by himself.) Symphony ........ Haydn
Act II Symphony (MS.) composed for the Society . . Cherubini
(First time of performance.) Trio for Pianoforte, Violin and 'Cello . . C. Plei/el, junr.
Messrs. C. Pleyel, junr., Mori and R, Lindley. Quartett, " Benedictus " . . . . . Mozart
Mrs. Moralt ; Messrs. Leonard, Braham and C. Smith.
Overture, " Das unterbrochene Opferfest " . . Winter
Leader, Mb. Viotti. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 15
Act I
Overture, " Idomeneo " . . . . . Mozart
Trio, " Soave sia il vento " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Master Julius Mayeb, Mbs. Lacy and Mr. Naldi. QuiNTETT for Pianoforte, Violin, Viola, 'Cello and Double- Bass . . . . . . . . J. B. Cramer
Messrs. J. B. and F. Cramer, Moralt, R. Lindley and
H. Hill, senr.
Symphony (MS.) ....... Ferd. Ries
(First performance; specially composed for the Society.)
Act II Symphony ........ Mozart
Concertante (Theme and Variations) for Vln., Flute,
Oboe, Clart., Horns and Bassoon . . . Spagnoletti
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Ashe, F. Gbiesbach, Mahon, Petbides
and Holmes. Tbio, " Sento fra palpiti " ..... Ferrari
Masteb Mayer, Mbs. Lacy and Mb. Magbath. Overture (MS.) ....... Fiorillo
[: ijivii (First time of performance.)
> ) Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 29
Act I
OvEETURE (MS.) Cherubini
QuARTETT for Clarinet, Violin, Viola and 'Cello . . Bochsa
Messrs. Muller, Vaccari, Gattie and R. Lindley. Trio, " O lieti di " {also sung at the 5th concert) . . Sacchini
Mrs. Salmon, Messrs. Braham and Naldi.
QtTARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. Yaniewicz, Watts, Gattie and R. Lindley.
Act II Symphony ........ Haydn
Trio and Chorus, " Most beautiful appear " (The Creation) Haydn
Mrs, Salmon, Messrs. Braham and C. Smith, with Chorus. Concertante^ for Violin, Flute and Bassoon . . Lafont
Messrs. Laeont, Ashe and Holmes. Overture, " Egraont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Vaccari. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
1816
This year was particularly rich in works specially composed and presented to the Society. The interest of the musical world in London had been aroused and the concerts were well patronised.
Monsieur Baillot, Violinist in Napoleon's private band, who paid his first visit to England, took a large share in the per- formances. At the 1st concert, he performed in a Concertante of his own, and in a Mozart Quartett ; and at the 6th and 7th concerts, in addition to playing in Quartetts and Quintetts, he officiated as Leader. He was, to quote Paul David (the popular music-master at Uppingham School), "the last representative of the great classical Paris school of vioHn- playing ; he was unrivalled as interpreter of the best Chamber- music."
Ferdinand Ries composed a Symphony for the Society, which was played, for the first time, at the 3rd concert, as was a MS. Overture of Beethoven, probably one of the three referred to in 1814.
At the 4th, Beethoven's C minor Symphony (No. 5) was presented for the first time. It is scarcely necessary to enlarge upon this important production, for it is so well known, and hkely to become even more so, as the Symphony in which Beethoven revealed himself and his own rugged strength,
1 " Sinfonia Concertante " is the anomalous term employed.
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having discarded the formaUsm which restricted his eariier works. It is orchestrally interesting as first employing trom- bones and double-bassoon in a Symphony.
A MS. Quartett for Clarinet and Strings by Robert MiiUer, and a MS. Overture by J. F. Burrowes, both composed for this Society, were heard for the first time.
At the 5th concert a MS. Motett, " Father of Light," by Samuel Wesley, was rendered, as well as a new MS. Pastoral Cantata, " La Primavera," composed for the Society by Cherubini. At the same concert a MS. Sestetto for Pianoforte, Flute and Strings by Cipriani Potter, composed for the Society, was introduced, the principal part being played by himself. He had produced, at the 2nd concert, a new MS. Overture, which was also written for the Philharmonic. Yet one more novelty was Ries's Bardic Overture (MS.) in the 1st concert, with six harpists, one of whom was Pierre Erard, a member of the great firm whose improvements and inventions for both harp and pianoforte are known to the world.
In the 6th concert a new Octett (MS.) of Ries's was played, besides a new Symphony, composed for the Society by Mr. Femy (aine), a Member. Monsieur Baudiot (principal Violon- cellist to the King of France) introduced himself and a Quintett written by him, and Mr. Braham sang a Scena from Haydn's little-known Opera " Orfeo."
At the 7th concert a MS. Scena and Duet by FarineUi was sung.
Domenico Dragonetti, one of the greatest of players upon the double-bass, who first arrived in London in 1794 and was an intimate friend of Haydn's, played for the first time at these concerts during this season, and became from now onwards the inseparable companion of the violoncellist, Robert Lindley. For fifty-two years they read off the same desk together, not only at the Philharmonic but at the Opera, Provincial Festivals, etc. His dog, Carlo, always went with him into the orchestra, and he carried, as a mascot, a curiously dressed black doll !
Cipriani Potter, who is mentioned as playing the pianoforte part in a Sestett at the 5th concert, gave a number of truly fine works to the Society during his long connection with it. This was his first public performance. Beethoven Avrote to F. Ries : " Potter has visited me several times ; he seems to be a good man and has talent for composition." Of his nine Symphonies for full orchestra, there are six in the Philhar- monic Library, also three Overtures and three Concertos.
He is now forgotten, save for the " Potter " Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Music.
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M. Louis F. P. Drouet, the eminent flautist, made his first appearance in a Flute Concertante of his own writing. He was at this time solo Flautist to Napoleon, but had settled for a time in London and started a factory for the making of flutes in 1815.
To the multitude of new compositions, written for the Society this year, Klengel's MS. Quintett, first performed in the 1st concert with August Klengel taking the pianoforte part, must be added. He became Court Organist at Dresden during this year. It is probable that it was through Clementi, his teacher, to whom he was greatly attached, that this visit to London was arranged.
At the 8th concert, Kalkbrenner played the principal part in a Pianoforte Concertante written by himself.
Sir George Smart was " at the Pianoforte" in the 7th concert, the first out of some forty-nine appearances as Conductor, between this and the year 1844.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1816
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Act I Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cheriibini
QuARTETT, " Oh che notte tetra " . . . . Cimarosa
Messrs. Begri,^ Rovedino, Le Vasseur and Naldi. Concertante for Violin ...... Baillot
Mr. Baillot. Symphony ........ Haydn
Act II
Overture, " Bardic " (MS.) (with six Harps) , . F. Ries
Harpists : Messrs. P. and C. Meyer, Horn, Challoner,
G. Taylor and P. Erard.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. Baillot, Femy, Watts and Percivall (of Bath). Duet, " Crudel perche finora " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Braham. Quintett (MS.) for Pfte., Vln., Viola, 'Cello and Double-
Bass ........ Klengel
Messrs. Klengel, Baillot, Watts, Percivall and Dragonetti.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
^ Begri is evidently Begrez, Italianised.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 11
Act I Overture ........ B. Romberg
Duet, " Oh che umore "1 (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Paesiello
Messrs. Braham and Naldi. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Weichsel, Gattie, Watts and Percivall.
QuiNTETT, " Sento ho Dio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mmes Salmon and Lacy ; Messrs. Begri, Le Vasseur and Naldi.
Symphony ........ Beethoven
Act II Symphony ........ Mozart
Duet, " Qual Anelante Cervo " . . . . Mar cello
Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Braham.
Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn . Beethoven
Messrs. Weichsell, Lyon, Percivall, Dragonetti, Muller,
Holmes and Petrides.
Ovebture (MS.) ....... C, Potter
(First performance ; composed for this Society.) Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
i THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 25
Act I Overture, " Les Deux Journeea " . . . . Cherubini
Trio, " Sotto mento facia " (Achille) . . . Paer
Messrs. Braham, Le Vasseur and Naldi. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . B. Romberg
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Cudmobe and Percivall. Symphony (MS.) ....... F. Ries
[First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Act II Symphony ........ Haydn
Aria,^ " Dove sono " (Lo Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Miss Stephens. CoNCERTANTE for Flute, &c. ..... Drouet
MONS. DROUpilT.
Duet, " Ma qual mai " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Miss Stephens and Mb. Braham.
Overture (MS.) ....... Beethoven
(First performance ; composed for this Society.) Leader, Mr. Mori, Pianoforte, Mb. Clementi.
1 Pi'oduced some twenty years before Rossini's better-known Opera upon the same subject.
* The first vocal solo permitted.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 15
Act I
Overture (MS.) ....... Cheruhini
Trio, " Una bella Serenata " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Messrs, Begri, Levasseur and Naldi. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Collo . . Haydn
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Lyon and Cudmore. Trio, " Ali ! taci ingiusto Core " (Don Giovanni) . Mozart
Mme Fodor, Messrs. Begri and Naldi. Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
(First performance in England.)
Act II Symphony, " Military " (No. 12) . . . . Haydn
Regit, and Aria, " Sir Griselda " (Griselda) . . Pa'er
Quartett (MS,) for Clarinet, Violin, Viola and 'Cello . M tiller
Messrs. Muller, Cudmore, Lyon and Binfield.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Overture (MS.) ...... J. F, Burrowes
(First performance ; composed for this Society.) Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 29
Act I Overture, " Die Zauberfloto " . . . . Mozart
Motett (MS.), " Father of Light " .... S.Wesley
Messrs. Salmon, Messrs. J. J. Goss, Braham and C. Smith. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts, H. Smart, senr., and Cudmore. Pastoral Cantata, " La Primavera " (MS.) . . Cheruhini
Mmes Salmon and Lacy ; Messrs. Braham and C. Smith.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Symphony ........ Beethoven
Act II Symphony (MS.) ....... Clementi
(First performance ; comi^osed for this Society.) Regit, and Aria, " Ah, compir " . . . . Quglielmi
Mrs. Salmon.
Violin obbligato, Mr. Weichsel,
Sestett (MS.) for Pianoforte, Flute and Strings . . C. Potter
Messrs. C. Potter, Ashe, Spagnoletti, Watts, Cudmore and
Dragonetti.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Overture, " Anacreon " {By desire) .... Cheruhini
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 13
Act I OvEBTUBE, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Chervbini
QuAKTETT, " Placido h il mar " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Hughes, Messrs. Begri and C. Smith.
OcTETT (MS.) for Pianoforte, Strings, Clarinet, Bassoon
and Horn ....... F. Ries
Messrs. Ries, Weichsel, Watts, Percivall,, Dragonetti, MiJLLER, Holmes and Petbides.
ScENA, (Orfeo) ...... Haydn
Mr. Braham.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Baillot, Femy, J. J. Calkin and Baudiot.
Symphony (MS.) ....... Ferny
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Act II Symphony ........ Mozart
Duet, " Qual Anelante Cervo " {By desire) . . Marcello
Mbs. Salmon and Me. Bbaham, QuiNTETT for 'Cello, two Violins, Viola and Double-Bass Baudiot
Messrs. Baudiot, Baillot, Watts, Lyon and Dbagonetti. OvEBTUBE ..... . . Haydn
Leader, Mb. Baillot. Pianoforte, Mb. Atxwood.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 27
Act I
OvEBTUBE, " Le Jeune Henri " . . . . Mehul
Abia, " Guardami e in questo " . . . . Zingarelli
Mme Fodob.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . A. Romberg
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Lyon and Percivall. Tbio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Mme Fodor, Miss Goodall and Signor Begri. Symphony [MS.) ....... Ries
Act II Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Baillot, F6my, Watts, Lyon and Percivall. Symphony ........ Haydn
ScENA and Duet (MS.), " Al mio dolce e vivo ardore " Farinelli (oro)
Mrs. Ashe and Signor Begbi. Overtube, " Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mb. Baillot. Pianoforte, Sib Geobge Smabt.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 10
Act I Overture, " Don Giovanni " . . . . . Mozart
Duet, " La ci darem la mano " (Don Giovanni) . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Braham, CoNCERTANTE fof Pianoforte and Strings . . . Kalkbrenner
Mr. Kalkbrenner, &c. Trio, " Quel labbro " (Sargino) .... Paiir
Mrs. Lacy ; Messrs. Braham and Lacy. Symphony ........ Haydn
Act II Symphony ........ Mozart
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethov&n
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Lyon and Percivall. Bravura, " Sventiirata in van mi lagno " . . . Sacchini
Mrs. Salmon.
Flute obbligato, Mr. Nicholson.
Overture, " Ulysse et Circe " . . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi.
1817
There were several things worthy of record during this season. Beethoven's " Fidelio " Overture was performed at the 1st concert for the first time in this country.
In the 2nd, Cipriani Potter played the principal part in a Pianoforte Quartett by Dussek, who, up to his death in 1812, was greatly renowned both as pianist and composer.
At the 3rd concert, Ferdinand Sor surprised the audience by his marvellous execution on the Spanish guitar, in a Concer- tante for that instrument.
At the 7th concert. Lord Burghersh (who succeeded to the title of Earl of Westmorland in 1841 and was greatly instru- mental in founding the Royal Academy of Music) presented the Society with a new Symphony^ of his own composition. A Concertante for Pianoforte, Harp and Horns, the joint composition of Kalkbrenner and Dizi, the harpist, had a first hearing.
Mr., afterwards Sir, Henry Rowley Bishop was "at the Piano " and the versatile Thomas Simpson Cooke (" Tom Cooke ") made his first appearance. Between this year and 1845 he assisted on twenty -nine occasions, either as violinist,
^ As it was only performed on this one occasion, he sent in 1834 for the Score and parts to be returned to him !
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leader, bass-singer or "at the Piano," and the sisters De Lihu sang together.
In addition to the "FideUo" Overture, Beethoven's great Symphony in A (No. 7),^ and his beautiful Cantata " Adelaida " were first heard, the song being rendered by Miss GoodaU to Sir George Smart's accompaniment on the pianoforte ; this being another relaxation of the Rules, which insisted upon orchestral accompaniment to all vocal items. Anfossi made his debut here as double-bass-player.
Some correspondence took place with Beethoven about his coming over to London, and the Directors (through F. Ries) made him an offer of three hundred guineas to come and direct two Symphonies to be composed by him for the Society. He replied by asking for four hundred and fifty guineas, of which one hundred and fifty were to be paid in advance : then, in August, the Directors repeated their first offer, but the matter fell through and Beethoven abandoned all idea of visiting England.
M. Logier, endeavouring to further his system of training the hands by means of an apparatus which he had invented, called a Chiroplast, invited Members of the Philharmonic Society and others to attend a demonstration of his method. The visit of the Directors and Members was followed by a newspaper article by M. Logier, in which he asserted that his system was approved by the Society. The matter was brought before a General Meeting of the Members on November 20, when the following statement was prepared and ordered to be published in the principal journals :
" A report being in circulation that this Society has examined into, and approved of, a new system of musical education, it is judged expedient to apprise the public that, although several Members of this body did attend an exhibition of some pupils instructed by a new method, and that, though they were pleased with the alacrity and diligent attention of the pupils, and manifested that feeling by the usual mode of applause, yet they in no way expressed their approbation of any part of the system that claims the merit of originality. On the contrary, they almost unanimously agreed in an opinion by no means favourable to either the prmciple or practice of the novel mode of instruction now attempted to be introduced."
Some rather personal abuse followed from the Logierian side, and here we may let the " little affair " rest,
^ The Directors had to send to Germany for the band-parts.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1817
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Act I
Symphony ........ Haydn
QxjARTETT, " Andr6 ramingo " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Hughes, Miss Goodall and Mk. T. Cooke. QtjARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . , Haydn
Messrs. Weichsel, C. Reeve, Watts and R. Lindley.
Aria, " Vittima sventurata " . . . . . Pucitta
Mme Camporese.
Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
(First performance in this country.)
Act II Symphony ........ Mozart
Scena, " Tu ch' accendi " (Tancredi) . . . Rossini
Mrs. Salmon.
Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . Beethoven
Messrs. Weichsel, Lyon, R. Lindley, Anfossi,^ Willman,
Petrides and Holmes.
Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Sir George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 10
Act I Symphony ........ Beethoven
Aria, " All serena " . . . . . . Cimarosa
Madame Fodor.
Quartett for Pianoforte, Violin, Viola and 'Cello . Dussek
Messrs. C. Potter, Weichsel, Watts and R. Lindley. Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . , . Chervbini
Act II Symphony ........ F. Ries
Scena, " Ovunque il passo volga " . . . . J. S. Mayer
SiGNOR CrEVELLI.
Trio for Violin, Viola and 'Cello . . . .A. Romberg
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts and R. Lindley.
Overture, " Don Giovanni " . . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Mr. F. Ries.
^ Anfossi, double-bass-player, is not to be confounded with Pasquale Anfossi, the operatic composer, who died in 1797.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 24
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . . Haydn
QuABTETT, " Benedictus " . . . . . Mozart
Mbs. Lacy ; Messrs. Terrail, Begrez and Lacy. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . A. Romberg
' Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Lyon, Challoner and R. Lindley. ScENA, " Deh parlate " (11 Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Cimarosa
Madame Camporese. Overture ........ B. Romberg
Act II Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Sventurata in van " . . . . . Sacchini
Mrs. Salmon.
Flute obbligato, Mb. Nicholson.
Concertante for Spanish Guitar and Strings . . Ferdinand Sor
Messrs. Sor, Spagnoletti, Challoner and R. Lindley. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Attwood.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 14
Act I Symphony in El? (No. 10) . . . . . Haydn
ScENA, " Ah cara Ismene "...,. Cimarosa
Mlle De Lihu.
QuARTETT (MS.) for Pianoforte and Strings . . Griffin
Messrs. Griffin, Spagnoletti, Watts and R. Lindley.
ScENA, " Ah, compir " . . . . . . Guglielmi
Miss Stephens.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Chervbini
Act II
Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) .... Beethoven
Duet, " Al campo andiamo " . . . . . Portogallo
Mlles De Lihu. Trio for Violin, Viola and 'Cello .... Mozart
Messrs. Weichsel, Spagnoletti and R. Lindley.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. At the Pianoforte, Mb. Griffin.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 28
Act I Symphony in Bb (No. 4) ...... Haydn
Aria, " Ecco a te mi guida amore " . . . . Mayer
(?) Madame Campobese. Sestett for Pianoforte and Strings .... F. Ries
Messrs. Ries, Weichsel, Watts, Lyon, R. Lindley and Anfossi,
(First time of performance.)
Concertante for Horn ...... Puzzi
SiGNOR Puzzi. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony in D . . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Al desio " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Challoner and R. Lindley. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Mori. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Kalkbrenneb.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 12
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Pria che spunti " (II Matrimonio Segreto) . Cimarosa
Mr. Begrez.
Qutntett for Pfte., two Violins, Viola and 'Cello (Double-
Bass, ad lib.) . . . . . . . Kalkhrenner
Messrs. KIalkbrenner, Weichsel, Watts, Lyon, R. Lindley (and Anfossi).
Trio, " Benedictus " . . , . . . Cheruhini
Mrs. Lacy, Messrs. Begrez and Lacy.
Overture, " Coriolaniis " (Coriolan) .... Beethoven
Act II
Symphony in E . . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Se fur sogno " (Agnese) .... Pa'er
Mr. Lacy.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Mofei, Gattie, Watts and R. Lindley.
Overture, " Ulysse et Circe " . . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. At the Pianoforte, Dr. Crotch.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 26
Act I Symphony (MS.) ...... Lord Burghersh
(First performance in England ; presented to this Society.) Cantata, " Adelaiida " . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Goodall.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Sir George Smart.)
CoNCERTANTE (MS.) for Pianoforte, Harp and Horns Kalkbrenner and
Messrs. Kalkbrenner, Dizi and the Petrides. Dizi
ScENA, " Dove sono " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon. Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
ScENA, " Deh parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Ciinarosa
Madame Camporese. Quartett for two Violins, Tenor and 'Cello . . F. Bies
Messrs. J. D. Loder, T. Cooke, Watts and R. Lindley. Overture in E . . . . . . . Bishop
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Bishop.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 9
Act I Symphony, " Surprise " (No. 3) . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Parto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon.
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Quintett for Pianoforte and Strings .... F. Ries
Messrs. Ries, Weichsel, Watts, R. Lindley and Anfossi. Aria, " Sento un interna voce " (Elizabetta) . . Rossini
Madame Fodor. Overture, " Demophoon ".,... Vogel
Act II
Symphony' in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Come ti piace " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mmes Fodor and Salmon.
Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . Mozart
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts, Lyon, Leffler and R. Lindley.
Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Mr. S. Webbe, junr.
1818
The most important novelty in this year was the Septett by Hummel, produced at the 1st concert and never before heard in England. This work survived much longer than the majority of his compositions.
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At the 2nd concert, a Vocal Trio was given a first hearing, from Spontini's Opera "Milton."^ UnUke other of his works, the influence of Mozart is evident in this one-act Opera.
The Demoiselles De Lihii, who sang last 5'^ear, appeared again, but only as duettists, in the 3rd concert, and made quite a sensation by their graceful and sympathetic singing.
At the 4th, another new Symphony (MS.), by Ries, was presented, and Beethoven's Quintett for Pianoforte, Wood- wind and Horn. The very much-played "Anacreon"* Overture was not only performed at the 2nd concert, but also, " By Command," was repeated at the 7th and 8th !
At the 8th concert, a Scena by Mozart, "Ch'io scordi di te," was introduced, for the first time in this country, by Mrs. Salmon, having, in addition to what they termed " full accom- paniments," an important Pianoforte Obbhgato, which was played by Dr. William Crotch.
At the 6th concert, an important original Member presided " at the Pianoforte." This was Mr. Vincent Novello.
As editor and collector of sacred music, he will ever be held in gratitude by both amateur and professional musicians, and his research really started the foundation of that great firm of Novello, established in Frith Street, Soho, by his son, Joseph Alfred Novello, and now sustained and carried on by the family of Littleton and their co-Directors.
By lowering the then exorbitant price of music, thousands of people, to whom the masterpieces had been a sealed book, could now afford to enjoy and know them.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1818
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Act I
Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Deh per questo " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon. Septett for Pfte., Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, 'Cello and
Double-Bass ....... Hummel
Messrs. Neate, Ireland, F. Griesbach, C. Tully, Spagnoletti,
R. Lindley and Dragonetti
(First performance in this country.)
QuARTETT, " Placido e il mar " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mrs. Lacy, Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Elliott and Lacy. Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
^ Dedicated to the Empress Josephine. ^ From 1813 to 1904 it was performed fifty-three times. D
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Act II Symphony in Eb • • • • • • • F. Ries
Aria, " Dove sono " . . . . . . Mozart
Miss Stephens. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts, Lyon and R. Lindley. Overture ........ B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Ries.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 9
Act I
Symphony in D, " The Clock " (No. 11) . . . Haydn
Trio, " E ver' — gli dissi " (Milton) .... Spontini
Mrs. Salmon, Messrs. Braham and Lacy.
(First performance in this country.)
Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Challoner, Lyon and R. Lindley. ScENA, " Ombre sortite " (Teseo) .... Handel
Mr. Braham. Overture, " Prometheus "..... Beethoven
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Aria, " Misero che adora " . . . . . Drou'et
Mrs. Salmon. Trio for Violin, Viola and 'Cello .... Lindley
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts and R. Lindley. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Griffin.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 30
Act I Symphony in EI? (No. 8) . . . . . . Haydn
Duet ........ Mayer
Mlles De Lihu. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Mori, Watts, F:6my and R. Lindley. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Scena ........ Zingarelli
Mlle De Lihu.
Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . Beethoven
Messrs. Weichsel, R. Ashley, R. Lindley, Dragonetti,
Willman, C. Tully and Holmes.
Overture, " Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. J. D. Lodbr. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Attwood.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 13
Act I Symphony in D . . ..... Mozart
ScENA, "All, perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Goodall.
QuiNTETT for Pianoforte, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon and
Horn ........ Beethoven
Messrs. Griffin, Willman, F. Griesbach, HoiiMES and Puzzi. Overture, " Tamerlane " ..... Winter
Act II
Symphony (MS.) ....... F. Ries
(First time of performance.)
Aria, " Riedi, agli amplessi " . . . . . Liverati
Mrs. Salmon.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Lyon and R. Lindley. CoNCERTANTE for French Horn .... Puzzi
SiGNOR Puzzi. Overture, " Die Zauberfiote " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. H. Smart, senr.^ At the Pianoforte, Sir George Smart.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 27
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Aria, " Se fur sogno " (Agnese) .... Pa'er
Mr. Lacy. Trio for Violin, Viola and 'Cello .... Mozart
Messrs. Weichsel, Mori and R. Lindley. Quartett, " Benedictus " . . . . . Mozart
Mrs. Lacy ; Messrs. Terrail, Elliott and Lacy. Overture, " Les Abencerages " . . . . Cherubini
Act II Symphony, " Grand," in E !? (No. 10) ... Haydn
ScENA, " Ecco a te " . . . . . . J. S. Mayer
Miss Stephens.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Loder, Watts, Challoner and R. Lindley.
Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Mori. At the Pianoforte, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
^ Henry Smart, the well-known blind organist and composer, was his son.
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[1818
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 11
Act I
Symphony in Et? . . . . . . . MozaH
Duet, " Qual Anelante Cervo " . . . . Marcello
Mbs. Salmon and Me. Brahajni. Sestett for Pianoforte and Strings .... F. Ries
Messrs. F. Ries, Weichsel, Watts, Lyon, R. Lindley and
Dragonetti.
Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Brahabi. Overture (new) ....... B. Rotnberg
Act II
Symphony in C (No. 1) Aria (MS.)
Beethoven Sor
Mrs. Salmon.
(First time of performance.)
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. Femy, Watts, Lyon and R. Lindley. Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Vincent Novello.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 25
Act I
Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
Duet, " Prendero qual brunettino " . , . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon and Mr, Braham.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Weichsel, Reeve, Challoner and R. Lindley. Aria, " Tu che accendi " (Tancredi) .... Rossini
Mrs. Salmon. Overture, " Anacreon " {By command) . . . Cherubini
Act II
Symphony, " Grand," in D (No. 7) . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Deh per questo " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mr. Braham.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Mori and R. Lindley.
Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. At the Pianoforte, Mr. F. Ries.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 8 Act I Symphony in D . . . . . • • F. Ries
Regit., " Ch' io scordi di te " ;^ Aria, " Non temer "
(Idomeneo) Mozart
Mrs. Salmon. (First performance ; with full accompaniments and Pfte. obblig. by Dr. Crotch.) QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . Mozart
Messrs. Weichsel, Mori, Spagnoletti, Watts and R. Lindley. Trio, " Voli il piedi " (MS.) ..... Benincori
Mlles De Lihu and Miss Goodall. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Chervhini
Act II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Ah, conipir " Guglielmi
Mrs. Salmon. Violin obbligato, Mr. Spagnoletti. Qthntett for Pianoforte, Clarinet, Oboe, Horn and
Bassoon Mozart
Messrs. Neate, Willman, F. Griesbach, C. Tully and Holmes.
Overture, " Anacreon " {By command) . . . Chervhini
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Dr. Crotch.
1819
In this year the advisabihty of printing the Programmes with greater care and. detail led to the inclusion of the words of the vocal pieces rendered, and made them more definite and more interesting.
Yaniewicz, who was an original Member and had only played in 1813, was invited again, but he wanted a hundred guineas for travelling eight hundred miles to play twice, and, apparentl}^ this put a stop to further negotiations !
William Shield, a pupil of Avison and well known as the composer and arranger of many English Ballad Operas, who was, at this time, Master of the King's Musick, was re-elected a Director for 1820.
At the 1st concert, a MS. Symphony by Clementi had a first hearing ; and at the 2nd, Heinrich J. Baermann (a great clarinettist) appeared for the first time, introducing his own Clarinet Fantasia. A Pianoforte Quintett by Ferdinand Ries, composed for these concerts, also had a first hearing.
^ Also entitled " Ch' io mi seoidi."
38 THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY [I819
At the 4th concert, Beethoven's great Scena " Ah perfido " was changed to " Ah perfida," to allow Mr. Braham (who should have known better !) to sing what the composer in- tended for a dramatic soprano. As Mr. Hogarth^ well puts it, " changing the subject from the passionate complaint of the forsaken Medea to that of some nameless inamorato, whining for the loss of his mistress." Other tenors of the period took this unpardonable liberty, but it would be impossible for such vandalism to occur at the present time. Dr. Crotch added orchestral accompaniments to his Motett, " Methinks I hear," and these were heard for the first time.
The date of this concert appears to have been changed from April 12 to April 19, at the request of the Earl of Scarborough !
At the 6th concert, Mr. J. B. Cramer played in a new Piano- forte Concerto of his composing.
At the 7th, a new MS. Trio, " La Sohtudine," by Attwood, was produced, written for male voices ; and at the 8th con- cert the movement, "Te ergo quaesumus," from Graun's " Te Deum," composed in 1756 for the victory at Prague, and sung first at the close of the Seven Years' War, in 1763.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1819
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 1 Act I
Symphony, " Military " (No. 12) ... . Haydn
Scena, " Berenice owh sei " . . . . . Jomelli
Mrs. Salmon.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. J. D. Loder, Watts, Challoner and R. Lindley. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Act II Symphony (MS.) ....... Clrmenti
(First time of performance.)
Aria, " Parto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
(Singer unnamed.)
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Krommer
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Mountain and R. Lindley. Duet, " II cor vi dono " (Cosi fan tutte) . . . Mozart
(Singer unnamed.) Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mori. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Clementi. ^ " Tlie Philharmonic Society," George Hogarth. London, 1862.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 15
Act I
Symphony, " Grand," in D . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Batti, batti " (Don Giovanni) . . , Mozart
Miss Stephens. 'Cello obbligato, Mr. R. Lindley.
QuiNTETT for Pianoforte, Violin, Viola, 'Cello and
Double-Bass ....... F. Ries
Messrs. F. Ries, J. D. Lodek, Watts, R. Lindley and Dragonetti.
Concertante for two Violins ..... Viotti
Messrs. Robbrechtz and Mori.
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Scena, " Questo 6 forse " (II Ritratto) . . . Zmgarelli
Mr. Braham Fantasia for Clarinet and Orchestra .... Baermann
Herr Baermann. Duet, " As steals the morn " (II Moderato) . . Handel
Miss Stephens and Mr. Braham. Ov^ERTURE, " Die Zauberflote " .... Mozart
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. At the Pianoforte, Mr. F. Ries.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 29
Act I Symphony in E t? . . . . . . . Mozart
Duet, " Fra gl' amplessi " (Cosi fan tutte) . . . Mozart
Miss Goodall and Mr. Begrez.
Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Mountain, Lyon and R. Lindley.
Aria, " Dove sei " (Rodelinda) .... Handel
Mrs. Salmon.
Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Act II
Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . . Beethoven
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Robbrechtz, Watts, Lyon and R. Lindley.
Scena, " Su Griselda " (Griselda) .... Paer
Miss Fanny Corri.
Overture, " Egmont " . . , . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mori. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Attwood.
40 THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY [1819
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 19
Act I Symphony in G . . . .... Haydn
ScENA, " Ah, perfida " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Bbaham. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts, Mountain, Challoner and
R. LiNDLEY.
Motett, " Methinks I hear " . . . . . Dr. Crotch
Mrs. Salmon, Messrs. Welsh, Braham, Evans and Leete.
(First time with orchestral accompaniment.)
Overture, " Les Deux Journ^es " . . . . Chervbini
Act II Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
ScENA, " Ah, compir "...... Guglielmi
Mrs. Salmon.
Violin obbligato, Mr. Weichsel.
Trio (MS.) for Violin and two 'Cellos . . . R. lAndley
Messrs. Weichsel, R. Lindley and Eley.
(First time of performance.)
Overture, " Coriolanus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Dr. Crotch.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 26
Act I Symphony in D . . . .... Mozart
ScENA (MS.), " Sia luminoso "..... F. Ries
Mr. Braham.
(First performance ; composed for these Concerts.)
Trio for Violin, Viola and 'Cello .... Beethoven
Messrs. Weichsel, Mori and R. Lindley. Concerto for Pianoforte (with Grand Orchestra) . Mozart
Mr. Beale.
Act II Symphony in D minor ...... F. Ries
Duet, " As I saw fair Clora " . . . . . Haydn
Messrs. Braham and Welsh.
Septett (MS.) for Clarinet, Strings and two Horns H. J. Baerinann
Messrs. Baermann, Weichsel, Watts, R. Ashley, R. Lindley,
C. TuLLY and Leander.
Aria, " Di placer " (La Gazza Ladra) . . . Rossini
Mrs. Salmon. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Sir George Smart.
1819]
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 10
Act I
Symphony (MS.) ....... F. Ries
Aria, " Cimentando i venti e 1' onde " (L' Italiana in
Algeri) Rossini
Mlle De Lihu.
(Horn obbligato, Signor Puzzi.)
QuARTETT^ for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. F. Cramer, W. Griesbach, Litolff and R. Lindley. Regit, and Duet, " Parto, ti lascio " . . . J. S. Mayer
Mlles De Lihu.
Concerto (MS.) for Pianoforte . . , . . J. B. Cramer
Mr. J. B. Cramer.
(First time of performance.)
Act II Symphony in B |7 (No. 9) . . . . . . Haydn
Quintett, " Sento ho Dio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mlles De Lihu, Messrs. Begrez, Hawes and Welsh. Fantasia for Horn ...... arranged by Puzzi
Signor Puzzi.
Overture, " Calypso " . . . , . . Winter
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. At the Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 24
Act I
Symphony in E b , . . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Deh se piacer " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Miss Goodall. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Griffin
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts, Challoner and R. Lindley.
Trio (MS.), " La Solitudine " .
Messrs. Welsh, Braham and Sale. Overture, " Idomeneo "
Attwood Mozart
Act II Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Scena, " Son Regina " (Semiramide) . . . Portogallo
Miss Fanny Corri. Settimetto^ for Strings, Clarinet, Horn and Voce
Umana* ........ Beethoven
Messrs. Weichsel, R. Ashley, R. Lindley, Dragonetti,
WiLLMAN, C. Tully and Mackintosh.
Overture (MS.) ....... J. Woelfl
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. At the Pianoforte, Mr. Griffin.
^ Printed " Quintett " in the Programme !
2 Septett.
* Possibly some form of bassoon ; no definite information.
42 THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY [1820
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 7
Act I Symphony in D . . ..... Mozart
Duet, " Te ergo quaesinius " (Te Deum) , . . Graun
Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Welsh. QuiNTETT for Pianoforte, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon and
Horn ........ Beethoven
Messrs. Griffin, Willman, F. Griesbach, Mackintosh and Puzzi. Cantata, " Alexis " ...... Dr. Pepusch
Mr. Braham.
('Cello obbligato, Mr. R. Lindley.)
Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony (No. 1) . . . . . . . Haydn
Song, " From mighty Kings " (Judas Maccabseus) . Handel
Mrs. Salmon. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. J. D. Loder, , Daniels and R. Lindley.
Duet, " La Dove prendi " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Miss Goodall and Mr. Braham.
Overture, " Don Giovanni " . . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. At the Pianoforte, Mr. F. Ries.
1820
The event of the year 1820 was the arrival in England of Louis Spohr, in time for the 1st concert on March 6, upon which occasion he played his Concerto (for Violin) " Nello Stilo Drammatico," a work frequently heard in later years.
At the 2nd (and 6th) concert, he led his String Quartett, and it must have been at the 3rd (April 10) that he fluttered the Directorial dovecotes by producing a baton and con- ducting ! How Spohr effected this important but bloodless revolution is amusingly recounted in his Autobiography :
" I resolved, when my turn came to direct, to attempt to remedy this defective system ! At the morning rehearsal on the day I was to conduct (Monday, June 19), I took my stand with a Score at a separate music-desk in front of the orchestra, drew my directing baton from my coat-pocket, and gave the signal to begin. Quite alarmed at such novel procedure, some of the Directors would have protested against it ; but when I besought them to grant me at least one trial, they became pacified. The triumph of the baton, as a time-giver, was decisive, and no one was seen again seated at the pianoforte during the performance of Symphonies and Overtures."^
* Spohr also wrote that " notwithstanding the high price of admission the number of subscribers was so great, that hundreds who had subscribed their names could not obtain seats."
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The work he conducted was his 2nd Symphony.^
At the 4th concert, he played in a Duet for VioMn and Harp with Mme Spohr, and at the 8th, he led in his Nonett, and once again conducted his Symphony. At the General Meeting on July 1, he sent a message to the Members, re- questing permission to dedicate this new Symphony to the Society, a great compHment from so distinguished a composer.
Further commissions were given to Beethoven this year, and a Pianoforte Concerto of his was introduced to England by Mr. Neate at the 5th concert.
King George IV, having succeeded his father on the throne, continued the gracious patronage which he had given to the Society since its foundation, as Prince Regent.
A Signor Bianchi sang for the first time : he was very probably a son of Francesco Bianchi, the Opera composer, who committed suicide in Hammersmith in 1810, and whose works have been long since forgotten.
After Spohr's bold move with a baton, the musician so far described as " at the Pianoforte " was, for the future, styled " Conductor," the pianoforte itself was taken away and only replaced for Concertos and Chamber-music, etc., and the conductor stood, as at the present time, before a desk facing the orchestra.
As I have already stated, the title " Leader," although becoming more nominal every year, died hard ; it was not until Costa became conductor, in the year 1846, that it en- tirely disappeared. Mr. Thomas Attwood, Organist of Saint Paul's Cathedral, and a pupil of Mozart, was Hon. Treasurer for this year only.
^ Spohr made a stipulation that, in addition to the two hundred and fifty guineas he was to receive, he should be provided by the Society with the concert-room, Hghts, etc., free, for a benefit concert he intended to give in conjunction with his wife. This occurred the day after the last concert (June 20), the day on which Queen Caroline returned from Italy to appear before Parliament on an accusation of adultery. All London was split into two parties ; the more numerous, consisting of the middle classes and the rabble, declared loudly in favour of the Queen. The programmes of his concert were covered over with posters, ordering a general illumination, and the mob, finding the house next to the concert-hall unilluminated, made a terrible uproar and flung volleys of stones, during Spohr's first duet with his wife (for harp and violin), a most upsetting disturbance, which did not cease until lights were lit, when the mob dispersed with loud cheers, and left the neigh- bourhood in peace once more.
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THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY PROGRAMMES FOR 1820
[1820
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 6
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
QuARTETT, " Benedictus " (Requiem) . . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Fanny Corbi, Messrs. Braham and Welsh. Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Miss Corri, Messrs. Braham and Welsh. CoNCERTANTE for Pianoforte, on Swedish Airs . . F. Ries
Mr. F. Ries. Aria, " Lieta quest' alma amante " . . . . Sacchini
Mrs. Salmon.
(Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Salmon.)
SoENA, " Perche Adelaide disperata " . . . Mayer
Mr. Braham. Concerto for Violin, " Nello Stilo drammatico " . Spohr
Mb. Spohr.
Act II Symphony in C . . . . . . . Haydn
Scena, " Delia Tromba " ..... Puccita
Miss Corri. Quartett, " Benedictus " (Requiem) . . . Mozart
Miss Corri, Master Marshall, Messrs. Braham and Welsh. Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. At the Pianoforte, Mr. F. Ries.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 20
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Arder mai " . . . . . . Mozart
Miss GOODALL.
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Mozart
Mr. Cipriani Potter. Recit. and Aria (MS.), " Dolce pietoso Amore " M. de P. V. Garcia
Mrs. Salmon.
Violin obbligato, Mb. Spagnoletti.
Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony in Ei? (MS.) ...... F. Ries
(Composed for this Society.) Aria, " Guardami, e in questo " . . . . Zingarelli
SiGNOR Bianchi. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Spohr
Messrs. Spohr, Watts, T. S. Cooke and R. Lindley. Overture, " Les Deux Journ^es " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr, Spagnoletti. At tlie Pianoforte, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
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1820] THE FIRST DECADE 45
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 10
Act I Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
QuABTETT, " Benedictus " . . . . . Haydn
Miss Stephens, Messrs. C. S. Evans, Braham and Sale. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. F. Cramer, W. Griesbach, Mountain, Daniels and
R. LiNDLEY.
Aria, " Pari a te " . . . . . . Manfroce^
Mr. Bbaham. Overture, " Medee " . . . . . . Chervhini
Act II Symphony (MS.) ....... Spohr
(First performance in England ; conducted by the Composer.) Song, " On mighty pens " (The Creation) . . . Haydn
Miss Stephens. Trio for Pianoforte, Violin and 'Cello . . . Hummel
Messrs. J. Beale, Spagnoletti and R. Lindley. Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spohr. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 24
Act I Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . . Beethoven
Trio, " Mi lasci, O madre amata " (II Ratto di Proserpina) Winter
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall and Mr. Begrez, Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mayseder
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Mountain and R. Lindley. Regit, and Air, " From mighty Kings " (Judas Maccabseus) Handel
Mrs. Salmon. Overture (MS.) ....... Cherubini
(Composed for this Society.)
Act II Symphony (Letter V) ..... . Haydn
Aria, " Non piu di fiori " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Miss Goodall.
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Duet for Harp and Violin ..... Spohr
Mme and Mr. Spohr. Overture in D . . . . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
1 Called " Manfroggi " also, in 1826.
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[1820
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 8
Act I Symphony in C (No. I) . . . . . . Mozart
Regit., " Deeper and deeper still " ; Air, " Waft her,
Angels " (Jephtha) ...... Handel
Mk. Bbaham.
QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . A. Romberg
Messrs. Spagnoletti, W. Griesbach, Lyon, Daniels and
R. Lindley.
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Beethoven
Mr. Neate. (First performance in this country.)
Act II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
ScKNA, " Berenice ove sei " . . . . . Jotnelli
Miss Stephens. Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass . . . Corelli
Messrs. R. and W. B. Lindley^ and Dragonetti. Trio, " Soave sia il vento " . . . . . Mozart
Misses Stephens and CtOodall, and Mr. Sale.
Overture, " Fernand Cortez " . . . . Spontini
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. F. Ries.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 22
Act I
Symphony in E !? . . . . . . . Mozart
Scena, " Non paventar " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Miss Fanny Corri.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Spohr
Messrs. Spohr, Watts, Mountain and R. Lindley.
Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Act II
Symphony in D (No. 11) . . . . . . Haydn
Trio, " Qual silenzio " . . . . . . Attwood
Messrs. Evans, Vaughan and Sale,
Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Spagnoletti, R. Lindley, Dragonetti,
WiLLMAN, Puzzi and Mackintosh.
Aria, " Fellon la pena avrai " . . . . . Rossini
Mrs. Salmon. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. C. Potter.
1 W. B. Lindley was R. Lindley's son.
1820] THE FIRST DECADE 47
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 5
Act I
Symphony in F, " Pastoral " (No. 6) ... Beethoven
QuAKTETT, " Recordare " (Requiem) . . . Mozart
Miss Goodall, Messrs. Evans, Bbaham and Welsh. Trio (Violoncello obbligato) ..... i?. Lindley
Messrs. R. Lindley, J. D. Loder and Crouch. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... F. Ries
Mr. F. Ries.
Act II Symphony in B[? (No. 4) . . . . . , Haydn
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. J. D. Loder, Watts, Challoner and R. Lindley. Regit., " Ma qual mai " ; Duet, " Fuggi crudel " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Miss Goodall and Mr. Braham. Overture, " Tamerlane " ..... Winter
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. Welsh.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 19
Act I Symphony ........ Spohr
QuARTETT, " Dite almen " (La Villanella rapita) . Mozart
Miss F. Cobri ; Messrs. Welsh, Vaughan and Sale.
QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . Mozart
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Mountain, W. Griesbach and
R. Lindley.
Aria, " Finche solco il mare " . . . . . Hasse
Mr. Welsh. Concerto for Pianoforte in C . . . . . Mozart
Mr. C. Potter.
Act II Symphony in E i? (No. 8) . . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Trusto Ciel " (Tancredi) .... Rossini
Miss F. Corri. NoNETT for Strings, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and
Bassoon ........ Spohr
Messrs. Spohb, W. Gbiesbach, R. Lindley, Deagonetti, Ibeland, F. Griesbach, Willman, Arnull and Mackintosh. QuARTETT, Semi-Chorus and Terremoto, " Nelle tue
man "........ Haydn
Miss F. Corri, Messrs. Evans, Vaughan, Welsh, Tebbail, Elliott and Sale.
Leader, Mr. Spohb. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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1821
Mr. W. Dance succeeded Mr. Attwood as Treasurer ; he had previously served in 1815.
At the 2nd concert, Mr. Cipriani Potter played Mozart's Pianoforte Concerto in D for the first time in this country, and a MS. Overture by Spohr, composed for the Society, received a first hearing.
There were two first appearances at the 3rd concert; the great flautist, Jean Louis Tulou, and the eminent violinist, Raphael George Kiesewetter (tlie Edler von Wiesenbrunn) ; but later on, in the 8th concert, a much more important first appearance occurred, when the great Ignaz Moscheles, de- scribed in the Programme as " Mr. Moscheles of Vienna," played for the first time in this country, choosing a MS. Concerto of his own.
His arrival created quite a big sensation. The late Edward Dannreuther spoke of him as " the foremost pianist after Hummel and before Chopin." Three years later (in 1824) Mendelssohn was receiving lessons from Moscheles.
Six Symphonies by Beethoven and five by Mozart were played this year, and the latter composer was also represented by eleven vocal items.
Amongst new compositions was a Septett, written for harp, wood-wind, horn and double-bass, composed expressly for the 7th concert by Robert Nicholas Charles Bochsa, who himself played the harp part.^
For fully a quarter of a century, after his very successful first appearance on June 11, Moscheles passed his time and built up his fame in England, and it was not until 1846 that he left this country, at the invitation of Mendelssohn, to take up the important post of first Pianoforte Professor at the newly founded Leipzig Conservatorium. He made one last appearance at the Philharmonic Concerts, so late as 1861, when he played his G minor Concerto with almost as much vigour and fire as in the earher days of his notable career.
At this early date the Directors were asked to arrange their dates so as not to clash with the Banquet of the Royal Society of Musicians ! This Institution was founded in 1738, and is, at the present time, stiU doing its charitable work for musicians and their orphans.
The wonderful advance in speed of travel and the facihties
^ Bochsa eloped with the wife of Sir Henry Bishop in 1839.
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for getting about nowadays are illustrated in a quaint way. Who would, in the twentieth century, refuse, as Attwood did in 1821, to become a Director, because he had gone to live in the country — viz. Norwood !
Another case was that a letter from the Society to Kiese- wetter, who was at Vienna, could not reach him for some days, because of the quantity of ice on the Elbe.
The Society, it may be noted, was anything but democratic in those days, for the Directors objected to the nomination of one new Subscriber, because he had a confectioner's shop in Bishopsgate Street, his sponsor, Mr. Joseph Calkin, assuring these very select gentlemen that the worthy citizen never served behind a counter !
Prince Esterhaz}^ sent the Society a MS. Symphony, through the medium of Baron Neumann ; it was never performed.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1821
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) . Regit., " Ma qua! mai " ; Duet, " Fuggi crudel " (Don
Giovanni)
Miss Goodall and Mr. Begrez.
Fantasia for Pianoforte .....
Mr. Neate.
Regit., " Ch' io mi scordi " ; Aria, " Non temer (Idomeneo) ......
Mrs. Salmon. Violin obbligato, Mr. Mori. Overture (MS.), " Don Carlos "...
Beethoven Mozart Hummel
Mozart F. Ries
Act II
Symphony in El? (No. 8) , . . . . . Haydn
Regit, and Aria, " Fra un' istante " ... Rossini
Mr. Begrez. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Mountain and R. Lindley. Trio, " Mi lasci " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . Winter
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall and Mr. Begrez.
Overture, " Les Abencerages " . . . . Cheruhini
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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[1821
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 12
Act I Symphony in B b (No. 4) . . . . . . Beethoven
Abia, " Tutto e silenzio " (Agnese) .... Paer
Miss Goodall. Concerto for Pianoforte in D . . . . . Mozart
Mr. C. Potter.
(First performance in this country.)
Duet, " Qual anelante Cervo " . . . . Marcello
Miss Stephens and Mr. Vaughan. Overture (MS.) ....... Spohr
(Composed for this Society.)
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Recit. and Air, " Ecco a te " . . . . . Mayer
Miss Stephens. Quartett for two Viohns, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Spagnoletti, W. Griesbach, Mountain and R. Lindley. Regit, and Trio, " My soul with rage " (The Mount
of Olives) ....... Beethoven
Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Vaughan and Nelson. Overture (MS.) in D . . . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. F. Ries.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 26
Act I
Sy:mphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Parto, ma tu ben mio " (Tito) . . . Mozart
Madame Camporese.
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Concerto for Flute ...... Tulou
Mr. Tulou. Scena, " Tutto e vano " (Torvaldo e Dorliska) . . Rossini
Mrs. Salmon. Overture in D . . . . . . .A. Romberg
Act II Symphony, " Jupiter " . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Languiro vicino a quelle " (Achille) . . Paer
Mr. Braham.
Concerto for Violin ...... (?)
Mr. Kiesewetteb. Duet, " Amor ! possenti nonie " (Armida) . . Rossini
Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 9
Act I
Sybiphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " M' era no to il tuo dolore " (II Seraglio) , . Mozart
Mme Rosalie Corri and Mr. Begrez. QuiNTETT for Pianoforte and Strings ... F. Ries Mr. F. Ries, Messrs. Kiesewetteb, Mountain, R. Lindley and Dbagonetti. Regit, and Air (MS.), " Soft-blowing Zephyrs " (Libera- tion of Germany) Winter
Miss Goodall.
'Cello obbligato, Mr. R. Lindley.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Agt II
Symphony in D Mozart
Aria, " Oh quanto 1' anima " Mayer
Mme Rosalie Corri.
Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . Beethoven
Messrs. J. D. Loder, Mountain, R. Lindley, Dbagonetti,
WiLLMAN, Puzzi and Mackintosh.
Trio, " Most beautiful appear " (The Creation) . . Haydn
Miss Goodall, Messrs. Begrez and Sale.
Overture,^ " Le Jeune Henri " . . . . Mehul
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetter. Conductor, Mr. F. Ries.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 30 Act I
Symphony in C (No. 1) Beethoven
Scena, " Se fur sogno " (Agnese) .... Poet:
Mr. Kellner.
Horn obbligato, Mr. Puzzi.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mayseder
Messrs. Kiesewetter, H. Smart, senr.. Mountain and
R. Lindley.
Scena, " Deh, parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Cimarosa
Miss Mori. Overture, " Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Act II Symphony (MS.) in D minor ..... F. Ries
Scena, " Ah ! s' e colpa un primo afTetto " . . Pacini
Mrs. Salmon. Fantasia for Flute ...... Tulou
Mr. Tulou. Duet, " Graceful Consort " (The Creation) , . Haydn
Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Kellner. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " .... Mozart
Leader, Mr. H. Sjiart, senr. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
^ Though usually styled thus, tlie full title w^as " Le Chasse du Jcune Henri."
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 14
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... .
Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni)
Mr. Braham. Septett for Pfte., Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, 'Cello and Double-Bass .......
Messrs. Neate, Ireland, F. Griesbach, Puzzi, Lyon, R. Lindley and Dragonetti. Aria, " Batti, batti " (Don Giovanni)
Madame Camporese. 'Cello obbligato, Mr. R. Lindley. Overture, " Coriolanus "
Beethoven Mozart
Hummel
Mozart
Beethoven
Act II Symphony in E b . . . . . . . Mozart
Trio, " Benedictus " . . . . . . Cherubini
Mme Camporese ; Messrs, Brahajm and Sale. Quabtett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello , . A. Romberg
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Daniels and R. Lindley. Regit., " Non paventar " ; Aria, " Infelice " (II
Flauto Magico) ...... Mozart
Mme Rosalie Corri. Overture, " Don Giovanni " . . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 28
Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Aria, " Deh per questo istante " (Tito) . . . Mozart
Miss Goodall.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. Spagnoletti, W. Griesbach, Mountain and R. Lindley.
Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall and Mr. Begbez.
Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Cherubini
Mozart Handel
Bochsa
Act II Symphony in D . Air, " From mighty Kings " (Judas Maccaba^us)
Mrs. Salmon. Septett (MS.) for Harp, Wood- Wind, Horn and Double- Bass ........
Messrs. Bochsa, Ireland, F. Griesbach, Willman, Mackintosh,
Puzzi and Dragonetti.
Aria, " Pria che spunti " (II Matrimonio Segreto) . Cimarosa
Mr. Begrez. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetter. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 11
Act I Symphony in F ...... . F. Ries
Tbio, " O dolce e caro istante " (Gli Orazzi e Curiazzi)
Mme Rosalie Corri, Miss Stephens and Mb Begrez. Concerto (MS.) for Pianoforte ....
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Aria, " Voi clie sapete " (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Miss Stephens.
Act II
Mme R. Corri.
Overture in D
Symphony in C ScENA, " Son Regina
Concerto for Violin .....
Mb. Kiesewetter.
Duet, " Come ti piace " (La Clemenza di Tito)
Messrs. P. A. Cobbi and Begrez. Overture, " Prometheus "
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. F, Ries.
Cimarosa
z.
Moscheles
Mozart
B. Romberg
Haydn Portogallo
Polledro
Mozart
Beethoven
1822
An interesting episode this year was the connection which this Society had with the formation of one of our greatest schools of music. Thomas Forbes Walmisley called a meeting of the Society to consider plans for the estabhshment of a Royal Academy of Music, and to hear the report of a Committee chosen by the Philharmonic Society to consider the matter ; the report was signed by Sir Henry Bishop, J. F. Burro wes, Henry Hill, senr., Carl Kramer, F. L. Latour, Charles Neate, Vincent Novello, Cipriani Potter and T. F. Walmisley, and the Committee recommended Plan B drawn up by the last- named professor. This happened on April 13, but evidently the foundation was diverted into the hands of noble amateurs, because so soon afterwards as July 20, Lord Burghersh for- warded to the Directors his Rules for the estabhshment of the R.A.M., which had been agreed upon at a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen, at the Thatched House Club, on July 5. Cipriani Potter, one of the above Committee, gave the first lesson in the Institution (to Mr. Kellow Pye), and several other Members of the Philharmonic Society became professors there.
That the " prodigy " idea is not a new one is proved by the violinist, Samuel Daniels, recommending to the Society a wonderful player of nine years of age !
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Mr. J. D. Loder was, owing to a serious breakdown of the nervous system, unable to help the Society this year, having, by doctor's orders, to stay at Exeter for his health.
At the 1st concert, Henry Field, called Field " of Bath " to distinguish him (if the need existed) from his more dis- tinguished namesake, " Russian " Field, played a Concerto by Hummel, which was new to this country.
At the 2nd, there was nothing of importance.
At the 3rd concert, Jacques F. Mazas made his first ap- pearance in this country, playing his own Barcarolle variee for Violin. He was also leader at the 6th concert, when his MS. Overture to " Corinne au Capitole " was given.
An interesting novelty was rendered at the same concert, in the shape of a Concerto for Pianoforte, with Chorus, by Steibelt. Its first performance on the Continent took place fully twelve years after Beethoven's Choral Fantasia was produced, but, with that great exception, it was new ground in musical form. The Concerto was in E b, and the vocal part is described as " with characteristic Bacchanalian Rondo and Chorus." A MS. Overture in C minor by J. Woelii was also performed.
The 5th concert was rich in works performed for the first time in this country, and introduced the first lady pianist to the Society, Mrs. Lucy Anderson (nee Philpot). Her per- formance of Hummel's B minor Concerto was the beginning of a career as pianist which has but rarely been equalled by any other lady player in Europe.
At the 4th concert, Kiesewetter played, but refused to arrange terms with the Secretary until he had observed whether the talent market was glutted or not !
Mme Caradori, possessed of a sweet but not very strong voice, made her debut at the concert on April 15. As Miss Stephens had to sing at the Ojjera, Sir George Smart recom- mended her as a substitute. She was a general favourite, modest and unassuming, and she pleased aU her audiences.
At the 5th, amongst the works new to England were an Overture, "Don Mendoza," by A. Romberg ; a new Symphony by Kalkbrenner; and the Hummel Concerto, played by Mrs. Anderson. And yet another new Symphony b}^ Ries was played at the 6th concert ; whilst at the 7th a MS. Symphony by Bochsa was heard for the first time, which had been com- posed for and played at the Amateur Concerts. Most courte- ously the Directors of the Amateur Concerts placed the whole of their interesting library at the disposal of the Philharmonic Society.
The 8th concert, ending with the well-worn " Anacreon "
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Overture, concluded the first decade. Below will be found the Programmes, followed by certain Tables of Statistics.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1822
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Act I
Symphony in D . . . . . . . Mozart
Q UARTETT, ' ' O voto tremendo ' ' and ' ' March ' ' ( Idomeneo ) Mozart
Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Terrail, Begrez and Sale. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Hximmcl
Mr. Henry Field. (First performance in this country.) Regit., " Ma qual niai " ; Duet, " Fugge crudel "
(Don Giovanni) ...... Mozart
Miss Goodall and Mk. Begrez. Overture, " L'Hotellerie Portugaise "... Cherubini
Act II Symphony in B [7 (No. 9) . . . . . . Haydn
Regit, ed Aria, " Ah, s' e colpa " . . . . Pacini
Mrs. Salmon. Quartett for two VioUns, Viola and 'Cello . . Mayseder
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Gu\'"Nemer and R. Lindley. Trio, " Mi lasci " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . . Winter
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall and Mr. Begrez. Overture, " Fidelio " ...... Beethoven
Leader, Mr. H. Smart, seni-. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 11
Act I
Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Quartett, " Recordare " (Requiem) . . . Mozart
Mme Camporese ; Messrs. Terrail, Sapio and Nelson. Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass . . . Corelli
Messrs. R. and W. Lindley and Dragonetti. Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. L. Sapio Overture, " Don Carlos " ..... F. Ries
Act II Symphony in D minor ...... Haydn
Aria, " Felice non sarei " (La Primavera Felice) . Pa'er
Mme Camporese. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Rode
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Guynemer, Lyon and R. Lindley. Duet, " II tuo destino " (Mitridate) .... Nasolini
Mme Camporese and Mr. L. Sapio. Overture, " Proserpina " . . . . , Winter
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. F. Ries.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 25
Act I
Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
QuARTETT, " Placido e il mar " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Begrez and Sale. Concerto for Pianoforte in E 1? (MS.) (with Bacchanalian
Rondo and Chorus) ...... Steibelt
Mr. Neate and Chorus. Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall and Mr. Begrez.
Overture in C minor (MS.) ..... Woelfl
I
Act II Symphony (Letter A) ..... . Haydn
Air, " Non, je ne veux joas chanter " . . . Nicolo
Mrs. Salmon.
Barcarolle for Violin, with Variations ..." Mazas
Mr. Mazas.
Duet, " By thee with bliss " ; Chorus, " For ever
blessed " (Creation) ...... Haydn,
Mrs. Salmon, Mr. Sale and Chorus.
Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 15
Act I Symphony in E |? . . . . . . . Spohr
Trio, " Che ascoltai " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Mme Caradori ; Messrs. Begrez and Bellamy.
Concerto for Pianoforte in C .
Mr. Cipriani Potter.
Regit, ed Aria, " Ali ! se perdo "
Mme Caradori.
Overture in D ...
Beethoven Naumann A. Romberg
Act II
Symphony in C (No. 6) . . . . . . Mozart
Trio, " Se al volto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mme Caradori ; Messrs. Begrez and Bellamy.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mayseder
Messrs. Kjesewetter, H. Smart, senr.. Mountain and Brooks.
Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Madame Caradori.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cheruhini
Leader, Mr. H. Smart, senr. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 29
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Song, " Oft on a plat " (L' Allegro ed il Pensieroso) . Handel
Mr. Vaughan. Concerto for Pianoforte in B minor .... Hummel
Mrs. Anderson.
(First performance in this country.)
Trio, " Soave sia il vento " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall and Signor Angrisani. Overture, " Don Mendoza " . . . . .A. Romberg
(First performance in this country.)
Act II Symphony (MS.) ....... Kalkbrenner
(First performance in this country.) Air, " Come, thou favour'd of the Lord " (The Deluge) Bochsa
Mrs. Salmon. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Mazas, Guynemer, Mountain and Brooks.
Sextett, " Sola, sola " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall, Master Coles, Messrs. Vaughan,
Nelson and Angrisani.
Overture, " Zaira " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetter. Conductor, SiPv George Smart.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 13
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Haydn
Duet, " Ah, perdona " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mme Camporese and Mr. Sapio. Concerto for Violin ...... Mayseder
Mr. Kiesewetter. Aria, " Sento mancarmi " . . . . . Mozart
Mme Ronzi De Begnis. Overture (MS.), " Corinne au Capitole " . . . Mazas
(First performance in England.)
Act II Symphony (MS.) ....... F. Ries
(First time of performance.)
Aria, " Parto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
Madame Camporese,
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . Beethoven
Messrs. Kiesewetter, Mountain, Crouch, Dragonetti,
Willman, Puzzi and Mackintosh.
Duet, " In questo lieto istante " (La Vestale) . . Pucitta
Mme Ronzi De Begnis and Mr. Sapio. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mazas. Conductor, Mr. F. Ries.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 27
Act I
Symphony in Bt? (No. 4, " Grand ") . . . . Haydn
Trio, " Qual silenzio " . . . . . . Attwood
Messrs. Begrez, Vaughan and Kellner. Sextett for Pianoforte and Strings .... F. Ries
Messrs. F. Ries, J. D. Loder, Watts, Daniels, R. Lindley
and Dragonetti.
Regit, e Duetto, " Per pieta " (La Ginevra in Scozia) J. S. Mayer
Miss Goodall and Mr. Kellner. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony (MS.) ....... Bochsa
Air, " Non piu di fiori " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mme Camporese.
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . Spohr and May seder
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Guynemer and R. Lindley.
Quintett, " Perche mentir " (II Flauto Magico) . Mozart
Mme Camporese, Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Begrez, Vaughan
and Kellner.
Overture, " Cosi fan tutte " . . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Condvictor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 10
Act I Symphony in E [? .
Air, " Now Heaven in fullest glory shone " (The Creation) ........
Mr. Zuchelli. Concerto for Pianoforte (MS.) .....
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. (First performance in this country.) Duet, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese) ....
Mme. Caradori and Mr. Zuchelli. Overture in D
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Scena, " Ogetto amabile "
Miss Honoria Ashe. (First performance in London.) Concerto for Violin ......
Mr. Kiesewetter. Recit., " E Susanna " ; Aria, " Dove sono " (Le Nozze di Figaro) .......
Madame Caradori. Overture, " Anacreon " .
Mozart
Haydn
Moscheles
Paer B. Romberg
Beethoven Rossini
Maurer
Mozart
Cherubini
Leader, Mb. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers and their various forms of Composition diu'ing the First Decade of the Society's existence.
The (?) denotes the impossibility of gaining accurate information.
|
Nationality. |
Com- |
Sym- |
Over- |
Con- |
Chamber |
Miscel- |
Vocal. |
Total of Com- |
|
posers. |
plionies. |
tures. |
certos. |
Music. |
laneous. |
positions. |
||
|
Austria . |
6 |
(?)44 |
18 |
(?)21 |
(?)34 |
|
(?)130 |
(?)247 |
|
British |
||||||||
|
Empire . |
11 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
— |
56 |
83 |
|
France |
10 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
39 |
|
German . |
||||||||
|
Emj^ire . |
20 |
22 |
41 |
38 |
36 |
27 |
146 |
310 |
|
Hungary |
||||||||
|
and |
||||||||
|
Bohemia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
30 |
|
Italy |
33 |
7 |
21 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
205 |
248 |
|
Portugal . |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
|
Spain |
2 |
. |
— |
1 |
4 |
5 |
A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Solo Players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices, and the Conductors duiing the First Decade.
|
Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
strings. |
Wood- wind. |
Brass. |
Organ, |
Male Voices. |
Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
|
Africa Austria . Belgium . British Empire . France German Empire . Hungary and Bohemia Italy Poland . Spain |
1 1 17 2 8 1 1 2 (one being Guitar; |
1 1 1 35 6 G 6 1 |
11 2 3 |
2 2 1 |
1 |
1 21 4 being boys 2 1 9 1 |
11 3 1 7 |
L. P L.4;P.9; C. 1 L. 2 L. 2;P.3; C. 1 P. 1 L.3;P.l L. 1 |
^ P = "At the Pianoforte," i.e. prior to the establishment of a Conductor, and L — Leader, whilst C is Conductor.
The Index (at the end of this Volume) will indicate the first and last appearances of artists, and the first and last performances of works, also the number of each during these one hundred years.
[1823
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1823
THE second decade opened under the immediate patronage of King George IV, who, as Prince Regent, became Patron in 1813. The terms used for each part of the concert Programmes are still Act I and II, and the leader's name is still printed, although Mr. H. R. Bishop wrote this year objecting to the confusion of leader and conductor, and maintaining that a conductor should be, in all matters, supreme.
The supremacy of Mozart in the vocal section, although still upheld (this season, with fifteen items), was gradually being challenged by the brilliance of Rossini and his appeal to the vanity of the prima donna.
It became quite usual to find six or seven Symphonies by Beethoven each year, four or five by Haydn and three or four by Mozart. Cherubini up to the present time supphed the majority of the Overtures, but now his place was taken by Weber, who, during most of this second decade, was distinctly the favourite.
At the 4th concert, Mr. Neate introduced a Fantasia for pianoforte and orchestra by Karl Czerny, the weU-known teacher and a most prolific composer, and at the 5th, a new purchase, made through Ferdinand Ries, of a MS. Overture in C by Beethoven, was heard for the first time. On the title page is written, in his own handwriting, " Written for the opening of the Josephstadter Theatre, at the end of September, 1822, by Ludwig van Beethoven, and performed on October 3, 1822." The Society received it on January 24, 1823. At the same concert a new Symphony (MS.) by Clementi was given, and Herr Friedrich Grund played a VioHn Concerto by Soplu", making his first appearance in this country.
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At the 6th concert, the MS. Overture by Cherubini, composed for the Society, was repeated, whilst at the 8th, a Trio by Corelli for two 'cellos and a double-bass introduced a son of Robert Lindley just come of age, WiUiam Lindley, who played in this popular work with his father and Dragonetti ; it became such a favourite at these concerts that it was repeated eleven times. The great Finale to Act I of Don Giovanni was given, with a chorus in addition to the seven soloists. There were no new singers of any note, who appeared during this season.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1823
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Act I
Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Tbio, " Quello di Tito e il volto " (La Clemenza di Tito) Mozart
Mns. Salmon ; Messes. Sapio and Kellneb. QuABTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messks. Mobi, Watt, H. Smart, senr., and R. Lindley. Song, " In native worth " (The Creation) . . . Haydn
Mb. Sapio. OvEBTUBE, " Lodoiska " . . . • . . Cherubini
Act II
Symphony, " The Military " (No. 12)
Scena, " Deh, parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo)
Mrs. Salmon. Concerto for Horn .....
Mr. Puzzi. Duet, " In questo lieto istante "
Mrs. Salmon and Mb. Sapio. Ovebtube, " Le Nozze di Figaro " .
Leader, Mb. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. J. B
Haydn Cimarosa
Belloli
Pucitta
Mozart Cbamer.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 3
Act I Symphony in G ...... . Haydn
Tbio, " Mi lasci " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . . Winter
Mme Ronzi De Begnis, Miss Goodall and Mb. Begeez. Concerto for Pianoforte in Eb . . • • Mozart
Mb. Cipbiani Potteb. Abia, " Sento mancarmi 1' anima " . . . . Mozart
Mme Ronzi De Begnis. Ovebtube, " Tamerlane " Winter
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Act II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Trio, " Cosa sento " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mme Ronzi De Begnis ; Messrs. Begrez and Kellneb, Sonata for 'Cello and Double-Bass (No. 9) . . Corelli
Mr. R. Lindley and Mr. Dragonetti.
QuARTETT, " Cielo il mio labbro " (Bianca e Faliero) . Rossini
Madame Ronzi De Begnis, Miss Goodall, Messrs, Begrez
and Kellner.
Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 17
Act I
Symphony in E t? . . . . . . . Mozart
Duet, " Come ti place " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mmes Camporese and Caradori.
Sextett, Violoncello obbligato ..... B. Romberg
Mr. R. Lindley.
Quartett, " Non ti fidar " (Don Giovanni) . . Mozart
Mmes Camporesi and Caradori ; Messrs. Sapio and De Begnis.
Overture, " Coriolanus " ..... Beethoven
Act II Symphony in E t? . . . . . . . F. Ries
Aria, " Palpita " (La Donna del Lago) . . . Rossini
Mme Camporese. Concerto for "Violin ...... Vaccari
Mr. N. Vaccari. Trio, " Mandina amabile " (La Villanella rapita) . Mozart
Mbie Caradori ; Messrs. Sapio and De Begnis. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Henry Smart, senr. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 7
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Quintett, " Sento ho Dio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mme Ronzi De Begnis, Miss M. Tree ; Messrs. Begrez,
Placci and De Begnis.
Fantasia for Pianoforte and Orchestra . . . Karl Czerny
Mr. Neate. ScENA, " Dove sono " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Miss M. Tree. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
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Act II Symphony in Eb (No. 10, " Grand ") . . . Haydn
Aria, " Batti, batti " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mme Ronzi De Begnis.
'Cello obbligato, Mb. R. Lindley.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . May seder
Messrs. Spagnoletti, W. Griesbach, Daniels and R. Lindley,
QuiNTETT, " Oh ! guardate che accidente " (II Turco in
Italia) ........ Rossini
Mme Ronzi De Begnis, Miss M. Tree ; Messrs. Begbez, Placci and De Begnis.
Overture, " Egmont " Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 21
Act I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Sextett, " Alia bella despinetta " (Cosi fan tutte) . Mozart
Mmes Salmon and Caradori, Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Sapio,
Fantasia for Flute .
Placci and De Begnis.
Mr. Charles Nicholson.
Nicholson Guglielmi
Scena, " Gran' Dio " (Romeo e Giulietta) .
Mme Caradori.
Overture^ in C (MS.), for the opening of the Josephstddter
Theatre (1822) Beethoven
(First performance in this country.)
Act II Symphony (MS.) ....... dementi
(First time of performance.)
Romance, " Non, jo ne veux pas chanter " . . Nicolo
Mrs. Salmon. Concerto for Violin ...... Spohr
Mr. Grund.
QuARTETT, " Mi manca la voce " (Mose in Egitto) . Rossini
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Sapio and Placci.
Harp obbligato, Mr. Challoner.
Overture in D . . . . . . .A. Roviberg
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mb. Clementi.
^ Afterwards known as " Die Weihe des Hauses " (Op. 12-i).
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 5
Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Abia, " Una voce al cor mi parla " (Sargino) . . Pair
Miss Goodall.
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... KalJcbrenner
Mr. Kalkbrenner. ScENA, " Berenice, ove sei ? " (Lucio Vero) . . Jomelli
Mme Campobese. Overture (MS.) ....... Chervbini
(Composed for this Society.)
Act II Symphony in D (No. 11), " The Clock "... Haydii
Duet, " Ah, se puoi cosi lasciarmi " (Mose in Egitto) . Rossini
Mme Campobese and Mb. Sapio. QuABTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messbs. Mobi, Watts, W. Gbiesbach and R. Lindley.
Sextett, " Eccovi il Medico " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mme Campobese, Misses Cabew and Goodall ; Messrs. Sapio,
Kellneb and De Begnis.
OvEBTUBE, " Die Zauberflote " .... Mozart
Leader, Mb. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Sib George Smart.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 19
Act I Symphony in B b (No. 4) . . . . . . Beethoven
Abia, " Madamina " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Signor De Begnis.
QuiNTETT for two Viohns, two Violas and 'Cello . . A. Romberg
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Mountain, W. Gbiesbach
and R. Lindley.
QuiNTETT, " Quanto a quest' alma " (La Donna del
Lago) ........ Rossini
OvEBTUBE, " Alruna " . . . . . . Spohr
Act II Symphony (No. 6) . . . . . . . Mozart
Abia, " Una voce poco f^ " (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Rossini
Mme Ronzi De Begnis. Fantasia for Clarinet ...... Baermann
Mb. Willman.
Sextett, " Sola, sola " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mmes De Begnis and Cabadobi, Miss Cabew ; Messrs. Cubioni,
De Begnis and Sale.
Overtube, " Zaira " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mb. Mobi. Conductor, Mb. J. B. Cbamer.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 2
Act I
Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Scendi nel piccol' legno " (La Donna del Lago) Rossini
Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Begrez. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Spohr
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Lyon and R. Lindley. Canon, " Perfida Clori " . . . . . . Chcrvhini
Mmes Camporese and Salmon, and Mr. Begrez. Overture, " Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Act II Symphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Parto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
Mme Camporese.
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass . . . Corelli
Messrs. R. and W. Lindley and Dragonetti. Regit, ed Aria, " Di tanti palpiti " (Tancredi) . . Rossini
Mme Ronzi De Begnis.
Finale to Act I, *' Don Giovanni " .... Mozart
Mmes Salmon, De Begnis and Camporese ; Messrs. Placci,
Begrez, Kellner, De Begnis and Chorus,
Leader, Mr. Henry Smart, senr. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
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At the 2nd concert (on March 8), Beethoven's Pianoforte Concerto in C minor was played, for the first time in this country, by Cipriani Potter, who was at this time a Professor of the Pianoforte at the Royal Academy of Music, and, at the close of this decade, was to succeed Dr. Crotch as Principal of that Institution.
A MS. Overture by dementi had a first hearing at the 3rd concert, and a Pianoforte Concerto by Kalkbrenner at the 8th.
Amongst the performers who made first appearances at these concerts, we find Mesdames Pasta and Vestris at the 5th, and Signor Manuel di Popolo-Vicenti Garcia at the 2nd and subsequent concerts. The latter was the father of the cen- tenarian inventor of the laryngoscope, and father and son conducted vocal studies on a true scientific basis, resulting in the formation of the very best modern school of voice-pro- duction. Mme Vestris was an actress-manageress of several theatres, and was famed for the charming style of both her acting and her singing. She was of Enghsh birth and a grand- daughter of the famous engraver, Bartolozzi. After her first husband's death, she married Charles Mathews, the younger actor of that well-known name.
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Mme Pasta's first visit to London in 1817 was somewhat of a failure, her voice unmanageable and uneven, but when, after further study, she returned to England in this year j (1824), she made an immense success at the Opera, and her i first appearance at these concerts was equally distinguished, i
Baldassare Centroni, a distinguished oboist, made his debut at the 3rd concert, performing one of his own Fantasias for the Oboe, and at the 6th concert, Mme Marie Szymanowska, a Polish pianist, played a Hummel Concerto. Although the great Goethe was so far gone over her beauty as to set her playing above that of Hummel, Mendelssohn, during his visit to the poet at Weimar in 1821, wrote his opinion as follows : " those who say that, think more of her pretty face than her un-pretty playing." She died in St. Petersburg in 1831, of cholera.
The Overture to Weber's " Der Freischiitz " at the 1st concert, was the first work by this great composer ever played at the Philharmonic.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1824
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Act I
Symphony in E b (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
OcTETT, " Misericordias Domini " . . . . Mozart
Mme Carabori, Miss Carew ; Messrs. Terrail, Evans,
Vaughan, Elliott, Nelson and Welsh.
Concert ANTE for two 'Cellos . . . . . R. Lindley
Messrs. R. and W. Lindley. Duet, " Ti veggo " (II Ratio di Proserpina) . . Winter
Mme Caradori and Miss Carew. Overture, 1 " Der Freischiitz " .... Weber
Act II Symphony in C . . . . . . . Haydn-
Regit., " In quali eccessi " ; Aria, " Mitradi " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Mme Caradori. Concerto for Violin ...... Mayseder
Mr. Kiesewetter. Trio, " The flocks shall leave the mountains " (Acis and
Galatea) ........ Handel
Mme Caradori ; Messrs. Vaughan and Welsh. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " .... Mozart
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
^ " Der Freischiitz, or the seventh bullet," was first produced in London by Wm. Hawes, at the English Opera House, on July 23, 1824. Shocking to relate, several English ballads were inserted into the performance !
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 8
Act I Symphony in G minor ......
Aria, " Madamina " (Don Giovanni) ....
Mr. De Begnis. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor ....
Mr. C. Potter. (First performance in this country.) Duet, " Amor ! possente noin6 ! " (Armida)
Mozart Mozart
Beethoven
Rossini
Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Manuel Di Popolo-Vicenti Garcia. Overture, " Les Deux Jom'nees " . . . . Cherubini
Act II Symphony in B b (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Regit, and Song, " From mighty Kings " (Judas
Maccabseus) ....... Handel
Mrs. Salmon. QuARTETT for two VioHns, Viola and 'Cello . . Mayseder
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Lyon and R. Lindley. Trio and Quartett, " Quanto a qviest' Alma " (La
Donna del Lago) ...... Rossini
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Garcia and De Begnis. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 22
Act I
Symphony in B 1? (No. 4, " Grand ") . . . Haydn
Duet, " Ali ! guarda Sorella " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mme Caradori and Miss Carew. Quintett for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon Reicha
Messrs. Nicholson, Centroni, Willman, Puzzi and Mackintosh. Prayer, " Dal' tuo stellato soglio " (Mose in Egitto) Rossini
Mme Caradori, Misses Stephens and Carew ; Messrs, Begrez,
HORNCASTLE, PHILLIPS and De BeGNIS.
Harp obbligato, Mr. G. Holst. Overture (MS.) ....... dementi
(First time of performance.)
Act II
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ...
Song, " Heart, the seat of soft delight " (Acis and
Galatea) ........
Miss Stephens. Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello
Messrs. Escudero, Watts, R. Ashley, Daniels and R. Sextett, " Sola, sola " (Don Giovanni)
Miss Stephens, Mme Caradori, Miss Cabew ; Messrs. Phillips and De Begnis, Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro " .
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mk. Clementi.
Beethoven
Handel
Beethoven Lindley.
Mozart Begrez,
Mozart
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 5
Act I Symphony in D . . . . . . . Spohr
QuARTETT, " Cielo il mio labbro " (Bianca e Faliero) . Rossini
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Garcia and Placci. Trio for Pianoforte, Violin and 'Cello . . . Mayseder
Messrs. C. Neate, Mori and R. Lindley. ScENA, " Ah, perfida ! "
SiGNOR Garcia.
Overture, " Faniska "
Beethoven Cherubini
Act II Symphony in E [7 . . . . . . . Mozart
Recit. and Air, " If guiltless blood " (Susanna) . Handel
Mrs. Salmon. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello, in D minor Mozart
Messrs. F. Cramer, W. Griesbach, R. Ashley and R. Lindley. Trio, " Se al vol to " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall and Mr. De Begnis. Overture, " Fidelio "...... Beethoven
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 26
Act I Symphony (No. 3), " The Surprise " . Aria, " Mentre ti lascio "
Fantasia for Oboe . Scena, " Sommo Ciel " Overture, " Tamerlane
Mr. De Begnis.
Mr. Centroni. Madame Pasta.
Haydn
Mozart
Centroni
Zingarelli
Winter
Act II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
QuARTETT, " Don Basilio " (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Rossini
Mme Vestris ; Messrs. Begrez, Henry Phillips and
De Begnis.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mayseder
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Oury, Lyon and R. Lindley.
Trio, " Cruda Sorte " (Ricciardo e Zoraide) . . Rossini
Mmes Pasta and Vestris, and Mr. Begrez.
Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetter. Conductor, Mr. Potter.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 10
Act I Symphony in A . . . . . . . Haydn
QuiNTETT, " Sento ho Dio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mme Ronzi De Begnis, Miss Stephens ; Messrs. Garcia,
De Begnis and H. Phillips.
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Hummel
Mme Szymano-wska. Duet, " Ricciardo ! che veggo " (Ricciardo e Zoraide) Rossini
Mme De Begnis and Me. Garcia. Overture (MS.) ....... Beethoven
Act II
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Duet, " Qual' anelante eervo " . . . . Marcello
Miss Stephens and Mr, Garcia. Qltartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Kiesewetter, Oury, Lyon and R. Lindley.
QuARTETT, " Mi manca la voce " (Mos6 in Egitto) . Rossini
Mmes De Begnis and Marinoni ; Messrs. Gabcia and
H. Phillips.
Harp obbligato, Mr. G. Holst.
Overture, " Faust " . . . . . . Spohr
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 24
Act I Symphony in D . . . . . . . Mozart
Quartett, " Andro ramingo " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mmes De Begnis and Salmon ; Miss Goodall and Mr. Vaughan. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Lyon and R. Lindley. Aria, " Sento niancarmi 1' aninia " . . . . Crescentini
Madame Ronzi De Begnis. Overture in D . . . . . . . B. Romberg
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Trio, " Benedictus " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Mme De Begnis ; Messrs. Vaughan and Welsh. Concerto for Flute ...... Quillou
Mr. Guillou. Duet, " As steals the morn " (II Moderate) . . Handel
Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Vaughan. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 7
Act I Symphony in E [7 . . . . . . . Spohr
Trio, " Qual Silenzio " . . . . . . Attwood
Messrs. Welsh, Horncastle and De Begnis. Concerto for Pianoforte (MS.) .... Kalkhrenner
Mr. Kalkbrenner.
(First performance in England.)
Duet, " Se tu in' ami " (Aureliano in Palmira) . . Rossini
Mme De Begnis and Miss Paton. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Act II Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Io di tutto " Mosca
Mme and Mr, De Begnis. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Spohr
Messrs, Spagnoletti, Watts, Mountain and R. Lindley. Aria, " Tu che accendi " (Tancredi) .... Rossini
Miss Paton.
Overture, " Jeune Henri " . . . . . Mehul
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
1825
This year is a memorable one in the histoiy of the Society, for at the 3rd concert, on Marcli 21, was performed, for the first time in England, Beethoven's Choral Symphon}', the immortal No. 9. It was described in the Programme as a " New Grand Characteristic Sinfonia (MS.) with Vocal Finale, the principal parts of which to be sung by Mme Caradori, Miss Goodall, Mr. Vaughan and Mr. PhiUips ; (composed expressly for this Society)." At a Directors' Meeting on November 10, 1822, it was resolved to offer Beethoven fifty pounds for a MS. Symphony, to be deUvered in the following March, all rights reverting to the composer after eighteen months from the date of receiving the work. The money was sent at once, but the Symphony did not come until long after the time agreed upon, and not until it had already been played at the Karnthnerthor Theatre in Vienna, at a concert for Beethoven's benefit at which he made his last public appear- ance. Before the Society could use the work, it was published in Vienna and dedicated (on the printed Score) to Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia. On the title page of the MS. Score which the great composer sent to the Society, he has written, "Geschrieben fiir die PhiDiarmonische Gesellschaft in London."
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Sir George Smart, who conducted the first English per- formance, wrote, a week before that occasion, that he thought he could grasp the work, but advised a postponement, in the hope that Beethoven himself might be induced to come and conduct it.
One can imagine how little this monumental masterpiece could really be " grasped " at first hearing, whether by the conductor, the orchestra or the vocalists.
The performance was, naturally, not over successful ; a work so unusual, not only in design but detail, and cram full of difficulties, would be only partially comprehended by either performers or audience. As an example, the great double-bass-player, Dragonetti, wrote that had he seen Beethoven's No. 9 before fixing his fees, he would have charged double ! The " Harmonicon " gave the following criticism of the new work : "In the present Symphony we discover no diminution of Beethoven's creative talent ; it exhibits many perfectly new traits, and in its teclinical forma- tion shows amazing ingenuity and unabated vigour of mmd. But, with all the merits that it unquestionably possesses, it is at least twice as long as it should be ; it repeats itself, and the subjects, in consequence, become weak by reiteration. The last movement, a chorus, is heterogeneous ; and though there is much vocal beauty in parts of it, yet it does not, and no habit will ever make it, mix up with the first three move- ments. This Chorus is a Hymn to Joy, commencing with a Recitative and reheved by many soli passages. What relation it bears to the Symphony we could not make out ; and here, as well as in other parts, the want of intelligible design is too apparent."
But some years later Spohr confessed in his Autobiography : " I could never prevail upon myself to like the latest works of Beethoven. Indeed, the much-admired Ninth Symphony I am compelled to place in this category. The first three move- ments of this work, in spite of occasional flashes of genius, I consider much inferior to those in the eight preceding Sym- phonies, while the fourth movement seems to me so monstrous, so devoid of taste, so trivial in the setting of Schiller's ode, that I have never been able to understand how a genius like Beethoven's could ever faU so low. Were there no others, this instance is sufficient to confirm the correctness of the opinion I had already formed in Vienna, that Beethoven was wanting in aesthetic culture and in the sense of the beautiful." Poor, unfortunate Spohr !
The conductor, Sir George Smart, visiting Dresden to
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arrange about the production at Covent Garden of Weber's " Oberon," extended his travels as far as Vienna so as to consult Beethoven himself as to the proper tempi and other information. In any case, the poor masterpiece was allowed to remain on the shelf for twelve years ! In 1837, it was revived under better conditions. In Leipzig, it was first heard in 1826, when it was played from the band-parts alone, the conductor never having seen the Score !
J. B. Cramer was asked to conduct a concert this year, but replied that his eyesight was too bad for a " Conductor," but that his hearing was excellent as one of the " Audience."
Three new Overtures were introduced, one being the " Euryanthe " of Weber. Beethoven's Concerto for Piano- forte in G was heard for the first time, being played by Cipriani Potter, to whom fell the distinction of introducing several great pianoforte works to English audiences. A String Quartett by Mayseder was given twice, hy particular desire. Whereas only five vocal numbers by Mozart were sung, there were eleven by Rossini !
Gustave Vogt, an eminent oboist, made his first appearance.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1825
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Act I Symphony in B t> (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Trio, " Ah ! taci ingiusto core " (Don Giovanni) . Mozart
Mme Ronzi De Begnis ; Messrs. Sapid and De Begnis. QuiNTETT for two VioHns, two Violas and 'Cello . Mozart
Messrs. F. Cramer, Oury, Moralt, Lyon and R. Lindley. Scena, " Deh, parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Cimarosa
Mme De Begnis.
Overture. " Euryanthe " . . . . C. M. von Weber
(First performance in this country.)
Act II Symphony in D (No. 11), " The Clock "... Haydn
Scena, " In native worth " (The Creation) . . Haydn
Mr. Sapio. Pot-pourri for Violin .... S])o?ir and Mayseder
Mr. Mori. Duet, " Far calzette " . . . . . . Mosca
Mme and Mr. De Begnis. Overture in D . . . . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetter. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 7
Act I Symphony in D . . . . . . . Mozart
Song, " Haste, nor lose the favouring hour " (Der
Freischiitz) ....... Weber
Mb. H. Phillips. Concerto for Oboe ...... Vogt
Mr. Gustave Vogt. Trio, " The flocks shall leave the mountains " (Acis) . Handel
Miss Stephens ; Messrs. Sapio and Phillips. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Cipriani Potter. (First time of performance in England.)
Act II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Sapio. Introd. and Variations for Horn .... Schuncke
Mr. Schuncke.^ ScENA, " Softly sighs " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Miss Stephens. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 21
Act I Symphony in E t> (Letter T) . . . . . Haydn
Trio, " Tutte le mie speranze " (Davide Penitente) . Mozart
Mme Caradori, Miss Goodall and Mr. Vaughan. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Oury, Moralt and R. Lindley. Song, " Why does the God of Israel sleep ? " (Samson) Handel
Mr. Vaughan. QuiNTETT for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon Reicha
Messrs. Nicholson, Vogt, Willman, Platt and Mackintosh. Regit, and Aria, " Per jjieta " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mme Caradori. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Chervbini
Act II
Symphony (MS.) with Vocal Finale, " Choral Symphony " Beethoven
Mme Caradori, Miss Goodall ; Messrs. Vaughan, Phillips
and Chorus.
(First performance ; composed expressly for this Society.)
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir G. Smart.
^ This is announced as his first appearance, but both Christof and Gotthilf Schuncke were engaged in 1814.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 11
Act I
Symphony in E b Mozart
Regit., " Deeper and deeper still " ; Air, " Waft her,
angels " (Jephtha) ...... Handel
Mr. Sapio. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... TFefter
Mr. Neate. (First performance in this country.)
Aria, " Gratias agimus Tibi " Guglielmi
Miss Stephens.
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Overture, " Olimpia " . . . . . . Spontini
(First performance in this country.)
Act II
Symphony in F, " Pastoral " (No. 6) ... Beethoven
Aria, " Largo al factotum " (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Rossini
Mr. Remorini. Concerto for Violin .... Mayseder and B. Romberg
Mb. Kiesewetter. Duet, " Ah se de' mali miei " (Tancredi) . . . Rossini
Miss Stephens and Mr. Sapio. Overture, "Anacreon" ...... Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. II. R. Bishop.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 25.
Act I
Symphony in C minor (No. 5, " Grand ") . . . Haydn
ScENA, " Tu eonsoli " . . . . . . Garcia
Mr. Manuel Di Popolo-Vicenti Garcia. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mayseder
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley. Aria, " Al piu dolce, e caro oggetto " (L' Inganno
Felice) ........ Rossini
Mme Caradori- Allan.
Overture . . . . . . . .A. Romberg
Act II
Symphony in D (No. 2) Beethoven
Aria, " Agitato di smania funesta " (I Fuorosciti) . Paer
Mr. De Begnis.
Fantasia for Violoncello B. Romberg
Mr. R. Lindley. Trio, " Quel sembiante, e quello sguardo " (L' Inganno
Felice) ........ Rossini
Mme Caradori- Allan ; Messrs. Garcia and De Begnis.
Overture, " Zaira " Winter
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Clementi.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 9
Act I Symphony in D . . . . ... Mozart
Duet, " All' idea di quel metallo " (II Barbiere di
Seviglia) ........ Rossini
Messks. Curioni and Phillips. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Moscheles
Mr. Peile. Aria, " Di piacer " (La Gazza Ladra) . . . Rossini
Miss Paton.
Overture, " L' Alcade de la Vega " . . . Onslow
(First performance in this country.)
Act II Symphony in E [? (No. 8) . . , . . Haydn
Aria, " Madamina " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mb. De Begnis.
Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . Beethoven
Messrs, J. D. Loder, Mobalt, R. Lindley, Anfossi,
WiLLMAN, Schuncke and Mackintosh.
Duet, " Ricciardo che veggo " (Ricciardo e Zoraide) . Rossini
Miss Paton and Mr. Curioni. Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetter. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 23 Act I Symphony in E I7, " Eroica " (No. 3) Abia, " Dammi mi segnale "
Mme Caradori-Allan. Fantasia for Harp ......
Mb. Theodore Lababre.^
Aria, " Ave Maria " .....
Madame Pasta, Corno Inglose obbligato, Mr. Vogt. Overture, " Lodoiska " .
Beethoven Mosca
Laharre^ Cherubini
Cheruhini
Act II Symphony in B [7 (No. 9) ..... Haydn
Aria, " Tu che accendi " (Tancredi) .... Rossini
Mme Pasta.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . May seder
Messrs. Kiesewetter, Oury, Moralt and R. Lindley.
(Repeated by particular desire.)
Duet, " Dunque io son " (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Rossini
Mme Caradori-Allan and Mr. Phillips.
Ovebtube, " Egmont " . . , , . . Beethoven
Leader, Mb, Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mb. Cipbiani Potteb.
^ Also printed La Barre.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 6
Act I Sybiphont in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
QuAETETT, " Cielo il mio iabbro " (Bianca e Falliero) Rossini
Mmes Cabadori- Allan and Garcia ; Messrs. Garcia and
De Begnis.
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Moscheles
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Aria, " Gran' Dio " . . . . . . Guglielmi
Mme Caradori- Allan. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Act II
Symphony in C (No. 6), " JuiDiter " . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Alma invitta " (Bianca e Faliero) . . . Rossini
Madame Garcia. Concertante for Flute, Oboe, Horn and Bassoon . Tulou
Messrs. Nicholson, Vogt, Platt and Mackintosh. Aria, " Suoni la troniba " . . . . . Garcia
Mr. Garcia.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
1826
Weber came to London this year, and liis advent was naturally a great event in the history of the Philharmonic Society. He was the conductor of the 3rd concert on April 3. The special purpose of his visit was to produce his Opera " Oberon " at Co vent Garden Theatre, then used as an " Eng- lish Opera-house." While preparing this work, he was invited by the Directors of the Philharmonic Society to conduct one of the concerts, and this he did on April 3, that being his first public appearance in London. The concert-room was crowded to the doors with a brilliant assembly of people not only distinguished in music, but well known in art and literature. Weber had a grand reception, and showed, by expressive gestures, how pleased and gratified he was. He had a clear and graceful mode of conducting. The Programme included four of his compositions : Mr. Sapio sang the big Scena for tenor from " Der Freischiitz " ; the Overture to that Opera was played, and the Overture to " Euryanthe," while Mme Caradori- Allan sang his Italian Scena, "La Dolce Speranza."
When Weber arrived in this country, he was far gone in the fatal lung disease which had invaded the latter part of his short life, and which was probably aggravated by our severe climatic conditions. During the night of June 4, he died in Sir George Smart's house in Great Portland Street (where
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Nelson's Hotel now stands). His career was cut short at the early age of forty, and in the full vigour of his mental facul- ties ; but the post-mortem examination of the doctors proved that his could only have been a short life, under the best of conditions. At the 8th concert, about a week after his death, Handel's Dead March in " Saul " was played (as the Pro- gramme announced) "as a tribute to departed genius," and on June 21, he was buried in the vaults beneath the Roman Catholic Chapel at Moorfields. Sir George Smart was chief mourner, and some two thousand persons were present, whilst Mozart's Requiem Mass was performed by a large choir and orchestra. His coffin was removed to Dresden in 1844.
The new work at the 1st concert was an Introduction and Variations for Violin and Orchestra by Mayseder, played by Kiesewetter.
At the 5th concert, the flautist, Mr. Anton Bernard Fiir- stenau, introduced himself with a Flute Concerto of his own composition, and a still more interesting first appearance was that of the viohnist, Charles Auguste de Beriot, who, at the same concert, played a Concerto (of the mixed-authorship sort) b}" Rode and himself.
Next year we shall find that the musical world, mourning the loss of Weber, is to sustain a far greater bereavement.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1826
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Act I Symphony in D . . . . . . .A. Romberg
QuARTETT, " Dite almen " (La Villanella rajDita) . Mozart
Mme Caradori- Allan ; Messrs. Ctjrioni, De Begnis and
H. Phillips.
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Mozart
Mr. J. B. Cramer. Aria, " Va lusingando " . . . . . . Rossini
Mr. Curioni. Overture, " Faust " . . . . . . Spohr
Act II Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Sento mancarmi 1' anima " . . . . J. S. Mayer
Mme Caradori- Allan. Introd. and Variations for Violin . . . .J. Mayseder
Mr. Kjesewetter.
(First time in England.)
Duet, " Far calzette " . . . . . . Mosca
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mr. De Begistis. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 13 Act I
Symphony (No. 11), " Clock," in D .... Haydn
Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mb. L. Sapio.
CoNCEKTANTE for Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . . CrusseU
Messbs. Willman, Platt and Mebcke. Duet, " Ti veggo " (11 Ratto di Proserpina) . . Winter
Miss Goodall and Mme Cobnega. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Act II
Symphony in B ^ (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Trig, " O dolce e caro istante " .... Cimarosa
Miss Goodall, Mme Cobnega and Mb. Sapid.
Aria, " Una voce poco fa " (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Rossini
Mme Cobnega.
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mb. H. R. Bishop.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 3
Act I
Symphony in E [7 . . . . . . .A. Romberg
Duet, " Graceful Consort " (The Creation) . . Haydn
Mme Cabadobi- Allan and Mr. Phillips.
Concerto for Pianoforte . . . . . (t) L. Schuncke
Mr. Ludwio Schuncke.
Scena, " Thro' the Forests " (Der Freischiitz) . . Weber
Mr. L. Sapio.
Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Act II
Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
Scena, " La dolce speranza " . . . . , Weber
Mme Caradobi- Allan.
Quabtett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Mobi, Oury, Moralt and R. Lindley. Trio, " Ah taci, ingiusto core " (Don Giovanni) . . Mozart
Mme Caradobi- Allan ; Messbs. Sapio and Phillips.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetter. Conductor, Mr. C. M. von Weber.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 17 Act I Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ...
Aria, " Ecco pietosa " .
Mme Vigo. CoNCEBTANTE for two Violoncellos . . . ,
Messrs. R. and W. B. Lindley.
Duet, " O gracious Heaven ! " (The Mount of Olives) . Mme Cabadori- Allan and Mr. Begrez. Overture, " Jessonda " .
Beethoven Rossini
R. Lindley Beethoven Spohr
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Aria, " Parto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
Mme Caradori- Allan.
Clarinet obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Spohr
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Oury, Moralt and R. Lindley. Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Mmes Caradori-Allan and Vigo, and Mr. Begrez. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 1
Act I
Symphony in E I? (Letter T) . . . . . Haydn
Quartett, " Stupefatto " . . . . . Weigl^
Mme Pasta ; Messrs. Curioni, Phillips and De Begnis. Concerto for Flute ...... Fiirstenau
Mr. a. B. Furstenau. Trio, " O nume benefico " (La Gazza Ladra) . . Rossini
Mme Pasta ; Messrs. Phillips and De Begnis. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Act II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Tranquillo io son " ; Aria, " Ombra adorata "
(Romeo e Giuletta) ...... Zingarelli
Mme Pasta.
Rode and De Beriot Mozart
Concerto for Violin ....
Mr. C. a. De Beriot. Duet, " O Statua gentilissima " (Don Giovanni)
Messrs. Curioni and De Begnis. Overture in D . . . . . . .A. Romberg
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
* Spelt " Wiegl " ; without title to the Vocal Quartett.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 15
Act I
Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Song, " In native worth " (The Creation) . . . Haydn
Mr. L. Sapio. Concerto for Harp (MS.) ..... Dizi
Mr. F. J. Dizi. Duet, " Ainor ! possente nome " (Armida) . . Rossini
Miss M. A. Paton and Mr. Sapio. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " ^ . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in E t> . . . . . . . Mozart
Recit., " Le notte fuggi " ; Air, " Si lo sento " (Faust) Spohr
Miss M. A. Paton. QuARTETT for two Viohns, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Bellon, Oury, Moralt and R. Lindley. Trio, " My soul with rage " (Mount of Olives) . . Beethoven
Miss Paton ; Messrs. Sapio and Phillips. Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Cherubim
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 29
Act I Symphony (MS.) ...... Cipriani Potter
(First performance.) Duet, " Sei gia Sposa " (La Donna del Lago) . . Rossini
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mr. A. Curioni. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Moscheles
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Trio, " Mandina amabile " (La Villanella rapita) . Mozart
Mme Caradori- Allan ; Messrs. Curioni and Pellegrini. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Act II
Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Scena, " Deh, parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Cimarosa
Mme Caradori- Allan.
Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . Beethoven
Messrs. Kjesewetter, Oury, Moralt, R. Ashley and
R. Lindley.
Duet, " Son io desto " (Nina) ..... Paesiello
Messrs. Curioni and Pellegrini. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 12
Act I
Dead March in " Saul " ...... Handel
(As a tribute to Departed Genius.^) Symphony in G . . . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Lascia amor " (Orlando) .... Handel
Mr. Henry Phillips. Concerto for Flute ...... Nicholson
Mr. Charles Nicholson. Aria, " All ! che non serve " . . . {Manfroggi) Manfroce
Mme Canzi.
Violin obbligato, Mr. Kiesewetter.
Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony in C, " Jupiter " . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Frenar vorrei " . . . . . . Cimarosa
Miss Bacon. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . Beethoven
Messrs. De Beriot, Oury, Moralt, Lyon and R. Lindley. Trio, " Cosa sento " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mme Canzi ; Messrs. Curioni and Phillips. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetter. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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In this year, the Directors were informed by Moscheles that the immortal Beethoven was ill and in poverty, suffering from dropsy : the Master reminded Moscheles that, some years before, the Society handsomely offered to give a concert for his benefit. At that time he did not require the help, but now he begged the Directors to renew their offer. He also signed a letter, written (on his behalf) by Schindler to Sir George Smart (Sir Smart he calls liim), most pathetically appeahng for this same assistance.
After reading these letters, a General Meeting was imme- diately summoned on February 28, William Dance in the chair, when it was moved by Charles Neate, seconded by Jean Latour and unanimously carried, " That this Society do lend the sum of One Hundred Pounds to its own Members, to be sent, through the hands of Mr. Moscheles, to some confidential friend of Beethoven, to be applied to his comforts and necessi- ties during his illness." In a touching letter of thanks to Moscheles, he says : "May Heaven soon restore me to health,
^ Weber.
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and I will then prove to the generous English how much I appreciate the sympathy which they have shown for my sad condition." He encloses metronomic indications of tempi for the movements of his 9th Symphony, for the guidance of the Philharmonic Society. Numberless times during the day when he received the gift, he exclaimed, " May God reward them a thousandfold ! " The great composer died on March 26, during a violent thunderstorm. In another letter to Moscheles, dated March 18 (only eight days before his death), he writes : " The noble liberality of the Philharmonic Society, which almost anticipated my request, has touched me to my inmost soul. I beg you, therefore, dear Moscheles, to be my organ in conveying to the Society my heartfelt thanks for their generous sympathy and aid. Say to these worthy men, that if God restores me to health, I shall endeavour to prove the reality of my gratitude by my actions. I therefore leave it to the Society to choose what I am to write for them. A Sym- phony (the lOth) lies fully sketched in my desk, and hkewise a new Overture and some other things — I will strive to fulfil every wish of the Society, and never shaU I have begun any work with so much zeal as on this occasion."
Both L. Schlesinger and the great Liszt, here described as " Mr. Liszt," made their first appearances, playing, in both cases, a Concerto of Hummel. How this custom arose is a puzzle, but for some time it seemed as necessarj^ a tradition to begin your career with the Philharmonic Society by playing a Hummel Concerto as it became the fashion and test of a prima donna to make her first venture as Marguerite in Gounod's " Faust."
L, Schlesinger was a pupil of Ferdinand Ries and a pianist of considerable note, but he paled beside Liszt, or rather, what Liszt was to become.
At the 4th concert, Robert Lindley and his son gave a Duet Concertante for two Violoncellos, composed by Bernard Romberg.
At the 6th concert, a MS. Flute Fantasia by Nicholson was given a hearing. It had the fantastic title of " Au clair de la lune." At the same concert, a MS. Overture by Schloesser was played for the first time.
Liszt appeared at the 7th concert.
An interesting work at the 5th concert was a MS. Overture by John Goss, the Organist of St. Luke's, Chelsea, and in the next decade to succeed his master, Attwood, as Organist of St Paul's Cathedral. The "Harmonicon" says of this Overture : " This composition, which does honour to the
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English school, is in F minor, is full of the most undeniable proofs of the author's skill, and shows that his genius wants nothing but encouragement."
At a General Meeting of October 30, a law was enacted which gave rise to much discussion ; it was as follows :
" Within three months after the death of any Member, there shall be transferred to his legal personal representatives so much of the Society's stock in the public funds then standing in the names of the Trustees as shall be equal to one share, the whole being divided into as many shares as there shall have been Members living on the day before such death shall happen." This was passed by fifteen votes to six, but was repealed, by twelve votes to one, in 1830. The idea that Members of a Society like the Philharmonic could have any claim whatever to the fund created by excess of yearly income over yearly expenditure proceeded from an entirely mistaken idea of the nature of tliat fund. The fund arose from moneys paid by the pubhc to the Society for a special object, that object being to provide for them a certam class of musical entertainment. The concerts have always been carried on for artistic and not for monetary profit.
Mme Stockhausen and Signor Filippo Galli Avere the new singers.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1827
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Act I
Symphony in E j? (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Aria, " A rispettarmi apprenda " (Mose in Egitto) . Rossini
Mr. Zuchelm. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Hummel
Mr. Schlesinger. ScENA, "Si lo sento " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Miss Paton. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . .CM. von Weber
Act II
Symphony in C Haydn
Scena, " Yes ! even love " (Oberon) . . C. M. von Weber
Mr. Braham. QuARTETT, " Brillante," for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello Mayseder
Messrs. Mori, Oury, Moralt and R. Lindley. Trio, " Cosa sento " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Miss Paton ; Messrs. Braham and Zuchelli.
OvERTLTRE, " Idoineneo " . . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 5
Act I Symphony in E [7 . , . . . . . • Mozart
ScENA, " Ah, perfido "...... Beethoven
Mb, Sapio. Fantasia, Clarinet Obbligato ..... Baermann
Mr. Willman. Air, " Now heaven in fullest glory shone " (Creation) Haydn
SiGNOR ZUCHELLI.
OvEBTURE, " Oberon " . . . . .CM. von Weber
Haydn Mozart
Maurer
Act II Symphony (No. 5) ...... .
Air, " Parto, ma tu ben mio " (La Clemenza di Tito)
Miss Stephens (Clarinet obblig., Mb. Willman.) Concerto (MS.) for Violin (never performed in this country) ........
Mr. Kiesewetter.
{Regit, and Air, " Oh, ruddier than the cherry ")(Acis and j^andel and Trio, " The flocks shall leave " J Galatea)
Miss Stephens ; Mr. Sapio and Signor Zuchelli. OvEBTXJBE, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mb. J. B. Cramer.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 19
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Trio, " Benedictus " . . . . . . Cherubini
Miss Stephens ; Mb. Braham and Mr. Phillips. Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and Violoncello . Mozart
Messrs. F. Cramer, Oury, Moralt, Lyon and R. Lindley.
ScENA, " Qual nume " (II Ritratto)
Mr. Braham. OvEBTUBE, " Euryanthe "
Zingarelli C. M. von Weber
Act II '
Symphony in D . . . . . . . Mozart
Air, " De se piacer " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Miss Stephens. Septett for Pfte., Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Violoncello
and Double-Bass ...... Hummel
Mrs. Anderson ; Messrs. Nicholson, Ling, Platt, Moralt,
R. Lindley and Dragonetti.
Trio, " Mandina amabile " (La Villanella) . . . Mozart
Miss Stephens ; Me. Bbaham and Mb. Phillips. Overtube, " Tamerlane " . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. Kiesewetteb. Conductor, Sib G. Smabt.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 2
Act I Symphony in B [> . Duet, " Ebbene a te ferisci " (Semiramide)
Mesdames Caradori- Allan and Cornega. Duet Concertante for two Violoncellos
Messrs, R. and W. Lindley Trio, " Tremate, empi, tremate "
Beethoven Rossini
B. Romberg
Beethoven
Mme Caradori- Allan ; Signor Curioni and Mr. Phillips.
Overture, " Anacreon "
Cheruhini
Act II
Symphony, " Jupiter " . . . . . . Mozart
ScENA, " Sento mancarmi I'anima " . . , . Crescentini
Mme Caradori- Allan. Septett for Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double-Bass,
Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon .... Beethoven
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Moralt, R. Lindley, Dragonetti, WiLLMAN, Platt and Mackintosh.
Quartett, " Benedictus " (Requiem) . . . Mozart
Mmes Caradori- Allan and Cornega ; Signor Curioni
and Mr. Phillips.
Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 23
Act I
Symphony (No. 1) . . . . • . . Haydn
Trio, " L' usato ardir " (Semiramide) . . . Rossini
Mmes Caradori- Allan and Cornega ; Signor Galli.
Concerto for Violin ...... Mayseder
Mr. Kiesewetter.
Air, " Non piu andrai " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Signor Galli. Overture (MS.) ....... J. Goss
Act II Symphony (No. 7) . . . . • . . Beethoven
Air, " Ah ! che forse " . . . . . . Bonfichi
Mme Caradori-Allan.
Concerto for Pianoforte in E [7 . . . . Moscheles
Mr. Moscheles.
Quartett, " L' Inverno " . . . . . Comia
Mmes Caradori-Allan and Cornega ; Mr. Begrez,
Signor Galli.
Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . .CM. von Weber
Leader, Mr. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Potter.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 7
Act I Symphony in G minor ......
ScENA, " Through the forests " (Der Freischiitz)
Mr. Sapio. Fantasia (MS.) for Flute, " Au clair de la lune "
Mr. Nicholson,
Trio, " Se al volto " (La Clemenza di Tito)
Miss Paton ; Mr. Sapio and Mb. Taylor
Overture (MS.) (never performed before) .
Mozart C. M. von Weber
G. Nicholson
Mozart
Schloesser
Act II Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . . Beethoven
Scena, " Per pietd, " (Cosi fan tutte) . . . Mozart
Miss Paton.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Oury, Moralt and W. Lindley.
Duet, " Crudel perche " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Miss Paton and Mb. Sapio.
Overture, " Zauberflote "..... Mozart
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 21
Act I Symphony (No. 10) ...... Haydn
Regit, and Air, " Deeper and deeper still " (Jephtha) Handel
Mr. Braham. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Hummel
Mb. Liszt.
Trio, " Quel sembiante " (L' Inganno Felice) . . Rossini
Mme Caradori, Mr. Begrez and Signor Galli.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Chervbini
Act II
Symphony, " The Pastoral " (No. 6) .
Duet, " Claudio, Claudio ! " (Eliza e Claudio)
Mr. Begrez and Signor Galli.
Concertino for Violin .....
Scena
Mb. De Bebiot. Mme Caradori.
Ovebtube, " Zaire "
Leader, Mb. Kiesewetteb. Conductor, Mb. Bishop
Beethoven Mercadante
De Beriot Quglielmi Winter
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 4
Act I Symphony (No. 8) . . . . . . . Beethoven
Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Mme Caradori- Allan, Mme Stockhausen and Signor Curioni.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and Violoncello . Mozart
Messrs. Kiesewetter, Oury, Moralt and R. Lindley.
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Scena, " Ch' io perdessi " |
Sapienza |
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Mme Stockhausen. |
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Overture, " Der Beherrscher dei* Geister " |
C. M. von Weber |
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Symphony in D . |
Mozart |
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Aria, " Chi sa dir " (La Sciava in Bagdad) |
Pacini |
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Signor Curioni. |
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Concerto for Pianoforte . . . . . |
Cramer |
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Scena, " Grazie ti rendo " |
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Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Sir G. Smart.
1828
There is but little to note in this year, and practically nothing of artistic value.
Sir George Smart consented to conduct the Choral Sym- phony of Beethoven at a Trial- on January 31. He wrote that he had had a long conversation with Beethoven about the Symphony, and desired to obtain the effects which the Master had pointed out to him ; this would require the whole evening at the very least. As a consequence, most unfortunately, this performance never took place !
J. Henry Griesbach had a new Overture (MS.) played, and Rossini contributed by far the greatest number of vocal items. A curious novelty was presented at the 5th concert, when the
^ Entered as " W." Beale in error ; he was a bass-singer.
* New compositions used to be tried first, and, after hearing them, the Directors decided whether they should be introduced at a concert or not.
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Directors allowed a Concertante for an iEol-Harmonica and two Guitars to be performed ! This Ji]ol-Harmonica, which the Germans named Wind-Harmonika, was the precursor of the harmonium.
The convivial meeting of Directors and friends seems to be already in full swing, as a Dinner is announced for June of this year.
Charles Lucas, a Royal Academy student and destined to become its Principal later on, sent up a Symphony, warmly supported by Cipriani Potter, and Xavier Schnyder von Wartensee dedicated a Symphony to the Societ}^ but neither work was performed.
It is interesting to note that Mr. James Turle, a young assistant to Greatorex at Westminster Abbey, desired to become an Associate. Miss Ann Childe, an Academy student, who afterwards married the bass-singer, Arthur Seguin, sang in the 3rd and 6th concerts, by permission of the R.A.M. authorities.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1828 FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Act I Symphony in E [? (No. 8) ..... Haydn
Duet, " Ebbene e te " (Semiramide) . . . Rossini
Mmes Caradori-Allan and Brambilla.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Spa&noletti, W. Griesbach, Moralt and R. Lindley.
ScENA, " Ah ! perfida " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Sapid. Overture in D . . . . . . . B. Romberg
Act II Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " II bracio mio conquise " . . . . Nicolini
Mme Caradori-Allan.
Concerto for Violin .... Kreutzer and De Beriot
Mr. Oury.
Trio, " Mi lasci " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . . Winter
Mmes Caradori- Allan and Brambilla and Mr. Sapid. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. Clementi.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 10
Act I
Symphony in D (No, 7, " Grand ") . . . . Haydn
Duet, " Segui, o cara " (Faust) .... Spohr
Mme Caeadori- Allan and Mr. Pellegrini.
Concerto for Pianoforte ..... Cramer and Mozart Mr. J. B. Cramer.
Aria, " Parto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
Mme Caradori- Allan.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
Duet, " Dunque io son " (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Rossini
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mr. Pellegrini. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Moralt, Lyon and R. Lindley. ScENA, " Per pieta " (Cosi fan tutte) .... Mozart
Madame Klingner. Overture, " Proserpina " . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. J, B. Cramer.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 24
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Regit, ed Aria, " Deh, parlate " (II Sacrifizio d'
Abramo) ........ Cimarosa
Miss Ann Childe.^ QuiNTETT for two Violins, Viola, 'Cello and Double-Bass Onslow
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts, Oury, R. Lindley and Dragonetti. Trio, " Cruda sorte " (Ricciardo e Zoraide) . . Rossini
Mme Puzzi, Miss Childe and Me. Braham. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Act II Symphony in E [7 (No. 10, "Grand") . . . Haydn
Regit, and Aria, " Ciel, che profonda " . . . Pair
Mr. Braham.
Violin and Viola Obbligati, Messrs. Spagnoletti and Ouey.
Fantasia for Oboe ....... Vogt
Me. Gustave Vogt.
Duet, " Ah, perdona " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mme Puzzi and Mr. Beaham. OvEETUEE, " Der Freisehiitz " .... Weber
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
* Mrs. Seguin.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 14
Act I Symphony in E [7 . Duet, " Ah, se de' mali " (Tancredi)
Miss Bacon and Mk. Cukioni QuAETETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello
Messrs. F. Crameb, W. Grieseach, Moralt Aria, " E fia ver " (Ariodante)
Mme Schutz. Overture, " Leonora " .
Spohr Rossini
Mozart and R. Lindley.
Mehul
Act II Symphony in B [? (No. 4, " Grand ") Aria, " Dove sono " (Le Nozze di Figaro) .
Miss Bacon. Concerto for Pianoforte in E .
Mr. Moscheles.
Duet, " Ah, se puoi " (Mose in Egitto)
Mme Schutz and Mr. Curioni. Overture, " Jubilee " .
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Sir George Smart
Beethoven
Haydn Mozart
Moscheles
Rossini
Weber
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 28 Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Di Capricci " (Corradino) .... Rossini
Madame Caradori-Allan and Mr. Zuchelli. Concertante for ^ol-Harmonica and two Guitars . Schulz
Messrs. Schulz. Scena, " La Pieta " (Edoardo e Christina) . . Rossini
Mme Bbambilla. Overture (MS.) . . . . . .J. Henry Griesbach
(First time of performance.)
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Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 12
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) .
Duet, " Se, un istante " (Eliza e Claudio) Mme Stockhausen and Mr.
Fantasia for Pianoforte .
Mr. Neate.
Miss Childe.
De Begnis
Aria, " Ah ! che forse " Overture, " Jessonda "
Beethoven
Mercadante
Weber
Pacini {and Bonfichi)
Spohr
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Scena, " Unabitato luogo " (Elena e Malvina) . . Saliva
Mme Stockhausen. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mayseder
Messrs. Oury, Watts, Guynemer and R. Lindley. Trio, " lo diro se nel gestire " . . . . . Fioravanti
Mme Stockhausen, Miss Childe and Mr. De Begnis. Overture, " Tamerlane " . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Neate.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 26
Act I Symphony (No. 12), " Military " Air, " A rispettarmi " (Mose in Egitto)
Mr. Zuchelli. Concerto for Flute ....
Mr. Charles Nicholson.
Scena, (Der Freischiitz)
Madame Schutz. Overture (MS.) .....
Haydn Rossini
Nicholson
Weber
Pixis
Act II Symphony in B 1? (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Aria, " Deh ! se piaeer mi vuoi " (La Clemenza di Tito) Mozart
Mme Caradori-Allan. Concertante, " Military," for Violin and 'Cello . . A. Bohrer
Messrs. Anton and Maximilian Bohrer. Duet, " Bell' imago " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mme Schutz and Mr. Zuohelli.
Overture, " Faust " . . , . . . Spohr
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 9
Act I Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Trio, " Cosa sento " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . , Mozart
Mme Stockhausen ; Messrs. Begrez and De Begnis. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Pixis
Mr. Johann Peter Pixis. Song, " Revenge ! Timotheus cries " (Alexander's
Feast) ........ Handel
Mr. Henry Phillips. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " 1 . . , Weber
Act II Symphony in C ScENA, " Quelle horrible destine " (Mose in Egitto)
Mme Stockhausen. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello
Messrs. Mori, Watts, J. D. Loder, Lyon and R QuARTETT, " Cara da voi dipende " .
Mme Stockhausen ; Messrs. Begrez, Phillips and Overture in D
Mozart Rossini
Beethoven
LiNDLEY.
Cherubini De Begnis. A. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Dr. Crotch.
1829
And now we come to an event having considerable influence not only upon the concerts, but over English musical taste, namely, the advent during this season of Felix Mendelssohn- Bartholdy.
At the 7th concert, May 25, he conducted his C minor Symphony (No. l),^of which the Society possesses the Auto- graph Full Score, dated March 31, 1824, in which he sub- stituted, for the Minuet and Trio, a Scherzo in G minor, originally belonging to his Eb Octett, but which he scored and added to the Symphony for this performance.^
His reception by the Society is best told in his letter to his favourite sister, Fanny Hensel : " When I entered the Argyll Rooms for the rehearsal of my Symphony (May 24) and found the whole orchestra assembled and about two hundred listeners, chiefly ladies, strangers to me, and when, first, Mozart's Symphony in E b was rehearsed, after which my own was to follow, I felt not exactly afraid, but nervous and excited. During the Mozart numbers, I took a little walk in Regent
^ " Der Beherrscher der Geister " is the German title. * In reality it was No. 13.
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Street and looked at the people ; when I returned, everything was ready and waiting for me. I mounted the orchestra and pulled out my white stick, which I have had made on purpose (the maker took me for an alderman, and would insist on decorating it with a crown). The first violin, rran9ois Cramer, showed me how the orchestra was placed — the furthest rows had to get up so that I could see them — and introduced me to them all, and we bowed to each other ; some, perhaps, laughed a little, that this small fellow with the stick should now take the place of their regular powdered and be-wigged conductor — then it began. For the first time it went very well and powerfully, and pleased the people much, even at re- hearsal. After each movement the whole audience and the entire orchestra applauded (the musicians showing their approval by striking their instruments with their bows and by stamping their feet) ; after the Finale they made a great noise, and as I had to make them repeat it because it was badly played, they set up the same noise once more ; the Directors came to me in the orchestra, and I had to go down and make a great many bows. Cramer was overjoyed, and loaded me with praise and compliments. I walked about the orchestra, and had to shake at least two hundred hands. . . .
" But the success at the concert last night (May 25) was beyond what I could ever have dreamed. It began with my Symphony : old Frangois Cramer led me to the pianoforte like a young lady, and I was received with immense applause. The Adagio was encored — I preferred to bow my thanks and go on, for fear of tiring the audience ; but the Scherzo was so vigorously encored that I felt obliged to repeat it, and after the Finale they continued applauding, while I was thanking the orchestra and shaking hands and until I had left the room."
Mendelssohn wrote a day or two afterwards to the Hon. Secretary : "I deeply feel the honour of which the Phil- harmonic Society has deemed me worthy, in performing a Symphony of my composition at the last concert, an honour which I can never forget.
" I know that my success, obtained through the brilliant execution of the orchestra, is due much less to my talent than to the mdulgence shown to my youth ; but, encouraged by a reception so flattering, I shall labour to justify the hopes entertained of me, to which I undoubtedly owe the kind feeling shown to me." This was written in French. The Symphony was pubhshed with a Dedication to the Philharmonic Society of London, and at the General Meeting on November 29, he was unanimously elected an Honorary Member.
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At the 8th concert, two great singers made their first ap- pearance— ^MUe Sontag, who had heard of the concerts from Sir George Smart, and her great rival, Mme Mahbran, a daughter of the elder Garcia. In Act II, they sang together. Having offered their services free, these two ladies received the thanks of the Society, accompanied by "an elegant piece of plate,"
Two works by Spohr had a first hearing : at the 1st concert, a Double Quartett for Strings, and at the 8th, a Symphony in EC'.
The Duchess of Kent, Queen Victoria's mother, came " privately " to the 6th concert.
It is quaint to read that T. F. Walmisley wished that his son (Thomas Attwood Walmisley), who was too young for evening concerts, but very fond of music, should be allowed to attend rehearsals !
M. D'Artot made his first appearance in England at the 3rd concert.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1829
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Act I
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Ah ! si per vol " (Otello) .... Rossini
Mr. Donzelli. Double Quartett for four Violins, two Violas and two
'Cellos ........ Spohr
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts, Moralt, R. Lindley ; Oury,
A. Griesbach, Lyon and W. Lindley.
(Fix'st time at these Concerts.)
Duet, " Fuggi crudele " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mme Stockhausen and Mr. Donzelli. Overture, " Le Colporteur " . . . . . Onslow
Act II Symphony in E j? (Letter T) . . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Ch' io mi scordi " ; Aria, " Non temer "
(Idomeneo) ....... Mozart
Mme Stockhausen.
Pianoforte Obbligato, Mr. J. B, Cramer.
Concerto for Violin .... Kreutzer and Tolbecque
Mr. a. J. Tolbecque. Trio, " Tremato, empi, tremate " . . . . Beethoven
Mme Stockhausen ; Messrs. Donzelli and Phillips. Overture, " Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MAKCH 9 Act I
Symphony in E [7 (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Duet, " A che quei tronchi accent! ? " (Zelmira) . Rossini
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mr. Begrez. Sextett for Pianoforte, Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon
and Double-Bass ...... Onslow
Mrs. Anderson ; Messrs. Nicholson, Willman, Platt,
Mackintosh and Dragonetti.
Scena, " Tu m' abbandoni, ingrato " . . . Spohr
Mme Caradori- Allan. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in D . . . . . . . Mozart
Duet, " Son io desto " (Nina) ..... Paesiello
Messrs. Begrez and Pellegrini. QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley. Trio, " Cosa sento " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mme Caradori- All an ; Messrs. Begrez and Pellegrini. Overture, " Les Abencerages " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 23 Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Scena, " Through the forests " (Der Freischiitz) . Weber
Mr. Sapio. Introd. and Thi^me Varie for Clarinet . . Josef Kiiffner
Mr. Willman, Scena, " Si, lo sento " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Miss Paton. Overture (MS.), " Der Vampyr " . . . . Marschner
Act II
Symphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Qui sdegno non s' accende " (II Flauto Magico) Mozart
Mr. H. Phillips.
Concerto for Viohn ...... Kreutzer
Mr. Alexr. J. MoNTAGNY d'Artot. Duet, " Ella, oh ciel " (Torvaldo e Dorliska) . . Rossini
Miss Paton and Mr. H. Phillips.
Overture, " Don Mendoza " . . . . .A. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 6
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " All' idea di quel metallo " (II Barbiere di
Seviglia) Rossini
Messrs. Donzelli and De Begnis. Concerto for Horn ...... Belloli
Mr. Puzzi.
ScENA, " Salvo alfin " ..... Pacini
Mlle Blasts. Overture, " Pietro von Abano " . . . . Spohr
Act II Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Donzelli. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Spagnoletti, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley. Trio, " Quel sembiante " (L' Inganno Felice) . . Rossini
Mlle Blasis ; Messrs. Donzelli and De Begnis. Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . ChervJbini
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 27
Act I Symphony in C (Letter R) ..... Haydn
Regit, and Air, " Now Heaven in fullest glory " (The
Creation) ........ Haydn
Mr. Zuchelli. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Hummel
Mr. L. Schlesinger.
Duet, " Ricciardo ! che veggo ? " (Ricciardo e Zoraide) Rossini
Mme Camporese and Mr. Curioni. Overture, " Die Zauberfiote " . . . . Mozart
Act II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Aria, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mme Camporese. Concert ante for Violin and 'Cello .... Lindley
Messrs. Weichsel and R. Lindley. Trio, " Cruda sorte " (Ricciardo e Zoraide) . . Rossini
Mme Camporese ; Messrs. Curioni and Zuchelli. Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Db. Crotch.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 11 Act I
Symphony in B [? (No. 4) Aria, " Fra tante angoscie
Mr. Bordogni.
Concerto for Pianoforte
Mr. J. B. Cramer.
that
Beethoven Carafa
Cramer
Mozart
A. Romberg
Mozart Handel
Aria (La Clemenza di Tito)
Mme Stockhausen,
Overture ......
Act II Symphony in C
Regit., " For behold " ; Song, " The people walked " (Messiah) ....
Mr. H. Phillips. (Additional accompaniments by Mozart.)
Concerto for Violin Bode and Mayseder
Mr. Th. Hauman. Trio ......... {unnamed)
Mme Stockhausen ; Messrs. Bordogni and Phillips. Overture in C . . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 25
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 1), MS. . . . F. Mendelssohn
(First performance; conducted by the composer.) Air, " So reizend hold " (Die Zauberfiote) . . . Mozart
Mr. Rosner. Concertante for Pianoforte and Harp . Kalkbrenner and Dizi
Mrs. Anderson and Mr. Dizi. Regit., " Misera me " ; Aria, " Ho spavento " (Atalia) Weber
Miss Paton. Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . • Weher
Act II
Symphony in E b Mozart
Aria, " Non piu di fieri " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Madame Wranizkij.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Concerto for Violin .... Kreutzer and De Beriot
Mr. a. J. OuRY. Song, " If guiltless blood " (Susanna) . . . Handel
Miss Paton. Duet, " Amor ! possente nome ! " (Armida) . . Rossini
Mme Wranizkij and Mr. Rosner. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer. H
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 8
Act I Symphony in E t> . . . . . . • Spohr
ScENA, " Del mio pianto " Mercadante
Mlle Sontag.
Fantasia for Flute Nicholson
Mr. Chaules Nicholson. Aria, " Nacqui all' affano " (La Cenerentola) . . Rossini
Mme Malibran-Garcia. 1 Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Act II
Symphony in B b (No. 9) Haydn
Duet, " Ebbene a te ferisci " (Semiramide) . . Rossini
Mlle Sontag and Mme Malibran-Garcia. Fantasia for Violin ...... De Beriot
Mr. Charles A. De Beriot. Regit, and Air, " Rolling on foaming billows " (The
Creation) Haydn
Mr. H. Phillips. Ovebture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
1830
On the evening of February 6tli, at about ten o'clock, the Argyll Rooms ^ were completely destroyed by fire. In a few hours the whole place was reduced to ashes. A great quantity of valuable property was consumed, but fortunately the Library of the Society was saved. Mr. D'Almaine, Mr. Frederick Beale, Mr. Robert Cocks, Mr. Ford and Mr. Sherring- ton were immediately on the spot, and, by their exertions, the precious contents of the Library were conveyed to the warehouse of Mr. Cocks, who took temporary charge of them. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Joseph Calkin, the Librarian, finding the works rather inaccessible there, had the Library removed to his own house. The entire damage to the books and parts
1 Nee Garcia. After her se^oaration from Malibran in 1827 she styled herself as above.
2 The original Argyll Rooms, where the Philharmonic Society commenced their concerts in 1813, were in Argyll Street, Oxford Street, but in 1818, as the western end of the concert-room fell within a line required for constructing the new thoroughfare. Regent Street, the owner of the rooms was awarded a compensation of £23,000, and he built new rooms at the Regent Street end of Argyll Place, and it was this building which was burnt down.
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by the fire and water, etc., he reported to be not more than £29 15s. 9d.
The Directors immediately proposed to Mr. Laporte, the lessee of the Italian Opera House (the King's Theatre) that they should engage the concert-room belonging to that theatre for the forthcoming season, and there the Society remained until 1833.
At the 1st concert, Mendelssohn's ever dehghtful Overture to " A Midsummer Night's Dream " was performed for the first time, the parts having been copied from the MS. Score presented by the composer to Sir George Smart. As Mr. Hogarth, a chronicler of the Society to whom I am greatly indebted, writes :
" Its exquisite lightness and beauty, truly Shakespearian fancy, and novelty of effect, excited a strong sensation, and the audience expressed their delight by the most vehement applause."
At the 3rd concert, Hummel's Concerto in E, entitled " Les Adieux a Paris," was performed with great effect by Mr. Neate.
At the 6th, Mendelssohn's Symphony was repeated. Sir George Smart conducting it this time.
The 7th concert introduced Mr. Preumayr, the bassoon- player, who played a Military Concertino by Cremont. The great basso Lablache also appeared at this concert, Mr. Louis Ponchard having made his debut at the previous concert of May 17, as tenor-singer.
At the 1st concert, Mme Louise Dulcken, who appeared at fourteen different concerts of the Society, played for the first time. She was a younger sister of Ferdinand David, and, after her performance of the Concerto by Herz at this concert, became one of the leading pianists and teachers in London. Queen Victoria took lessons from her.
At the 2nd concert, the first performance in England of the Overture to Rossini's grandest Opera, " William Tell," was given, the work having only been produced in August 1829.
An amusing confession in one of Jufius Stockhausen's letters to the Directors was to the effect that he had asked Beethoven (a little wliile before that master became so ill) to convert one of his Pianoforte Sonatas into a Symphony ! Beethoven's reply, if he ever wrote one, would be of interest.
George Onslow, the composer, was made an Honorary Member.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1830 FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 1
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Dove vai ? " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Messrs. Donzelli and Santini. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Heinrich Herz
Mme Dulcken. ScENA, " Si, lo sento " (Faust) . . . . . Spohr
Miss Paton.
OvEBTtTRE (MS.), " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . Mendelssohn (First performance at these Concerts.)
Act II Symphony in D . . . . . . . Mozart
Abia, " Languir per una bella " (L' Italiano in Algeri) Rossini
Mr. Donzelli.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley.
Trio, " Se al volto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Miss Paton ; Messrs. Donzelli and Santini.
Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Sib George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 15 Act I Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Recit., " Claudio ritorno " ; Duet, " E fia ver "
(Elisa e Claudio) ...... Mercadante
Messbs. Begbez and Seguin. Fantasia for Flute (MS.) ..... Nicholson
Mb. C. Nicholson. Abia, " Alfin goder mi e dato " (L' ultimo Giorno di
Pompei) ........ Pacini
Mlle Blasis.
Oveetube, " Pietro von Abano " . . . . Spohr
Haydn Johann S. Mayer
Act II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5, " Grand ") . Duet, " Che al mio bene " (Medea)
Mlle Blasis and Mb. Begbez.
QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . Mozart
Messbs. Spagnoletti, Eliason, Mobalt, Penson and
R. Lindley.
Quabtett, " Cielo il mio labbro " (Bianca e Faliero) . Rossini
Mlles Blasis and Cawse ; Messbs. Begbez and Seguin.
Overtube, " William Tell " . . . . . Rossini
(First performance in this country.)
Leader, Mr. F. Cbameb. Conductor, Me. H. R. Bishop.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 29
Act I Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Aria, " Qui sdegno " (II Flavito Magico) . . . Mozart
Mb. Henry Phillips. Concerto for Pianoforte in E . . . . . Hummel
Mr. C. Neate. Duet, " Calma, o bella " (Der Berg-geist) . . Spohr
Miss Paton and Mr. Phillips. Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in E I? . . . . . . . Mozart
Regit., " Misera me " ; Aria, " Ho spavento " (Atalia) Weber
Miss Paton. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Onslmv
Messrs. Weichsel, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley. Trio, " Coraggio, orsu " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Mlles Paton and Spechi, and Mr. Phillips. Overture, " Faniska " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 19
Act I
Symphony in C . . . . . , . Mozart
ScENA, " Vicin, ini sta " (Euryanthe) .... Weber
Mr. Sapio. NoTTURNO for two Oboes, two Clarinets, two Horns and
two Bassoons ....... Mozart
Messrs. Cooke, Sharp, Willman, Powell, Platt, Rae,
Mackintosh and J. Tully.
Scena, " Deh, calma " (Matilda von Guise) . . Hummel
Mme Stockhausen. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Act II
Symphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . . . . Haydn
ScENA, " Pace ardente " (Euryanthe) . . , Weber
Mr. H. Phillips. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Oury, Watts, Moralt, Penson and R. Lindley. Duet, " Bella Ninfa " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Mme Stockhausen and Mr. Sapio. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Dr. W. Crotch.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 3
Act I Symphony in F (No. 8) .... .
Trio, " Sen fugge 1' ombra intorno " (Zelmira)
Mme Meric-Lalande ; Misses Childe and H. Concerto for Hari? .....
Miss A. Windsor. Aria, " A rispettarmi apprenda "
Mr. Seguin.
Overture in D
Cawse.
Beethoven Spohr
Bochsa
Carafa
A. Romberg
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Scena, " Ah ! non fia " (Aniazilia) .... Pacini
Mme Meric-Lalande. Adagio and Characteristic Rondo for Pianoforte
(MS.) Potter
Mr. Cipriani Potter. Trio, " lo rendo al vostro amor " (William Tell) . . Rossini
Mme Meric-Lalande ; Misses Childe and H. Cawse.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. T. Attwood.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 17
Act I
Symphony, " The Military " (No. 12) . . . Haydn
Duet, " Bell' imago " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mme Malibran and Mr. H. Phillips. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. Mori, W. Griesbach, Moralt and R. Lindley. Air, " Suspendez a ces Murs " (Les Abencerages) . C'herubini
Mr. Louis Ponchard. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony (No. 1) in C minor (MS.) .... Mendelssohn
Duet, " Entro del tempio " (Jessonda) . . . Spohr
Mr. Ponchard and Mr. H. Phillips. Adagio and Rondo for Flute ..... Drouet
Mr. Louis Drouet.
Aria, " Non piii di fiori " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Madame Malibran.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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Act I
Symphony in D (No. 2) .
Aria, " Largo al factotum " (II Barbiere di Seviglia)
Mb. F. Lablache. Concerto for Pianoforte .....
Mr. J. B. Cramer. Duet, " Ah, si tu " (William Tell)
Mme Stockhausen and Mr. Donzelli,
Overture, " Lodoiska " .
Beethoven Rossini
Mozart
Rossini Cherubini
Act II Symphony in E j? . . . . . . . Spohr
Duet, " Parlar, spiegar " (Mose in Egitto) . . Rossini
Messrs. Donzelli and Lablache. Concertino for Bassoon, " Militaire " . . . Cremont
Mr. F. C. Preumayr. ScENA, " Mi sospinge " (Zelmira) .... Spohr
Mme Stockhausen. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductoi-, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 14
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Svenami " (Gli Orazzi e Curiazzi) . . . Cimarosa
Mme Malibran and Mr. Donzelli. Septett for Pfte., Flute, Clart., Horn, Viola, 'Cello and
Double- Bass ....... Hummel
Mrs. Anderson ; Messrs. Nicholson, Willman, Platt, , Moralt, R. Lindley and Draoonetti.
Aria, " Papueci " (La Schiava di Bagdad) . . Pacini
Mr. F, Lablache. Overture, " Les Deux Journ6cs " . . . . Chervbini
Act II
Symphony in E [7 (No. 10, " Grand ")
ScENA, " Ombra adorata " (Romeo o Giulietta)
Concerto for Violin
Mme Malibran.
Mr. C. a. De Beriot.
Aria, " Pria die spunti " (II Matrimonio Segreto)
Mr. Donzelli. Overture, " Coriolanus "
Haydn Zingarelli
De Beriot
Ci7narosa
Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
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King William IV (who had now succeeded King George) and Queen Adelaide graciously became Patrons of the Society.
At the 2nd concert, Miss Paton reappeared as Mrs. Wood, having married Joseph Wood, the tenor-singer, shortly after her divorce from her first husband, Lord William Lennox, with whom she had had a most unhappy marriage.
At the 3rd concert, the most remarkable occurrence of the season took place in the performance of a selection from Spohr's Oratorio, " The Last Judgment," a work then new to this country, having only last season been heard for the first time in England at the Norwich Festival, with an English version of the words by Mr. Edward Taylor, This formed the first " Act " of this concert, and the soloists were Mr. and Mrs. W. Knyvett, Mr. Vaughan and Mr, Edward Taylor, There was a select but weak Chorus.
Excepting the " Hymn of Praise " (" Lobgesang ") of Mendel- ssohn in 1841, and the "Woman of Samaria" of Sterndale Bennett in 1875, and Rubinstein's "Paradise Lost" in 1882, all Sacred Cantatas, and Brahms's "German Requiem" heard in 1873 and 1876, this is the only case of anything in the nature of an Oratorio being given by this Society. It was, certainly, an unsuitable choice, but we must bear in mind that the Sacred Harmonic and kindred choral societies did not then exist, and such performances were so rare in London, that the Directors naturally saw an opportunity of presenting the Subscribers with a great work hitherto unknown to this country.
At the 4th concert, a Vocal Quartett (MS.), " Ecco die piu," composed for this Society by Cherubini, was sung.
The celebrated tenor-singer Rubini^ appeared at the 6th concert, and at the 7th, the great Hummel, who was received with all the respect due to his reputation, paid his first visit to England and played his " Fantaisie Caracteristique " (on an Indian air in " Oberon ").
Hummel, quite a great pianist and composer of his time, was the chief exponent in a school of pianists who possessed
^ Though Giovanni Battista Rubini had made much success on the Continent and was hailed in Paris as " The King of Tenors," yet his first appearance in England only took place this year. He had too great a tendency to the use of the " head- voice," though they say the tran- sition was effected in a smooth and almost imperceptible manner. Both in London and Paris he created quite a furore whenever he sang.
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a more brilliant technique than that of the Clementi school, and he was undoubtedly greater as a pianist than as a com- poser.
At the 8th concert, George Onslow's Sextett, for Pianoforte, Wood, Horn and Double-Bass, proved very effective. Spohr's Overture to " The Alchymist " had a first hearing also.
Already, though the change to the Opera House concert- room had been so recently effected, there were murmurs of complaint from the subscribers, and anonymous letters point- ing out the uncomfortable nature of the seating and the dis- graceful sanitary conditions in strong terms. The authorities at the King's Theatre invited the Society to send a Committee to consult with the stage-manager and practically promised anj^ sort of alteration, if, by the improvement, they could keep the concerts in their theatre.
The Chevalier von Neukomm placed his Symphony in El? at the disposal of the Society, and it was performed in the 1st concert. Spagnoletti, who was asked to lead it, agreed to, if he might first see what the work was Uke, " never having heard of the gentleman before " !
For several years the Chevaher studied music with Haydn, who treated him more like a son than a pupil ; then he succeeded Dussek as Pianist to Prince Talle3rrand. Though destitute of anything that could be reckoned " genius," he must have been remarkably diligent, for his compositions number something like a thousand works. Prince Talleyrand was to have attended the 1st concert, but was too ill to come.
What with his duties as Professor at Oxford and Principal of the Royal Academy of Music (which he resigned in 1832), to which must be added Lecturer at the Royal Institution, Dr. Crotch could never find time to attend or assist at the Society's concerts, so he resigned his membership this year.
We have a proof, in a letter from G. H. Egestorff, that the art of writing music to recitation, brought to such perfection by Mr. Stanley Hawley, is not so modern or so novel as we have imagined, for Mr. Egestorff offered the Directors a Poetical Recitation with Orchestral Accompaniment. Verily, there is nothing new under the sun !
Frangois J. Dizi, the harpist, gave the Directors a new Symphony by George Onslow, it having been sent from Paris in the Ambassador's post-bag.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1831
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Act I
Symphony in E [7 (No. 3), " Eroica " , . . Beethoven
Duet, " Calma, o bella " (Der Berg-geist) . . . Spohr
' Mme Stockhausen and Mr. Phillips.
Septett ("Military") for Pfte., Vln,, 'Cello, Double-
Bass, Flute, Clart. and Trumpet . . . Hummel
Mrs. Anderson ; Messrs. Mori, R. Lindley, Dragonetti, Nicholson, Willman and T. Hamper, senr. ScENA, " Ah, dove mai " (Euryanthe) . . . Weber
Mr. H. Phillips. Overture, *' Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in G (Letter V) ..... Haydn
ScENA, " Mi sospinge " (Zelmira) .... Spohr
Mme Stockhausen. Double Quartett, four Violins, two Violas, 'Cello
and Double-Bass (Op. 65) ..... Spohr
Messrs. Mori, Spagnoletti, Moralt, R. Lindley ; Watts, A. Griesbach, Lyon and Dragonetti. Trio, " Tremate, empi, tremate " . . . . Beethoven
Mme Stockhausen ; Messrs. Curioni and Phillips.
Overture, " Don Giovanni " . . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 7
Act I
Overture, " Faust " . . . . . . Spohr
ScENA, " Che sento " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Mr. F. Lablache.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello (No. 4) . Beethoven
Messrs. Tolbecque, W. Griesbach, Moralt and R. Lindley.
Duet, " Bell' imago " (Semiramide) .
Mrs. Woodi and Mr. Lablache. Symphony in D (No. 2) .
Rossini Beethoven
Act II
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Regit., " In quali eccessi " ; Aria, " Mi tradi " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Mrs. Wood. NoTTURNO for two Oboes, two Clarinets, two Bassoons
and two Horns ...... Mozart
Messrs, G. Cooke, G. Irwin, Willman, Powell, Mackintosh,
J. TuLLY, Platt and Rae.
Duet, " Parlar, spiegar " (Pietro 1' Eremita) . . Rossini
Messrs. James Bennett and F. Lablache. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop. ^ Nee Miss Paton.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 21 Act I
Selection (with Overture), " The Last Judgment "
An Oratorio by Spohr
Translated from the original German and adapted by Mr. E. Taylor.
Mrs, Knyvett ; Messrs. Knyvett, Vaughan, E. Taylor
and a Chorus.
(Twenty-one numbers were given.)
Overture (MS.), " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . Mendelssohn
Act II
Symphony in E b . . . . . . Von Neukomm
Regit., " E Susanna " ; Aria, " Dove sono " (Le
Nozze di Figaro) ...... Mozart
Mrs. W. Knyvett.
Adagio and Air (with Variations) for Clarinet . . Joseph Beer
Mr. Willman. Trio, " Cosa sento " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mrs. Knyvett ; Messrs. Vaughan and E. Taylor.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weher
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 11
Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Duet, " Dove vai " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Messrs. Sapio and H. Phillips. Concerto for Pianoforte (Op. G4) .... Moscheles
Mr. Edouard Schulz. Cavatina, " II mio ben " (Nina) .... Paesiello
Miss Cramer. Overture in D (Op. 60) . . . . . .A. Romberg
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Regit., " And God said " ; Air, " With verdure clad "
(The Creation) ....... Haydn
Mme Stockhausen.
Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass (No. 11) . . Corelli
Messrs. R, Lindley, Brooks and Dragonetti. QuARTETT (MS.), " Ecco che piu " . . . . Cherubini
Mme Stockhausen, Miss Cramer ; Messrs. Sapio and Phillips.
Overture, " Semiramide " . . . . . Rossini
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 25
Act I
Symphony in E [7 (No. 8) . . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Ah ! perfida " ; Aria, " Per pieta " . . Beethoven
Mr. Braham.
QuiNTETT in E I7 for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Moralt, A. Griesbach and R. Lindley.
ScENA, " Deh calma " (Matilda von Guise) . . Hummel
Mme Stookhausen.
Overture, " Der Templar und die Jvidin " . . Marschner
Act II Symphony in A (No. 7) . Aria, " Qui sdegno " (II Flauto Magico)
Mr, Santini.
Fantasia for Horn, " La Tyrolienne "
Mr. Puzzi.
Duet, " Fuggi crudel " (Don Giovanni)
Mme Stockhausen and Mr. Braham.
Overture, " Oberon " .
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. T. Cooke
Beethoven Mozart
Michael Costa
Mozart
Weber
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 9
Act I
Symphony in E [? . . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Madamina " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. F, Lablache.
Quintett for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. Spagnoletti, A. Griesbach, Moralt, Daniels and
R. LiNDLEY.
ScENA, " Deh, parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Cimarosa
Miss RlVl£]RE.^
Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Rubini. Fantasia for Flute ....... Bohm
Mr. Theobald Bohm. Trio, " Quel sembiante " (L' Inganno fortunato) . Rossini
Miss Rivl^re ; Messrs. Rubini and Lablache. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " , . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
^ Miss Ann Riviere married Mr. H. R. Bishop this year, and appeared in tlie next season and onwards as Mrs. H. R. Bishop.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 23
Act I Symphony in C minor ...... Spohr
Tbio, " Ad Te levavi " . . . . . . Cherubini
Miss H. Cawse ; Messks. Horncastle and E. Taylor. Characteristic Fantasia for Pianoforte (on an Indian
Air in " Oberon ")...... Hummel
Mr. J. N. Hummel. Regit. and Quartett, " Alziam gli evviva "
(Euryanthe) ....... Weber
Misses Inverarity and H. Cawse ; Messrs. Horncastle,
E. Taylor and Chorus.
Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5, " Grand ") . . . Haydn
ScENA, " Non mi dir " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Miss Inverarity. Fantasia for Violin ...... Mayseder
Mr. H. G. Blagrove.
Quartett, " Over the dark blue waters " (Oberon) . Weber
Misses Inverarity and H. Cawse ; Messrs. Horncastle
and E. Taylor.
Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 6
Act I Symphony in B b (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Non paventar " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Mme Stockhausen. Sextett for Pfte., Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and
Double-Bass ....... Onslow
Mrs. Anderson, Messrs. Nicholson, Willman, Platt,
Mackintosh and Dragonetti.
Trio, " Or che la sorte " (William Tell) . . . Rossini
Messrs. Rubini, Lablache and E. Seguin. Overture, " Der Alchymist " . . . . . Spohr
(First time of performance.)
Act II '
Symphony (No. 6) ...... . F. Ries
Duet, " Segui, o cara " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Mme Stockhausen and Mr. Lablache.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Mobalt and R. Lindley.
(By desire.)
Scena, " Vicin mi sta ! " (Euryanthe) . . . Weber
Mr. Rubini. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
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At the 1st concert, Mr. John Field " of St. Petersburgh " made his first appearance, after an absence in Russia of thirty years. He was very well received and his Concerto in Eb, with the playing of which he renewed his Enghsh ac- quaintance, proved to be a model of melodious symmetry of a somewhat antiquated type. He was a pupil of dementi, and somewhat like his master as a pianist, while his compositions for the pianoforte, more particularly his Nocturnes, gained immense popularity.
On March 10 Clementi died at Evesham, and his remains were interred in Westminster Abbey after a pubhc funeral, the musical details of which were carried out by the Phil- harmonic Society. The Chevalier Neukomm wrote an " Elegy on the Death of Clementi " and offered it to the Directors ; he also wrote a song for Mr, Phillips, " Oft from the steep," which that singer described as " very fine." It was sung at the 2nd concert, at which was also introduced Neukomm's Fantasia Concertante for Wood -Wind, Horn, Trumpet and Double-Bass ; this work was so successful that it was repeated at the last concert of the season.
Haydn's Symphony (marked " Letter Q "), known as the "Oxford" Symphony, having been performed when he was granted the honorary degree of Doctor of Music in 1791, was given at the 2nd concert.
At the 4th concert, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles undertook the conductorship for the first time, when his Symphony in C (No. 1) was performed. The Andante and the Minuet and Trio were much applauded, but really Symplionies were not in his " line," and tliis was, I fancy, the only work of the kind produced by him in public.
At the 6th concert, Mendelssohn's MS. Overture^ "The Isles of Fingal " was played for tlie first time. This character- istic piece of writing was suggested by a visit to Staffa and the wild, desolate country of the north-west coast of Scotland. It created quite a sensation, and has been repeated twenty- eight times since. At a General Meeting of the Society on June 7, Sir George Smart read a letter from Mendelssohn, requesting the Society's acceptance of the Score of this Over- ture, and it was resolved, as an expression of gratitude, to present the generous composer with a " piece of plate." Mile Leopoldine Blahetka played a Concertstiick for Piano-
^ It was also named " The Hebrides," " Fingal's Cave " and " The Lonely Island " (Die einsame Insel).
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forte of her own composition. Beethoven thought highly of her, when she was quite a child. Mme Cinti-Damoreau, who came over this year with a French operatic company, sang at this concert. She was a pretty woman, with too small a voice for Co vent Garden.
At the 7th concert, Mendelssohn made his debut at these functions as a pianist. He pleased the audience so greatly in the performance of his G minor Concerto tliat, by general request, it was repeated at the 8th concert, and received again with equal delight and enthusiasm.
At this 8th concert, a Symphony by Onslow, dedicated to tile Philharmonic Society, was performed for the first time in this country. Cipriani Potter, who conducted the 7th concert, was appointed Principal of the Royal Academy of Music, in succession to Dr. William Crotch.
Mme Schroder-Devrient, who came over this year and created an intense sensation by her singing in " Fidelio," sang in this concert, and a Concertante for four Violins by Maurer (which was revived with success in a recent Promenade Concert by Sir Henry J. Wood) was given a first hearing. Maurer demanded, in addition to a high fee, free lodgings for two months and an interpreter ! so Moscheles wrote.
At the General Meeting on November 5, the following resolution was passed unanimously : " That Mr. Mendelssohn- Bartholdy be requested to compose a Symphony, an Overture and a vocal piece for the Society, for which he be offered the sum of one hundred guineas.
" That the copyright of the above compositions shall revert to the author after the expiration of two years ; the Society reserving to itself the power of performing them at all times : it being understood that Mr. Mendelssohn have the privilege of publishing any arrangement of them as soon as he may think fit after their first performance at the Philharmonic Concerts."
This was forwarded to Mendelssohn at Berlin, and he wrote to Mr. Watts, the Secretary, in reply : "I beg you will be so kind as to express my sincerest acknowledgments and my warmest thanks for the gratifying manner in which the Society has been pleased to remember me. I feel highly honoured by the offer the Society has made, and I shall compose, according to the request, a Symphony, an Overture and a vocal piece, under the conditions mentioned in the resolution. When they are finished, I hope to be able to bring them over myself, and to express in person my thanks to the Society. I beg that you wiU let me know whether my compositions are expected to be ready for the next season, or whether the arrangements
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for it are complete already without them. At all events, I shall lose no time, and I need not say how happy I shall be in thinking that I write for the Philharmonic Society."
The works were the " Italian " Symphony, an Overture in C and the Scena " Infelice."
The temporary and unsatisfactory occupation of the rooms at the King's Theatre ceased with this 8th concert, and already Mr. John Raphael (representing the lessees) offered the Hanover Square Rooms to the Society. Here they moved in 1833 and stayed until 1869.
John Parry, junr. (J. Orlando Parry), so closely connected in after-years with the German Reeds' entertainments at the Gallery of Illustration, appeared as a baritone-singer. He had been studying the harp with Bochsa, and used to accompany himself on that instrument.
Thus the second decade closed, and the short but briUiant connection between the Society and Mendelssohn developed and became strong and firm.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1832
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Act I Symphony in C (No. 1) . SOENA, " Sen to mancarmi 1' anima "
Concerto for Pianoforte
Mbs. Wood.
Mr. John Field.
Duet, " Sei gia sposa " (La Donna del Lago)
Mrs. Wood and Mr. Winter
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "
Mozart Mayer
Field
Rossini
Weber
Act II
Mr. Mariani.
Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) Aria, " Eccomi a voi "
Concerto for Violin ....
Mr. Anton Bohrer.
Cavatina, " Che vidi ! amici " (Zelmira)
Mb. Bernard Winter.
Overture, " Les Abencerages "
Beethoven Donizetti
Bohrer
Rossini
Cherubini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 12
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Song, " Oft from the steep " , . , . Chevalier Neukomm
Mr. H. Phillips. Sextett for Strings ...... Mayseder
Messrs. Tolbecque, Watts, Moralt, Lyon, Roussellot and Dragonetti. ScENA, " Ah ! un oiBbra di speranza " (Pietro von
Abano) ........ Spohr
Mrs. H. R. Bishop. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Act II
Symphony in G (Letter Q), " The Oxford " . - Haydn
Regit., " Crudele ? ah, no ! " ; Aria, " Non mi dir "
(Don Giovanni) ...... Mozart
Mme Stockhausen. Septett (Fantasia Concertante), MS., for Wood- Wind,
Horn, Trumpet and Double-Bass . . . Neukomm
Messrs. Nicholson, G. Cooke, Willman, Mackintosh, Platt.
T. Harper, senr., and Dragonetti.
(Composed for this Society.)
Trio, " Coraggio " (Fidelio) ..... Beethoven
Mmes Stockhausen and H. R. Bishop, and
Mr. John Parry, junr.
Overture, " Tamerlane " . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 26
Act I Symphony in D minor (No. 2) . . . . . Spohr
Quartett, " Recordare " (Requiem) . . . Mozart
Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Miss Cawse ; Messrs. Curioni and Giubilei. Concerto for Pianoforte in C (MS.) .... Moscheles
Mr. Moscheles. Regit., " In quali eccessi " ; Aria, " Mi tradi " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Mrs. H. R. Bishop. Overture, " Don Carlos " ..... F. Ries
Act II Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Son io desto " (Nina) ..... Paesiello
Messrs. Curioni and Giubilei. Air, " From mighty Kings " (Judas Maccabseus) . Handel
Mrs. Wood. Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass . . . Corelli
Messrs. R. Lindley, Crouch and Dragonetti. Overture, " Idomeneo " . . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop. I
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 9
Act I Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Moscheles
Aria, " Deh, per questo " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Madame Puzzi. Fantasia for Clarinet ...... Baermann
Mr. Willman. Cantata, " David's Lament " .... Chevalier Neukomm
Mr. Braham.
'Cello Obbligato, Mr. R. Lindley.
Overture, *' Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony in C (Letter R) ..... Haydn
Aria, " Dove sono " {he Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mme Stookhausen. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Edward Eliason. Trio, " O dolce e caro istante " (Gli Orazzi ed i Curiazzi) Cimarosa
Mmes Stockhausen and Puzzi, and Mr. Braham. Overture, " Die Zauberfiote " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 30
Act I
Symphony in F {No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Mme De Meric, Miss Bruce, and Mr. Begrez.
Quintett for Pianoforte and Strings . . . J. B. Cramer
Messrs. J. B. Cramer, F. Cramer, Moralt, R. Lindley
and Dragonetti.
Aria, " Non piu di fieri " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Madame De M6ric.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Chervbini
Act II
Symphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . • . . Haydn
Soena, " Deh, parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Cimarosa
Miss Jane Shirbeff. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, W. Griesbach, Moralt and R. Lindley. Quartett, " Andro ramingo " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mme De Meric, Misses Shirbeff and Bruce, and Mr. Begbez. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. T. Cooke.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 14 Act I
Symphony in A (No. 7) Beethoven
Abia, " Qui sdegno " (Die Zauberflote) . . . Mozart
Mr. H. Phillips. CoNCERTSTucK for Pianoforte .... Mile Blahetka
Mlle Leopoldine Blahetka. Aria, " Una voce poco f^ " (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Rossini
Mme Cinti-Damoreau. Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " (MS.) . . • Mendelssohn
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Aria, " Tacqui allor " (L' Esule di Roma) . . . Donizetti
Mr. Donzelli. QuiNTETT for two Violins, Viola, 'Cello and Double-
Bass ........ Onslow
Messrs. Anton Bohrer, Watts, Moralt, R. Lindley and
Dragonetti.
Aria (Con Variazioni) ...... Rode
Mme Cinti-Damoreau. Overture ........ B. Romberg
Leader, Signor Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. Attwood.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY Act I Symphony in C (No. G), " Jupiter " . Aria (Euryanthe) .......
Herr Anton Haitzinger. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor (MS.)
Mr. Felix Mendelssohn-Babtholdy. (First performance in England.) ScENA, " Mi sospinge " (Azor and Zemira) . Miss Invebabity. Ovebtube, " Euryanthe "
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Mozart Weber
Mendelssohn
Spohr Weber
Act II Symphony in G (Letter V) ..... Haydn
Abia, " Vedro mentre io sospiro " (Le Nozze di Figaro) Mozart
Mb. Pellegbini. Fantasia for Flute ....... Nicholson
Mb. Charles Nicholson. Air, " Dies Bildniss " (Die Zauberflote) . . . Mozart
Herb Haitzinger. Overture, " Proserpina " . . . . , Winter
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mb. Cipriani Potter.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 18 Act I
Symphony (dedicated to the Philharmonic Society) . Onslow
(First performance in this country.) Aria, " Parto ; ma tu, ben mio " (La Clemenza di Tito) Mozart
Mme Schroder-Devrient. Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. Willman, Septett (Fantasia Concertante) for Wood-Wind, Horn,
Trumpet and Double-Bass ..... Neukomm
Messrs. Nicholson, G. Cooke, Willman, Mackintosh, Platt, T. Harper, senr., and Dragonetti. Aria, " Inveir col sesso imbelle " . . . , Pacini
Mr. Tamburini.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
Mr. Mendelssohn.
Act II
Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Di capricci " (Corradino) .... Rossini
Mme Cinti-Damoreau and Mr. Tamburini. Concertante for four Violins .... Ludwig W. Maurer
Messrs. Mori, Seymour, Tolbecque and A. Griesbach. Air, " Entendez-vous ? " (Le Concert a la Cour) . . Auber
Mme Cinti-Damoreau
Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
1823-1832
A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers and their various forms of Composition during the second decade of the Society's existence.
|
Nationality. |
Com- posers. |
Sym- phonies. |
Over- tures. |
Con- certos. |
Chamber Music. |
Miscel- laneous. |
Vocal. |
Total of Com- positions. |
|
Austria . |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
|
|
Belgium . |
2 |
— |
— |
7 |
— |
2 |
1 |
10 |
|
British |
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|
Empire . France |
6 4 |
2 |
8 7 |
2 3 |
3 |
6 2 |
4 14 |
25 26 |
|
German |
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|
Empire . |
12 |
5 |
14 |
11 |
1 |
15 |
40 |
86 |
|
Hungary and |
||||||||
|
Bohemia |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
2 |
|
Italy Spain |
13 1 |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
1 |
60 1 |
63 1 |
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Solo-Players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices, and the Conductors, during the second decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
Strings. |
Wood- Wind. |
Brass. |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
|
Austria . Belgium . British Empire . France German Empire . Hungary and Bohemia Italy Poland . Spain |
1 4 1 10 2 1 |
2 6 4 4 1 |
1 4 2 3 1 |
3 |
— |
1 7 1 14 1 |
1 12 2 6 G 1 |
1 7 2 1 1 |
[1833
THE THIRD DECADE 1833-1842
1833
THE third decade opened on Monday, February 25, at the Hanover Square Rooms, the concert-room of which was noted for its excellent acoustic proper- ties. Here the Society remained until 1869, The Concert of Antient Music and the Annual Benefit Concert of the Royal Society of Musicians were also held in these rooms until 1848, and several letters point to the diffi- culties encountered, by these dates clashing with the dates arranged for the Philharmonic Society's concerts. The rooms were first opened on February 1, 1775, with one of a series of subscription concerts given by John Christian Bach (eleventh son of John Sebastian Bach) and Charles F. Abel, two of the original freeholders.
On Mendelssohn's arrival in the spring, he wrote to the Society's Secretary on April 27 : "I beg you will inform the Directors of the Philharmonic Society that the Scores of my new Symphony and Overture are at their disposal, and that I shall be able to offer them a vocal composition in a short time hence, which will complete the three works they have done me the honour to desire me to write for the Society. But as I have finished two new Overtures since last year, I beg to leave the choice to the Directors as to which they would prefer for their concerts ; and in case they should think both of them convenient for performance, I beg to offer them this fourth composition as a sign of my gratitude for the pleasure and honour they have again conferred upon me." The Directors replied with thanks for his Hberal offer, and asked that the Symphony might be heard at the 6th concert, on May 13 ; they also requested him to play a solo and conduct the whole concert.
Commissions to write works for the concerts were also given to J. B. Cramer, H. R, Bishop, C. Potter, J. H. Griesbach,
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the Chevalier Neukomm, Ignaz Moscheles, Attwood, WiUiam Horsley, Vincent Novello, John Goss and Tom Cooke.
The first Honorary Members were elected this year — viz. Auber, Hummel, Le Sueur, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer and Onslow.
At the 2nd concert, Mr. Cramer's new work appeared, a Quintett for Pianoforte and Strings ; Mr, Moscheles' novelty, a grand Septett for Pianoforte, Strings, Clarinet and Horn, appeared at the 4th, and at the 6th concert, Mendelssohn's new Symphony in A major, known as the " Italian" ;^ at the same concert, which he directed, he also played Mozart's Pianoforte Concerto in D minor.
At the 7th concert, Hummel's (MS.) Pianoforte Concerto in F was produced (Mr. Hummel playing the solo part), and a Fantasia Drammatica by the Chevalier Neukomm was given, whilst, in Act II, Mr. Cipriani Potter's new Symphony in A minor proved very effective, and was described in the news- papers as one of the most masterly productions of this com- poser.
At the 8th concert, Mendelssohn's Overture in C, known as the " Trumpet " Overture (composed for the Society), was first played. Most Hkely the " Melusine " was the other Overture offered as a choice ; the latter was heard in 1834.
Miss Elizabeth Masson sang at the 2nd concert, a mezzo- soprano-singer of great charm and refinement, and an excellent linguist. At the time of her death in 1865, the " Athenaeum " critic said : " As a singer this lady was never rated as high as she deserved to be." Her voice had been thoroughly trained under Madame Pasta, and her reading of music was intelligent, expressive and finished. In the ten appearances she made at these concerts. Miss Masson frequently rescued from neglect forgotten airs of the great Masters.
A new star appeared (at the 3rd concert) in the firmament of famous singers, Miss Clara Anastasia Novello, the gifted daughter of Vincent Novello. She possessed a voice of
^ The Symphony evidently cost him a lot of anxious thought. It is an immense advance upon the C minor one. He wrote to Pastor Bauer (on April 6): " My work, about which I had recently many doubts, is finished ; and now, when I look it over, I find that, quite contrary to my expectations, it satisfies myself. I believe it has become a good composition ; but be that as it may, at all events I feel that it shows progress, and that is the main laoint." A wonderfully modest review of a work which by its originality, exquisite finish, and its suggestion of Italian skies and scenes, marked so great an advance on his earlier work, that the difference was considered as immense (proportionately) as between Beethoven's Symphony in D and the " Eroica."
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exceptional purity and brilliance, with an impressive style, which placed her above all contemporary sopranos, especially in rendering the music of Handel and Mendelssohn. In 1843 she married Count Gigliucci.
Mr. W. Sherrington became Hon. Treasurer in the place of Mr. W. Dance.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1833
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Act I Symphony in E [? Aria, " Lascia amor " (Orlando)
CoNCEBTO for Clarinet
Mr. H. Phillips. Mr. Willman.
Aria, " Pria che spunti " (II Matrimonio Segreto)
Mr. Donzelli. Overture, " Oberon " .
Act II Symphony in D (No. 11), " The Clock " Aria, " Ah, che i giorni " (Der Alchymist) .
Mrs. Wood. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello .
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Moralt, Seymour and R. Duet, " Come frenar " (La Gazza Ladra)
Mrs. Wood and Mr. Phillips. Overture, " Demophoon "
Leader, Mr. Spagnoletti. Conductor, Mr. J. B
MoTXirt Handel
Spohr
Cimarosa
Weber
Haydn Spohr
Beethoven
LiNDLEY.
Rossini
Vogel
Cramer.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 11
Act I Symphony in E [7 (No. 1) . . . . . Spohr
Regit, ed Aria, " Moriro ! ma vendicata " (Teseo) . Handel
Miss Elizabeth Masson.
QuiNTETT (MS.) for Pianoforte and Strings . . J. B. Cramer
Messrs. J. B. and F. Cramer, Moralt, R, Lindley and
Dragonetti.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Duet, " Bella Ninfa " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Miss Masson and Mb. Horncastle. Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weher
Act II
Symphony in A (No. 7) .
Aria, " Per pieta " (Cosi fan tutte)
Concertino for Violin
Mme De Meric. Mr. Henry Wolff.
Beethoven Mozart
Wolff
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Trio, " Tremate, empi, tremate " . . . . Beethoven
Mme De Meric ; Messrs. Horncastle and E. Taylor.
Overture, " L'Hotellerie Portugaise "... Cheruhini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 25 Act I Symphony in D
Scena, " The Last Man " Fantasia for Flute .
Mr. H. Phillips. Mr. C. Nicholson.
Aria, " Per pieta " (Cosi fan tutte)
Miss Clara Novello. Overture, " The Matins of Wallersee "
Mozart
W. H. Callcott
Nicholson
Mozart
Chelard
Act II Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Song, " With verdvire clad " . . . . . Haydn
Mrs. W. Knyvett. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello (No. 5) . Beethoven
Messrs. Spagnoletti, A. Griesbach, Moralt and Rousselot. Trio, " Soave sia il vento " (Co'si fan tutte) . . Mozart
Miss Clara Novello, Mrs. W. Knyvett and Mr. H. Phillips.
Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 15
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. James Bennett. Grand Septett (MS.) for Pianoforte, Strings, Clarinet
and Horn ....... Moscheles
Messrs. Moscheles, Mori, Moralt, R. Lindley, Dragonetti,
WiLLMAN and Platt.
(First performance ; composed for these Concerts.)
Regit., " Ali, non so " ; Aria, " Mia speranza " . Mozart
Mrs. H. R. Bishop. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in D (No, 2) ..... . Haydn
Aria, " Tutto un concento " (Euryanthe) . . . Weber
Madame De M:fcRic. Concertante for four principal Violins . . . Maurer
Messrs. Mori, Seymour, C. A. Patey and A. Griesbach. Trio, " Qual canna al suol " (Jessonda) . . . Spohr
Mmes De Meric and ISishop and Mr. James Bennett. Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Moscheles.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 29
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 3) .
Akia, " Per questa bella mano "
Mr. John Parry, junr. Concerto for Harp
Mr. T. H. Wright.
Duet, " Che al mio bene " (Medea) .
Mrs. Wood and Mr. Braham.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " .
Act II Symphony in D (No. 2) .
Regit., " Per pieta " ; Aria, " Ah, perfida "
Mr. Braham.
Concerto for Violoncello
Mr. I\jsfoop.
Aria, " Si lo sento " (Faust) Overture, " Zaira "
Mrs. Wood.
Spohr Mozart
Hummel J. S. Mayer Weber
Beethoven Beethoven
Kummer
Spohr 1
Winter
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. T. Cooke.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 13
Act I
Symphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . . . . Haydn
Aria, " O cara immagine " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Mr. Rubini.
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mozart
Mr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
Aria, " Deh, vieni, non tardar " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . Mozart
Mme Cinti-Damobeau. Overture, " Bibiana " . . . . . . J. P. Pixis
Act II
Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " (MS.) . . . Mendelssohn
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Duet, " Ricciardo, che veggo ! " (Ricciardo e Zoraide) Rossini
Mme Cinti-Damoreau and Mb. Rubini. Concerto for Violin ......
De Beriot Meyerbeer
Mr. Ch, De Beriot. Air, " En vain j'espere " (Robert le Diable)
Mme Cinti-Damoreau. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . , Weber
Leader, Mb. Weichsel. Conductor, Mb. F. Mendelssohn-Babtholdy.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 27
Act I Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " O colpo impensato " (La Gazza Ladra) . . Rossini
Mr. Tamburini. Concerto for Pianoforte in F (MS.) .... Hummel
Mr. J. N. Hummel.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Duet, " Se la vita " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mme Pasta and Mr. Tamburini.
Fantasia Drammatica (MS.) . . . Chevalier Neukomm
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Act II Symphony in A minor (MS.) ..... C. Potter
(First performance ; composed for this Society.) Aria, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide) .... Rvssini
Madame Pasta. Duet for 'Cello and Double-Bass .... Corelli
Messrs. R. Lindley and Dragonetti. AitiA, " Se amore soltanto " . . . . Mayer and Rossini
Mme Puzzi. Horn ObbHgato, Mr. Puzzi, Overture, '* Anacreon " . . . . . . Chervbini
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. C. Potter.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 10
Act I Symphony in B j? (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Aria, " Mentre ti lascio " . . . . . Mozart
Mr. Zuchelli. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Herz
Mr. Heinrich Herz.^
Aria, " Non piu di fieri " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Madame Malibran.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Overture in C, " Trumpet " . . . . . Mendelssohn
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Aria, " Sento un interna voce " (Elisabetta) . . Rossini
Mme Cinti-Damoreau. Concerto^ for Violin (No. 1) . . . . . De Beriot
Mr. Ch. De Beriot, Duet, " Vanne, se alberghi in petto " (Andronico) . Mercadante
Mmes Cinti-Damoreau and Malibran. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
^ He was better known as Henri Herz, being, owing to his long stay in Paris, more of a Parisian than a Viennese. 2 Called " Concertino " on May 21, 1827.
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1834
Henry Rowley Bishop carried out his commission of last year by composing a Sacred Cantata, " The Seventh Day." It was fairly well received, but never performed again, and it by no means showed Bishop at his best. As a composer of English Operas he was, and ever will be, best known. The Cantata was performed at the 1st concert ; at the 2nd, an Italian Dramatic Cantata, entitled " Rosalba," was the result of the Directors' invitation to Mr. Vincent NoveUo. It was written for six voices, and his daughter, Clara, took the prin- cipal soprano part.
At the 3rd concert, W. Horsley's Motett " Exultabo Te " had a hearing ; several sacred works seem to be creeping into these orchestral concerts. At the same concert, Mos- cheles' " Concerto Fantastique " was played, for the first time, by the composer, and the first performance was given of the graceful, captivating Overture to "Melusine,"i and J. Henry Griesbach's contribution was an Overture to " Bel- shazzar's Feast " (MS.).
At the 5th concert, Mme Giulia Grisi made her first appear- ance. She came to England for the first time this year, appearing in Opera about a month before she sang at this concert. " A pure, briUiant, powerful, flexible soprano . . . one of the fmest we have ever heard," was the verdict of "The Times " critic. At the same concert, an " Overture, et March Triomphale," by Ferdinand Ries was given, and Beethoven's splendid Viohn Concerto was played by Mr. Mori.
At the Gth concert, Mendelssohn's MS. Scena " Ah ! ritorna, eta del oro," was introduced by Mme Caradori- Allan.
At the 7th, the great violinist, Henri Vieuxtemps, made his first appearance, visiting London at the same time as De Beriot, and also meeting Paganini there. Mile Aline Bertrand, a young harpist, and Mr, Nicolas Ivanoff^ (or
^ The full title was " Melusine," or " The Mermaid and the Knight." The title was changed to " Melusina " in 1846. The Society's MS. copy, with many emendations in Mendelssohn's writing, differs from later printed editions of the Score.
^ Chorley (in his "Musical Recollections") speaks well of Ivanoff's nice tone and neat execution, but quotes Moscheles as complaining of his sickly, sentimental style and frequent use of head-voice, which became so nauseating that some wag circulated a joke about him, declaring that his real name was " I've enough " !
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Ivanhoff), an Italianised Russian tenor, appeared at the same concert.
The Secretary, Mr. Watts, must have received a shock on being addressed by a Miss Jacobine Mayer, who sought an engagement to play, as " My lord " !
The patriotism of Mr. Vincent NoveUo is evident in his request that " Rosalba," his new Cantata, should be sung by English artists only.
At the 8th concert, Mme Grisi sang again, and Mrs. Ander- son played Beethoven's E !? Concerto, " The Emperor," for the first time at these concerts.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1834
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 3
Act I Symphony in E [? (No. 1) . . . , . Spohr
Aria, " A rispettarmi " . . . . . . Carafa
Mr. Zuchelli.
QuiNTETT for Pianoforte and Strings (No. 2) . . J. B. Cramer
Messrs. J. B. Cramer, Mori, Moralt, R. Lindley and
Dragonetti.
Cantata, " The Seventh Day " . . . . H. R. Bishop
Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Miss Clara Novello ; Messrs. Hawkins,
HoRNCASTLE and E. Taylor, with Chorus.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
: Act II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Miss Clara Novello, Mrs. H. R. Bishop, and Mr. Horncastle. ^ Concerto for Violin ...... R. Kreutzer
Mr. V. R. Masoni,
Quartett, " II cor e la mia fe " (Fideho) . . . Beethoven
Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Miss Clara Novello ; Messrs. Horncastle
and Zuchelli.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. J. B. Cramer.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 17
Act I Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Ne giorni tuoi feHci " . . . . . Paesiello
Mme Caradori- Allan and Miss Clara Novello. Nonett for Strings, Wood-Wind and Horn . . Spohr
Messrs. Mori, Moralt, R. Lindley, Dragonetti, Nicholson, G. Cooke, Willman, Mackintosh and Platt.
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Dramatic Cantata, " Rosalba " . . . . F. Novello
* Miss Clara' Novello, Mrs. H. R. Bishop ; Messrs. Horncastle,
James Bennett and J. Alfred Novello.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in D ...... . Mozart
QuARTETT, " Che diro ? " . . . . . Mozart
Miss Clara Novello ; Messrs. James Bennett, Chapman
and J. Alfred Novello.
Fantasia for Clarinet ...... Weber
Mr. Willman.
Aria, " Gran Dio ! " (Romeo e Giulietta) . . . Gitglielmi
Mme Cabadori- Allan. Overture, " Faniska " . . . . . . Chervhini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 7 Act I
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " , . . . Mozart
Aria, " D' una madre disperata " (II Crociato in Egitto) Meyerbeer
Miss Masson.
Concerto for Pianoforte [MS.), " Fantastique " . Moscheles
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Motett, " Exultabo Te " . . . . . W. Horsley
The Chorus. (First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Overture, " Melusine," or " The Mermaid and the
Knight " (MS.) Mendelssohn
(First time of performance.)
Act II
Symphony in G (Letter Q), " Oxford "... Haydn
Air, " Holy and great is Thy Name " (Mount Sinai) Chevalier Neukofmn Mrs. W. Knyvett.
Concerto for Violin, " Dramatic " . . . . Spohr
Mr. Henry Wolff.
Duet, " By thee with bliss " ; Chorus, " For ever
blessed " (The Creation) ..... Haydn
Mrs. W. Knyvett, Mr. Bradbury and Chorus.
Overture, " Belshazzar's Feast " (MS.) . . J. Henry Qrieshach
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
^ Described for six voices : only these five names appear in the Programme. It is probable that Mr. Chapman was the sixth.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 21 Act I Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " Aria, "Sorgete" (Maometto Secondo)
Fantasia for Flute
Mr. Tamburini.
Mr. Charles Nicholson.
Aria, " Sol pu6 dir " Overture, " Oberon "
Mme Stockhausen.
Beethoven Rossini
Nicholson
F. Fesca
Weber
Act II
Symphony in G (Letter V) Haydn
Aria, " Vivi tu " (Anna Bolena) .... Donizetti
Mr. Rubini. Air Varie for Violin ...... Ghy$
Mr. Joseph Ghys. Trio, " Ti parli 1' amore " (Otello) .... Rossini
Mme Stockhausen ; Messrs. Rubini and Tamburini.
Overture, " Le Rovine di Paluzzi " . . . A. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 5
Act I Symphony in G minor ......
Song, " Now Heaven in fullest glory " (The Creation) . Mr. Henry Phillips.
Introduction, Variations and Rondo for Pianoforte Mr. Heinrich Herz.
Aria, " Di piacer " (La Gazza Ladra)
Mlle Grisi.
Overture et Marche Triomphale ....
Act II
Symphony In D
Aria, " Da qual di " (Anna Bolena) .
Mr. Nicholas Ivanhoff. Concerto for Violin .....
Mr. Mori.
Duet, " Forse un di " (La Gazza Ladra)
Mlle Grisi and Mb. Ivanhoff. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " .
Leader, Mr. Spagnolbtti. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani
Mozart Haydn
Herz
Rossini
F. Ries
A. Romberg Donizetti
Beethoven
Rossini
Weber Potter.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 19
Act I Symphony in G minor ..... Cipriani Potter
Duet, " Bella Ninfa " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Mme Carad OKI- Allan and Mk. W. F. de C. Vrugt. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Moscheles
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Aria, " La Vendetta " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mr. Zuchelli. Overture, " Faust " . . . . . . Spohr
Act II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Scena, " Ah ! ritorna, eta del oro " (MS.) . . . Mendelssohn
Mme Caradori-Allan. (Composed for this Society.) Concertante for Wood-Wind, Horn, Trumpet and
Double-Bass ...... Chevalier Neukomm
Messrs. Nicholson, G. Cooke, Willman, Mackintosh, Platt,
T. Harper, senr., and Dragonetti.
Scena, " Langmro vicino a quelle " (Achille) . . Pair
Mr. Vrugt. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. T. Cooke.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 2 Act I Symphony in E [? (No. 3), " Eroica " Aria, " Come lieto " .....
Mr. Ivanhopf. Fantasia for Harp .....
Mlle Aline Bertrand. Duet, " Calma, o bella " (Der Berg-geist) .
Mme Stockhausen and Mr. Phillips.
Overture, " Der Berg-geist " .
Act II Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " . Duet, " Non fuggir " (WiUiam Tell) .
Messrs. Ivanhoff and Phillips. Air Varie for Violin .....
Mr. Henri Vieuxtemps. Scena, " Si lo sento " (Faust) ....
Mme Stockhausen. Overture, " Fidelio " .
Beethoven Pacini
Bertrand
Spohr
Spohr
Mendelssohn Rossini
De Beriot
Spohr
Beethoven
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. Moscheles.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 16. Act I
Symphony in D (No. 11), " The Clock " Song, " Oh ! 'tis a glorious sight " (Oberon)
Mr. Braham.
Concerto for Pianoforte in E [?
Mrs. Anderson.
ScENA, " Dal asilo " Overture, " Egniont "
Mlle Grisi.
Haydn Weber
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Aria, " Come per me sereno " (La Sonnambula) Mme Caradori-Allan.
Concerto for Violin ....
Mme Elise Filipowicz.
Ahia, " Tanti affetti " (La Donna del Lago)
Mlle Grisi.
Beethoven
Michael Costa
Beethoven
Beethoven Bellini
Pietro Rovelli
Rossini
Weber
Overture,^ " Jubilee " .
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. Charles Neate
1835
The production of Spohr's new characteristic Sinfonia, "Der Weihe der Tone," translated as "Ode to Sound," 2 opened the season of 1835 in brilliant fashion. Its subject (I quote Mr. Hogarth) was suggested by Pfeififer's " Ode to Music " ; the composer having attempted to illustrate, by musical sounds, the various descriptions and images con- tained in that poem. The full programme of the Symphony was as foUows :
" First Movement : The deep silence of Nature before the creation of sound — the awakening of hfe after it — the voice of Nature — the uproar of the elements.
" Second Movement : Cradle-song — the Dance — the Serenade.
1 The more modern custom of beginning and ending the season with the National Anthem was not in vogtie at this time, but this " Jubilee " Overture was the next best thing, since it concluded with " God save the King." It was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, and was first played on September 20, 1818, at the Court Theatre, Dresden.
2 Also translated " The Power of Sound " and " The Consecration of Sotmd."
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" Third Movement : Martial music — March to battle — Return of the conquerors,
" Fourth Movement : Funeral dirge — Consolation in grief."
This Symphony, though much too lengthy, contains many strong points, and several passages of great beauty. It met with much criticism, and the apparent absurdity, as it was then thought, of endeavouring to represent, by means of sound, the deep silence preceding the creation of sound, was made the subject of considerable sarcasm by the critics. However, the work held its own for a considerable period of time, and was, in the end, regarded as being one of Spohr's greatest achievements.
J. B. Cramer repeated his Concerto, first heard in 1828, which has a last movement by Mozart !
The excellent viohnist, Henry Gamble Blagrove, first appeared as soloist at this 1st concert, and played, with success, a Concerto by Molique.
At the 2nd concert, the novelty was an Air and Variations for Bassoon by Mr. Baumann, played by the composer.
Mr. John Mackintosh, the principal bassoon-player in the Society since 1815, retired this year, his place being taken by James Denman.
At the 3rd concert. Miss Mary Postans made her debut. She was a student at the Royal Academy of Music until 1831. At the end of this season she married Mr. Alfred Shaw, a fairly well-known artist. She had a fine contralto voice, and Mendelssohn, writing to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society in 1839, spoke of her and of Miss Clara Novello as " the best concert-singers we have had in this country (Ger- many) for a long time."
Mr. W. Sherrington, retiring from the office of Hon. Treasurer this year, received a handsome present from the Society.
At the 4th concert, a Symphony by Maurer was played for the first time, but it was not so successful as his Concertante for four Violins, played in 1832.
J. D. Loder was to have played, but Avas unable to on account of a penalty of £30 hanging over him, if he failed to attend a jury!
Mile Marietta Brambilla, the eldest of five sisters, all of whom were excellent singers, appeared at this 4th concert. The late Mr. Julian Marshall related that a Cardinal (who shall be nameless) said of her : " She has the finest eyes, the sweetest voice and the kindest nature in the whole world, and if she is discovered to possess any other merits, the safety
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of the Holy Church will necessitate her excommunica- tion " !
At the 5th concert, a MS. Overture, " Joan of Arc," by Moscheles had a first hearing, and at the 6th, Beethoven's String Quartett (No. 1), which was new to these concerts. But the event of the concert — I would venture to say, of the season — was the first appearance of a Royal Academ}^ student of seventeen years of age, named William Sterndale Beimett. It was destined that, in later years, he should become con- ductor to this Society, Principal of the Academy and Professor at Cambridge. He played his own Concerto for Pianoforte in E I? (No. 2), which had been produced at an Academy concert the previous year.
At the 7th concert, Mr. Adrien Fran9ois Servais played a Violoncello Concerto of his own composing ; and at the 8th, Mr. Heinrich Herz played a MS. Concerto of his own for Pianoforte, in D minor, which he dedicated to the Society.
Mr. Ayrton offered the Society an autograph set of twelve Symphonies by Haydn, and suggested that Mr. Joseph Calkin, the Society's Librarian, should submit a valuation of them with a view to their purchase. As the only autograph Sym- phonies by Haydn in the Library are those in C minor and D minor, 1 probably the bargain was never struck. The serious question of Haydn's autograph being genuine or not was introduced.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1835
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Act I
Symphony in F, " Ode to Sound " (No. 4) . . . Spohr
(First time of performance.)
Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mme Stockhausen.
CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte (No. 5) . . . Cramer and Mozart
Mr. J. B. Cramer.
Cantata, " Napoleon's Midnight Review " . Chevalier Neukomm
Mr. Braham.
Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
^ The Autographs of Haydn, owned by the Society, are both headed, " di me Giuseppe Haydn, 791, Londra. In nomine Domini," and, on the last page, " Laus Deo."
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Mozart W. Horsley
Molique
Mozart
BeetJwven
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Act II Symphony in D (Op, 7) . MoTETT, " Gloria in Excelsis " .
The Chorus.
Concerto for Violin .....
Mr. H. G. Blagrove. Duet, " Fra gl' amplessi " (Cosi fan tutte)
Mme Stockhausen and Mr. Braham. Overture, " Egmont " .
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 9
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... • Beethoven
Aria (MS.), " Non v' e piu barbaro " ... Stuntz^
Miss Masson. Quartett for two VioUns, Viola and 'Cello in A . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Tolbecque, Moralt and R. Lindley. Aria, " Casta Diva " (Norma) ..... Bellini
Mme Caradori- Allan. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Haydn
Air, " Now heaven in fidlest glory " (The Creation) . Haydn
Mr. E. Seguin, Introd. and Air Varie for Bassoon .... Baumxinn
Mr. Fr. Baumann. Trio, " Corraggio, orsu " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Mme Caradori- Allan, Miss Masson and Mr. E. Seguin.
Overture, " Ulysses and Circe " . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. C. Potter.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 23
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Scena, " Ah, perfida "...... Beethoven
Mb. Sapio.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Moscheles
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Regit, and Aria, " Se pieta nel col serbate " (Gli
Orazzi e Curiazzi) ...... Cimarosa
Miss Postans. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
^ Whether by Theodore or Josef Hartmann Stuntz is uncertain ; probably the latter, as he was considered a very talented composer of vocal music. He lived 1793 to 1859.
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Symphony in E [7
Aria, " Tu m' abbandoni " {-
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Mozart Spohr Miss Clara Novello. Sonata for 'Cello and Double-Bass .... Corelli
Messrs. R. Lindley and Dragonetti.
Quartett, " Placido e il mar " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Misses Clara Novello and Postans ; Messrs. Sapio and
GlUBILEI.
Overture, " Jessonda " SfoJir
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. T. Cooke.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 6 Act I
Symphony Maurer
(First performance.)
Aria, " II pensier " (Orfeo) Haydn
Mr. John Parry, junr. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Mori. Aria, " Elena, o tu ch' io chiamo " (La Donna del Lago) Rossini
Mlle Marietta Brambilla. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
ScENA, " All, un ombra di speranza " (Pietro von
Abano) ........ Spohr
Mrs. H. R. Bishop. Quintett for Clarinet and Strings .... Mozart
Messrs. Willman, J. D. Loder, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley. Trio, " Soave sia il vento " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Mlle Brambilla and Mr. J. Parry, junr. Overture, " Euryanthe " ..... Weber
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 27
Act I Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Aria, " O cara immagine " (Die Zauberflote) . . Mozart
Mr. G. B. Rubini. Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor .... Hummel
Mr. Charles Neate. Trio, " Ti parli 1' amore " (Otello) .... Rossini
Mlle G. Grisi ; Messrs. Rubini and Lablache. Overture (MS.), " Joan of Arc " . . . . Moscheles
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Act II Symphony in E [7 (No. 8) ..... Haydn
Aria, " Va sbramando " (Faust) .... Spohr
Mr. F. Lablache. CoNCERTANTE for Wood-Wiiid, Horn, Trumpet and
Double-Bass ...... Chevalier Neukomm
Messrs. Nicholson, G. Cooke, Willman, Mackintosh, Platt,
T. Harper and Dragonetti.
Aria, " Tanti affetti " (La Donna del Lago) . . Rossini
Mlle Grisi. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Moscheles.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 11 Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Air, " Vedro rnentre " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mr. Tamburini. Concerto for Pianoforte in E I7 (No. 2) . . Sterndale Bennett
Mr. Wm. Sterndale Bennett. Duet, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese) .... Paer
Mme Fincklohr and Mr. Tamburini. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Ghervbini
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
ScENA, " Si lo sento " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Mme Stockhausen. Quartett for Strings (No. 1 ) . . . . • Beethoven
Messrs. Eliason, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley.
(First performance at these concerts.)
Aria, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mme Fincklohr. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 25
Act I
Symphony in E [? , . . . . . . Spohr
Scena, " Fern von ihm " . . . . . • Weber
Mme Caradori-Allan. Fantasia for Violoncello ...... Servais
Mr. ADRiiiN FRAN901S Servais.
Scena, " Stolto me " (Faust) Spohr
Mr. H. Phillips. Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
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Act II Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Tut to apprendi " (William Tell) . . . Rossini
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mr. Ivanhoff. Concerto for Violin in B minor .... De Beriot
Mr. Ch. De Beriot. Aria, " Vivi tu " (Anna Bolena) .... Donizetti
Mr. Ivanhoff. Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 8
Act I
Symphony in E \f (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Duet, " Fuggi crudele " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mlle Grisi and Mr. Rubini. Double Quartett for four Violins, two Violas and two
'Cellos ........ Spohr
Messrs. Mori, Tolbecque, Eliason, Watts ; Moralt, Lyon ;
R. LiNDLEY and Rousselot.
Aria, " Di mia patria " (Marino Faliero) . . . Donizetti
Mr. Rubini. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Chervbini
Act II
Symphony (MS.) C. Potter
Quartett, "A te, o eara " (I Puritani) . . . Bellini
Mlle Grisi, Mrs. E. Seguin ; Messrs. Rubini and Lablache.
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (MS.) . . H. Herz
Mr. Heinrich Herz.
(First performance ; composed and dedicated to this Society.)
Aria, " AJi ! vendicar potro " (Fidelio) . . . Beethoven
Mr. F. Lablache.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
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The novelty at the 1st concert was Mendelssohn's Overture, " Meeres-stille,"^ first performed at Berlin in 1832.
Mr. W. Dance entered upon his third period as Hon. Treasurer, having already served in 1815 and from 1821 to 1832. He now began four more years of these arduous duties, at a time when the affairs of the Society were not so prosperous
^ The full title was " Meeres-stille und gluckliche Fahrt," i.e. " A calm sea and prosperous voyage," illustrating a poem of Goethe's, which Beethoven set for Chorus and Orchestra.
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as formerly. In fact, the end of this decade marks a period of very low water. Another misfortune was that, this season, the Society was for the first time deprived of the services of the singers of the Itahan Opera.
The Programme of the 5th concert (April 25) contained this announcement : " The Directors, anxious to afford the Subscribers all the advantages in their power, applied for Mr. Laporte's permission to engage the principal vocal per- formers of the King's Theatre, which has been refused." Since that time great difficulties have been placed in the way by succeeding managers of the Opera-houses ; before this occurred, all the " stars " from Italy and elsewhere regularly appeared at the Philharmonic Concerts.
Some of us of to-day might say : What a golden opportunity to bring forward and develop British talent and to encourage British singers ! It wiU, however, on inspection of the Tables at the end of any decade in this short history, be apparent to everyone that British artistes, if not British art, have been well supported b}^ this Society at all times.
At the 2nd concert, the composer, Michael Wm. Balfe,i sang a solo for bass from " William Tell " and also in a Trio of Mozart's.
At the 3rd concert, Weber's Concertstiick was introduced by Mme Dulcken.
Mr. Grane, of Exeter Hall, which until recently was the home of May meetings and rantings, religious and otherwise, was approached with a vicAv to holding either rehearsals or trials there. In reply he expressed the pious hope that there was no immoral tendency in Beethoven's Mass in D or in the S3^mphonies to be played !
At the 4th concert, Mozart's C minor Concerto was first played at these concerts by Cipriani Potter, and Sterndale Bennett played his new Concerto, also in C minor, and not then published, at the 5th concert. On the same occasion, Lachner's new Symphony, in Et', was performed for the first time, and Miss Charlotte Ann Birch, a soprano with a beau- tiful mellow voice, trained at the Royal Academy of Music, made her first appearance with such acceptance, that, from now until 1854, when her increasing deafness compelled her to retire, we find her name introduced a dozen or more times in the Society's Programmes.
Mr. Charles Lucas made his debut as 'celhst at the 4th concert.
^ Mr. Balfe offered gladly to give the Score of " William Tell," or any work of his respected master, Rossini, to the Society.
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At the 6th concert, a Grand Fantasia for Pianoforte by Mr. Sigismund Thalberg first brought forward that wonderful singer on the pianoforte. The " Musical World " critic pointed out, what was then a novelty, in his so dividing a melody between the two hands that a bass could be played with the left, whilst an accompaniment was going on in the right, giving the effect of three separate hands. It was his playing, and certainly not his compositions, that electrified the audiences of that day.
At the 8th concert, Bishop, still bent on introducing sacred works, had a Cantata, " The Departure from Paradise," sung by Mme Malibran-De Beriot, and the Norwegian viohnist, Ole Borneman BuU, appeared at the same concert. Spohr wrote of him : " He sacrifices too many of the noble qualities of the viohn to his tricks ... his performance, when he does not execute his tricks, is monotonous." On the other hand, he was greatly influenced by Paganini, and, inspired by that extraordinary executant, brought his technique to a wonderful pitch of perfection. He plaj^ed his favourite show- piece, " Polacca Guerriera," written by himself. Mr. Thal- berg appeared again, and played his 2nd Caprice. Many letters passed, this year, between the Secretary and Mr. Cornelius Ward, who had invented some improved drums, in which there were undoubted improvements in the mode of tuning, the drummer using the e3'e to determine the pitch, instead of having to tap the parchment. He was anxious that the Society should use these drums, and complained of the intrigues and opposition which he encountered from the more conservative t3mpanists. Sir George Smart told Mr. T. P. Chipp (the player of the " Tower Drums ") that the Society had resolved to use his newly invented drums : this led to more letters from Mr. Ward !
PROGRAMMES FOR 1836 FIRST CONPERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
ScENA, " Di priraavera " (Des Falkner's Braut) Mrs. H. R. Bishop.
Concerto for Pianoforte in E j?
Mr. Moscheles. Duet, " Ah, facciamo " (Jessonda)
Mmes Seguin and Bishop. Overture, " Meeres-stille "
(First time of performance.)
Marschner
Beethoven
Spohr
Mendelssohn
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Symphony in B [7 (No. 9) ..... Haydn
Aria, " O Salutaris Hostia " . . . . . Cherubini
Mrs. Alfred Shaw.^ QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley. Qtjartett, " Andro ramingo " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Mmes Bishop, Seguin and Shaw, and Mr. Horncastle.
Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir CtEORGe Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 7
Act I
Symphony in C (No. 6) ..... . Mozart
Duet, " Vieni, i lor tormenti " (Euryanthe) . . Weber
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mr. Balfe. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mrs. Anderson. Aria, " Firmo rimanti " (William Tell) . . . Rossini
Mr. Balfe. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mme Caradori-Allan. Concerto for Clarinet ...... Weber
Mr. Willman. Trio, " Quello di Tito " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mme Caradori-Allan ; Messrs. Brizzi and Balfe. Overture, " Tamerlane " . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 21 Act I
Symphony in D
Am a, " lo r amai " (I Normanni a Parigi)
Mr. Cartagenova. Concertstuck; for Pianoforte
Mme Dulcken. Aria, " Casta Diva " (Norma)
Mme Celleoni-Corti. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "
Cipriani Potter Mercadante
Weber
Bellini
Weber
1 Nee Miss Postans.
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Symphony in B b (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Aria, " Che vidi " (Zelmira) ..... Rossini
Mr. Bernabd Winter.
Concertino for Violin ...... Spohr
Mr. H. G. Blagbove.
Duet, " Anna, tu piangi " (Maometto Secondo) . . Rossini
Mme Celleoni-Corti and Mr. Cartagenova.
Overture, " Die Zauherflote " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 11
Act I Symphony in D minor (No. 2) .... Spohr
ScENA, " Pace, ardenti " (Euryanthe) . . . Weber
Mr. M. W. Balfe. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Mozart
Mb. C. Potter. ScENA, "All, ritoriia " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Mme Caradori-Allan. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Haydn . Chevalier Neukomm
Act II Symphony in C (No. 1) . Song, " Make haste to deliver me " .
Mrs. Alfred Shaw.
Clarono^ Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass . . . Corelli
Mr. R. Lindley, Mr. C. Lucas and Mr. Draqonetti.
Aria, " Batti, batti " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mme Caradori- Allan.
'Cello Obbligato, Mr. R. Lindley.
Overture, " Le Prince de Hombourg " . . . Marschner
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Moscheles.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 25
Act I Symphony in E [7 .
(First time of performance.)
Air, " Ave Maria " .
Miss Birch.
Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor (MS.)
Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett. Scena, " All, sorrida, amico " (Jessonda)
Mr. James Bennett. Overture, " Faniska " .
F. Lachner
Ch&rvbini
Sterndale Bennett
Spohr
Chervbini
^ ^V^lat instrument this may be I have not discovered, but in 1837 J. Lebrun sent the Directors a bass-clarone of his invention. It might be this ?
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Symphony in D ScENA, " Ah, perfido "
Mrs. H. R. Bishop.
Concerto for Violin, " Military "
Mr. Karl Josef Lipinski.
Trio, " Qual canna al suol " (Jessonda)
Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Miss Birch and Mr. James Bennett. Overture, " Preciosa " .
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. T. Cooke
[1836
Mozart Beethoven
Lipinski
Spohr
Weber
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 9
Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " O cara immagine " (Die Zauberflote) . . Mozart
Mr. Nicolas Ivanhoff. Grand Fantasia for Pianoforte .... Thalberg
Mr. Sigismund Thalberg. Duet, " Dove vai " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Messrs. Ivanhoff and H. Phillips. Overture, " Pietro von Abano " . . . . Spohr
Act II
Symphony in D (No. 11), " The Clock "... Haydn
Aria, " Non piti di fiori " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mme Malibran-De Beriot.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Haydn
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Moralt and R. Lindley. Scena, " Ah che invan " (Pietro von Abano) . . Spohr
Mr. H. Phillips.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " ..... Weber
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 23
Act I
Symphony in E [? (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Aria, " Mentre ti lascio " . . . . . Mozart
Mr. William Machin. Septett for Wood- Wind, Horn, Trumpet and Double-
Bass ....... Chevalier Neukomm
Messrs. Nicholson, G. Cooke, Willman, Denman, Platt, T. Harper, senr., and Dragonetti. Regit., " Ei parte " ; Aria, " Per piet^ " (Cosi fan
tutte) ........ Mozart
Miss Masson. Overture, " Jessonda " , . . . . . Spohr
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Symphony in F . . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Quando il core " . . . . . . Persiani
Mmb Malibran-De Beriot.
QuARTETT for two Violiiis, Viola and 'Cello in B b
(No. 13) ........ Beethoven
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, Gattie, Dando and C. Lucas. Trio, " Coraggio, orsti " (Fidelio) . . . . Beethoven
Mme Malibran-De Beriot, Miss Masson and Mr. Machin. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Leader, Mr. Weichsel. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 6
Act I Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Aria, " Che accenti " (Otello) ..... Rossini
Mr. Ivanhoff. Caprice for Pianoforte (No. 2) . . . . . Thalberg
Mr. Sigismund Thalberg. Regit., " Bella raia " ; Aria, " Resta, o cara " . . Mozart
Miss Clara Novello. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cheruhini
Act II Symphony in E [7 . . . . ... . Mozart
Cantata, " The Departure from Paradise " . . H. R. Bishop
Mme Malibran-De Beriot.
(First performance ; composed for this Society.)
Introd. and Polacca Guerriera for Violin . . Ole B. Bull
Mr. Ole Bornemann Bull. Duet, " In mia man " (Norma) .... Bellini
Mme Malibran-Db Beriot and Mr. Ivanhoff. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
1837
This year the newly crowned Queen Victoria became Patroness of the Society and remained so, graciously helping it by her presence on many occasions, and by her constant support and encouragement, throughout the whole of her long and wonderfully beneficent reign.
As the 2nd clarinet, Mr. Philip Powell, left for America, Mr. T. Cooke recommended Mr. Henry Lazarus to the post. Many of us remember his rich, beautiful tone and his excellent phrasmg. Mr. Lazarus soon became prmcipal clarinet, when Mr. Willman died in 1840, not only at these concerts, but at the Opera and elsewhere.
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Mr. Nicholson having died, Mr. J. Clinton wished to succeed him as 1st flute.
Mr. Vermeuden, the energetic Secretary of the " Dutch Society for the Encouragement of Music," began most courte- ously to send the publications of that body to the Directors.
At the 1st concert, Onslow's new Symphony m A had a first hearing, and Mr. Henry Hill, senr., presented the Society with the Score and parts of Onslow's first Symphony.
At the 2nd, Mr. Henry PhiUips sang the air " O God, have mercy " from Mendelssohn's " St. Paul," only recently published in London. At the same concert, a new MS. Over- ture by Ferdinand Ries, " L' Apparition," was played for the first time in this country.
At the 3rd concert, the novelty was Potter's " Cymbehne " Overture, which became very popular in London.
The principal occurrence of the season took place at the 4th concert, when Beethoven's 9th or Choral Symphony was revived after a lapse of twelve years. This time it was better understood and appreciated both by players and Hsteners ; the choral part was sung with good effect by soloists and chorus, and its beauties were recognised and listened to with warm expressions of pleasure. Mr. Turle sent some good boys from the Abbey, ^ and Mr. Hawes sent the "young gentle- men " of the Chapel Royal to assist in the Chorus. The translation used was that by John Oxenford. Whether it showed ignorance of the difficulties of the solo voice parts, or merely illustrated the conceit at those times to be found in the tenor-singer, one cannot say, but Mr. Frederick WiUiam Horn- castle Avrote that it was " most unreasonable for the Quartett to be asked to rehearse twice ! "
At the 5th concert, the brothers Leopold and Moritz Ganz ^ played the vioHn and 'cello respectively.
At the 6th concert, Mozart's Introduction and Fugue for FuU Orchestra was announced as for the first time in this country, and Mme Schroeder-Devrient bade her farewell to the concerts.
At the 7th, Mme Pasta also made her last appearance, and Sterndale Bennett's dehghtful Overture, " The Naiades," was played for the first time.
At the 8th concert, Mr. Thalberg, now an estabhshed favourite in this country, played another of his Fantasias, and was elected an Honorary Member of the Society.
^ At fifteen shillings apiece, including rehearsals. ^ Wilhelm Ganz, who has been settled in London since 1850, is of the same musical family.
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Mr. J. Th, Kroff, a tenor, made his first appearance. He wrote to assure the Directors " I will sing with all myn heard'''
Mr. Anglois, a double-bass-player, of whom little appears to be known, played a Concerto of his own for that instrument. A Concerto for double-bass is rather trying as a rule, and it requires a Bottesini to make such an operation a pleasant one.
It must strike the reader, who looks through the Programmes of these earlier years in the history of the Society, that there were comparatively few novelties, and that the same old things (e.g. " Anacreon " Overture, etc., etc.) were repeated again and again ad nauseam !
PROGRAMMES FOR 1837
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Act I
Symphony in A G. Onslow
(First performance in London.)
Duet, " Qual desio, qual pensiero " . . . . Jules Benedict
Messks. Catone and Ronconi.
Horn Obbligato, Mb. Puzzi.
CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in C minor .... Beethoven
Mb. ICxNAz Moscheles. Regit., " Giunse alfin " ; Abia, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) Mozart
Mlle Vibginia De Blasis. OvEBTUBE, " A Midsmnmer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Act II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Abia, " Cara immagine " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Me. Catone. QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello in E [j Mozart
Messes. H. G. Blagbove, Watts, Dando, Lyon and R. Lindley. Tbio, " Fia grata al ciel " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Mlle De Blasts ; Messes. Catone and Ronconi.
OvEETUBE, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Leader, Me. F. Cbameb. Conductor, Sib George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 13
Act I
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Air, " O God, have mercy " (St. Paul) . . . Mendelssohn
Me. H. Phillips. Concerto for Pianoforte in E |? . . . . Beethoven
Mrs. Anderson.
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Rondo, " II cielo, la terra " (II Trionfo del Amor
fraterno) ........ Winter
Mrs. AiiFRED Shaw. Overture (MS.), " L' Apparition " . . . . F. Ries
(First performance in this country.)
Act II Symphony in G (Letter V) . . . . . Haydn
Cantata, " Der Waehtel-schlag " (The Quail) . . Beethoven
Mme C ar ad ori- Allan. QuARTETT for Strings in G (No. 2, Op. 18) . . . Beethoven
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Tolbecque and R. Lindley. Trio, " Soave conforto " (Zelrnira) .... Rossini
Mmes Carad ori- Allan and A. Shaw, and Mr. H. Phillips. Overture in D . . . . . . .A. Romberg
Leader, Mr. WEicns]i;L. Conductor, Mr. T. Cooke.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 3
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Air, " Tears of sorrow " (The Crucifixion) . . Spohr
Mr. M. W. Balie. Adagio and Ai.legro for Clarinet .... Weber
Mr. Willman. Scena, " Si, lo sento " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Mrs. Wood. Overture (MS.), " Cymbeline " .... C. Potter
(First time of performance.)
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Cantata, " Ombra del caro bene " . . . . Haydn
Miss Elizabeth Masson. QuARTETT for Strings in F (Op. 80) .... Haydn
Messrs. J. D. Loder, Watts, Tolbecque and R. Lindley. Trio, " Esci omai " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mrs. Wood, Miss Masson and Mr. Balfe. Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 17
Act I
Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " The Choral " . . Beethoven
Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Miss M. B. Hawes ; Messrs. Horncastle
and Phillips, with Chorus.
Act II Overture, " Die Zauberfiote " Song, " Ye guardian Saints " (Palestine)
Mr. H. Phillips.
Mozart Dr. W. Crotch
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Past of Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor (arranged
for Harp) ....... Hummel
Harp Solo, Mb. Labarre. Duet, " Ti veggo " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . Winter
Mrs. H. R. Bishop and Miss M, B. Hawes. Capriccio for Pianoforte ...... Rosenhain
Mr. Jacob Rosenhain. Qtjartett and Chorus, " Alziam gli evviva " (Eury-
anthe) Weber
Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Miss Hawes ; Messrs. Hobncastle and
Phillips, with Chorus. Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 1
Act I Symphony in E I? . . . . . . . Mozart
Recit. and Air, " Holy and great " (Mount Sinai) Chevalier Neukomm
Miss Charlotte Ann Birch. Concerto for Violoncello ..... M. Ganz
Mr. Moritz Ganz. ScENA, " Non piu di fieri " (La Clemenza di Tito) . Mozart
Mrs. Wood.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony (No. 3), " Surprise " .... Haydn
Aria, " S' altro che lagrime " (La Clemenza di Tito) . Mozart
Mr. James Bennett. Concebtante for Violin and 'Cello . . . L. Ganz and Bohrer
Messrs. Leopold and Moritz Ganz, Trio, " Mi lasci " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . . Winter
Mrs. Wood, Miss Birch and Mr, James Bennett.
Overture, " Leonora " , . , . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 15
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . , . Beethoven
Cantata, " Napoleon's Midnight Review " . Chevalier Neukomm
Mr. H. Phillips. CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in G minor (No. 1) . . Mendelssohn
Mme Dulcken. Scena, " Deh parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Cimarosa
Miss Claba Novello.
Introduction and Fugue for Full Orchestra . . Mozart
(First performance in this country.)
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Act II Symphony in A, " Italian " . . . . . Mendelssohn
ScENA, " Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) ........ Weber
Mme Schboeder-Devbient. Fantasia for Horn ....... Michael Costa
Mb. Puzzi. Tbio, " Coraggio " (Fidelio) ..... Beethoven
Mme Schboeder-Devbient, Miss Clara Novello and Mb. Phillips OvEETUBE, " Oberon " . . . . . . Wd)er
Leader, Mb. Mobi. Conductor, Mb. Cipbiani Potteb.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 29
Act I
Symphony in E b (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Abia, " Ah, ch' io 1' adoro " (II Crociato in Egitto) . Meyerbeer
Mrs. a. Shaw, Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass . . . CoreUi
Messrs. R. Lindley, Crouch and Dbagonetti. Recit. ed Aria, " Sommo Ciel " (Romeo e Giulietta) . Zingarelli
Mme Pasta:
OvEBTUBE (MS.), " The Naiades " . . . Sterndale Bennett
(First time of performance.)
Act II Symphony in C . . . . . . . Haydn
Duet, " Vorrei " (Otello) ...... Rossini
Mmes Pasta and A. Shaw. Quabtett for Strings (No. 1 of set dedicated to Haydn) Mozart
Messbs. Eliason, Dando, Tolbecque and R. Lindley. Aria, " Oh, qual di pene " (Jessonda) . . . Spohr
Mr. M. W. Balfe. OvEBTUBE, " Ulysses and Circe " . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mb. Weichsel. Conductor, Mb. H. R, Bishop.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 12
Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " . . . Beethoven
Abia, " Ciel pietoso " . . . . . . Lindpaintner
Mb. J. Th. Kboff. Fantasia for Pianoforte on " Mose in Egitto " . . Tlialberg
Mb. Sigismund Thalbebg. Recit. and Aria, " Ciel pietoso " (Zebnira) . . Rossini
Mme Fanny Ekerlin. OvEBTUBE, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
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Act II Symphony in E t> . . . . . • • Spohr
Regit., " Don Ottavio, son morta " ; Aeia, " Or sai
chi r onore " (Don Giovanni) .... Mozart
Mme Schroedeb-Devrient and Mr. Kboff.
Concerto for Double-Bass ..... Anglois
Mb. Anglois. Duet, " Der Liebe holdes Gliick " (Die Zauberflote) . Mozart
Mme Schroeder-Devrient and Mr. Kboff.
Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mb. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir George Smabt.
1838 ,,
The eminent firm of BroadAvood and Sons, who have given a helping hand to so many British musicians, sent Sterndale Bennett this year to Leipsig, and he writes to the Directors that he is bringing back a Symphony and a new Overture (probably i the " Wood Nymphs ").
Mr. Antonio James Oury, who left England for a nine years' tour with his wife, wrote from Paris to Mr. Tom Cooke that the Society should do its utmost to secure the presence and a performance of the works of Berlioz, whom he describes as " the living Beethoven " !
Ferdinand Ries, who was for so long associated with the Society as solo pianist, composer and " At the Pianoforte," died at Frankfort on January 13 of this year.
There was some idea of performing the Overture* from Weber's " Sylvana " this year, but the only copy procurable in England was at the Surrey Theatre, where the Opera was produced, under EUiston's management, in 1828, and for some reason this Overture was never played at the Society's concerts.
Mr. J. Th. KrofP, the tenor referred to in last year's notes, should have assisted at the 4th concert, in the Choral Sym- phony (now quite a favourite work with the audience), but he contracted a very bad cold, and returned to the Secretary " the sing-parts destinated for him."
F. Weichsel made his farewell appearance last year, and now the versatile Mr. Tom Cooke offered to take his place as one of the leaders !
^ In Grove's Dictionary, the "Wood Nymphs" is supposed to have been written 1840-1, but it was performed at these concerts in 1839 !
* This Overtm-e was used by Weber as a Prelude to the music he wrote for the wedding of Prince John of Saxony.
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' At the 1st concert, Mrs. Anderson gave the first London performance of Mendelssohn's D minor Concerto for Piano- forte, played last year at Birmingham by the composer, and Mr. Henry Blagrove introduced a second Concertino for Violin by Joseph Mayseder.
At the 3rd concert, Mr. Moscheles played his Concerto " Pathetique," and at the 4th, the Choral Symphony was once more performed, the only change from last year's " cast " being that Mr. Michael W. Balfe took Mr. Henry PhiUips's place, as bass in the Quartett. At the same concert Mr. G. Hausmann and Mr. Heinemeyer made first appearances, the former introducing to England his Concerto Dramatique for Violoncello, and the latter his Concertino for Flute, in which he introduced Haydn's " Hymn to the Emperor."
At the 6th concert, Mr. Theodor Dohler played his Fantasia for Pianoforte on themes from " William Tell." He was a pupil of Benedict, and a composer of what used to be called " pieces de salon " — as Dannreuther ably put it — " a vendor of the sort of ware for which the epithet ' elegant ' seems to have been invented."
Mr. Auguste Pott made his debut with a Violin Concerto by Lipinski, who, it will be remembered, played his " Military " Concerto at these concerts in 1836.
At the 7th concert, Spohr's Symphony, " Der Weihe de Tone," was repeated, and the brothers Jos6 Maria and A. Ribas played their Duet Concertante for Flute and Oboe.
Sterndale Bennett, returned from his German experiences at Leipzig, appeared at the 8th concert, and delighted everyone with his new (fourth) Concerto in F minor, in which he played the pianoforte part.
During this year, the terms Part I and II were used, instead of Act.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1838
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 5
Part I
Symphony in E [? (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Quartett, " Decisa e la sua sorte " (William Tell) . Rossini
Mrs. H. R. Bishop ; Messrs. Hobbs, Phillips and Stretton. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (MS.) . . Mendelssohn
Mrs. Anderson. Regit, and Duet, " No giorni tuoi felice " (L' Olimpiade) Paesiello
Mrs. H. R. Bishop and Mlle Placci. Overture, " Euryanthe " Weber
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Part? II Symphony in C (No. 6) ..... . Mozart
Aria, " Parto, ma tu ben mio " (La Clemenza di Tito) Mozart
Mlle Clelia Placci.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. Willman.
Concertino for Violin (No. 2) . . . . . May seder
Mr. H. G. Blagrove.
(First performance in this country.)
Duet, " She blooms a flow'ret " (Jessonda) . . Spohr
Mr. Hobbs and Mr. H. Phillips. Overture, " Faniska " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 19
Part I Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese) .... Paer
Miss Birch and Mr. E. Sequin.
Concerto for Clarinet ...... Mozart
Mr. Willman. Regit, and Duet, " Svenami " (Gli Orazzi e Curiazzi) . Cimarosa
Mrs. Shaw and Mr, L. Sapio. Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony in E [; (No. 8) . . . . . Haydn
Trio, " Tremate " . . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Birch ; Mr. L. Sapio and Mr. E. Seguin. Quartett for Strings ...... Beethoven
Messrs. J. D. Loder, Watts, Tolbecque and R. Lindley.
Quintett (Der Opferfest) .... Winter
Miss Birch, Mrs. Shaw ; Messrs. Sapio, J. Parry, junr.,
and E. Seguin.
Overture, " Der Vampyr " . . . . . Marschner
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 2
Part I Symphony (No. 2) . . . . . . . Mozart
Trio, "Lontani canti " (Joseph) .... Mehul
Miss Woodyatt ; Messrs. Manvers and E. Segotn. Concerto for Pianoforte, " Path^tique " . . . Moscheles
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Duet, " Saper vorrei " . . . . . . Haydn
Miss Masson and Mr. Manvers. Overture, " Coriolanus " . . . . . Beethoven
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Part II Symphony (No. 3) ...... . Spohr
QuARTETT, " II cor, e la mia fe " (Fidelio) . . . Beethoven
Misses Woodyatt and Masson ; Messrs. Manvers and E, Segthn. QuARTETT for Strings ...... Mozart
Messrs. Mori, Watts, Tolbecque and R. Lindley. Trio, " Esci omai " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Misses Woodyatt and Masson and Mr. E. Seguin. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 23
Part I
Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " The Choral " . . Beethoven
Mrs, H. R. Bishop, Miss M. B. Hawes ; Mr. Horncastle,
Mr. Balfe and Chorus.
Part II Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weher
Scene, (Joseph) ...... Mehul
Messrs. Kroff, Horncastle and Bradbury, with Chorus.
Concertino for Violoncello, " Dramatique " . . Hausmann
Mr. G. Hausmann.
(First time of performance.)
Trio, " Mi lasci " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . . Winter
Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Miss M. B. Hawes and Mb. Horncastle. Concertino for Flute ...... Heinemeyer
Mr. Heinemeyer. Selection from " William Tell " . . . . Rossini
Mrs. Bishop, Miss Hawes ; Messrs. Brizzi, Horncastle,
Bradbury and Balfe, with Chorus.
Leader, Mb. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Moscheles.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 7
Part I
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Benedictus . . . Hummel
Miss Bruce, Mrs. A. Shaw ; Messrs. Jas. Bennett and
H. Phillips.
Concerto for Pianoforte (MS.) ..... Hummel
Mme Marie Louise Dulcken. Aria, " Possenti Nume " (Die Zauberflote) . . Mozart
Mr. H. Phillips. Overture in D . . . . . . .A. Romberg
Part II Symphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . • . . Haydn
Scena, " Ah ! perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mrs. a. Shaw. Quartett for Strings ...... Spohr
Messrs. E. W. Thomas, Watts, Tolbecque and R. Lindley.
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Duet, " Ah ! si tu " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Miss Bruce and Mr. James Bennett.
Overture, " Les Deux Journ6es " . . . . Chervbini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer, Conductor, Mr. Charles Neate.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 21
Part I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Aria, " Fra poco " (Lucia di Lammermoor) . . Donizetti
Mr. Nicolas Ivanhoff. Fantasia for Pianoforte (on themes from " William
Tell ") Th. Dohler
Mr. Theodor Dohler. Cavahna, " Robert, toi que j'aime " (Robert le Diable) Meyerbeer
Mrs. H. R. Bishop. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in E b . . . . . . . Mozart
Quartett, " a te, o cara " (I Puritani) . . . Bellini
Mrs. Bishop ; Messrs. Ivanhoff, Stretton and Giubilei. Concerto for Violin . . . . . K. J. Lipinski
Mr. Augusts Pott, Trio, " Or che la sorte " (William Tell) . . . Rossini
Messrs. Ivanhoff, Stretton and Giubilei. Overture (MS.), " Les Exiles " . . . . C. Quynemer
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 4
Part I
Symphony in F (No. 4), " Die Weihe der Tone " . Spohr
Aria, " Tergi il pianto " (Creso) .... Sacchini
Miss Maria B. Hawes. Fantasia for Double-Bass . . . , . A. MiXller
Mr. August Muller. Trio, " Soave sia il vento " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mlles Schrickel and Hawes, and Mr. H. Phillips. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in G (Letter V) . . . . . Haydn
Regit, and Air, " Ye guardian Saints " (Palestine) . Dr. W. Crotch
Mr. H. Phillips. Concertante for Flute and Oboe .... Ribas
Messrs. Jose Maria and A. Ribas. Regit, and Aria, " Da quel di " (Belisario) . . Donizetti
Mlle Schrickel. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Chervbini
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. C. Potter.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 18
Part I
Symphony in B [? (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Romance, " Sombre foret " (William Tell) . . Rossini
Mme Cinti-Damobeau.
Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 4) . Sterndale Bennett
Mb. W. Sterndale Bennett.
Duet, " Serbami ognor " (Semiramide) . . . Rossini
Mme Cinti-Damoreau and Mlle Placci.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weher
Part II Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " O eara immagine " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Mr. N. Ivanhoff. Concerto for Violin ...... Mayseder
Mr. H. G. Blagrove. ScENA, " Fatal Goffredo " (Torquato Tasso) . . Donizetti
Mme Cinti-Damoreau. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
1839
The innovation of Part instead of Act only lasted for the one year, and we return to the latter term for a few more seasons.
Rossini was elected an Honorary Member of the Society this year, and a subscription towards erecting a monument to Mozart in Salzburg ^ was despatched to Herr Stump ff.
One of the greatest of composers came in touch with the Philharmonic Society this year. Sir George Smart wrote to the Directors that a young Maitre de ChapeUe, Monsieur Richard Wagner, had left with him the MS. Score of an Over- ture, ''Rule, Britannia!" which he thought deserved some consideration. Mr. Watts, the Secretary, wrote to Wagner, rejecting the work, because the theme upon which it was founded was considered by English musicians " common- place " !
The history of the Score is rather curious. After the Society received it and the parts, they disappeared and were lost completely, until the parts were discovered amongst the papers of a Mr. Gamble of Leicester in 1904, when they were published. The Score is at BajTeuth now.
* The statue was erected in 1842.
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The anomalous term of " Leader " was called into question at this time. Mr. Cooke objected to the title and wrote, " Why not ' Leading Violin ' ? " ; and Mr. J. D. Loder warned the Secretary, when he wrote to Spohr, to make no reference to " Leading " ! Probably they still remembered with awe his production of the baton in 1820 !
At the 1st concert, Sterndale Bennett's " Parisina " Over- ture was introduced, and at the 2nd, Mr. Moscheles gave the first performance of his Concerto Pastorale for Pianoforte. The first appearances at this concert were the high soprano, Miss Ehzabeth Rainforth, and that great German violinist, Mr. Ferdinand David, the teacher of Joachim and Wilhelmj.
At the 4th concert, Sterndale Bennett's graceful " Wood Nymphs " Overture had a first hearing, and a " Russian Air, with Variations," by David, was introduced by the latter.
At the 6th concert, Mile Bertha Lewig and Mme Julie Aimee Dorus-Gras^ made their first appearances. The former was a Hamburg pianist, recommended by the great Spontini ; the other was a very popular singer in Opera and most warmly received by the subscribers to these concerts. She wrote that, as this was her first appearance, she thought it wiser only to venture upon " safe " things, by which she evidently meant " old favourites."
At the 7th concert, notwithstanding what Bishop called " Opera-house trickery " to prevent his appearance, Signor Mario sang for the first time in London. He belonged to an ancient and noble family and was Cavahere di Candia and an officer in the Piedmontese Guard in 1836. His mellifluous voice and the grace of his manner and appearance carried all before them. He also sang at the 8th concert, and Mile Elisa Meerti, who later on married Mr. Arnold Blaes, a great clarinettist, made her first appearance.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1839
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 4
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Ei parte " ; Ahia, " Per pieta " (Cosi fan
tutte) ........ Mozart
Miss Charlotte Ann Birch. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (No, 2) . . Mendelssohn
Mme Dulcken.
^ Her real name was Steenkiste, but she took her mother's name of DoRUS, and in 1833 married Mr. Gras, one of the principal Violins at the Paris Opera House.
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Duet, " Children, pray this love to cherish "
Miss Maria B. Hawes and Mb. Manvejrs. Overture (MS.), " Parisina " . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Act II
Symphony in C (No. 1) Mozart
Song, " Revenge, Timotheus cries " (Alexander's Feast) Handel
Mr. Henry Phillips. Fantasia for Flute ....... Nicholson
Mr. Joseph Richardson. QuARTETT, " Lo ! star-led chiefs " (Palestine) . . Dr. W. Crotch
Misses Birch and Hawes ; Messrs. Manvers and H. Phillips. Overture in D . . . . . . . B. Romberg
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 18
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
ScENA, " Si, lo sento " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Miss Rainforth. Concerto for Pianoforte, " Pastorale " (MS.) . . Moscheles
Mr. Moscheles.
(First time of perfonnanee.)
Duet, " Come ti piace " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Misses Rainforth and Masson. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in E b (Letter T) . . . . . Haydn
ScENA, " Vicin mi sta " (Euryanthe) . . . Wd)er
Mr. James Bennett. Concerto for Violin ...... David
Mr. Ferdinand David. Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Misses Rainforth and Masson and Mr. Jas. Bennett. Overture, " The Alchymist " . . . . . Spohr
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 8
Act I
Symphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . . . . Haydn
Air, " Vedro mentre io sospiro " (Le Nozze di Figaro) Mozart
Mb. F. Lablache. Concerto for Pianoforte in E [7 . . . . Beethoven
Mrs. Anderson. Duet, " Ah ! che il mio cor " (Der Alchymist) . . Spohr
Mme Balfe^ and Mr. F. Lablache. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
^ Nee LiNA Rosa, a Hungarian singer.
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Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Aria, " Io 1' udia " (Torquato Tasso)
Mme Balfe. Concerto for Violin (Nello stilo drammatico)
Mr. Henry G. Blagrove. Duet, " Crudel perch e " (Lo Nozze di Figaro)
Mme Balfe and Mr. F. Lablache. Overture, " Les Deux Joiornees " .
Beethoven Donizetti
Spohr
Mozart
Cherubini
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 22
Act I
Symphony in D (No. 5) ..... . Mozart
Aria, "O cara immagine" (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Mr. N. Ivanhoff. Octett for Violin, 2 Violas, 'Cello, Double-Bass, Clarinet
and 2 Horns ....... Spohr
Messrs. Ferd. David, Dando, H. Hill (tertius), R. Lindley,
Dragonetti, Willman, p. Hardy and C. Harper.
Cavatina, "Robert, toi que j'aime" (Robert le Diable) Meyerbeer
MlLE L. De RiVIJ&RE.
Overture (MS.), "The Wood Nymphs" . W. Sterndale Bennett
Act II
Symphony in E [7 (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Recit., " Sposa Eurydice " ; Aria, " Che faro " (Orfeo) Oluck
Miss Elizabeth Masson. Russian Air and Variations ..... David
Mr. Ferdinand David. Duet, " Rasserena, o caro " (William Tell) . . Rossini
Mlle L. De Rivi£:re and Mr. Ivanhoff. Overture in D . . . . . . .A. Romberg
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 6
Act I Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... .
Song, " Tears of Sorrow " (The Crucifixion)
Mr. H. Phillips. Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 4)
Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett, Scena, " Cruel tyrant " (Fidelio)
Mme Stockhausen. Overture, " Euryanthe "
Beethoven Spohr
Sterndale Bennett
Beethoven
Weber
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Act II Symphony in E [? (No, 1) , . . . . Spohr
Duet, " Schelm halt fest " (Der Freischiitz) . . Weber
Mme Stockhausen and Mlle Bilstein. Capriccio (on Swedish Airs) for Violoncello . . B. Romberg
Mr. Alexandre Batta. Trio, " Coraggio orsti " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Mme Stockhausen, Mlle Bilstein and Mr. H. Phillips. Overture, " Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. Mori. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 20
Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Aria, " Fra poco " (Lucia di Lammermoor) . . Donizetti
Mr. N, Ivanhoff. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... F. Ries
Mlle Bertha Lewig. Romance, " Va, dit-elle " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mme Dorus-Gras. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " Weber
Act II
Symphony in E [7 . . . . . . . Mozart
Serenade, " Quando avvolto " .... Schubert
Mr. Ivanhoff. Concerto for Violin ...... Hauman
Mr. Th. Hauman. Air, " O tourment du veuvage " (Le Cheval de Bronze) Auber
Mme Dorus-Gras. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. C. Potter.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 3
Aca? I Symphony in C (No. 6) ..... . Mozart
Aria, " Parto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
Mme Dorus-Gras.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr, Willman.
Sonata for 'Cello and Double-Bass (No. 4) . . GoreUi
Messrs. R. Lindley and Dragonetti. Romance, " Venise est encor " (Stradella) . . L. Niedermeyer
Mr. G. Mario. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
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Act II
Symphony in B b (No. 9) Haydn
AiB, " Des Tenfance " (Le Serment) . . . Avber
Mme Dorus-Gras.
Fantasia for Violin ...... Artot
Mr. Alex. J. M. D'Artot. Duet, " Ah ! quel respect " (Comte Ory) . . . Rossini
Mme Dorus-Gras and Mr. Mario. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " .... Mozart
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 17
Act I Symphony in C minor (No. 3) . Scena, " Se m' abbandoni " (Nitocri)
Mlle Elisa Meerti. Fantasia for Pianoforte .....
Mr. Theodob Dohler. Scene, " En vain j'espere " (Robert le Diable) Mme Dorus-Gras.
Overture, " Fidelio "
Spohr Mercadante
Dohler
Meyerbeer Beethoven
Act II
Symphony in B b (No. 4) Beethoven
Scena, " Suona funerea " (II Crociato in Egitto) . Meyerbeer
Mr. Mario. Concerto for Violin ...... Mayseder
Mr. Henry G. Blagrove. Trio, " Que faut-il faire " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mme Dorus-Gras ; Messrs. Mario and Giubilei.
Overture, " La Rovine di Paluzzi " . . .A. Romberg
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
1840
We have reached a period when the Philharmonic Society was, from a financial standpoint, in a very bad way, and rumours of retrenchment, cutting down the orchestra, etc., etc. were in the air. Mr. W. Dance, the Hon. Treasurer, died this year, and Mr. G. F. Anderson, who succeeded him at this awkward moment, found a hard task before him. The pessimists, ever ready to croak, saw the end approaching, and so on and so on. That was in 1840, and yet another seventy-two years of life, however fluctuating the pecuniary advantages may have been, remained for this old and historical
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Institution, during the whole of which period of time the high musical ideals of the Directors were steadily maintained.
Let those who speak of the Philharmonic Society as dead, and only fit for polite interment, take note of this piece of history, and see whether it wiU not repeat itself. Abundant evidence of the generous feelings and genuine affection held for the Society, by soloists and orchestra alike, is evident in the large number of letters in which they agree to perform, either without fee or for a considerably reduced remuneration, merely expressing their regret at the deplorable cause of all the trouble. Phoenix-like, the old Society arose from its ashes, and, should it faU into difficulties, will do so again. It was established not for gain, but for artistic advancement. Floreat !
The great Abbe, described as " Mr." Liszt, was now pre- sented with a piece of plate, valued at forty guineas, for his services !
His Royal Highness, Prince Albeit, became a Patron and informed the Directors that he hoped to attend some of the concerts. He took a keen interest in the Society's proceedings and arranged several Programmes himself. Albert Woods, who after Knighthood became Garter King at Arms, gave the Directors the Rule of Precedence for the Prmce Consort.
The complaint of the concerts being too long is no new cry : they did not finish in these days until half-past eleven !
At the 1st concert, Spohr's C minor Symphony, known as No. 5, was played for the first time, also an Overture, " Yelva," by Reissiger. Neither of these appear to have made much effect and they never appeared again m the Programmes.
At the 3rd concert, yet another Symphony by Spohr was played, about which there was much adverse criticism. It was named " Historical," and was an attempt to illustrate various styles of composition from 1720 to the time we are writing about. It was coldly received, and had a like reception when repeated in 1849. Clever as the work was, the critics pointed out how useless it seemed to give imitations of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, when their own masterpieces were well known ; besides, so many different styles in one work gave it a patchwork appearance, with a lack of proper cohesion.
Mr. Bernard Molique performed on the viohn, for the first time in this country, at the same concert, and received an ovation.
Queen Adelaide attended the 4th concert, at which Mr. Molique played his second Concerto, in which he was so very
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successful and so warmly applauded that, at the 5th concert, he played again, and " Mr." Liszt played Weber's Concert- stiick. Mile Maria Nau sang for the first time, and did great credit to her teacher, Mme Cinti-Damoreau.
At the 7th concert, a Symphony by Joseph Strauss was performed ; he wrote of it as " a prize Symphony." If this was Johann's second son, he can only have been thirteen years old ! Liszt played the Kreutzer Sonata with Mr. Ole Bull and, in the 2nd Act, some studies of Moscheles and a Marche Hongroise of his own. In his own music, his brilliant execution was greatly admired, but the critics did not approve of his readings of Weber and Beethoven.
Mr. Ole B. Bull gave, at the 8th concert, his Fantasia on a plaintive Httle Norwegian melody, the poor little tune being most extravagantly dealt with in the Variations, a la Paganini, which followed it. Henry Field, of " Bath," for a second time, played a Hummel Concerto.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1840
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 9
Act I
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Spohr
(First time of performance.) Duet, " La Serenata " (with Pianoforte accompani- ment) ........ Rossini
Mmes Villowen and Villowen-Caton. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Beethoven
Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett.
Song, " The sea hath pearly treasures " . . . Lachner
Miss Elizabeth Masson.
Horn Obbligato, Mr. Henry Jarrett.
Overture, " Em-yanthe " . . . . . Weher
Act II
Symphony in C (No. 1) .
Duet, " Vanne se alberghi " (Andronico)
Mmes Villowen and Villowen-Caton. Concerto for Violin in D minor ....
Mr. H. G. Blagrove. Trio, " Night's lingering shades " (Azor and Zemira)
Mmes Villowen and Villowen-Caton and Miss Masson Overture, " Yelva " . . . . . . Reissiger
(First time of performance.) Leader, Mb. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr, C. Potter.
Beethoven Mercadante
Rode
Spohr
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 23
Act I Symphony in A {No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Regit, and Air, " Here, amid these calm recesses "
(The Seasons) ....... Haydn
Mme Stockhaitsen. CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Mrs. Anderson. Tbio,^ " Dolce ne guai ristoro " (Faniska) . . . Cherubini
Mme Stockhausen, Mlle Bilstein^ and Mb. Phillips. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Regit, and Air, " Is this the region ? " (The Fallen
Angel) . . . . . . . . H. R. Bishop
Mr. Henry Phillips. Introd. and Polonaise for Violin .... Hay ward
Mr. Henry Hayvvard. Duet, " Deh con te " (Norma) ..... Bellini
Mme Stockhausen and Mlle Bilstein. OvERTUBE, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 6 Act I
Symphony in G (No. 6), " Historical " (MS.) . . Spohr
(First time of performance.) Regit., " Crudele " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Gio- vanni) Mozart
Miss Chablotte Ann Bibch. Concertstuck; for Pianoforte ..... Wd)er
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Cavatina, " Liete voci " (Zaira) .... Mercadante
Me. Tambubini. OvEBTUBE, " The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
Act II
Symphony in F (No. 8) Beethoven
Abia, " Paga fui " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . Winter
Miss Mabia B. Hawes. CoNCEBTO for Violin in A minor .... Molique
Mb, Bernhard Molique.
Trio, " Soave conforto " (Zelmira) .... Rossini
Misses Birch and Hawes and Mr. Tamburini.
OvEBTUBE, " Zaira " Winter
Leader, Mb. T. Cooke. Conductor, Sib Geobge Smabt.
^ Either this Trio (or the one in the 4th concert) was scored by W. H. Kearns, who had a penchant for adding instrumentation to the works of others ! Potter asked that it might be done " lightly."
* The name was frequently spelt Bildstein,
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 27
Act I
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Miss Birch, Mrs. Toulmin and Mr. Jambs Bennett. Concerto for Violin (No. 2) .... . Molique
Mr. Bernhard Molique. Aria, " Sorgete " (Maometto Secondo) . . . Rossini
Mr. Tamburini. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Act II Symphony (No. 12), " Military " .... Haydn
TRio,i"Ah! s' eguale " (Faniska) .... Cherubini
Miss Birch, Mrs. Toulmin and Mr. Tamburini. Septett for Pianoforte, Viola, 'Cello, Double-Bass,
Flute, Oboe and Horn ..... Hummel
Mme Dulcken ; Messrs. H. Hill (tertius), R. Lindley,
Dragonetti, J. M. RiBAS, G. Cooke and Platt.
Trio, " Tremate " . . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Birch ; Messrs. Jas. Bennett and Tamburini. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubim
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 11 Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " . . . Beethoven
Regit, and Air, " O moment enchanteur " (La Muette
de Portici)^ ........ Auber
Mlle Maria D. B. J. Nau. Concertstuck for Pianoforte ..... Weber
Mr. Franz Liszt. Aria, " L' Addio " . . . . . . . Mozart
Miss Maria B. Hawes. Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Act II Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Ajria, " Prendi per me " . . . . . C. De Beriot
Mlle Nau. Fantasia for Violin (on themes from " Norma ") . Molique
Mr. Bernhard Molique. Duet, " Ti veggo " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . Winter
Mlles Nau and M. B. Hawes. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
^ See Note to Trio from "Faniska" at the 2nd Concert. * Performed in England under the better-known name of " Masa- niello " and at Her Majesty's Opera in 1851 as " La Muta di Portici."
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 25
Act I
Symphony in E b (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Abia, " Par to " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
Mme Cakadoki-Allan.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. J. Williams.
QuARTETT for Pianoforte and Strings . . . Mozart
Messrs. J. B. and F. Cramer, Moralt and R. Lindley. Akia, " A rispettarmi " (Mose in Egitto) . . . Rossini
Mr. Tamburini. Overture in D . . . . . . .A. Romberg
Act II
Symphony in D . . . . . , . Mozart
ScENA, " Fern von ihm " ( ) .... Wd)er
Mme Caradori-Allan. Trio for Violin, Viola and 'Cello .... Beethoven
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, J. D. Loder and R. Lindley. ' Duet, " Di capricci " (Corradino) .... Rossini
Mme Caradori-Allan and Mr. Tamburini. Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 8 Act I
Symphony in E [? (MS.), " Prize Symphony " Air, " O Vaterland " (Fernand Cortez)
Mr. J. EicKE. Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin (the " Kreutzer ") Mr. Liszt and Mr. Ole B. Bull. Air, " En vain j'espere " (Robert le Diable) Mme Dorus-Gras. Overture (MS.), " Parisina " .
. Joseph Strauss - Spontini ■
Beethoven
Meyerbeer
Sterndale Bennett
Act II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ...
Air, " Der Krieges-lust " (Jessonda) .
Mr. J. EiCKE. Solos for Pianoforte (a) " Studies "
(6) " Marche Hongroise "
Mr. Franz Liszt.
Air, " Des I'enfance " (Le Serment) . . . Auber
Mme Dorus-Gras.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . , . . Mozart
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
Beethoven Spohr
Moscheles
Liszt
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 22
Act I Symphony in E [? .
AiB, " Joiu'S de mon cnfance " (Pre aux clercs) Mme ]3obus-Gras. Violin Obbllgato, Mr. Gras. Concerto for Pianoforte in B minor ....
Mr. Henry Field. Aria, " Non piii andrai " (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mr. Tamburini.
Overture, " Der Frieschiitz " .
Act II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... .
Duet, " Dunque io son " (II Barbiere del Seviglia)
Mme Dobus-Gbas and Mr. Tamburini. Fantasia for Violin, " The Norwegian's Lament for Home " . . . . . . .
Mr. Ole B. Bull. Aria, " Mio pianto rasciuga " .....
Mme Dorus-Gbas. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " .
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir G. Smart
Mozart Herold
Hummel
Mozart
Weber
BeetJwven Rossini
Ole Bull
Burgmuller
Spohr
1841
At the 1st concert of this season, the Overture to MehuFs " Joseph " was introduced, and at the 2nd, Mendelssohn's " Lobgesang " (Hymn of Praise) was performed, for the first time in London. It had been brought out, as far as England is concerned, at the last Birmingham Festival, but this ideal sacred " Choral Symphony " was written for the festival at Gi tenberg in Commemoration of the Invention of Printing, and was sung, first of all, at the Church of St. Thomas, Leipzig, in 1840. It was proved to be a mistaken policy to attempt in the Hanover Square Rooms a work of this kind, demanding a much larger chorus and everything on a scale of greater magnitude than could be managed at the Philharmonic Concerts. Even at Exeter Hall the effect was never so great as when heard in the nave and aisles of a great cathedral.
Mr. Cipriani Potter was to have conducted Berlioz's Over- ture to " Benvenuto Cellini " in a previous season, but seemed to have taken fright after seeing the dimensions of the Score and had it postponed until this season, when Mr, Charles Lucas undertook the task. The EngHsh pubHc received Berlioz's work with little favour, and the entire Opera was
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received with even less, and was only performed for one night at Co vent Garden in 1853.
An unusual feature about the 3rd concert was that there were no vocal solos, but all concerted pieces, one of these being a Sextett from Crotch's " Palestine," in the singing of which appears the name of John Liptrot Hatton, whose songs and part-songs are well known in this country,
Mr. Vieuxtemps, who appeared at three of this season's concerts, played a Concerto (MS.) at the 4th, a Caprice (also by himself) at the 7th, and led in a Beethoven Quintett at the 8th. His own compositions were very lengthy and tiring, causing the audience to show their evident impatience, but his playing in Beethoven's Quintett dehghted everyone : he showed the utmost respect for Beethoven's text, and the purest of style, a style differing considerably from that of Mr. Liszt, at the same concert, for, in the pianoforte part of Hummel's Septett, this great but eccentric performer so embellished Hummel's passages that the author himself would scarcely have recognised them !
At the 5th, Mr. Dorus, a flute-player, made his first appear- ance, and Beethoven's Choral Symphony was again per- formed.
At the 6th concert, Mr. Joseph Blaes, who married Mile Meerti, made his first appearance in England in a Clarinet Solo by C. L. Haussens, of Ghent.
Mme Dorus-Gras, who sang at the 7th concert, was pre- sented with a " piece of silver plate " by the Directors.
The 8th concert introduced the Misses Ann and Martha Wilhams, and the favourite contralto, Miss Charlotte Helen Dolby, who possessed a powerful, rich voice, was noble in Oratorio and a refined exponent of ballads. She composed a few works, and her songs and Cantatas were popular at the time.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1841
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 1 Act I SYMrHONY in B l7 (No. 4, " Grand ") ... Haydn
Abia, " Se il nostro pianto " (II Seraglio)
Mr. James Bentstett. Concerto for Pianoforte ....
Mme Dulcken. ScENA, " Ah ! perfido " .
Miss Charlotte A. Birch. Overture, *' Ulysses and Circe "
Mozart Weber Beethoven
B. Romberg
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Act II
Symphony in A (No. 7) Beethoven
ScENA, " Sommo Ciel " Zingarelli
Miss Masson.
CoNCEKTO for Violin Mayseder
Mk. Louis M. A. Deloffre.
Trio, " Dolce ne guai ristoro " (Faniska) . . . Cherubini
Misses Birch and Masson and Mr. James Bennett.
Overture, " Joseph " Mehul
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 15 Act I
Symphony in F
Finale to Act 2 (Oberon) ....
The Chorus.
Concerto for Violin .....
Mr. Henry G. Blagrove. ScENA, " Ocean, thou mighty monster " (Oberon)
Miss Rainforth. Overture, " Benvenuto Cellini "
(First performance in London.)
Fercl. Ries Weber
Krentzer
Weber
Berlioz
Act II
Hymn of Praise, " Lobgesang " . . . . Mendelssohn
Misses Rainforth and M. Williams ; Mr. Pearsall and
Chorus.
(First performance in London.)
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Charles Lucas.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 29
Act I
Symphony in C minor (No. 5, " Grand ") . . . Haydn
Sextett, " Lo ! cherub bands " (Palestine) . . Dr. W. Crotch
Misses Birch, Woodyatt and Hawes ; Messrs. Hobds,
J. L, Hatton and Machin.
Concerto for Violin ...... Wolff
Mr. Henry Wolff.
Quintett, " Oh ! cielo clemente " (II Crociato in Egitto) Meyerbeer
Misses Birch, Woodyatt and Hawes ; Messrs. Hobbs
and Machin.
Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
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Symphony in C , . . . . , . Mozart
Trio, " Giovinetto Cavalier " (II Crociato in Egitto) . Meyerbeer
Misses Birch, Woodyatt and Hawes.
QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, Watts, J. D. Loder, H. Hill
(tertius) and R. Lindley.
QuiNTETT, " Zemira ! children " (Azor and Zemira) . Spohr
Misses Birch, Woodyatt and Hawes ; Messrs. Hobbs and
Machin.
Overture, " King Stephen " . , . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 19
Act I Symphony in B f? (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Scena, " Miseri pargoletti " (Medea) . . . . J. S. Mayer
Miss Masson. Concerto for Pianoforte in E [? . . . . Beethoven
Mrs. Anderson. Recit. and Air, " Ye guardian Saints " (Palestine) . Dr. W. Crotch
Mr. H. Phillips. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . TVeber
Act II Overture, " Melusine " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Scena, " Una voce al cor mi parla " (Sargino) . . Paer
Mme Caradori-Axlan.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. J. Williams.
Concerto for Violin (MS.) ..... Vieuxtemps
Mr. Henri Vieuxtemps. Trio, " Coraggio orsd " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Mme Caradori-Allan, Miss Masson and Mr. H. Phillips. Overture, " The Vampyre " . . . . . Ldndpaintner
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 3
Act I
Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " Choral " . . . Beethoven
Misses Birch and Hawes ; Messrs. Hobbs and H. Phillips,
with Chorus.
Act II Overture, " Jubilee "......
Recit., " Ch' io mi scordi " ; Aria, " Non tamer " (Idomeneo) .......
Miss Birch. Pianoforte Obbligato, Mr. Moscheles.
Weber Mozart
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(?) Dor us
Mendelssohn Corelli
Mr. Dorus. Air, " O God, have mercy " (St. Paul)
Mr. H. Phillips. Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass
Messrs. R. Lixdley, C. Lxtcas and Dkagonetti, Cavatina, " From the ruins' topmost tower " (Der
Vampyr) ........ Marschner
Miss M. B. Hawes.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . , . Mozart
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 17
Act I Symphony in E [7 (Letter T) . . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Ma che " ; Aria, " O voi dell' Erebo " (La
Resurrezione) ....... Handel
Mr. F. Lablache, Concertino for Clarinet . . . . . C. L. Haussens
Mr. Joseph Blaes. Regit., " Crudele ? " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Mme Caradori-Allan. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
ScENA, " Non piti di fieri " (La Clemenza di Tito) . Mozart
Mlle Elisa Meerti.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mr. J. Williams.
Concerto for Violin ...... David
Mr. Ferdinand David. Duet, " Lasciami, non t' ascolto " (Taneredi) . . Rossini
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mlle Meerti. Overture, " Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. Charles Lucas.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 31
Act I Symphony in G minor .... Scena, " Le calme se repand " (Der Freischiitz)
Mme Dorus-Gras. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .
Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett Aria, " O Salutaris " . . . .
Miss Maria B. Hawes. Overture (MS.), " The Regicide "
Mozart Weber
Sterndale Bennett
Cherubini
C. Lucas
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Act II Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Air, *' du Rossignol " . . . . . . Lebrun
Mme Dorus-Gras.
Flute Obbligato, Mr. Dorus.
Capbick for Violin ....... Vieuxtemps
Mr. Henri Vieuxtemps. Aria, " II pensier sta negli oggetti " (Orfeo) . . Haydn
Mr. Michael W. Balfe. Overture, " Neron " . . . . . . Reissiger
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. C. Lucas.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 14
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Romance, " Va, dit-elle " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mme Dorus-Gras. Septett for Pfte., Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, 'Cello and
Double-Bass ....... Hummel
Messrs. Liszt, J. M. Ribas, G. Cooke, Jarri.tt, J. D. Lodeb,
R. LiNDLEY and Dragonetti.
Cantata, " Adelaide " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mlle Johanna S. Loewe.
Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Moscheles.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Act II
Symphony in E [7 (No. 8) ..... Haydn
Air and Quartett, " O beau pays " (Les Huguenots) . Meyerbeer
Mme Dorus-Gras, Misses Anne and Martha Williams and
Miss Dolby.
QuiNTETT for two Violins, two Violas and 'Cello . . Beethoven
Messrs. Vieuxtemps, F. Cramer ; J. D. Loder, T. Cooke ;
and R. Lindley.
Air, " Pour forth no more " (Jephtha) . , . Handel
Mr. H. Phillips. Overture, " Tamerlane " ..... Winter
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
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One would suppose that the era of the extra instruments in the orchestra began with Berlioz, but Spohr, in his " Jessonda " Overture (played in the 5th concert), employed two E!? piccolos, and Mendelssohn, in his " Calm Sea " Overture, an extra piccolo, a trumpet and a serpent, and in the " Mid- summer Night's Dream " an ophicleide.
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At the 1st concert, Miss Adelaide Kemble sang. She was a younger daughter of the great actor, Charles Kemble, and married Mr. E. J. Sartoris, retiring from the profession in 1843.
In the 2nd, Mr. J. Alfred Novello sang an air of Mozart's, and in the 3rd, Mr. MoHque played a MS. Violin Concerto of his own for the first time in England, and Mr. Parish- Alvars, an Enghsh harpist of some note, just back from a five years' tour in the East, played a harp solo, this being his first per- formance in this countr}^
MoHque was also represented in the 5th concert by a MS. Symphony in D.
The 6th concert witnessed the first performance of Spohr's new Symphony, " descriptive of the conflict of Virtue and Vice in Man." One cannot do better than quote Mr. Hogarth again : "It is in three parts or movements. In the first, entitled ' Infancy,' the freedom of that happy age from bad and stormy passions is endeavoured to be painted ; the second, called ' The Age of Sorrows,' paints the evil passions and influences of manhood ; and the last, the ' Final Triumph of Virtue,' describes the calm of virtue and devotion after the turmoils of ' fife's fitful fever ' have passed away." It was in the nature of a Concertante, as eleven solo performers were detached from the main orchestra. The result of the experi- ment appears to have been unsuccessful.
At the 7th concert, Mendelssohn was the conductor, and he gave a first rendering, in this country, of his " Scotch " Symphony. This also is descriptive, but more legitimately so than Spohr's moral sentimentalising, being suggested by impressions made upon the composer by the national music and the scenic beauties of Scotland, during his visit to that country in 1829,
Mr. Hogarth, so often quoted (who became Secretary of this Society in 1850), was Mendelssohn's companion at a Compe- tition of Pipers in Edinburgh and, being a Scotsman, spoke with pride of the interest taken by the composer in the melodies of his country. Mendelssohn, at this concert, was received with immense enthusiasm by a crowd of artistic and dis- tinguished listeners, who filled the concert-room to over- flowing.
At the 8th concert, he played his D minor Concerto and conducted the performance of his Overture, " The Isles of Fingal." He wrote to his mother on July 19 : "I must tell you ... of the fish-dinner given me at Greenwich by the Directors of the Philharmonic Society, at which we ate white- bait and made speeches." At a most interesting visit to
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Buckingham Palace, during which both the Queen and Prince Albert sang and he played, Mendelssohn asked Her Majesty for permission to dedicate the " Scotch " Symphony to her, " as having been the ostensible object of my visit to England, and because the English name would suit the Scottish piece so charmingly " !
Chamber-music, it will be noticed, was barely represented at all in these Orchestral Concerts, one or two items only appearing, but it was not until 1861 that the last specimen disappeared from the Programmes. With the advent of the Classical Chamber Concerts, to be followed by the Monda}^ Popular Concerts in 1859 and the Saturday " Pops " in 1865, there was no further necessity for this essentially Orchestral Society to assist the cause of Chamber-music,
So ended the last season of the third decade, with the hope that the magnetism of Mendelssohn's presence and co-opera- tion would restore to the Society the brilliant good luck with which its history commenced. So far it had no rivals, but this monopoly was not to last much longer, for the advantages (and disadvantages) of competition were in store for the old Institution.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1842
FIRST CONCERT, MONDAY, MARCH 14 Act I
Symphony in D ,
ScENA, " Ah ! come rapida " (II Crociato in Egitto)
Miss Adelaide Kemble. Fantasia for Pianoforte, " On an Indian Air " .
Madame Dulcken. Prayer, " Ciel pietoso " .
Mr. George Stretton. Overture, " Faust "
A. Romberg Meyerbeer )
Hummel
Lindpaintner
Lindpaintner
Act II Symphony in B [? (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Air, " Amplius lava me " . . . . L. V. Ciampi (114:2)
Miss Maria B. Hawes,
Quintett for two Violins, Viola and two 'Cellos . . O. Onslow
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, Watts, J. D. Loder, R. Lindley
and C, Lucas.
Aria, " Voi che sapete " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Miss A. Kemble,
Overture, " Demophoon "..... Vogel
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 4
Act I
Syiuphony in G (Letter Q), " Oxford " . . . Haydn
Asia, " O saUitaris Hostia " . . . . . Cherubini
Miss Dolby.
Concerto for Pianoforte in F . . . . . Hummel
Mes. AjSTDERSOjST.
Regit., " E Susanna " ; Aria, " Dove sono " (Le '
Nozze di Figaro) ..... Mozart
MmE CARADORI-AxiiAN.
Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Act II Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Mentre ti lascio " ..... Mozart
Mr. J. Alfred Novello. Fantasia for Clarinet ...... Reissiger
Mr, Gouldswarrd. Trio, " Benedictus " . . . . . . Cherubini
Mme Caradori- Allan ; Messrs. Jas. Bennett and
J. A. NOVELLO.
Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. H. R. Bishop.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 18
Act I Symphony in D minor ...... Spohr
Air, " In native worth " (The Creation) . . . Haydn
Mr. J. W. HoBBS. Concerto for Violin (MS.) ..... Molique
Mr. Bernhard Molique. (First time in this country.) J\ECiT., " Sposa Eurydice " ; Aeia, " Che faro " (Orfeo) Oluck
1 Mlle Emilia Pacini.
Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Act II Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
ScENA, " Ocean, thou mighty monster " (Oberon) . Weber
Miss Rainforth. Fantasia for Harp ....... Parish- Alvars
Mr, Elias Parish- Alvars.
(First time in this country.)
Duet, " Such the faint echo " (Palestine) . . . Dr. W. Crotch
Miss Rainforth and Mr. Hobbs. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " .... Mozart
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. C. Potter.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 2
Act I Symphony in D . . . . . . . Haydn
Duet, " Dear child of hope " (Joseph) . . . Mehul
Miss Dolby and Mb. Stretton. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Beethoven
Mr. Pirkhert. ScENA, " Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) ........ Weber
Miss A. Kemble. Ovektitbe, " Euryanthe " . . . . . TFe6er
Act II Symphony in F (No. 8) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Al desio " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Miss Dolby. Fantasia for Clarinet ...... Cavallini
Mr. Ernesto Cavallini.^ Duet, " Come, be gay " (Der Freischiitz) , . . Weber
Misses A, Kemble and Dolby. Overture, " Les Deux Journ6es " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. C. Lucas.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 16
Act I
Symphony in D (MS.) ...... Molique
(First time of performance.) Air, " With joy the impatient husbandman " (The
Seasons) ........ Haydn
Mr. William Machin. Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (2nd
part) ........ Beethoven
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, H. Hill (tertius), R. Lindley, Dragonetti, J. Williams, Platt and Baumann. Duet, " Ti veggo " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . Winter
Mme Caradori- Allan and Miss M. B. Hawes. Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Act II
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Aria, " Deh per questo " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mme Caradori- Allan. Concertino for Flute ...... Nicholson
Mr. Joseph Richardson. Air, " But the Lord is mindful " (St. Paul) . . Mendelssohn
Miss M. B. Hawes.
Overture, " The Calm Sea and Prospferous Voyage " . Mendelssohn
Leader, Mb. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett.
1 Cavallini's technique was marvellous, and his breath apparently inexhaustible ; Lazarus spoke of him as the " Paganini " of the Clarinet on account of his really wonderful execution. He played again in 1845.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 30 Act I
Symphony, " Irdisches und Gottliches im Menschenleben "
(First performance in this country.) ScENA, " Ah ! parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . Cimarosa
Miss Louisa Bassano. Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor .
W. Stebndale Bennett. Scena, " L'Automne " . . , .
Mlle Emilia Pacini. Overture, " Egmont " .
Spohr
Stemdale Bennett
Niedermeyer
Beethoven
Act II
Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... , Mozart
Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Mlles Bassano and Pacini and Mr. Vrugt. Concerto for VioHn in D minor .... Molique
Mr. B. Molique. Scena, " Champs paternels " (Joseph) . . . Mehul
Mr. W. F. de C. Vrugt. Overture, " Calypso "...... Winter
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. L Moscheles.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 13 Act I
Symphony in D (No. 11), " The Clock "... Haydn
Regit., " Dare I beheve " ; Air, " Gentle thoughts "
(Zelmira) ........ Spohr
Miss C. A. Birch. Fantasia for Pianoforte (on Themes from Don Giovanni) Thalberg
Mr. S. Thalberg. Aria, " O cara immagine " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Mr. G. Mario. Overture, " Coriolanus " . . . . . Beethoven
Act II
Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . Mendelssohn
(First performance in this country.) Scena, " Now Heaven in fullest glory " (The Creation) Haydn
Mr. H. Phillips. Fantasia 1 for Pianoforte (on Themes from La Sonnam-
bula) ........ Thalberg
Mr. S. Thalberg. Duet, " Ah si tu " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Miss Birch and Mr. Mario. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
* Complaints were received from people that someone disturbed them greatly by hissing Thalberg, and by flirting loudly with his female friends during Thalberg's Fantasias. The offender's name, they said, was M — cf — rr — n !
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 27
Act I Symphony in E j? . . . . , . . Mozart
ScENA, " Ah ! perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Charlotte H. Dolby. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Mr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Duet, " Beaute divine " (Les Huguenots) . . . Meyerbeer
Miss Birch and Mr. Mario. Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " {The Hebrides) . Mendelssohn
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Romance, " Plus blanche " (Les Huguenots)
Mr. G. Mario. Concerto for Violin . .
Mr. H. G. Blagrove. Recit., " Ei parte " ; Aria, " Per pieta " (Cosi fan tutte) ........
Miss Birch. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
Beethoven Meyerbeer
L. W. Maurer
Mozart
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers, and their various forms of Composition, during the third decade of the Society's existence.
|
Nationality. |
Com- posers. |
Sym- phonies. |
Over- tures. |
Con- certos. |
Chamber Music. |
Miscel- laneous. |
Vocal. |
Total of Com- positions. |
|
Austria . |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
Belgium . |
6 |
— |
— |
7 |
— |
7 |
— |
14 |
|
British |
||||||||
|
Empire . France |
9 3 |
2 3 |
12 6 |
12 |
|
4 3 |
11 6 |
41 17 |
|
German |
||||||||
|
Empire . Hungary and |
22 |
5 |
12 |
17 |
20 |
74 |
128 |
|
|
Bohemia |
1 |
4 |
— |
3 |
|
21 |
3 |
31 |
|
Italy Norway . Spain Switzer- |
5 1 1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
1 2 1 |
12 |
14 2 1 |
|
land |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
6 |
2 |
8 |
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of Solo-players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices, and the Conductors, during the third decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
strings. |
Wood- g Wind. ^™''*- |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
■ Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
|
|
Austria . Belgium . British Empire . France German Empire , Hxingary and Bohemia Italy Norway . Poland . Russia Spain Switzer- land |
1
3 2 1 |
4 7 2 7 2 1 2 |
1 5 1 2 1 2 |
- |
— |
9 2 5 1 |
13 1 5 5 1 |
7 2 1 |
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1843
THIS fourth decade opens with a season of nine concerts, the last one being added by command of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, who was present with the Prince Consort, and accompanied by the King of the Netherlands. This is only one of many proofs of the interest taken, at all times, in the old Society by the Royal Family, and, particularly, by the Prince Consort.
At the 2nd concert, the F minor Concerto for Pianoforte by Chopin was played by Mme Dulcken. The occasion was interesting as the first performance in public, in this country, of any of Chopin's music ! and now how thoroughly well known is each one of his fascinating compositions !
At the 3rd concert, in addition to the repetition of Bee- thoven's Choral Symphony, another work of his with a somewhat similar blending of instrumental and choral features was first presented to the audience, viz. the Choral Fantasia, the pianoforte part being played by Mrs. Anderson. The Quartett consisted of Mme Caradori- Allan, Miss Hawes, Messrs. Hobbs and Phillips, and there was a chorus of one hundred voices.
At the 4th concert, Mr. Alexander Drej^schock made his first appearance in this country, and played a Fantasia of his own, " L' Absence et le Caprice," in which he startled the audience with his marvellous fireworks, and did really get some novel effects out of the pianoforte. Herr Staudigl, the great bass-singer, made his first appearance at these concerts, singing one of Schubert's Lieder, in the rendering of which he was acknowledged to be without a rival. He created the part of " Elijah " in 1846 at the Birmingham Festival.
At the 5th concert, the Choral Fantasia was repeated by the same artists, and the 2nd Act was given up to a repe- tition of Mendelssohn's " Lobgesang," the first performance of which took place in 1841. Sterndale Bennett conducted.
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At the 6th concert, Sterndale Bennett's Concertstiick in A minor was played, for the first time, by the composer, and Camillo Sivori made his first appearance in England, playing one of his own Concertos, that in A, and repeating it at the 7th concert. He was a great viohnist, and the only direct pupil of Paganini, affecting the style and mannerisms of that school.
The 7tli concert also introduced Mr. W. H. Weiss, another fine bass-singer, and still known to this generation as the composer of " The Village Blacksmith."
The chief feature of the 8th concert was the reappearance of Spohr as composer, conductor and solo violinist. He played one of his Violin Concertos and conducted his great " Power of Sound " Symphony, his Overture to the " Alchymist," and a Duet, from his " Jessonda," sung by Misses Birch and Masson. A full house accorded him a notable reception. He also took charge, " By Command," of the extra concert, in which the novelty was his Overture to " Macbeth." Only the Scherzo and the choral portion of Beethoven's 9th Symphony were given. Spohr again played one of his Concertos, and conducted the Overtures " The Isles of Fingal " by Mendel- ssohn and " Der Freischiitz " by Weber ; so that this Pro- gramme contained three Overtures.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1843
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 20
Act I Overture, " Euryanthe " ..... Weber
Trio, " L' usato ardir " (Semiramide) . . . Rossini
Misses Birch and Hawes ^ and Mr. H. Phillips. Fantasia for Violoncello ...... Pilet
Mr. Pilet. Regit, and Air, " O what is man " (The Fall of
Babylon) ........ Spohr
Mr. Henry Phillips.
ScENA, " Su Griselda " . . , . . . Paer
Miss Charlotte A. Birch.
Viohn Obbligato, Mr. J. D. Loder.
Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Act II Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " O Salutaris " . . . . . . Cherubini
Miss Maria B. Hawes.
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CoNCEETO for Violin ......
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Winter
Mr. Louis M. A. Deloffre. Duet, " Vaghe ooUe " (II Ratio di Proserpina)
Misses Birch and Hawes. Overture, '' Calypso " . . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 3
Act I Symphony in C minor {No. 5) . . . . . Haydn
Recit., " And he journeyed " ; Aria, " But the Lord is
mindful " (St. Paul) ...... Mendelssohn
Miss Sara Flower. Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 2) . . Chopin
Mme Dulcken.
(First performance in England.)
Scena, " Love, how mighty " (Faust) . . . Spohr
Miss Elizabeth Rainforth. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Act II
Symphony in E [7 (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Recit., " 'Tis raging noon " ; Air, " Distressful
nature " (The Seasons) ..... Haydn
Mr. J. W. HoBBS. Duet, " Ebben a te ferisce " (SemiraiTiide) . . Rossini
Misses Rainforth and Flower.
Overture, " Les Deux Journ6es " . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 24
Act I Symphony in C major (Letter R) . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Voi che sapete " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mme Caradori- Allan. Fantasia for Pianoforte, with Chorus — " Choral Fan- tasia " . . . . . . . . Beethoven
Mrs. Anderson and Chorus, Trio, " My Lord but mocks me " (Der VamiDyr) . Marschner
Mme Caradori- Allan, Miss M. B. Hawes and Mr. H. Phillips. Solo and Chorus, " Placido e il mar " (Idomeneo) . Mozart
Mme Caradori-Allan and Chorus. Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . , Mendelssohn
Act II
Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " Choral " . . . Beethoven
Mme Caradori-Allan, Miss Hawes ; Messrs. Hobbs and
Phillips, with Chorus. Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. I. Moscheles.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 8
Act I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
ScENA, " Non paventar " (Ines de Castro) . . . Weber
Miss Louisa Bassano.
Fantasia for Pianoforte, " L' Absence et le Caprice " . Dreyschock
Mb. Alexander Dreyschock
Lied, " Der Wanderer " . . . . . . Schvbert
Mr. Joseph Staudigl. Overture, " The Naiades " . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Act II Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Air, " Der Krieges-lust " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Mr. Staudigl. Concerto for Violin, " Dramatic " . . . . Spohr
Mr. Henry G. Blagrove.
Scena, " Non piu di fieri " (La Clemenza di Tito) . Mozart
Mme Emma Albertazzi.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mb. J. Williams.
Overture, " Faniska " . . . . . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. C. Lucas.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 22
Act I Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . • • Beethoven
Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) .... Mozart
Misses C. A. Birch and M. S. Marshall and Mr. J. W. Hobbs. Fantasia for Pianoforte, with Chorus — •" Cluyral Fan- tasia "........ Beethoven
Mrs. Anderson and Chorus.
QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello . . Mozart
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, H. Gattie, H. Hill (tertius),
and R. Lindley.
Scena, '* Ah ! perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Charlotte Ann Birch. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . We6er
Act II
Symphony Cantata, " Lobgesang " (Hymn of Praise) . Mendelssohn
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY. JUNE 5
Act I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Haydn
Song (MS.), " Ach, Herr " . . . . . Nicolai
Mr. J. Staudigl. (First time of performance.)
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AniETTA, " In questa tomba " .
Miss Charlotte H. Dolby. Sonata for Violoncello and Double-Bass (No, 6, Op. 5)
Messrs. R. Lindley and J. Howell. Aria, " Paga fui " (II Ratio di Proserpina)
Mlle Emilia Pacini. CoNCERTSTtJCK for Pianoforte in A minor (MS.) . Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett {First time of performance.)
[1843 Beethoven
Corelli
Winter
Sterndale Bennett
Act II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Air, " Stille noch dies Wuth " (Faust)
Mr. Staudigl. Concerto for Violin in A
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Recit., " E dunque vero " ; Duet, " Bell' imago " (Semiramide) .......
Mlle Pacini and Mr. Staudigl. Overture, " Anacreon " .
Beethoven Spohr
Sivori
Rossini
Chervbini
Leader. Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Sir H. R. Bishop.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 19
Act I Overture, " Fidelio "...... Beethoven
Regit., " Ei parte " ; Aria, " Per pietk " (Cosi fan
tutte) ........ Mozart
Miss Charlotte A. Birch. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
Mme De Belleville-Oury. Regit., " Chi per piet^ " ; Aria, " Deh parlate " . Cimarosa
Mme Caradori- Allan. Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Act II Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . Regit., " Fast into the waves " ; Air, " Stern monarch of the winds " .
Mr. W. H. Weiss. Concerto for Violin in A
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Duet, " Come ti place " (La Clemenza di Tito) .
Mbie Caradori- Allan and Miss Birch. Overture in D
Mendelssohn
Bishop
Sivori
Mozart
A. Romberg
Leader, Mr. F. Cramer. Conductor, Mr. C. Lucas.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 3
Act I
Symphony in B b (No. 4) Beethoven
Trio, " Soave sia il vento " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Misses Birch and Masson and Mr. H. Phillips.
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Concerto for Violin ......
Dr. Louis Spohr.^ Regit., " Is this thy place ? " ; Air, " Ye guardian Saints " (Palestine) ......
Mr. Henry Phillips. Scene, " Quelle horrible destine ! " (Mose in Egitto)
Miss Charlotte A. Birch. Overture, " Der AJchymist " .
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Dr. W. Crotch
Rossini
Spohr
Act II Symphony in F (No. 4), " The Power of Sound " Recit., " A questo seno " ; Aria, " Quando niiro " (-
-)
Spohr Mozart
Miss Elizabeth Masson. Regit., " Pray leave me " ; Duet, " Now for him I lov'd " (Jessonda) ......
Misses Birch and Masson. Overture, " Jubilee " .
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir George Smart
Spohr Weber
By Command
EXTRA CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 10
Act I
Overture, '* The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
Chorus, " Oh ! great is the depth " (St. Paul) . . Mendelssohn
The Chorus. Concerto for Violin ...... Spohr
Dr. Louis Spohr. Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " Choral " (Scherzo
and Vocal Finale) ...... Beethoven
Misses Birch and Hawes ; Messrs. Hobbs and Staudiol, with Chorus.
Act II Symphony in D . Am, " Der Krieges-lust " (Jessonda) .
Mr. Joseph Staudiol. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . Regit., " Sidonie Sponde " ; Chorus, " Placido e il mar " (Idomeneo) ..... Miss Birch and Chorus. Overture, " Macbeth " .
Conductor, Dr. Spohr.
Mozart Spohr
Weber
Mozart
Spohr
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Sir George Smart, who had been associated with this Society from its foundation, conducted for the last time at the 1st concert, upon March 25, after which date the terms Act I and Act II finally and entirely disappear.
^ Dr. Louis Spohr conducted his own compositions.
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At this 1st concert, Mr. Parish- Alvars played a MS. Con- certo for the! Harp.
At the 2nd, that thorough musician and brilliant violinist, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, made his first appearance in Spohr's " Dramatic " Concerto, but he was followed and eclipsed, at the 5th concert, by a boy of thirteen years of age, who played Beethoven's Violin Concerto from memory (a much rarer feat then than it is now), and was destined to become the most famous of violinists, and his name was Joseph Joachim !
He, and his eminent colleague in Chamber-music for many years to come, Alfredo Piatti, both made their first bows to a Philharmonic audience, Piatti playing a Concerto for Violon- cello by Friedrich August Kummer.
Mendelssohn sent Joachim to Klingemann in London with the following letter : " My beloved friend, — I wish to make you acquainted by these lines with a lad who, during the three-quarters of a year that I have known him, has become very dear to my heart, and has gained my love and high esteem to a degree that I may say I have latterly experienced for very few. His name is Joseph Joachim, a boy of thirteen years of age, from Pestli in Hungary. He intends to pay a visit of some months to his uncle Figdor, a London merchant. I cannot say enough to you of his truly wonderful talent for the vioHn. You must first, however, hear him yourself, and the manner in which he can play all possible solos both of the past and the present, and decipher and interpret every kind of music, in order to place him as high as I do, and to antici- pate the glorious results which must accrue to art through him. . . ."
Signor Lorenzo Salvi, a tenor from the Paris Opera House, sang at the 3rd concert. The 4th and following concerts were aU conducted by Mendelssohn. He was asked to conduct six concerts, but his engagements in Berlin did not allow of his reaching London in time for the 3rd concert.
Nothing could be more harmonious than Mendelssohn's intercourse with the Directors. He attended their meetings, gave them his advice and assistance, and showed the warmest interest in the success of the concerts and the weKare of the Society, whilst the orchestra fairly worshipped him. After his return to Germany at the end of the season, he wrote to his brother Paul : " My chief aim — to do a service to the Phil- harmonic Society — succeeded beyond aU expectation ; it is the universal opinion that they have not had such a season for years past. This, to be sure, does not cure the radical evil which I this time amply experienced, and which must prevent
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the Society continuing to prosper — the canker in its constitu- tion— musical rotten-boroughs, etc." His music to "A Mid- summer Night's Dream " was given (excepting the Overture) a first hearing in England at the 5th concert, the selection being Scherzo, Two-Part Song with Chorus, " Ye Spotted Snakes," Notturno, Wedding March and Final Chorus. This delightful music was very weU performed under tlie composer and rapturously received, especially the Two-Part Song, sung by Misses Rainforth and Anne Williams ; as a result, the music was repeated at the 6th concert.
At the 7th concert, Mendelssohn played Beethoven's Concerto in G for Pianoforte, accompanied Mr. De Re vial on the pianoforte in Schubert's " La Religieuse," ^ and conducted a first performance in England of Bach's " Overture and Suite." Piatti made his first appearance, but the critics failed to recognise his great powers at first.
At the 8th concert, Mendelssohn's "First Walpurgis Night " ^ was produced, under his direction, the admirable soloists and powerful and well-drilled chorus creating a grand success. At the same concert, a selection from Beethoven's " Ruins of Athens " (MS.) was given for the first time in this country. His noble Overture " Leonora " ^ was played for the first time in England at the 4th concert, when its " large proportions and grand style almost gave it the importance of a Symphony."
Prosper Sainton made one more great violinist to appear for the first time this year in England. He played at the 6th and 8th concerts.
Mme Sophie Anne Thillon, better known as Anna Thillon, appeared and sang at the 7th concert. Her voice was a soprano of immense compass, and she possessed great personal attrac- tions.
Last but not least, a famous singing student of the Paris Conservatoire, Mme Jeanne Anais Castellan, made her first appearance in England, at the 4th concert, with such immense success, that she was promptly engaged for the 6th concert also.
At the last-named concert, the Concertante for four prin- cipal Violins, by Maurer, first played in the season of 1832, was repeated, with much applause and appreciation.
Mr, Joseph Calkin, the Librarian, pointed out to the Direc- tors a newspaper notice that seventy-one letters from eminent
^ A French version of " Die Nonne."
* The " Walpurgis-nacht " was first composed in 1831, and then re- written in 1842. ' " Leonora No. 1."
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persons, addressed to the Secretary, Mr. W. Watts, were to be put up for auction !
Fran9ois Cramer retired this year from orchestral duties, but remained a Member.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1844
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 25
Act I Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
AiB, " Pro peccatis " (Stabat Mater) . , . Rossini
Mr. H. Phillips. Concerto for Harp (MS.) ..... Parish- Alvars
Mr. Parish-Axvars. Recit., " Non paventar " ; Aria, " Infelice " (II Flauto
Magico) ........ Mozart
Miss Rainforth. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Act II
Symphony in E b (No. 1) . . . . . Spohr
Regit., " Bella mia fiamma " ; Aria, " Resta, o cara " Mozart
Miss Dolby. Romance and Rondo for Pianoforte (from 1st Con- certo) ........ Chopin
Mr. Eduard Buddeus. Trio, " Coraggio orsti " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Misses Rainforth and Dolby and Mr. H. Phillips.
Overture, " Medee " , . . , . . Cherubini
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Sir George Smart.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 15
Part I
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . , . . Mozart
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Misses Anne and Martha Williams. Concerto for Violin, " Dramatic " . . . . Spohr
Mr. H. W. Ernst.
QuiNTETT, " O cielo clemente " (II Crociato in Egitto) . Meyerbeer
Misses A. and M. Williams and Miss M. Marshall ; Messrs.
Jas. Bennett and Lablache.
Concerto in G minor (No. 3) . . . . . Moscheles
Mr. I. Moscheles.
Part II
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Trio, " Fia grata al Ciel " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Miss M. Marshall; Messrs. Jas. Bennett and Lablache.
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Inteod., Capriccio and Finale for Violin (on a Theme
from " II Pirata ")...... Ernst
Mr. H. W. Ernst. QuiNTETT, " Zemira ! children, all draw near " (Azor
and Zemira) ....... Spohr
Misses A. and M. Williams, Miss M. Marshall ; Messrs.
Jas. Bennett and Lablache.
Overture, " Tamerlane " . . . . . Winter
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke, Conductor, Sir H. R. Bishop.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 29
Part I
Symphony in E b (No. 10, " Grand ") . . . Haydn
RoMANZA, " Ciel pietoso " (Uberto di St. Bonifazio) . Verdi
Mr. Lorenzo Salvi. Concerto for Violin in B minor. (First Movement only) Pacjanini
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Regit., " Solitudine, amiche " ; Aria, " Zeffretti
lusinghieri " (Idomeneo) ..... Mozart
Miss Rainforth. QuiNTETT for Pianoforte, Flute, Clarinet, Horn and
Bassoon ........ Spohr
Mme Dulcken ; Messrs. J. M. Ribas, Lazarus, Jarrett and
Baumann.
Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Part II
Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Air, " Ave Maria " . . . . . . . Cherubini
Miss Rainforth.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. J. Williams.
Concerto for Violin in B minor (Adagio and Rondo i) Paganini
. Mr. Camillo Sivori. Regit., " L' empio duol " ; Aria, " A quest' anima "
(Gli Arabi nelle GaUie) ..... Pacini
Mr. Lorenzo Salvi.
Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . • . Mozart
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. Cipriani Potter.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 13
Part I Symphony in E b . . . . . . . Mozart
Romance, " Va, dit-elle " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mme Castellan. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor . . . Sterndale Bennett
Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett. Scena, " Wo berg' ich mich " (Euryanthe) . . Weber
Mr. Staudigl. Overture, " Leonora " (No. 1) ..... Beethoven
(First performance in this country.)
^ This Rondo had the sub-title of " La Clochette."
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Part II Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Ah, non credea " (La Sonnambula) . ,. Bellini
Mme Castellan. Concerto for VioHn ...... Pott
Mr. F. August Pott. Air, " Oh, wie will ich triumphiren " (II Seraglio) , Mozart
Mr. Staudigl. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Dr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. ^
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 27
Part I Symphony in B b (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Stung by horror " (Pascal Bruno) . . J. L. Hatton
Miss Rainforth and Mr. Staudigl. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr, J, Joachim, Overture, Duet, Quintett and Chorus (Faust) . Spohr
Misses Rainforth and A. Williams ; Messrs. Manvers, Machin and Staudigl, with Chorus.
Part II
Overture and Selection, " A Midsumntier Night's
Dream " . . . . . , . . Mendelssohn
Misses Rainforth and A. Williams, with Chorus. Song with Chorus, " Joy, 'tis a glorious thought "
(Fidelio) ........ Beethoven
Mr. Staudigl and Chorus. Chorus, " Hunting Chorus " (The Seasons) . . Haydn
The Chorus.
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Dr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 10
Part I
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) Beethoven
Aria, " O cara immagine " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Mr. Lorenzo Salvi, CoNCERTANTE for four Violins ..... Maurer
Messrs. Sivori, H. G. Blagrove, Willy and Sainton. Aria, " Col sorriso " (II Pirata) .... Bellini
Mme Castellan. Overture, " The Naiades " . . . . Sterndale Bennett
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Part II
OvEBTiTRE and Selection, " A Midsummer Night's
Dream " . . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Misses Rainforth and A. Williams, with Chorus. Overture, " Fierrabras " ..... Schubert
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Dr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 24
Part I
Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " La Gita in Gondola " . . . . . Rossini
Mr. De Revial. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Dr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Air, " Ere infancy's bud " (Joseph) .... Mehul
Miss Maria B. Hawes. Concerto for Violoncello ..... Kummer
Mr. Alfredo Piatti. Overture and Suite . . . . . . J. S. Bach
(First performance in this country.)
Part II Symphony in B [? (No. 9) ..... Haydn
Air, " C'est un caprice " (Cagliostro) . . . Adolphe Adam
Mme Anna Thillon. Concerto for Violin in A (Adagio and Rondo) . . Molique
Mr. Henry G. Blagrove. Scene, " La Religieuse " . . . . . . Schubert
Mr. De Revial. Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Dr. Mendelssohn. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Dr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 8
Part I
Symphony in E [? (No, 3), " Eroica " . . . Beethoven
Song (MS.), " Ach, Herr " Nicolai
Mr. Staudigl.
Trio for two Violoncellos and Double-Bass . . Corelli
Messrs. R. Lindley, C. Lucas and J. Howell. Scene, " As you like it " . . . . . . Henry Smart
Misses A. Williams and Dolby ; Messrs. H. R. Allen and Staudigl, with Chorus.
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Part II
Cantata, " The First Walpurgis Night " . . . Mendelssohn
Miss Dolby ; Messrs. Allen and Staudigl, with Chorus.
(First performance in this country.)
CoNCEBTO for Violin ...... Sainton
Mr. Prosper Sainton.
Selection (MS.), " The Ruins of Athens " . . Beethoven
Miss A. Williams and Mr. Staudigl, with Chorus.
(First performance in this country.)
Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Dr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
1845
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop was engaged to conduct through- out this season, but, after undertaking three concerts, he had, owing to bad health, to resign the post, and Mr. Moscheles ^ was invited to succeed him as conductor at the five remaining concerts. Bishop continued to conduct at the Antient Con- certs until 1848, when he became Professor of Music at Oxford, having already held a similar post at Edinburgh University.
The two surviving " Leaders " were alternately Messrs. T. Cooke and J. D. Loder, and, after this year, the title dis- appears ; in place of it, the leader of each department of the orchestra was entitled in the Programmes " Principal," a custom still in use.
There was little of novelty this season ; in fact, the supply of new works by the great orchestral composers was beginning to give out ! There were plenty of Symphonies, Concertos and Overtures of an inferior order, and the Society appears to have been blamed for not producing these less worthy things, complaining that their lists contained but " a narrow round of works, which, however excellent, had been rendered stale by constant repetition." The Directors deemed it wiser to continue to draw from the vast repertoire of the great masters. But the reader will observe that extraordinary Fantasias, some of which represented a curiously weak school, somewhat enfeebled by arrangement or disarrangement, were freely admitted, culminating at the 7th concert in an arrange- ment of themes from " Robert the Devil " for saxhorns, played by John Distin, the inventor of the key-bugle, and his
^ Moscheles asked twenty-five guineas for rehearsals, in lieu of lost lessons to pupils, but made no charge whatever for conducting the concerts.
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four sons, one of whom, Theodore, afterwards became bass- singer at Lmcoki's Inn Chapel.
F. E. Fesca's Overture to " Cantemire " was performed for the first time at the 3rd concert. This Opera was Fesca's Op. 18.
In these days, the vioHn, as an instrument to be played by ladies, appears to have been considered mildly indelicate, neither suitable for female poAvers nor specially graceful in female hands. This absurd prejudice, which sounds like jealous fear on behalf of the army of lady harpists, was quite dispelled by the delightful playing of two charming sisters, Teresa and Maria MilanoUo, who made their first appearance at the 6th concert, after a successful tour of duet-playing on the Continent.
On this occasion, they divided the movements of a Vieux- temps' Concerto, Miss Teresa (a pupil of her sister) playing the first movement and Miss Maria the Adagio and Rondo !
The only new orchestral work of sufficient merit and importance to be placed upon the Programmes was G. A. Macfarren's Symphony in C # minor.
Mendelssohn's "First Walpurgis Night" was repeated at the 2nd concert.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1845
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 31
Part I
Symphony in D (No. 7, " Grand ") . Song, " Die Wachtelschlag " (The Quail) .
Miss Rainforth. CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in E [7, " Emperor " (Op. 37) .
Mme Belleville-Oury. Regit., " Ecco il punto " ; Abia, " Non piti di fiori " (La Clenienza di Tito) .....
Mme Emma Albertazzi. Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mb. J. Williams. OvEBTURE, " Les Deux Journees " .
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Abia, " Mentre ti lascio "
Mb. F. Lablaghe. CoNGEBTO for Violin in D . . . .
Mb. p. Sainton. Trio, " Soave conforto " (Zelmira)
Miss Rainfobth, Mme Albebtazzi and Mb OvEBTUBE, " La Chasse du Jeune Henri " .
Haydn
Beethoven
Beethoven
Mozart
Chervbini
Beethoven Mozart
Spohr
Rossini . F. Lablache.
Mehul
Leader, Mr. J. D. Lodeb. Conductor, Sir Henby R. Bishop.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 14
Part I Overture, " Eiiryanthe " . . . , . Weber
Aria, " O ! wie will ich triumphiren " (II Seraglio) . Mozart
Mr. Staudigl.
Concerto for Violin (MS.) ..... Vieuxtemps
Mb. H. Vieuxtemps.
(First performance in this country.)
Regit., " Ah ! perfido " ; Aria, " Per pieta " . . Beethoven
Miss C. A. Birch.
Symphony in A (No, 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Overture, '* Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Regit., " lo tradir " ; Aria, " Un amante sventurato " Girschner
Mme Blaes-Meerti.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. Arnold J. Blaes.
Cantata, " The First Walpurgis Night " . . . Mendelssohn
Miss M. Williams ; Messrs, Allen and Staudigl, with
Chorus.
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Sir Henry R. Bishop.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 28
Part I Symphony in D (No. 2, Op. 87) .... Mozart
Regit., " Wie ist mir " ; Air, " Bloder Thor ! " (Faust) Syohr
Mb, Staudigl. Concerto for Pianoforte in E [7 . . . . Beethoven
Mrs, Anderson. Regit., " La notte fugge " ; Aria, " Si, lo sento "
(Faust) ........ Spohr
Miss Birch. Overture, " Cantemire " ..... Fesca
Part II Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Regit,, " Alles ist richtig " ; Air, " Ach offnet Eure
Augen " (Le Nozze di Figaro) .... Mozart
Mr. Staudigl. Quartett for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello (No, 2,
Op. 18) Mozart
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, E. Thomas, H. Hill (tertius) and
R. Lindley.
Duet, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese) . , , , Pair
-':. Miss Birch and Mr. Staudigl. ,
Overture, " Oberon "...... Weber
Leader, Mr. J. D. Lodeb, Conductor, Sir Henry R. Bishop.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 12
Paet I Symphony in F ...... . F. Ries
Regit., " Der Holle selbst " ; Air, " Liebe ist die zarte
Bliithe " (Faust) ...... Spohr
Mb. Johann B. Pischek. CoNCEBTO for Violin in E b • (First Movement) . . Sivori
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Regit., " Oh ! miei fedeli " ; Aria, " Ma la sola "
(Beatrice di Tenda) ...... Bellini
Mlle Bertucat. CoNGERTO for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Mme Dulcken.
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) .
Lied, " Die Fahnenwacht " (The Standard-Bearer)
Herr Pischek. Harp Obbligato, Mr. T. H. Wright. Congerto for Violin in E b (Adagio and Rondo)
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Overture, " Egmont " .
Beethoven Lindpaintner
Sivori Beethoven
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles,
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 26
Part I Syimphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . Mendelssohn
Regit., " Ungluckseel'ge " j Air, " Fahret wieder
gold'ne Tage ",...... Mendelssohn
Mlle Sophia Sghloss. Congerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Mozart
Mb. W. Sterndale Bennett. Regit., " lis s' eloignent " ; Air, " Sombre foret "
(William Tell) ....... Rossini
Mme Gras-Dobus.
Overture and Duet, " In Sinnenlust " (Faust) . . Spohr
Messrs. C, T. Oberhoffeb and Staudigl.
Pabt II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
AiB, " En vain j'espere " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mme Gbas-Doeus. Fantasia for Harp (on Airs from " Robert le Diable ") Godefroid
Mb. D. J. G. F. GoDEFBOiD. Abia, " Pro peccatia " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Mb. Staudigl. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr, I. Moscheles.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 9
Part I Symphony in C # minor , . . . . G. A. Macfarren
Ballade, " Des Sangers Fluch " . . . . H. Esser
Mr. Pischek.
Pianoforte Obbligato, Mr. Ignaz Moscheles.
Fantasia for Pianoforte . . . . . . L. de Meyer
Mr. Leopold de Meyer. Regit., " Crudele " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Gio- vanni) ........ Mozart
Mme Gras-Dorus.
Concerto for Violin. (First Movement) . . . Vieuxtemps
Mlle Theresa Milanollo.
(Adagio and Rondo)
Mlle Maria Milanollo.
Part II Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Concertante for two Violins (on Airs from " Lucia ") Milanollo
Mlles Milanollo. Scene, " Entendez-vous " (Le Concert a la Cour) . Auber
Mme Gras-Dorus. Duet, " Jetzt Alter " (Fidelio) ..... Beethoven
Messrs. Pischek and Oberhoffer.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. I. Moscheles.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 23
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 3) . . . . . Spohr
Duet, " Chi mi regge " (Belisario) .... Donizetti
Mme C. Hennelle and Mr. Pischek. Concerto for Violin (Adagio and Rondo) in B minor . De Beriot
Mr. J. Day. Fantasia for five Saxhorns (on Themes from " Robert
the Devil ") . . . . . . . J. Distin
Messrs. Distin. Cantata, " i\delaide " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Pischek. Overture in C . . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in E [7 (No. 10, " Grand ") . . . Haydn
Recit., " Merce, diletti " ; Aria, " Ah ! con lui " (Saffo) Pacini
Mlle Bertrand. Fantasia for Clarinet ...... CavalUni
Mr. Ernesto Cavallini. Regit., " Signer, perdona " ; Aria, " Nacqui aU'
affanno " (La Cenerentola) .... Rossini
Mme C. Hennelle. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. J. D. Loder. Conductor, Mr. I. Moscheles.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 7
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Duet, " La ci dareni la mano " (Don Giovanni) . . Mozart
Mme Gbas-Dorus and Mb. Pischek. Concerto for Pianoforte (MS.) in D . . . . J. S. Bach
Mr. Ignaz Moscheles. Regit., " Der HoUe selbst " ; Air, " Liebe ist die zarte
Bliithe " (Faust) ...... Spohr
Mr. Pischek. Regit., " Ah, pour un jeune " ; Air, " O tournient du
veuvage " (Le Cheval de Bronze) . . . Auber
Mme Gras-Dorus. Overture, " The cahn sea and prosperous voyage " . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in B t> (No. 4) ..... Beetlwven
Aria, " Nasce al bosco " (^tius) .... Handel
Mr. Staudigl. Congertante for two VioHns (No. 2) . . . Spohr
Messrs. Sivori and Sainton. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Leader, Mr. T. Cooke. Conductor, Mr. I. Moscheles.
1846
We have now arrived at the first season in the history of the Society in which a conductor undertook the whole respon- sibihty of the concerts, and the name of " Leader " disappeared. The man capable of undertaking this great change was Mr. Michael Costa, and a better choice could not have been made. He was a splendid disciplinarian, and, before consenting to take up the post, he insisted, very rightly, upon having sole and undivided control of the orchestra, without which proviso, he declined to accept the position. At last he agreed to conduct, but decUned to attend the Directors' meetings or be in any way dictated to, and, moreover, would only preside over worthy music. Costa had, for some time, been Musical Director at Her Majesty's Theatre, and was, so far, perhaps better acquainted with the Itahan Opera repertoire, but his talents and energy in this new experience fully justified his election, and he carried out all his work in a way as satis- factory to the audience as to the orchestra, over whom he ruled as a Dictator, holding his position for eight years — until the end of the 1854 season.
It was suggested by Messrs. Cramer, Beale and Co., the
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leading music-sellers, that tickets should be issued to the public for a single concert, instead of limiting the issue to Subscribers for a whole season ; this gave numberless oppor- tunities to non-Subscribers of hearing the fuiest music of the day played in the best manner possible.
It is interesting to note that the hire of the concert-room in these days was £160 for the season.
The Society had evidently attracted the attention of the Americans, as a wealthy amateur, wishing to start a similar institution in New York, asked for a copy of the Philharmonic Society's rules. ^
Mr. Robert Lindley, the principal 'cellist of the Society for so many years, found, this year, that the work was too fatigu- ing, and resigned. He was born in 1776, and was professor of his instrument at the Royal Academy of Music from its foundation. He had a rich, mellow tone and, for the time in which he lived, was a brilliant player.
At the 1st concert, Mr. Charles Lockey made his first appear- ance. He sang, this year, in the Birmingham Festival, when the " EUjah " Avas produced. Mendelssohn wrote of him : "A young English tenor sang the last air ('Then shall the righteous ') so very beautifully that I was obliged to collect myself to prevent my being overcome, and to enable me to beat time steadily." Later on Mr. Lockey married Miss Martha WiUiams, who also sang at this concert.
At the 4th concert, the Choral Fantasia was repeated, and Beethoven's great Missa solennis in D was sung. There had been considerable difficulty in obtaining a Full Score. This colossal work was undertaken by the Society with the most reverent care. The four solo parts were doubled, the chorus was a hundred strong, and contained the best procurable singers, Vincent Novello was at the organ, and many extra rehearsals were held ; the result fully satisfied the critics and added lustre to the Society, but, unfortunately, all this trouble was to a certain extent wasted on the audience, and the Mass was, undoubtedly, better fitted for a great cathedral than the Hanover Square Rooms !
At the 6th concert, there were two important novelties — a Concertante for Strings (MS.) by Spohr, and the Overture to "The Regicide" by C. Lucas. This Opera of his, "The
^ The first concert of the New York Philharmonic Society took place in 1842, and George Loder, a member of the English family of Loders, had the honour of introducing the Choral Symphony of Beethoven into America on May 20, 1846.
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Regicide," stood in the unique position of being published, though not performed !
Mr. Antoine Lavigne, the oboe-soloist at the Drury Lane Promenade Concerts and a very fine player, appeared at these concerts for the first time.
At the 7th concert, Mme Dulcken plaj^ed a MS. Concerto for Pianoforte, composed by the eminent harpist, Parish- Alvars ; and at the 8th, Mme Pleyel performed Weber's Concertstiick, and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto was played, for the first time, by Mr. Camillo Sivori. This really beautiful work is common enough now, having been played at these concerts alone very many times, by players of every kind of temperament, at all sorts of speeds !
Sterndale Bennett played his Caprice in E (Op. 22) for the first time at the 3rd concert.
Weber's favourite Overture to *' Oberon," played at the 1st concert, was repeated " By Command " at the 2nd, and was received on both occasions with great enthusiasm. The selection of the music in these " Command " concerts was largely selected by and always submitted to the Prince Consort, and, as Sir Theodore Martin tells us in his " Life of the Prince Consort," in music " he found a never-failing source of delight."
PROGRAMMES FOR 1846
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 16
Part I Symphony in B \} (No. 9) ..... Haydn
Akia, " O cara immagine " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Mb. Rafter.^
Concerto for Violin in G (No. 11) . . . , Spohr
Mr. Prosper Sainton.
Trio, " Ti prego "
Misses Anne and Martha Williams and Overture, " Oberon " . . . .
Curschmann Mr. Rafter. 1
Weber
Part II Symphony in E b (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Misses A. and M. Williams.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
^ Mr. Rafter, a pupil of Cievelli's, took the place of Mr. Lockey, who was ill, at the last moment.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 30
By Command.
Part I OvERTtTRE, " Melusina " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Regit., " lis s' eloignent " ; Air, " Sombre foret "
(William Tell) ....... Rossini
Mme Cabadori- Allan. Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Part II Overture, " Die Zauberflote " Duet, " Bella Ninfa " (Jessonda) ....
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mr. James Calkin.
Overture, " Oberon " .
Part III Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " .
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Mozart Spohr
Weber
Mozart
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 20
Part I Symphony in D (Op. 49) ...... Spohr
Duet, " Di capricci " (Matilda di Shabran) . . Rossini
Mme Caradori- Allan and Mr. F. Lablache.
Caprice for Pianoforte (Op. 22) . . . Sterndale Bennett
Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett. Aria, " La Vendetta " (Le Nozze di Figaro) Mr. F. Lablache.
Overture, " Fidelio " .
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8, Op. 93) . Regit., " Was sag' ich " ; Aria, " Fern von ihm
Mme Cabadori- Allan. Concerto for Harp . . . . .
Mr. Elias Parish-Alvars. Overture, " L' Alcalde de la Vega "
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Mozart
Beethoven
Beethoven Weber
Parish-Alvars G. Onslow
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 4
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
QuiNTETT (with Chorus), " Ne' lacci miei cadesti "
(Zelmira) ........ Rossini
Misses A. and M. Williams ; Messrs. Lockey, Lablache and
J. Alfred Novello, with Chorus.
Capbice for Violoncello ...... Piatti
Mr. Alfredo Piatti.
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Fantasia for Pianoforte and Chorus ("Choral Fan- tasia ") . . . • • • • • Beethoven Mrs. Anderson ; Misses Sabilla Novello, A. and M. Williams and Steele ; Messrs. Lockey, R. Costa ; F. Lablache, J. Alfred Novello and Chorus.^
Part II
Mass (Missa Solennis) in D (Op. 123) .... Beethoven
The same Soloists as in the "Choral Fantasia," with Chorus.^
Solo Viohnist, Mr. H. G. Blagrove.
At the Organ, Mr. Vincent Novello.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 18 Part I
Symphony in C minor (No. 1) Mendelssohn
Regit., " Crudele ah no " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don
Giovanni) Mozart
Mlle Rummel. Rondo Brillant for Pianoforte (Op. 56) . . . Hummel
Mr. Henry Field. Regit., " Ecco il punto " ; Air, " Non piti di fiori "
(La Clemenza di Tito) Mozart
Miss Louisa Bassano.
Corno di Bassetto Obbligato, Mr. J. Williams.
Overture, " Euryanthe " Weber
Part II
Symphony in B b (No. 4) Beethoven
Duet, " II tenero affetto " (II Crociato in Egitto) . Meyerbeer
Mlles Rummel and Bassano. Concert ANTE for Violin and 'Cello . . . Deloffre and Pilet
Messrs. Louis Deloffre and Pilet. Overture, " Les Abencerages " . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. Costa. ^
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 11
Part I Symphony in E b . . . . . . . Mozart
Regit., " Diana, gransame Gottinn " ; Aria, ",^0
du des Lichts " (Iphigenie in Aulis) . . . Gluck
Mr. J. B. Pisghek.
Concertante (MS.) for String Quartett and Orchestra Spohr
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, J. T. Willy, H. Hill (tertius)
and C. Lucas.
(First time of performance.)
Regit., " Grazie dementi Dei " ; Aria, " A tejriede " . Mercadante
Miss C. H. Dolby. Overture, " The Regicide " . . . . . C. Lucas
^ It will be observed that the principal vocal parts in both the Choral Fantasia and the great Mass in D were doubled.
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Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . , . Beethoven
Fantasia for Oboe, " Sur un Air B6arnaise " . . Brod
Mr. Antoine J. Lavigne. Regit., " Wie ist mir " ; Aria, " Bloder Thor " (Faust) Spohr
Mr. J. B. PiscHEK. Overture, '* Egmont "...... Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
G. Onsloiv Rossini
Parish-Alvars
Meyerbeer
Weber
Beethoven Qluck
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 15
Part I Symphony in A . .
Aria, " Fac ut portem " (Stabat Mater)
Miss Elizabeth Poole. Concerto for Pianoforte (MS.) ....
Mme Dulcken. Trio, " Giovinetto Cavalier " (II Crociato in Egitto) Mlles Vera, Poole and Bassano. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " .
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... .
Regit., " Sposa, Eurydice " ; Aria, " Che faro " (Orfeo)
Mlle Sophie Vera. Concerto for Violin ...... Vieuxtemps
Mr. H. Vieuxtemps. Trio, " Al tuo materno sen " (William Tell) . . Rossini
Mlles Vera, Poole and Bassano. Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 29
Part I Symphony in E [? (No. 8) ..... Haydn
Air, " Liebe ist die zarte Bliithe " (Faust) . . . Spohr
Mr. J. B. Pischek. Concertstuck for Pianoforte ..... Weber
Mme Pleyel. Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Jenes Grabmal " (Agneae) .... Paer
Miss Birch and Mr. Pischek. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Recit., " La nptte fugge " ; Aria, " Si, lo sento "
(Faust) .! Spohr
Miss C. A. Birch.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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Again Mr. Costa conducted throughout the season, except that, in the 4th concert, Dr. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy directed his own compositions, the Scotch Symphony, and tlie " Mid- summer Night's Dream " music. He also played the Beethoven Concerto for Pianoforte in G, and bade good-bye to the Society, and to England, alas, as it turned out, for ever.
His many friends and admirers had noticed how ill he looked, and learnt with great regret that his lamented death took place on November 4 of this year.
At the 1st concert, Mr. Henry PhilUps introduced a MS. song by Mendelssohn, " On Lena's gloomy heath," which that master had written specially for him. Phillips complained to the Directors that, notwithstanding this honour paid to him, the Mendelssohn family took it away from him, either with the view, we imagine, of publishing it or of stopping its pubUcation. It has only been sung once or twice since this date. At the same concert, a very talented King's Scholar of the Royal Academy of Music, Miss Kate Fanny Loder, made her debut, playing a Concerto of Weber's ; she married (in 1851) the eminent surgeon, Sir Henry Thompson.
At the 2nd concert, a selection from Mendelssohn's " St. Paul " was given, and the Choral Symphony of Beethoven was repeated.
At the 3rd, a Symphony in D (Op. 88) by Mozart was played for the first time at these concerts.
At the 5th concert, Mme Fanny Persiani made her first appearance. Chorley, in his " Recollections," wrote of her : " Her voice was an acute soprano, mounting to E 1? altissimo ; acrid and piercing rather than sweet, penetrating rather than full, and always liable to rise in pitch."
At the 8th concert, Mr. Georg Hellmesberger played De Beriot's Violin Concerto in E minor. He was a member of a most distinguished family of Viennese musicians, of whom, perhaps, his brother Joseph was the most famous.
G. W. Budd (of Calkin and Budd, the King's booksellers) took W. Watts's place as Secretary, a post the latter had held for thirty-two years.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1847
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 15
Part I OvERTUBE, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Song, " On Lena's gloomy heath " (MS.) . . . Mendelssohn
Mr. Henry Phillips.
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Symphony, " La Reine de France " . . . . Haydn
Romance, " Va, dit-elle " (Robert le Diable) . , Meyerbeer
Mme Cakadori-Axlan. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Weber
Miss Kate Loder.
Part II
Scena, " Hah ! what dehght " (Der Vampyr) , . Marschner
Mr. H. Phillips.
Concerto for Violin (MS.) Mendelssohn
Mr. Prosper Sainton. Recit., " Ah ! quanti affetti " ; Aria, " Sento man-
carmi Tanima " ...... Crescentini^
Mme Caradori-Allan. Symphony in C (No, 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 29 Part I Symphony in C minor, " The Last Judgment " . . Spohr
Air, " Jerusalem," and Chorus, " Oh, happy and
blest " (St. Paul) ...... Mendelssohn
Miss Birch and Chorus. Song, " O God, have mercy " (St. Paul) . . . Mendelssohn
Mr. Henry Phillips. Mass in C . . . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Birch, Miss M. Williams ; Messrs. Lockey and Phillips,
with Chorus.
(First time at these concerts.)
Part II
Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " Choral " . . . Beethoven
The above Soloists, with Chorus.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 12
Part I Symphony in D (Op. 88) ...... Mozart
(First time at these concerts.) Duet, " Dove vai " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Messrs. F. W. Manvers and F. Lablache. Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 4) . Sterndale Bennett
Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett. Trio, " Tremate " . . . . . . . Beethoven
Mme Caradori-Allan ; Messrs. Manvers and Lablache. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
^ Mayer set the same words, performed in 1826 by Mme Allan.
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Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Plaisir du rang supreme " ; Air, " Celui que
j'aimais " {La Muette de Portici)^ . . . Auber
Mme Caradori- Allan. CoNCERTANTE for two Violins in A (Op. 48) . . Spohr
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove and J. T. Willy. Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 26
Part I Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Misses Anne and Martha Williams. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Dr. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Aria, " Ah ! rendimi quel core " (Metrane) . F. Rossi {1Q86)
Miss M. Williams. Overture, " Euryanthe " ..... Weber
Part II
Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch "^ . . Mendelssohn
Duet, " Come, be gay " (Der Fi'eischiitz) . . . Weber
Misses A, and M. Williams. Overture and Selection, " A Midsummer Night's
Dream "^ ........ Mendelssohn
Misses A. and M. Williams and Chorus. Conductors, Mr. Costa and Dr. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.^
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 10
Part I Symphony in G minor (Op. 59) ..... Haydn
RoMANZA, " Ciel che feci " (Uberto di S. Bonifazio) . Verdi
Mr. Lorenzo Salvi. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Joseph Joachim. Recit., " Trascorsa e 1' ora " ; Aria, " Quando il cor"
(Inez de Castro) ...... Persiani
Mme Fanny Persiani. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
^ Known in England as " Masaniello."
^ Mendelssohn conducted the Numbers composed by himself, and Costa directed all the rest of the concert.
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Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... .
Duet, " Ah, si tu per gl' occhi tuoi " (William Tell)
Mme Persiani and Mr. Salvi. Overture, " Lea Deux Journ6es " .
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 24
Part I
Symphony in E [?
Regit., " Me voila seule " ; Air, " Bocage epais " [Les Mousquetaires de la Reine) .
Mme Gras-Dorus. Concerto for Violin .....
Mr. Henri Vieuxtemps. Regit., " A questo seno " ; Aria, " Quando miro
Miss Dolby. Overture, " Egmont " .
Pari il Symphony in F (No. 4), " Power of Sound " Air, " En vain j'espere " (Robert le Diable) Mme Gras-Dorus. Air, " O rest in the Lord " (Elijah)
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Beethoven Rossini
Gherubini
Overture, " Jubilee "
Miss Dolby.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Mozart
Halevy
Vieuxtemps
Mozart
Beethoven
Spohr Meyerbeer
Mendelssohn Weber
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 7
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Abscheulicher " ; Air, " Komm, Hoffnung "
(Fidelio) ........ Beethoven
Mme Elisabeth Knispel. Fantasia for Flute ....... Ciardi
Mr. C. Ciardi. Regit., " Si kommt es klopft " ; Air, *' Komm, du
Gusse Braut " (Sicilian Vespers) .... Lindpaintner
Mr. J. B. Pischek. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in E [? (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Duet, " Du bist die Stiitze " (Joseph) . . . Mehul
Mme Knispel and Mr. Pisghek. Regit., " Wie nachte " ; Air, " Alles pfleght " (Der
Freischiitz) ....... Weber
Mme Knispel. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Gherubini
Conductor, Mb. Costa.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 21 Part I
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Air, " Jours de mon enfance " (Le Pr6 aux Clercs) . Herold
Mme Gras-Dorus.
Violin Obbligato, Mr. Sainton.
Concerto for Violin in E minor .... De Beriot
Mr. J. Hellmescerger. Regit., " Camilla hier " ; Air, " Du die mit holder "
(Zampa) ........ Herold
Mr. J. B. PiscHEK. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II
Overture, *' The Naiades " . Regit., " Du village voisin " ; AiR, " Des I'enfance (Le Serment) ......
Mme Gras-Dorus. Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " Duet, " Crudel perche " (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mme Gras-Dorus and Mr. Pischek. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Sterndale Bennett
Auber
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At the 1st concert of the season, a new Symphony in B minor by Adolph Hesse was played for the first time in England, and MUe Alboni made her debut at these concerts, singing Mozart's " Vol che sapete." She was considered quite the greatest contralto of the century, and possessed a register of more than two octaves of rich and mellow quaUty.
At the 2nd concert, Rossini's Overture, " The Siege of Corinth," was introduced, and at the 3rd, a most remarkable demonstration took place. It fell upon April 10, a day memor- able for the alarming " demonstration of physical force " made by the Chartists under Feargus O'Connor. In spite of warning letters from Sir W. J. Newton and others advising postponement of the concert, as it would be unsafe for the ladies attending, in spite of the absence of members of the orchestra on service as special constables, etc., the concert was held, and better attended than anyone anticipated. At the end of Part I, " God save the Queen " was performed by chorus and orchestra, and received with unusual enthusiasm. At the line " Confound tlieir politics," the whole audience burst into cheers, waving hats and handkerchiefs, and completely
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drowning the sounds of the voices and instruments. The concert also contained several points of musical interest. A first performance of Mendelssohn's setting for Quartett and Male Chorus of Schiller's poem, " To the Sons of Art," was very effectively given, the unaccompanied Quartett followed by the chorus, accompanied by brass instruments, being alike novel and impressive.
Meyerbeer's Overture to " Struensee " was first heard in this country, and Beethoven's " Chorus of Dervishes " from " The Ruins of Athens."
In the 4th concert, Mr. Prudent played his own Concerto for Pianoforte in B [7 , and Mme Grisi and Mr. Tamburini appeared for the last time.
At the 5th concert, J. H. Griesbach's fine Overture (MS.) to " Titania " was performed for the first time, as was Stern- dale Bennett's " Parisina" Overture at the 6th.
A new violinist, entering upon a long association with the Philharmonic Society, made his first appearance at the 7th concert. This was Mr. H. C. Cooper, and the new singer was Mme Pauline Viardot-Garcia, who sang Handel's " Lascia ch' io pianga," with additional accompaniments by Meyerbeer.
The last concert, on June 26, was "By Royal Command," and was attended by Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort. Mme Castellan and Mr. Mario were the two vocalists on this occasion. Both Carl Czerny and Kalkbrenner pre- sented works for performance ; the first a Symphony and the other a Quintett, specially written for the Society.
That wonderfully versatile musician, Mr. Thomas Simpson Cooke, famiharly remembered as "Tom Cooke," associated in so many ways with the Society's history, died on February 26, and a Committee, formed to establish a " Cooke " memorial, solicited the Society's co-operation.
Another well-known musician, who died in April of this year, was Donizetti, in connection with which event a MUe Caroline Ucelli, a pupil of Rossini, offered the Philharmonic an Elegy which she had composed. It was not performed. Mr. Henry G. Blagrove commenced, this year, the quarrel which went on for years amongst the first viohns as to who should be chief. He writes asking to divide the leadership with Sainton, and Sainton complains of the plots that are being laid against him.
Amongst curious letters to the Directors is one from the band-master at Chelsea Hospital, requesting them to give a hearing to Richardson's " Rock and Steel " band, whatever that combination might have been.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1848
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH Part I
Symphony in B minor, Op. 55 (No. 3) . . .
(First performance in this country.) Regit., " Dare I believe " ; AiB, " Gentle thoughts " (Azor and Zemira) ......
Miss Anne Williams. CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in E 1; (Op. 73) .
Mrs. Anderson. Aria, " Vol che sapete " (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mlle Alboni. Overture, " Euryanthe "
Part II Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " . Aria, " Pensa alia Patria " (L' Italiana in Algeri)
Mlle Alboni. Concerto for Violin (MS.), No. 3 . . . .
Mr. Prosper Sainton. Duet, " Serbami ognor " (Semiramide)
Misses Anne Williams and Alboni. Overture, " Prometheus " ^ . . . . .
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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Sainton
Rossini
Beethoven
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 27
Part I Symphony in C (No, 6), " Jupiter " . Aria, " Selva opaca " (William Tell) .
Mme Persiani. Concerto for Violin in D (No. 4), Op. 14 .
Mr. B. Molique. Aria, " Al desio " (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Miss Charlotte H. Dolby. Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " .
Part II Symphony in B t> (No. 4) ....
Recit., " E Susanna non viene " ; Aria, " Dove sono (Le Nozze di Figaro) ..... Mme Persiani.
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater)
Mme Persiani and Miss Dolby. Overture, " The Siege of Corinth " .
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Mozart Rossini
Molique
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Beethoven Mozart Rossini Rossini
^ Entitled in this Programme " The Men of Prometheus."
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 10
Part I
Symphony in D, No. 18 (No. 23, " Breitkopf ") . . Haydn
Air, " O God, have mercy " (St. Paul) . . . Mendelssohn
Mr. James Calkin. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Beethoven
Mme Dulcken. Chorus of Dervishes, " W^ien thou didst frown "
(Ruins of Athens) ...... Beethoven
The Chorus. Overture, " Struensee " . . . . . . Meyerbeer
(First performance in this country.)
National, Anthem
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . • . . . Beethoven
Aria, " L' Addio " . . . . . . . Mozart
Miss Fanny Duval. Quartett and Chorus, " To the Sons of Art " . . Mendelssohn
(First performance in this country.) Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 1
Part I Symphony in G minor (No. 8) . . . . . Spohr
(Written expressly for this Society.) Aria, " Liete Voci " (Zaira) ..... Mercadante
Mr. Tamburini. Concerto for Pianoforte in B [? . . . . Prudent
Mr. Emile B. Prudent. Aria, " Quando guerrier " (I Briganti) . . . Mercadante
Mme Giulia Grisi. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in E b, No. 5 (Op. 68) .... Mozart
Scena, " Dair asilo " . . . . . . Costa
Mme Grisi. Duet, " Se la vita " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mme Grisi and Mr. Tamburini. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 15 Part I Symphony in B [7 (No. 4, " Grand ") ...
Duet, " Un tenero core " (Roberto Devereux)
Mme Castellan and Mr. Mario.
Haydn Donizetti
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CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in D minor .
Mr. W. Sterndale Bennett.
ScENA, " Ah, perfido ".....
Mme Castellan.
Overture, " Titania " (MS.) .... (First time of performance.)
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J. H. Griesbach
Part II
Symphony in F (No. 8) Beethoven
Romanza, " In terra ci divisero " (Le Due illustrei
Rivali) ........ Mercadante
Mr. Mario. Aria, " Come scoglio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . . Mozart
Mme Castellan. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 29
Part I Symphony in C (No. 1 ) . Aria, " Perche non ho " (Lucia di Lammermoor)
Mme Gras-Dorus. Concerto for Pianoforte (No. I) in G minor
Miss Kate Loder. Cavatina, " Ahna soave " (Maria di Rohan)
Mr. Lorenzo Salvi. Overture, " Parisina " .
Mozart Donizetti
Mendelssohn
Donizetti
Sterndale Bennett
Part II
Symphony in D (No. 2) Beethoven
Aria, " Una furtiva lagriraa " (L' EUsir d' Amore) . Donizetti
Mr. L. Salvi. Concertino for Violin, No. 12 (Op. 79) . . . Spohr
Mr. H. G. Blagrove. Regit., " Crudele ? " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Gio- vanni) Mozart
Mme Gras-Dorus.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 12
Part I Symphony in G minor ......
Recit., " In quali eccessi " ; Aria, " Mi tradi " (Don
Giovanni)
Mlle a. Corbari.
Concerto for Violin in E minor
Mr. H. C. Cooper.
Mozart Mozart L. W. Maurer
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Regit., " Armida dispietata " ; Aria, " Lascia ch' io pianga " (Armida) ......
Mme Pauline Viardot. (With additional orchestration by Meyerbeer.) Overture, " Oberon " .
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Part II Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Regit., " Tranquillo io son " ; Ahia, " Ombra adorata "
(Romeo e Giulietta) ...... Zingarelli
Mme Pauline Viardot. Overture, " A calm sea and prosperous voyage " . Mendelssohn
Duet, " Ah, guarda sorella " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mme Pauline Viardot and Mlle Corbari. Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
By Command. EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 26 Part I Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " . Romance, " Va, dit-elle " (Robert le Diable)
Mme Castellan. Regit., " Ma qual mai s' offre " ; Duet, " Fuggi, cru- dele " (Don Giovanni) . . . . .
Mme Castellan and Mr. Mario. Overture, " Leonora " .
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . RoMANZA, " Angiol d' Amore " (La Favorita) Mr. Giuseppe Mario. Duet, " O ciel ! ou courez-vous ? " (Les Huguenots) .
Mme Castellan and Mr. Mario. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " .
Conductor, Mb. Costa.
Mendelssohn Meyerbeer
Mozart Beethoven
Beethoven Donizetti
Meyerbeer
W&ber
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The most interesting event in this season was the production of the Lyrics from Racine's " AthaUe," set to music by Mendel- ssohn. The characters in this drama act and speak in the usual manner, but certain scenes, in which the priests and the crowds of people appear, are written in lyrical measures, somewhat after the manner of the Greek chorus. These, coming at the end of the Acts, resemble to a great extent the Finales in modern grand Opera.
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The tragedy was written for recitation by the young ladies of Mme de Maintenon's celebrated seminary of Saint C5T. In 1846, a German version was magnificently produced in Berhn, Mendelssohn having composed music for the lyrical portion, according to Racine's original design. The sensation created b}- this performance attracted the attention of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort ; and accordingly a per- formance took place at Windsor Castle on New Year's 33ay, 1847, in which some coherence and continuity were managed by portions of the spoken part being read between each of the musical numbers.
At the 1st concert of this season, the spoken part was omitted, and the want of cohesion and the feehng of detached- ness were felt so greatly, that at the repetition of the work, in the 2nd concert, by command of Her Majesty the Queen, this defect was made good by the introduction of a new version of the spoken parts by Mr. Bartholomew, whose name is so much associated with translations from Mendelssohn's works. They were based on the Zwischenreden of Edward Devrient and were recited by Mr. Bartley with good effect.
At the 3rd concert, John Sims Reeves made his first appear- ance, together with Miss Emma Lucombe, who became his wife in 1850. An investigation of the Society's history will show the reader that this was by no means the only case where two young artists were brought together ; far be it from me to suggest that this staid and proper old Society could be accused of match-making ; but what a number of marriages in the musical world followed joint appearances at its concerts ! Mr. Francesco Berger, the late Hon. Secretary, and Miss Lascelles ; Mr. Bettini and Miss TrebeUi ; Sir Henry R. Bishop and Miss Riviere ; Mr. Charles Lockey and Miss Martha Williams ; Mr. Frank Bodda and Miss Louisa Pyne ; Mr. Henschel and Miss Lilian Bailey ; Mr. Sainton and Miss Dolby, and Mr. Patey and Miss Jane Whytock are some of the principal cases in point.
Sims Reeves was, with the exception of Braham, the greatest tenor Britain ever produced. He excelled alike in Oratorio, Opera and ballad-singing. Even when, in later years, his voice failed him, the way in which he phrased a song was a perfect treat to listen to and the best of lessons to a younger generation of vocalists.
Mr. J. Balsir Chatterton made his debut at the 5th concert. He was a clever harpist, and the teacher of many well-known players on the harp, amongst his pupils being the veteran Mr. John Thomas (" Pencerdd Gwalia ").
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Mr. Lindsay Sloper, a favourite accompanist, made his first appearance as pianist.
Two further new works, both by Mendelssohn, were given for the first time — viz. his Overture to " Ruy Bias " and the "Serenade and Allegro giojoso " in D, for Pianoforte and Orchestra, the latter played by Miss Kate Loder.
A charming young Austrian violinist, nine years of age, made her first appearance at the 7th concert in a Concerto b}^ De Beriot. Her name was Mile Wilhelmine Neruda ! She married Ludwig Nermann in 1864 and Sir Charles Halle in 1888, and was destined to become the greatest of the world's lady violinists.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1849
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 12
Part I
Symphony in E t> (No. 3), " EroTca " . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Ah, rendimi quel core " (Mitrane) . . F. Rossi (1686)
Miss Martha Williams. Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 9) . . . SpoJvr
Mr. Prosper Sainton. Trio, " Giovinetto cavalier " (II Crociato in Egitto)^ . Meyerbeer
Misses M. and A. Williams and Mrs. Noble. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Part II
Lyrics from Racine's " Athalie " . . . . Mendelssohn,
Misses M. and A. Williams, Mrs. Noble and Chorus.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 26
Part I Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Mario. Symphony in B b (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Air, " In terra ci divisero " (Le Due illusti'i Rivali) . Mercadante
Mr. Mario. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " We6er
Part II
Lyrics from Racine's " Athalie " (connecting Recita- tion added) ....... Mendelssohn
Misses M. and A. Williams, Mrs. Noble and Chorus.
Reader, Mr. George Bartley.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
* The accompaniment was for harp, violin, clarinet, cor anglais, horn, 'cello, and double-bass.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL
Part I Symphony in G minor .... RoMANZA, " Bella adorata " (II Guiramento) Mr. Sims Reeves. Allegro, " Pathetique," for Violin
Mr. H. W. Ernst. Regit., '* Ali, perfido " ; Aria, " Per pieta " Miss Jane Lucombe Overture, " Jessonda " .
Part II
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " Romanza, " A una fonte " (I Puritani)
Mr. Sims Reeves. Airs Varies, " Hongrois " for Violin
Mr. H. W. Ernst. Duet, " Tornami a dir " (Don Pasquale)
Miss Lucombe and Mr. Sims Reeves Overture, " Calypso " .
Conductor, Mr. Costa
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 30
Part I Symphony in E {> [Letter T) . . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Sposa, Eurydice " ; Aria, " Che faro "
(Orfeo) Gluck
Miss Louisa Bassano. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Mrs. Anderson. Air, " Ihr, die ihr Triebe " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . Mozart
Mlle Jetty De Treffz. Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony In F [No. 8) . . . . . . Beethoven,
Mai-Lied, " Kennst du das siisse Lied ? " . . . Meyerbeer
Mlle Jetty De Treffz. Concertino for Violin (No. 2) . . . . . May seder
Mr. H. G. Blaorove. Duet, " Come ti place " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mlles De Treffz and Bassano. Overture, " Faust "...... Lindpaintner
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 14
Part I Symphony (No, 6), " Historical " Aria, " Sorgete " (Maometto Secondo)
Mr. Domenico Coletti. Concerto for Harp in E [7 (Op. 98) .
Mr. J. Balsir Chatterton Air, " Auf starkem Fittige schwinget " (Creation)
Mlle Babnigg. Overture, " Die Zauberflote "
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . Air, " Glocklein im Thale " (Euryanthe)
Mlle Babnigg. Concerto for Violin in A minor (No. 5)
Mr. Bernhard Moi.ique. Aria, " Non piu andrai " (Le Nozze di Figaro) Mr. Domenico Coletti. Overture, " Le Colporteur " .
Conductor, Mr, Costa.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 28
Part I
Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . • Beethoven
Regit., " Guinse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ....... Mozart
Mlle Jetty De Treffz. Serenade and Allegro Giojoso for Pianoforte . Mendelssohn
Miss Kate Loder. Air, " La Penitence " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Wartel. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . Mendelssohn
Air, " Robert, Robert, mein geliebter " (Robert le
Diable) ........ Meyerbeer
Mlle Jetty De Treffz. Air, " Ave Maria " . . . , , . . Schubert
Mr, Wartel. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Chervhini
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 11
Part I
Symphony in C (No. 1, " Grand ") . . • • Haydn
Regit, and Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) . . Mozart
Misses A, and M. Williams and Mr. C. Lockey.
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CoNCERTSTtJCK for Pianoforte . . . .
Mme Dulcken. Abia, " Lascia amor " (Orlando)
Mr. Henry Phillips. Concerto for Violin . . . . .
Mlle Wilhelmine Neruda. Aria, " O Salutaris Hostia " .
Miss Andrews. Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream "
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Part II
Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " Choral " . . . Beethoven
Misses A. and M. Williams, Messrs. C. Lockey and
H. Phillips, with Chorus.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 25
Part I
Symphony in E b (No, 5), Op, 58 ... . Mozart
Air, " It is enough " (Elijah) ..... Mendelssohn
Mr. J. B. PisoHEK. Trio for Pianoforte, Clarinet and Viola . . . Mozart
Messrs. Lindsay Sloper, J. Williams and H. Hill (tertius). Aria, " Come per me sereno " (La Sonnambula) . Bellini
Mme Fanny Persiani. Overture (MS.), " Ruy Bias " .... Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Camilla hier " ; Air, " Du die mit holder "
(Zampa) ........ Herold
Mr. J. B. PiscHEK. Concerto for Violoncello in A minor (Op. 5) . . Anton Kraft
Mr. T. W. Hancock. Cavatina, " Una voce poco fa " (II Barbiere di Se-
viglia) ........ Rossini
Mme Persiani. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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There is an interesting little history of the Overture to " Ruy Bias " and its connection with the Philharmonic Society.
During the period in 1844, when Mendelssohn was con- ducting the concerts, this Overture (in manuscript) was tried at a morning trial performance, when, it would appear, it did not " go " to the composer's satisfaction, but Mr. Anderson,
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the Hon. Treasurer, who expressed his admiration of the fine work, was surprised to hear Mendelssohn say, with some heat, that he was so much displeased with it that he should burn it, and that, certainly, it should never be heard in public. Mr. Anderson then said : " You have often expressed your admiration of my good master. Prince Albert ; I am sure it would gratify him to hear a new work of yours, so pray let me give him that pleasure by means of the Queen's private band." Mendelssohn agreed, on condition that the Overture should never be publicly performed, and gave Mr. Anderson the original orchestral parts. The Overture was often played at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, to the admiration of Her Majesty and the Prince. Some time after the composer's lamented death, Mr. Anderson wrote to Cecile, Mendelssohn's widow, informing her of all that had passed with respect to this Overture, and requested permission to perform it at Mrs. Anderson's next benefit concert. The permission was kindly given in 1849, and shortly after this first performance, it was played by the Philharmonic Orchestra, and has become, since then, a " stock " work.
At the 1st concert of 1850, Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. George Benson made their first and Mr. William Machin his last appearance. Miss Louisa Fanny Pyne excelled as soprano in English Opera, which flourished for a while under the Harrison ^-Pyne combination.
At the 2nd concert, Mr, Carl Formes, a German basso, made his debut with a Scena from Spohr's " Faust."
Mr. Frank Bodda, the baritone-singer, who married Miss Pyne in 1868, appeared at the 3rd concert ; and at the 4th came Miss Catherine Hayes, popularly known as the " Swan of Erin." Mr. Jules Benedict (created " Sir Juhus " in 1871) *' played himself in " with his Concertstiick in C minor, and Mr. Delphin Alard made his first appearance with a Violin Concerto of his own composition, playing the first movement in Part I, and the Adagio and Finale in Part II ! This mode of dividing, suggestive of the Uterary trick of "To be con- tinued in our next," is not often resorted to in music.
Charles Kensington Salaman, whose song " I arise from dreams of thee " used to be so popular, appeared In the 2nd concert as pianist, and Thalberg made his last appearance in the 6th, Salaman, who lived to be nearly ninety years of age and knew Mozart's widow, was a fine harpsichord-player.
* William Harrison was a tenor vocalist, and the father of the gifted reciter Clifford Harrison ; with Miss Pyne he established the " English Opera Company " in 1856.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1850
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 4
Part I
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Regit., " Say, what reward " ; Tmo, " Seek not youth "
(A Niglit in Granada) .... Conrad Kreutzer
Miss Louisa Pyne ; Messrs. G. Benson and W. Maciiin.
QuABTETT for two VioHns, Viola and 'Cello (Op. 12) . Mendelssohn
Messrs. Sainton, H. G. Blagrove, H. Hiix (tertius)
and C. Lucas.
Regit., " Non paventar " ; Aria, " Infelice " (II
Flanto Magico) ...... Mozart
Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture, " Euryantho " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Dearest, let tliy footsteps " (Faust) . . Spohr
Miss L. Pyne and Mr. W. Machin. Regit., " Cease, oh, cease " ; Trio, " The flocks shall
leave " (Acis and Galatea) ..... Handel
Miss L. Pyne ; Messrs, Benson and Machin, Overture, " Les Deux Journ6es " . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCPI 18 Part I Symphony in G (Letter Q), " Oxford "... Haydn
Regit., " Qui je suis ? " ; Air, " Une i6e " (Le Domino
Noir) ........ Auber
Mlle Charton, Introduction and Polonaise for Violin in A . . Mayseder
Mr. H. G. Blagrove. Regit., " Non, non, fermons Toreille " ; Air, " A toi
j'ai recours " (Crown Diamonds) . . . Auber
Mlle Charton. Overture, " Loonora " . . . . • • Beethoven
Part II Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " . . . . Mendelssohn
Scena, " Stille noch dies Wuth-Verlangen " (Faust) . Spofir
Mr. Carl Formes. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor (Op, 37) . . Beethoven
Mr. Charles K. Salaman.
Air, " Oh, wie will ich triumphiren " (11 Seraglio) . Mozart
Mr, Carl Formes.
Overture in D B. Romberg
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 8
Part I
Symphony in C minor (No. 3), Op. 78 . . . Spohr
Trio, " In better worlds " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Miss Anne Williams ; Messrs. G. Benson and F. Bodda. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. Henry C. Cooper. Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
1 Misses A. and M. Williams.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Quartett, " When the west " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Misses A. and M. Williams ; Messrs. G. Benson and F. Bodda. Trio, " Cosa sento " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Miss A. Williams ; Messrs. Benson and Bodda.
Overture, " Don Carlos " ..... F. Ries
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 22
Part I Symphony in D (MS.) ..... Cipriani Potter
Aria, " L' x\ddio " . . . . . . . Mozart
Mr. Henry J. Whitworth. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Prosper Sainton. ScENA, " Softly sighs " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Miss Catherine Hayes. Overture (MS.), " Ruy Bias " . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 9) ...
Regit., " Crudele, ah no " ; Aria, " Non mi dir Giovanni) .....
Miss Catherine Hayes. Caprice for Pianoforte in E .
Miss Kate Loder. Aria, " Agitato " (I Fuorusciti)
Mr. H. J. Whitworth. Adagio and Fugue ....
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
(Don
Haydn
Mozart
Sterndale Bennett
Paer
Mozart
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 6
Part I Symphony in F (No. S) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, with Chorus, " Possenti Numi " (II Flauto
Magico) ........ Mozart
Mr. Henry Phillips, with Chorus.
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QuARTETT for two Violins, Viola and 'Cello (No. 81) . Haydn
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, Sainton, H. Hill (tertius) and
C. Lucas.
Recit., " Sposa, Eurydice " ; Aria, " Che faro " (Orfeo) Oluck
Miss Martha Williams. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Mozart
Mr. Lindsay Sloper. Regit., " Thou lingering orb " ; Air and Chorus,
" Yes, lovely Kunegunda " (Faust) . . . Spohr
Mr. Benson, with Chorus. Overture, " Tempest " (MS.) . . . .J. Henry Griesbach
(First performance.)
Part II
Cantata, " The First Walpurgis Night " . . . Mendelssohn
Miss M. Williams ; Messrs. Benson and Phillips, with
Chorus.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 20
Part I Symphony in D (No. 4), Op. 88 .... Mozart
Regit., " Wo berg' ich mich ? " ; Air, " So weih' ich
mich " (Euryanthe) ...... Weber
Mr. Carl Formes. Trio for two 'Cellos and Double-Bass . . . Corelli
Messrs. R. Lindley^ C. Lucas and J. Howell. Aria, " Porgi, amor " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mme Madeleine Nottes. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mozart
Mr. Sigismund Thalberg.
Part II Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Oh, qual furor " ; Aria, " O tu, la cui "
(Fidelio) ........ Beethoven
Mme Madeleine Nottes. Variations for Pianoforte, on the Barcarolle in
" L' Elisir d' Amore " . ..... Thalberg
Mr. S. Thalberg. (First time of pei-f ormance. ) Regit., " Grosser Gott " ; Duet, " Durch die Nacht "
(Les Huguenots) ...... Meyerbeer
Mme Madeleine Nottes and Mb. Carl Formes. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . , . Cherubini
Conductor, Mb. Costa.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 3
Part I
Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mme Ortensia Maillard.
Concerto for Violin (Op. 15), 1st Movement only . Alard
Mr. Delphin Alard. ^
MoTETX, " Ave Maria " Cherubini
Mr. Sims Reeves.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. J. Williams.
Overture, " Preciosa "...... Weber
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " All, si tu " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Mme Maillard and Mr. Sims Reeves. Concerto for Violin (Op. 15), Adagio and Finale . Alard
Mr. Delphin Alard. Regit., " O Pretres de Baal " ; Air, " Mon coeur est
d6sarm6 " (Le Prophete) ..... Meyerbeer
Mme Maillard. Overture, " Gviise " . . . . . . O. Onslow
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 17
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Recit., " Divisi noi " ; Duet, " Sappi che un rio dovere "
(Bianca e Faliero) ...... Rossini
Misses Lucombe and Dolby.
CoNCERTSTtJCK for Pianoforte in C minor (MS.) . . Benedict
Mr. Jules Benedict.
(First time of performance.)
Cavatina, " Lieti, Signor " (Les Huguenots) . . Meyerbeer
Miss Dolby. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Part II Symphony in A {No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Recit., " Chi per piet^ " ; Aria, " Deh 1 parlate "
(II Sacrlfizio d' Abramo) ..... Cimarosa
Miss Lucombe. Fantasia for Violin, " Ludovic " . . . . Ernst
Mr. H. W. Ernst.
Duet, " Now for him I loved so truly " (Jessonda) . Spohr
Misses Lucombe and Dolby.
Overture, " Jubilee " Weber
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
* Wrongly spelt " Allard " in the Programmes.
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Beethoven's Overture, at the 1st concert, is named in the Programme " Leonora-Fidelio " ! Which of the three Leonora ^ Overtures is doubtful.
At the 2nd concert, Mr. W. H. Holmes appeared and played Mendelssohn's Introduction and Rondo for Pianoforte. He was principal pianoforte professor at the Royal Academy of Music, teaching, amongst others, Sterndale Bennett, J. W. Davison (" The Times " critic), G. A. and Walter Macfarren. Henry Lazarus played a Concertino by Molique for Clarinet.
At the 3rd concert, Mr. Sainton introduced to England a Concertino for Viohn in E [7 (Op. 76), composed by Mozart in the year 1782,
A selection from Spohr's " Jessonda," the "Midsummer Night's Dream " music and the Choral Symphony were all rendered at this concert, and Mr. Julius Stockhausen, one of the remarkable singers of that period, made his first appear- ance. He sang at three of this season's concerts, creating considerable effect.
The 4th concert was " By Command," but the Programme contained nothing of special interest.
The great Exhibition in Hyde Park must have brought thousands of foreigners into London, and should have ensured full houses for, at any rate, the last four concerts of the season.
Sivori played a single movement only of his Violin Concerto in A major, at the 5th concert.
Perhaps the most famous of all solo double-bass-players, Giovanni Bottesini, first appeared at the 6th concert, playing a Concertino of his own composing for Contrabasso and Orchestra.
Either as a soloist or as a conductor, Bottesini appeared on nine different occasions at the Philharmonic Concerts.
At the 8th concert, the Austrian pianist, lecturer, teacher and writer, Mr. Ernst Pauer, made his first appearance, playing Hummel's A minor Pianoforte Concerto.
Mr. Michael Costa conducted all the concerts, excepting the 5th, on which occasion Mr. Charles Lucas took the baton.
^ All three " Leonora " Overtures are in C, and the *' Fidelio " Overture (the latest) is in E.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1851
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 10
Part I
Symphony in D (No. 2), Op. 87 .... Mozart
Aria, " Ah, gia trascorse il di " (Zebnira) . . . Bossini
Mr. Henry J. Whitworth.
Septett for Strings, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn . Beethoven
Messrs. Sainton, H. Hill (tertius), C. Lucas, J. Howell,
J. Williams, Baumann and C. Harper.
Aria, " Amor nel mio penar " (Flavio) . . . Handel
Miss Dolby. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . • Weber
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 1) . . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Se 11 nostro pianto " (II Seraglio) . . . Mozart
Mr. Charles Lockey. Duet, " Ah, tu non sai " (Margherita d'Anjou) . . Meyerbeer
Miss Dolby and Mr. Whitworth.
Overture, " Leonora-Fidelio " , . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 24
Part I
Symphony in D (No. 11), " Clock " . . . . Haydn
Quintett, " Tell me, good Ali " (Azor and Zemira) . Spohr
Misses Kearns, Thornton and M. Williams ; Messrs.
Benson and Bodda.
Introd. and Rondo for Pianoforte .... Mendelssohn
Mr. W. H. Holmes.
Regit., " Alcandro " ; Aria, " Non so donde " . . Mozart
Mr. Frank Bodda. 6^
Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Chervbini
Part II
Symphony in E jj (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
QuARTETT, " The Nightingale " . . . . Mendelssohn
Misses Kearns and M. Williams ; Messrs. Benson and Bodda. Concertino (MS.) for Clarinet ..... i?. Molique
Mr, Henry Lazarus. Trio, " Night's lingering shades " (Azor and Zemira) . Spohr
Misses Kearns, Thornton and M. Williams. Overture (MS.) ...... Ludwig Schlosser
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 7
Part I OvERTUBE, " Jessonda " . . . . . , Spohr
Intbod., Quartett and Chorus (Jessonda) . . Spohr
Misses L. Pyne and M. Williams ; Messrs. Lockey and J. Stockhausen, with Chorus. Regit., " Crudele, ah no " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concertino for Violin in E [>, Op. 76 (composed in
1782) Mozart
Mb. Pbospeb Sainton. (First performance in this covmtry.) Regit., " Quanto grata " ; Aria, " Paga fui " (II Rat to
di Proserpina) ....... Winter
Miss Martha Williams. Overture and Selection, " A Midsummer Night's
\ Dream" ........ Mendelssohn
Misses L. Pyne and M. Williams, with Chorus.
Part II
Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " Choral " . . . Beethoven
Misses L. Pyne and M. Williams ; Messrs; C. Lockey and
J. Stockhausen.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 28
(By Command)
Part I
Overture, " Struensee " . . . . . . Meyerbeer
Aria, " In questa tomba " . . . . . Beethoven
Miss M. Williams.
Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " (MS.) . . . Mendelssohn
Trio, " Dei che piangendo imploro " (Maometto) . Winter
Misses L. Pyne and M. Williams ; Mr. J. Stockhausen.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Caterina, ti pare " ; Aria, " All no, la rosa e
mia " (La Festa della Rosa) .... Coppola
Miss Louisa Pyne. Trio, " Soave conforto " (Zelmira) .... Rossini
Misses L. Pyne and M. Williams ; Mr. J. Stockhausen. Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Cherubim
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 12
Pabt I Symphony in E [7 (No. 1) . . . . . Spohr
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Mme Biscaccianti and Miss Dolby. Air, " Dies Bildniss " (Die Zauberflote) . . . Mozart
Mr. Alexander Reichardt. Concerto for Violin in A major (1st Movement only) . Sivori
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Regit., " Quali eccessi " ; Aria, " Mi tradi " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Mme Biscaccianti. Overture (MS.), " Cymbeline " . . . . C. Potter
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Regit., " Dall' ondoso periglio " ; Aria, " x\ure, deh
per pieta " (Giulio Cesare) ..... Handel
Miss Dolby. Fantasia for Violin (on Themes from " Lucia ") . Sivori
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Duet, " Delia Mosa " (II Prof eta) .... Meyerbeer
Mme Biscaccianti and Miss Dolby. Overture, '* Die Zauberflote " . . . . , Mozart
Conductor, Mr. Charles Lucas.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 26
Part I Symphony in p] ^ .
Regit., '* Der HoUe eelbst " j Aria, " Llebe ist die zarte Bliithe " (Faust)
Mr. J. B. Pischek. Andante and Rondo for Violin
Mr. Th. Haumann.* Regit., '* Temerari " ; Aria, " Come scoglio " (Cosi fan tutte) ......
Mme Castellan. Overture, " Ruy Bias " .
Part II Symphony in B {7 (No. 4) ...
Regit., " Ah, tardai troppo " ; Aria, '* O luce di quest' anima " (Linda di Chamounix)
Mme Castellan. Concertino for Double-Bass
Mr. Giovanni Bottesini, Duet, " Sole stay of my declining age " (Joseph)
Mme Castellan and Mr. Pischek Overture, " Piotro von Abano "... Conductor, Mr. Costa. » Spelt •' Hauman " in 1829.
Mozart
Spohr
Haumann
Mozart Mendelssohn
Beethoven
Donizetti
Bottesini
Mehul
Spohr
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SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 9 Part I Symphony in D (No. 2), " Grand " . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Enfin me voil4 seul " ; Air " Dans I'ombre "
(Le Chaperon Rouge) ..... Boieldieu
Mr. Julius Stockhausen.
Overture, " Coriolanus " Beethoven
ScENA, " La calme dans mon kme " (Der Freischiitz) Weber
Mme Charton-Demeub.
Concerto for Violin [No. 2) Spohr
Mr. Henry Q. Blagrove. Regit., " Oh I qual tristo " ; Aria, " Fin dalla prima
infanzia " (Iphigenia in Taiiride) . . . Oluck
Mr. Sims Reeves. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "... Weber
Part II
Symphony in A (No. 7) Beethoven
Regit., " Malgre I'^clat " ; Air, " Amour, douce ivresse "
(Le Songe d'une Nuit d'lit6) . . . Ambroise Thomas
Mme Charton-Demeur. Duet, " Dove vai " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Messrs. Sims Reeves and Stockhausen. Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. Costa. ,
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 23
Part I
Symphony In C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Trio, " Ah, taci " (Don Giovanni) .... Mozart
Mme Castellan ; Messrs. Pischek and Formes. Regit., ** Diana, gransame Gottln " ; Air, " O du des
Lichts " (Iphigenia in Aulis) .... Gluck
Mr. J. B. PiSGHEK.
Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor .... Hummel
Mr. Ernst Pauer. Regit., "Wo berg' ich mich ? " ; Air, "So weih' ich
mich " (Euryanthe) ...... Weber
Mr. Carl Formes. Overture in C (MS.), " Trumpet " . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Regit., " La notte fuggi " ; Aria, " Si, lo sento "
(Faust) ........ Spohr
Mme Castellan. Duet, " In sinnen Lust " (Faust) .... Spohr
Messrs. Pischek and Formes. Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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The only new compositions of any importance produced during the present season were G. A. Macfarren's Overture to " Don Quixote," and Ferdinand Hiller's Symphony " Im Freien," played at the 8th concert under the composer's own direction.
Charles Halle made his first appearance at the concerts, and, to the surprise of the old conservatives, did not play a Hummel Concerto, but elected to perform the Pianoforte Concerto in D minor of Mendelssohn.
HaUe did more than we, in the present day, fully realise to advance music of the best and soundest sorts amongst the people of this country, and especially in London and Man- chester. He appeared in a great number of concerts, and made a point of introducing less-known works and repeating them, until he made the public admire their beauties. He was knighted in 1888 and, in the same year, he married Mme Neruda. He played at fourteen of the Philharmonic Concerts.
That distinguished harpist and writer for the harp, Mr. John Thomas (whose Bardic name is Pencerdd Gwalia), appeared for the first time as soloist at the 4th concert ; he has been intimately associated with the Society, since then, as Member and Director. He was Harpist to Queen Victoria.
Miss Wilhelmina Clauss appeared at the 5th concert, a girl of less than eighteen years of age, and made a great impression by her execution of Beethoven's E [7 Concerto for Pianoforte.
Signor Enrico Gardoni, the famous operatic tenor, with a perfect finish to every phrase and word of his songs, probably undreamt-of in these days, made his first appearance at the 7th concert.
With the completion of the 8th concert, the Philharmonic Society, surviving all the ups and downs to be expected by such institutions, ended its fortieth year of good, earnest work in the cause of music in Great Britain.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1852
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 15
Part I Symphony (No. 12), " Military " . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Ah ! vainly Pharaoh's heart " ; Air, " Land
of my sire " (Joseph) ..... Mehul
Mr. Sims Reeves. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (No. 2) . . Mendelssohn
Mr. Charles Hall6.
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(Atalia)
Regit., " Misera me " ; Aria, " Ho spavento
Mme Castellan. Overture, " Die Zauberflote "
Part II Symphony in E [7 (No. 3), " Eroica " Regit., " Infelice " ; Aria, " Ah, ritorna "
Mme Castellan. Violin Obbligato, Mr. H, G. Blagrove. Fantasia for Violin (on Themes from " Lucia ")
Mr. Camillo Sivori. Duet, "Fuggi crudele" (Don Giovanni)
Mme Castellan and Mr. Sims Reeves. Overture, " Preciosa " .
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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Weber
Mozart
Beethoven Mendelssohn
Sivori
Mozart
Weber
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 29 Part I Overture, " A calm sea and prosperous voyage " . Mendelssohn Regit., " Oh, quale oscurita " ; Aria, " Delia vita "
(Fidelio) ........ Beethoven
Mr. Sims Reeves. Duet, " La dove prende " (11 Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
Mme Castellan and Mr. Giorgio Ronconi. Aria, " Se i raiei sospiri " . . . . . Stradella
Mr. Giorgio Ronconi. Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " . . . Beethoven
Part II Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cheruhini
Regit., " Infelice " ; Aria, " Ali, ritorna " . . Mendelssohn
Mme Castellan. Violin Obbligato, Mr. H. G. Blagrove. Concertante for 'Cello and Double-Bass (on Themes
from " I Puritani ") . . . . . Piatti and Bottesini
Messrs. Piatti and Bottesini. Duet, " I Marinari " . . . . . . Rossini
Messrs. Sims Reeves and Ronconi. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 19
Part I
Symphony in E I7 (No. 9) . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Odi, gran Ombra " . . . . . Majo
Mr. George Benson.
Bassoon Obbligato, Mr. Fr. Baumann.
Concerto for Pianoforte in E t> . , .. . Weber
Miss Kate Loder. Aria, " Ah, rendimi quel core " . . . Francesco Rossi
Miss Dolby. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
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Part II
Symphony in F (No. 8) Beethoven
Aria, " Parto, ma tu, ben mio " (La Clemenza di Tito) Mozart
Mme Castellan.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. J. Williams.
Concertino for Violin (in one Movement) . . . Sainton
Mr. Prosper Sainton. Trio, " Ti prego " . . . . . . • Curschtnann
Mme Castellan, Miss Dolby and Mr. G. Benson. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 3
Part I
Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " . . . . Mendelssohn
Air, " In diesen heiligen Hallen " (Die Zauberflote) . Mozart
Mr. Carl Formes.
Double Quartett for Strings (No. 2) . . . Spohr
Messrs. H. G. Blagrove, Sainton, Cooper, Dando, Hill
(tertius), R. Blagrove, C. Lucas and Piatti.
ScENA (Portia) ....... Weber
Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture, " Don Quixote " . . . . G. A. Macfarren
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Air and Variations (Les Diamans de la Couronne) . Auber
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concertino for Harp in E [7 . . . . . John Thomas
Mr. John Thomas. Regit., " Wo berg' ich mich " ; Air, " So weih' ich
mich " (Euryanthe) ...... Weber
Mr. Carl Formes. Overture in D (Op. 60) ..... Andreas Romberg
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 17
Part I
Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Finale, Act II, " Les Deux Journees "... Chervbini
Messrs. Staudigl, Smithson and W. Beale, with Chorus. Aria, " Mio ben, recordati " (Poro) .... Handel
Miss Martha Williams. Concerto for Pianoforte in E [7 . . . . Beethoven
Mlle Wilhelmina Clauss.^ Liebeslied, " Mein Herz das ist " . . . Ferdinand Gumbert
Mr. Alexander Reichardt and Chorus. Air, " Der Kriegeslust " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Mr. Staudigl. Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
1 Also spelt " Claus."
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Part II
Cantata, " The First Walpurgis Night " . . . Mendelssohn
Miss M. Williams ; Messrs. Reichardt, Staudigl
and Chorus.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 31
Part I Symphony in D minor (No. 2) . . . . . Spohr
Regit., " Es ist gelungen " ; Air, " Avif erwach "
(Guttenberg) . . . . • . . . FiXchs
Mr. Staudigl. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. J. Joachim. Regit., " Giunse al fine " ; Aria, " Al desio " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ....... Mozart
Mme Clara Novello. Overture (MS.) ....... Cherubini
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mme Clara Novello. Fantasia for Violin, " Scotch Airs " . . . . Joachim
Mr. J. Joachim. Regit., " Ma, che insolita luce " ; Aria, " O voi dell'
Erebo " (La Resurrezione) ..... Handel
Mr. Staudigl. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 14
Part I Symphony in G minor (No. 3) . . . . . Mozart
Air, " Helas ! elle n'est plus " (Fernand Cortez) . . Spontini
Mme Castellan. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Ernst Pauer. Air, " Schweig, schweig ! " (Der Freischiitz) . . Weber
Mr. Carl Formes. Regit., " L' ora si appressa " ; Duet, " Questa volta "
(Don Carlos) ....... Costa
Mme Castellan and Mr. Gardoni. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Trio, "Que fait-il faire ? " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mme Castellan ; Messrs. Gardoni and Formes. Concerto for Violin in G . . . . . Spohr
Mr. Henry C. Cooper.
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[1852 Donizetti
Rossini
RoMANZA, " Ah, se un angelo " (La Favorita) Mb. Enkico T. Gardoni.
Overture, " William Tell "
Conductor, Mr. Cosxa.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 28 Part I
Symphony, " Im Freien " (Impressions in the country)
Ferdinand Hiller (Under the composer's direction.) Regit., " Crudele, ah no " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Mme Clara Novello. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Henri Vieuxtemps.
Romance, " A peine au sortir de I'enfance " (Joseph) . Mehul
Mr. Enrico T. Gardoni.
Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Part II Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . , . Mendelssohn
Recit., '* Me, when the sun " ; Air, " Hide me "
(L' Allegro ed il Pensieroso) .... Handel
Mme Clara Novello. Duet, " Bella Ninfa " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Mme Clara Novello and Mr. Gardoni. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
1843-1852
A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers, and their various forms of Composition, during the fourth decade of the Society's existence.
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Nationality. |
Com- posers. |
Sym- phonies. |
Over, tures. |
Con- certos. |
Chamber Music. |
Miscel- laneous. |
Vocal. |
Total of Com- positions. |
|
Austria . |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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|
British |
||||||||
|
Empire . France |
5 12 |
1 |
6 o |
2 9 |
|
2 33 |
11 18 |
22 62 |
|
German |
||||||||
|
Empire . Hungary and |
11 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
24 |
|
|
Bohemia |
2 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
|
Italy |
11 |
— |
1 |
12 |
— |
12 |
22 |
47 |
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A TABiiE showing the Number and Nationality of the Solo-players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices and the Conductors, during the fourth decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
strings. |
Woofl- Wind. |
Brass. |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
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Austria . British Empire , France German Empire . Hungary and Bohemia Italy Spain |
2 7 4 1 2 |
3 5 2 1 5 |
1 1 1 |
5 |
— |
1 11 (1 re- cited) 2 3 2 4 |
IG 3 3 5 1 |
2 1 1 |
[1853
THE FIFTH DECADE 1853-1862
1853
THE commencement of the fifth decade in the Society's history is specially distinguished by the appearance of Hector Berlioz, both as composer and conductor, in the 6th concert of this year, when his "Harold in Italy" Symphony was performed, Sainton taking the important Viola Solo (the title-role one might call it), and this work was followed by a Descriptive Air, "The Repose of the Holy Family," from his Oratorio in the ancient style, entitled "The Flight into Egypt," sung by Gardoni. Both words and music of this Scena were by Berlioz. Part I concluded with the Overture to the 2nd Act of his Opera " Benvenuto Cellini," generally known as " Le Carnaval Romain."
The great orchestrator evidently admired the Philharmonic band, for he wrote that "for 'Harold' and the 'Carnaval' one rehearsal would be ample ivith your orchestra " !
A rival Society, named The New Philharmonic, was started in 1852 by Wilhelm Ganz and Dr. Wylde, and, at their invita- tion, Berlioz became their first conductor.
It was one of the earliest of many rivals to the old Society, and came to an end in 1879, The majority of these enterprises have either collapsed or disappeared.
At the 2nd concert, two interesting novelties were the Cantata by Beethoven, " Der Preis der Tonkunst " (Praise of Music) and Schumann's " Overture, Scherzo and Finale."
At the 3rd concert, a Concertino for Trombone and Or- chestra by Ferdinand David was introduced by W. Winter- bottom ; he had drawn the Society's attention to this work some ten years earlier.
At the 4th, Mme Endersohn made her first appearance, and Piatti played, for the first time, a MS. 'Cello Concerto written specially for him by Molique.
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At the 5th concert, Sir Henry Bishop (just two years before his death) conducted his " Cantata " i " The Departure from Paradise," composed for the Society and sung by Louisa Pyne.
At the 8th concert, Ferdinand Hiller appeared, and played his own Concerto.
Following the 8th concert was an extra one, " By Command," in which were repeated the favourite numbers from Mendel- ssohn's " Midsummer Night's Dream," the Overture, Scherzo, Song with Chorus " Ye spotted snakes " (Louisa Pyne and Viardot-Garcia), Notturno, March and Final Chorus, already performed this season, " By Special Desire," at the 7th concert. G. F. Anderson was still Hon. Treasurer and G. Hogarth Secretary.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1853 FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 14
Part I Symphony in A minor ...... Gade
Duet, " Ti veggo " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . Winter
Madame Castellan and Miss Dolby. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
Mrs. F. B. Jewson (late Miss Anderson Kirkham). ScENA, " Vasto, tremendo mare " (Oberon) . . Weber
Madame Castellan. Overture in C (Op. 124) . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . , . . Beethoven
Regit., " Qual terribile vendetta " ; and Aria, " All'
idea " (La Passione) ...... Jomelli
Miss Dolby. Trio for two Violoncellos and Double-Bass . . Corelli
Messrs. Lucas, Hancock and Howell. Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Madame Castellan and Miss Dolby. Overture, " Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 4
Part I Overture, Scherzo and Finale .... Schumann
(First performance in this country.)
Duet, " Come, be gay " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Misses Louisa Pyne and Elizabeth Poole (Mrs. Bacon).
^ Really a Scena for soprano voice ; Cantata meaning, in this case, "to be sung."
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Concerto for Violin (Op. 38) in E . . . . Spohr
Peosper Sainton. Cantata, " The Praise of Music "^ (Der Preis der Ton-
kunst) ........ Beethoven
Misses Pyne and Poole ; Messrs. Benson and Lawler, with Chorus.
Part II Symphony in E [7 . . . . . . . Mozart
Regit., " Oh ciel " ; Aria, " Deh cahna amor " (Ma- thilda von Guise) ...... Hummel
Miss Louisa Pyne. Finale (to the unfinished Opera, " Lorely ") . . Mendelssohn
Miss Pyne and Chorus. Overture, " Masaniello " . . . . . Auher
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 18
Part 1
Symphony in E [? (No. 10) ..... Haydn
Aria, " Robert, toi que j'aime " (Robert le Diable) . Meyerbeer
Mme Clara Novello. NoTTURNO for two Oboes, two Clarinets, two Bassoons
and two Horns ...... Mozart
Messrs. Nicholson, Malsch, Williams, Lazarus, Baumann,
Waetzig, Charles Harper and Rae.
Duet, " Cara Alice " (Robert le Diable) . . . Meyerbeer
Mme Clara Novello and Herr Carl Formes. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . , Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Song, " The Erl-King " Schubert
Herr Formes. Concertino for Trombone .... Ferdinand David
Mr. W. Winterbottom. Duet, " All' opra, orsii " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Mme Clara Novello and Herr Formes. Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 2 Part I Symphony (MS. composed for the Philharmonic Society) Cherubini
Regit., " Alcandro, lo confesso " ; Aria, " Non so
dondo "........ Mozart
Herr Staudigl.
^ Composed for an entertainment given to the Allied Sovereigns at the Vienna Congress in 1814. The English version is by T. Oliphant.
i^h
First page of Symphony, in Cherubini's handwriting,
COMPOSED for the SOCIETY
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Concerto for Violoncello (MS.) .... Molique
SiGNOR PlATTI.
(Composed for him, and played for the first time.) Regit., " Ali, quanti affetti " ; Abia, " Sento mancarmi
r aniima " . . . . . . . Crescentini
Mrs. Endebsohn. OvERTtTRE, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Part II
Symphony, " The Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
Air, " Der Kriegeslust " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Herr Staudigl. Concerto for Pianoforte in E t? . • • • Beethoven
Mr. Charles Hall6. Duet, " Calma, o bella " (Berg-geist) . . . Spohr
Mrs. Endersohn and Herr Staudigl. March, " Athalie " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 16
Part I Symphony in A (No. 2) ..... . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Pieta, signor " ...... Stradella
SiGNOR Gardoni. Concerto for Violin in D minor .... Vieuxtemps
MoNs. Vieuxtemps.
Cantata, " The Departure from Paradise " . Sir Henry Bishop
Miss Louisa Pyne.
(Composed for the Philharmonic Society, and conducted by the
Composer. ) Overture, " Jessonda " ..... Spohr
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Recit., " Misera, in van m' adiro " ; Aria, " Lento il
pie " ........ Mozart
Miss Martha Williams. Overture, " Esther " . . . . . . Handel
Trio, " Ti prego " . . . . . . . Curschmann
Misses Pyne and M. Williams and Signor Gardoni. Overture, "Figaro " ...... Mozart
Conductor, Mr, Costa.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 30 Part I
(Selection from the works of Mons. Hector Berlioz, conducted by
him). Symphony in four parts (Solo Viola, M. Sainton),
" Harold in Italy " . . . , . . Berlioz
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Part 1. Harold in the Mountains — Scenes of Melan- choly, Happiness and Joy.
Part 2. March of Pilgrims — Singing the Evening Hymn.
Part 3. Serenade of a Mountaineer of the Abruzzi to his Mistress.
Part 4. Souvenir of preceding Scenes — Orgy of Bri- gands. Descriptive Air, " The Repose of the Holy Family " (The Flight into Egypt) ....
SiGNOR GaRDONI.
(Both words and music are by M. Berlioz
Overture, " Le Carnaval Romain " (Benvenuto Cellini
Introd. to Act II) .
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Regit., " Der Holle selbst " ; Air," Liebe ist die Zarte
(Faust)
Herr Pischek. Concertino for Double-Bass ....
SiGNOR BOTTESINI.
Aria, " Ange si pur " (La Favorita) .
SiGNOR Gardoni. Overture, " Ruler of the Spirits " .
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Berlioz
Berlioz
Beethoven
Spohr
Bottesini
Donizetti
Weber
(By Special Desire)
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 13
Part I
Overture, and five Numbers from " A Midsummer
Night's Dream " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Miss Louisa Pyne, Mme Viardot and Chorus. Duet, " Nella Notts " (Les Huguenots) . . . Meyerbeer
Madame Viardot and Herr Formes. Regit,, " L' ora si appressa " ; Duettino, " Questa
volta " (Don Carlos) ...... Costa
Miss Louisa Pyne and Signor Gardoni. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Armida dispietata " ; Aria, " Lascia ch' io
pianga " (Ai'mida) ...... Handel
Mme Viardot. QuARTETT, " Gran Nume, in ogni evento " (Gerusa-
lemme Liber ata) ...... Righini
Miss Pyne, Mme Viardot ; Signor Gardoni and Herr Formes. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 27
Part I
Symphony, " Historical " . . . . . Spohr
ScENA, " Wie nahte' mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) ........ Weber
Mme Viardot. Concerto for Violin ...... Molique
Mr. Henry G. Blagrove. Duet, " Ah, facciamo " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Mesdames Castellan and Viardot. Overture, " Oberon " , . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Regit., " Ch' io mi scordi " ; Aria, " Non temer "
(Idomeneo) ....... Mozart
Madame Castellan (Violin Obbl., Sainton). Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Hiller
Herr Ferdinand Hiller. Duet, " Ah, guarda sorella " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mesdames Castellan and Viardot. Overture, " Genneserinn " . . . . . Lindpaintner
(First performance in England.) Conductor, Mr. Costa.
EXTRA CONCERT (By Command). MONDAY, JULY 4
Part I
Overture and five Numbers (Midsummer Night's
Dream) ........ Mendelssohn
Miss Louisa Pyne, Madame Viardot and Chorus. Air, " Return, O God of Hosts " (Samson) . . Handel
Madame Viardot. Recit., " L' ora si appi-essa " ; Duettino, " Questa,
volta " (Don Carlos) ...... Costa
Miss Louisa Pyne and Signor Gardoni. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II
Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
Romance, " A peine au sortir de I'enfance " (Joseph) . Mehul
Signor Gardoni.
Trio, " Pria di partir " (Idomeneo) . . . . Mozart
Miss Pyne, Madame Viardot and Signor Gardoni.
Overture, " Euiyanthe " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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1854
What with the Opera, the Sacred Harmonic Society and other big responsibihties, Costa deemed it wise to resign his post of conductor at the end of this year. He rehictantly agreed to conduct until then, provided his conditions, previously insisted on, were still observed. He expressed his willingness to give up the baton to Berlioz for as many of his compositions as he chose. This year he asked Charles Lucas to conduct the 5th concert.
An event of musical importance took place at the 7th concert, when the first of Schumann's four Symphonies was introduced, the one in B [? : by the side of this, Jacob Rosen- hain's MS, Symphony, performed (also for the first time) at the 4th concert, sinks into insignificance. In the vocal selec- tion, it is refreshing to notice how Mozart holds his own with eight items, as against Spohr's and Weber's four apiece and Rossini's three ! Eight out of the nine Symphonies of Bee- thoven were presented this season.
Kate Loder, now married to the eminent surgeon, Henry Thompson, bade her farewell in Mendelssohn's D minor Concerto. It will be noticed that, for the most part, old favourites are repeated during tliis season, and there is but little novelty throughout the year.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1854
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 6
Part I Symphony (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . . Mozart
Abia, " Di militari onori " (Jessonda) . . . Spohr
SiGNOR BeLLETTI.
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Mrs. Thompson (late Miss Kate Loder). Aria, " Dalla sua pace " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Sims Reeves. Overture, " Siege of Corinth " .... Rossini
Part II
Symphony, the " Pastoral " (No. 6) . . • . Beethoven
Duet, " I Marinari " . . . . . . Rossini
Mr. Sims Reeves and Signor Belletti. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mb. Costa.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 20
Pakt I Symphony in C (No. 1) . • • • . • Beethoven
SCENA, " Oh, 'tis a glorious sight " (Oberon) . . Weber
Mr. Sims Reeves. CoNCERTANTE for two Viohns (No. 2) ... Spohr
Messrs. Sainton and Blagrove. Duet, " Ti veggo " (Proserpina) .... Winter
Misses Stabbach and Elizabeth Poole. Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony, " Scotch " (No. 3) . . . . . Mendelssohn
Trio, " Even as they broke the cane " (Jessonda) . Spohr
Miss Stabbach, Miss E. Poole and Mr. Sims Reeves.
Overture, " Zauberflote " . . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 3
Part I
Symphony, " Die Weihe der Tone " (Power of Sound) . Spohr
Air, " In diesen heil'gen Hallen " (Die Zauberflote) . Mozart
Herr Formes. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Halle. Recit., " Of all Heaven's gifts " ; Air, " O praise the
Lord " (Praise of Jehovah) .... Weber
Miss Birch. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese) .... Paer
Miss Birch and Herr Formes.
Overture, " Meeres-stille und Gluckliche Fahrt " . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 24
Part I Symphony (MS.) ....... Rosenhain
(First time of performance.) Recit., " Hai gia vinta " ; Aria, " Vedro mentr' io
sospiro " (Le Nozze di Figaro) .... Mozart
SiGNOR BeLLETTI.
Concerto for Violin in A minor (No. 5) . . . Molique
Herr Molique. Recit., " Wo bin ich ? " ; Air, " Nein, in den Tod "
(Alceste) ........ Qluck
Mme Clara Novello. Overture, " Isles of Fingal " . . . . . Mendelssohn
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Part II Symphony in B I7 (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Crudele perch e finora " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . Mozart
Mme Clara Novello and Signor Belletti.
Overture, " Le Colporteur " . . , . . Onslow
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 8
Part I Symphony (Letter T) . . . . . . Haydn
Scena, " Soft airs around me play " (Euryanthe) . Weber
Mr. Sims Reeves. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Moscheles
Mr. Lindsay Sloper. Regit., " Non paventar " ; Aria, " Infelice sconsolata "
(II Flauto Magico) ...... Mozart
Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture, " Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Bella Ninfa " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Sims Reeves. Overture, " Der Vampyr " . . . . . Marschner
Conductor, Mr. Charles Lucas.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 22
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Aria, " Se i miei sospiri " . . . . . Stradella
Signor Gardoni. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
MoNS. Sainton. Regit., " E Susanna non vien " ; Aria, " Dove sono "
(Le Nozze di Figaro) ...... Mozart
Mme Clara Novello. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Forsake me not " (The Last Judgment) . Spohr
Mme Clara Novello and Signor Gardoni. Overture, " Der Alchymist " . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
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By Command SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 5
Part I Overture, " Leonora " . . . • • • Beethoven
Air, " Quel plaisir " (La Dame Blanche) . . . Boieldieu
SiGNOR Gardoni. Symphony in B b (No. 1) . ... . Schumann
(First time of performance in this country.) Aria, " Come scoglio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . . Mozart
Madame Castellan. Overture, " Zampa " Herald
Part II
Symphony in D (No. 2) Beethoven
Duet, " Ali, qual rispetto " (II Conte Ory) . . Rossini
Madame Castellan and Signor Gardoni.
Overture, *' Ruy Bias " Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 19
Part I Symphony in A (No. 2) ..... . Mendelssohn
(Specially composed for the Philharmonic Society.) ScENA, " Softly sighs " (Der Freischutz) . . . Wdier
Madame Clara Novello. Concerto for Pianoforte in E t> • • • • Beethoven
Mr. Pauer.^ Aria, " Sorgete " (Maometto Secondo) . . . Rossini
SiGNOR BeLLETTI.
Overture, " Der Freischutz " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Cinque, dieci " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mme Clara Novello and Sionor Belletti. Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Conductor (for the last time), Mr. Costa.
1855
Costa having resigned his position as conductor, the question as to who should succeed this great discipHnarian became an urgent one ; in the end, Richard Wagner was asked and accepted the post for this season. The appointment was made at the suggestion of Prosper Sainton and Ferdinand Praeger, and met with bitter opposition from the London
1 Mr. Ernst was to have played a Violin Concerto, but, being seriously indisposed, Mr. Pauer took his place.
240 THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY [i855
musical critics, principally because Wagner upset all their preconceived ideas, preferring (as he said) to make tradition rather than to follow it !
At the 2nd concert, a Selection from " Lohengrin " and the 9th Symphony of Beethoven were given. A chorus assisted. The Selection is described as follows : " Introduction Instru- mental ; Bridal Procession ; Wedding Music and Epitha- lamium."
The only other work by Wagner, during his year of con- ducting, was the " Tannhauser " Overture, in the 5th concert, which was repeated at the 7th, when Queen Victoria was present, but which he protested " does not worthily present me to Royalty " ! His rendering of the " Der Freischiitz " Overture created a furore, and it was encored.
The criticisms of this year, in the light of our present-day experience, are curious. The " Musical World " said : " We hold that Herr Richard Wagner is not a musician at all. . . . Look at ' Lohengrin ' — that best piece ; it is poison, rank poison. All we can make out of ' Lohengrin ' is an incoherent mass of rubbish, with no more real pretension to be caUed music than the janghng and clashing of gongs, and other un- euphonious instruments."
The " Sunday Times " said : " Richard Wagner is a desperate charlatan — scarcely the most ordinary ballad-writer but would shame him in the creation of melody, and no English harmonist of more than one year's growth could be found sufficiently without ears and education to pen such vile things."
The " Athenaeum " said : " The Overture to ' Tannhauser ' is one of the most curious pieces of patchwork ever passed off by self-delusion for a complete and significant creation. The instrumentation is ill-balanced, ineffective, thin and noisy."
And, nowadays, they speak of that greatest of modern composers as " old-fashioned " ! Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis.
At the 3rd concert, Lindsay Sloper made his last and Mme Rudersdorff her first appearance. The latter became a very well-known soprano in this country, in Opera as well as Oratorio and concert work, and later on, in America, became famous as a teacher. Other fresh arrivals, this year, were the celebrated flautist, R. Sidney Pratten, who assisted in the Spohr Nonett, and Mile Jenny Ney, who was the first singer to be announced in the Society's Programmes as "by per- mission of the Directors of the Royal Italian Opera." Ernst, the great violinist, made his farewell appearance.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1855
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 12
Part I
Symphony, " Grand Symphony " (No. 7) . . . Haydn
Trio, " Soave sia il vento " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mesdames Clara Novello and Weiss and Mb. Weiss. Concerto for Violin, " Dramatic " . . . . Spohr
Herr Ernst. ScENA, " Ocean, thou mighty monster " (Oberon) . Weber
Madame Clara Novello. Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Oh, my father " (Der Vampyr) . . . Marschner
Madame and Mb. Weiss. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Herr Richard Wagner.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 26
Part I OvEBTUBE, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Aria, " O Salutaris Hostia " . . . . . Cherub ini
Mrs. Lockey. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. H. Blagrove. Selection (Lohengrin), " Introduction Instrumental ; Bridal Procession, Wedding Music and Epitha- lamium " . . . . . . . Wagner
Part II Symphony, " Choral " (No. 9)1 ....
Conductor, Herb Richabd Wagneb.
Beethoven
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 16
Part I Symphony in A (No. 2) ..... . Mendelssohyi
Aria, " Va sbramando " (Faust) .... Spohr
Mr. Weiss. 2 Concerto for Pianoforte in B [? (Op. 19) . . . Beethoven
Mr. Lindsay Sloper. Air, " Bald schlagt die Abschieds stunde " ^ . . Mozart
Madame Rudersdorff. Overture, " Euryanthe " ..... Weber
1 Wagner's masterly analysis of this work will be found in the Appendix.
* In place of Herr Formes, ill.
' Originally composed for "Die Zauberflote."
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Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Im Wechsel " ; Am, " Ja, ich fiihl' es "
(Faust) Spohr
Madame Rudebsdorff.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Herr Richard Wagner.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 30 Part I
Symphony in B b (No. 3), MS. (conducted by the Com- poser) ,....,,, Lucas
Romanza, " Piu bianca " (Les Huguenots) . . Meyerbeer
Herr Reichart. NoNETT for Violin, Viola, 'Cello, Double-Bass, Flute,
Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . . . Spohr
Messrs. Sainton, Hill (tertius), Lugas, Howell, Pratten, Nicholson, Williams, C. Harper and Baumann. Regit,, " A qual furor " ; Aria, " O tu, la cui dolce
possenza " (Fidelio) ...... Beethoven
Madame Clara Novello. Overture, '* Ruler of the Spirits " . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Fra gl' amplessi " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Madame Clara Novello and Herr Reichart.
Overture, " L' Alcalde de la Vega " . . . Onslow
Conductor, Herr Rich^^ rd Wagner.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY U
Part I
Symphony in E [j . . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Agitato di smania funesta " (I Fuorosciti) . Pacr
Signor Belletti. Concerto for Pianoforte in E minor (No. 1) . . Chopin
Mr. C. Halle.
Air, " Martcrn aller arten " (II Seraglio) ... - Mozart
Mlle Jenny Ney.
(By permission of the Directors of the Royal Italian Opera.)
Overture, " Tannhiiuser "..... Wagner
Part II SvMPHONY, " The Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
Duet {unnamed) .......
Mlle Jenny Ney and Signor Belletti. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Herr Richard Wagner.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 28
Part I
SYMrHONY in G minor (MS.) .... Cipriani Potter
(Composed for the Philharmonic Society.)
Aria, " Questi avventurieri " (II Seraglio) . . . Mozart
Hebr Formes. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
MoNS. Sainton. Aria, " Siciliana " . . . , . . . Pergolesi
Mlle Bohkoltz-Falconi.^ Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in A minor (No. 3) . . . . . Mendelssohn
Regit., " Crudele " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Gio- vanni) ........ Mozart
Mlle Bohkoltz-Falconi. Regit., " I rage " ; Song, " O ruddier than the cherry "
(Acis) ........ Handel
Herr Formes. OvERTUR?:, " Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Herb Richard Wagner.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 11
By Command
Part I Overture, " Chevy Chase " Aria, " Di miUtari onori " (Jessonda)
SiGNOR BeLLETTI.
Symphony, " The Jupiter "
Sgena, " Ocean, thou mighty monster "
Madame Clara Novello. Overture, " Tannhauser "
G. A. Macfarren Spohr
Mozart Weber
Wagner
Part II Symphony (No. 8) ...... . Beethoven
Aria, " Ave Maria " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Madame Clara Novello.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. Williams.
Duet, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese) .... Paer
Madame Clara Novello and Signor Belletti. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Conductor, Herr Richard Wagner.
^ More correctly spelt Bockholtz.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 25
Pakt I
Symphony in C minor (No. 3) . . . . . Spohr
ScBNA, " Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) ........ Wd)er
Mlle Eisiilie Ivrall (of Vienna). Concerto for Pianoforte in A j? • • • . Humme^
Herb Ernst Paueb. Song, " The Spirit Song " . . . . . Haydn
Miss Dolby. Overture, " Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony in B \} (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Delia Mosa " (Le Prophete) .... Meyerbeer
Mi.LE Krall and Miss Dolby. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Herr Richard Wagner.
1856
During this and several succeeding years, there were only six concerts in the season. Wagner did not conduct again ; he had made enemies of the critics, but he felt that the majority of the artists really got to like him before he left London.
His remarks upon the Society's concerts must be quoted :
" A magnificent orchestra, as far as the principal Members go. Superb tone — the leaders had the finest instruments I have ever listened to — strong esprit de corps — but no distinct style.
" The fact is that the Philharmonic people — orchestra and audience — consumed more music than they could digest. As a rule an hour's music takes several hours' rehearsal — how can any conductor, with a few hours in the morning at his disposal, be supposed to do justice to monster Programmes such as the Directors put before me ?
" Two Symphonies, two Overtures, a Concerto and two or three vocal pieces at every concert ! The Directors continually referred one to what they called Mendelssohnian traditions, but I suspect that Mendelssohn simply acquiesced in the traditional ways of the Society.
" One morning, when we started a rehearsal of the ' Leonora ' Overture, I was astonished, for everything ap- peared dull, slovenly, inaccurate, as though the players had
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not slept for a week. Was this to be tolerated from the famous Philharmonic Orchestra ? I stopped and addressed them in French, saying that I knew what they were capable of and I expected them to do it. Some understood me and translated to the others ; they were taken aback, but knew that I was in the right. So we began again and the rehearsal finished off quite well."
A great part of the scoring of " Die Walkiire " was com- pleted whilst Wagner was in London. His successor this year, at the conductor's desk, was William Sterndale Bennett, who continued to conduct for ten years, in fact, until he became Principal of the R.A.M. He was appointed Professor of Music at Cambridge University in this year. Several events of importance made this season's concerts remarkable.
At the 1st, Mme Clara Schumann, founder and exemplar of a great school of pianists, made her debut, playing Beethoven's E [7 Concerto, followed by the "17 Variations Serieuses " of Mendelssohn, the latter work being new to these concerts.
Mendelssohn, writing to Carl Klingemann in London, April 15, 1841, refers to them : " Do you know what I have recently been composing with enthusiasm ? Variations for the Piano, and indeed actually eighteen ^ on a theme in D minor, and they amused me so famously that I instantly made fresh ones on a theme in E [7 major, and now for a third time on a theme in B [7 major. I feel quite as if I must make up for lost time, never having Avritten any before."
Mme Schumann was asked to play at the 2nd concert also, and gained much applause for her rendering of Mendelssohn's D minor Concerto.
At the 4th concert. Otto Goldschmidt, the husband of Jenny Lind, made his first appearance, playing Beethoven's Piano- forte Concerto in G, and at the 6th concert, by command and in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort, Schumann's Cantata " Paradise and the Peri " was given for the first time in England, and occupied the entire programme. By permission of Messrs. Longmans, the publishers (a permission restricted to the Philharmonic Society), Mr. Bartholomew was allowed to use modified extracts from the Poem. Mme Jenny Goldschmidt-Lind sang the chief soprano part. So great was the audience, that a special rearrangement of seats was necessitated.
About this time Sterndale Bennett was much annoyed by
* He must have meant seventeen !
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the petty jealousies and squabbles of the three chief violinists, Cooper, Sainton and Blagrove, each of whom desired to be " top-dog " !
At the 5th concert, another imjDortant pianist, Mile Arabella Goddard, made her first appearance. Three years previously she had been asked to play some foreign work, but insisted on playing Bennett or nothing, and now she started with Bennett's C minor Concerto (No. 3) and, at last, her patriotism was rewarded !
Sir Julius Benedict resigned his membership this year, on being appointed conductor of the New Philharmonic Society, this being, apparently, a condition upon taking up the office.
Montem Smith ^ made his first, and Mme Viardot-Garcia her last, appearance, the former at the 6th, the latter at the 8th concert.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1856
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 14
Pabx I
Symphony in C minor (No. 1) . . . . . Mendelssohn
(Dedicated to the Philharmonic Society.)
Regit., " E Susanna non vieni " ; Ama, " Dove sono "
(Le Nozze di Figaro) ...... Mozart
Madame Clara Novello.
Concerto for Pianoforte in E [? . . . , Beethoven
Madame Clara Schumann.
(Her first appearance in England.)
Overture, " Don Carlos " . . . . Q. A. Macjarren
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Si morir " ; Aria, " Ma negli estremi " (11
Giuramento) ....... Mercadante
Madame Clara Novello.
(Corno Inglese Obbl., Mr. Nigholson.)
Pianoforte Solo (17 Variations Serieuses) . . . Mendelssohn
Madame Schumann. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
^ Alfred Montem Smith, a tenor lay vicar of Westminster Abbey and Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, who was named after the Eton "Montem," died in 1891.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 28
Part I Symphony in G minor ..... Duet, " Folg'dem Freunde " (Faust) .
Madame Viardot and Herb Formes Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .
Madame Clara Schumann. Aria di Bravura, " Mi paventi " (Britannico)
Madame Viardot. Overture, " Jessonda " .
Mozart Spohr
Part II
Symphony, " The Pastoral " (No. 6) .
Air, " Solche hergelaufne Laffen " (II Seraglio) .
Herr Formes. Overture, " Anacreon "
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 12 Part I Grand Symphony in E [7 (No. 10) . SoENA, " All, perfido " .
Madame Jenny Ney. Overture, " Anthony and Cleopatra " Concerto for Violin, " Dramatic " .
Mr. H. C. Cooper.
Mendelssohn Graun Spohr
Beethoven Mozart
Cheriihini
Haydn Beethoven
Potter Spohr
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Disperso il crin " (L'Etoile du Nord) . . Meyerbeer
Herr Reichart. CoNCERTANTE for two Flutcs and Violin, with Orchestra,
founded upon Hungarian Melodies . . Francois Doppler
Messrs. Francois and Charles Doppler and Charles Huber (National Theatre, Pesth). Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weiber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 26
Part I Symphony in D minor ...... Spohr
(Composed expressly for, and dedicated to, the Society.) ScENA, " All, parlate " (II Sacrifizio d' Abramo) . . Cimarosa
Madame Clara Novello. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Herr Otto Goldschmidt. Scena, " Invocation h la Haine " (Armide) . , Oluck
Madame Viardot. Overture, " Midsummer Night's Dream " . , Mendelssohn
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Part II Symphony in C, " The Jupiter " (No. 6) , . . Mozart
Concerto for Violoncello ...... Haydn
SiGNOR PlATTI.
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Mesdames Clara Novello and Viardot. Overture, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
Condvictor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 9
Part I Symphony in A major ...... Mendelssohn
(Composed expressly for the Society.) Regit., " Alcandro, lo confesso " ; Aria, " Non so
dondo "........ Mozart
Miss Dolby. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor . . . Sterndale Bennett
Miss Arabella Goddard. Aria, " Vedro mentr'io sospiro " (Le Nozze di Figaro) Mozart
Mr. Weiss. Concerto for Violin in B minor .... Paganini
Signor Sivori.
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Song, " Spirit Song " . . . . . . Haydn
Miss Dolby. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 23
By Command
Cantata, " Paradise and the Peri " . . Dr. Robert Schumann
For Solo Voices, Chorus ^ and Orchestra ; the Poetry, from Moore's " Lalla Rookh," translated and adapted to the music by W. Bartholomew.
Mesdames Jenny Goldschmidt-Lind, Lockey and Weiss ;
Messrs. Benson, Montem Smith and Lawler.
(First time of performance in England.)
Condvictor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
1857
Miss Annie Lascelles, afterwards to become the wife of our late indefatigable Hon. Secretar3^ Francesco Berger, first appeared at the 2nd concert, singing her favourite Aria,
^ R.A.M. Students formed this Chorus, by permission of the Earl of Westmorland,
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" 0 Salutaris " of Cherubini, and her valuable work for the Society only ceased upon her marriage in 1864.
A great arrival in England this year was Anton Gregor Rubinstein, one of the greatest pianists this country has ever heard. On this occasion, the 3rd concert, he played his own Concerto in G, and other pieces of his composition. This was his second visit to England, and Ewer & Co. begged the Society to favour him with an engagement !
Besides this eminent pianist and composer, Eduard Remenyi (whose real name was Hoffmann), a Hungarian violinist, who had in 1854 been appointed Solo Violinist to Queen Victoria, made his first appearance at the 2nd concert, playing Ernst's " Pathetique " Concerto. Mile Hertha Westerstrand, 'prima donna of the Theatre Royal, Stockholm, also made her debut, at the 5th concert, in the 2nd Part of which she accompanied herself upon the pianoforte in some Swedish national airs. Mme Comte Borchardt was also introduced to Philharmonic audiences, whilst the favourite violinist, Sivori, made his reappearance, playing the Mendelssohn Concerto which he first played at these concerts in 1846.
For some reason, Sterndale Bennett felt, this year, that his efforts were not appreciated, and he wanted to resign his conductorship. It is satisfactory to note that his resignation was not accepted.
Halle was to have played at the first concert, but four days previously he cut his finger with a razor ! Moritz Hauptmann, the harmony master of Joachim, Von Biilow, Sullivan, Cowen and many others, was invited by the Society to write them a work, but he excused himself as only composing Church music, and strongly recommended a Symphony by that scholarly musician and eminent conductor, Juhus Rietz. The latter was a good 'cello-player, and a Fantasia of his for that instrument was the only contribution from his pen ever played at these concerts. ^ Meyerbeer was also asked for a compo- sition, but was unable to write any new work, being entirely engaged with his Opera " Dinorah " at that time. The lessee of the Hanover Square Rooms writes of new lighting, ventila- tion and other attractions, which he hopes will keep the Society there, knowing that the counter-attractions of the ncAvly built St, James's Hall (ready on the 1st March), the Directors of which ofi'ered exceptional terms to the Phil- harmonic Society, would prove very dangerous to his interests in the near future, as the new hall possessed better accommo- dation and more room.
* Piatti played this Fantasia in 1863.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1857
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FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 20
Paet I
Symphony in E [7 (No. 8) Haydn
Aria, " Di militari onori " (Jessonda) . . . Spohr
SiGNOR BeLLETTI.
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Miss Arabella CIoddard. Regit., " Ein edler Held " ; Air, " Du, mein Heil "
(Oberon) ........ Weber
Madame Rudersdorff. Overture, " Euryanthe " TFefeer
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . . Beethoven
Concertino for Violoncello, " En forme d'une scene
chantante " . . . . . . F. A, Kummer
SiGNOR PlATTI.
Duet, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese) .... Paer
Madame Rudersdorff and Signor Belletti. ,
Overture, " Les Deux Journ6es " . . . . Chenibini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 4
Part I Symphony in D (No. 2) Mozart
Aria, " O Salutaris Hostia " . . . . . Cherubini
Miss Lascelles.
Concerto for Violin, " Path6tique " . . . . Ernst
MoNS. Edouard Remenyi.
Aria, " Selva opaca " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Madame Enderssohn.
Overture, " Isles of Fingal " . . . . . Mendelssohn
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Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duets { ^^ May Bdls " } Mendelssohn
Madame Enderssohn and Miss Lascelles.
Concertino for Double-Bass ..... Bottesini
Signor Bottesini.
Overtxjre, " Ruler of the Sj)irits " . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 18
Pakt I
Symphony in A minor, " Scotch " . . . . Mendelssohn
Akia, " Zeffiretti lusinghieri " (Idomeneo) . . . Mozart
Madame Clara Novello. Overture (or Suite) in D major . . . . J. S. Bach
Concerto for Pianoforte in G Rvbinstein
Herr Rubinstein,
Part II
Symphony in F (No. 8) Beethoven
Regit., " Non, je n'espere plus " ; Air, " O toi, qui
prolongeas, mes jours " (Iphigenie en Tauride) . Oluck
Madame Clara Novello.
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Herr Rubinstein.
Overture, " Der Berg-geist " . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 1
Part I Symphony, " The Pastoral " . Scena, "Ah, perfido "
Concerto for Violin Overture, " Naiades "
Madame Cuaite Borchardt.
SiGNOR SlVORI.
Beethoven Beethoven
Mendelssohn Sterndale Bennett
Part II Symphony in E [? .
Aria, " Plaignez la pauvre demoiselle " (Le Caid) Madame Comte Borchardt. Solo for Violin, " Une Journ6e de Carnaval a Madrid "
SiGNOR SiVORI.
Overture, " Siege of Corinth "
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett
Mozart Ambroise Thomas
Sivori Rossini
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 15
Part I
Symphony in D (No, 7) ..... . Haydn
Regit., " Non paventar " ; Aria, " Infelice " (II Fiauto
Magico) Mozart
Mlle Hertha Westerstrand. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Charles Halle. Overture, " Meeres-stille " . . . . . Mendelssohn
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Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... .
National Airs of Sweden .....
Mlle Westerstrand (accompanied by herself). Overture, " Die Zauberflote "
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett.
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Beethoven
Mozart
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 29
Part I Symphony, " The Jupiter " . . . . . Mozart
Air, "La, la, la" (L'Etoile du Nord) . . . Meyerbeer
Miss Louisa Pyne.
Two Flutes, Obblig., Messrs. R. S. Pratten and E. Card.
Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. H. C. Cooper. Romance, " Parmi les pleurs " (Les Huguenots) . . Meyerbeer
Miss Dolby. Overture, " Leonora " . . . , . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in E b . . . . . . . Spohr
Regit., " Timor di me ? " ; Aria, " D' Amor sull' ali
r6see " {II Trovatore) ..... Verdi
Miss Louisa Pyne. Pianoforte Solo, " 17 Variations S6rieuses " . . Mendelssohn
Madame Clara Schumann. Duet, " E ben, per mia memoria " (La Gazza Ladra) . Rossini
Misses Louisa Pyne and Dolby. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett,
1858
This year introduced W. G. Cusins as pianist. He was destined to become, in another decade, the conductor of the Society, and to hold that position for many years.
At the 1st concert, lie played Sterndale Bennett's beautiful F minor Concerto (No. 4).
It was no uncommon thing to have two Concertos in one concert (in addition to the even commoner couple of Sym- phonies), and this occurred in the 1st, 3rd and 6th concerts of this season.
Ferdinand David's Violin Concerto (No. 4) in E major was played, for the first time, by Sainton, and Sterndale Bennett played the pianoforte accompaniment to Tartini's " Trillo del Diavolo," performed by Joachim, in the 2nd concert.
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At the 3rd concert, yet another vioKn professor, Jean Joseph Bott, made his first appearance in England. He was Hof Capellmeister in Sachsen-Meiningen and was warmly recom- mended to the Directors by Spohr, His request to play again in the 5th concert (with a better position in the Programme and better terms) does not appear to have been gratified !
Miss Susan Pyne (Mrs, Galton), the sister of Louisa Bodda- Pyne, sang a duet with the latter from " Der Freischiitz," in English.
Berlioz wanted new works tried this year, and was especially anxious that his new Symphony ^ should be played.
Carl Klingemann, Mendelssohn's great friend in London, asked the Society for a subscription, and their support, towards a statue to Handel at Halle, his birthplace in Lower Saxony.
A hint from G. A. Macfarren, which a glance at the Pro- grammes shows to have some reason in it, suggests that old and often repeated Overtures should have a rest, and new and clever works, so far neglected, should be allowed an opportunity.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1858
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 12 Part I
Symphony in D (No. 4) .
Regit., " Temarari sortite " ; Aria, " Come scoglio " (Cosi fan tutte) ....
Madame Castellan.
Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor .
Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Aria, " O del mio dolce ardor "
Miss Dolby.
Overture, " Athalie " .
Mozart
Mozart
Sterndale Bennett
Stradella
Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony in A (No, 7) Beethoven
Duet, " Serbami ognor " (Semiramide) , , . Rossini
Madame Castellan and Miss Dolby. Concerto for Violin in E major (No, 4) . . Ferdinand David
Monsr. Sainton.
(First time of performance.)
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " , . , , . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
' I can find no trace of any Symphony by Berlioz at this period.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 26
Part I
Symphony in A major (No. 2) . . . . . Mendelssohn
(Composed expressly for the Society.) Regit., " Crudele, ah no " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Madame Castellan.
Regit., " Dal cor " ; Romanza, " O lieti di " (L'Etoile
du Nord) ........ Meyerbeer
Signor Belletti. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Herr Joachim.
Beethoven Rossini
Tartini
Part II Symphony, "The Pastoral " (No. 6) . Duet, " Come frenar " (La Gazza Ladra)
Madame Castellan and Signor Belletti. Sonata for Violin in G minor, with the "Trillo del Diavolo " .
Herr Joachim.
Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Prof. Bennett.
Overture, " Der Alchymist " . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 10
Part I Symphony, " The Eroica " . . . . . Beethoven
ScENA, " Infelice " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Madame Clara Novello. Aria, " Paga fui " (II Ratto di Proserpina) . . Winter
Miss Lascelles. Concerto for Pianoforte in E t> . . . . Beethoven
Mr. HallS.
Part II Symphony (No. 11) . . . . . . Haydn
Romance, " Sombre foret " (William Tell) . . Rossini
Madame Clara Novello. Concerto for Violin ...... Spohr
Herr Bott.
(His first appearance in England.)
Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 24
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Aria, " Vedrai, carino " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Herr Joachim. Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
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Beethoven Pacini
J. S. Bach
Cherubini
Symphony in F (No. 8) . Aria, " II soave e bel contento "
Miss L. Pyne. Sonata for Violin .....
Herr Joachim, Overture, " Faniska " .
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 7
Part I Symphony in C . . . . . . . Mozart
Air, " When this scene of trouble closes " (Calvary) . Spohr
Madame Clara Novello. Overture, " Melusine " . CoNCERTSTUCK for Pianoforte and Orchestra Herr Rubinstein.
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Regit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Doh vieni Nozze di Figaro) .....
Madame Clara Novello.
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Mendelssohn Weber
Beethoven Mozart
i(a) " Nocturne " ) (b) "
Field Mendelssohn Mozart
T^ Ti CI ) (&) " Lied ohne Wurte "
Four Pianoforte Solos \) ( a r^- >. He) Gigue
' {d) "March" (Ruins of Athens) Beethoven
Herr Rubinstein.
Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 21
Part I
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Aria, " Parte, ma tu, ben mio " (La Clemenza di Tito) Mozart
Miss Louisa Pyne.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. Williams.
Concerto for Violin, " Scena Cantante " (No. 8) . Spohr
Herr Joachim. Duet, " Come, be gay " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Misses Louisa and Susan Pyne. Overture. " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in B b (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Pjii^re et Barcarolle (L'Etoile du Nord) . . Meyerbeer
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Herr Joachim.
Overture, " Tannhauser " . . i-: . . . Wagner
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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1859
Several distinguished foreign musicians had the Honorary Membership of the Society conferred upon tlaem this year — Berhoz, Niels Gade, Halevy, Moritz Hauptmann, Dr. Ferdinand Hiller, the Abbe Liszt, Dr. H. Marschner, Ignaz Moscheles, Julius Rietz, Rubinstein and Verhulst. Berlioz sent not only full particulars, but the parts of a new Symphony, which, ho^v- ever, does not appear in the concerts of this decade. Dr. Marschner reminds the Society that, in 1834, he dedicated to them an Overture on " God save the King " (Op. 78). Evi- dently this was not acceptable for performance, as the only Overtures of his played at these concerts were " Der Vampyr," " Der Templar " and " Prince de Homburg,"
G. A. Macfarren was engaged this year in getting up a Testimonial as a tribute to Cipriani Potter, and asked the support of the Philharmonic Society. The " Potter " Exhibi- tion at the R.A.M. was the permanent result of his efforts.
Mr. P. le Neve Foster appealed, on behalf of the Society of Arts, of which body he was Secretary, for one uniform pitcli in this country. This consummation, so devoutly to be wished, has not even yet been reached.
At the 1st concert, Mrs. Anna Bishop (now Mrs. Martin Schultz), after her visits to the Antipodes and America, was engaged to make her farewell appearance. Later in the season she returned to the States, and on two subsequent occasions made concert tours round the world. She died in New York in 1884, having survived Sir Henry Bishop, her husband, by some thirty years. ^
A new MS. Violin Concerto, " All' Ongarese," was played by its composer, Herr Joachim.
The 2nd concert introduced the brothers Alfred and Henry Holmes ; both were fine violinists and both composed Sym- phonies ; the former brother settled in Paris and produced several Operas there, whilst Henry, after some stay in Stock- holm, played, taught at the Royal College of Music, and com- posed in London. Alfred died at the early age of thirty-nine, and his death was a loss to British art. Miss Augusta Thomson and Signor Belart also made their first appearances.
In the 3rd concert, Wilbye Cooper was the new singer, and the entire Part II was devoted to a performance of Bennett's Pastorale, " The May Queen," with words by the clever critic of the " Athenaeum," Henry F. Chorley. The solo parts were
^ See page 48, footnote.
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rendered by Mme Clara Novello, Miss Lascelles, Sims Reeves and Weiss. Miss Novello proposed singing in Part I (as a contrast to the " May Queen ") either the " Inflammatus " from Rossini's " Stabat Mater," or Mendelssohn's " Lorelei," but she actually sang " Porgi amor " from the " Nozze di Figaro."
At the 4th concert, Mile Artot, the soprano vocalist, made her first appearance.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1859
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 2
Part I Symphony in E [7 (No. 8) . . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Alcandro " ; Aria, " Non so donde viene " . Mozart
SiGNOR BelLETTI.
Concerto for Violin (MS.), " All' Ongarese " . . Joachim
Herr Joachim. ScENA, " Infelice " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Madame Anna Bishop. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Se la vita " (Semii'amide) .... Rossini
Madame Anna Bishop and Signor Belletti. Solo for Violin, " Chaconne " . . . . . J. S. Bach
Herr Joachim. Overture, " Die Zauberfiote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 16 Part I SvivtPHONY in A major, " Italian " . Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni)
SiGNOR Belart. Duo CoNCERTANTE for two Violins .... Messrs. Alfred and Henry Holmes. Regit., " Depuis longtemps " ; Air, " Reviens, ma noble protectrice " (Fra Diavolo) ....
Miss Augusta Thomson. Overture, " Oberon " .
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Duet, " Rasserena, o cara " (William Tell)
Miss Augusta Thomson and Signor Belart. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " .
Mendelssohn Mozart
Spohr
Auber Weber
Beethoven
Rossini
Cherubini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 30
Part I Symphony in D minor ...... Spohr
(Composed for the Society.) Air, " Distressful Nature " (The Seasons) . . . Haydn
Mr. Wilbye Cooper. Aria, " Porgi amor " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Madame Clara Novell©. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mozart
Mr. Charles Halle. Aria, " O Salutaris Hostia " . . . . . Chentbini
Miss Lascelles. Overture, " Leonora "...... Beethoven
Part II
Pastoral Cantata, " The May Queen " . . Sterndale Bennett
Madame Clara Novello, Miss Lascelles ; Messrs. Sibis Reeves
and Weiss, with Chorus.
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 13
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Cavatina, " Una voce, poco fa " (II Barbiere di Siviglia) Rossini
Mlle Artot. Concerto for Harp in E [? . . . . . Parish-Alvars
Mlle Moesner.
Air, " My heart, with pious faith rejoice " . . J. S. Bach
Madame Clara Novello.
Violoncello Obbligato, Mr. Lucas.
Overture in C (MS.) ...... Mendelssohn
(Composed for the Society.)
Part II Symphony, " The Pastoral " . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Madame Clara Novello and Mlle Artot. Overture, " Zampa " . . . . . . Herold
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 27
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Filomena abbandonata " (Orfeo) . . . Gluck
Miss Louisa Pyne.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . • . Beethoven
Madame Clara Schumann.
ScENA (Der Freischiitz) W^er
Mlle Rosa Csillag. Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
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Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Duet, " Sull' aria " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Misses Louisa Pyne and Rosa Csillag.
Overture, " Euryanthe " ..... Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 11
Part I Symphony in E [> . . . . . . . Mozart
Cavatina, " Sorgeto in si bel giorno " (Maometto
Secondo) ........ Rossini
SiGNOR BeLLETTI.
Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 4) . Sterndale Bennett
Miss Arabella Goddard. Air, " Ah, je veux briser " (Les Diamans de la Couronne) Avber
Miss Louisa Pyne, Overture, " Struensee " . . . . . . Meyerbeer
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Air, " En vain j'espere " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 9) . . . Spohr
Herr Joachim. Duet, " La ci darem " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Miss Louisa Pyne and Signor Belletti, Overture, " Jubilee "...... Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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Evidence is shown from letters sent by all the principals of the orchestra, that the Opera clashed with these concerts on Monday nights. Costa would have his men, and, on the part of the Society, Sir George Smart insisted that to change the date from the traditional Monday would be fatal ! The result was a succession of deputy-players in the orchestra.
The great theorist, H. C. Banister, had an Overture, " The Serenade," heard at one of the " Trials," but it never entered a Programme, and Henry Baumer sent up a Symphony, at Sterndale Bennett's request, but it was not accepted.
An exceptionally large number of first appearances marked what would otherwise have been an uneventful year. The most important, amongst the male vocalists, was that of
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Charles Santley,^ who sang a Recitative and Aria from " Le Nozze di Figaro." He had already been heard, in Oratorio and Opera, in London prior to this occasion (the 2nd concert).
In the 1st concert, Mile Louise Michal, Principal Singer at the Court of Sweden, appeared, having been strongly recom- mended to the Society by Mme Jenny Lind.
Two first appearances, besides Santley, in the 2nd concert, were Mile Parepa, already very successful in Opera and Oratorio, and shortly to marry Carl Rosa, the founder of the Opera company bearing his name, which has done so much for the people of this kingdom, and Herr Liibeck.
Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort came to the " Command " concert (the 4th) on June 4, when Mile Artot, who wrote asking to be allowed to sing again before this " beautiful Society," was granted her wish. Her request was backed by C. W. Bentinck, m.p., and several other Sub- scribers.
Two new violinists, Herrn Johann Becker and August Kompel, two pianists, Herrn Ernest Liibeck and Theodore Ritter, and Guillaume Paque, the 'cellist, all made their debuts this season.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1860
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 23
Pabt I
Symphony, " The Seasons " (Op. 143) . . . Spohr I
Aria, " Questi avventurieri infami " (II Seraglio) . Mozart
SiGNOR BeLLETTI.
Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Herr Johann Becker. ScENA, " Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) ........ Weber
Mlle Louise Michal. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in C, " Jupiter " . . . . . Mozart
Duet, " Se la vita " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mlle Michal and Signob Bblletti. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Stebndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
* Now Sir Charles Santley, and still singing marvellously !
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 7
Part I
Symphony (No. 7) .
Regit., " Tutto e disposto " ; Akia, " Aprite un po ' (Le Nozze di Figaro) ..... Mb. Santley. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .
Herr Ernst Lubeck. ScENA, " Ocean, thou mighty monster " (Oberon)
Mlle Parepa.
Overture, " Euryanthe "
Part II
Symphony, " The Pastoral " .
Air, "Du s^jour " (Le Siege de Corinthe) .
Mlle Parepa.
Berceuse, ) ^ t3- , ,
rri / tor Pianoforte ....
Tarantelle, J
Herr Ernst Lubeck. Duet, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese)
Mlle Parepa and Mr. Santley. Overture, " Pr6 aux Clercs " .
Conductor, PRorEssoR Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
Haydn
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Weber
Weber
Beethoven Rossini
Lubeck
Paer Herold
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 21 Part I
O^ erture and five Numbers, " Midsummer Night's
Dream " . . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Misses Augusta Thomson and Jenny Meyer, with Chorus.
Air, " Du village voisin " (Le Serment) . . . Auber
Madame Rieder.
Concerto for Violin, " Scena Cantante " (No. 8) . Spohr
Herr Kompel. Recit., " Wie schmerzen diese Worte " ; Air, " Nur einen Wunsch, nur ein Verlangen " (Iphigenie in Tauris) ........ Gluck
Mlle Jenny Meyer. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Scena, " Ah me ! he comes not " (Fair Rosamund) . Burnett
Miss Augusta Thomson. Trio, " Sen' fugge " (Azor and Zemira) . . . Spohr
Madame Rieder, Misses Augusta Thomson and Jenny Meyer. Overture, " Die Zauberfiote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Professor Stebndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 4 By Command
Part I Symphony in A, " Italian " . , , . . Mendelssohn
Air, " Ah, mona fils " (Le Prophete) .... Meyerbeer
Mlle Artut. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ....... Mozart
Mlle Artot. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 18
Part I Symphony in E [j (No. 5) ..... Mozart
Song, " The Quail " ...... Beethoven
Mr. Tennant. Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor .... Hummel
Herr Ritter. Aria, " Vedrai carino " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
i^ : Madame Borghi-Mamo.
Overture, " Isles of Fingal " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Eccomi giunto " ; Aria, " Ah, come rapida "
(II Crociato in Egitto) ..... Meyerbeer
Madame Borghi-Mamo. Congertino for Violoncello .... O. GoUermann
Mons. Paque. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 2
Part I Symphony in D (Op. 7) . . . . • • Mozart
Regit., " E mi lasci cosi " ; Aria, " Tu m' abban-
doni "........ Spohr
Miss Louisa Pvne. CoNGERTO for Pianoforte in G minor .... Dussek
Miss Arabella Goddard. Overture, " Naiades " . . . . . Sterndale Bennett
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Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Quando lasciai la Normandia " (Robert le
Diable) ........ Meyerbeer
Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture, " Jubilee "...... Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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Eight concerts were given, in place of the six of recent years, and eleven performers made their first appearances. Amongst the singers were Signor Delle Sedie, principal baritone of the Royal Opera House, Berlin, Signor Steller, and Mme Lemmens- Sherrington, wife of Nicolas Lemmens (the eminent Belgian organist) and one of the greatest English sopranos of the day, and Signora Guerrabella.
Amongst the new instrumentalists we find Oluf Svensden, a prince of flute-players, the well-known composer, John Francis Barnett, as pianist, another pianoforte player, Signor Nacciarone, Member of the Academy of Florence, the eminent violinist, Ludwig Straus, who played in the 4th and 8th concerts, two 'cellists, Signor Pezze and Mr. Walter Pettit, and A. C. Rowland, the double-bass-player. Several of these assisted in the performance of Hummel's Septuor in D minor, which had the special interest of being the very last specimen of Chamber-music given at the Philharmonic Society's concerts. Thanks to the early assistance and encouragement given to this form of music by this Society, numerous bodies, having this sole object in view, were instituted, leaving the ground clear for orchestral works only.
Year by year the demands upon orchestral resources are now developing, and the Philharmonic Orchestra has already added several additional mstruments, and greatly increased in comparison with the band of Haydn's modest requirements.
British orchestral players are also beginning to feel their feet and defend themselves against the attacks of foreign competitors ; as an example, when Mr. Santley stated that he had found a fine song of Mercadante's, with a 'cello obbhgato for Signor Pezze, Mr. Walter Pettit protested that neither Signor Pezze nor anyone else should be allowed to usurp his post of leading violoncellist.
One of the original Members of the Society, Vincent Novello, whose influence upon music in England was very great, and far more widespreading than is generally realised, died in Nice on August 9, and the Society lost one of its most enthusiastic
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patrons, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, on December 14, whose active help to the Philliarmonic was annually shown by his presence, and by the interest he showed, on frequent occasions, in new works of merit, whether British or foreign.
It is to the Society's shame that, when they refused Schu- bert's grand No. 9 Symphony in C, recommended to them by Mendelssohn in 1844, that mighty work was first played at the Royal Palace. All honour to the memory of this most artistic and beneficent prince.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1861
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 4
Part I Symphony in C Air, " Sombre foret " (William Tell) ....
Miss Louisa Pyne.
Septuor in D minor (for Pfte., Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola,
'Cello and Double-Bass) .....
Messrs. W. G. Cusins, Svensden, Lavigne, C. Harper,
R. Blagrove, Pettit and Rowland.
Duet, " Come, be gay " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Misses Louisa and Susan Pyne. Overture, " Der Alchymist " . . . . . Spohr
Mozart Rossini
Hummel
Part II
Syjviphony in A (No. 7) Air, " Idole de ma vie "
(Robert le Diable) Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture in C minor (MS.)
Beethoven Meyerbeer
Mendelssohn
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 18
Part I
Dead March (Saul) (in memory of the Duchess of Kent) Handel
Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Aria, " Lungi del caro bene " (La Sposa Fidele) . Pacini
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington. Romanza, " II sogno " . . . . . . Mercadante
Mr. Santley. OvEBTUBE, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Part II
Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . Mendelssohn
(Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria.) Duet, " I Montanari " (on Styrian melodies) . . Benedict
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington and Mr. Santley.
Overture, " William Tell " . . . . . Rossini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 15
Part I Symphony in B 1; (No. 9) ..... Haydn
Abia, " O cara immagine " (II Flauto Magico) . . Mozart
SiGNOB Gardoni.
(His first appearance in England this Season.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in E b . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Otto Goldschmidt. Overture, " Athalie "...... Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) .... Beethoven
Aria, " Se i miei sospiri " . . . . . Stradella
SiGNOR Gardoni. Overture, " Oberon " .
Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 29
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 1) . . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Un aura amorosa " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
SiGNOB Gardoni. Solo arranged for Double-Bass (originally Violin Solo,
Op. 40) ....... . Mayseder
Mr. Alexander C. Rowland. Overture in C major ...... Beethoven
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) . . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Yes, when all ai'ound " ; Air, " Thus my
cherished love " (Jessonda) .... Spohr
Miss Augusta Thomson. Concerto for Violin in A minor (No. 5) . . . Molique
Herb Ludwig Straus. Duet, " A qual rispetto " (II Conte Ory) . . . Rossini
Miss Augusta Thomson and Signor Gardoni. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . , . Cherubini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 13 Part I
Symphony in C (No. 1) .
Regit., " O zittre nicht " ; Air, " Zum Lieden Zauberflote) ..... Madame Rieder. Fantasia Appassionata for Violin
MONS. ViEUXTEMPS.
ScENA (Maria Padilla) ....
Signor Delle Sedie. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " .
" (Die
Beethoven
Mozart
Vieuxtemps
Donizetti
Weber
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Symphony in G minor .... Aria, " Deh vieni " (Don Giovanni) .
SiGNOR DelLE SeDIE.
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .
SiGNOR NaCCIARONE.
Duet, " Di Capricci " (Corradino)
Madame Rieder and Signor Delle Sedie Overture, " L'Alcade de la Vega " .
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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Mozart Mozart
Mendelssohn
Rossini
Onslow
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 27
Part I Symphony in G major (Letter V) . . . . Haydn
ScENA, " Ah, vana illusion di questo cor " (Euryanthe) Weber
Signor Belletti. Concerto for Pianoforte in E b (Op. 4) , . Sterndale Bennett
Miss Arabella Goddard. Regit., " La notte fugge " ; Aria, " Si, lo sento "
(Faust) ........ Spohr
Mlle Parepa. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony in B j? . . . . . . . Beethoven
ScENA, " Non pill di fiori " (La Clemenza di Tito) . Mozart
Miss Lascelles. Corno di Bassetto Obblig., Mr. Joseph Williams. Concerto for Violin (No. 7) . . . . . Spohr
Mr. Henry Blagrove. Trio, " Soave sia il vento " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Misses Parepa and Lascelles and Signor Belletti.
Overture, " The Siege of Corinth " . . . , Rossini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 10
Part I Symphony, " Eroica " . . . . . . Beethoven
RoMANZA, " Perche dell' aure " (Torquato Tasso) . Donizetti
Signor Delle Sedie. Concerto for Violoncello ..... Krajt
Signor Pezze. Aria, " Qui la voce " (I Puritani) .... Bellini
SiGNORA GuERRABELLA.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in A major (No. 2) . Cavatina, " Largo al factotum " (II Barbiei-e) Signor Delle Sedie.
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Beethoven
Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor ....
Mr. J. F. Barnett. Duet, " Dunque io son " (II Barbiere) . . , Rossini
SlONORA GUERRABELLA and SiGNOR DelLE SedIE.
Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 24
Part I
Symphony, " La Reine de France " . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Signora Guerrabella. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Herr Straus. Regit., " La Dea di tutti i cor " ; Aria, " Bella ado-
rata " (II Giuramento) ..... Mercadante
Mr. Tennant. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Moscheles
Mr. Moscheles.
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Duet, " La ci darem la mano " (Don Giovanni) .
Signora Guerrabella and Signor Steller. Overture, " Jubilee " .
Condvictor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
Beethoven Mozart
Weber
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We have now arrived at the 50tli season, the Jubilee of the Society, Avhich is opened upon March 10 with a performance of Weber's " Jubilee " Overture, written for the Festival at Dresden in 1818 to commemorate the jubilee of the accession of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. The Coda introduces the tune of our National Anthem.
That majestic actress and singer, Mile Titiens (or Tietjens) made her first, and the veteran pianist, Mrs. Anderson, her last appearance. A tribute to Mile Titiens' popularity is the fact that she sang in four out of the nine concerts of this season.
Two other new singers, Miles Marchisio, appeared, in Duets, at the 8th concert, and Herr Davidoff, of the Leipzig Conservatorium, made his first appearance in England, playing his own Violoncello Concerto in B minor.
Fresh cases occurred this year of pianoforte, instead of orchestral, accompaniments to singers, and one work, to be referred to presently, was accompanied by organ only.
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Signer Piatti played a Concertino of his own composing, for the first time, at the 7th concert.
In addition to the eight concerts, the Directors ended their fiftieth season with a Commemoration Jubilee Concert. This took place at the new haU in Regent Street and Piccadilly, named St. James's Hall, which repository of delightful musical memories is, alas, a thing of the past.
The haU had its drawbacks : you got (with your concert) too much extraneous matter ; the smell of cooking at one end, the voices and instruments of the Christy Minstrels at the other, and the effect of the latter, during superb pianissimo passages in works of the highest order, was greatly discon- certing.
Stanley Lucas {for fourteen years Hon. Secretary) pointed out not only the necessity for this change of locale, but also for a redistribution of seats, as an enormous gathering was expected, mainly because Mme Jenny Lind was going to sing. In any case, the occasion was a very memorable one, and the crowd so great, that the Hanover Square Rooms would have been too small and the arrangements quite in- adequate.
Much enthusiasm marked the " half-time " of the old Society. Mme Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt, MUe Titiens and Mr. Santley sang, Mrs. Anderson, Messrs. Joachim and Piatti played.
Mrs. Anderson bade farewell to this scene of many of her triumphs, by taking the pianoforte part in the Choral Fantasia of Beethoven, and " Jenny Lind " introduced Mendelssohn's Hymn, " Hear my prayer," with simply the organ as accom- paniment, which was played by E. J. Hopkins, Avho had already been organist of the Temple Church twenty years and who lived to the age of eighty.
This favourite work of Mendelssohn's, until it ran out of cop3rright, had merely the original organ accompaniment, having been written for Mrs. Bartholomew's concerts at Crosby Hall in 1844 and presented to that lady. At the re- quest of her husband, Wm. Bartholomew, Mendelssohn scored it for small orchestra ^ before his death.
, In addition to a number of other good things in this success- ful Jubilee Concert, Professor Sterndale Bennett, the Society's able conductor, composed for it a new Fantaisie-Overture, the subject being " Paradise and the Peri," and he drew up a
* An edition, embodying this orchestration in the accompaniment, was published iDy Messrs. Boosey and Co. in 1887.
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complete " Key," showing the meaning of his different themes (or leit-motiven) in connection with Moore's poem.
A novel effect, in these days, was the introduction, in an appropriate manner, of a bell (tuned to Bj?), which was intended to represent the vesper call to prayer.
This brilliant concert brought the fifth decade to a success- ful close.
The late J. W. Davison, the husband of Mme Arabella Goddard, and the musical critic of " The Times " newspaper, writing in the issue of that paper on July 17, 1862, said :
"Since its institution in 1813, the Philharmonic Society has, to use a homely phrase, seen various ' ups and downs.' Nevertheless, even in its darkest and most threatening periods, it has never once departed from the high standard which it set itself from the beginning, never once, by lowering that standard, endeavoured pusillanimously to minister to a taste less scrupulous and refined than that to which it made its first appeal, and to which it is indebted for a world-wide celebrity. Thus it has never forfeited the good opinion of those who actually constitute the tribunal which in this country adjudges the real position of the musical art, and who have invariably rallied round the ' Philharmonic ' in its moments of temporary trial. Amid all kinds of well-intended, however bigoted, opposition, the Society has submitted to reform after reform, and preserved its moral equihbrium, a sign that its constitution is of the strongest and the healthiest."
PROGRAMMES FOR 1862
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 10
Part I Overture , " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Regit., " Sposa, Euridice " ; Aria, " Che faro " (Orfeo) Gliick
Miss Lasceli^es. Overture, " Genoveva " . . . . . Schumann
Aria, " Parto, ma tu, ben mio " .... Mozart
Madame Guerrabella.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. Williams.
CoNCEBTO for Violin in A minor .... Viotti
Herr Joachim.
Part II
Symphony, " The Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Vaghe coUe " (II Ratio di Proserpina) . . Winter
Madame Guerrabella and Miss Lascelles,
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Sababande, Boubee, Double ....
Herb Joachim. Overture, " Faniska " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Conductor, Professor Stebndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 24
Pabt I
Symphony, " Die Weihe der Tone " (The Power of
Sound) ........ Spohr
Regit., " Crudele ! ah no " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Mlle Pabepa. Capbice for Pianoforte in E . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Miss Ababella Goddabd. Regit., " 'Tis thy words " ; Aib, " Our hearts in child- hood's morn " (Iphigenia in Tauris) . . . Oluck Mr. Tennant. OvEBTUBE, " Athalie " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Tornami a dir che m' ami " (Don Pasquale) . Donizetti
Mlle Pabepa and Mr. Tennant. Prelude, and Fugue " alia Tarantella" for Pianoforte J. S. Bach
Miss Arabella Goddabd. OvEETUBE, " Oberon "...... Weber
Conductor, Pbofessob Stebndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 7
Pabt I Symphony in E 1? (Letter T) . . . . . Haydn
Regit., " Dal cor " ; Aria, " O lieti di " (L'Etoile du
Nord) ........ Meyerbeer
Mr. Santley. Concerto for Violin in D minor .... Molique
Herr Joachim. Aria, " Al desio di chi t' adoro " (Le Nozze di Figaro) Mozart
Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Segui o cara " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Santley. Andante and Fuga for Violin . . . . . J. S. Bach
Herr Joachim. Overture, " Masaniello " ..... Auber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 5
Part I Symphony ........ Niels Gade
Aria, " Vanne, vanne " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mlle Titiens.
(Her first appearance.)
Adagio and Fugue in D . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Voi che sapete " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mlle Titiens. Concerto for Pianoforte in B minor .... Hummel
Herr Pauer.
Part II Symphony in C (No. 1) . . ... Beethoven
Regit., " Crudele " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Gio- vanni) ........ Mozart
Mlle Titiens. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. H. C. Cooper. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndalb Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 19
Part I Symphony in E b . . . . . . . Mozart
Regit., " Hai gia vinta " ; Aria, " Vedro mentr' io
sospiro " (Le Nozze di Figaro) .... Mozart
SiGNOR BeLLETTI.
Concerto for Violoncello in B minor . . . Davidoff
Herr Davidoff. (First appearance in England.) ScENA, " All, qual furor " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture, " Isles of Fingal " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Dunque io son " (II Barbiere di Siviglia) . Rossini
Miss L. Pyne and Signor Belletti. Fantasia for Oboe, " William Tell " . . . Lavigne and Arditi
MoNs. Lavigne. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 2
Part I Symphony in E b (No. 8) .....
Air, " With verdure clad " (Creation)
Mlle Titiens.
Haydn Haydn
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Mendelssohn
Mozart Weber
Beethoven Beethoven
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .
Mr. Halle. Aria, " Che pur aspro " (II Seraglio) .
Mlle Titiens. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "
Part II Syjiphony (No. 5) in C minor .
LiEDER I ^"^ " ^^^ "^^^ "°^^ ^^® Thrane " } \ (6) " Herz, mein herz " . j
Mlle Titiens.
Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Concerto for Violin ...... David
Herr Becker.
Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 16
Part I Symphony in A major ...... Mendelssohn
ScENA, " Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) ........ Weber
Mlle Titiens. Concertino for Violoncello (MS.) .... Piatti
SiGNOR Piatti. (First time of performance.) Regit., " Giunse alfin il momento " ; Aria, " Deh
vieni " (Le Nozze di Figaro) .... Mozart
Mlle Titiens.
Concebtante for Violin, Violoncello and Pianoforte . Beethoven
Messrs. Joachim, Piatti and Cusins.
Part II
Symphony in D (No. 2)
LiEDER I ("^ " Friihlingslied " . J.IEDER j ^^^ u widmung "
Beethoven
Alendelssohn
Schumann
Mlle Titiens.
Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Overture, "Jessonda" ...... Spohr
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 30
Part I Symphony in A minor (Scotch) .... Mendelssohn
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Mlles Carlotta and Barbara Marchisio. Concerto for Violin ...... Spohr
Mr. H. G. Blagrove. Duet, " De quai soave lagrime " (Saffo) . . . Pacini
Mlles Marchisio. Overture, " Egmont " . , . . . . Beethoven
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Pabt II Symphony in B [? . . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Giorno d' orror " (Semiramide) . . , Rossini
Mlles Mabchisio. OvEBTURE, " Preciosa "...... Weber
Conductor, Professob Stebndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
Jubilee Concebt (at St. James's Hall)
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SOCIETY'S 50th SEASON.
MONDAY, JULY 14
Pabt I OvEBTUBE, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Regit, and Aria, " Riuscito " (Mathilda von Guise) , Hummel
Mb. Santley. CoNCEBTO for Violin in D minor .... Spohr
Hebb Joachim. Hyimn, " Hear my prayer," for Soprano Solo and
Chorus ........ Mendelssohn
Mme Lind-Goldschmidt and Chobus. Accompanied on the Organ by Mb. E. J. Hopkins. Choral Fantasia (for Pianoforte, Orchestra and
Chorus) ........ Beethoven
Mbs. Andebson and Chobus.
(Her last appearance in public.)
Finale, " Loreley " . . . . , . Mendelssohn
Mlle Titiens and Chorus.
Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " . . Sterndale Bennett
(Composed expressly for this occasion.)
Pabt II Symphony in C, " Jupiter " . . . . . Mozart
ScENA, " Ma la sola " (Beatrice di Tenda) . . . Bellini
Mme Lind-Goldschmidt. Th^ime Vabiee for Violoncello ..... Piatti
SiGNOB Piatti. Arietta, " Invano alcun desir " (Armida) . . . Gluck
Mlle Titiens and Chobus. AiB, " With joy the impatient husbandman " (The
Seasons) ........ Haydn
Mb. Santley. Overtube, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers, and their various forms of Composition, during the fifth decade of the Society's existence.
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Nationality. |
Com- poser.s. |
Sym- phonies. |
Over- tures. |
Con- certos. |
Miscel- laneous. |
Vocal. |
Total Number of Com- positions. |
|
Austria |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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|
British Empire . |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Denmark |
1 |
1 |
2 |
— |
|
— |
3 |
|
German Empire |
3 |
4 |
13 |
5 |
19 |
33 |
74 |
|
Holland . . . |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
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Italy .... |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
Russia |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Solo-players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices, and the Conductors, during the fifth decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
strings. |
Wood. Wind. |
Brass. |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
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Austria . Belgium . British Empire . France German Empire . Holland . Hungary and Bohemia Italy Norway . Russia Sweden . |
1 4 3 1 1 1 |
1 5 5 1 1 1 |
5 1 1 |
1 |
1 |
5 4 |
1 7 3 3 3 4 1 2 |
2 1 |
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1863-1872
1863
THE sixth decade of the old Society opened well. There were seven Beethoven Symphonies played, not only this season, but in the next one. Four of the concerts, the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th concerts, were announced " By special desire." There were eight concerts in all.
Other concert schemes were, by now, forging ahead, encouraged by the wonderful success of the Philharmonic Society, and from now onwards the dates clash. In this year especially, the dates of Dando's Quartett Concerts seem to have been chosen to prevent the Society having their Trial nights satisfactorily carried out.
The new singers, this year, were Miss A. M. Banks, Mile Louise Liebhart, Mme Lilli Lehmann, the Bavarian soprano (apparently no relation to Liza Lehmann), and Signor Fricca. The only new solo instrumentalist was Victor Buziau, a Belgian vioUnist, who is still playing in London and is a professor of Trinity College of Music.
Piatti, the great 'ceUist, played two works new to these concerts ; the Fantasia Appassionata of Julius Rietz, and the Sonata Pastorale of Tartini ; the latter work was accompanied upon the pianoforte by Mr. W. G. Cusins and both works were heard at the 8th concert.
At the 5th concert, a repetition of Sterndale Bennett's Fantaisie- Overture, " Paradise and the Peri," took place, and at the 4th, Beethoven's music to Goethe's " Egmont " was performed, the vocal numbers by Miss Banks, with William Bartholomew's illustrative and comiecting poem, recited by Arthur Matthison. This music consisted of an Overture, two soprano songs, four Entr'actes, Clara's death, a Melodrama and a Finale with which the latter part of the Overture is identical. Bartholomew's recitations bound the work together,
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and also allowed the music to be presented, apart from the j Tragedy. Arthur Matthison was one of the greatest reciters | of the day. '|
A curious thing to be remarked is that not one letter of the • Jubilee year has been preserved by the Society, and that, in this year, only Mr, Dando's communication respecting the clashing of concert dates has been saved from what appears, in certain years of the Philharmonic Society's history, to have been either an auction or a veritable holocaust ! G. F. Anderson was still Hon. Treasurer, and G. Hogarth Secretary.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1863
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 9
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Aria, " Sanctum ot terribile " . . . . . Pergolesi
Miss Lascelles. Concerto for Pianoforte in E j? . . . . Beethoven
Mr. J. F. Barnett. Scena, " Si, lo sento " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Mlle Parepa. Overture in A minor, " Nachklange von Ossian " . Niels Gade
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Ah, Mathilde " (Mathilde de Sabran) . . Bossini
Misses Parepa and Lascelles.
Air, " Du village voisin " (Le Serment) . . . A-uber
Mlle Parepa. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . TTefeer
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 23
Part I
Symphony in E [7 (No. 10) Haydn
Regit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) Mozart
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concerto for Violin in G major (No. 11) . » . Spohr
Mr. H. G. Rlagrove. Regit., " I am safe " ; Air, ' Ah, what a night " (Le
Domino Noir) Auber
Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture, "Preciosa" ...... Weber
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Part II
Symphony in C (No. 5)
LiEDER ((«)" The Wooer" ) LiEDER I (t).' May-Song" /
Beethoven Beethoven
Miss Louisa Pyne.
Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Wedding-March, " Midsummer Night's Dream " . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mua. Doc.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 20
By Special Desire
Part I Symphony in E [7 . . . . . . . Mozart
Recit., " Hai gia vinta " ; Aria, " Vedro mentr' io "
(Le Nozze di Figaro) ...... Mozart
Mr. Santley. Concerto for Pianoforte in E [7 . . , . TFefeer
Mr. W. G. Cusins. i Scena, " Ocean, thou mighty monster " (Oberon) . Weber
Mlle Parepa. Overture, " Leonora "...... Beethoven
Part II Symphony in A major (Italian) Duet, " Figlia ! Mio padre ! " (Rigoletto) .
Mlle Parepa and Mr. Santley. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "
Mendelssohn Verdi
Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 4
By Special Desire
Part I
Musical Nutvibers to Goethe's " Egmont " . . Beethoven
Vocal Pieces siing by Miss Banks. (Mr. Bartholomew's illustrative Poem read by Mr. Arthur Mattiiison.) Aria, " Deh vieni alia finestra " (Don Giovanni)
SiGNOR DeLLE SeDIE,
Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 4)
Madame Arabella Goddard
Mozart Sterndale Bennett
Part II Symphony, " The Pastoral " . Scena (Maria Padilla) ....
SiGNOR DeLLE SeDIE.
March, " Tannhauser " .
Beethoven Donizetti
Wagner
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 18
By Special Desire
Part I Symphony, "Grand" (No. 11) Regit, and Air, " With verdure clad " (The Creation) .
Mlle Titiens. Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " Aria, " Cho pur aspro " (II Seragho) .
Mlle Titiens. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " .
Haydn Haydn
Sterndale Bennett Mozart
Weber
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) . . . . . . Beetlioven
Valse, " E strano peter " (Faust) .... Gounod
Mlle Titiens. Overture, " Zampa " . , . . . . Herold
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 1
Part I Symphony in D minor ...... Spohr
Aria, " In diesen heil'gen Hallen " (Die Zauberflote) . Mozart
Signor Fricca. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Beethoven
Madame Arabella Goddard. Aria, " Fest wie felsen " (Cosi fan tutte) . . . Mozart
Mlle Liebhart. Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony in F (No, 8) ..... . Beethoven
Scena, " Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei- schiitz) ........ Weber
Mlle Lilli Lehmann. Trio, " Gut, sohnchen, gut " (Fidelio) . . . Beethoven
Mlles Liebhart and Lehmann and Signor Fricca. Overture in C major ...... Mendelssohn
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 15
By Special Desire
Part I Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . • . - Beethoven
Aria, " Un aura amorosa " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Signor Delle Sedie. Concerto for Viohn ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. Victor Buziau. Aria, " Ali, come rapida " (II Crociato in Egitto) . Meyerbeer
Mlle Desiree Artot. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
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Part II Symphony in A minor, " Scotch " . . . , Mendelssohn
Duet, " Dunque io son " (II Barbiere di Siviglia) . Rossini
Mlle Desiree Artot and Signor Delle Sedie. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubim
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 29
Part I Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Pieta, Signore " . . . . . . Stradella
Signor Delle Sedie. Fantasia Appassionata for Violoncello ... J. Rietz
Signor Pjatti.
(First time of performance.)
Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze di Figaro). . . Mozart
Mlle Desiree Artot. Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony, " The Eroi'ca " (No. 3) . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Leonora ! deh taci " (La Favorita) . . Donizetti
Mlle Desiree Artot and Signor Delle Sedie. Sonata Pastorale for Violoncello {First performance) . Tartini
Signor Piatti.
Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Overture, " William Tell "..... Rossini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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Again this year, the 3rd, 5th and 8th concerts are described as " By Special Desire," and at the 5th, the Prince and Princess of Wales were present.
The 1st concert, falling on the birthday of Rossini, was largel}^ devoted to his works : the Overtures to " Semiramide " and " The Siege of Corinth " and four vocal items illustrating his melodious imagination.
At the same concert, Mr. WiUiam Crozier, an excellent oboist, who was in the Crystal Palace orchestra from 1855 to 1870, played Griebel's Fantasia on "Don Giovanni."
At the 2nd concert, an innovation was permitted (a mistake never repeated), viz. the singing of unaccompanied four-part songs by Mendelssohn and Hatton. Quite excellent for a Glee Club, but scarcely in place at the Philharmonic Concerts.
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The Orpheus Glee Union, a weU-known quartett of male voices (A.T.B.B.), interpreted them.
Harold Thomas, a much-respected Royal Academy pro- fessor, played Bennett's D minor Concerto, appearing for the first time at these concerts, and Vieuxtemps was placed early in the Programme, to allow of his performing at the Monday " Pops " later in the evening !
The 3rd concert helped to celebrate the tercentenary of the birth of Shakespeare, and aU but two numbers illustrated some play or song of his writing. The Overtures were : " Coriolanus " (Beethoven) and " The Merry Wives of Windsor " (Nicolai) ; there were songs from " Twelfth Night," " The Tempest " and " Two Gentlemen of Verona," and all Mendelssohn's music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream." ^ The two exceptions were Beethoven's " Pastoral Symphony " and a Violin Concerto by Paganini, played by Sivori.
At the 4:th concert, on the warm recommendation of Pauer, Herr Johann Christoph Lauterbach made his appearance, playing Spohr's Violin Concerto, " Scena Cantata."
At the 5th concert, Herr Carl Mayerhofer (first bass at the Imperial Opera House, Vienna) made his debiit, and MUe Carohne Bettelheim (of Her Majesty's Theatre) also appeared.
At the 6th, Dr. G. Gunz (first tenor of the Royal Theatre, Hanover) made his first acquaintance with a British audience.
At the 7th concert, Mile TrebeUi sang for the first time for this Society. She was one of the most charming, sympathetic and popular contralto operatic singers, and, above all, an excellent musician, who between this year and 1876 sang at ten of the concerts. Though she styled herself " Miss," she had married Alessandro Bettini in the year 1863.
At the 8th concert, the last of the season, a Symphony, composed by Sterndale Bennett for the Society, was produced. A feature of interest in this almost forgotten work was the use of two distinct Trios with the Minuet, the 2nd one for wind only. Joachim introduced his new Viohn Concerto, for the first performance, and Fritz Hartvigson, who had followed his Royal Patroness, Queen Alexandra, from Denmark, and is still in this country as an eminent teacher at the R.C.M., etc., played for the first time, choosing his own Pianoforte Concerto.
^ There was plenty of Shakespearian material, as, besides the above works, Mr. Harold Thomas offered an Overture to " As you like it," and Mrs. Merest (Miss Maria B. Hawes) was anxious to sing " Full fathom five," by Arne.
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An example of what has, in later years, considerably developed is the request from a master of one of the orphans helped by that excellent Association, the Royal Society of Musicians, that his pupil should be allowed to attend the Philharmonic rehearsals. Nowadays, special facilities are granted to the promising students of all our great schools of music.
A curious case arose out of words having been used without the author's permission. The latter offered to waive author's rights on receipt of an entree to the season's concerts !
Mr. George Grove ^ sent, from the Crystal Palace, the Score and parts of Schumann's Overture to " Julius Csesar," which he considered inferior to his " Genoveva " and " Bride of Messina " Overtures. Apparently the Directors were of the same opinion ; it was not performed.
Hogarth retired from the secretaryship this year, and was succeeded by Campbell-Clarke.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1864
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29
(Rossini's Birthday)
Part I Symphony (MS.)
(Composed expressly for the Society. Aria, " Riedi al Soglio " (Zelmira)
Madame Parepa. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .
Madame Arabella Goddard. Aria, " Cujus animam " (Stabat Mater)
Mr. Wilbye Cooper. Overture, " Semiramide "
Cherubini Rossini Mozart Rossini Rossini
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Aria, " I)i piacer " (La Gazza Ladra) . . . Rossini
Madame Parepa. Fantasia, " Don Giovanni," for Oboe . . . Qriehel
Mr. W. Crozier. Duet, " Rasserana, o earo " (William Tell) . . Rossini
Madame Parepa and Wilbye Cooper. Overture, " The Siege of Corinth " . . . . Rossini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
' Later on, Sir George Grove, of Dictionary fam.e.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 14
Part I Symphony in D (No. 4) ..... .
Serenade, " Slumber, dearest "
The Orpheus Glee Union. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (Op. 1) Mr. Harold Thomas. (First time at these Concerts.) Part Song, " When evening's twiHght "
The Orpheus Glee Union. Concerto for Violin in B minor
Mons. Vieuxtemps.
Mozart Mendelssohn
Sterndale Bennett
Hatton De Beriot
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) . . . .
Part Song, " The Hunter's Farewell "
The Orpheus Glee Union. Overture, " Fernando Cortez "
Beethoven Mendelssohn
Spontini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 18
By Special Desire
(In connection with the Tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth.)
Part I Overture, " Coriolanus " . . . . . Beethoven
Canzonet, " She never told her love " (Twelfth Night) Haydn
Mrs. Lockey. Concerto for Violin ...... Paganini
SiGNOR SiVORI.
Air, " Where the bee sucks " (The Tempest) . . Arne
Miss Banks. Overture and five Numbers (Midsummer Night's
Dream) ........ Mendelssohn
Mtss Banks, Mrs. Lockey and Chorus.
Part II Symphony, " The Pastoral " . Duet, " On a day " (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
Miss Banks and Mrs. Lockey. Overture, " The Merry Wives of Windsor "
Beethoven Bishop
Nicolai
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 2
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mehul
Aria, " Lascia amor " (Rinaldo) .... Handel
Mr. Weiss. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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THE SIXTH DECADE
Aria, " Zeffiretti lusinghieri ". (Idomeneo) .
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington. Overture, " Cymbeline " ....
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Mozart
Cipriani Potter
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Air, " Ombre legere " (Dinorah) .... Meyerbeer
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington.
Concerto for Violin, " Scena Cantante " . . . Spohr
Herr Lauterbach.
(His first appearance in England.)
Duet, " Quel Sepolcro " (Agnese) .... Pa^r
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington and Mr. Weiss.
March, " Egmont " . . , . . . Beethoven
Conductor, PBorESSOR Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 16 By Special Desire
Part I
Symphony in G (Letter V) ..... Haydn
Air, *' Ha, wie will ich triumphiren " (II Seraglio) . Mozart
Herr Mayerhofer.
(His first appearance in England.)
Concertstuck for Pianoforte ..... Weber
Madame Arabella Goddard. Aria, " Son leggiero " (Maria di Rohan) . . . Donizetti
Mlle Bettelheim. Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in A major, " The Italian " Aria, " Non piii mesta " (La Cenerentola)
Mendelssohn Rossini
Mlle Bettelheim. Prelude and Fugue alla Tarantella for Pianoforte J. S. Bach
Madame Arabella Goddard. Duet, " Bell' Imago " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Mlle Bettelheim and Herr Mayerhofer.
Grand Exhibition March ..... Auber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 30
Part I Symphony in C (No. 2) ..... , Schumann
(First time of performance.) Air, " Komm, O holde Dame" (La Dame Blanche) . Boieldieu
Dr. Gunz.
(His first appearance in England.)
Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Herr Joachim.
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ScENA, " Wie nahte mir der Schliimmer " (Der Frei- schiitz) ........
Miss Fanny Abmytaqe.
OvERTTJBE, " Paradise and the Peri "
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Beethoven
Verdi
Spohr J. S. Bach
Donizetti
Symphony in A (No. 7) .
Romanza, " Eri tu che macchiavi " (Un Ballo in Mas- chera) ........
SiGNOR DeLLE SeDIE.
o^^^ c TT- 1- ( (a) " Andante " .... Solos for Violin ])T^i u -n i j "
{(b) Prelude .
Herr Joachim.
Duet, " Quanto amore " (L' Elisir d' Amoro)
Miss Fanny Armytage and Signor Delle Sedie.
March, " Ruins of Athens " . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doe.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 13 Part I
Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . , . Weber
Valse, " E strano peter " (Faust) .... Gounod
Mlle Trebelli.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G major .... Beethoven
Herr Pauer.
Rondo, " Pensa alia Patria " (L' Italiana in Algieri)
Mlle Trebelli, Concerto for Violin .....
Herr Wieniawski.
Rossini Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) .
Aria, " La Bella mia " (Nicolo di Lapi)
Mlle Trebelli.
Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro "
Beethoven Schira
Mozart
Conductor, Professor Stkrndale Bennett, Mus, Doc.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 27 By Special Desire
Part I Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Misero o sogno " . . . . . , Mozart
Dr. Gunz. (First time of performance in England.)
Concerto for Violin ...... Joachim
Herr Joachim, (First time of performance.)
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Abia, " Lascia ch' io pianga " (Rinaldo) . . . Handel
Miss Louisa Pyne.
Serenade and Ax,legro Giojoso for Pianoforte (Op. 43) Mendelssohn Mr. Hartvigson.
Part II Symphony (MS.) ...... Sterndale Bennett
(Composed this season for the Society's Concerts.)
Air, " Love, at once I break thy fetters " (Crown Dia- monds) ........ Auher
Miss Louisa Pyne.
Romance, " Ma maitresse a quitte la tente " (Lalla
Rookli) ....... Felicien David
Dr. Gunz. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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In this year, the 2nd and 4th concerts were labelled " By special desire."
There were many new lady vocaUsts, amongst whom were Mme Sarolta, Mile lima di Murska, who made her first appear- ance m London at Her Majesty's Opera House, about a fort- night prior to her singing at these concerts (May 29) ; and finally, Mile Sinico, a most useful singer in Opera, who married, in 1874, Enrico Campobello, whose real name was Henry McLean Martin.
A fine operatic basso, Signor Louis Agnesi, made his first appearance, but did not sing again at the concerts, and died very suddenly in London ten years later.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1865 FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 20
Part I Symphony (Letter I) . . . . . . Haydn
Air, " Tu che sei " (Faust) ..... Spohr
Mr. Renwick.
Concerto for Violin (No. 9) .... . Spohr
Herr Straus.
ScENA, " Oh Rank, thou hast thy shackles " (Love's
Triumph) Wallace
Miss Louisa Pyne.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
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Pabt II Symphony in B[? (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Air, " All, what a night " (Le Domino Noir) . . Auber
Miss Louisa Pyne.
OvEBTUBE, " L'Alcade de la Vega " . . . . Onslow
Conductor, Pbofessob Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 3
By Special Desire
Pabt I Symphony in Ej? . . . . . . . Mozart
Abia, " Ah, rendinii quel core " (Mitrane) .
Madame Emma Hey wood. OvEBTUBE, " Oberon " . Abia, " Non paventar " (II Flauto Magico)
Madame Parepa. CoNCBBTO for Violin ....
Hbbb Joachim.
Rossi
Weber Mozart
Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Now for him I loved " (Jessonda) . . Spohr
Mesdames Parepa and Heywood.
OvEBTUBE, " L© Philtro " . . . . . Auber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY I
Pabt I
Symphony, " The Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
RoMANZA, " Cara luoghi " (Linda di Chamounix) . Donizetti
Mlle Edenska. Abia, " Qui la voce " (I Puritani) .... Bellini
Mlle Sinico. CoNOEBTO for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mozart
Mb. C. Halle.
Part II Symphony (MS.), Op. 43 . . . . . Sterndale Bennett
(Composed expressly for the Society.) Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Mlles Sinico and Edenska. Ovebtube, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Pbofessob Stebndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 15
By Special Desibe
Pabt I
Symphony in C major, " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Abia, " Deh ! per questo " (La Clemenza di Tito) . Mozart
Madame Joachim.
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Mendelssohn Gluck
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Concerto for Violin .....
Hebr Lauterbach. Overture, " Euryanthe " ....
Part II Symphony in A major, " Italian " . Aria, " Che faro senza Euridice " (Orfeo) . Madame Joachim. Overture, " Egmont " .
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 29
Part I Symphony in D minor (No, 2) . . . . . Spohr
Aria, " Gli angui d' inferno " (II Flauto Magico) . Mozart
Mlle Ilma di Murska.
Concerto for Pianoforte .....
Madame Schumann. Aria, " D' amor suU' ali rosee " (II Trovatore) MLI.E Ilma di Murska. Overture in C (MS.) .....
Schumann
Verdi
Mendelssohn
Beethoven Proch
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... .
Aria, with Variations, " Deh ! torna mio bene "
Mlle Ilma di Murska. Overture, " Die Zauberfiote " .... Mozart
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 12
Part I
Overture, " Rienzi " Wagner
(First time of performance.) Scena, " Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) Weber
Madaivie Harriebs-Wippern. Concerto for Pianoforte in E|7 . . . . Beethoven
Madame Arabella Goddard.
Air, " O saume langer nicht " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . Mozart
Madame Harriers-Wippern.^
Concerto for Flute ...... Molique
Mr. Oluf Svensden.
Part II
Symphony in D (No. 2) Mozart
RoMANZA, " Nel lasciar " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Madame Harriers-Wippern.
Overture, " King Stephen " . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
^ In place of Mlle Titiens, suffering from a recent accident.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 26 ^
Part I Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Aria, " Sorgete " (Maometto Secondo) . . . Rossini
SiGNOR Agnesi.
Concerto for Violin in E minor (No. 7) . . . Spohr
Herr Joachim. Finale to " Loreley " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Mlle Titiens.
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) .
Aria, " Che piir aspro " (II Seraglio) .
Mlle Titiens. Chaconne for Violin ....
Herr Joachim.
Aria, " Non piu anclrai " (Le Nozze di Figaro)
SiGNOR Agnesi.
Overture, " Les Deux Journ6es " .
Beethoven
Mozart
J. S. Bach Mozart
Cherubini
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 10
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 1) ..... Mendelssohn
Air de Valse, " Ali ! valse legere " (Faust) . . Gounod
Madame Trebelli.
Concerto for Pianoforte in C . . . . . Mozart
Herr Pauer.
RoMANZA, " Ma negli estremi istanti " (II Giuramento) Mercadante
Madame Sarolta.
Overture (MS.), " Paradise and the Peri " . Sterndale Bennett
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . . Beethoven
RoMANZA, " Si tanto in ira " (Linda di Chamounix) . Donizetti
SiGNOR Gardoni.
Cavatina, " Ah, quel giorno " (Semiramide) . . Rossini
Madame Trebelli. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doe. ^ This is the only concert coim:nencing at 8.30 p.m.
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Henry Leslie, whose choir did so much for madrigals and part songs in London, and w^hose place in the Metropolis has never been filled, became an Associate this year.
Just as last season there were so many new lady vocalists, so this time there was a preponderance of fresh male singers. Mr. T. Hohler, Freiherr von Rokintansk}', a Viennese basso- prof undo, who first appeared in England in 1856, singing both at Her Majest3^'s and Drury Lane Opera Houses ; Signor Bettini (Mme Trebelli's husband) ; Signor Bossi, and three very well-knowia singers, only one of whom survives : Signor Foh, whose real name was Mian James Foley ; Lewis Wilham Thomas, the well-known bass at the Temple Church and a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and Dr. William Hayman Cummings, a musician of man}^ attainments and holding numerous posts of honour. He has been for many years Hon. Treasurer of the Philharmonic Society, which also owes him a lifelong gratitude for all his help, sound advice and tactful resource.
The whole of the 1st concert was devoted to a performance of Schumann's Cantata " Paradise and the Peri," and, at the 6th concert, Gounod's new Symphony in E [7 (No. 2) was played. The Directors had requisitioned some new work of his, and he expressed his great pride in being asked for one.
Beyond these details, and the fact that Professor Sterndale Bennett, who had filled the post with such distinction for a period of eleven years, gave up his conductorship, there is little to tell. His ever increasing responsibilities, to which now must be added that of Principal of the Royal Academy of Music, gave Bennett more than his strength could cope with.
His association with the Society had been intimate as pianoforte-player, composer and conductor for a consider- able period of its existence, and as late as 1872 (only three years before his lamented death) he was still so full of interest in. the Philharmonic and its doings, that, although he did not feel equal to the duties of a Director, he stated that " he would ever love the Society." He was awarded the Beethoven Gold Medal in 1871. Campbell-Clarke was succeeded as Secretary by Stanley Lucas, the son of Charles Lucas, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music.
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FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 5
Cantata, " Paradise and the Peri " . . . . Schumann
Madame Parepa, Misses Robertine Henderson and
Emily Pitt ; Messrs. Cummings, Whiffin and Lewis
Thomas and Chorus.
The German adaptation of Moore's poem imitated by Mr. Wm.
Bartholomew.
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doe.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 19
Part I Symphony (Letter Q) ..... . Haydn
ScENA, " Infelice " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concerto for Pianoforte in E [7 . . . . Beethoven
Mr. W. G. Cusins. Aria, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concerto for Violin in A . . . . . Viotti
Herr Joachim.
Part II Symphony in A major ...... Mendelssohn
Ballata, " Quando lasoiai la Normandia " (Robert le
Diable) ........ Meyerbeer
Miss Louisa Pyne. Overture, " Masaniello " ..... Auber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 16 Part I
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Weber |
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Air, " On mighty pens " (The Creation) |
Haydn |
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Mozart |
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Herr Straus. |
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Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . |
Mozart |
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Fraulein Ubrich. |
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Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . |
Beethoven |
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Overture, " The Isles of Fingal "... |
Mendelssohn |
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Mendelssohn |
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Beethoven |
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL Part I Symphony in G minor .....
Asia, " La nonna inia " (Der Freischiitz)
Mlle Sinico.
Concerto for Pianoforte in B minor .
Mlle Mehlig.
Aria, " In terra ci divisero " (I Due illustri Rivali)
Mr. T. Hohler.
Overture, " Der Berg-geist " .
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Hummel
Mercadante
Spohr
Part II
Symphony, " The Pastoral " (No. (3) . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Vedrai carino " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mlle Sinico.
Pianoforte Solo, Scherzo in B \} minor . . . Chopin
Mlle Mehlig. Duet, " Mira la bianca luna " . . . . . Rossini
Mlle Sinico and Mr. T. Hohler.
Overture, " L'Alcade de la Vega " . . . . Onslow
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY U
Part I Symphony (Letter R) . . . . . . Haydn
Scena, " Riuscito sono alfin " (Mathilde de Guise) . Hummel
Mr. Santley.
Concerto for Violin in D minor .... Spohr
Herr Auer.
Cavatina, " Glocklein im Thale " (Euryanthe) . . Weber
Madame Harriers-Wippern.
Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Aria, " Ah ! lo so " (II Flauto Magico) . . . Mozart
Madame Harriers-Wippern.
Fantasia for Double-Bass on "La Sonnambula " . Rowland
Mr. Alexander C. Rowland.
RoMANZA, " Sulla sabbia Africana " (Don Sebastiano) . Donizetti
Mr. Santley.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 28
Pakt I Symphony in E [7 (No. 2) .....
Abia, " Questi avventurieri " (II Seraglio) .
Herr von Rokitansky. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor (No. 3)
Madame Arabella Goddard. Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Giovanni)
Mlle Titiens.
OvEBonjRE, " William Tell "
Oounod Mozart
Sterndale Bennett Mozart Rossini
Part II
Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Cavatina, " Ardon gl' incensi " (Lucia di Laramermoor) Donizetti
Mlle Titiens. Duet, " All' opra orsu " (Fidelio) .... Beethoven
Mlle Titiens and Herr von Rokitansky. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 11
By Special Desire
Part I Overture, " Zampa " .
QuiNTETT, " E scherzo o de follia " (Un Ballo in Mas- chera) ........
Mesdames Harriers- Wippern and Trebelli-Bettini ; Messrs. Bettini, Bossi and Foli. Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni)
SiGNOR Bettini.
Concerto for Violin, " Scena Cantata "...
MONS. WiENIAWSKI.
Herold Verdi
Cavatina, " Nobil Signor " (Les Huguenots)
Madame Trebelli-Bettini.
Overture, " Leonora " .
Mozart Spohr Meyerbeer Beethoven
Part II Symphony (Letter V) . . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " O tu la cui dolce possanza " (Fidelio) . . Beethoven
Madame Harriers-Wippern. Duet, " Un soave non so che " (La Cenerentola) . Rossini
Mme Trebelli and Signor Bettini. Wedding March, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . Mendelssohn Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 25
Part I Symphony in C major (No. 1) . . . . . Mozart
AiB, " Komm' o holde Dame " (La Dame Blanche) . Boieldieu
Herr Gunz. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Herr Jaell. Abia, " Dei tuoi figli " (Medea) .... Cherubini
Mlle Titiens. Overture, " The Wood-Nymph " . . . Sterndale Bennett
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " . . . . - . Beethoven
Cavatina, " Com' e bello " (Lucrezia Borgia) . . Donizetti
Mlle Titiens.
Overture, " Jubilee " Weber
Conductor, Professor Sterndale Bennett, Mus. Doc.
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A magnificent baton, elaborately carved in ivory and mounted in silver, was presented this year to the Society by Sir Thomas Gladstone, elder brother of the great Prime Minister. It was evidently a costly gift, but more ornamental than practically useful. It could not have been used by the most powerful of conductors ; it was probably of the same genus as the State Presentation Sword, which is not intended for any execution.
It had been hoped and desired that Herr Lauterbach should return to London to play the violin this season, but he did not venture to leave Dresden, as, even so early as 1867, there were rumours of war.
Rossini advised Jean Henri Ravina (of the Paris Con- servatoire) to send up a Concerto, for Pianoforte, to the Society, but it was not performed. His writing consisted mostly of Pieces de Salon, what we caU " drawing-room pieces," although he did make a Pianoforte Duet arrangement of the nine Symphonies of Beethoven.
At the 1st concert of the season, on March 11, Mr. W. G. Cusins commenced his long term of nineteen years as con- ductor of the orchestra.
The 2nd, 3rd and 7th concerts were " By special desire." Mr. J. G. Patey and his famous wife, Mme Patey-Whytock, a very popular contralto in Oratorio and ballad, made their first appearance, together with Miles Anna Drasdil, contralto, and Mathilde Enequist, soprano, and last, but not least,
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Mile Christine Nilsson, the renowned Swedish operatic soprano, who had made her debut at the Theatre Lyrique, in Paris, some three years previously. Mile Nilsson and several of the other singers appeared at these concerts " by permission of Colonel Mapleson," the impresario at Her Majesty's Opera House, in the Haymarket, which was burnt down in 1868.
For the first time the audience were requested "to take advantage of the cessation between the pieces to enter or leave the room."
The glorious No. 9, the Choral Symphony of Beethoven, occupied the whole of Part II at the 4th concert ; Schubert's beautiful " Unfinished " Symphony was played at the 5th, for the first time, and at the 7th concert, on June 17, honoured ' by the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke of Connaught (then called Prince Arthur of Connaught), the " Choral Fantasia " was performed, with Mme Arabella Goddard at the pianoforte, and Mendelssohn's " First Walpurgis Night."
At the last concert, Rubinstein played his fourth Concerto for Pianoforte (Op. 70), and gave his services gratuitously to the Society.
J. F. Barnett, this year, composed an " Overture Sym- phonique," which he dedicated to the Philharmonic Society, and next year it was performed. Sullivan's " Marmion Overture " (MS.), composed for the Society, had its first performance.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1867
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FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 11
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 1) . Regit., " Costanza " ; Aria, " Ah, tral tiinor Seraglio) .......
Mb. W. H. Cummings. Overture, " The Naiades " . RoMANZA, " L' ombrosa notte vien " (Matilda)
Miss Louisa Pyne. Concerto for Violin (No. 9) . . . .
Here Joachim.
Mendelssohn
Mozart
Sterndale Bennett Hummel
Spohr
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . • • • •
Duet, " Pourquoi m'evitez-vous " (La Reine de Saba)
Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. H. Cummings. (First time of performance in England.) Overture, " Les Abenc^rages "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven Oounod
Cherubini
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 25 By Special Desike Part I Overture (or Suite) in D major ....
Air, " On that form, alas " {Iphigenia in Tauris)
Madame Lemmens-Shebrington. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .
Mlle Anna Mehlig. Aria di Chiesa, " Pieta, Signore " .
Mb. Wilfobd Morgan. (His first appearance.) Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . .
J. S. Bach Gluck
Mendelssohn
Stradella
Weber
Part II Symphony in B j? (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Recit., " Ah, pour un jeune coeur " ; Air, " O tour-
ment du veuvage " (Le Cheval de Bronze) . . Anber
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington. Pianoforte Solo, " La Campanella "... Liszt
Mlle Anna Mehlig. Duet, '* Mira la blanca luna " . . . . . Rossini
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington and Me. Wxlford Morgan. March, " Athalie " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 8
By Special Desire
Part I Symphony in D minor ...... Schumann
{First time of performance.) Canzonet, " The Spirit Song " . . . . Haydn
Mlle Drasdil. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Madame Schumann. Regit., '* Crudele, ah no " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Mlle Enequist. Overture, " Egmont "...... Beethoven
Part II Symphony in A major, " The Italian "... Mendelssohn Duet, " Serbami ognor " (Semiramide) . . . Rossini
Mesdemoiselles Enequist and Drasdil.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 6
Part I Symphony in B t> (No. 9) ..... Haydn
ScENA, " Berenice, ove sei ? " (Lucio Vero) . . Qluck
Madame Rudersdorff. Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 3) . . . Moliqtie
Herr Straus.
QuARTETT, " Honovir and Glory " (Naaman) . . Costa
Mesdames Rudersdorff and Patey, and Messrs. Cummings
and Patey.
Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony, " The Choral " (No. 9) . . . . Beethoven
Mesdames Rudersdorff and Patey ; Messes. Cummings
and Patey, and Chorus.
(Composed expressly for the Society.)
Conductor, Mr, W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 20
Part I
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) Schubert
Aria, " Vedrai carino " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mlle De Meric-Lablache.i Concerto for Violoncello ..... Molique
Herr Grutzmacher. Aria, " La mia letizia " (I Lombardi) . . . Verdi
Mr. T. Hohler. PoLACCA, " Vien un giovin " (Der Freischiitz) . . Weber
Mlle Sinico.^
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
Herr Alfred Jaell.
Part II Symphony, " The Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Ebben per mia memoria " (La Gazza Ladra) . Rossini
Mesdemoiselles Sinico and De M6ric-Lablache. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 3
Part I Symphony, " Jupiter " . . . . . . Mozart
RoMANZA, " Sin dair eta piti tenera " (Iphigenia in
Tauride) ........ Ohick
SiGNOR GaRDONI.1
Concerto for Pianoforte in E [7 . . . Jules Benedict
Madame Arabella Goddard.
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ScENA, " Fanciulle ehe il core " (Dinorah) . . . Meyerbeer
Madame Trebelli-Bettini. ^
Overture (MS.), " Marmion " . . . , Arthur S. Sullivan
(First performance : composed expressly for the Society.)
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Si, la stanchezza " (II Trovatore) . . . Verdi
Madame Trebelli-Bettini and Signor Gardoni. Overture, " Oberon "...... Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 17 By Special Desire
Part I
Symphony (No. 1) in E [7 . . . . . Spohr
Preludium and Benedictus, " Mass in D " . . Beethoven
Mdlles Titiens and Drasdil* ; Messrs. Wilford Morgan
and Santley.^
Violin Obbligato by Mr. H. G. Blagrove.
Scena, " Piano, piano " (Der Freischiltz) . . . Weber
Mlle Titiens.
Fantasia for Pianoforte, Chorus and Orchestra . . Beethoven
Madame Arabella Goddard and Chorus.
Part II
Cantata, " The First Walpurgis Night " . . . Mendelssohn
Mlle Drasdil ; Messrs. Wilford Morgan and Santley,
with Chorus.
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 1
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . , Beethoven
Aria, " Gli angui d' inferno " (II Flauto Magico) , Mozart
Mlle Christine Nilsson. Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 4, Op. 70) . . . Rubinstein
Herr Rubinstein. Regit., " Giunse alfm " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ....... Mozart
Duet, " SuU' aria " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mlles Titiens and Christine Nilsson. Overture, " Tannhliuser "..... Wagner
Part II Symphony in G minor (MS.) .... Sterndale Bennett
Regit, and Aria, " Fra poco " (Lucia di Lammermoor) Donizetti
Mr. T. Hohler.i Overture, '' Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
* By permission of Colonel J. H. Mapleson.
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In addition to the customary eight concerts, the Directors gave a complimentary performance to the Subscribers, in St. James's Hall, on Frida3% July 17.
The touchy Mr. H. G. Blagrove refused to lead the orchestra, because the Directors never gave him any solos to per- form !
The Society's conductor pointed out how the Crystal Palace concerts, under Mr. August Manns, were competing with the Philharmonic and warned the Directors that they must engage a larger hall, and must advertise in a more imposing mamier, or they would be fairly elbowed off by their rivals. The Monday Popular Concerts clashed with the Society's dates, thereby depriving the Subscribers of the pleasure of listening to Joachim this season.
Gounod, who was invited to write a new work, was unable to promise anything until his " Francesca da Rimini " was completed, biit expressed pride that the Society should require a work of his.
At the 1st concert, Schumann's Concertstiick in G was played, by his talented wife, for the first time in England, and the new singers were Mile Natalie Carola, who writes, " she loves the London public," and Mr. Vernon Rigby. The Programme put down the Overture " Eliza " of Cherubini as " for the first time,"" although it had been played in 1813 at the 8th concert.
At the 2nd concert (which was " By Special Desire "), a choir assisted in a Selection from Beethoven's " Ruins of Athens " and in Mendelssohn's " First Walpurgis Night," and Mr. Santley revived the latter's unpublished Scena from Ossian " On Lena's gloomy heath," by permission of Paul Mendel- ssohn, who aUoAved a copy to be made of the MS. first com- posed for and presented to Henry Phillips, and handed over later on, very unwillingly by that singer, to the Mendelssohn family. A Scena from Schubert's Easter Cantata, " Lazarus," was sung for the first time in England by a new-comer, Herr Wallenreiter. The tenor Mr. Vernon Rigby made his first and Mr. Wilford Morgan his last appearance.
Miss Edith Wynne, a charming Welsh soprano, made her debut at the 3rd concert, after escaping from the awkward predicament of having made engagements for both Belfast and the Philharmonic Society at the same hour !
Mile Mela also sang at this concert, and Mendelssohn's " Reformation " Symphony was first heard.
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At the 4th concert, two new works were performed, J. F. Barnett's " Overture Symphonique " (MS.), dedicated to the Society, and Professor Reinecke's Pianoforte Concerto, interpreted by Alfred Jaell, whilst Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, an enthusiastic American soprano, was the new singer.
Last year, Mme Rudersdorff recommended a clever Italian boy pianist aged fourteen, Alfonso Rendano. He played this year, at the 5th concert, two pianoforte solos, but no Concerto. Gounod's Overture, " La Nonne Sanglante," was heard for the first time.
Mr. F. A, Co wen, Lord Dudley's Secretary, desired that his son, F. H. Cowen, should be heard. Little did he imagine how much that son would become connected, as player, composer and conductor, with the Society's concerts.
At the 6th concert, Rubinstein introduced the Air and Variations from Handel's "Suite de Pieces" in D minor, and at the 7th, Herr W. Besekirsky (of Moscow), introduced to the Society by Mr, Moscheles, played his own (MS.) Violin Con- certo.
At the 8th concert (By Special Desire), Ludwig Straus gave the first performance in England of Max Bruch's fine Violin Concerto, and Herr Liibeck, in Mendelssohn's Pianoforte Concerto in D minor, bade his farewell,
John Tiplady Carrodus, who led the orchestra for some years, first appeared as solo violin at the 3rd concert in Molique's Concerto (No. 5).
At the complimentary concert to the Subscribers, given in St. James's Hall, which from this date (July 17) was to become the rendezvous of the Society, the Symphonies were Mozart's " Jupiter "1 and Mendelssohn's "Italian"; the Overtures were Bennett's " Paradise and the Peri " and Weber's " Jubilee " ; Charles Halle played the G major Concerto of Beethoven, and the five vocal numbers were rendered by Miles Nilsson and Titiens and Mr. Santley.
The absolutely indiscriminate worship of every note of Mendelssohn's prompted Mr. Cusins to write to the Directors that they and the London public had done that great com- poser but poor service in calling his weakest compositions masterpieces !
^ In the " Philharmonic " number of the " Musical Courier " (June 25, 1896) the " Jupiter " is described as " composed for the Philharmonic Society " ! Mozart wrote it in 1788 !
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1868
FIRST CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 16
Part I
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) Schubert
Abia, " Dalla sua pace " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Vernon Rigby.
CoNCERTSTUOK for Pianoforte in G major . . , Schumann
Madame Schumann.
(First time in England.)
Aria, " Parto, par to " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . Mozart
Mlle Natalie Carol a.
Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. G. Tyler.
Overture, " Euryanthe " ..... Weber
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Cavatina, " Beir raggio " (Semiramide) . . . Rossini
Mlle Carola. Rondo for Pianoforte in B minor .... Mendelssohn
Madame Schumann. Overture, " Eliza, ou le voyage aux glaciers du Mont
St. Bernard " . . . . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, MARCH 30
By Special Desire
Part I Symphony (Letter T) . . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Ah ! rendimi quel core " (Mitrane) . . Eossi
Mlle Drasdil.
f (a) Chorus of Dervishes Selection, " Ruins of Athens " -J (b) Turkish March
( (c) March with Chorus The Choir. Concerto for Pianoforte in A [7 . . . . Hummel
Mlle Mehlig.
Scena (MS.), " On Lena's gloomy heath " (Ossian) . Mendelssohn
(By kind iDermission of Mr. Paul Mendelssohn, of Berlin.)
Mr. Santley.
Overture, " William Tell " . . . . • Rossi
Part II
Cantata, " The First Walpurgis Night " . . . Mendelssohn
Mlle Drasdil ; Messrs. Wilford Morgan and Santley, with Choir.
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 27
Part I Symphony in E [? . . . . . . . Mozart
ScENA, from an Easter Cantata (Lazarus) . . . Schubert
Herb Wallenreitek.
(First performance in England.)
Concerto for Violin in A minor (No. 5) . . . Molique
Mr. J. T. Carrodus. ScENA, " Softly sighs " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Miss Edith Wynne. Overture (Op. 124) ...... Beethoven
Part II
Symphony, " The Reformation " (Op. 107) . . Mendelssohn
(First time at these Concerts.) Aria, " La morte de giusto " (1760) .... Gazzaniga
Mlle Mela. Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 11
Part I Symphony in D minor (No. 2) .... Spohr
Aria, " Sorgete " (Maometto Secondo) . . . Rossini
SiGNOR FOLI.i
Overture, " Symphonique " . . . John Francis Barnett
(First performance : dedicated to the Society.) Cavatina, " Di piacer " (La Gazza Ladra) . . Rossini
Mlle Kellogg.^ Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Reinecke
Herr Alfred Jaell. (First time of performance.)
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Non s' ode alcun " (L'Etoile du Nord) . . Meyerbeer
Mlle Kellogg.
Two Flutes, Obblig., Messrs. Svensden and Card,
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "... Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 25
Part I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
RoMANZA, " Angiol d' Amor " (La Favorita) . . Donizetti
SiGNOR Bettini. Concerto for Violoncello, " Swiss " . . . . Romberg
SiGNOB PlATTI.
* These artists sang by permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson.
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RoMANZA, " Quando a te lieta " (Faust) . . . Gounod
Madame Tbebelli-Bettini. Aria, " Agitato di smania funesta " (II Fuorosciti) . Paer
MoNS. Gassier.
Overture, " La nonne sanglante " . . . . Gounod
(First time of performance.)
Part II Symphony in A minor, " Scotch " . . . . Mendelssohn
I (a) " Andante and Rondo capric- PiANoroRTE Solos j cioso " . . . . Mendelssohn
( (6) " Valzer-Fantasia " . . Rendano
SiGNOR Alfonso Rendano. Duet, " Dis-moi ce mot " . . . . . Nicolai
Madame Trebelli and Signor Bettini.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 8
Part I Symphony in D (No. 4) ..... . Mozart
Aria, " Ah wie will ich triumphiren " (II Seraglio) . Mozart
Herr Rokitansky.^ Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Herr Anton Rubinstein. ScENA, " Infelice " . . . , . . . Mendelssohn
Mlle Titiens.^ Overture, " Rosenwald, " ..... C.Lucas
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Cavatina, " Und ob die Wolke " (Der Freischiitz) . Weber
Mlle Titiens. Air and Variations from " Suite de Pieces " in D
minor ........ Handel
Herr Anton Rubinstein. Overture in C . . , . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 22 Part I Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " Aria, " Donzella nata in sen " (Oberon)
Madame De Meric-Lablaohe.* Concerto for Violin (MS.) ....
MoNS. Besekirsky. RoMANZA, " Le i^arlate d'amor " (Faust) .
Madame Sinico.* Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 4)
Mendelssohn Weber
Besekirsky
Gounod
Sterndale Bennett
Madame Arabella Goddard, ^ These artists sang by permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson.
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Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Dolce conforto " (II Giuramento) . . . Mercadante
Mesdames Sinioo and De Meric-Lablache. OvERTUBE, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 6
By Special Desire
Part I
Symphony in C, " The Bear " (Compd. 1786) . . Haydn
Aria, " II niio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
SiGNOR Bettini.^ Concerto for Violin ...... Max Bruch
Herr Straus.
{First performance in England.)
Romance, " Va, dit-elle " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mlle Christine Nilsson,^
New Overture (MS.), " La Selva incantata " . Jules Benedict
(Composed expressly for the Society.)
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... .
Cavatina, " Or, la sull' onda " (II Giuramento) . Madame Trebelli-Bettini.^ Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (No. 2)
Herr Lubeck.
{(a) Chanson des Djins, " Le premier jour de bonheur " . (b) Swedish Song .....
Mlle Christine Nilsson. Overture (composed for the 1862 Exhibition)
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven Mercadante
Mendelssohn
Anber
Auber
COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT (TO THE SUBSCRIBERS) IN ST. JAMES'S HALL ON FRIDx^Y, JULY 17
Part I Symphony, " Jupiter " . . . . . . Mozart
Recit. and Aria, " O voi dell' Erebo " (La Resvir-
rezione) ........ Handel
Mr. Santley. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Charles Halle. ScENA, " Ocean, thou mighty monster " (Oberon) . Weber
Mlle Titiens.^ Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " . . Sterndale Bennett
^ By permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson.
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Part II Symphony in A, " Italian " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Regit., " Ah, perfido " ; Akia, " Per pieta " . . Beethoven
Mlle Christine Nilsson. Aria, " Sei vindicata assai " (Dinorah) . . . Meyerbeer
Mr. Santley. Duet, " Sull' aria " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Mlles Titiens and Christine Nilsson. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
1869
This year, the Directors, finding that the Hanover Square Rooms did not afford sufficient room for either orchestra or audience, removed to St. James's Hall, where they remained until the Queen's HaU was erected in Portland Place and invited them, in 1894, to more commodious surroundings.
" This step " (as Dr. W. H. Cummings writes) " was doubt- less a matter of regret to some who had been pri^dleged to attend the magnificent concerts given by the Philharmonic Society in Hanover Square Rooms for a period of thirty-six years ; but it frequently happens that, in order to perform modern compositions in a thoroughly efficient manner, some ninety instrumentalists are engaged, a great departure from Haydn's orchestra of thirty-five performers."
The library of the Society was removed to the Hall from R. Cocks & Co.'s music warehouse, where it had reposed for some time after the fire at the Argyll Rooms.
Mr. G. A. Macfarren was asked to prepare analytical pro- grammes of the concerts ; a novelty in those days and looked upon as a doubtful experiment, but considered, at the end of the season, successful. There were some amusing complaints from certain Subscribers, one Member of Parliament writing that he " objected to penny-a-liner analytical programmes, and preferred a simple to an historical bill of fare." Another wanted musical illustrations added !
Some very favourable notices of the Society and its efforts in the cause of music appeared this year in the " Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung," the contributor being Dr. Chrysander, the great authority on Handel and editor of his works in Germany.
At the 1st concert (held on a Wednesday instead of the usual Monday) came a new soprano, Mile Anna Regan, recom-
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mended to the Society by her aunt, Mme Sabatier, who, as Miss Maria Hughes, sang in the first concert of all in 1813.
The new-comer at the 2nd concert was Miss Augusta Goetze, a contralto, and the Overture to " The Wedding of Camacho," of Mendelssohn, was performed, the Score and parts having been copied by permission of Mr. Paul Mendelssohn, the composer's brother.
Mile Regan sang again at the 3rd concert, and Professor Carl Reinecke, conductor of the Gewandhaus Concerts in Leipzig, made his first appearance, playing the " Coronation " Concerto of Mozart. Reinecke's " Konig Manfred " Overture was played for the first time. He was most favourably received, both as pianist and composer.
At the 4th concert, Mr. Sims Reeves sang the " Lieder- kreis " of Beethoven, " An die feme Geliebte," with pianoforte accompaniment ; this is probably the earliest use of the term " Song-cycle," as the well-known series of connected songs by Schubert, " Die Schone Miillerin," were Avritten seven years later than Beethoven's. At the same concert, Schubert's Overture to " Rosamundc " was first heard at these concerts.
At the 5th concert appeared a new singer, Mme Monbelli, and a young and talented pianist. Miss Agnes Zimmermann, who became King's Scholar at the Royal Academy in 1860 and 1862. As far back as 1864 she had appeared at the Crystal Palace, and had been strongly recommended to the Society by G. A. Macfarren and Cipriani Potter, the latter describing her as an " in^cr-lectual " player.
At the 6th concert, the " lurid " novelty was a Canto Infernale, " Lucifero," by A. GrafRgna, introduced by Mr. Santley.
At the 8th concert, which was " By Special Desire," the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Teck honoured the proceedings with their presence. An example of the Prince's thoughtfuhiess for the convenience of others was his sending instructions that should they be obliged to come rather late, they would enter between two of the pieces.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1869
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 Part I Symphony in G minor (dedicated to Cherubini) . . Joseph Woelfl
Regit., " Crudele " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Gio- vanni) ........ Mozart
Mlle Anna Regan.
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Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Herr Joachim.
Cavatina, " Salve ! dimora " (Faust) . . . Gounod
Mr. Vernon Rigby.
Violin Obbligato, Mr. Viotti Collins.
Overture, " Euryanthe " ..... Weber
Part II Symphony in A minor, " Scotch " . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Pur dicesti " ...... Lotti
Mlle Anna Regan. Abendlied " . . . . Schumann
Loure, and Allegro in E " (French
Suite) J. S. Bach
Herr Joachim. Overture, " Lodoiska " . . . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
f(a)" Violin Solos I (b) "
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 5
Part I Symphony in C (No. 2) ..... . Schumann
Regit., " Sposa, Euridice ! " ; Aria, " Che faro "
(Orfeo) Oluck
Miss Augusta Goetze.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn Madame Schumann.
Regit., " In quali eccessi " ; Air, " Mi tradi " (Don
Giovanni) ....... Mozart
Miss Edith Wynne. Overture, " The Wedding of Camacho " (Op. 10) . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) . . . . . . Beethoven
Song, " Gretchen at the Spinning-wheel " . . . Schvbert
Miss Edith Wynne. Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 19
Part I
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) Schubert
Cavatina, " Und ob die Wolke " (Der Freischiitz) . Weber
Mlle Anna Regan. Concerto for Pianoforte, " Coronation," in D . . Mozart
Herr Reinecke. Cavatina, " Un jour plus pur " (La Nonne Sanglante) Gounod
Mr. W. H. Cummings.
Overture, " Konig Manfred " . . . • . Reinecke
(First time of performance.)
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Molique
Mozart Schumann
Beethoven
Ciprimii Potter
Part II Andante and Rondo (Violoncello Concerto in D)
SiGNOR PlATTI.
T r (a) " Das Veilchen " . ....
LiEDER li^J^^widmung"
Mlle Anna Regan. Symphony in C minor (No. 5) .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 3
Part I Symphony in D (No. 4) . Regit., " Solitudini amiche " ; Air, " Zeffretti lusin-
ghieri " (Idomeneo) Mozart
Miss Edith Wynne. Concerto for Violin in B minor (No. 10) . . . Rode
Mr. Henry Holmes. ScENA, " Through the forest " (Der Freischiitz) . . Weber
Mr. Sims Reeves.
Serenade and Allegro Giojoso for Pianoforte . . Mendelssohn
Mr. Charles Halle.
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " . . . . . . Beethoven
Lieder-kreis, " An die feme Geliebte " . . . Beethoven
Mr. Sims Reeves. Accompanied by Mr. W. G. Cusins. Overture, " Rosamunde "..... Schubert
(First time at these Concerts.) Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 17
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Cavatina, " Ah, se de' preghi miei " (Mirella) . . Gounod
SiGNOR Gardoni. Adagio and Rondo (from Violin Concerto in E) . Vieuxtcm'ps
Madame Norman-Neruda. Aria, " Una voce poco fa " (II Barbiere di Siviglia) . Rossini
Mme Monbelli. Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . Caprice for Pianoforte in E .
Miss Agnes Zimmermann. Duet, " Du repos voici I'heure " (Philemon et Baucis)
Madame Monbelli and Signor Gardoni. Overture, " Preciosa " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven Sterndale Bennett
Gounod Weber
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 31
Part I
Symphony, " La Reine de France " . . . . Haydn
Canto Infernale, " Lucifero " . . . .A. Graffigna
Mr. Santley.
(First time of performance.)
Prelude, " Lohengrin " . . . . . . Wagner
Duet, " Tutte le feste " (Rigoletto) .... Verdi
Madame Volpini and Mr. Santley. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
MoNS. Vieuxtemfs.
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) . . , . . Beethoven
Cavatina, " Beir raggio " (Semiramide) . . . Rossini
Madame Volpini. Concertstuck for Pianoforte ..... Weber
Miss Anna Mehlig.
Wedding March, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 14 Part I
Mendelssohn Verdi
Slerndale Bennett Verdi
Overture, " Meeres-stille und gliickliche Fahrt " Romanza, " Eri tu " (Un Ballo in Maschera)
SiGNOR Verger. Symphony in G minor ..... Aria, " Caro nome " (Rigoletto)
Madame Monbelli.
Concerto for Violin in A minor (No. 7) . . . Rode
Mme Norman Neruda.
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Pronta io son " (Don Pasquale) . . . Donizetti
Madame Monbelli and Signor Verger. March, " Tannhauser " . . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 28 By Special Desire
Part I
Overture, " Leonora " . . . . . . Beethoven
Concerto for Violin, " Scena Cantata " . . . Spohr
Herr Ludwig Straus. Aria, " Pria che spunti il ciel " (II Matrimonio segreto) Cimarosa
Signor Bettini.
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Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor (No. 3) . Sterndale Bennett
Madame Arabella Goddard. Rondo, " Non piti mesta " (La Cenerentola) . . Rossini
Madame Trebelli-Bettini. Overture, " Les Travailleurs de la Mer " . . . W. Q. Cusins
Part II
Symphony in A major, " Italian " . . . . Mendelssohn
Duet, " Si, la stanchezza " (II Trovatore) . . . Verdi
Madame Trebelli and Signor Bettini. Overture, " Jubilee "...... Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
1870
The Society's conductor, Mr. Cusins, was this year appointed Director of the Music to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. He conducted all the nine Symphonies of Beethoven this season, and the feat of seeing through all of the immortal nine was regarded by the Directors as so noteworthy an event, that they presented Mr. Cusins with what he acknowledged as "a flattering testimonial in vellum " on the occasion of the centenary of Beethoven's birth. This centenary was fully celebrated m the 8th concert, when a selection of works was given, representing the different styles of the Master at several stages of his career, ranging from Opus 65, composed in the year 1796, to Opus 125, which belongs to 1823.
During this year, the number of Associates was raised from forty to eighty ! Nowadays, the number is unlimited.
Early in the year, a souvenir was presented to Herr Joachim by the Directors. One would imagine that, in so new a hall as St. James's, things would look spick-and-span, but the Hon. Secretary received complaints that the seats were as " filthy as a dirty street-cab." The Directors received the excellent news from their visitor of last year, Professor Reinecke, that he had directed a performance of Bennett's " Paradise and the Peri " Overture at the Gewandhaus, " to the general delight of the audience and Players."
Rubinstein was invited to play again, but replied that his career as a pianist was finished.
Some interesting correspondence took place between the Directors and Dr. Carl F. Pohl, who was collecting material for his great work " Joseph Haydn," which Dr. Pohl never lived long enough to complete. The Society possesses two of Haydn's Symphonies in that master's own handwriting, both headed " di me Giuseppe Haydn, 791, Londra. In nomine
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Domini," and on the last page he has written " Laus Deo." They are in the keys of C minor and D major, and oblong quarto in size.
Signor Alberto Randegger had written a fine Scena," Medea," for Mme Rudersdorff , and she longed to repeat the success she had achieved in Leipzig inl869atthe Philharmonic Concerts, but it was fated that this work should not be sung until 1880, and then by Mrs. Osgood !
Henry Gadsby also offered an Overture on the subject of the " Golden Legend," which was never performed at any time.
G. A. Macfarren's Overture, " Chevy Chase," first played at a "Command" Concert in 1855, was repeated and well received.
Schumann's E \) Symphony (No. 3) was plaj^ed for the first time at these concerts, and the evergreen Preis-lied from Wagner's " Meistersingers " was introduced by Dr. Gunz. The two events took place in the 3rd concert, on April 25.
At the 5th, Mile Orgenyi (Orgeni) sang with much acceptance, her musical acquirements and elegant style gaining for her considerable appreciation.
At the same concert, Meyerbeer's Overture to " Struensee " was played, at the desire of his widow.
At the 6th, Mr. Santley introduced Sullivan's effective song " I wish to tune my quivering lyre," and a nineteen-year-old pianist, F. H. Cowen, played and asked that his Symphony in C minor, played at St. James's Hall at a concert last year, might be heard by the Philharmonic audience. A wonderfully young writer of Symphonies ! We first heard at this concert Sullivan's noble " In Memoriam " Overture, written in memory of his father.
At the last concert, already aUuded to as celebrating the centenary of Beethoven's birth. Misses Arabella Smythe and Julia Elton sang for the first time at these concerts, and were joined by Messrs. Cummings and Santley in the Choral Sym- phony, originally written for the Society. Most of the per- formers gave their services gratuitously.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1870 FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Part I Symphony (MS., composed for the Society) . . Cherubini
Regit., " Solitudini amiche " ; Aria, " Zeffretti lusin-
ghieri " (Idomeneo) ...... Mozmt
Mlle Natalie Carola.
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Concerto for Violin . . . . .
Mme Norman-Neruda. Song, " Love sounds the alarm " (Acis)
Mr. Vernon Rigby.
Overture, " Fidelio "
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . TTFr.T.w /(a) "Fruhlingsglaube" . . ^
^^" \{b) " Die Post " (Die Winter-reise) J '
MlLE CAROI.A.
Overture, " Der Freisehiitz " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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Mendelssohn
Handel
Beethoven
Beethoven Schubert
Weber
SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
Part I Symphony in D . . . . . . . Mozart
Regit., " Sposa, Euridice " ; Aria, " Che faro "
(Orfeo) Gluck
Madame Osborne Williams.
Concerto for Violin in D minor .... Joachim
Herr Joachim. Regit., " And God said " ; Air, " On mighty pens "
(Creation) ....... Haydn
Miss Katherine Poyntz. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony in F (No. 8) . . . . . . Beethoven
Two-Part Song, " Autumn Song " (Op. 63) . . Mendelssohn
Miss Katherine Poyntz and Mme Williams. Overture, " Chevy Chase " . . . . O. A. Macfarren
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 25
Part I Symphony in E t? . . . . . . . Schumann
(First time at these Concerts.) Preis-lied (Die Meistersinger) .... Wagner
Dr. Gunz.^
(First performance in England.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mme Schumann. Cavatina, " Bel' raggio " (Semiramide) . . . Rossini
Madame Monbelli.^ Overture, " Melusine " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
* By permission of Directors of Covent Garden and Drury Lane Opera Houses.
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Part II
Symphony in A (No. 7) .
Aria, " Voi che sapete " (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mme Monbelli. Overture, " Anacreon " ,
Conductor, Mr. VV. G. Cusins.
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Beethoven Mozart
Cherubini
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 9
Part I Symphony in D . . . . . . . Haydn
Aria, " Che pur aspro " (II Seraglio) .... Mozart
MlLE IlMA D[ MURSKA.l
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mme Auspitz-Kolar. Aria (Shadow Song), " Ombra leggiera " (Dinorah) . Meyerbeer
Mlle Ilma Di Murska. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
Hungarian Airs
Mlle Ilma Di Murska.
Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Cusins.
Overture, " The Siege of Corinth " . . . . Rossini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 23
Part I
Symphony, " The Power of Sound " . . . . Spohr
Aria, " Di militari onori " (Jessonda) . . , Spohr
Mr. Santley.^ Concerto for Pianoforte in E [? . . . . Weber
Herr Pauer. Scena, " Wie nahte niir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) ........ Weber
Mlle Orgeni (Orgenyi). Overture, " Struensee " . , . . . . Meyerbeer
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Non piu andrai " (Figaro) .... Mozart
Mr. Santley. Scena, " Ardon gl' incensi " (Lucia) .... Donizetti
Mlle Orgeni, Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
^ By permission of the Drury Lane Opera Director.
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SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 6
Part I Overture, " In Memoriani " . . . . A. S. SuUivmi
ScENA, " Infelice " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Madame Stnico.*
Concerto for Violoncello in B [? (MS.) . . . Piatti
SiGNOR Piatti.
RoMANZA, " Quando a to lieta " (Faust) . . . Gounod
Madahe Sinico.
Rondo for Pianoforte in B minor .... Mendelssohn
Mr. F. H. Cowen. Overture, " Athalie " . , . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . . Beethoven
Song, " I \\ish to tune my quivering Ijtb " . A. S. Sullivan
Mr. Santley.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 20
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 1) . , . . . Mendelssohn
Air, " Jewel Song " (Faust) ..... Gounod
Mlle Pauline Lewitzky.^ Concerto for Violin in D niinor (No. 9) . . . Spohr
Herr Straus. Cavatina, " Come per me sereno " (La Sonnambula) . Bellini
Mme Monbelli.^ Overture, " Paradise and the Peri "
Part II Symphony in B [7 (No. 4) ....
Duet, " Sull' aria " (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mlle Lewitzky and Mme Monbelli, Prelude, " Lohengrin " . Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Sterndale Bennett
Beethoven Mozart
Wagner Weber
EIGHTH CONCERT, MONDAY, JULY 11 (In honour of Ludwig van Beethoven, born Dec. 17, 1770)
Part I Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Beethoven
Chorus of Dervishes (The Ruins of Athens) . . Beethoven
The Chorus.
^ By permission of the Drury Lane Opera Director.
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Trio, " Tremate, empi " . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Arabella Smythe ; Messrs. Cummings and Santley. Choral Fantasia foi- Pianoforte with Voices and Or- chestra ........ Beetlwven
Mme Arabella Goddard and The Chorus. Scena, " Ah, perfido "..,... Beethoven
Mlle Christine Nilsson. Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Part II
Symphony, " Choral " (No. 9) . . . . . Beethoven
Misses Smythe and Julia Elton ; Messrs. Cummings and
Santley, and The CiioRUS.
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
1871
The 1st concert proved a " red-letter day " in the historj' of the Society, for the bust of the immortal Beethoven, the work of the Viennese sculptor J. Schaller, recently presented to the Society by Frau Linzbauer, wife of a professor at the Royal University, residing in Buda, was on this occasion exhibited to the Subscribers and audience.
One of the conditions in connection with this valuable gift was that, when first exhibited, the C minor Symphony should be one of the items played : these terms were carried out. The history of the bust and its presentation is fully described, the documents and proofs of authenticity, etc., translated and arranged, and other details supplied in a Treatise written for the Society by Doyne C. Bell, and published this year. A portion of this work is reproduced in the following pages.
" The first intimation which the Directors received of Frau Linzbauer's offer was contained in the following letter :
From B. Elischer, Advocate and Notary, to the Philharmonic Society of London.
Gottergasse, No. 6, Pesth, Gentlemen, 17th October, 1870.
Frau Fanny Linzbauer, nee Ponsing, now residing at 337 Stadtmaierhof Gasse, in Buda {Ofen), the wife of a Professor at the Royal University, and a lady of cultivated and artistic tastes, is in possession of a bust of Ludwig van Beethoven, which was executed by the famous sculptor, Prof. J. SchaUer of Vienna, for Carl Holz,
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a friend of the great musician ; and this bust, it has been ascer- tained on undoubted authority, is entirely unique.
Frau Linzbauer is anxious to present it to your Society upon the centenary festival (17th December, 1870) of the birth of Beethoven, in recognition of the spontaneous acts of esteem and generosity shown by the Society towards the immortal master in his latter years, and during the time of his pecuniary difficulties, especially when your Society so kindly forwarded to him the sum of lOOZ. — a gift of which the great master intended to have shown his ap- preciation by the dedication of a tenth Symphony : this, however, he was not spared to write.
In accordance with Frau Linzbauer 's wishes, I have, therefore, to request that the Directors will inform me when it is their in- tention to celebrate this lOOtli birthday of Beethoven, and also by what means I may be enabled safely to forward to them the bust itself, together with the different certificates which establish its genuineness and identity.
Awaiting your reply,
I have the honour to be, &c., &c., &c.,
B. Elischer.
" This letter was read at the earliest meeting of the Directors which it was possible to convene, and the Secretary was directed to forward to Frau Linzbauer the following reply :
London, Dear Madam, November 12, 1870.
The Directors of the Philharmonic Society desire me to return you their sincere thanks for your generous offer to present the Society with the valuable Bust of Beethoven in your possession. In accepting it they feel deeply the grateful allusion in your letter to the intimate relationship which they are proud to recollect existed between that immortal composer and the Society. They consider the gift so precious, and esteem the compliment to the Society so appropriate, that they pledge themselves to protect it with jealous care, and to allow it only to be exhibited at the Concerts of the Society.
The Centenary of Beethoven's Birth has been worthily cele- brated by the performance of the whole of the Symphonies during the Season,^ and at the last Concert the programme was entirely devoted to his music.
The complete copies of the programmes" of the Season which
^ "As at that period the subscribers, orchestra, etc., were all in London."
" " These were the analytical and historical programmes prepared for the Society by Mr. G. A. Macfarren."
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I have been directed to forward you, will be an interesting souvenir of this eventful anniversary.
As the Society has, therefore, no intention of giving a perform- ance on the exact date of Beethoven's birth, there is no immediate hurry for the transmission of the Bust, but the Directors are most anxious that it should arrive in time for the first Concert in March next. They would feel obliged if you would apply to the British Ambassador at Vienna for permission to forward it through him, or take such steps as you may be advised, for its being safely delivered at my residence, — 35 Great Marlborough Street, London. Allow me in conclusion again to thank you, in the name of the Society, for your artistic good feeling, which has prompted you to act with so much kindness and liberality.
Believe me to remain, dear Madam, Your obedient Servant,
Stanley Lucas,
Secretary.
" In a subsequent letter, the Secretary asked Frau Linzbauer to arrange for the safe transmission of the bust to London. The reply of her lawyer was received in the middle of the month of January.
From B. Elischer to the Secretary oj the Philharmonic Society.
Pesth, Sir, 11th January, 1871.
By desire of Frau Fanny Linzbauer, I have to acquaint you that she has received your letters of the 12th of November and the 4th of January. A letter from you bearing this latter date has also safely reached me.
With regard to sending over the Bust of Beethoven, Frau Linz- bauer can only deliver it here into the hands of a person who can prove that he is fully authorised by you to receive it, and who must be entirely responsible for its safe transmission to England.
It can be given over to your agent at any time, but Frau Linz- bauer would wish that all the arrangements should be completed before the month of May, as, if not, she must consider that the Society do not desire to avail themselves of her offer.
Your obedient Servant,
B. Elischer.
" Acting upon this letter, the Directors resolved to ask Mr. W. G. Cusins, the conductor of their orchestra, to go to Pesth, and receive the bust in person from the hands of Frau Linz- bauer. He accordingly left London on January 21, taking with him a letter signed by the Honorary Treasurer and Sec- retary as his authority to take charge of the bust on behalf of the Society. From him the following letter, reporting his
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arrival and his interview with Frau Linzbauer, was sub- sequently received :
Mr. Cusins' Report of his Journey to Pesth.
Hotel de I'Europe, Pesth, My dear Lucas, January 25th, 1871.
I take the earliest opportunity of writing to you, in order that the Directors of the Philharmonic Society may be informed of what I have done.
I arrived in Vienna on Monday without any difficulty, though trains were delayed on account of the conveyance of troops, &c. On Tuesday morning I saw Lord Bloomfield, who has promised me any assistance I may require, and in the afternoon I started for this place. I went after breakfast to-day to call on Mr. Elischer, and not finding him, went on at once to Madame Linzbauer, who is a most charming lady. Both she and her husband. Professor Linzbauer, received me most cordially, and after a few words showed me the bust. It is undoubtedly a very fine work of Art, and one to be prized very highly indeed. I feel quite happy in being able to have the honour of bringing over to England such a treasure. Our conversation was all in German, as Madame Linz- bauer speaks French very slightly, and the Professor not at all, so that sometimes I missed the complete sense of all that they said ; but I can tell you that they express a high admiration for our Society and for the manner in which it acted towards the great man by sending him the Broadwood piano, ^ and the more material help. Madame Linzbauer has a real Grerman piety for this bust, and was quite affected at the idea of parting with it. It was left to the Society in her will, with some pictures and small things ; but the occasion of the centenary made her wish to see it in the Society's possession during her lifetime. The bust is unique, and no copy has ever been made of it. It is in Gyps (piaster, I imagine) and painted over to preserve it. The sculptor, as you know, is Professor Schaller, of Vienna, a man of high repute. The mouth and chin are quite marvellous. It is duly attested as to its being genuine and a good likeness, by Breuning, May seder. Count Die- trichstein, &c. I am now in possession of all the documents, which are in a handsome morocco leather case. The bust, which I helped
^ " This was not presented by the Society, but by Mr. Thomas Broad- wood, of the firm of John Broadwood and Sons. ' On the 27th of December, 1817, the Grand Pianoforte, No. 7362, was forwarded to Beethoven at Vienna. It had been tried by Clementi, J. B. Cramer, and Ferdinand Ries (Beethoven's favourite pupil, and subsequently one of his biographers), whose names, with those of other professors of less eminence, were inscribed upon it. It was unpacked at Vienna by Streicher, and Mr. Cipriani Potter, then happening to be at Vienna, was the first to try it. Beethoven set such value on it that he would allow no one but himself to play upon it, and, only as a great favour, used to permit Stumpff to tune it."
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to pack, will come here to-morrow. It is in the case originally made for its journey here from Vienna, wood padded on all sides, with a kind of mattress work, and all the interstices are filled up with bran. I believe the Vienna Philharmonic Society is very angry at not possessing the bust. I am now most anxious about its safe arrival in England. I shall bring it as luggage, but in these parts your luggage is taken from 3'ou, only to be returned at the end of the journey, and the porters do what they like with it. I shall, however, take every possible precaution, and will see if Lord Bloomfield will not give me some means of passing it through the different custom-houses Avithout its being opened. If there is a Philharmonic Concert in Vienna on Sunday I shall stop for it, or for a very interesting opera, otherwise I shall start on Sunday, and hope to arrive on Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. I trust the Directors will be satisfied with my mission so far.
I shall probably call on Franz Liszt to-morrow with Remenyi.
Believe me,
Yours very sincerely,
W. G. CusiNS.
" Frau Linzbauer gave the bust into the custody of Mr. Cusins, and also placed in his charge aU the documents con- firming its authenticity, together with several other papers of considerable interest.
" The foUoAving legal document is on parchment, and appended to it is a photograph of the bust, and on the back of this photograph is written the deed of gift, drawn up, signed, and stamped by the Austrian notary, and also signed in due form by Frau Linzbauer.
This plaster bust of the great musician, Ludwig van Beethoven, was executed at the request of his friend, Carl Holz, by the famous sculptor. Professor F. Schaller, in indication of which the initials F. S. will be found on it.
After the death of Carl Holz, it was purchased by Frau Linz- bauer, wife of Herr Linzbauer, a Professor at the University, with the intention of leaving it, at her death, to some musical institu- tion. The bust is in every Avay unique ; and the undersigned gentlemen, who were all personally acquainted with Beethoven, hereby certify that it is a remarkable and speaking likeness of the great original :
MoEiTZ Graf zu Dietrichstein.
J. F. Castelli, Dr.
Freiherr von Mayenberg.
Franz von Heintl, Dr.
J. Mayseder.
Leopoid von Sonnleithner, Dr. Vienna, 1st February, 1859.
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Dr. J. F. Castelli declared and affirmed to me, that he drew up and signed the above certificate with his own hand, and that it was also signed by the other five gentlemen in his presence.
I affirm the above in accordance with the Notary's Act of the same date, conferring upon me this authority.
Dr. August Bach, Notary.
Vienna, 30th December, 1859.
DEED OF GIFT,
By which I, the undersigned, give and deliver over to the Phil- harmonic Society in London, as their absolute property, this certified Bust of Ludwig van Beethoven, in recognition of their kind donation to the immortal master, and in remembrance of the Centenary Festival of his birth, on the 17th December, 1870.
Fanny Linzbauer-Ponsing.
B. Elischer, Witness. Ofen, 25th January, 1871.
Received, on behalf of the Philharmonic Society of London,
W. G. CusiNS. Jan. 26, 1871.
" Frau Linzbauer told Mr. Cusins that Carl Holz, the friend for whom this bust of Beethoven was prepared, had been her musical instructor, and that from her earliest childhood she had constantly seen and admired this likeness of the great master. Herr Holz had promised to give it to her, but at his death she purchased the bust, and had intended to bequeath it to the Philharmonic Society (indeed, as a proof of this intention she had forwarded to the Society a sealed copy of her will) ; but it occurred to her that the celebration of the centenary of Beethoven's birth would be the more fitting occasion, and her lawyer, Mr. Elischer, having consulted Professor Ignaz Moscheles (of whose intimate relations, both with Beethoven and the Philharmonic Society, she was well aware), the following reply was received from that gentleman :
From I. Moscheles to B. Elischer.
Leipsic, Dear Sir, 22nd January, 18G9.
I am surprised, and very much pleased to learn from j^ou that it is the intention of Frau Linzbauer to present to the Phil-
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harmonic Society of London, the original bust of the immortal Beethoven which is now in her possession. The English nation, and especially this Society, most fully deserve it, as a recognition of the extraordinary sympathy which they showed for Beethoven in his latter years.
If Frau Linzbauer will address this bust " To the Directors of the Philharmonic Society Concerts, Hanover Square Rooms, London," it will doubtless reach them in safety.
In conclusion, I will only express the wish that it may be possible to reproduce it in some form for the benefit of the world at large. ^ Yours, &c.,
I. MOSCHELES.
" Frau Linzbauer also intimated to Mr. Cusins her wish —
" First, — That a photograph of the bust, with the Directors, Secretary, and Conductor surrounding it, should be taken and sent to her as a memento.
" Secondly, — That a pedestal of marble should be made for it, and that it should stand with the wreath of " immortelles," which she gave for it, round its base ; and —
" Thirdly, — that the C minor Symphony should be played at the first concert when it was exhibited.
" She likewise told him that Professor Schaller made several studies (drawings) for this bust, and that from these the bust was prepared. It was intended only for his friend Holz, and the mould was therefore destroyed. «
" Frau Linzbauer gave to Mr, Cusins the following memo- randum drawn up by her friend, Herr Paul F. Walther, who had been an intimate friend of Beethoven ; she also gave liim the half laurel leaf to which Herr Walther refers, which relic she had received from him.
MEMORANDUM BY PAUL FRIEDRICH WALTHER.
I was one of those who, on the 29th March, 1827, followed to the grave the body of that mighty and unsurpassed Tone-Poet, Ludwig van Beethoven. It may be imagined what a moment, full of emotion and grief, this was to all Avho had knoAvn or even seen him, and especially to those who had, as orchestral performers,
^ " The desirability of rendering this interesting portrait Bust acces- sible to the general public is under the consideration of the Directors, and they hope shortly to announce that their arrangements are com- pleted."
* " On examination it will be perceived that what is called by sculptors a ' waste mould,' and not a ' piece mould,' was used. This is an evidence that the bust was not repeated."
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8o often taken part in the execution of his famous compositions ; but the bulk of the population of Vienna streamed out in greater numbers than I have ever seen, in order to pay the last tribute of respect to Beethoven. The open space in front of the Schwarz- spanier House, in which he had lived during his latter years, and in which he died, was thronged with thousands of persons.
The procession moved along with endless difficulty, from the house of death to the parish church in the Alse-vorstadt ; and before the procession had proceeded half way, it was found neces- sary to bring soldiers from the barracks in the neighbourhood, in order to line the route and keep it clear. On the road some music, from a Mass composed by the great departed, was executed as a vocal Quartett by sixteen singers, to the accompaniment of trom- bones.^ The supporters of the pall were all artistic notabiUties who were then in Vienna. The same immense crowd reached also as far as the church at Wahring, and from thence to the grave in the cemetery. All seemed to reahse the great sorrow which had befallen us.
At the entrance to the cemetery, Heinrich Anschiitz, the actor, recited a funeral oration which had been written by Franz Grill- parzer. I then stood with Johann Nepomuk Hummel, the Kapell- meister from Weimar, with August Artaria, the print-seller, with Karl M. Gross- Athanasius (formerly famous in the musical world of Vienna for his critical essays, but who had then retired to a country Hfe), and with several others. In order to keep off the pressure of the crowd, we stood in a circle round the grave, into which, soon after, was lowered all that was mortal of Beethoven. Hummel threw into the grave three wreaths of laurel — one on the head, one on the feet, and one on the centre of the body — and then, with tears in our eyes, we left this most memorable spot. We, who had formed the above-mentioned circle, and Beethoven's relatives, were each so fortunate as to obtain a leaf from the wreaths of laurel.
After the funeral was over we assembled together in the hall of the Musical Society, in order to rehearse for the next concert of sacred music some portions of the Great Mass, and the Ode to Joy, from the 9th Symphony. Before the funeral, in the morning, most of us had rehearsed the Symphony in D, for a concert of the Society of Dilettanti ; but it is impossible to describe how much we were inspired by this second rehearsal, which seemed to us a sort of evening epilogue. I could not help showing my leaf of laurel to all those who deeply sympathised with me. I was envied by all, and at last could not resist the entreaties of Frau Betty Bogner-Frohlich, the excellent contralto singer, for the gift of half of my leaf (she was then the wife of Ferdinand Bogner, the
* "Not a Mass, but a composition by Beethoven, written for trom- bones in 1812 for a festival at Linz, and adapted to the words of the ' Miserere ' by Seyfried."
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famous 1 autist, and after his death she taught drawing in the school for soldiers' daughters at Hernals). She still retains this half-leaf in her possession. The remaining half of the laurel leaf I gave, on the'21st March, 1860, as a mark of my profound esteem to Frau Fanny Linzbauer, wife of Dr. Franz Linzbauer, professor at the university of Pesth ; she being a fervent admirer of Bee- thoven, and a devoted student of his works. I believed that I never could have parted with this half-leaf, yet I feel now that I could not have placed it in more worthy hands. She has dedicated her life to the study of the great departed man ; and it seems to have been a happy dispensation of Providence, that she should also have become the possessor of the original plaster bust of Ludwig van Beethoven, which was prepared for Carl Holz, who has now also passed away and rejoined his immortal friend, who, in his great Symphony in A, had already given a foretaste of heaven.
This bust is an excellent work by the late F. Schaller, a distin- guished professor of sculpture at the Academy here. It recalls to me vividly, faithfully, and unmistakably the appearance of Beethoven himself during his latter years, when I so often met him taking his favourite walk between Dobling and Nussdorf, and I consider myself fortunate to be able now to place the small half laurel leaf, which I received at the grave of the immortal Beethoven, with this bust, that records for us those beloved features, on which I had so often gazed whilst he was alive.
Paul Friedrich Walther,
Secretary in the Department of the Imperial Finances.
Vienna, 26th March, 1860.
Franz Mavratch, Anton Schreiblechner,
Witnesses.
I testify to the authenticity of the above statement, written and signed by Herr Paul Friedrich Walther, who is personally known to me.
Vienna, 26th March, 1860.
Dr. Anton Bach,
Notary.
" Frau Linzbauer also sent to the Society the card of invitation to Beethoven's funeral and a MS. copy of the funeral oration, which was written by the poet Grillparzer, and spoken by Anschiitz. It bears the signature of Grillparzer, who is still living in Vienna.
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Card of Invitation.
John Fbiedbich Waltheb. INVITATION
TO THE
FUNERAL
OF
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN,
Which will take place on the 2Qth March, at three o'clock in the afternoon.
All will assemble at the residence of the deceased, Schwarz- spanier HotLse, No. 200, on the glacis outside the Schotten-Thor.
The Procession will proceed thence to the Church of the Holy Trinity at the Convent of the Minorites in the Alser-Gasse.
The musical world has suffered an irreparable loss by the death of this famous musician, which took place at six o'clock in the evening of the 26th March, 1827. Beethoven died of dropsy in the 56th year of his age,^ after having received the last sacrament of the Church.
We shall hereafter announce the day when the funeral mass will be performed.
Many Feiends and Admibees of Beethoven.
This Card is issued at Tobias Haslinger's Music Shop.
" The original and a translation of the funeral oration are here given :
Rede bet dem Begriihnisse Beethovens. 29'"' Miirz, 1827.
Indem wir hier am Grabe des Verblichenen stehen, sind wir gleichsam die Reprasentanten einer ganzen Nation, des gesammten deutschen Volkes, trauernd iiber den Fall der einen hochgefeierten Halfte dess, was uns iibrig blieb von dem dahingeschwundenen Glanz heimischer Kunst, vaterlandischer Geistesbliithe.
Noch lebt zwar, — und mochte er lange leben, der Held des Sanges in deutscher Sprache und Zunge, aber der letzte Meister des tonenden Liedes, der Tonkunst holder Mund, der Erbe und Erweiterer von Handels und Bachs, von Haydns und Mozarts unsterbUchem Ruhme, hat ausgelebt, und wir stehen weinend bei den zerissenen Saiten des verklungenen Spieles.
Des verklungenen Spieles ! Lasst mich so Ihn nennen ; denn ein Kiinstler war er, und was er war, war er nur durch die Kunst.
^ "This is an error. Beethoven having been born December 17, 1770, he must have been in the 57th year of his age."
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Des Lebens Stacheln batten ibn tief verwundet ; und wie der Scbiffbriicbige das Ufer umklammert, so flob er in deinen Arm, o du des Guten und Wabren gleicb berrlicbe Scbwester, des Leidens Trosterin, von Oben stammende Kunst ! Fest hielt er an Dir ; und selbst als die Pforte gescblossen war, durch die du eingetreten bei ibm, und spracbst zu ibm, als er blind geworden war fiir deine Ziige durcb sein taubes Obr, trug er nocb immer dein Bild im Herzen, und als er starb, lag 's auf seiner Brust.
Ein Kiinstler war er, und wer steht auf neben ihm ? Wie der Bebemotb die Meere durchstiirmt, so durchflog er die Granzen seiner Kunst. Vom Girren der Taube bis zum Rollen des Donners, von der spitzfindigsten Verwebung eigensinniger Kunstmittel bis zu dem furchtd-baren Punkte, wo das gebildete iibergebt in die regellose Willkiir streitender Naturgewalten : Alles hatte er dureh- messen, alles erfasst. Der nach ibm kommt, wird nicht fortsetzen, er wird anfangen miissen, denn sein Vorganger horte nur auf wo die Kunst aufhort.
Adelaide und Leonore ! Feier der Helden von Vittoria ! und des Mess-opfers glaubiges Lied ! Kinder ibr der drei-und vier- getheilten Stimmen ! brausende Symphonie " Freude schoner Gotterfunken \" du Schwanengesang : Muse des Liedes und des Saitenspiels ! stellt Euch rings um sein Grab und bestreut es mit Lorbeern !
Ein Kiinstler war er, aber aucb ein Mensch : — Menscb in jedem, im hochsten Sinne : weil er von der Welt sich abscbloss, nannte sie ibn " feindselig " ; und weil er der Empfindung aus dem Wege ging, " gefiihllos " ; acb ! Wer sich hart weiss, der flieht nicht. Die feinsten Spitzen sind es, die am leichtesten sich abstumpfen, und biegen oder brechen. Das Ubermass der Empfindung weicht der Empfindung aus ! Er flob die Welt, weil er in dem ganzen Bereiche seines liebenden G«miithes keine Waffe fand, sich ibr zu widersetzen ; er entzog sich den Menschen, nachdem er ihnen Alles gegeben, und nichts daf iir empfangen hatte. Er blieb einsam, weil er kein zweites Ich fand. Aber bis an sein Grab bewahrte er ein menschliches Herz alien Menschen, ein vaterliches den Seinen ; Gut and Blut der ganzen Welt ! So war er, so starb er, so wird er ; leben fiir alle Zeiten.
Ihr aber, die Ibr unserm Geleite gefolgt bis hieher, gebiethet Euerm Schmerz : nicht verloren habt Ihr ibn, Ihr habt ibn gewon- nen. Kein Lebender tritt in die Hallen der Unsterblichkeit ein : der Leib muss fallen, dann erst offnen sich ihre Pforten. Nicht ihn \ betrauert, er steht von nun an unter den Grossen aller Zeiten, unantasstbar fiir immer. ]
Darum kehrt nach Hause, betriibt aber gefasst, und wenn Euch je im Leben, wie der kommnende Sturm, die G«walt seiner Schop- fungen iibermannt, wenn Euer Entziicken dahin stromt in der Mitte eines jetzt noch ungebornen Geschlechtes ; so erinnert Euch dieser Stunde, und denkt, " wir waren dabei, als sie ihn begraben, und als er starb, haben wir geweint."
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TRANSLATION
We stand here round the grave of the departed, the representa- tives of an entire people — the German nation at large — in mourn- ing assembled by the mortal remains of one of those twin heroes, who were lately the only remaining representatives of that cul- minating period of art and intellectual culture in Germany. The great hero of German poetry still survives, and long may he live ;^ but the last great master of song, the representative hero of har- mony, who inlierited and augmented the immortal fame of Handel and Bach, of Haydn and Mozart, is no more ! and we stand mourn- fully gazing on the snapped strings of his now silent lyre !
His silent lyre ! — so let me call it, for he was a real artist ; and whatever he became, it was through his art.
Deeply did the thorns of life wound him ; and, like as the ship- wrecked sailor chngs to the rock, so did he take refuge in thy arms, 0 Art ! thou noble sister of truth and goodness ! — heaven-born consoler of the sufferer ! Firmly did he cling to thee, and even when the gates through which thou wert wont to enter, were closed to him, and when, from his deafness, he could no longer perceive thy glorious form, still did he bear thy picture in his heart, and when he died, it lay upon his breast.
He was indeed an artist ; and who will arise to be his equal ? Like as Behemoth rushes along through the seas, so did he range through the entire domain of his art. He traversed every province and forced everything into his grasp ; from the cooing of the dove, to the rolling of the thunder, from the minutest combinations of capricious art, up to that awful point, in which regularity almost seems to become merged in a chaotic struggle of the antagonistic elements. Those who live after him cannot continue his art, they must recommence entirely on another track ; for his genius has developed perfection.
' Adelaide ' and ' Leonore,' ' Paean to the heroes of Vittoria,' devout ' Credo ' of the sacramental Mass, ye offspring of choral harmony ! Tempestuous symphony, ' Freude schoner Gotter- funken ! ' thou song of the dying swan ! Ye muses of song and lyre ! arise and range yourselves around his grave, and bestrew it with laurels.
An artist he truly was, but yet a man ! A man in every, in the highest, sense of the word. He withdrew himself from men, and they called him ' misanthrope ' ; he shunned all demonstration of sentiment and they said ' hard hearted.' Alas ! those who feel their hearts to be hard, do not flee from men ; the finest edge of tempered steel blunts the soonest — it bends or breaks. It is the nature of the deepest sensitiveness, that most dreads all demon- stration of sensitiveness.
He fled from the world, because in the whole armoury of his
1 "Goethe did not die till March 22, 1832."
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tender heart he found no weapon with which to combat it ; he withdrew from men after he had given them all, and found that he received nothing from them in return. He remained one alone — for there was no one hke himself. But even when on the verge of the grave he was full of benevolence for mankind, and of fatherly affection for his relatives. His life, his all, was devoted for the benefit of his fellow-creatures.
Such was his life ; such was his death ; and thus will he be remembered for all time !
Ye, therefore, who have followed with us to this spot, restrain your sorrow. Grieve not for him as lost — for he has gained eter- nity ! No living man can enter the realms of immortality ; — the body must depart before those gates can open to receive the soul. Grieve not then for him ; he stands now among the heroes of all ages, unassailable for ever !
Depart to your homes, grieving, but calm in your sorrow ; and if ever in life any one of you, when listening to the creations of his mighty genius, should feel awed, as by an approaching storm ; — and when your applause shall mingle with that of generations yet unborn ; — be mindful also of this hour, and say, ' We stood by when they buried him, and we wept when he died.'
Grillparzer.
"Mr. Cusins returned to London on January 31, bringing with him the bust and these papers."
In commemoration of the centenary of Beethoven's birth, the Directors resolved to cause a gold medal, bearing his efRgy, to be struck, which they might present occasionally to artists of distinguished eminence, for services rendered to Art and the Society. Wyon, the sculptor and numismatist, made use of the bust, just referred to, in modelling the head in profile upon this medal. It was presented during the season to Sterndale Bennett, Mme Nilsson, Gounod, Joachim, Mme Lemmens- Sherrington and Santley amongst others, A replica of the bust, in Parian, ^ was graciously received by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, also by the University of Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Society of Musicians, the Crystal Palace and Messrs. John Broad wood & Co., who sent a grand pianoforte to Beethoven.
Gounod, who had been asked in vain to conduct a " Gounod" concert, did conduct four of his works : his Symphony in D, and a SaltareUe for Orchestra, new to London, but previously played at the Crystal Palace, and his weU-known songs,
^ The original bust was in gypsum (plaster of Paris) ; the replicas were in Parian, which is a fine clay, much used for statuettes.
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" There is a green hill," sung by Santley, and " Far greater in his lowly state " (Irene), by Miss Edith Wynne. An eventful concert.
At the 2nd, M. Jules Lefort appeared, singing an air by Sacchini.
At the 3rd and 4th concerts, Mile Brandes and Mile Szarvady (already known there as Willielmina Claus) were the respective pianists, and Bottesini rendered a Concertino of his own for Double-bass, for the first time in London, whilst, at the 8th concert, Camillo Sivori gave his last performance of the favourite first movement from his Violin Concerto in A, hy general desire. New singers were Mr. George B. Bentham, M. Capoul, and Mile Marie Marimon, the Belgian soprano, aU appearing by permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson, of Her Majesty's Theatre.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1871
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
Part I Symphony in D* . . . . . . . Qounod
(First performance.)
Song, " There is a green hill far away " . . . Qounod
Mb. Santley.
(First time of performance.)
Saltarelle^ ........ Qounod
(First time in London : dedicated to W. G. Cusins.) ScENA, " Far greater in his lowly state " (Irene)^ . Qounod
Miss Edith Wynne. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Herr Joachim.
Part II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
(In compliance with the wish of the Donor of the Bust of
Beethoven.)
ScENA, " My child is fled " (Robin Hood) . . Q. A. Macfarren
Mr. Santley. Duet, " Crudel perche " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Miss Edith Wynne and Mr. Santley.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weher
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Conducted by the composer.
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SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22
Part I Symphony, " The Reformation " . . . . Mondelssohn
Air, " EUe m' a prodigu6 sa tendresee " (OEdipe a
Colonne) . . . . . . . .A. Sacchini
MoNS. Jules Lefort. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Beethoven
Madame Schumann. Recit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le
Nozze di Figaro) ...... Mozart
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington.
Overture, " The Wood-nymphs " . . . Sterndale Bennett
Part II
Symphony, " Jupiter " .
Scena, " Ah, quelle nuit " (Le Domino Noir)
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington. Overture, " Oberon " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 24
Part I Symphony in D (No. 7) .
RoMANZA, " Ah, non avea piu lagrime " (Maria di Rudenz) ........
SiGNOR DeLLK SeDIE.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor ....
Mlle Emma Brand^is. Aria, " Batti, batti " (Don Giovanni)
Mme Monbelli. (Violoncello Obbligato, Mr. W. Pettit.) Overture, " Leonora " .
Mozart Auher
Weber
Part II
Symphony in D minor ......
Air, " des Bijoux " (Faust) .....
Mme Monbelli. Duet, " Pronta io son " (Don Pasquale)
Mme Monbelli and Signor Delle Sedie. Overture, " Rienzi " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 8
Part I Concerto Grosso in G minor .....
Aria, " Per la gloria " (Griselda) ....
Mb. Jules Stockhausen. Concerto for Pianoforte ......
Mme Szarvady,
Haydn Donizetti
Mendelssohn Mozart
Beethoven
Spohr Qounod
Donizetti
Wagner
Handel Buononcini
Schumann
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Regit, and Air, " Sombre foret " (William Tell) . Rossini
Mlle Anna Regan. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
DtTET, " Quel sepolcro " (Agnese) .... Paer
MixE Regan and Mr. Stockhausen.
Concertino for Double-Bass in F# minor . . Bottesini
SiGNOR Bottesini.
(First performance in London.)
ScENA, " Wo berg' ich mich " (Euryanthe) . . Weber
Mr. Stockhausen. March, " Exhibition " . . . . . . Auber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY
Part I Symphony in C
Aria, " Un aura amorosa " (Cosi fan tutte)
Mr. George B. Bentham.^ Adagio and Fugue ....
Regit, ed Aria, " Ernani involami " (Ernani)
Madame Sinico.^ Concerto for Violin ....
Madame Norman-Neruda.
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Schubert Mozart
Mozart Verdi
Beethoven
Part II Symphony in A major, " Italian " . . . . Mendelssohn
Duet, " Parigi o cara " (La Traviata) . . . Verdi
Madame Sinico and Mr. Bentham.
Overture, " Les Deux Journ6es " . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 5
Part I Symphony in G minor ......
Cavatina, " Nobil donna " (Les Huguenots)
Madame Trebelli-Bettini. ^
Overture (MS.), " Cymbeline "
Aria, " Zeffiretti lusinghieri " (Idomeneo) .
Mlle Titiens.^
Concerto for Violin, " del Campanello," in B minor
SiGNOR SiVORI.
Mozart Meyerbeer
Cipriani Potter Mozart
Paganini ^ By permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson, of Her Majesty's Opera.
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Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) .... Beethoven
Duet, " Ebben per mia memoria " (La Gazza Ladra) . Rossini
Mlle Titiens and Mme Trebelli-Bettini.
OvEBTUBE, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 19
Part I Symphony in C (Letter R) Song (Shadow Song), " Ombra leggiera " (Dinorah)
Mlle Ilma di Murska.^ Concerto for Violin in A minor (No. 22) .
Herr Straus. Romanza, " Salve dimora casta diva " (Faust)
MoNS. Capoul.^ Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 4)
Mme Arabella Goddard.
Part II Symphony in B)? (No. 4) . Aria, " II soave e bel contento " (La Niobe)
Mlle Titiens.* Overture, " Mireille " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Haydn Meyerbeer
Viotti
Gounod
Sterndale Bennett
Beethoven Pacini
Oounod
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 3
Part I Symphony in Ej? . . . . . . . Mozart
Akia, " FanciuUe che il core " (Dinorah) . . . Meyerbeer
Mme Trebelli-Bettini.' Concerto for Violin in A {\st Movement only) . . Sivori
SiGNOR Sivori. (By general desire.) Regit., " Ah, non giunge " ; Aria, " Ah, non credea "
(La Sonnambula) ...... Bellini
Mlle Marie Marimon.' Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " . . Sterndale Bennett
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Romance, " San Paroles," in Ej? .... Sivori
SiGNOR Sivori. Regit., " Nacqui all' affanno " ; Aria, " Non piti
mesta " (La Cenerentola) ..... Rossini
Mme Trebelli-Bettini. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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Upon the recovery from his most serious illness by the Prince of Wales, the Directors sent a humble address to the Queen, which was most graciously received.
Two pleasant customs were in vogue at this time : one was an annual dinner at the Crystal Palace for Directors and their distinguished guests, taking place this year on July 19 ; the other was the presenting of a souvenir to the talented per- formers who gave their services to the Society, the ladies receiving a bracelet, and the gentlemen a " piece of plate."
The Beethoven medal was presented to Mme Parepa-Rosa. Amongst the Associates elected this year was the really powerful organist, Mr. W. T. Best, who writes to thank the Directors for being " wafted into Paradise at last " !
Many curious compositions have been offered to the Society at different times, but, this year, Signor Pietro Pinelli offered them his four-act Opera on the subject of " Dante Alighiero e Milton " ! Just at this time, the dates of the concerts appear to have clashed badly with those of the Opera, and resulted in a petition from the entire orchestra to the Directors, as Sir Michael Costa would not allow any of his men to be absent, with the result that the Philharmonic Society suffered con- siderably at the hands of deputies ; a form of discomfort continuing " even unto this day."
It had been hoped that a Violin Concerto by G, A, Macfarren would have been ready this year, but he could not manage it ; but he still wrote the analytical programmes.
At the 1st concert, the new arrivals were Mme Peschka- Leutner, an Austrian soprano, and Herr Carl Bargheer, who played the violin with Joachim in Spohr's Duo Concertante (No. 2) and, in Part II, the " Trillo del Diavolo " of Tartini.
At the 2nd, Handel's " Mio bel tesoro "(Alcina) was sung by MUe Anna Regan, with Robert Franz's orchestral ac- companiments.
In the 3rd concert. Mile Colombo and Mrs. Georgina Weldon appeared, the latter making her debut at these concerts with Gounod's grand song " The Worker," which the composer conducted ; Mile Camilla Urso introduced herself in Mendels- sohn's Viohn Concerto.
The 4th concert saw the first appearance of Mile Carlotta Patti (a sister of Mme Adelina Patti) and of Herr Gustav Walter (K.K. Kammer-sanger aus Wien), the latter (Walter) new to England. At the same concert, M. Delaborde played,
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in addition to Beethoven's Pianoforte Concerto in E [7 , a Bach Toccata on the PedaUer-Pianoforte.^
At the 6th concert came Signor Vizzani, a favourite " tenore robusto " from the Opera, and Mile Marie Roze made her debut at the same concert. She had just returned from the terrible scenes of the Franco-German War, in which she served as nurse to the Ambulance Department, receiving the Geneva Cross and a diploma of thanks for her brave services. She married Julius Perkins, the American basso, in 1874 and Colonel J. Henry Mapleson in 1877, and was highly esteemed as an operatic soprano, possessing a clear, briUiant voice, with which, as prima donna of the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Co., she delighted thousands of listeners.
At the 7th concert, a Concerto for Strings in G, by J. S. Bach, was performed for the first time in England ! and at the 8th and last concert of this sixth decade, an Orchestral Prelude or Overture to the music of Sophocles' " Ajax," composed expressly for the Society by Sir Sterndale Bennett (knighted the previous year), was performed for the first time and very warmly received by the large and appreciative audience. A testimonial, presented to Sir Sterndale, and which eventually took the form of the valuable scholarship bearing his name at the Royal Academy of Music, was subscribed to by this Society.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1872
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
Part I Symphony in D (No. 2) . . . . . Cipriani Potter
Aria, " Che faro senza Exirydice " (Orfeo) . . . Oluck
Madame Patey. Duo CoNCEBTANTE for two Violins in B minor (No. 2) . Spohr
Herrn Babgheer and Joachim. Aria, " Tu m' abbandoni, ingrato " . . . . Spohr
Mme Peschka-Leutneb. Ovebtube, " Leonora " (No. 1) .... Beethoven
Pabt II Symphony, " Scotch " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Sacbkd Song, " There is a green hill far away " . Gounod
Madame Patey.
* A pedal keyboard attached to a pianoforte, constructed by Broad- wood.
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Violin Solo, " II Trillo del Diavolo "
Hebb Bargheeb. (Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mb. Cusins.) Regit., " Non paventar " ; Abia, " Infelice " (II Flauto Magico) ........
Madame Peschka-Leutneb.
OvBBTUBE, " Der Freischiitz " .
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
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SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 15
Pabt I CoNCBBTO for Oboe .....
Mb. a. Lavigne. Cavatina, " Va, dit-elle " (Robert le Diable) Mlle Anna Regan. CoNCBBTO for Pianoforte .... Madame Schumann.
Abia, " Dalla sua pace " (Don Giovanni)
Mb. Vernon Rigby.
OvEBTUBE, " The Isles of Fingal "
Pabt II
Symphony in D (No. 2) . Abia, " Mio bel tesoro " (Alcina)
Mlle Anna Regan. (Scored for Orchestra by Robebt Fbanz, Saltabbllb .......
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Handel
Meyerbeer Schumann Mozart Mendelssohn
Beethoven Handel
Gounod
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 29
Part I Symphony in G minor .... Sir Sterndale Bennett
Regit., " In quali eccessi " ; Aria, " Mi tradi " (Don
Giovanni) ......
Mlle Colombo. ^ Ovebtube, " Coriolan " . Cavatina, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide)
Mlle Colombo. Concerto for Violin .....
Mmb Camilla Ubso.
Pabt II
Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . New Song, " The Worker " .
Mbs. Weld on,
(Conducted by the Composer.) Ovebtube, " Jessonda " . . . . .
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
Mozart
Beethoven Rossini
Mendelssohn
Beethoven Gounod
Spohr
^ By permiesion of Mr. J. H, Mapleson.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 13
Part I
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) Schubert
Aria, " Dies Bildniss " (Die Zauberflote) . . - Mozart
Herr Gustav Walter. Concerto for Pianoforte in Eb . • • • • Beethoven
MoNS. E. M. Delaborde. Cavatina, " Ah, non giunge " (La Sonnambula) . Bellini
Mlle Carlotta Patti. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
J I (a) LiebesHed, " Du fragst warum ich liebe " H. Riedel
1(6) Persisches Lied, " Gelb roUt mir " . . Rvibinstein
Herr Walter. Toccata in F (arranged for Pedaher-Pianoforte) . J. S. Bach
MoNS. Delaborde. Aria, " No, che non sei capace " . . . . Mozart
Mlle Carlotta Patti. Overture, " Masaniello " ..... Auber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 27
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Haydn
Song, " Revenge, Timotheus cries " (Alexander's Feast) .......
Mr. Santley. Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor .
Madame Arabella Goddard.
Cavatina, " Come per me sereno " (La Sonnambula)
Mlle Marie Marimon. Overture, " Egmont " . <. ,
Part II Symphony in C (No. 2) .... .
Duet, " Pronta io son " (Don Pasquale)
Mlle Marimon and Mr. Santley. March, " Athalie "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Handel W. G. Cusins Bellini Beethoven
Schumann Donizetti
Mendelssohn
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 10
Part I Symphony, " Jupiter " . Aria, " Vedrommi intorno " (Idomeneo)
SiGNOR ViZZANI,
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Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? . . . . . Liszt
Mr. Fritz Hartvigson. Cavatine, " En vain au ciel " (Der Freischiitz) . . We6er
Mlle Makie Roze. Overture, " The Tempest " . . . . , Benedict
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) .... Beethoven
Duet, " Tornami a dir " (Don Pasquale) . . . Donizetti
Mlle Marie Roze and Signor Vizzani. Overture, " Faniska " . . . . . . Chervbini
Conductor, Mr. W, G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 24
Part I Concerto for Strings in G . . . . . J. S. Bach
(First time of performance in England.) Regit., " O patria " ; Aria, " Di tanti palpiti " (Tan-
credi) ........ Rossini
Mme Trebelli-Bettini. Concerto for Violin, " Scena Cantante " . . . Spohr
Mme Norman-Neruda. Scena, " Infelice " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Mlle Titiens. Overture, " Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony in A (No. 8) . . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Lasciami, non t' ascolto " (Tancredi) . . Rossini
Mlle Titiens and Mme Trebelli-Bettini. Overture, " Der Berg-geist " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 8
Part I Serenade in D . . , . . .
Aria, " Alle voci della gloria " .
Mr. Santley. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Mr. Charles Halle. Scena, " Ah, perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mme Parepa-Rosa. Prelude, " Ajax " (composed expressly for
the Society) ..... Sir Sterndale Bennett
(First time of performance.)
Spohr
Brahms Rossini
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Tutte le feste " (Rigoletto) .... Verdi
Mme Parepa-Rosa and Mr. Santley. Overture, " Jubilee "...... Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers, and their various forms of Composition, during the sixth decade of the Society's existence.
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Nationality. |
Com- |
Sym- |
Over- |
Con- |
Miscel- |
Vocal. |
Total of Com. |
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posers. |
phonies. |
tures. |
certos. |
l.ineous. |
positions. |
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Austria . |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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British Empire . |
6 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
31 |
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France |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
31 |
38 |
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German Empire |
6 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
21 |
48 |
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Italy .... |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
5 |
6 |
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Russia |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
~~ |
1 |
A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Solo-players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices, and the Conductors, during the sixth decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
strings. |
Wood- Wind. |
Brass. |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
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America . Austria . Belgium . British Empire . Denmark France German Empire . Holland . Hungary and Bohemia Italy Norway . Poland . Russia Sweden . |
1 2 1 1 4 1 1 |
1 2 2 1 |
2
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— |
1 1 13 3 4 6 |
1 3 12 3 5 3 8 1 1 2 |
2 1 |
The Index (at the end of this Volume) will indicate the first and last appearances of Artists, and the first and last performances of works, also the number of each during these hundred years.
1873]
THE SEVENTH DECADE
1873-1882
1873
tA T the request of Professor Herbert Oakeley, a /% Beethoven bust was presented to Edinburgh
/ — ^ University ; the Professor described the important Jl. ^ function of unveiling it before the senate and students on Beethoven's birthday (December 16) in the music-class room.
An Overture offered to the Directors by Mr. James Waterson, on the subject of "A Tale of Two Cities," had the added interest of a " description " by Charles Dickens. It was never performed.
The 1st and 2nd concerts took place on Wednesdays ; otherwise, Monday still appeared to be considered the " lucky " day.
At the Ist,^ Mile Olivia Girardi sang a Scena from Gluck's " Lucio Vero," wliich had been " scored " for the occasion by W. G. Cusins, who was appointed conductor, and remained in that post for the whole of this decade.
Mr. Edward Lloyd, the favourite tenor, made his first appearance with Mozart's " Dalla sua pace " ; Gounod's Overture to " Le Medecin malgre lui " was given for the first time, and Rendano played for the last time at these concerts.
At the 2nd concert, that mighty work, the German Requiem of Brahms, was performed for the first time in this country, the solos being taken by Miss Sophie Ferrari and Mr. Santley, with Mr. George Cooper, Organist of the Chapel Royal, at the organ. Joachim, feeling the strain of overwork, could not play at this concert.
At the 3rd, that master-pianist, conductor and musician,
^ Ferdinand Hiller was present and thanked the Secretary for his " thicket " ; we conclude that he meant " ticket," as good miosic, like good wine, needs no bush.
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Hans von Biilow, made his first appearance in England. Both Walter Bache and Otto Goldschmidt have borne testimony to Billow's great powers, and especially to his marvellous memorising, a rarer accomplishment then than in later years. He received the Beethoven Gold Medal, and was so much appreciated, that he played again at the 5th concert.
At the 4th concert. Miles Justine Macvitz and Alwina Valleria first appeared, and Ludwig Straus introduced a new MS. Concerto for Violin, which had been expected in time for last season's concerts.
At the 5th, Italo Campanini made his debut at the Phil- harmonic, singing " Spir'to gentil " (La Favorita). In recent years a new Campanini has arisen as conductor of the Operas in which the tenor-singer made but a qualified success.
At the 6th concert, Schumann's " Manfred " Overture and Liszt's Symphonic Poem " Tasso " were given, the latter for the first time in England.
At the 7th, Miss Albie Whinery (recommended by Mr. Santley) sang, and Brahms's Pianoforte Concerto was played by Alfred Jaell, who was especially pleased to play again under Cusins's conducting, but wanted the Concerto, " being new and long," to be placed early in the Programme. Mac- farren's Overture (still in MS.) to his Oratorio " St. John the Baptist " was played ; the entire work was produced at the Bristol Festival in October of this year, with considerable success.
M. Jean Baptiste Colyns, a Belgian violinist, and the great pianist Mme Carreno-Sauret played, both for the first time, at these concerts ; the emment lady had only married M. Emile Sauret, whose first appearance we shall hail seven years hence, three days before the concert !
PROGRAMMES FOR 1873
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
Part I
Overture, Scherzo and Finale .... Schumann
SoENA, " Berenice, ove sei " (Lucio Vero) . . . Oluck
Mlle Olivia Girabdi.
(The Orchestration by W. G. Cusins.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
SiGNOR Alfonso Rendano. Aria, " Dalla sua pace " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Edward Lloyd. Overture in C, " Die Weihe des Hauses " (Op. 124) . Beethoven
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Part II Symphony in B I7 (No. 4) . . . . , Beethoven
RoMANZA, " Ei dee venir " (La Juive) . . . Halevy
Mlle Olivia Gibardi.
Overture, " Le Medecin malgr6 lui " . . . Gounod
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 Part I
Requiem (Op. 45). The words selected from the Holy
Scriptures ....... J. Brahms
Miss Sophie Febbabi, Mb. Santley and Chobus.
(First performance in England.)
Concerto for Violin in E (the Adagio and Rondo) . Vieuxtem-pa
Mme Nobman-Neruda.
Part II
Cantata, " The First Walpurgis Night " . . . Mendelssohn
Miss Mary Crawford, Messrs. Edward Lloyd and Santley,
with Chorus.
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 28
Part I
Symphony in G (Letter Q), " The Oxford " . , Haydn
Air, " O Pretres de Baal " (Le Prophete) , . . Meyerbeer
Mlle Gelmina Valdi. Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? . . . , . Beethoven
Db. Hans von Bulow. AiB, " Siiss sind der Rache Freuden " (Das unterbro-
chene Opferfest) ...... Winter
Mme Otto Alvsleben. Ovebtube, " The Naiades " . . . Sir Sterndale Bennett
Part II Symphony, " The Reformation " . . . . Mendelssohn
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor . . J. S. Bach
Dr. Hans von Bulow. Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . , Rossini
Mme Otto Alvsleben and Mlle Gelmina Valdi.
Overture, " Der Fliegende Hollander " . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 12
Part I
Symphony in C Mozart
Cavatina, " Nobil signor " (Les Huguenots) . . Meyerbeer
Mlle Justine Macvitz.^
* By permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson, of Her Majesty's Opera.
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Concerto for Violin (MS.) . . . . G. A. Macfarren
Hebr Straus.
(First time of performance.)
Cavatina, " Caro nome " (Rigoletto) . . ' . Verdi
Mlle Alwina Vaxleria.^ Concerto for Flute (Op. 69), Andante and Rondo only Molique
Mr. Oluf Svensden. Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Dolce conforto " (II Gixiramento) . . . Mercadante
MiiLES Vallebia and Macvitz. Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 26
Part I Symphony in C minor ...... Spohr
RoMANZA, " Spir'to gentil " (La Favorita) . . . Donizetti
SiGNOR Italo Campanini.^ Concerto for Pianoforte in G (No. 3) ... Rubinstein
Dr. Hans von Bulow. Cavatina, " Invano il fato " (Robert le Diable) . . Meyerbeer
Mlle Ilma Di Murska. ^ Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
1(a) " Adagio con Variazione " (Op. ^ /j,\ "D J * • • >' /r\' ion' r Beethoven
(o) Rondo a capriccio (Op. 129, J Posthumous) . . .J
Dr. Hans von Bulow. Duet, " Sulla tomba " (Lucia) ..... Donizetti
Mlle Ilma Di Murska and Signob Campanini.
Overture, " Alfonso and Estrella " . . . . Schubert
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 9
Part I
Overture, " Manfred " . . . . . . Schumann
Aria, " Fanciulle " (Dinorah) .... Meyerbeer
Mme Trebelli-Bettini. Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 9) . . . Spohr
Herb Leopold Auer. Romanza, " L' ombrosa notte vien " (Matilda di Guisa) Hummel
Miss Edith Wynne.
Symphonic Poem, " Tasso " (Lamento e Trionfo) . Liszt
(First performance in England.)
» By permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson, of Her Majesty's Opera.
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Part II Symphony in A major, " Italian " . o » , Mendelssohn
Aria, " Voi che sapete " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Madame Trebelli-Bettini. Overture, " Faust " . . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 23
Part I Symphony, " Jupiter " ...... Mozart
RoMANZA, " Sin dair eta piti tenera " (Iphigenia in Tau-
ride) ........ Gluck
SiGNOR CtARDONI.
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Brahms
Mr. Alfred Jaell. Regit., " E Susanna " ; Aria, " Dove sono " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ........ Mozart
Miss Albie Whinery. Overture, " Tannhauser " . . . . , Wagner
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Lied, " Al suon di tua melode " (Op. 34, No. 2) . Mendelssohn
SiGNOR Gardoni.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Cusins*)
Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 7
Part I Symphony in D . . . . . . C. P. E. Bach
Soena, " Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Frei-
schiitz) ........ Weber
Mlle Titiens. Concerto for Violin, No. 8 (Op. 11). First Movement
only ........ Rode
MONS. J. B. COLYNS.
Overture (MS.), " St. John the Baptist " . . O. A. Macfarren
Aria, " Porgi amor " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mlle Titiens.
Rondo Brillante for Pianoforte in B minor . . Mendelssohn
Madame Carre.no-Sauret.
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Lied, " Gretchen am Spinnrade " . . . . Schubert
Mlle Titiens.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Cusins.)
Overture, " Jubilee "....,. Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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1874
With the exception of the 1st concert, on a Wednesday, Mondays were adhered to throughout this year. Ambrose Austin, a well-known Secretary of St. James's Hall, was already receiving complaints on behalf of the Society's Subscribers that the ^' pp^' passages in the various works were ruined by music (I will not say noises) in other parts of the hall. This surely referred to the old Moore and Burgess Minstrels, now, like the hall, no more.
The admirable system of giving free admissions to a few promising students of the Royal Academy of Music was in vogue, and has, in recent years, been greatly developed in a shghtly different way. The students of the principal music schools in London are admitted at greatly reduced rates, and without Umit as to numbers. This privilege has been much appreciated.
Dr. Ferdinand Hiller was invited to play again this season (he played twenty-two years ago), but he protests that, at sixty-four years of age, he can no longer play solos, but he is wilhng to conduct something ; an offer which the Directors did not accept.
One of the troubles, this year, was that the Crystal Palace Saturday Concerts clashed with the Society's rehearsals, and, as Mr. Manns pointed out, eighteen players belonged to both orchestras.
Messrs. Novello & Co.'s admirable Albert Hall Concerts, conducted by Mr. Joseph Barnby, commenced this year and ran daily for two years ! For the English nights the ^Society lent some of their Scores and Parts, amongst them being Potter's Symphonies, etc.
Trinity College, DubHn, through Sir Robert Stewart, the Professor of Music, was presented with a Beethoven bust.
The Press was, this year, rich in clever musical critics, amongst them being Prout (" Academy "), Joseph Bennett (" Daily Telegraph "), J. W. Davison ("The Times "), etc. etc.
At the 2nd concert, which was attended by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and suite. Mile Marie Krebs (Pianist to the King of Saxony) appeared. ^ Old Mr. G. F, Anderson, closely connected for so long with the Society and whose death occurred in 1875, strongly recommended Miss Krebs, whom he had known as a girl. Miss Antoinette Sterling was the new singer.
^ Mme Viguier was announced, but was too ill to play.
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At the 4th concert, Herr Gustav Walter bade his farewell. There were no new male singers this year. The event, at this concert, was Seiior Sarasate's first appearance in England, when he played, what Jaell called, Lalo's "wonderful" Concerto. This Spanish violinist's warm, " Southern " playing wiU long be remembered by those who were so fortunate as to hear him.
At the 5th concert, a song, " Alas, my daughter," from Macfarren's " St. John the Baptist," was performed by Mr. Edward Lloyd, and the Overture to that Oratorio was repeated. Miss Blanche Cole (Mrs. Sidney Naylor) was the new singer.
Two interesting novelties were heard at the 6th concert : Rheinberger's Overture " The Taming of the Shrew," for the first time in England, and Gounod's " Bolero." Mme Miliano, introduced by Jules Benedict, made her debut ; she did not appear again.
At the 7th concert, a second Serenade by Brahms, this time in A and for Small Orchestra, was heard for the first time ; and Mme Essipoff, the Russian pianist, who in 1880 married Leschetitzky, played for the first time at these concerts. SuUivan's Overture " Marmion," composed for the Society in 1867, was repeated, and at the 8th concert, a " Cantata " by Stradella was arranged and scored expressly for Mr. Santley by Sir Michael Costa. The eminent French musician, M. Saint- Saens, Organist of the Madeleine, made his first appearance as pianist. He wrote, " If my own Concerto alarms you, I will play Beethoven," and added, as to choice of pianoforte, with true French politesse : "I esteem Broadwood, I prefer Erard." Apparently the Directors did show signs of alarm, as he played Beethoven's Concerto in G ! We shall meet M. Saint-Saens, in later records, as composer, conductor and organist at these concerts.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1874
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Part I
Grand Concerto for two Violins and 'Cello in A (No. 11) Handel
Messrs. Straus, Buziau and W. Pettit. ScENA, " Infelice " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Madame Otto-Alvsleben. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Herr Joachim. Overture, " Der Freiachiitz " . . . . . Weber
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Part II
Symphony in A minor, " Scotch " . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Mi paventi " (Britannico) .... Graun
Mme Otto-Alvsleben. RoMAKCE for Violin in F . . . . . . Beethoven
Herb Joachim. Overture, " King Stephen " . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 20 Part I
Symphony, " The Power of Sound " . Air, " My heart ever faithful "
Miss Sophie Ferrari. Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? (No. 5)
Mlle Marie Kbebs. Rkcit., " A questo seno " ; Aria, " Quando miro "
Miss Antoinette Sterling. Overture, " Genoveva " ....
Spohr J. Christian Bach
Beethoven
Mozart
Schumann
Part II Overture and seven Numbers, " Midsummer Night's
Dream "
Misses Ferrari, Sterling and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Mendelssohn
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 4
Part I
Overture in F (MS. without title or date) . . Spohr
(Composed expressly for the Society.) Aria, " Padre ! Germani " (Idomeneo) . . . Mozart
Mme Lemmens-Sherrington. Concerto for Violin ...... Max Bruch
Herr Straus.
Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " . Sir Sterndale Bennett
(Composed expressly for the Jubilee Concert, 1862.)
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No, 3) . . . . . Beethoven
Romance, " Souvenir du jeune age " (Pr6 aux clercs) . Herold
Mme Lemmens-Sherrington. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . , . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 18
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Regit., " Constanza " ; Aria, " A tral timor " (II
Seraglio) ........ Mozart
Herr Gustav Walter. ' Concerto for Violin ...... Lalo
Senor Sarasate, (First performance in England.) \
Aria, " Nasce al bosco " (Ezio) .... Handel
Mr. Santley. Overture, " Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage " . Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony in F (No. 8) Beethoven
Offertorium, " Confirma hoc, Deus "... Neukomm
Mr. Santley.
Overtxjre, " Lodoiska " Cherubini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 1
Part I Symphony, " Surprise " . . . . . . Haydn
Song, " Alas, my daughter " (St. John the Baptist) G. A. Macfarren
Mr. Edward Lloyd. Concerto for Pianoforte in C (No. 1) . . . Beethoven
Mr. Alfred Jaell. Air, " If time hath lightly o'er me passed " (La Colombe) Gounod
Overture, " St. John the Baptist " . . . G. A. Macfarren
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
CoNCERTSTUCK for Pianoforte ..... Schumann
Mr. Alfred Jaell. Duet, " Fairest maiden " (Jessonda) . . . Spohr
Miss Blanche Cole and Mr. Edward Lloyd. March, " Athalie " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 15
Part I
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) Schubert
Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mme Norman-Neruda. Regit., " Chi per pieta " ; Aria, " Ah ! parlate " (II
Sacrifizio d' Abramo) ..... Cimarosa
Mme Miliano.
Overture, " The Taming of the Shrew " . . . Bheinberger
(First performance in England.)
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Beethoven Qounod
Weber
Symphony, " Pastoral " .
Bolero, " Ay, pobre curro mio " . . . .
(First time of performance.) Mme Miliano. Overture, " Oberon " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 29 Part I
Serenade in A (for small Orchestra)
(First time at these Concerts ScENA, " Softly sighs " (Der Freischiitz)
Miss Edith Wynne. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .
Mme Essipoff. Rondo, " Non piti mesta " (La Cenerentola)
Mme Bentham-Fernandez. Overture, " Marmion " .
Part II
Symphony in B[? (No. 4) ...
Pianoforte Solos :
(a) " Toccata " (arranged by Tausig) (6) " Minuet " (from Fantasia-Sonata in G) (c) " Scherzo " in CJf minor (No. 3, Op. 39) Mme Essipoff. Duet, " SuU' aria " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Miss Edith Wynne and Mme Bentham-Fernandez.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 13 Part I
Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
Cantata, " II Nerone "
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MoNS. Camille Saint-Saens. Recit., " Crudele " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Gio- vanni) ........
Mlle Titiens. Overture, " William Tell " .
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... .
Duet, " La dove prende " (II Flauto Magico)
Mlle Titiens and Mr. Santley. Overture, " Jubilee " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Stradella
Beethoven
Mozart Rossini
Beethoven Mozart
Weber
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1875
New Rules (or Laws) for the Society's guidance were passed this 3'ear, and the constitution brought more thoroughly up to date. The clashing of other societies' dates with those of the Philharmonic rehearsals and concerts became more tire- some and frequent as new societies were started. The British Orchestral Society and the Alexandra Palace Concerts were now to be reckoned with, as well as the older rivals. George Mount was conductor of the former, which had a very short life, and H. Weist-Hill of the latter.
The Duchess of Edinburgh joined the Royal Patronesses of the Society, and a pleasant entente with Germany was the insertion in German papers of complimentary notices, and of the Prospectus of the Philharmonic's sixty-fifth season, all sent by Mr. J. C. Franck.
Herr Gerhard von Breuning made, through " Sir Cusins," a valuable gift to the Society in his book, " Aus dem Schwarz- spanierhaus," his personal recollections of Beethoven, of whom he saw a great deal during the last years of that great genius's life.
J. H. Griesbach, formerly a Director, four of whose Over- tures were performed between 1828 and 1850, died on January 9, and Sir Wilham Sterndale Bennett, so long and intimately associated with the Society, ended his brilliant career, beloved and regretted by all British musicians, on February 1. He had played an important part in the history of the Phil- harmonic, as pianist, composer and conductor, as these pages have shown, so it seemed but a natural tribute to his memory that Part I of the 1st concert should be devoted to some of his works. The Prelude to " Ajax " was played (for the second time), followed by the Funeral March^ from the same work, and the Sacred Cantata, " The Woman of Samaria," which was presented by Miss Edith Wjome, Mme Patey, Messrs. Cummings and Santley, assisted by a chorus, consisting chiefly of students of the Royal Academy of Music, who desired to pay a last tribute to the memory of their revered Principal. Dr. E. J. Hopkins played the organ part.
At the 2nd concert, MUe Johanna Levier, introduced by Eduard Hecht (Halle's sub-conductor at Manchester), sang songs of Spohr, Hecht and Rubinstein.
At the 3rd, a mezzo-soprano, MUe Elena Corani, appeared,
^ Mr. Thos. Case and the Bennett family were averse to this March being played, but gave way.
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her sister, Ida, following her in 1876. The event of the concert was Herr Wilhelmj's arrival as solo vioUnist ; a great player, of whom both Mme Sontag (when he was seven years old) and Liszt (nine years later) spoke as " The German Paganini." His debut had taken place at the Co vent Garden Promenade Concerts in 1866. It is asserted that, out of respect for Bennett's memory, he played in the orchestra at the 1st concert.
At the 4th, Signor Lodovico Breitner made his first ap- pearance in England, playing Liszt's Pianoforte Concerto in E b . At the same concert, the Choral Symphony served to introduce Henry Guy and J. L. Wadmore to the Society's patrons, and celebrated its jubilee performance at the concerts, the first time having been March 21, 1825.
At the 5th concert, Mile Sophie Lowe and Mr. WiUiam Shakespeare (late Mendelssohn scholar), made first appear- ances, and Brahms's beautiful Variations on a Theme of Haydn's^ were played for the first time. Guido Papini, one of Ella's great violinists in his " Musical Union " Chamber Concerts, made his first visit to these concerts, and played part of Vieuxtemps's Concerto in E.
At the 6th concert, Santley sang the Recitative and Air " Ye twice ten hundred Deities " from Purcell's " Indian Queen," with additional orchestration by W. H. Kearns. Mile Thekla Friedlander made her first bow at these concerts, about a month after her debut in England at the New Philharmonic. She had a delicate soprano voice, fuU of artistic refinement and sympathy.
The 7th concert introduped a beautiful early composition of Arthur SuUivan's, his music to Shakespeare's " Tempest," and Mile Varesi was the new singer.
The chief feature of the 8th concert was the " Idyll " in memory of Sir Sterndale Bennett, composed expressly for the Society by G. A. Macfarren, and in which he incorporated (by permission of the Bennett family) about twelve bars of " God is a Spirit," the effective unaccompanied Quartett from " The Woman of Samaria," which had been most impressively sung at Sir Sterndale's funeral in Westminster Abbey. Vieux- temps's Violin Concerto (No. 5) in A minor, his latest com- position, was played for the first time by Wieniawski.
^ From a MS. Divertimento for wind instruments, for some reason called Chorale Sti Antonii.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1875
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 18
In Memoriam. — Sir William Sterndale Bennett
Part I
Orchestral Prelude, " Ajax " . . Sir Sterndale Bennett
Funeral March, " Ajax " . . . Sir Sterndale Bennett
(First time of performance.) Sacred Cantata, " The Woman of Samaria " Sir Sterndale Bennett Miss Edith Wynne, Mme Patey, Messrs. Cummings and Santley, with Chorus. The Chorus consisting chiefly of the Choir of the Royal Academy of Music ; who render their assistance (by permission of the Com- mittee of Management) in tribute to the memory of their late Principal.
Part II Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Herr Joachim. Air, " The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous "
(Gideon) . . . . . . . . W. G. Cusins
Madame Patey. Aria, " Dalla sua pace " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. W. H. Cummings.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weher
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SECOND CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 12
Part I
Symphony in F, " Im Walde " (No. 3, Op. 153) . . J. Raff
Recit. and Abia, " Ja, ich fuhl'es " (Faust) . . Spohr
Mlle Johanna Levier. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mlle Marie Krebs.
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
({a) " Oh, could it remain so for ever " (Persian Song) ....... Rubinstein
(6) " Sweet Spring-tide " (Spring Song) . Eduard Hecht
Mlle Johanna Levies. (Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Cusins.) Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 26
Part I Overture, " Melusine " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Come scoglio " (Cosi fan tutte) . . . Mozart
Mme Elena Cobani.
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Concerto for Violin (Andante and Allegro only)
Herb Wilhelmj. OvERTCTBE, " Loonora " (No. 3)
[1875 Rubinstein
Beethoven
Part II
Symphony in Bj? (No. 1) . . . . . Schumann
Air, " Elizabeth's Prayer " (Tannhauser) . . Wcigner
Mlle Elena Corani.
Violin Solos [hlr^ ornanc . , ,, ^ , ,, ,,] Wilhelmj
1(6) Paraphrase on Chopin s Larghetto } '
Herr Wilhelmj.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Cusins.)
March, " Athalie " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 10
Part I
Symphony in D' (No. 43 in Kochel's chronological
list)
Aria, " Cangio d' aspetto "
Miss Enriquez. Chorus, " Gipsy Life " .
The Chorus.
Mozart Handel
ScENA, " Hail, happy morn " (Robin Hood)
Mme Blanche Cole. Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej?
SiGNOR LODOVICO BrEITNER.
(First appearance in England.
Schumunn G. A. Macfarren
Liszt
Part II
Symphony, " The Choral " (No. 9) . . . . Beethoven
Mme Blanche Cole, Miss Enriquez, Messrs. Henry Guy
and Wadmore, with Chorus.
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 24
Part I Overture, " Rosamunde " . . . . . Schubert
Cavatina, " Ecco ridente il cielo " (II Barbiere di
Siviglia) ........ Rossini
Mr. W. Shakespeare. Concerto for Violin in E (Adagio and Rondo only) . Vieuxtenips
SiGNOR Papini. Regit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ....... Mozart
Mlle Sophie Lowe.
Variations on a Theme by Haydn .... Brahms
(First time at these Concerts.)
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Symphony, " Pastoral " . . . . . . Beethoven
„ ({a) " Dawn, gentle flower " . . Sir Sterndale Bennett
\(b) " Through the ah' a breath is stealing " . Mendelssohn Mb. W. Shakespeare.
J f{a) " Einmal aus seinen BHcken " (Romanze) Mendelssohn
l^iEDEB \(6) "Sonntag" Brahms
Miss Sophie Lowe.
OvEBTUBE, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Me. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 7
Part I Overture, " Festival " . . . . Sir Julius Benedict
Regit, and Aie, " Ye twice ten hundred Deities "
(Indian Queen) ...... Purcell
(With additional scoring by W. H. Keabns.) Mr. Santley. Aeia, " Pur diceeti " ......
Mlle Thekla Friedlander.
Concerto for Pianoforte (Op. 185) . . . .
Mr. Alfred Jaell.
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) .
Phantasie, " Oh ! du mein holder Abendstern " (Tann- hauser) ........
Mr. Santley,
LiFT>ER ( (""^ " Wiegenlied " 1.IEDER I .^p. Volkslied "
(6) " Volkslied
Mlle Friedlander. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Lotti J. Raff
Beethoven Wagner
Brahms Hiller
Weber
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 21 Part I
Selection from the Music to Shakespeare's " Tem- pest ".......
(a) Introduction, " The Storm." (6) Prelude to Act III.
(c) Banquet Dance, Melodrame.
(d) Prelude to Act V.
(e) Dance of Nymphs and Reapers. (/) Overture to Act IV.
Cavatina, " Qui la voce " (I Puritani)
Mlle Varesi.^ Concerto for Pianoforte in G .
SiGNOB LODOVICO BbeITNER.
Arthur S. Sullivan
Bellini Beethoven
1 By permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson.
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Part II
Symphony in A, " Italian " . Ap,ia (Shadow Song), " Ombra leggiera " (Dinorah)
Mlle Varesi.
C (a) Impromptu in Gj? Pianoforte Solos I (b) Etude in C .
V (c) Prelude in E minor
SiGNOB BrEITNER.
Overture, " Tannhauser "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Citsins.
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Mendelssohn Meyerbeer
Chopin
Chopin
Mendelssohn
Wagner
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 5
Part I Symphony in Ej? (No. 10) . . . . . Haydn
Regit., " A qual furor " ; Aria, " O tu, la cui dolce
possanza " (Fidelio) ...... Beethoven
Mlle Titiens.^
Concerto for Violin in A minor (No. 5) . . . Vieuxtemps
Herb Wieniawski.
(First time of performance.)
Air, " Glocklein im Thale " (Euryanthe) . . . W^er
Mlle Titiens.
Idyll in Memory of Sterndale Bennett . . G. A. Macfarren
(Composed expressly for the Society : First time of performance.)
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . T r (a) " Der Nussbaum "
LiEDER {;?,; c. widmung " . . . .
Mlle Titiens. Overture, " Jubilee " .
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven
Schumann
Weber
Weber
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During this season, the Subscribers must have been positively satiated, as they were given ten concerts, the 5th and 8th of which were matinees.
Mr. G. F. Anderson, who until 1870 was Master of the Queen's Musick, died on December 14 of this year. He was a great power in the Philharmonic Society and held the office of Hon. Treasurer from 1840 until his death. He was succeeded by Mr. Walter C. Macfarren.
Intimation was also given of Alfred Holmes's death. He often petitioned the Society to play one of his Sjaiiphonies or other works, and his widow renewed the petition after his decease, but nothing of his was ever heard at these concerts.
1 By permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson.
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Mr, G. A. Macfarren is still writing the analytical pro- grammes, but desires the assistance of his son-in-law, F. W. Davenport.
Mr, Santley was invited on to the Directorate, but his nomadic life as a great singer prevented him from accepting the responsibilities.
A new interference with the Society's dates and engage- ments is the newly formed Carl Rosa Opera Company, which still flourishes in the Provinces, ^ and has done much to popularise musical drama.
The prices of seats at the Philharmonic Concerts appear to have been raised amid several protests ; one Subscriber not only objects to raised prices, but dislikes the band, and the New German School ! What would he think of the latest " schools " ?
At the 1st concert, Signor Pollione Ronzi, principal tenor at La Scala, Milan, and Mile Ida Corani made first appearances.
At the 2nd, Brahms's German Requiem was sung for the second time at these concerts, and Mrs. Osgood, an American soprano, made her entree in that great work.
At the 3rd, Miss Catherine Penna appeared, singing two songs by Rubinstein, whilst that great pianist himself (having Carl Rosa, apparently, as his agent) played his own Concerto in E b (No. 5).
There were three new arrivals at the 4th concert : Miss Bolingbroke (now Mme Mudie-Bolingbroke) and Mme Bianca- Blume (from La Scala) as contralto and soprano respectively, and, as pianist, Herr Karl Heinrich Barth, of Berlin, Pianist to the late Kaiser Frederick, who introduced to the concerts Henselt's F minor Concerto. This was the first matinee, a term which may be defined as a morning concert held in the afternoon !
At the 6th concert, Rubinstein's Dramatic Symphony (No, 4) in D minor was first heard in this country, and Miss Marie Duval, a promising Academy student, sang.
At the 7th, Sir Sterndale Bennett's Overture to " The Merry Wives of Windsor " was played, by permission of his executors.
At the 8th, Jules Lasserre had a hearing, " at last " as he writes. He feared that his name had been " relegated to the Greek Kalends " ! Inter alia, he was 1st violoncello under Costa and at the Musical Union, and a fine player. This 8th, also, was a " morning " concert.
At the 9th concert, the remarkable novelty was the Prelude
^ Now the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Co.
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to Wagner's " Meistersingers." Mme Bodda Pyne, after a lapse of over five years, made her sixteenth and last appearance at these concerts, whilst at the 10th and final concert of the season, on July 10, Miss Emma Beasley sang for Miss Edith Wynne, too iU to appear, and Chopin's E minor Concerto was undertaken by Mme Essipoff.
Mr. Cusins, in addition to his duties as conductor of the Society, was the successor of Bennett as Examiner at Queen's CoUege for Ladies, and, this year, appointed Examiner for Scholarships at the National Training School for Music, the precursor of the Royal College of Music, his colleagues being John Hullah and Otto Goldschmidt.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1876
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 23 Part I Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " . Regit., " Non paventar " ; Aria, " Infelice " (II Flauto Magico)
Mlle Ida Corani. Aria di Chiesa, " Pieta, Signore " .
SiGNOR Pollione Ronzi. Concerto for Pianoforte in G (No. 4)
Madame Schumann.
Part II Symphony in C (No. 2) .
_, o /(a) Notturno in Fit mi
Pianoforte Solos {J^J impromptu, " Znr
minor Guitarre
Mme Schumann.
f{a) '' My darling was so far " (In a distant land)
^^^"^^ 1(6) "Lullaby"
Mlle Ida Corani.
Overture, "Euryanthe"^ . . . . .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Mendelssohn Mozart StradeUa Beethoven
Schumann
Chopin
F. Hiller
Taubert Brahms
Weber
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 6
Part I
German Requiem (Op. 45) ..... J. Brahms
Mrs. Osgood, Mr. Wadmore and Chorus,
(At the Organ, Mr. Thomas Pettit.)
Concerto for VioHn in E minor (No. 7) . . . Spohr
Herr Joachim.
1 Dedicated first to the Philliarmonic Society of London ; subsequently to the Crown Prince of Prussia (afterwards Emperor Frederick William IV).
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Symphony in D (No. 2)
Sacred Song, " Save me, O God "
Mrs. Osgood. Violin Solo, " Hungarian Dances " .
Herr Joachim. Overture, " Ruy Bias " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins
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Brahms and Joachim Mendelssohn
THIRD CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 1
Part I
Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Aria, " Al desio " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Miss Catherine Penna.
Concerto for Pianoforte in E[7 (No. 5) . . . Rubinstein
Herr Anton Rubinstein.
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) Beethoven
PiANOroBTESoLOS jifJJ^"^t''°''Jfn^^'^?! ' " ^^«2/^^
' (6) Sonata in C (Op. 53) . . Beethoven
Herr Rubinstein.
Q.^ ^ f (<*) " Bend, fairest flower, to me " | r. i. • •
bONOS I ^^j .. j^y ^^^^^ j^ crowned with thee " / ' ^ubinstem
Miss Catherine Penna.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Wd)er
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 15
Part I
Suite in B minor J. S. Bach
(Flute Obbligato, Mr. Oluf Svensden.) Prayer, " Lord, Whom my inmost soul adoreth " (Op.
46) F. Hiller
Miss Bolingbroke. ScENA, "Ah, perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mme Bianca Blume.* Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor .... Henselt
Herr Barth.
Part II
Symphony, " Scotch " Mendelssohn
Song (Mignon's Song), " Know'st thou the land ? " . Liszt
Mme Bianca Blume,
Overture, " Die Zauberfiote " ..... Mozart
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
^ In place of Mme Patey, ill with nem'algia.
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FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 22
(Without interval) OvERTUBE, " Naiades " . . . . Sir Sterndale Bennett
Rondo, " Pensa alia Patria " (L' ItaUana in Algieri) . Rossini
Madame Tbebelli-Bettini.^ Serenade and AiLEGBO Giojoso for Pianoforte . . Metidelssohn
Mr. Charles Halle.
Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) . . . . Beethoven
Romance, " Le Retovir des Pro mis " . . . Dessauer
Mme Tbebelli-Bettini.
Chopin
^ d f («) Nocturne in E major (No. 18) 1
Pianoforte Solos (J^J ^^^^^ Polonaise in Ab /
Mr. Charles Halle.
Symphony, " Wallenstein's Camp " . . . Josef Rheinberger
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 29
Part I Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Regit., " Alii quale " ; Aria, " Ah, se de' preghi miei "
(Mirella) ........ Gounod
Mr. W. H. Cummings.
Aria, " Batti, batti " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Miss Marie Duval.*
('Cello ObbUgato, Mr. Walter Pettit.)
Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Wieniawski.
Rtibinstein
Weber
Part II
Symphony in D minor, " Dramatic " (No. 4)
(First performance in England.) Serenade, " When the orb of day reposing " (Eury- anthe) ........
Mr. W. H. Cummings. „ f(a) " Dawn, gentle flower " . . Sir Sterndale Bennett
^^'^^^ \ (6) " Maiden thoughts " .... Mendelssohn
Miss Duval. Overture, " William Tell " . . . . . Rossini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 12
Part I Prelude, " Lohengrin " . . . . . . Wagner
Sacred Song, " There is a green hill " . . . Gounod
Mb. Santley.
1 By permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson.
^ By permission of the Committee of Management of the R.A.M.
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Concerto for Pianoforte in E[7
Mlle Anna Mehlig.
Aria, " Zeffiretti lusinghieri " (Idomeneo) .
Miss Thekla Friedlander.
Overture, " The Merry Wives of Windsor " Sir Sterndale Bennett
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Mozart
Part II Symphony, " Jupiter " .
o J (a) " The Shepherd's Lay " .
^''''^^\\b) -To Anther" / . . .
Mr. Santley.
Overture, " Mirella " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Mozart
Mendelssohn Hatton
Gounod
EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 19
Symphony in C, " The Bear " .
Cavatina, " Una voce poco fa " (II Barbiere di Siviglia)
Haydn Rossini
Mlle Varesi.^
Concerto for Pianoforte ..... Mr. Alpred Jaell.
Songs I ^"^ " ^^^ Wanderer " . ( (6) " Dornrosschen " .
Mlle Redeker. (Accompanied by W. G. Cusins.)
Overture, " Love's Labour's Lost " .
Bolero (Les Vepres Sicihennes)
Mlle Varesi."
Concerto for Violoncello in D minor (No. 2)
MoNS. Jules Lasserre.
Overture, " Egmont " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Schumann
Schubert Klengel
W. Q. Cusins Verdi
Qoltermann
Beethoven
NINTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 26
Part I
Overture, " A calm sea and prosperous voyage " . Mendelssohn
Song, " Golden Days " (Rinaldo) .... Brahms
Mr. Edward Lloyd.
Aria, " Lascia ch' io pianga " . . . . . Handel
Mme Louisa (Bodda) Pyne.
Concerto for Violin in G minor .... Max Bruch
MoNS, Leopold Auer.
1 By permission of Mr. J. H. Mapleson.
* Mile Varesi took the place of Mile Chapuy, too ill to sing.
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Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . Cavatina, " All, quel giorno " (Semiramide)
Madame Bodda-Pyne. Serenade, " Wake from thy tomb, Giselle " (The Night-Dancers) ......
Mr. Edward Lloyd. Overture, " Die Meistersinger "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
TENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 10 Part I Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) Air, " From mighty kings " (Judas Maccabseus)
Miss Emma Beasley. Concerto for Pianoforte in E minor .... Madame Essipoff.
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . Song, " Sleep, my darling " .
Miss Beasley.
Pianoforte Solos -I Jf J ^;^T^^"n^^"f'°"' ' i (6) Ltude de Concert
Madame Essipoff. Overture, " Jubilee " .
Conductor, Mr. W, G. Cusins.
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Beethoven Rossini
E. J. Loder Wagner
Schubert Handel
Chopin
Beethoven Taubert
Rameau Liszt
Weber
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Mr. G. F. Anderson, so long and intimately associated with the Society's history, died on December 13, 1876. His interest only ended with his death.
At the 1st concert, that doughty champion and ultimate friend of Richard Wagner, Edward Dannreuther, made his sole appearance as pianist, introducing Grieg's beautiful Concerto in A minor (Op. 16). Wagner was residing in Dann- reuther's house this year, during his (Wagner's) Festival at the Albert HaU.i
At the 2nd concert, Miss Sophie Marie Robertson, a brilliant soprano of exceptional compass, who helped to represent Great Britain and British Music in the 1878 Exhibition in Paris,
^ The writer had the honovu* of taking part in that Festival, and well remembers the all-controlling power of Hans Richter, hidden behind Wagner's conducting desk, but really conducting everything ; for Wagner, in the enjoyment of his own splendid creations, frequently forgot the baton altogether.
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made her debut, and with her appeared that versatile genius, artist and all-round musician, Georg Henschel, composer of some two hundred works of all kinds from Opera and Requiem to Song and Pianoforte Nocturne : singer, player, conductor, sculptor and painter, who commenced his pianoforte playing at five years of age and his singing at ten !
At the 3rd concert, Schumann's " Faust " (the third part of Goethe's masterpiece) introduced a number of young Royal Academy students, together with a chorus of one hundred and eighty voices, the latter also assisting in the Choral Fantasia of Beethoven, in which Miss Agnes Zimmermann played the pianoforte part. Mrs. Osgood, the American soprano, who also sang the previous year, introduced to the Subscribers the noble " Liebes-tod " from " Tristan and Isolde."
At the 4th concert, the viohnist, Paul Viardot, made his first appearance in England, and Brahms's Symphony in C minor, No. 1, obtained its first hearing at these concerts. When will Brahms be known as he should, and acknowledged to be the " Beethoven " of our more modern times ?
The distinguished violoncellist, Robert Hausmann, pupil of Piatti and, from 1879, one of the famous Joachim Quartett, was first heard at the 5th concert, when he played Raff's D minor Concerto. A MS. Symphony in C, bj^ Edouard Silas, was played for the first time. He was elected Associate last year, upon which he wrote that he didn't mind that, but what he wanted was to have a Symphony performed ! Hjs wish had now been gratified.
At the 6th concert, an unusual deviation from the custom of the Society occurred, when an entire Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte, by Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, was played by Papini and Cusms ! It was frequently played in the more appropriate atmosphere of the Monday Popular Concerts.
There were again ten concerts this year, of which this 6th one was the only " matinee.''''
At the 7th, G. A. Macfarren's Violin Concerto was repeated by Ludwig Straus, and Mme Sinico's husband, Enrico Campo- bello (Mr. Henry Martin) sang for the first time at these concerts.
At the 8th, Mr. Edward Lloyd introduced the favourite air from Fred. Clay's Cantata, " Lalla Rookh," " I'll sing thee songs of Araby."
At the last two concerts, nothing of special interest occurred.
At the 10th, Joseph Wieniawski, not to be confused with the eminent viohnist, Henri, played Beethoven's Pianoforte Concerto in C minor.
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An interesting combination was heard in the 6th concert, and an unusual one, when Messrs. John Thomas and Oluf Svensden played Mozart's Concerto for Harp and Flute with Orchestra.
At the 5th concert, Mr. Barton McGuckin, whose career in Enghsh Opera and in concert-room is well known, made his debut.
Charles Neate, one of the founders of the Society, died on March 30, at the advanced age of ninety-four !
PROGRAMMES FOR 1877
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
(No Division into Two Parts)
OvEBTUBE, " Melusine " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in A minor (Op. 16) . . Edvard Grieg
Mr. E. Dannreuther. Air, " Where'er you walk " (Semele) . . . Handel
Mr. W. H. Cummings. Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . , Beethoven
Ode, " Dalla torre sua romita " (Saffo) . . . Gounod
Mme Edith Wynne. CoNCEBTO for Violin, " Scena Cantante " . . . Spohr
Mr. Henry Holmes. Duet, "Da de lontan piti vivere " .... W. G. Cusins
Mme Edith Wynne and Mr. W. H. Cummings. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SECOND CONCERT. ^IHURSDAY, MARCH 8
Orchestral Scena, " The Lay of the Last Minstrel " . J. F. Barnett Air, " Revenge ! Timotheus cries " (Alexander's Feast) ^ Handel
Mr. Georg Henschel. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mme Schumann. Regit., " Ah ! non sai " ; Aria, " Mia speranza " . Mozart
Miss Sophie Marie Robertson. Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Duet, " Sole stay of my declining age " (Joseph) . Mehul
Miss Robertson and Mr. Henschel. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
^ Mozart's additional accompaniments were used.
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THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 22
Incidental Music, " Faust " (Part III) . . . Schumann
Mmes Osgood, Worell-Duval, Irene Ware ; Misses Mary Davies, Bolingbroke, Kate Steel and Reimar ; Messrs. Henry Guy, J. L. Wadmore and Henry Pope ; with a Chorus of 180 Voices. Trio, " Tremate " . . . . . . . Beethoven
Mrs. Osgood ; Messrs. Guy and Wadmore, Overture, " Parisina " . . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Fantasia for Pianoforte, with Chorus, " Choral Fan- tasia " . . . . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Agnes Zimmermann and Chorus. Vocal Solo Parts by Mrs. Irene Ware, Misses Reimar and Bolingbroke ; Messrs. Henry Guy, Wadmore and Pope.
ScENA, " Liebes-tod " (Tristan und Isolde) . . Wagner
Mrs. Osgood.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 16
Overture, " Leonora " (No, 3) .... Beethoven
Romance, " When the orb of day reposing " (Eury-
anthe) ........ Weber
Mr. W, Shakespeare, Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. Paul Viardot. Regit., " Oh ! didst thou know " ; Air, " As when the
dove " (Acis and Galatea) ..... Handel
Mlle Thekla Friedlander. Symphony in C minor (No. 1) . . . • • Brahms
(First time at these Concerts.) ■J f (a) " Es steht ein Lind " . . Deutsche Melodie (1550)
1.IEDER \(6) " jungeLieder " Brahms
Mlle Thekla Friedlander.
Overture, " Der Alchymist " . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. MONDAY, APRIL 30
Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Concerto for Violoncello in D minor . . . Raff
Mr. Robert Hausmann. Song, " His right hand shall hold us up " (The Resurrec- tion) . . . . . . . G. A. Macfarren
Mme Patey. Symphony in C (MS.) ..... Edouard Silas
(First time of performance.)
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Akia, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Barton McGuckin. Grand Fantasia for Pianoforte (Op. 15). (Adapted by
Liszt) ........ Schvbert
Mr. Lodovico Breitner. Song, " Little Birdie "..... August Manns
Mme Patey. Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 14
Variations on a Theme of Haydn (Op. 56a) . . Brahms
AniA, " Deh per questo " (La Clemenza di Tito) , . Mozart
Mlle Redeker. Concerto for Harp and Flute ..... Mozart
Messrs. John Thomas and Oluf Svensden. Aria, " Gli angui d' inferno " (II Flauto Magico) . Mozart
Miss Sophie M. Robertson. Symphony in BJ? (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Lie er 1 " ^^® ^^^^ ^^ " ^^^' ^^' '^^' ^^ ' " * Brahms
^ " In deiner braunen Augen " . . . Klengel
Mlle Redeker.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. W. G. Cusins.)
Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte in D minor ^ . . F. W. Rust
Messrs. Guido Papini and W. G. Cusins.
Valse, " Mirella " . . . . . . . Gounod
Miss Sophie M. Robertson.
Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, MAY 28
Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Regit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ....... Mozart
Mme Campobello-Sinico. Concerto for Violin in G minor (MS.) . . G. A. Macfarren
Mr. Ludwig Straus. Regit., " Hai gia vinta " ; Aria, " Vedro mentre' io "
(Le Nozze di Figaro) ...... Mozart
Mr. Campobello.
Symphony in F (No. 4), " Power of Sound " . . Spohr
Romance, " Connais-tu le pays ? " (Mignon) . Ambroise Thomas
Mme Campobello-Sinigo.
Overture, " Tannhauser " . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 11
Overture, " Coriolanua "
Regit., " Lo ! here my love " ; Air, " Love in her eyes " (Acis and Galatea)
Mr. Edward Lloyd.
Concerto for Violin in A minor
Mme Norman-Nertjda.
Aria, " Pensa alia Patria " (L' Italiana in Algieri)
Mme Trebelu.^ Symphony in Eb .
Song, " I'll sing thee songs of Araby " (Lalla Rookh) Mr. Edward Lloyd.
CoNOERTSTiJCK for Pianoforte .... Mlle Anna Mehliq.
Aria, " FanciuUe che il core " (Dinorah)
Mme Trebelli. Overture, " Eiiryanthe "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven
Handel
Viotti
Rossini
Mozart Fred. Clay
Weber
Meyerbeer
Weber
NINTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JUNE 25
Overture, " In Memoriara " . . . . • Sullivan
Concerto for Violin Beethoven
MoNS. Leopold Auer. Aria, " Padre Germani " (Idomeneo) . . . Mozart
Madame Lemmens-Sherrinqton. Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Air, " Ave Maria " . . . . . . . Cherubini
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington. (Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. Geo. Clinton.) Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor (No. 1) Mr. Alfred Jaell.
ScENA, " Ah ! quelle nuit " (Le Domino Noir)
Mme Lemmens-Sherrington.
Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Mendelssohn Auber Weber
TENTH CONCERT. MONDAY, JULY 9
Overture, " Elegiac " . . . . . . Joachim
Aria, " Pur dicesti " . . . . . . Lotti
Miss Catherine Penna. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Beethoven
MoNS. Joseph Wieniawski.
Aria, " II pensier st^ negli oggetti " (Orfeo) . . Haydn
Mr. Santley.
By permission of Colonel Mapleson.
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Symphony in A minor, " Scotch " (No. 3) . . . Mendelssohn
Song, " Heart, the seat of soft delight " (Acis and
Galatea) ........ Handel
Miss Catherine Penna.
Ballade and Polonaise for Violin (" de Concert ") H. Vieuxtemps Mlle Marguerite Pommereitl. ^
Song, " Thou art passing hence, my brother " . . Sullivan
Mr. Santley. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
1878
Mr. Joseph McMurdie, for some time a Director of the Society, died this year. He wrote several Glees for the Con- centores Sodales, a musical club, at whose meetings the President of the evening had to provide a newly composed Canon !
The Directors this season reverted to the old number of eight concerts, but not one took place on a Monday, for the first time in the history of the Society ; the first four were on Thursdays and the other four on Wednesdays. The Pro- grammes, also, were divided into Parts I and II, and not merged into one long part, as in last season.
At the 1st concert, Dr. Joachim reappeared, after a season's absence. The University of Cambridge gave him the honorary degree of Doctor of Music last year, an honour as greatly deserved as it was little sought after. His career was now at its zenith, and his ripe experience and mastery of his art and technique made him equally great in either Solo or Quartett.
At the 2nd concert, Mme Edith W;}Tine (Mrs. Aviet Agabeg) introduced an air from Macfarren's " Don Quixote," and at the 3rd concert, the Overture to the same work was performed. At this concert, Herr Ignaz Briill, pianist and composer, made his debut in Schumann's Concerto.
At the 4th, Sarasate reappeared, playing, with all the warmth of his Southern nature, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and one of his wonderfully characteristic Spanish Dances. Herr Henschel sang Schumann's " Die beiden Grenadiere," scored by himself for the Orchestra.
At the 5th concert, Mlle Riego, from the Theatre Ro^^al, Stockholm, made her debut, and M. Fran9ois Plante, a Parisian pianist of rare intelligence, his first appearance in
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England. Part of a Violin Suite by Raff was introduced to these concerts by Sarasate.
At the 6th concert, Miss Emma C. Thursby, an American soprano, made her first appearance in Europe at these concerts so successfully, that she sang at the 7th concert also. In the latter, Wieniawski introduced a MS. Concerto of his own composition.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1878
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Pabt I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Song, " Rose, softly blooming " (Azor and Zemira) , Spohr
Mrs. Osgood. Concerto for Violin ......
Mrs. Osgood. Db. Joachim.
Part II Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) ScENA, " Liebes-tod " (Tristan und Isolde)
Mrs. Osgood. Sonata in C (Andante and Finale only), unaccompanied
Dr. Joachim. Overture, " Jessonda " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven
Schubert Wagner
J. S. Bach Spohr
SECOND CONCERT.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Part I
Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Aria, " Spiagge amati " (Elena e Paridi)
Madame Edith Wynne. Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 4)
Mme ARABEIiLA GODDARD.
Overture, " Ruy Bias " .
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . Song, " Ah, why do we love " (Don Quixote) Mme Edith Wynne. Overture, " William Tell " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. CusinS.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 14 Part I Symphony in G, " The Oxford " (Letter Q) Regit., " Ma che insolita " ; Aria, " O vol, dell' Erebo " (La Resurrezione) ......
Mr. Santley.
Schumann Gluck
Sterndale Bennett
Mendelssohn
Beethoven G. A. Macfarren
Rossini
Haydn Handel
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Concerto for Pianoforte .... Hebr Ignaz Brull.
Overture, " Euryanthe "...
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Weber
Part II Symphony in A, " Italian " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Agitato da smania funesta " (I Fuorosciti) . Paer
Mr. Santley.
Overture, " Don Quixote " . . . . G. A. Macfarren
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Part I Overture, " Tempest " . . . . . Sir Julius Benedict
Regit., " Wo berg' ich mich " ; Aria, " Schweigt glii-
henden Sehnens " (Euryanthe) .... Weber
Herr Henschel. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Senor Saras ate. Regit., " Rejected " ; Aria, " Yet will I not rest "
(Paradise and the Peri) ..... Schumann
Mlle Thekla Friedlander. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . . . . Weber
Part II Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . . Beethoven
^j 5j f{a) Nocturne in El? . . . Chopin — Sarasate
^^°^^^*°^°®l(6) Spanish Dance .... Sarasate
Senor Sarasate. (Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Dr. Otto Neitzel.) Song, " Die beiden Grenadiere " . . . . Schumann
Herr Henschel.
(Arranged for Orchestra by Mr. Henschel.)
March, " Huldigungs " . . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
Part I Symphony, " Jupiter " . . . . . . Mozart
Air, " Sweet bird " (L' Allegro ed II Pensieroso) . Handel
Mlle Riego.
(Flute Obbligato, Mr. Svensden.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Mendelssohn
Monsieur Plants;. Aria, " Caro mio ben " . . . . . . Giordani
Mlle Redeker. Suite for Violin, " Preludio, Minuetto and II Moto Per-
petuo " (Op. 180) Raff
Senor Sarasate.
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Symphony in C minor (No. 5) .
C (a) Caprice (Op. 16) Pianoforte Solos-! (b) Menuet Celebre
i (c) Melodie Hongroise MoNS. Plante. Overture, " Masaniello " ....
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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Mendelssohn
Boccherini — Plante
Liszt
Avber
SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
Part I
Overture, " Naiades " .
Aria, " Agnus Dei " (Mass in B minor)
Mme Patey.
Concerto for Violin, " Dramatic "
SiGNOR Papini.
Aria, " Mia speranza adorata "
Miss Emma C. Thursby
Overture, " Leonora " .
Part II Symphony in C Song, '* Creation's Hymn "
Mme Patey.
Aria, " Dell' eta mia primiera " (Pre aux Clares)
Miss Thursby. Overture, " Oberon " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Sterndale Bennett J. S. Bach
Spohr
Mozart
Beethoven
Schubert Beethoven
Herold Weber
SEVENTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 Part I Overture, " Les Travailleurs de la Mer "^ . . W. G. Cusins
Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej?
Mr. Alfred Jaell. Regit., " Ma, che vi fece ! " ; Aria, " Sperai vicino
Miss Emma C. Thursby. Concerto for Violin (MS.) in D minor (No. 2)
MONS. H. WiENIAWSKI.
Beethoven Mozart Wieniawski
Part II
Symphony in D minor (No. 7) Haydn
Aria, " Mio caro bene " (Rodelinda)* . . . Handel
Miss Thursby. Overture and three Numbers, " Midsummer Night's
Dream " . . . . • • • • Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
1 Dedicated to A. C. Burnard, Esq.
2 Scored by R. Franz.
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EIGHTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
Part I OvERTXTRE, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Regit., " Deeper and deeper still " ; Air, " Waft her,
angels " (.Jephtha) ...... Handel
Mr. Barton McGuckin. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Charles Halle. Aria, " Gli angui d' inferno " (II Flauto Magico) . Mozart
Mlle Schou. Overture, " Isles of Fingal " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Dalla sua pace " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. McGuckin, Concerto for Violin in G (No. 7), Andante and Finale
only ........ De Beriot
Mlle Castellan. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr, W. G, Cusins.
1879
Mr, John HuUah became a Member of the Society this year, and Ferdinand Praeger, who wrote that his pioneering of Wagner closed all doors to him, submitted several FuU Scores, none of which were performed. It was hoped that the Abbe Liszt would have been persuaded to come to England and play at the Philharmonic Concerts, but he wrote that he had not played a solo since 1847, and was now too old to do so.
At the 1st concert, Mme Patey sang a good song from Macfarren's " Lady of the Lake," one of the most poetical and imaginative works ever written by that learned theorist.
At the 2nd, Joachim introduced, and played without ac- companiment, the Sarabande and Bourree from Bach's B minor Suite, with which he subsequently made us so weU acquainted.
At the 3rd concert, the chief novelty was a new MS. Concerto for Viohn in D, by Brahms, The Directors desired and hoped that the mighty composer would come over and conduct his work, but Dr. Chrysander wrote to say that Brahms would not come to England nor conduct anything pubUcly, either in this country or in Germany.
The Duke of Edinburgh, a vioUnist himself, greatly desired to hear this new Concerto, but, the Court being in mourning,
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he was prevented the pleasure of coming. Miss Thursby reappeared, for the third time within the twelve months, just before her return to America.
At the 4th concert, Herr Joachim repeated the new Brahms Concerto, Mile Janotha made her first appearance, and Mrs. Osgood introduced a Recitative and Air from " Gideon," an Oratorio composed by the Society's conductor.
At the 5th concert. Miss Lillian Bailey, a young American soprano, made her first appearance in England and sang a Duet from Handel's " Giulio Cesare " with Mr. Georg Henschel, who was destined, two years hence, to become her husband. He sang, for the first time of performance at these concerts, " Wotan's Abschied und Feuer-zauber " from " Die Walkiire " of Wagner, and Sefior Sarasate introduced a new " Fantasie Norvegienne," by Edouard Lalo.
At the 6th concert, Joseph Maas, a popular and most artistic tenor, who died, alas ! all too soon, made his debut at these concerts, singing " Celeste Aida " from Verdi's Opera. Dramatic though his singing was, he was really greater on the concert platform than on the stage. At the same concert, Sarasate played Max Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto, and Mme Essipoff, Beethoven's E (? Pianoforte Concerto, both in Part I.
At the 7th concert. Miss Emma Thursby, a great favourite, who had evidently postponed her departure to the United States, sang yet once more, choosing, as one of her songs, an air written by Leonardo Vinci^ in the year 1730. Walsh published " Six Arie " by him (London, folio), which are now very scarce. He died in 1732.
At the 8th concert, M. Saint-Saens not only introduced his No. 2 Concerto for Pianoforte in G, but also played Bach's Prelude and Fugue in A minor upon the St. James's Hall organ, which was known amongst organists of the day as " The Beast." After his fine instrument in Paris, the contrast must have been very trying ! Macfarren's E minor Symphony had its first hearing.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1879
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Pabt I Overture (or Suite) in D . . . . . J. S. Bach
Aria, " Che faro " (Orfeo) ..... Oluck
Madame Patey.
1 Not to be confounded with the painter, Leonardo da Vinci, who, himself skilled in music, lived two hundred years earlier than the above composer, ■ .
2 B
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Concerto for Pianoforte in Aj?
Mme Arabella Goddabd. OvEBTUKE, " Meeres-stille " .
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Mendelssohn Beethoven
Part II SY»rPHONY in Bj? . Song, " Lay of the imprisoned huntsman " (Lady of the
Lake) . . . . . . . G. A. Macfarren
Madame Patey.
Viohn Obbligato, Herb Ludwig Straus.
OvERTUBE, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Chervhini
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Part I Symphony in G minor .... Sterndale Bennett
Regit., " Solitudini amiche " ; Aria, " Zeffii'etti lusin-
ghieri " (Idomeneo) ...... Mozart
Mme Edith Wynne. Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 9) . . . Spohr
Herb Joachim. OvEBTUBE, " Le Carnaval Romain " . . . . Berlioz
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Suite for Violin in B minor (Sarabande and Bovuree) . J. S. Bach
Herr Joachim.
(Without accompaniment.)
Cavatina, " Vorrei chiamarmi la sua " (Faust) . . Spohr
Mme Edith Wynne. Overture, " Preciosa " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 6
Part I Symphony in E|7 (No. 8) ..... Haydn
Aria, " Che pur aspro " (II Seraglio) .... Mozart
Miss Emma Thursby. Concerto for Violin in D (MS., new) .... Brahms.
Herr Joachim.
Part II Symphony, " Jupiter " . . . . . . Mozart
Concerto for Violin (No. 6), Recitative and Andante
only ........ Spohr
Herr Joachim. Aria, " Ciel possente " (La Cy there Assiegee) . . Oluck
Miss Thursby. OvEBTUBE, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 20
Pakt I Symphony in E^, " Rhenish " .
Regit., " The people that are with thee " ; Air, " The Lord, He it is " (Gideon) ..... Mrs. Osgood. Concerto for Pianoforte in G (No. 4)
Mlle Janotha.
Part II Concerto for Violin in D
Herr Joachim. Song, " Elizabeth's Prayer " (Tannhauser)
Mrs. Osgood. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT.
Schumann
W. G. Cusins
Beethoven
Brahms
Wagner
Weber
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 Part I
Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " . . Sterndale Bennett
Regit., " E pur cosi " ; Aria, " Piangero " (Giulio Cesare) Handel
Miss Lillian Bailey. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Senor Saras ate. ScENA, " Wotan's Abschied und Feuer-zauber " (Die
Walkiire) ........ Wagner
Herr Henschel,
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Duet, " Caro ! " " Bella ! " (Giulio Cesare) . . Handel
Miss Bailey and Herr Henschel. Fantaisie Norvegienne for Violin (dedicated to
Sarasate) ....... Edouard Lalo
Senor Sarasate.
Overture in C, " In the Italian Style "... Schubert
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
Part I Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Regit.," Se quel guerriero " ; Aria," Celeste Aida " (Aida) Verdi
Mr. Joseph Maas. Concerto for Violin (No. 1) in G minor (dedicated to
Joachim) ........ Max Bruch
Senor Sarasate.
LiEDER '^^"^ " ^^^ Nachts im Walde " . . Clemens Seidel
\{h) " Er ist gekommen " (Op. 4) . . . R. Franz
Mlle Auguste Redeker.
Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej; . . . . Beethoven
Mme Annette Essiporr.
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Part II Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " . , . Schubert
Ae-ia, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Ma as.
Pianoforte Solos 1^"^^°^*^'^® .... Chopin
\(b) Valse AUemande . . . Rubinstein Mime Essipoff.
Overture, " Tannhiiuser " . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
SEVENTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11
Part I Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Suite for Violin (Op. 180) . . . . . Raff
Senor Sarasate. Regit., " Ah, non sai " ; Aria, " Mia Speranza " {By desire)
Miss Emma Thursby. Concerto for Pianoforte ..... Mr. Alfred Jaell.
Part II Symphony, " The Ocean " Aria, " Se il ciel " (Alessandro nelle Indie)
Miss Thursby. Overture, " Der Alchymist " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Mozart Schumann
Rubinstein Leonardo Vinci (1730) Spohr
EIGHTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
Part I Symphony in E minor . . . . ^ G. A. Macfarren
Barcarolle, " Nymphes attentives " (Polyeucte) . Gounod
Mr. W. H. Cummings. ScENA, " Deh, per questo istante solo " (La Clemenza di
Tito) ........ Mozart
Mlle Hohenschild. Concerto for Pianoforte in G (No. 2) . . . Saint-Saens
M. Saint-Saens.
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) .... Beethoven
Prelude and Fugue for Organ in A minor . . J. S. Bach
M. Saint-Saens. Duet, " Do not shun me " (Jessonda) . . . Spohr
Mlle Hohenschild and Mr. Cummings. Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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1880
At the beginning of this year, Brahms wrote the Society, stating how he should hke to visit us, but it was impossible.
A Mr. Theophilus Burnand set an excellent example, one that might at any time be copied with advantage, by guarantee- ing the Society £100 a year during his lifetime. Dr. J. Frederick Bridge, Dr. G. J. Elvey and Mr. Walter Bache were amongst the newly elected Members.
Three disappointments occurred : Raff refused to come over and play, not being (as he wrote) " a Pianoforte virtuoso " ; and Mr. Foli could not smg this year, being engaged by Mr. Kuhe, of Brighton fame, but " will do you a howl " later on ! The third disappointment was that Sarasate (according to his companion. Otto Goldschmidt) was doing so well in his Spanish tour, that he would not come to London at all during the season.
Quite a number of interesting new works had a hearing this year. Brahms's Symphony in D, five Overtures, " Friili- lings" by Goetz, "Hero and Leander " (MS.) by Walter Macfarren, " Phedre " by Massenet, " Recollections of the Past " (No. 8, MS.) by C. E. Stephens and " Mountain, Lake and Moorland " (MS.) by Harold Thomas ; a Pianoforte Concerto in D minor by a very promising Royal Academy Student, Arthur H. Jackson, whose life was cut short in 1881. There were also some interesting Variations (MS.) in E minor, for Violin and Orchestra, composed and performed by Herr Joachim, a song, " The Golden Gate," for Contralto Solo, Organ and Orchestra, by John Francis Barnett, and the Scena, " Medea," by Signor Randegger.
There were only two new singers, Mme De Caters Lablache and Mr. Arthur Oswald, but several new instrumentahsts made their debuts, viz., as pianists. Mile Vera Timanoff, Mme Montigny-Remaury, Mr. Walter Bache (the untiring advocate of Liszt's music), and the famous Xaver Scharwenka, who played his own B [7 minor Concerto, a Staccato Study and a Minuet. M, Emile Sauret, the renowned French violinist, made his first appearance, playing Max Bruch's No. 1 Concerto. Mr. Henschel and Miss LiUian Bailey again sang a Duet. Songs by Hubert Parry and Miss Maude Valerie White were intro- duced by Mme Antoinette Sterling and Mr. Santley respectively. Miss Wliite was, at this time, Mendelssohn Scholar at the Royal Academy of Music.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1880
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Paet I
OvERTUBE (MS.), " Hero and Leander " . . Walter Macfarren
(First perforinance in London.) Concerto for Violoncello (No. 2) . . . . Piatti
SiGNOR Piatti. Regit., " Sei tu sempre " ; Aria, " Non paventar "
(Ines de Castro) ...... Weber
Miss Sophie M. Robertson. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mme Montigny-Rematiry.
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . Valse, " Nella calma " (Romeo et Juliette)
Miss Robertson. Overture, *' Friihlings " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven Gounod
Goetz
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Part I
Overture (MS.), " Mountain, Lake and Moorland " Harold Thomas
(First time of performance.) Aria, " Un aura amorosa " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Mr. W. Shakespeare. Concerto for Pianoforte in Bj? minor (Op. 32) . . Scharwenka
Herr Xaver Scharwenka. Recit., " Sulla sabbia " ; Aria, " O Lisbona, O patria
mia " (Don Sebastiano) ..... Donizetti
Mr. Santley. Overture, " The Naiades " . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Part II
Symphony, " Eroica " .
-r, o r(a) Fantasia, Op. 49 .
Pianoforte Solos (J^J staccato Etude .
Herr Scharwenka.
Couplets, " Vulcan's Song " (Philemon et Baucis)
Mr. Santley.
Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven
Chopin
Scharwenka
Gounod
Weber
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Beethoven Mendelssohn
J. F. Barnett
Massenet
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 4 Part I Overture, " Die Weihe des Hauses " (Op. 124) Concerto for Violin ....
Herr Joachim. Air, " The Golden Gate "
Mme Patey. Overture, " Phedre " .
(First performance in London.)
Part II Symphony in D . . . . . . . Brahms
Variations for Violin and Orchestra (MS.) in E minor Joachim
Herr Joachim. Canzonet, " She never told her love " . . . Haydn
Mme Patey. Overture, " La Clemenza di Tito " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Part I
Symphony in Bt> (No. 9 of the Salomon set) . . Haydn
ScENA, " Medea " . Randegger
Mrs. Osgood. Concerto for Violin in D . . . . . Brahms
Herr Joachim.
Part II Symphony in C (No. 2) , . . . . . Schumann
Romance, " Rose softly blooming " . . . . Spohr
Mrs. Osgood. Suite for Violin in B minor (Sarabande, Bourr^e,
Double) . . . . . . . . J. S. Bach
Herr Joachim. Overture, " Gustave "...... Auber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FIFTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
Part I
Overture (MS. No. 8), " A Recollection of the
Past " . . . . . . . Charles E. Stephens
(First loerformance in London.) Regit, and Air, " Lusinghe piu care " (AJessandro) . Handel
Miss Lillian Bailey. Concerto for two Pianofortes in Ej? . . . Mozart
Miss Anna Mehlig and Mr. Walter Bache. Aria, " Mentre ti lascio " . . . . . Mozart
Herr Henschel. Concerto for Violin (Op. 26, No. 1) . . . . Max Bruch
MoNS. Emile Saubet,
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Pabt II
Symphony, " Scotch " Mendelssohn
Duet, " Oh, that we two were Maying " (MS.) . . Henschel
Miss Bailey and Mb. Henschel. OvEETURE, " Les Abencerages " . . . . Chervhini
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusnsrs.
SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
Part I Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) ScENA, " Plus grand dans son obscurite " (La Reine de
Saba)
Mme De Caters-Lablache. Concerto for VioHn in D minor (No. 2)
Herr Ludwio Straus. ScENA, " Cigno fedel " (Lohengrin)
Mr. J. Maas. Concerto for Pianoforte in G .
Mlle Vera Timanoff.
Part II Symphony in E minor (MS.) .... . J (a) " Tre giorni son che Nina "^
I (6) Barcarole, " L' Alba " .
Mme De Caters-Lablache. Aria, "Ah ! si ben mio " (II Trovatore)
Mb. Maas. Overturb, "Euryanthe" ....
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven
Gounod
Spohr
Wagner
Rubinstein
Arthur Sullivan
Pergolesi
Rotoli
Verdi Weber
SEVENTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
Part I
Overture, " St. John the Baptist " . . . O. A. Macfarren
Recit., " Ye sacred Priests " ; Aie, " Farewell, ye
limpid springs " (Jephtha) ..... Handel
Miss Mary Davies. Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? . . . . Beethoven
Herr Xaver Scharwenka. Aria, " Sei vendicata assai " (Dinorah) . . . Meyerbeer
Mb. Abthub L. Oswald. ^ OvEBTURE, " Isles of Fingal " . . . . . Mendelssohn
^ Almost certainly by Ciampi ; it occurs in his Opera, " Gli tre cicisbei ridicoli."
* Mr. Oswald assisted, without rehearsal, in place of Mr. Walter Bolton, suddenly taken ill.
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Part II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Non vi turbate " (Alceste) .... Oluck
Miss Mary Davies.
i(a) Menuetto .... Scharwenka
Pianoforte Solos] (6) Nachtstiick .... Sclmmann
((c) Melodie Russe, " Le Rossignol " Liszt
Herr Scharwenka.
Overture, " Der Alchymist " . . , . . Spohr
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
EIGHTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
Part I
Overture (MS.) Sir Julius Benedict
(Composed expressly for the Society.)
Air, " Erbarme Dich " (St. Matthew Passion-Music) . J. S. Bach
Mme Antoinette Sterling.
(Violin Obbligato, Herr Ludwig Straus.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor . . . Arthur H. Jackson
Miss Agnes Zimmermann. Canzonet, " I prithee send me back my heart " Maude Valerie White
Mr. Santley. (Mendelssohn Scholar)
Concerto for Violin in E (Adagio and Rondo only) . Vieuxtemps Mme Norman-Neruda.
Part II
Symphony, " Pastoral " . . . . . . Beethoven
Q ^ /(a) " As through the land at eve we went " . W. O. Cusins \{h) " It was a lover and his lass " . . C. H. Hubert Parry
Mme Sterling. Overture, " Jubilee "...... Weber
_ Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
1881
This season was limited to six concerts, all of which took place on a Thursday, and from now onwards this day took the position, which Monday originally held, of being considered the most suitable evening in the week for these functions. The reason is not far to seek, for the lessees of St. James's Hall required our " only concert-room " for the Popular Chamber- Concerts on Mondays.
This year, Mr. Charles Edward Stephens succeeded Mr. Walter Macfarren as Hon. Treasurer, the latter resigning not only that, but the additional offices of Trustee and Director ; Mr. Henry Hersee succeeded Mr. Stanley Lucas as Secretary, and Dr. Francis Hueffer took G. A. Macfarren's place as
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Writer of the Analytical Programmes, continuing in that office until 1885.
At the 1st concert, Herr Scharwenka, who by now had made a great reputation in England, introduced his new Pianoforte Concerto in C minor (No. 2), and Mme Enriquez made her farewell appearance.
The feature of the 2nd concert was the performance (for the first time in England.) of Berlioz's Dramatic Symphony, " Romeo et Juliette," for which special preparations had been made, including an increased orchestra of one hundred players, and a chorus composed of one hundred and fifty members of the Upper Choir of the South London Choral Association, under the direction of Mr. Leonard C. Venables. In addition to these forces, a semichorus of twelve professional vocahsts assisted. The details of this important work (whicli consisted of five sections) wiU be found in the Programme of March 10. The entire work had not been given anywhere since 1839, the year of its production, though parts were rendered under Berlioz's direction at the New Philharmonic in 1852. These excerpts formed a briUiant opening for this rival Society, which, however, came to an end in 1879, the last flicker of its blown-out candle expiring under Mr. Willielm Ganz's direction in 1882. At this same concert, a clever pianist of eighteen years of age made his first appearance, playing the Schumann Concerto. This was Eugene D'Albert, a pupil of Pauer's at the National Training School for Music, and shortly to become a distinguished composer and a pianist with a broad and noble style.
At the 3rd concert, Mr. Sims Reeves sang Beethoven's Lieder-kreis " To the distant beloved one," and other songs, accompanied, on the Pianoforte, by Mr. Willam Coenen. An Overture, " Sigurd Slembe," by Johann S. Svensden, written in 1871, was played for the first time at these concerts.
At the 4th concert, with the same large orchestra and other extras, Berlioz's " Romeo " was repeated, but with different soloists. Mr. Sims Reeves sang exactly the same songs as he did at the last concert.
At the 5th, a MS. Sinfonietta in A minor, expressly written for the Philharmonic Society by Mr. F. H. Cowen, had a first hearing, and Gounod's Berceuse, " Quand tu chantes," was charmingly sung by Mme Trebelli, with Violin Obbhgato by M. Ovide Musin, who made his first appearance.
Mme Sembrich also sang for the first time.
At the 6th concert, that beautiful dramatic soprano, Mme Albani, the wife of the Covent Garden Opera Director, Mr.
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Ernest Gye, made her debut with the Society, and Mr. Sims Reeves's son, Herbert, who looked just a miniature, but exact, reproduction of his famous father, first appeared. Mme Sophie Menter was the new pianist, introducing her marked talent with Beethoven's E [7 Concerto.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1881
FIRST CONCERT.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Part I
OvERTUBE, " Melusine " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Regit., " Er hat uns alien " ; Air, " Aus Liebe "
(Passions-Musik) . . . . . . J. S. Bach
Mlle Friedlandeb.
(Flute Obbligato, Mr. Svensden.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor (No. 2) , . Scharwenka
Herr Scharwenka.
(First performance in England.)
Aria, " Cangio d' aspetto " (Admeto)
Madame Enbiquez. Overture, " Waverley " .
Part II Symphony in Bj? (No. 4) .....
Regit., " Crudele " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Gio- vanni) ........
Mlle Orgenyi.
■D CI r(a) " Ricordanza "■»
Pianoforte Solos IJ^; . p^^^^^j^^ „ ) . . .
Herr Scharwenka. Overture, " William Tell " .
(Flute, Mr. Svensden ; Cor Anglais, M. Lebon ; 'Cello, Mr. Edw. Howell.)
Conductor, Mr. W. G, Cusins.
Handel Berlioz
Beethoven Mozart
Liszt
Rossini
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Part I Overture, " Coriolanus " . . . . . Beethoven
Dramatic Symphony, " Romeo et Juliette," in Five
Parts (see below) ...... Berlioz
Mme Patey, Messrs. Boyle and F. King, with Orchestra of 100 players, 150 members of the South London Choral Association, and a semichorus of 12 professional vocalists.
(First time in England.) Part I. Introduction — Combats, Tumulte, Intervention du
Prince, Prologue, Strophes. Part II. Romeo seul, Tristesse, Concert et Bal, Grand Fete chez Capulet.
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Part III. Scene d'amour, Nuit Serene, Le Jardin de Capulet,
Silencieux et Desert, Part IV. Scherzo, " La Reine Mab," ou "La F6e des Songes,"
Couvoir funebre de Juliette, Romeo au Tonibeau
des Capulets, Invocation, Reveil de Juliette. Part V. La Foule accourt au Cimetiere, Rixe des Capulets et des
Montagus, Recit. et Air du Pdre Laurence, Serment
de Reconciliation.
Part II Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mr. Eugene D' Albert. ^ Trio, " Gratias Agimus Tibi " (Messe Solonelle) . . Rossini
Madame Patey, Messrs. Boyle and F. King. Overture, " Der Freischutz " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Part I Overture, " La Vestale " Rondo, " L' Amero " (II Re Pastore)
Mlle Orgenyi. Concerto for Violin .....
Herr Joachim. q_^ /(a) " Weary flowers their buds are closing " OONGS i^^j ., ^j^g Hunter's Song "...
Mr. Sims Reeves.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Herr W. Coenen.)
Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " . . Sterndale Bennett
Spontini Mozart
Beethoven
Schubert Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony, " Die Weihe der Tone " (The Power of Sound) .......
Lieder-kreis, " To the distant beloved one " Mr. Sims Reeves. (Accompanied by Herr Coenen.) NoTTURNO for Violin .....
Herr Joachim. Cavatina, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide)
Mlle Orgenyi. Overture, " Sigurd Slembe " .
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Spohr Beethoven
Joachim
Rossini
J. S. Svensden
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 7
Part I
Overture, " Le Nozze di Figaro " . . . . Mozart
Dramatic Symphony, " Romeo et Juliette " . . Berlioz
Miss Hope Glenn, Mr. F. Boyle and Signor Ghilberti.
(With the same increased Orchestra and Choir as at the second
Concert.) ^ Queen's Scholar at the National Training School for Music, Ken- sington.
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Part II
LiEDEB-KREis, " To the distant beloved one " Mr. Sims Reeves. (Accompanied by Herr Coenen. Concerto for Pianoforte in C (Op. 15)
Mme Montigny-Remauby. q \{a) " Weary flowers their buds are closing "
ooNGS^I^^j " The Hunter's Song "...
Mr. Sims Reeves. (Accompanied by Herr Coenen. Overture, " Tannhauser "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven
Beethoven
Schvhert Mendelssohn
Wagner
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 12
Part I Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Regit., " Sposa, Euridice ! " ; Aria, " Che faro "
(Orfeo) . . Oluck
Mme Trebelli. Sinfonietta in A minor (MS.) . . . . . F. H. Cowen
(Composed expressly for the Society : First performance.) Aria, " Che pur aspro " (II Seraglio) .... Mozart
Madame Sembrich.
Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor (No. 2) . . Chopin
Mlle Vera Timanoff.
Part II Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... .
Berceuse, " Quand tu chantes "
Madame Trebelli. (VioUn Obbhgato, Monsr. Ovide Musin.
TirDFR / (a) " Friihlingslied "
1.IEDER -|^(5) - jch Hebe Dich " . . . .
Mme Sembrich. Overture, " Die Zauberflote "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven Gounod
Mendelssohn Furster
Mozart
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 26 Part I Overture, " Isles of Fingal " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Dalla sua pace " (Don Giovanni)
Mr. Herbert Reeves. Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej?
Mme Sophie Mentjer.
Mozart Beethoven
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Part II Symphony in Bi? . . . . . , . Schumann
Aria (Elizabeth's Prayer), " O Vergin Santa " (Tann-
hauser) ........ Wagner
Madame Albajsti. Lied, " Coute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind " . . Franz Aht
Mr. Herbert Reeves. Fantasia for Pianoforte, " Don Giovanni " . . Liszt
Mme Sophie Menter. Cavatina, " Sowenir de' miei prim' anni "^ (Le Pre aux
Clercs) ........ Herold
Madame Albani.
(Violin Obbligato, Herr L. Straus.)
Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) . . . . Beethoven
National Anthem
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
1882
To give the reader some idea of the anxieties and troubles of the Directors at certain crises in the history of the Phil- harmonic Society, I reprint, in full, the Report of the Directors issued at the end of the previous season (June 8, 1881).
" On retiring from Office, your Directors beg to offer a brief retrospect of the whole period since July last, when Messrs. Cummings, Cusins, Halle, Leslie, W. C. Macfarren, Mount and C. E. Stephens were elected as the Executive for the season.
" The losses of the six seasons from 1875 to 1880 necessitated successive sales of the Society's funded property to the extent of £150, £200, £500, £200, £300 and £400. The stock being thus reduced to £100 only, the immediate prospects and possibilities of the Societ}^ occasioned serious anxiety, and at an adjourned General Meeting on July 21, it was resolved, on the recommendation of the then newly elected Directors, that an endeavour should be made to raise a Guarantee Fund of from £1000 to £1500, as an indispensable preliminary to giving the reduced number of six concerts. This scheme was attended with marked success, the guarantee reaching £1750, including two donations of five and two guineas respectively, and the Directors were consequently enabled to proceed. Mr. Leshe^ being resident in Wales, and having then no immediate anticipation of being able to attend the Directors' meetings at that important time, retired : and your Directors further
^ Also appears as " Souvenir de jeune age " in other Concerts. 2 Mr. Henry Leslie, founder of the famous Choir,
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regret to state that there shortly after arose, on vital questions of detail, a very serious division of opinion, which led to the resignation of two more of their number, one being also Hon. Treasurer and a Trustee,^ from both which ofl&ces he also withdrew. The remaining Directors, at such a crisis, felt reluctant to act on their own responsibility (as empowered by law) in fiUing up so large a number of vacancies, and in their dilemma they appealed for guidance and friendly counsel to a Special General Meeting, which was held on December 4, when, on a ballot. Sir Juhus Benedict, Mr. Francesco Berger and Dr. Stainer were recommended as Directors, Mr. C. E. Stephens as Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Cummings as Hon. Co- Treasurer vice Mr. Stephens, and Mr. Mount as Trustee. These recommendations were all immediately acted upon, but Sir Julius Benedict and Dr. Stainer dechning to serve, and Mr. Cummings, as Director, retiring (all on other grounds than those which had led to previous resigna- tions), the remaining Directors succeeded in inducing Mr. LesHe, who was then about to stay in London for some time, to return to office, and in obtaining the further co- operation of Mr. John Thomas and Mr. Wright, who cheerfully joined them at that period of great embarrassment, further compUcated by the resignation of your former Secretary, Mr. Stanley Lucas, whose untiring zeal and intimate knowledge of the workings of the Institution for fourteen years, and many other considerations, rendered him a truly valuable and much esteemed ally. In this department your Directors felt them- selves fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Henry Hersee, in whom they have found an indefatigable officer, and whose personal influence among distinguished professional artists has been of great avail during the past season.
" The six concerts recommended, as before stated, by the General Meeting in July, have taken place, with the new feature of two rehearsals to each, to the second of which rehearsals the Subscribers had the privilege of admission. The additional rehearsals have proved of great practical value, and the Directors cannot but beheve it will be generally admitted that the concerts have been, in an artistic sense, highly successful. It is partly due to the cost of these additional rehearsals, to the large extra outlay involved in presenting BerHoz's great Symphony, " Romeo et Juhette," for the first time in its entirety in this country, and to the expediency, throughout this crucial season, of advertising much more extensively than in former years, that the expenses have been somewhat in
* Mr. Walter C. Macfarren,
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excess of the receipts, but although the precise amount cannot yet be ascertained, it will certainly be under the average of recent seasons. The subscriptions for the six concerts ex- ceeded those at the same prices for the eight concerts of each of the three preceding seasons, and the Directors are pleased to be able to add that the subscription list includes, for the first time, the name of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. That the concerts have also been attractive to the general public is evidenced by the fact that the sale of single tickets and programmes has yielded an average of nearly £113 per night, which far exceeds that of many previous years. The rough statement of accounts, supplemented by estimates of liabiHties, and examined by your auditors, is on the table, to be completed and presented, as usual, at the General Meeting in November,
" It having been commented upon, that there was a large number of eUgible Associates who, in the ordinary course, might never have an opportunity of becoming Members accord- ing to the existing regulations, a resolution was submitted by Mr. Berger, at a Special General Meeting in November, to increase the number of Members from forty to sixty, which being unanimously carried, a further resolution was submitted, enabling elections in anticipation of the confirmation of which notice has been given for this evening. That the increase in the number of Members must commend itself to all is proved by the fact of its having led to the addition of such names as those of Messrs. Walter Bache, J. F. Barnett, Dr. Bridge, F. H. Cowen, John Foster, Henry Gadsby, Dr. Garrett, George Henschel, Giro Pinsuti, Alberto Randegger, Carl Rosa, Sydney Smith, S. J. Stephens and Oluf Svensden. In conclusion, your Directors beg to assure the Members that no exertion has been spared on their part to discharge their trust faithfully, and to maintain the reputation and the prestige of the Phil- harmonic Society, which is now entering upon the seventieth year of its existence, and for which your Directors venture to hope that a bright future is yet in store."
At this time of trouble, Mr. Arthur Burnand kindly offered a donation of £50 to the Society, on condition of nineteen other donors contributing a like sum each : or £25, if nineteen other gentlemen would do the same. An invitation was sent out by the Secretary, Mr. Hersee, to the Members, Subscribers and their friends to assist this project, and so pay for the special and exceptional expenditure incurred in effecting what might fairly be termed the revivification of the old Society. The Directors could not, of course, undertake any important
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operations until they were fully guaranteed against all possibility of loss.
Once more, in this year, there are only six concerts, five upon Thursdays, and the last one upon Friday, June 9.
For this season, the Society got together a body of vocalists, and called it " The Philharmonic Choir." It seems to have existed for exactly two years, but was very busy this season, assisting in four concerts.
At the 1st, the Choral Symphony was again performed, and Bennett's unaccompanied Quartett from the " Woman of Samaria " heard again.
At the 2nd concert, Liszt's Symphonic Poem, " Hungaria," received its first hearing in England, and at the 3rd, Frederic Corder^ conducted the first performance of his Overture (MS.) " Ossian," and the Philharmonic Choir sang Brahms's Choral Ode, entitled " Nanie," and accompanied Mme Patey in Rubinstein's " Water Nymph," which was rendered for the first time in public in this country. Mme Patey also intro- duced a Recitative and Aria (MS.), " Che vuoi mio cor," composed by Mendelssohn in 1824, but not published, so far as one can teU.
At the 4th concert, C. ViUiers Stanford introduced and conducted the Overture to his first Opera, " The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan," for the first time in London ; Joseph Maas sang a Scena from " Boadicea," by Dr. J. Frederick Bridge, that popular wit and lecturer having just succeeded James Turle (who died this year) as Organist of Westminster Abbey. Mme Schumann played Mendelssohn's G minor Concerto amid general interest, this being the fiftieth anni- versary of its production.
At the 5th concert, Miss Edith Santley, the great baritone's daughter, made her first appearance in a Selection from Weber's " Preciosa," the spoken dialogue being recited by that admirable master of diction, Mr. Samuel Brandram. Com- mendatore Giovanni Sgambati, of Rome, made his first appearance in England, playing a Pianoforte Concerto (Op. 15) and other smaller works of his own composition with much success.
The 6th and last concert consisted of one Part only, without an Interval. Schubert's unfinished B minor Symphony was followed by a performance of Rubinstein's " Paradise Lost " (Das verlorene Paradies), for the first time in England, with an Enghsh adaptation, written expressly by Mr. Henry
^ The able Curator of the Royal Academy of Music, and a really great teacher of composition and orchestration.
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Hersee. The Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, upon this occasion, numbered three hundred, and Mr. Thomas Pettit was at the organ ; the soloists, seven in number, were as follows : —
" Eve, and the Angel," Miss Rose Hersee.
" Raphael," Miss Marion Fenna.
" Michael," Miss Eleanor Farnol.
" Gabriel," Miss Sophie Hudson.
" The Voice," Mr. Barton McGuckin.
" Adam," Mr. James Ludwig.
" Satan," Signor Foli.
All of these singers, excepting Mr. McGuckin and Signor Foli, were singing for the first time at these concerts.
This season several gentlemen gave their services as Stewards for the concerts.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1882
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Pabt I
Overture, " Der Freischvitz " . . . . . Webe
Chorus of Reapers (Prometheus) .... Liszt
The Philharmonic Choir. Concerto for Violin in A minor .... Molique
Mr. J. T. Carrodus.
QuARTETT, " God is a Spirit " (Woman of Samaria) Sterndale Bennett
Misses Marriott and Orridge, Messrs. Boyle and
F. Barrington-Foote.
Overture, " Die Meistersinger " . . . . Wagner
Part II
Symphony, " The Choral " (No. 9) . . . . Beethoven
Misses Marriott and Orridge, Messrs. Boyle and F. Barrington-Foote, with the Philharmonic Choir.
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Part I Symphony, " Jupiter " ...... Mozart
Air, " Divinites du Styx " (Orphee) . . . Gluck
Mme Marie Roze. Aria, " Voi che sapete " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Madame Trebelli. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Herr Xaver Scharwenka.
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Part II
Symphonic Poem, " Hungaria " . . . . Liszt
(First time in England.) Song, " L'Absence " ...... Berlioz
Mme Marie Roze. Regit., " Eccomi alfin " ; Aria, " Ah, qual giorno "
(Semiramide) ....... Rossini
Madame Trebelli.
{(a) Prelude and Fugue in E minor Mendelssohn (6) Two Polish Dances . . Sclmrwenka
(c) Scherzo in B minor . . Chopin
Herr Scharwenka. Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 9
Part I National Anthem Overture, " Ossian " (MS.) ..... F. Corder
(First time in public : conducted by the Composer.) Choral Ode, " Nanie " . . . . . . Brahms
The Philharmonic Choir. ScENA (MS.), " Che vuoi mio cor " {scored for Strings
only) ........ Mendelssohn
Madame Patey.
(First performance in London.)
Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Hebr Joachim.
Part II
Symphony, " Eroica " (No. 3) . . . . . Beethoven
Solo and Chorus, " The Water-Nymph " . . . Rubinstein
Madame Patey and The Philharmonic Choir.
(First public performance in England.)
Fantasia for Violin in A minor {dedicated to Joachim) . Schumann
Herr Joachim. Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 23 Part I
Overture, " The Veiled Prophet " . . . C. V. Stanford
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.) ScENA, " The Centurion's Song " (Boadicea) . Dr. J. F. Bridge
Mr. Joseph Maas. ScENA, " Ah ! lo so " (II Flauto Magico) . . . Mozart
Mlle Kufferath.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
Madame Schumann.
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Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . AiB, " Waft me, ye Zephyrs, rest " (Euryanthe) .
Mr. Maas. LiEDER I («) " Auf dem See " . . . .
1.IEDER \ ^^j ,, Q ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^ , „
Mlle Kxjffebath. Overture, " Euryanthe "
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Citsins.
Beethoven Weber
Brahms Clara Schumann
Weber
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 11
Part I Selection, " Preciosa "...... Weber
Miss Edith Santley and The Philharmonic Choir.
(The Spoken Dialogue read by Mr. Samuel Brand ram.)
Aria, " Mi tradi " (Don Giovanni) .... Mozart
Mme Christine Nilsson. Concerto for Pianoforte (Op. 15) .... Sgambati
SiGNOR Sgambati. (First performance in England.)
Part II Symphony, " Pastoral " (No. 6) . . .
Sebenade .......
Mme Chbistine Nilsson.
Pianoforte Solos ( i?) ^' ^ ^^^^^^ (Orpheus) \ (o) Sonata m E .
SiGNOR Sgambati. Overture, " Tannhauser "
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
Beethoven Schubert
Gluck — Sgambati Scarlatti — Tausig
Wagner
SIXTH CONCERT. FRIDAY, JUNE 9
(Only one Part)
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) Schubert
Oratorio, " Paradise Lost " (Das verlorene Paradies) Rubinstein
(First performance in England.)
Mme Rose Hebsee, Misses Mabian Fenna, Eleanob Fabnol
and Sophie Hudson, Messrs. McGuckin and Ludwig, and
SiGNOB FoLi ; Organist, Mb. Thos. Pettit.
(With the Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, 300 in number.) Conductor, Mb. W. G. Cusins.
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers, and their various forms of Composition, during the seventh decade of the Society's existence.
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Nationality. |
Com- posers. |
Sym- phonies. |
Over- tures. |
Con- certos. |
Miscel- laneous. |
Vocal. |
Total of Com- positions. |
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Austria . |
1 |
_ |
_ |
3 |
3 |
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British Empire . |
14 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
16 |
26 |
66 |
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France |
4 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
31 |
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German Empire |
16 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
29 |
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Hungary and Bohemia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Italy .... Norway . Poland . |
5 2 1 |
1 1 |
2 |
1 1 1 |
4 10 1 |
3 11 |
9 25 2 |
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Spain |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
5 |
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Switzerland . |
1 |
2 |
— |
4 |
3 |
— |
9 |
A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Solo-players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices and the Conductors, during the seventh decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
Strings. |
Wood- Wind. |
Brass. |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
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America . Austria . Belgium . British Empire . Denmark France German Empire . Holland . Italy Poland . Russia Spain Sweden . |
2 2 3 7 1 2 2 2 |
3 1 3 2 1 1 |
1 1 |
— |
1 |
14 ( 1 a re- citer) 1 4 |
4 1 24 1 7 9 1 |
1 2 2 1 1 |
[1883
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1883
THIS proved to be Mr. W. G. Cusins's last year as con- ductor, a post which he had held from 1867 onwards. The Society offered a prize of ten guineas for the best Overture, in reply to which forty-six were sub- mitted anonymously, The adjudicators, Sir Juhus Benedict (acting for Sir Michael Costa) and Mr. Otto Gold- schmidt, decided that the work signed " Rex " was the best, and this turned out to be the composition of Mr. Oliver A. King, and was entitled " Among the Pines." It was played at the 4th concert. Honourable mention was awarded to Mr. Tobias Matthay for his Overture.
The Right Hon. Arthur J. Balfour was elected a Fellow.
The concerts were still held in St. James's Hall, but frequent complaints were received that the Moore and Burgess minstrels downstairs " adulterated " the Society's " ^p " passages !
There were six concerts, the first three on Thursdays, the others on Wednesdays.
At the 1st, a Selection from Beethoven's " Ruins of Athens " was given, and the Choral Fantasia was repeated with the Philharmonic Choir and Miss Sophie Menter as solo pianist. Weber's " Invitation k la Valse " was played with Berhoz's Orchestration.
At the 3rd concert, the memory of the great Wagner was honoured by a performance of seven items by him. The mighty Opera-composer had died in Venice on February 13, about a month before the concert. Three out of the seven pieces selected were heard for the first time at these concerts : the " Prelude and Liebes-tod " (Tristan) as arranged for Orchestra only, the " Good Friday " music (Parsifal) and the " Ride of the Valkyries " (Die Walkiire).i
^ A bust of Wagner, kindly lent by Mme E. Boiirsot (ne'e Critchett), was placed beside that of Beethoven during this Concert.
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Sarasate played Max Bruch's " Scotch " Concerto for violin, introducing it to England under the composer's direction, and also played some briUiant Spanish solos of his own composition.
At the 4th concert. Sir Julius Benedict conducted his Vocal Scena (MS.), " Mary Stuart's Farewell," which was sung (for the first time in pubhc) by Mme Patey, while Liszt's 4th Rhapsodic Hongroise had a first hearing.
At the 5th concert, an interesting Motett for Tenor Solo and Chorus, by Cherubini, was performed for the first time in pubhc, by the special permission of Messrs. Ricordi, the owners of the copyright. The original MS. Score of the work was graciously placed at the disposal of the Society by Her Majesty the Queen. It was rendered by Vernon Rigby and the Philharmonic Choir.
Mile Teresina Tua, a clever Italian vioHnist, made her first appearance, and A. C. Mackenzie's Ballad for Orchestra, " La Belle Dame sans Merci," composed expressly for the Society, was heard publicly for the first time and with con- siderable success.
At the 6th concert, two numbers from Liszt's Oratorio, " Christus," were heard for the first time.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1883
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Part I Overture, " The Naiades " . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Selection of Choruses and Marches, " The Ruins of
Athens " . . . . . . . . Beethoven
Philharmonic Choir. Romance, " Le Vallon " . . . . . . Gounod
Mr. Frederic King. VoRSPiEL, " Parsifal " . . . . . . Wagner
Fantasia for Pianoforte, with Chorus, " Choral Fan- tasia " . . . . . . . . Beethoven
Mme Sophie Menteb and Philharmonic Choir.
Part II
Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Zefi&retti lusinghieri " (Idomeneo) . . . Mozart
Miss Edith Santley.
( (a) " Andante Spiniato and Polo-
Pianoforte Solos •! naise " . . . . Chopin
{ (6) " Etude " in D[7 . . . Liszt
Mme Sophie Menter.
L'Invitation a la Valse ..... Weber
(Arranged for Orchestra by Berlioz. )
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
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SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 1 Part I
OvERTUBE (or Suite) in D J. S. Bach
Regit., " E Susanna non vien " ; Aria, " Dove sono "
(Le Nozze di Figaro) ..... Mozart
Mme Rose Hersee. Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. Pablo Saras ate.
Part II
Symphony, " Im Walde " Raff
Song, " Where the bee sucks " . . . . . Dr. Arne
Mme Rose Hersee.
VioiJN Solos f^"^ Nocturne, £[?, arr. for Vln. . . Chopin
1(6) Spanish Dance, " Zapateado " . Sarasate
Mb, Pablo Sarasate.
Overture, " Tannhauser " . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 15 (To THE Memory or Wilhelm Richard Wagner, died Feb. 13, 1883)
Part I Overture, " Die Meistersinger von Niirnberg " . Einleitung and Liebestod, " Tristan und Isolde " Der Ritt der Walkuren, " Die Walkiire " Charfreitags-zauber, " Parsifal " . Lied, " Traft ihr das Schiff " (Der Fliegende Hollander)
Mme Alwina Valleria. Overture, " Der Fliegende Hollander "...
Wagner
Wagner Wagner
Part II
Concerto for Violin, " Scotch " .... Max Bruch
Mr. Pablo Sarasate.
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.)
Prayer, " Elizabeth's Prayer " (Tannhauser) . . Wagner
Mme Valleria.
Violin Solos I L>' j-."^ "^ ' , I (First performance) Sarasate
Mr. Pablo Sarasate.
Overture, " Ruy Bias " . , . . . , Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
Part I
Overture, " Hermann and Dorothea "... Schumann
Concerto for Pianoforte in E^, " The Emperor " . Beethoven
Mme Sophie Menter. ScENA (MS.), " Mary Stuart's Farewell " . . . Benedict
Mme Patey.
(First time in public : conducted by the Composer.)
Prize Overture, " Among the Pines " . . Oliver A. King
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Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
Canzonet, " She never told her love " . . . Haydn
Mme Patey. (Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. C. E. Stephens.)
{(a) Prelude in A . . . Bach
(6) Wedding March (Midsummer Night's Dream) . Mendelssohn — Liszt
Mme Sophie Menter. Rhapsodie Honqroise (No. 4) in D minor and G major Liszt
(First time of performance.)
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins. ■
FIFTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
Part I
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Motett, " Adjutator in opportunitatibus " . . Cherub ini
Mr. Vernon Rigby and Philharmonic Choir.
(First time in public.)
Concerto for Violin (No. 2) in G minor . . . Max Bruch
Mlle Teresina Tua. Romanza, " O ! muto, asil " (William Tell) . . Rossini
Mr. Ladislas Mierzwinsky.
Ballad for Orchestra, " La Belle Dame sans Merci " A. C. Mackenzie
(First public performance : composed for this Society.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor .... Chopin
Mr. Vladimir De Pachmann.
Aria, " Fra poco " (Lucia) ..... Donizetti
Mr. L. Mierzwinsky.
V q j ('*) Cavatina ..... Raff
^^°"^ ^^^^^1(6) Spanish Dance (Zapateado) . . Sarasate
Mlle Teresina Tua.
Marche Hongroise (La Damnation de Faust) . . Berlioz
Conductor, Mr. W. G. Cusins.
SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 30
Part I Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Violin Solo, " Ballade and Polonaise " . . . Vieuxtemps
Mlle Teresina Tua. ScENA, " Infelice " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Mme Marzella Sembrich. Pastorale, Duet and Chorus, " The Angel's Message "
(Christus) ....... Liszt
Miss Minnie Gwynne, Mr. Ernest Laris and Philharmonic
Choir. March " of the Three Holy Kings " (Christus) . . Liszt
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Pabt II CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in EJ? . . . . Liszt
Mme Sophie Menter, ScENA, " Au bruits des lonrds marteaux " (Phil6mon et
Baucis) ........ Oounod
Mr. Charles Santley. Abia, " Che pur aspro " (II Seraglio) .... Mozart
Mme Sembrich. Overtube, " The Ruler of the Spirits " . . . Weber
National Anthem
Conductor, Mb. W. G. Ctjsins.
1884
Emboldened by the success of tlieir last year's competition, the Society offered a second prize for an Overture, the amount being £20 this time. One hundred and nineteen letters asking for conditions and rules followed the announcement, which had appeared in most European capitals. Of these enquirers eighty-eight competed and the result appeared in 1885 (which see).
The experiment, novel at the time, of inviting various conductors to undertake one or two of the season's concerts, was tried this year, with doubtful success. The post was (for this season only) an honorary one.
At the 1st concert, Mr. George Mount conducted and Dr. Francis Hueffer annotated the Programme.
Miss Clara Asher made her first appearance as solo pianist, and Gounod's Saltarello, composed expressly for the Society, received a second hearing.
At the 2nd concert, two American vocalists. Miss Gertrude Griswold and Mr. William J. Winch, made their debut. And Miss Marie Krebs^ bade her farewell, retiring from the profession on her marriage with Herr Brenning. She died in 1900. Dr. C. Villiers Stanford conducted this concert.
The 3rd concert was conducted by Mr. George Mount and Mr. Antonin Dvorak, the latter conducting his " New Grand Overture, ' Husitzka,' " his Symphony in D and his " Rhap- sodic Sclavische," all for the first time at these concerts, This original and cliaracteristic musician made his first appearance at St. James's Hall on tliis occasion, his very first in England having taken place a week previously, at the Albert Hall, when he conducted his fine " Stabat Mater."
Mr. J. F. Barnett conducted the 4th concert, at which most
' Eugenio Pirani was to have played, but was ill.
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of the numbers were old friends, but he yielded the baton to SulUvan for the latter's impressive " In Memoriam " Overture, which was played in memory of H.R.H. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, who died on March 28.
At the commencement of the 5th concert, conducted by F. H. Cowen, Handel's " Dead March, in Saul " was played, aU upstanding, in memory of that great disciphnarian and reformer of the orchestra. Sir Michael Costa, knighted by Queen Victoria in 1869 and decorated by many foreign monarchs, who died on April 29. In addition to having been the Society's conductor from 1846 to 1854, his work in England included the direction of the Co vent Garden and Drury Lane Opera Houses, the Sacred Harmonic Society, the Handel Festivals and Provincial Festivals. His services will not soon be forgotten in this country of his adoption.
Hans von Biilow made his last appearance at this concert and Liszt's Rhapsodic Hongroise (No. 1) in F was played for the first time at the Philharmonic. A new Scene Rehgieuse, entitled " O deplorable Sion," set by A. Goring-Thomas from Racine's " Esther," was introduced by Mr. Santley.
At the 6th concert, also conducted by Mr. Frederic H. Cowen, Joseph Maas sang for the last time, and selected Wagner's glorious " Preis-Ued " from " Die Meistersinger." Alas, only two years later, his short but notable career was ended by death,
Mr. Co wen's Symphony in B [? minor (No. 4) was given very effectively, under his direction, for the first time, and so the year ended.
Dvorak was elected an Honorary Member, and the Directors invited Mr. Thomas Wingham to write a new orchestral work.
The Philharmonic Dinner appears to have been a great success this year : so, at any rate, thought Mr. Henry Hersee, who retired at the end of the season from his post of Hon. Secretary, naming Mr. Francesco Berger^ as the man to follow him.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1884
FIRST CONCERT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Pabt I Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Inflammatus " (Stabat Mater) . . . Dvorak
Mme Patey. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. J. T. Carrodus.
* After devoting an immense amount of time and energy to the Society, Mr. Berger retired from the arduous duties of Secretary in 1911.
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Part II Symphony in F (No. 4), " Power of Sound " Rondo for Pianoforte in B minor (Op. 22)
Miss Clara Asher. Canzonet, " The Spirit Song " .
Saltarello
Mme Patey. Conductor, Mr. George Mount.
Spohr Mendelssohn
Haydn Gounod
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 6 Part I Fantaisie-Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " Scena, " Thro' the forest " (Der Freischutz)
Mr. William J. Winch. Concerto for VioHn, " Drammatico " (No. 8)
Mme Norman-Neruda. Air, " Air du Livre " (Hamlet)
Miss Gertrude Griswold. Symphony in D (No. 2) .
Sterndale Bennett Weber
Spohr
Ambroise Thomas
Brahms
Part II Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Beethoven
Mlle Marie Krebs. Duet, " Va, t' ho gik jaerdonato " (Romeo) . . Gounod
Miss Griswold and Mr. Winch.
Overture, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Dr. C. Villiers Stanford.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Part I Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Aria, " Dalla sua pace " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mr. Joseph Maas. Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor (No. 1) . . Mendelssohn
Mlle Janotha. Overture, " Husitzki " . . . . . . Dvorak
(First time of performance.)
Part II Symphony in D {dedicated to Hans Richter) . . Dvorak
(First time at these Concerts.) Arioso, " Disperse il crin " (L'Etoile du Nord) . . Meyerbeer
Mr. Joseph Maas. Pianoforte Solo, " Polonaise in F;}): minor " . . Chopin
Mlle Janotha.
Rhapsodie (No. 2), " Sclavische " . . . . Dvorak
(Fii'st time at these Concerts.)
Conductors, Mr. Antonin Dvorak and Mr. George Mount.
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FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
(In Memory of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, died March 28,
1884)
Part I Overture, " In Memoriam " . .... Sullivan
(Conducted by the Composer.) Scena, " O ma lyre immortelle " (Sapho) . , . Gounod
Mme Marie Roze.
Concerto for Pianoforte in E]? . . . . Beethoven
Mme Annette Essipoff.^
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) . Romance, *' L' Absence " (Reviens, reviens) Mme Marie Roze. ((a) Impromptu in B [7 . Pianoforte Solos ] (b) Andante and Scherzo in E minor ((c) Gavotte in A minor . Mme Essipoff. Overture, " Der Fliegende Hollander " .
Conductor, Mr. John Francis Barnett
Beethoven Berlioz
Schubert
Mendelssohn
Baff
Wagner
FIFTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
(In Memory of Sir Michael Costa, who died April 29, 1884)
Part I
Dead March, " Saul " .
Overture, " Genoveva "
SciiNE Religieuse, " O deplorable Sion " .
Mr. Charles Santley. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor (Op. 185)
Dr. Hans von Bulow. Overture, " Die Meistersinger "
Handel
Schumann
A. Goring -Thomas
Baff
Wagner
Part II
Symphony in Ej? (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Air, " Revenge, Timotheus cries " (Alexander's Feast) Handel
Mr. Santley. Variations and Fugue for Pianoforte in Ej; (Op. 35) Beethoven
Dr. Hans von Bulow.
Rhapsodie Hongroise (No. 1) in F . . . . Liszt
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
^ Miss Essipoff married her celebrated pianoforte teacher, Herr Theodor Leschetitzky, in 1880.
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SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
Part I OvEBTUBE, " Melusine " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Pbeis-lied, " Di rosea luce " (Die Meistersinger) . Wagner
Mr. Joseph Maas. Concerto for Pianoforte in E minor .... Chopin
Mme Essipoff. Air, " The Bird and the Maiden " . . . . Spohr
Mme Valleria.
(Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. George A. Clinton.)
Symphony in B[7 minor (No. 4) .... Cowen
(First time of performance.)
Part II
Concerto for Double-Bass in F# minor . . . BoUesini
Mr. Giovanni Bottesini. Duet, " £ tua madre che m' invia " (Carmen) . . Bizet
Mme Valleria and Mr. Maas. Valse for Pianoforte in A minor, " Les Soirees de
Vienne " . . . . . . . Schubert — Liszt
Mme Essipoff. Overture, " Jubilee "...... Weber
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
1885
Sir Arthur SuUivan was appointed conductor, a post which he held with distinction, and to the eminent advantage of the Society, for three years.
Dr. Francis Hueffer and Mr. Charles E. Stephens annotated the Programmes of the first three concerts, and then followed Mr. Joseph Bennett, the eminent critic of the " Daily Tele- graph," who held the post for many years.
The compositions sent in by eighty-eight competitors for the prize of £20 for the best Overture were adjudicated upon by Messrs. W. H. Cummings, George Mount and Charles E. Stephens, and the prize was awarded to Gustav Ernest for his " Dramatic " Overture.
At the 1st concert, Brahms's Symphony in F (No. 3) was heard for the first time at these concerts, and Miss Elly Warnots, already well known at the Crystal Palace and in Opera, appeared.
At the 2nd concert, Mme Minnie Hauk, the " creator " of the role of " Carmen," made her first appearance, and so did Mr. Oscar Beringer, the well-known pianist, teacher and examiner. Mr. Gustav Ernest conducted the first performance of his " Prize " Overture.
At the 3rd concert, an Orchestral Serenade, a work written
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in response to the Directors' invitation of the previous year by Thomas Wingham, was played under the composer's direction, Sullivan's policy was, evidently, to allow composers to interpret their own works, and, from this year onwards, it has largely remained the custom, which has unfortunately not been limited to those composers who were able to do justice to the occasion !
A Sextett from " Don Giovanni " and a Septett from Gounod's " La Reine de Saba " introduced several clever Academy students, who have since made a name as vocalists, including Mr. and Mrs. Brereton, Messrs. Iver McKay and Arthur Thompson.
The concert concluded with Macfarren's " Chevy Chase " Overture.^
At the 4th concert. Mile Clotilde Kleeberg made her first appearance. Dvorak conducted a first performance of his new Symphony in D minor, which he had composed expressly for this concert, and a very beautiful Duet from SuUivan's music to " Kenilworth " was rendered with much effect by Miss Marie Etherington and Mr. Edward Lloyd.
At the 5th, Miss Carlotta Elliott made her debut, singing a dehghtful song of Stanford's, " There's a bower of roses " (Veiled Prophet), and Mr. Franz Rummel made his first appear- ance in Dvorak's Pianoforte Concerto in G minor, conducted by the composer.
Moszkowski appeared as composer and conductor at the 6th concert, introducing to England his Symphonic Poem, " Johanna d'Arc," and Mr. Santley sang Sullivan's fine song, " I wish to tune my quivering lyre."
PROGRAMMES FOR 1885
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Part I OvERTTJBE, " Athalie "...... Mendelssohn
AiB, " Sweet Bird " (L' Allegro ed il Pensieroso) . . Handel
Mlle Elly Wabnots.
(Flute Obbligato, Mr. Oltjf Svensden.)
Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Dr. Joachim.
1 In the recently published " Life " of Richard Wagner, he confesses to having enjoyed conducting this Overtxire in 1855 and admired its peculiar, wildly passionate character, but he calls it " The Steeple Chase " and ascribes it to a Mr. MacFarrinc, a Scotchman ! Poor Sir George Macfarren, who happens to be a Welshman, must have turned uneasily in his grave when this book was published.
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Symphony in F (No, 3) .
(First time at these Concerts.) Aria, " Come per me sereno " (La Sonnambula)
Mlle Elly Warnots. Overture, " The Ruler of the Spirits "
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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Brahms
Bellini
Weber
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 12
Part I
Overture, " The Occasional Oratorio "... Handel
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mr. Oscar Beringer. ScENA, " Me voila seule " (La Reine de Saba) . . Gounod
Mme Minnie Hauk.
Prize Overture, " Dramatic " . . . Gustav Ernest
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Part II Symphony in Bj? (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Recit. and Air, " My strength is spent " (Taming of
the Shrew) ....... Goetz
Mme Minnie Hauk. Hungarian Rhapsody in D (No. 4) . . . . Liszt
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Part I Symphony in C (No. 2) . . . . . . Schumann
Sextett, " Sola, sola " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mrs. Bbereton ; Misses Beare and Major ; Messrs. Iver
McKay, Arthur L. Oswald and Brereton.
Concerto for Violin in D . . . . . Brahms
Dr. Joachim.
Part II Serenade for Orchestra ..... Thomas Wingham
(Composed for this Society and conducted by the Composer.) Elegy (No. 1) in D and Tarantella for Double-Bass . Bottesini
Mr. Giovanni Bottesini.
Septett, " O gracious power " (La Reine de Saba) . Gounod
Mrs. Brereton ; Misses Beare and Major ; Messrs. Iver
McKay, Arthur Thompson, Arthur L. Oswald and Brereton.
Overture, " Chevy Chase " . . . . G. A. Macfarren
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
Part I Overture, " Faiist "...... Spohr
CoNCERTSTUCK for Pianoforte ..... Weber
Mlle Clotildb Kleeberg. Duet, " How sweet the moonlight " (Kenil worth) . Sullivan
Miss Marie Etherington and Mr. Edward Lloyd. Overture, " Leonora " (No. 1) . . . . Beethoven
Part II Symphony in D minor ...... Dvorak
(Composed for this Concert and conducted by the Composer.)
Song, " Pries-lied " (Die Meistersinger) . . . Wagner
Mr. Edward Luoyd.
(By desire.)
Overture, " Don Giovanni " . . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
FIFTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Part I
Overture, " The Wood-Nymphs " . . . Sterndale Bennett
Selection, '* Romeo et Juliette "
(a) Adagio from " Scene d' Amour " ) p r
(6) Scherzo, " La Reine Mab " ) * ' ' iierltoz
Aria, "Wie nahte mir der Schlummer " (Der Freischiitz) Weber
Miss Carlotta Ellioit.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor (Op. 33) . . Dvorak
Mr. Franz Rummel.
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Sytviphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Air, " There's a bower of Roses " (Veiled Prophet) C. Villiers Stanford
Miss Carlotta Elliott.
Pianoforte Solos | SJ;) No«^^«e in Db (Op. 27) |
(.(o) Polonaise m At? (Op. 53) J • ^
Mr. Franz Rummel. Overture, " La Sirene " . . . . . Auber
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
Part I
Overture, " Der Fliegende Hollander " . . . Wagner
Ode, " I wish to tune my quiv'ring lyre " . . . Sullivan
Mr. Santley.
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Symphonic Poem, " Johanna d' Arc " ^ . . . Moszkowski
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? . • . • Beethoven
Mr. Franz Rummel.
(By request.)
Regit., " O voi del mio poter " ; Air, " Sorge infausta "
(Orlando) ....... Handel
Mr. Santley. Overture, " Mirella " . . . . . . Gounod
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
1886
Mme Trebelli's clever daughter, Mile Antoinette Trebelli (who altered her name in later years to " Antonia Dolores "), made her first appearance at the 1st concert, with Mme Fanny Frickenhaus, the gifted pianist, as also did the violinist, Mr. Tivadar Nachez. Henry Gadsby conducted his new orchestral scene, " The Forest of Arden," which consisted of two move- ments : (1) An Intermezzo, "An Autumn Morning"; (2) Tantarra, " The hunt's up." It was composed for the Society. Another new work was Moszkowski's Violin Concerto in C, played by Nachez.
At the 2nd concert, six works, never before heard at these concerts, were performed, viz. a Symphony in F by Ebenezer Prout ; " Ingeborg's Lament " (Frithjof ) by Max Bruch ; an Overture, " GrazieUa," and a " Bolero " for Double-Bass, by Bottesini ; Wolfram's Fantasy, " Bhch ich umher, " from Wagner's " Tannhauser " ; and a Duet, " Gondohera," com- posed by Mr. Henschel, and interpreted by the composer- singer and his wife.
At the 3rd concert, Pan Franz Ondricek made his first appearance at these concerts, playing a new work, a Violin Concerto by Dvorak, for the first time in England. Another novelty was the Pastoral Introduction to SuUivan's Oratorio " The Light of the World," which was followed by the Over- ture to Part II of the same work.
Mme Rose Hersee made her last appearance.
^ This Symphonic Poem had four movements, described as follows : —
I. Johanna's pastoral life : a dream makes known to her her high mission. II. Inward speculations : past recollections. III. Procession of conquerors to the Coronation at Rheims. I IV. Johanna in captivity: her chains broken, her victory, death and glory.
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At the 4th concert, Miss Fanny Davies, a distmguished pupil of Mme Schumann's, made her j&rst appearance, playing Sterndale Bennett's Pianoforte Concerto in C minor.
At the 5th concert, a new Symphony in C by Mr. Camille Saint-Saens, composed expressly for the Society, was con- ducted by that eminent French composer and organist ; and Miss Agnes Larkcom made her first bow to a Philharmonic audience, which included the Prince and Princess of Wales.
At the 6th concert, Moszkowski conducted a new Suite for Orchestra, which he had written expressly for the Philharmonic Society, and Mme Christine Nilsson bade her farewell to these concerts, singing, inter alia, " Der Erlkonig " of Schubert.
Dr. (now Sir) F. G. Campbell, Principal of the Royal Normal College for the Blind, pointed out to the Directors the really marvellous talents of his pupil, Mr. Alfred Hollins.^ A suggestion was made for a " State " concert to be given at the Albert Hall next year, during Her Majesty's Jubilee celebrations, but the Queen could not come, and the project fell through.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1886
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 4
Part I
Symphony in A minor (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . Mendelssohn
Regit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) Mozart
Mlle Antoinette Trebelli. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schtimann
Mbie Fanny Frickenhaus.
Part II
Scene for Orchestra, " The Forest of Arden " . Henry Oadsby
(First time : composed for this Society ; conducted by the
Composer. )
Concerto for Violin in C . . . . , . Moszkowski
Mr. Tivadar Nach:^z.
(First time in England.)
Air, " Ah ! je veux briser " (Les Diamants de la Couronne) Atiber
Mlle Ajsttoinette Trebelli.
Overture, " Les Deux Journees " . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
1 He played in 1888, q.v. W. T. Best used to call him " Alfred the Great."
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SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Part I Symphony in F (No. 3) ..... . Front
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.)
ScBNA, " Ingeborg's Lament " (Frithjof)
Mrs. Henschel.
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .
Mr. Vladimir De Pachmann.
Max Bruch
Mozart
Part II Overture, " Graziella " . . . . . . Bottesini
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.) Wolfram's Fantasy, " Blick ich umher " (Tann-
hauser) ........ Wagner
Mr. Henschel.
(First time at these Concerts.)
Introd. and Bolero for Double-Bass . . . Bottesini
Mr. Giovanni Bottesini.
(First time at these Concerts.)
Dttbt, " Gondoliera " . . . . . . Henschel
Mr. and Mrs. Henschel. (First time at these Concerts.) .
Overture in C (Op. 124), " Die Weihe des Hauses " . Beethoven
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 1
Part I Symphony in C Aria, " Pur dicesti " ......
Mme Rose Hersee. Concerto for Violin ......
Pan Franz Ondbicek. (First time in England.)
Part II
Pastoral Introduction 1 c^ mi t • i ^ ^ j.i ixt u ..
} The Light of the World
Schubert A. Lotti
Dvorak
SuUivan
Overture (Part II)
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
Mlle Clotilde Kleeberg. Cavatina, " Nobil Signor " (Les Huguenots) . . Meyerbeer
Mme Rose Hersee.
Overture in C, " Namensfeier " (Op. 115) . . Beethoven
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 15
Part I
Symphony in E^ (No. 3), " Eroica " . . . Beethoven
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Air, " II est doxix, il est bon " (H6rodiade) . . Massenet
Miss Gertrude Griswold.
Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor . . . Sterndale Bennett
Miss Fanny Davies.
Part II Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Dr. Joachim.
SoNoq f (") " Winds in the Trees " } . Oorina-Thomas
bONGS I ^^^ .. ^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ p^j^y g^^^ „ ^ .A. uoring 1 nomas
Miss Gertrude Griswold. (Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Miss Mary Carmichael.) Overture, " Jessonda " . . . . . . Spohr
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
FIFTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
Part I Symphony in E^ . . . . . . . Haydn
Recit., " A questo seno " ; Aria, " Quando miro " . Mozart
Mme Antoinette Sterling.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G (No. 4) . . . Beethoven
Mb. Camille Saint-Saens.
Part II Symphony in C . . . . . . Saint-Saens
(First performance : composed for this Society and conducted by
the Composer.)
Couplets, " Charmant oiseau " (La Perle du Br6sil) Felicien David
Miss Agnes Larkcom. Overture, " Die Meistersinger " . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
Aria, " Ah ! perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mme Christine Nilsson. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mb. Franz Ondricek.
Part II Suite for Orchestra ...... Moszkowski
(First performance : composed for this Society and conducted by
the Composer.)
Lied, " Der Erl-Konig " . . . . . . Schubert
Mme Christine Nilsson.
Overture, " Le Carnaval Romaine " ... Berlioz
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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1887
Sir Arthur Sullivan conducted all except the 1st and 2nd concerts. An earthquake in Italy completely prostrated him and greatly upset his nervous system, and in March, later on, he had to be in Berhn for the Kaiser's birthday, so Mr. George Mount conducted the 1st and Mr. P. H. Cowen the 2nd concert.
At the 1st, the novelties were Brahms' s Symphony in E minor (No. 4), and an Air from Goring-Thomas's new Opera, " Nadeshda," sung most sympathetically by Mme Valleria. The Finale {Perpetuum mobile) from Moszkowski's Suite in F was repeated.
At the 2nd concert, MUe Nordica, equally good in florid and dramatic parts, appeared for the first time, singing Handel's brilliant air, " Let the bright Seraphim," and an old Quartett Concertante, by Mozart, for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon was unearthed and heard for the first time at these concerts ! In Part II of the concert, Co wen's " Scandinavian " Symphony was given a first hearing.
At the 3rd concert, several novelties were introduced : the Prelude to Max Bruch's Grand Opera " Die Loreley " ; a Duet from Stanford's Opera " The Canterbury Pilgrims," conducted by him and sung by Mile Marie de Lido (her first appearance) and Mr. Barton McGuckin ; a new Concerto, for Piano-Pedalier, by Gounod, played by Mile Lucie Palicot, her first appearance, and a Scena from Mackenzie's Cantata, " The Story of Sayid," sung by Mr. McGuckin.
At the 4th concert, Benno Schonberger made his debut as pianist, and Goetz's fine Symphony in F was first heard at these concerts.
At the 5th, Mozart's Aria, " Per questa bella mano," with its very difficult Double-bass Obbligato, was performed by Mr. Santley, with the valuable accompaniment of Mr. Botte- sini, not (as erroneously stated) " for the first time " ; for Mr. John Parry, jun., sang this Aria so far back as 1833 at a Philharmonic Concert. Frederic Corder's new Suite, " Rou- manian," composed expressly for this Society, was conducted by the composer.
The 6th concert this year is not the last, as the Society reverted to the old number of eight concerts.
At this 6th one, MUe Ella Russell made her first appear- ance (by permission of Signor Lago), and the viohnist Mile Marianne Eissler played. Alberto Randegger's Scena "Prayer of Nature " (the words by Byron), composed expressly for the
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Society, was sung by Edward Lloyd and conducted by the composer.
At the 7th concert, Sir George Macfarren's Overture to " Kenilworth " was played for the first time.
The 8th concert, on Saturday, June 25, was a matinee, at which Mile Emma Nevada, the great American operatic soprano, first appeared : her adopted name is taken from Nevada City, in California, near to her birthplace.
Josef Hofmann, the wonder-boy pianist, also played at this concert. His health broke down later in the year in America from overstrain and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children took the matter up !
PROGRAMMES FOR 1887
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Pabt I Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Recit. and Air, " O river, dear river " (Nadeshda) A. Goring-Thomas
Mme Valleria. Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mme Schumann.
Part II
Symphony in E minor (No. 4) . . . . . Brahms
J f{a) Winter-lied ...... Mendelssohn
\{h) Widmung ...... Schumann
Mme Valleria.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Bisaccia.)
Finale from Suite in F, " Perpetuum mobile " . . Moszkowski
Conductor, Mr. George Mount.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Part I Overture, " Coriolanus " . . . . . Beethoven
CoNCERTANTE for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon . Mozart
Messrs. Lebon, Clinton, Mann and Wotton.
(First time at these Concerts.)
Am, " Let the bright Seraphim " (Samson) . . Handel
Mlle Nordica.
(Trumpet Obbligato, Mr. W. Ellis.)
Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. Leopold Aukb.
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Part II
Symphony, " Scandinavian " .
(First time at these Concerts.) Aria, " Gli angui d' Inferno " (II Flauto Magico)
MlLE NORDICA.
OvERTtJRE, " Zanetta " .
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
[1887
F. H. Cowen
Mozart
Auher
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 21
Part I Prelude, " Loreley "...... Max Bruch
(First time at these Concerts.) Duet, " Hark ! her step " (The Canterbury Pilgrims)
C. Villiers Stanford Mlle Marie De Lido and Mr. Barton McGuckin. (Conducted by the Composer.) Concerto for Piano-Pedalier ..... Qounod
Mme Lucie Palicot. (First time of performance.)
; Part II Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Soena, " Ah ! perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mlle Marie De Lido. Soena, " Where sets the sun " (The Story of Sayid) A. C. Mackenzie
Mr. Barton McGuckin. Piano- Pedalieb Solo, " Toccata in F " . . . J. S. Bach
Mme Lucie Palioot. Overture, " The Isles of Fingal " . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 5
Part I Overture, " Husitzkl " . . . . . . Dvorak
Aria, " Che fard " (Orfeo) Gluck
Mme Patey.
Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Beethoven
Mr. Benno Schonbebgbb.
Part II Symphony in F . . . . . . . Ooetz
(First time at these Concerts.) Arietta, " Lungi dal caro bene " . . . . Sarti
Mme Patey. Walkuren-Ritt, " Die Walkiire " . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 19
Pakt I
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Per questa bella mano "^ . . . . Mozart
Mr. Charles Santley.
(Double-Ba3s Obbligato, Mr. Bottesini.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in E^ . . . . Beethoven
Miss Clotilde Kleebebg.
Part II Suite, " Roumanian " . . . . . . F. Corder
(First time : composed for this Society and conducted by the
Composer.) Song, " Let the dreadful engines " (Don Quixote) . Purcell
Mr. Santley. Concertino for Double-Bass in FJ minor . . Bottesini
Mr. Bottesini.
Overture, " Die Meistersinger " . . . , Wagner
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 9
Patit I Symphony in C minor (No. 3) . . . . . Spohr
Aria, " Ombra leggiera " (Dinorah) .... Meyerbeer
Mlle Ella Russell.^ Caprice for Pianoforte in E . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Miss Fanny Davies. Scena, *' Prayer of Nature " (Byron), " Father of
Light " . . . . . . . . Randegger
Mr. Edward Lloyd, (First time : composed for this Society and conducted by the
Composer. )
Part II Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Violin Solo, " Fantasia appassionata " . . . Vieuxtemps
Mlle Marianne Eissler.
Duet, " Angiol che vesti " (Romeo) .... Oounod
Mlle Ella Russell and Mr. E. Lloyd.
Pianoforte Solos ^^"^ ^^®^ °^^^ Worte, Book 6, No. 1 Mendelssohn
1(6) Novelette in D (No. 2) . Schumann
Miss Fanny Davies.
Overture, " Eiiryanthe " . . . . . Weher
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
* Wrongly stated, in Programme, to be " First time at these Con- certs." It was sung in 1833 (q.v.).
* By permission of Signer Lago.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15
Pakt I Symphony in C (No. 1) . . . . . . Haydn
Akia, " Questi affetti " (Faust) .... Spohr
Mlle Lillian Noedica. Concerto for Pianoforte in E [7 (No. 6) . . . Mozart
Mr. Camille Saint-Saens. Overture, " Kenilworth " . . . . O. A. Macfarren
(First time of performance.)
Part II Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E . . . Schumann
Regit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ....... Mozart
Mlle Lillian Nordica. Introd. and Rondo for Violin ..... Vieuxtemps
Miss Nettie Carpenter. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
EIGHTH CONCERT. SATURDAY (MORNING), JUNE 25
Part I Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . . We^er
Recit. and Air, " Ah ! Rachel " (La Juive) . . Halevy
Mr. Edward Lloyd. Couplets,* "Charmant oiseau " (La Perle du Br6sil) Felicien David
Mlle Emma Nevada.
Concerto for Pianoforte in C . . . . . Beethoven
Master Josef Hofmann.
Part II
Symphony in A (No, 2), " Italian " . . . . Mendelssohn
Scena, " Piano, piano " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Mme Albant.
T» „ a • («) Valse ..... Chopin
Planoforte Solos \ )j^{ n^ . n r.- t •
' (o) Toccata .... Euotnste%n
Master Josef Hofmann.
Overture, " Di Ballo " . . . . . . Sullivan
Conductor, Sir Arthur Sullivan.
1888
Sir Arthur Sullivan finding that, owing to faihng health and ever-increasing responsibiUties, it would be impossible to conduct through another season, supported the Directors in the appointment of Mr. Frederic H. Cowen as his successor.
* Couplets du Mysoli.
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The latter, however, having to leave England for Austraha in time for the opening of the Melbourne Exhibition, could only manage to conduct five out of the seven concerts ; the 6th and the matinee of June 16 were undertaken by Mr. Johan Severin Svensden, the eminent conductor and composer in Copenhagen.
Numbers of new performers appeared, the most important being Edvard Grieg ; other pianists were Otto Hegner, a twelve-year-old wonder-boy, and Alfred Hollins, who is alone equalled, as a bhnd musician, by William Wolstenholme for his marvellous extemporisation and performance on both organ and pianoforte. Fraulein Soldat appeared as violinist, whilst the indefatigable Hon. Secretary, Mr. Francesco Berger, assisted as accompanist at the pianoforte.
Amongst the singers we find Misses Liza Lehmann, Eleanor Rees and Hilda Wilson, Mmes Hutchinson and Fursch-Madi, in addition to Mr. Carl Mayer (of the Stadt-Theater, Cologne), who was the only male singer of the season.
At the 1st concert, a Suite^ for Small Orchestra byRameau was unearthed and played for the first time at these concerts, and Dr. Stanford allowed the Society the first performance in London of his Prelude to " Ql]dipus Rex," which he conducted.
Another ancient composition was played at the 2nd concert, when a Symphony in G, by Haydn, was given for the first time in London !
A Serenade for Strings, and a Tema con variazioni from the Third Orchestral Suite, two works by Tschaikowsky, were played, under the composer's baton, for the first time in England, and Svensden's Norwegian Rhapsody (No. 2) was introduced to London.
At the 3rd concert, the new works presented were : (a) an Overture by Sir G. A. Macfarren, " Romeo and Juliet " ; (6) a Scena, " The Song of Judith," by Mr. Ebenezer Prout ; (c) Music to " A Walpurgis-Night " by C. M. Widor, the two last-named pieces being conducted by their respective com- posers.
Young Otto Hegner made a great sensation in London, but, like so many forced growths, he was not destined to live long, dying at the age of thirty.
At the 4th concert, that wonderful harmonist, Edvard Grieg (who, curiously enough, died in the same year as young Hegner), dehghted the concert-goers with his playing and with his masterly conducting of Two Elegiac Melodies of his
* It was really an arrangement of dance-rhythms from " Castor et Pollux," one of three compiled by F. A. Gevaert.
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arranged for Stringed Orchestra, and played, in that form, for the first time.
At the 5th concert, three new Mythological Pieces for Orchestra, entitled "Aphrodite," "Vulcan " and "Pan," were conducted by their composer, Edouard Silas, and Wagner's intricately tender " Siegfried Idyll " had its first hearing at these concerts.
Mr. Cowen now started off for Austraha, where he had a most enthusiastic reception, and his place was taken, as stated above, at the 6th concert, by Johan Severin Svensden. One item, a Pastoral Suite by John Francis Barnett, heard for the first time in London, was conducted by its composer.
The blind pianist, organist and composer, Alfred HoUins, played the " Emperor " Concerto by Beethoven, while Mr. Svensden's Symphony in D was first heard at the Philharmonic.
Mr. A. C. Mackenzie's First Scotch Rhapsody, in G minor, was played for the first time and conducted by him, but otherwise the whole of the 7th concert was conducted by Mr. Svensden, who was made an Honorary Member of the Society.
It is pleasant to see letters of thanks to the Directors, from the Principals of the great music-schools, for the privilege of attending rehearsals, etc., granted to their students. A Miss Ethel M. Smyth, then barely known to London audiences, asked that a Cantata of hers might be performed.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1888
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 15
Part I Suite for small Orchestra ..... Rameau
(First time at these Concerts.) CoNOEBTO for Pianoforte in F minor .... Chopin
Mme Schumann.
T xx^T.-,^ / («) " Der Nussbaiom "\ „ .
LiEDER (jftJ-Friihlingsnachf) • • • • Schumann
Miss Liza Lehmann.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mme Schumann.)
Prelude, " CEdipus Rex " . . . Dr. C. Villiers Stanford
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II Symphony in D minor (No. 4) . . . . . Schumann
Cavatina, " Tho' clouds by tempests " (Der Frei- schiitz) ........ Weber
Miss Liza Lehmann. Overture, " Tannhiiuser " . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 22
Part I Symphony in G . . . .... Haydn
(First time in London.)
Am, " Be thou patient " (Jacob) . . . Henry Smart
Miss Eleanor Rees. Sebenade for Stringed Orchestra .... Tschaikotvsky
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.) Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. Franz Ondrioek.
Part II Tema con Variazioni (Suite 3) . . . . . Tschaikowsky
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.) Aria, " Vieni che poi sereno " (Semiramis) . . Gluck
Miss EiiEANOB Rees. Violin Solo, " Hungarian Airs " . . . . Ernst
Mr. Franz Ondricek.
Norwegian Rhapsody (No. 2) .... Svensden
(First time in London.)
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 19
Part I
Overture, " Romeo and Juliet " . . . O. A. Macfarren
(First time at these Concerts.)
ScENA, " The Song of Judith " . . . . Ebenezer Prout
Miss Hilda Wilson.
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.)
Allegro for Pianoforte and Orchestra in A [7 . . John Field
Master Otto Hegneb.
Music to " A Walpurgis Night "^ . . . .CM. Widor
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Pianoforte Solos I i^|f*^^^^"A^^ / •. . • ^^'P'''
y (0) Andante and Kondo capriccioso
in E . . . . Mendelssohn
Master Otto Hegner. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " . . - . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
^ Consisting of three numbers : Overture, Adagio and Scherzando.
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FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 3 Part I
Petite Suite, " Jeux d'Enfants " . . . . Bizet
(First performance in England.)
CONCEBTO for Pianoforte in A minor .... Grieg
Mb. Edvard Grieg.
LiEDER I ^'^^ " '^^^^^^ Begegnen " I ^ .
1.IEDER \ ^^j „ Farewell to Tvindehougen " I " * ^^^
Miss Carlotta Ellioit.
Two Elegiac Melodies for Stringed Orchestra^ . Grieg
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Air, " II est doux " (Herodiade) .... Massenet
Miss Carlotta Elliott. Overture, " Ruy Bias " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 17 Part I
Three Mythological Pieces'' for Orchestra . Edouard Silas
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.) Scena, " Ah ! perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mme Fursch-Madi. Siegfried-Idyll ....... Wagner
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte in A . . . . . Liszt
Mme Sophie Menter.
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
(By desire.) Regit, et Stances, " O ma lyre immortelle " (Sapho) . Gounod
Mme Fursch-Madi. Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 31
Part I Symphony in D . . . . . . . Svensden
(First time at these Concerts.) Aria, " Or son sola " (Le Serment) .... Auber
Mrs. Hutchinson. Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Alfred Hollins.
^ Arranged from his songs, (I) " Herz-wunden " and (2) " Der letzte Friihling."
» They were entitled (1) Aphrodite, (2) Vulcan, (3) Pan.
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Part II Pastoral Suite ^ . . . . . . . J. F. Barnett
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.) Bolero, " Zaide "....... Berlioz
Mrs. Hutchinson. Overture, " William Tell " . . . . . Rossini
Conductor, Mk. Johan Severin Svensden.
SEVENTH CONCERT. SATURDAY (MORNING), JUNE 16 In One Part Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " . . . Beethoven
Air, " Der Ivrieges-lust " (Jessonda)
Spohr Brahms
Schumann Schubert
Mr. Carl Mayer. Concerto for Violin ....
Mlle Mariu Sold at. T I (a) " Mondnacht " .
Likder (l^j.^wohin" .... Mr. Carl Mayer. (Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Francesco Berger.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Rubinstein
Mme Sophie Menter.
Scotch Rhapsody in G minor (No. 1) . . A. C. Mackenzie
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.)
Conductor, Mr. J. S. Svensden.
1889
As it was practically impossible for Mr. Cowen, who was starting from Melbourne on February 1, to get back in time for the 1st concert, on March 14, and take the necessary re- hearsals, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie very kindly undertook the conductorship, and introduced his Second Scotch Rhapsody, entitled " Burns."
The Schumann Concerto brought to notice Fraulein Geisler- Schubert, and Mme Grieg sang her husband's delightful songs, in a most finished and charming manner, to his sympathetic accompaniment upon the pianoforte. Mr. Grieg also conducted his " Peer Gynt " Suite.
Evidently Mr. Cowen had interested the Australians in the Society's work, as the Directors were asked by the Melbourne Philharmonic Society to give them hints and advice in the work- ing of such an Institution as the London Philharmonic Society.
At the 2nd concert, when Mr. Cowen received an ovation upon his return to the Old Country, Dr. Villiers Stanford's new
^ The numbers were thus named : Gleaners in the Cornfield ; Reapers entering Church ; Dance of Gleaners and Reapers ; Romance ; Harvest Home and Hymn of Thanksgiving.
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Violin Suite (Op. 32) in D minor, conducted by him, was ex- quisitely interpreted by Dr. Joachim, and Grieg's Pianoforte Concerto, played by Mme Backer-Grondahl, who made her debut in England on this occasion, was also conducted by the composer.
The event at the 3rd concert was Mr. Sapellnikofif's first appearance in England, when he plaj'ed the B [? Concerto for Pianoforte by Tschaikowsky, who not only conducted this work, but also his Orchestral Suite in D (Op. 43), which was played for the first time in this country.
Miss Marguerite HaU, a soprano, made her first and last appearance at these concerts, and Mr, W. H. Brereton (whose " Westminster Singers " quartett give the present generation so much pleasure) made his first appearance as a soloist, in songs by Handel and Purcell.
At the 4th concert, Mile TremelH sang, and the noted violinist Mr. Eugene Ysaye made quite a sensation by his powerful rendering of the Beethoven Concerto.
Mr. Cowen's Symphony in F (No. 5) was played for the first time at these concerts.
At the 5th concert, a Symphony (the " English ") in C had a first rendering under its composer, C. Hubert H. Parry, and Ysaye gave a new reading of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. A notice read that the doors would be closed during the performance of each movement.
At the 6th, Frederic Cliffe conducted his new Symphony in C minor and Miss FiUunger (stronglj'' recommended by Dr. Joachim) sang.
At the 7th, Miss Hermine Spies made her debut, and the last item of the season, always excepting the National Anthem, played before the 1st and after the last concert of each year, was SulHvan's " Overtura di BaUo."
PROGRAMMES FOR 1889
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 14
Part I OvERTUBE, " Parisina " . . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mlle Geisler-Schubert. ({a) "I love thee" |
Songs A (6) Margaret's Cradle-Song " [ . . . Grieg
1(c) " Good morning " J
Mme Grieg.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by the Composer.)
Suite, " Peer Gynt " (Op. 46) . . . . . Grieg
(Conducted by the Composer.)
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Pabt II Symphony in Bt> (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Songs I ^"^^ " Springtide " ) . . . ^ .
bONGS [^^^y. Wood- Wanderings " i ^'^''^
Mme Grieg.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by the Composer.)
T3 „ I (a) Fantasia in C minor . . Bach
PIANOFORTE bOLOS ) ^^^ Impromptu in F minor (No. 4) Schubert
Mlle Geisler-Schubert.
Scotch Rhapsody (No. 2), " Burns " . Dr. A. C. Mackenzie
Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Part I
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements) Schubert
Aria, '' Non mi dir " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Mlle Antoinette Trebelli.
Suite for Viohn in D major (Op. 32) . Dr. C. Villiers Stanford
Dr. Joachim.
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in A . . . . . Orieg
Mme Backer-Grondahl.
(Conducted by the Composer.)
AiR, " Sombre foret " (William Tell) .... Rossini
Mlle Antoinette Trebelli. Overture and Selection, " A Midsummer Night's
Dream " ...... Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL II
Part I Symphony in Ej? . . . . . . . Mozart
Air, " Divinit6s du Styx " (Alceste) .... Gluck
Miss Marguerite Hall.
Concerto for Pianoforte in Bt> (No. 1, Op. 23) . . Tschaikowsky
Mr. Wassily Sapellnikoff.
I Part II Suite in D (Op. 43)^ ...... Tschaikowsky
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.)
^ The movements of this Suite were headed (1) Introduction and Fugue, (2) Divertimento, (3) Andante, (4) Marche Militaire, (5) Gavotte.
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(a) " Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain ? " (Joshua) Songs j (b) " Arise, ye subterranean winds " (The Tem- pest) ......
Mr. W. H. Bbereton.^
[1889 Handel Purcell
OvEKTURK, " Lurline "
Vincent Wallace
Conductor, Mb. Frederic H. Cowen.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 9
Part I Symphony in Bj? . . . . . . . Haydn
(First time in London [?].) Aria, " Ah, quel giorno " (Semiramide) . , . Rossini
Mlle Tremelu. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. EuG:fcNE Ysaye.
Part II Symphony in F (No. 5) .
(First time at these Concerts.) Aria, " Voce di donna " (La Gioconda)
Mlle Tremelli.
Violin Solos { \?} ^^""^^ ^"^ ^}^g^^ ^^ ^ ™^"°^ y (o) Kondo capriccioso
Mr. Ysaye.
Overture, " Prometheus "
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
F. H. Cowen
Ponchielli
J. S. Bach Saint-Saens
Beethoven
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 23
Part I
Ovebtttre, " Le Nozze di Figaro " . . . . Mozart
Symphony in C, " The English " . . C. Hubert H. Parry
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.) Wolfram's Fantasy, " Blick ich \maher " (Tann-
Wagner Mb. Cabl Mayeb.
hauser) Concebto for Violin
Mendelssohn
Mr. EuGiiNE Ysaye.
Pabt II
Concebto for Pianoforte in G (No. 4) . . .
Mlle Natalie Janotha.
Altschottische Ballade, " Tom, der Reimer "
Mr. Carl Mayer.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Francesco Berger.)
^ (^ \ (a) 6tude caprice in B|7 . . . Paganini
\ (6) Premiere Polonaise . . . Wieniawski
Mr. Ysaye.
Ovebtttre, " Jubilee " . . . . . . Weher
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
^ Mr. Brereton is announced as making a first appearance at these concerts. He sang in 1885, taking part in both a Sextett and a Septett (q.v.).
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SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 6
Part I OvEBTTXBE, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cherubini
VoBSPiEL und LiEBESTOD (Tristan und Isolde) . . Wagner
Aria, " Ozean, Du Ungeheuer " (Oberon) . . . Weber
Mlle Marie Fillunger. CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in E[7 . . . . Beethoven
Mme Backer-Gbondahl.
Frederic Cliff e conducted by the Composer.)
Brahms
Part II Symphony in C minor
(First time at these Concerts
LiEDFR I (") " Liebestreu " \ 1.IEDEB J(^,)"MeineLiebe" i
Mlle Marie FiLLtnsrGEB.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mb. Fbancesco Bebgeb.)
OvEBTTjRE, " Die Zauberflote " .... Mozart
Conductor, Mr. Fbedeeic H. Cowen.
SEVENTH CONCERT. SATURDAY (MORNING), JUNE 22 Ovebtttbe, " Der Fliegende Hollander " . . . Wagner
Andante Spianato and Polonaise for Pianoforte and
Orchestra (Op. 22) . . . . . . Chopin
Mr. Vladimir De Pachmann. AlB, " Return, O God of Hosts " (Samson) . . Handel
Mlle Hermine Spies. Symphony in EJ? (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
Concerto for Violin in G minor .... Max Bruch
Mlle Teresina Ttja. Mit Myrthen und Rosen " . . Schumann
Willst du dein Herz mir schenken " . Giovanini
Mlle Hermine Spies. (Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Francesco Bebgeb.) OvEBTUBE, " Di Ballo " . . . . . . Sullivan
Conductor, Mb. Fbedebic H. Cowen.
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1890
Although Mr. Frederic H. Cowen was reappointed the conductor for this season, six different composers expressed a wish to conduct their own compositions.
The first appearances at these concerts were, in the lady- singers' list, Miss Marian McKenzie, Miss Margaret Macintyre and Miss Lena Little ; the new male singers were Messrs. Max Heinrich and Emil Blauwaert, the latter a distinguished impersonator of " Gurnemanz " at Bayreuth ; the new pianists were Messrs. Giuseppe Buonamici and Leonard Borwick.
The works conducted by their several composers were (1) a
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Fantaisie for Pianoforte and Orchestra by Widor, played for the first time in England ; (2) Overture to " Twelfth Night," by Dr. A. C. Mackenzie ; (3) Songs by Mr. Gustave Leon Huberti ; (4) Orchestral Selection from Mr. Peter Benoit's " Charlotte Corday," new to England ; (5) an Orchestral Suite, " Scene Veneziane," by Mr. Luigi Mancinelli ; and (6) an Orchestral Suite, in G minor, by Mr. Moritz Moszkowski (the last two for the first time in England) ; (7) a new Symphony, in G, by Mr. Antonin Dvorak.
Other works heard for the first time in this country were an Orchestral Suite, " Cephale et Procris," by Gretry, an Overture to " Richard III," by Edward German, the Hungarian Rhapsody (No. 4) in D by the Abbe Liszt (for the first time at these concerts), a Concerto for Strings in G, by John Sebastian Bach, which had never been done before in England ! and an Overture to " Macbeth," by Sir Arthur SuUivan, for the first time at these concerts.
Macfarren's " Chevy Chase " Overture was played at the matinee concert on June 28, and the great Choral Symphony (No. 9) of Beethoven, with Misses Fillunger and Hilda Wilson, and Messrs. Maldwyn Humphreys and Frank H. Morton as soloists, concluded the season's work.
Mr. Benoit was down with influenza, but managed to be well enough to conduct on March 27.
It is scarcely surprising that Mr. F. H. Cowen complained that there were too many conductors, and that the great diversities of style completely unsettled the Orchestra.
Dr. Campbell, the Principal of the Normal School for the Blind, suggested that the Society should give a concert to exhibit the great talents of his bMnd pupils, one of whom, Mr. HoUins, had already appeared ; this suggestion was not carried out. The 'ceUist Josef Hollmann offered the Society the dedication of his 3rd Concerto.
Sir Arthur Sullivan was invited to conduct his " Macbeth " Overture, but was unable, being busy composing his opera " Ivanhoe."
PROGRAMMES FOR 1890
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 13
Pabt I
OvEBTXJRE, " The Ruler of the Spirits "... TFefier
Suite for Orchestra, " Cephale et Procris " ^ . . Gretry
(First time in England.)
^ The movements were entitled (1) Minuet, (2) Gavotte, (3) Passepied, (4) Chasse, (5) Air Lent, (6) Contredanse.
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Air " Je brave les jaloux " (Le d^fi de Ph^bus et de
Pan " . . . . . . . . J. S. Bach
Mr. Emil Blauwaebt. Fantaisie for Pianoforte and Orchestra . . .CM. Widor
Mb. PniLirp. (First time in England : conducted by the Composer.)
Pabt II
OvEBTUBE, " Twelfth Night " . . . . Dr. A. C. Mackenzie
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.)
ScENA, " Wotan's Abschied " (Die Walkure) . . Wagner
Mr. Blauwaebt.
Symphony in A (No. 3), " Scotch " . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 27
Part I
OvEBTUBE, " The Naiades " . . . . Sterndale Bennett
AiB, Le Minnezanger, " Hy stapte voorwit " . O. L. Huberti
Mr. Emil Blauwaert.
(Conducted by the Composer.)
CONOEBTO for Violin in D minor (No. 4) . . . Vieuxtemps
Mr. EuG:fcNE Ysaye. Symphony in B^ (La Reine de France) . . . Haydn
Part II
Selection for Orchestra, " Charlotte Corday " 1 . . Peter Benoit
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.)
„ \ (a) Invocation, " De quel nom te nommer " 1 . Huberti
^^^ 1 (6) Berceuse, " Les blonds 6pis fiechissent " i
Mb. Blauwaebt,
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Violin Solo, Prelude and Gavotte in E . . . J. S. Bach
Mb. Ysaye.
OvERTUBE, " Die Meistersinger " . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mb. Fbederic H. Cowen.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 24
Part I Overture, " Richard III " . . . . Edward German
(First time at these Concerts.) Aeia, " Chi vive amante " (Poro) .... Handel
Miss Marian McKenzie. Symphony in G ...... • Dvorak
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
1 The movements were (1) Overture, (2) Idylle, (3) La Scene de Bal, (4) Marche funebre revolutionnaire.
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Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor .... Henselt
Mr. Wassily Sapellnikoff.
Song, " The Willow Song " . . . . . Sullivan
Miss Marian McKenzie.
Pianoforte Solos \ i"J Nocturne in B ) ^ ^j^ .^
' (6) Polonaise m Ap ' ^
Mb. Sapellnikoff.
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 8
Part I Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Scena, " O peaceful night " (St. John's Eve) . . F. H. Cowen
Miss Margaret Macintyre.
Suite for Orchestra, " Scene Veneziane " . . . L. Mancinelli
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte ......
Mr. Leonard Borwick.
Regit., " E Susanna " ; Aria, " Dove sono " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) .......
Miss Macintyre.
T-, o r(«) Rhapsody in B minor
Pianoforte Solos J ).! o^. 4. W?*. i ■ n \{b) Staccato Etude m C
Mr. Leonard Borwick.
Hungarian Rhapsody in D (No. 4) .
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 22
Part I
Overture, "Tragic " (Op. 81)
Scena, " Ah, perfido ! " .
Mme Lillian Nordica. Concertstuck for Pianoforte .....
Mme Sophie Menter. Orchestral Picture, " Cloud and Sunshine " (First performance.)
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) . Prayer, " Elizabeth's Prayer " (Tannhauser)
Mme Nordica. Hungarian Rhapsody for Pianoforte in E
Mme Sophie Menter. Overture, " Nordische Sennfahrt " .
(First time at these Concerts.) Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Schumann
Mozart
Brahms Rubinstein
Liszt
Brahms Beethoven
Weber
Frederic Cliffe
Beethoven Wagner
Liszt
Niels Oade
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SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 5
Part I Concerto for Strings in G . . . . . J. S. Bach
Song, " Die Allmacht " (Orchestrated by Liszt) . . Schubert
Mr. Max Heinrich. Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? (No. 5) . . . Beethoven
Mr. Giuseppe Buonamici. Am, La Captive, " Si je n'etais captive " . . . Berlioz
Miss Lena Little. OvEBTURE, " Macbeth " . . . . . . Sullivan
(First time at these Concerts.)
Part II
Sthte for Orchestra in G minor .... Moszkouski
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.)
Duets \ ^"^ "^ight Hymn at Sea " j Gorina-Thomas
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Miss Lena Little and Mr. Max Heinrich.
(First performance.)
Overture, " Struensee " . . . . . . Meyerbeer
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SEVENTH CONCERT. SATURDAY (MORNING), JUNE 28
Overture, *' Chevy Chase " . . . . O. A. Macfarren
QuARTETT, " Ecco quel fiero istante " . . . Sir M. Costa
Misses Fillunger and Hilda Wilson ; Messrs. Maldwyn
Humphries and Frank H. Morton.
Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 9) . . . Spohr
Mr. EuG:fcNE Ysaye.
Symphony in D minor (No. 9), " Choral " . . . Beethoven
Misses Fillunger and Hilda Wilson ; Messes. Maldwyn
Humphries and Frank H. Morton.
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
1891
The season opened with an Overture by Rubinstein to " Antonyi and Cleopatra," played for the first time in England ; Dr. Mackenzie conducted his Prelude and Entr'actes to " Ravenswood," played by permission of Mr. Henry Irving, for whom this incidental music w^as composed, and Mr. Bern- hard Stavenhagen, a favourite pupil of Liszt, made his first appearance, playing Beethoven's Pianoforte Concerto in B [? (No. 2).
At the 2nd concert, Mr. Josef HoUmann, the well-known
^ Spelt " Anthony " in the Programme.
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'ceUist, appeared for the first time, and introduced Max Bruch's beautiful melody for the 'cello, " Kol Nidrei." Charles Edward Stephens, whose aunt, Miss " Kitty Stephens " (after- wards Countess of Essex), sang so frequently and success- fully at these concerts in the earliest years of the Society's existence, conducted his Symphony in G minor, for the first time in London.
At the 3rd concert, Schubert's big Symphony in C (No. 9) occupied the whole of the 2nd Part, and, in Part I, the great Paderewski made his first appearance at these concerts, playing the Saint-Saens Pianoforte Concerto in C minor.
At the 4th, the sisters Ravogli first appeared, and the singing of " Che faro senza Euridice " by Mile Giuha Ravogli will never be forgotten by those who were privileged to hear her.
At the 5th concert, Sgambati's Symphony, entitled " Epita- lamio," was performed for the first time in England, con- ducted by the composer, a marvellous pianist and composer, who first introduced to the musicians of Rome most of the Symphonies and Concertos of the German schools, hitherto unknown in the papal city.
Mr. Eugene Oudin, a most artistic baritone, made his first appearance, singing songs by Marschner and Gounod, and Mr. Jean Gerardy, but a youth at this time, made his debut as 'cellist, playing with wonderfully pure tone a Concerto by Goltermann for his instrument.
At the 6th concert, Haydn's " Oxford " Symphony (letter Q) had its centenary performance, and once again Paderewski delighted the Subscribers with his exquisite playing.
The 7th concert, a matinee, had only one Part, rather long and without any interval, in which the various items per- formed were Grieg's Concert Overture " Im Herbst " (Op. 11), Beethoven's Violin Concerto, played by Ondricek, Chopin's E minor Pianoforte Concerto, rendered by Mme Marguerite de Pachmann {nee Maggie Oakey), a Duet from Cowen's Opera " Thorgrim," sung by a debutante, MUe Zelie de Lussan, and Mr. Barton McGuckin, and Beethoven's 8th Symphony for a finish !
PROGRAMMES FOR 1891
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Pabt I
OvEBTUKE, " Antony and Cleopatra " (Op. 116, in G) . Rubinstein
(First performance in England.) Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
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AiE, " Plxis grand dans son obscurity " (La Reine de
Saba) ........ Gounod
Mme Lillian Nordica.
Concerto for Pianoforte in Bj? (No. 2) . . . Beethoven
Mr. Bernhard Stavenhagen.
Part II
Prelude and Entr'actes, " Ravenswood " . Dr. A. C. Mackenzie
(Conducted by the Composer.) Polacca, " lo son Esmeralda " (Esmeralda) . Goring-Thomas
Mme Nordica. T», o I (a) Pastorale .... Stavenhagen
Pianoforte Solos ( j^j p^i^^aise in Ab (Op. 57) . Chopin
Mr. Stavenhagen.
Overture, " The Tempest " . . . . Sir J. Benedict
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Part I Overture, " Le Carnaval Romain " . . . Berlioz
Introd. and Allegro appassionata for Pianoforte and
Orchestra ....... Schumann
Mr. Leonard Borwick. ScENA, " Infelice " . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Mme Giulia Valda.
Melody for 'Cello and Orchestra, " Kol Nidrei " . Max Bruch
Mr. Josef Hollmann.
Part II
Symphony in G minor ..... Charles E Stephens (First time in London : conducted by the Composer.)
ViAJ,o^ouT^^o^OB{^;i\l'f'^'''''^^ . ■ • • Mendelssohn
y{o) Ballade m G minor Mr. Leonard Borwick. Aria, " Taglich eilen wir im Fluge " (Der Damon )^
Mme Valda. Overture, " Egmont " .
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
• Chopin
Rubinstein
Beethoven
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 16 Part I Fantaisie-Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " Aria, " II mio tesoro " (Don Giovanni)
Mr. Iver McKay. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .
Mr. Ignaz Jan Paderewski. Song, " Preis-lied " (Die Meistersinger)
Mr. Iver McKay.
Sterndale Bennett Mozart
Saint-Saens
Wagner
^ Better known, in this country, as "II Demonio.
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Symphony in C (No. 9) .... .
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 30
Part I Overture, " Melusine " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Piano, piano " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Mlle Sofia Ravogli. Concerto for Violin in A minor .... Ra§
Mr. Emile Sauret. Aria, " Che faro senza Euridice " (Orfeo) . . . Qluck
Mlle Giulia Ravogli. Overture, " Les Travailleurs de la Mer " . . . W. Q. Cusins
Part II Symphony in D minor (No. 4) . . . . . Schumann
Regit., " Ahi ! fera sorte " ; Duet, " Di quai soavi
lagrime " (Saffo) ...... Pacini
Mlles Sofia and Giulia Ravogli. Overture, " Tannhauser " . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 14
Part I Overture, " Oberon "...... Weber
Concerto for Pianoforte in B^ (No. 2) . . . Brahms
Mr. Frederic Lamond. Air, " An jenem Tag " (Hans Heiling) . . . Marschner
Mr. Eug:^ne Oudin.^
Concerto for Violoncello in A minor . . . Ooltermann
Mr. Jean Gerardy.
Part II Symphony, " Epitalamio " . . . . . Sgambati
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.) Romance, " Le Vallon " . . . . . . Gounod
Mr. Eug:^ne Oudin. Overture, " Prometheus " . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 28
Part I
Symphony in G (Letter Q), " Oxford "
(Centenary Performance.)
^ By courtesy of R. D'Oyly Carte, Esq.
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Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Rubinstein
Mk. Paderewski. Aria, " Addio, dicea " (Hamlet) . . . Ambroise TJwmas
Miss Ella Russell. Symphonic Overture (dedicated to the Society, and
rewritten) . . . . . . . J. F. Barnett
Part II Symphony in F . . . . . . . Goetz
Pianoforte Solos \ ^^"^ Nocturne ..... Chopin Jr-IANOFORTE bOLOS \ ^^^ Rhapsodie (No. 2) . . Liszt
Mr. Paderewski.
Air, " Mon coeur s'ouvre " (Samson et Dalila) . . Saint-Saens
Miss Ella Russell,
Kaiser-Marsch ....... Wagner
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SEVENTH CONCERT. SATURDAY (MORNING), JUNE 27
Overture, " Im Herbst " (Op. 11) . . . . Grieg
Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Franz Ondricek. Duet, " Thorgrim, O my beloved " (Thorgrim)^ . . F. H. Cowen
Mlle Zelie De Lussan and Mr. Barton McGuckin. Concerto for Pianoforte in E minor .... Chopin
Mme Margherite De Pachmann. Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
1892
At the close of last season, Messrs. Ondricek and Ysaye were elected Honorary Members of the Philliarmonic Society.
The 1st concert of the present season commemorated the centenary of Mozart's death. All the musical numbers were by him, and to these was added an Ode, " Mozart," written^ by Mr. Joseph Bennett, the eminent critic of the " Daily Telegraph," and recited by Mr. Charles Fry. The Prince and Princess of Wales had wished to be present upon this interest- ing occasion, but the date proved to be their wedding anni- versary, which they always celebrated " at home." Messrs. Novello & Co. kindly permitted their block of Mozart's portrait to be used by the Society in their programmes. Mr. de Greef made his first appearance as interpreter of Mozart's
^ By kind permission of the Carl Rosa Opera Co. * It was originally printed in the centenary number of the " Musical Times."
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C minor Concerto, the Symphony was the grand one in G minor, and the Overture " Idomeneo."
At the 2nd concert, Mr. Frederic CKffe's Orchestral Picture, " Cloud and Sunshine," was played for the second time, a rare distinction for any young EngHsh composer, and Eugene Oudin sang Grieg's Scena " Der Einsame " for the first time ; it was written for Voice, Horns and Strings. Mr. Ernest de Munck, the husband of Mme Carlotta Patti, and a fine 'cello-player, undertook the Schumann Concerto for that instrument.
At the 3rd concert, Mr. F. H. Cowen's dainty Orchestral Suite, " The Language of Flowers," was introduced with decided success ; and Dr. Joachim played Max Bruch's VioHn Concerto (No. 3), in D minor.
The 4th concert opened with Stanford's Prelude to " (Edipus Rex," and introduced Mr. Plunket Greene, now so general a favourite, to Philharmonic audiences. He sang Hans Sach's Monologue from " Die Meistersinger," and a fine Anacreontic Ode by Hubert Parry, whose son-in-law he has since become. Peter Cornehus's Overture, " The Barber of Bagdad," ended the concert.
At the 5th concert, a very clever Academy student. Miss Dora Bright, as solo pianist, introduced her own Fantasia (No. 2) in G minor for Pianoforte and Orchestra, and Fraulein GabrieUa Wietrowitz made her first appearance (by desire) in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
At the 6th, Mr. Hugo Becker, the violoncellist, made his first appearance, and the pianist, Mr. Frederic Lamond, played again.
At the 7th concert, Miss Esther Palhser made her debut at these concerts, singing " Rebecca's Prayer " from Sullivan's Opera " Ivanhoe," in which she made a great success.
The decade terminated with Beethoven's " Pastoral " Sym- phony, and Mr. Cowen retired from the position of conductor.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1892
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 10
(Mozart Centenary Concert)
Part I
Overture, " Idomeneo " . . . . . Mozart
Aria, " Parto " (La Clemenza di Tito) . . . Mozart
Mme Giulia Valda.
(Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. G. A. Clinton.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Mozart
Mr. De Greef.
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Pabt II Recitation, Ode on " Mozart "
Mr. Charles Fry. Symphony in G minor ......
Regit., " Ch' io mi scordi " ; Air, " Non temer " (Ido- meneo) ........
Mme Giulia Valda. (Pianoforte Obbligato, Mr. De Greef.) Entr'acte in D minor. No. 5 (King Thames)
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen,
Joseph Bennett Mozart Mozart
Mozart
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Part I
Orchestral Picture, " Cloud and Sunshine " Concerto for Violoncello ....
Mr. Ernest De Munck. Scena, Der Einsame, " Ich ging fehl "
Mr. EuG:feNE Oudin. (First time of performance.) Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej?
Mr. Wassily Sapellnikobt.
Frederic Cliff e Schumann
Grieg
Liszt
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Recit. and Air, " Vision fugitive " (H^rodiade) . . Massenet
Mr. Eugene Oudin. Overture in C, " The Trumpet " . . . . Mendelssohn
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen,
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 7
Part I Overture in G
(Composed for the Society in 1815.) Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 1)
Dr. Joachim. Vocal Scena, " Liebestod " (Tristan und Isolde)
Mme Lillian Nordica.
Symphony in C (No. 2)
Chervhini Max Bruch Wagner Schumann
Part II Suite for Orchestra, " The Language of Flowers "
PoLACCA, " Io son Titania " (Mignon)
Mme Nordica. Overture, " Preciosa " .
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen
. F. H. Cowen Amhroise Thomas
Weber
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FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
Part I Prelude, " CEdipus Rex " . . . Dr. C. Villiers Stanford
Monologue of Hans Sachs, " Was diiftet doch " (Die
Meistersinger) ....... Wagner
Mr. Plunket Greene. Concerto for Pianoforte in E[? . . . . Beethoven
Mme Sophie Menteb.
Past II Symphony in (No. 5), " Lenore " . . . . Raff
Anacreontic Ode, " Fill me, boy " . . . Hvbert Parry
Mr. Plunket Greene.
Overture, " The Barber of Bagdad " . . Peter Cornelivs
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FIFTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
Part I Symphony in F (No. 3) ..... . Brahma
Aria, " Selva opaca " (William Tell) . . . Rossini
Mlle Sofia Ravogli. Fantasia for Pianoforte and Orchestra (No. 2) in G
minor ....... Dora Bright
Miss Dora Bright. (First time of performance.) Regit., " Ecco il pxinto " ; Air, " Non piu di fiori " (La
Clemenza di Tito) ...... Mozart
Mlle Giulia Ravogli. (Clarinet Obbligato, Mr. G. A. Clinton.)
Part II Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mlle Gabriella Wietbowitz.
(By desire.)
Duet, " Quis est homo " (Stabat Mater) . . . Rossini
Mlles Sofia and Giulia Ravogli. Overture, " Fidelio " (No. 4, in E) . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
Part I Overture, " The Hebrides " 1 ..... Mendelssohn Aria, " Roberto, tu che adoro " (Robert le Diable) . Meyerbeer
Miss Marguerite Macintyre.
Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mb. Frederic Lamond.
^ Also known as " The Isles of Fingal," etc.
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Part II
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " (two Movements
only)
Concerto for Violoncello in D (Larghetto and Finale) .
Mb. Hugo Becker. Aria, " Ritorna vincitor " (Aida) . . . .
Miss Macintyre. Two Movements for Orchestra :
(a) Benedictus . . . . \
(6) Courante, from " Ravenswood " ^
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen
Schubert Raff
Verdi
Dr. A. C. Mackenzie
SEVENTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY (MORNING), JUNE 15
Siegfried-Ibyll ....... Wagner
Concerto for Violin in G minor (No. 2) . . . Max Bruch
Mr. E. Fernandez Arbos. Song, Rebecca's Prayer, " O awful depth " (Ivanhoe) . Sullivan
Miss Esther Palliseb. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Rubinstein
Mr. Sapellnikoff. Valse, " Ah ! je veux vivre " (Romeo et Juliette) . Gounod
Miss Esther Palliser. Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " ... Beethoven
Conductor, Mr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers, and their various forms of Composition, during the eighth decade of the Society's existence.
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Nationality. |
Com- posers. |
Sym- phonies. |
Over- tures. |
Con- certos. |
Miscel- laneous. |
Vocal. |
Total of Com- positions. |
|
Austria . |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|||
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Belgium . British Empire . France |
3 10 2 |
4 |
1 9 1 |
2 |
5 30 3 |
1 13 1 |
7 58 5 |
|
German Empire Holland . |
4 1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 1 |
2 |
14 1 |
|
Hungary and Bohemia |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
19 |
|
Italy .... Russia |
3 1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 9 |
5 3 |
6 18 |
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Solo-players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices and the Conductors, during the eighth decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
Strings. |
Wood- Wind. |
Brass. |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
VoTcS Conductors. |
|
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America . Austria . Belgixim . British Empire , France German Empire . Holland . Hungary and Bohemia Italy Norway . Poland . Russia Spain Switzer- land |
1 10 (2 ac- comp.) 2 8 (1 ac- comp,) 2 (1 ac- comp.) 2 1 2 1 |
2 3 1 1 2 1 1 |
1 |
2 |
— |
2 1 7 (1 re- citer) 1 1 |
4 1 1 16 1 6 4 1
|
1 2 8 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 |
The Index (at the end of this Volume) will indicate the first and last appearances of Artists, and the first and last performances of works, also the number of each during these hundred years.
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1893
DR. A. C. MACKENZIE was appointed Dkector this season, and he held the post until the end of 1899, All the seven concerts this year took place on a Thursday. On the death of Charles Edward Stephens in the previous July, after faithful service to the Society for several years Mr. W. H. Cummings succeeded him as Hon. Treasurer, and his valuable services are stiU devoted to the Society's welfare.
Mr. Meadows-White having been made a Judge, he was succeeded, as Hon. Standing Counsel, by Mr. R. Horton- Smith, Q.C., and the son of the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. T. Cummings, offered his services as Hon. Sohcitor.
Mr. Paderewski was unanimously elected an Honorary Member.
At the 1st concert, a selection from Hubert Parry's music to " Hypatia " was, by permission of Mr. Beerbohm Tree, intro- duced and conducted by the composer, and the concert finished with Auber's Overture, " Marco Spada," written in 1852, but not previously played at these concerts.
At the 2nd, the novelties were both by Englishmen : a 2nd Symphony (in E minor) by Mr. Frederic Chffe, and an Orchestral Ballad, " Helen of Kirkconnel," by Mr. Arthur Somervell, an able composer and now successor to Sir John Stainer as Inspector of Music in the Training Colleges of the United Kingdom.
At the 3rd concert, that admirable musician and vocalist, Miss Marie Brema, made her first appearance, singing the " Scene der Marfa " from Schiller's unfinished Drama " Demetrius " and, in Part II, " Creation's Hymn," by Beethoven. A Selection was also given (by permission of
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Mr. Henry Irving) from Mr. Edward German's Music to " Henry VIII," which included the Overture, the Intermezzo- funebre and the three delightful, but much-played Dances.
The Avriter saw these Dances announced in a provincial Programme as "3 German Dances by Henry VIII " !
At the 4th concert, Dr. Stanford's " Irish " Symphony (No. 3) was played with fine effect, and the Prelude and BaUet- music from Dr. Mackenzie's Opera " Colomba," Mr. EUis Roberts taking the solo violin part in the latter.
At the 5th, three new works were played for the first time. Rheinberger's Overture to " Demetrius," Dr. Hans Huber's Pianoforte Concerto (No. 2) in G, in playing which Otto Hegner bade farewell to these concerts, and, finally, Erskine AUon's Scotch Ballad, " Annie of Lochroyan," performed by Miss Liza Lehmann, the choir and orchestra. In Part II, Beethoven's 2nd Symphony stood alone.
At the 6th concert, Tschaikowsky's Symphony (No. 4) in F minor was played for the first time, conducted by the composer, and Mr. Camille Saint-Saens not only played the principal part in his G minor Pianoforte Concerto, but also conducted his Symphonic Poem, " Le rouet d'Omphale."
At the 7th concert. Dr. Max Bruch conducted the first performance of his G minor Viohn Concerto, in which Mr. Ladislas Gorski made his first appearance as a solo vioUnist ; he also directed three orchestral pieces from his " Secular Oratorio " " Achilleus."
Paderewski repeated his A minor Concerto, but would only do so if the statement, " By desire of the Directors," were placed in the Programme !
The season ended with a new " Imperial March " by SuUivan.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1893
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 9
Part I Overture, " Euryanthe " , . . . . Weber
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mr. Joseph Slivinski. Aria, " Piano, piano " (Der Freischiitz) . . . Weber
Miss Margaret Macintyre. Selection, " Hypatia "^ . . . . . . Hubert Parry
(Conducted by the Composer.)
1 By permission of H. Beerbohm Tree, Esq.
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Pabt II
Symphony in Eb (No. 3), " Eroica " ... Beethoven
r, o Ha) Nocturne in F# . . . Chopin
PiANOFOBTE SoLOS ( J^J Rhapsodie Hongroise (No. 12) Liszt
Mb. Slivinski.
OvERiruBE, " Marco Spada "..... Avher
Conductor, Db. A. C. Mackenzie.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 23
Pabt I
OvEBTTJBE, " Macbeth " . . . . . . Sullivan
Regit., " Sorge infausta " ; Abia, " O voi ! del mio
poter " (Orlando) Handel
Mb. Nobman Salmond. Ballad for Orchestra, " Helen of Kirkconnel " . Arthur Somervell
(First time of performance.)
CoNCEBTO for Violin in D . . . . . Brahms
Mlle Gabbiella Wietbowitz.
Pabt II Symphony in E minor (No. 2) . . . . Frederic Cliff e
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.) Abia, " Non piti andrai " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Me. Nobman Salmond.
OvEBTUBE, " Der Fhegende Hollander " . . . Wagner
Conductor, Db. A. C. Mackenzie.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 20
Pabt I OvEBTXJBE, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Scene der Marfa (Demetrius) ..... Dr. Joachim
Miss Mabie Bbema. Symphony in A (No. 2), " Italian " . . . . Mendelssohn
Pabt II
CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in E minor .... Chopin
Mb. Wassily Sapellnikoff. Song, " Creation's Hymn " . . . . . Beethoven
Miss Mabie Bbema.
Selection, " Henry VIII " ^ .... Edward German
Conductor, Db. A. C. Mackenzie.
* The numbers were (1) Overture, (2) Intermezzo-funebre, (3) Three Dances.
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FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 4
Pabt I Symphony in F minor, " Irish " . . C. Villiers Stanford
Air, " Let the dreadful engines " (Don Quixote) . . H. Purcell
Mb. Charles Santley.
Concerto for Pianoforte in F# minor . . . Hiller
Mlle Clotilde Kleeberg.
Part? II Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Willy Hess. Regit., " Tutte e disposto " ; Aria, " Aprite un po "
(Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . . . . Mozart
Mr. Santley.
Prelude and Ballet Music, " Colomba " . Dr. Mackenzie
(Violin Obbligato, Mr. Ellis Roberts.)
Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 18
Part I Overture, " Demetrius " . . . . . Rheinberger
(First time of performance.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in G (No. 2) . . Dr. Hans Huber
Mr. Otto Hegner.
(First time of performance.)
Ballad, " Annie of Lochroyan " . . . . Erskine Alton
Miss Liza Lehmann and Chorus.
Concerto for Violoncello in D minor (No. 2) . . Piatti
Mr. Julius Klengel.
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Beethoven
Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 1
Part I Overture, " The Naiades " . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Aria, " Bell' raggio " (Semiramide) .... Rossini
Miss Margaret Macintyre.
Symphony in F minor (No. 4) . . . . . Tschaikowsky
(First time : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Saint-Saens
Mr. Camille Saint-SaSns. ScENA, " Liebestod " (Tristan und Isolde) . . . Wagner
Miss Macintyre.
Symphonic Poem, " Le Rouet d'Omphale " . . Saint-Saens
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Conductor, Sir A. C. Mackenzie.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 15
Part I
Symphony in £[? (With the drum-roll) . . . Haydn
CoKCERTO for Violin in G minor . . . Dr. Max Bruch
Mb. Ladislas Gorski.
(Conducted by the Composer.)
g ( (a) " Divinit^s du Styx " (Alceste) . . Oluck
\ (b) " Plus des d6pits " (Les Deux Avares) . Gretry
Miss Esther Palliser.^
Three Pieces for Orchestra, " Achilleus "^ . Dr. Max Bruch
(First time : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor (Op. 17) . . Paderewski
Mr. Ignaz Jan Paderewski.
(By desire.)
March, " Imperial " . . . . . . Sullivan
(First time at these Concerts.) Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
1894
Mr. Edvard Grieg was invited to compose a second Concerto for Pianoforte, for the Philharmonic Society, but the over- worked, tired composer reminded them that " his Pegasus was not always saddled." Dvorak, also, was resting in Prague, after strenuous work in America.
The new Queen's Hall, in Langham Place, being now open, the Society migrated there from St. James's Hall,^ in which building the concerts had been given since the year 1869.
The 1st concert contained two novelties, the Overture to " Sakuntala," by Goldmark, and the " Pathetique " Symphony (No. 6) of Tschaikowsky, who had only recently died. The latter work at once created a great sensation, and it was, " by special desire," repeated at the 2nd concert.* All the remain- ing items in the 2nd concert were " for the first time," with the one exception of Beethoven's Concerto in G. They were : Dvorak's Prayer, " 0 Virgin Mother," from his " Spectre's Bride " ; Mackenzie's " Pibroch " for Violin, played by Emile Sauret ; Ambroise Thomas's Scena, " A vos yeux," from his Opera " Hamlet," sung charmingly by Mme de Vere-Sapio, and Smetana's Overture, " Lust-spiel."
^ In place of Mme Melba, unable to appear.
* " Achilleus " is described as a Secular Oratorio ! ^ Now the site of the Piccadilly Hotel.
* This work is so well known to all professional and amateur musicians that it would be superfluous to enlarge upon it.
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At the 3rd concert, two Overtures were played for the first time at these concerts : " King Lear," by BerUoz, and one in A, by Hubert Parry, "To an Unwritten Tragedy." Miss Amy Sherwin made her first appearance.
At the 4th, Mr. Eugene Oudin sang songs by Tsehaikowsky and Cesar Franck, that by Tsehaikowsky having been orches- trated by Glazounow. Mr. Edward German's Symphony (No. 2) in A minor was first heard in London, and Mr. Pader- ewski (by special request of the Directors) played his Polish Fantasia for Pianoforte and Orchestra.
The 5th concert contained several things new to England, viz. Tschaikowsky's Fantaisie de Concert for Pianoforte and Orchestra, with Mme Sophie Menter as soloist ; Three Pieces, (1) Vorspiel, (2) Intermezzo and (3) Huldigungs-Marsch, from Grieg's " Sigurd Jorsalfar," conducted by the composer, and a Fantaisie for Pianoforte and Orchestra, " Zigeuner- Weisen," composed and played by Mme Sophie Menter, but orchestrated by Tsehaikowsky.
The jubilee performance of the Scherzo and Wedding March from Mendelssohn's " Midsummer Night's Dream " emphasised the fact that this music was first heard in England at a Philharmonic Concert on May 24, 1844.
Mile Camilla Landi was the new vocalist.
Mr. Saint-Saens visited England for the 6th concert, and conducted his Symphony, in C minor, for Orchestra, Organ and Pianoforte Duet, and his Concerto (No. 3) for Viohn, in B minor, in which Mile Frida Scotta made her debut. Ben Davies sang Beethoven's song " Adelaida," with Spohr's Orchestration, and Wagner's " Eine Faust-Overture " had its first hearing at these concerts.
The 7th concert introduced to the Subscribers Dvorak's Symphony (No. 5, Op. 95), " From the New World," with all its " Nigger " characteristics. Mackenzie's Nautical Overture " Britannia " also had a first hearing at the concerts : C6sar Thomson was the new violinist, and Liszt's Duet for two Pianofortes was played by Mme Sophie Menter and Mr. Sapellnikoff.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1894
(At Queen's Hall)
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Pakt I
Overture, " Sakuntala " Qoldmark
(First time at these Concerts.)
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CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in E [?
Mr. Leonard Borwick. ScENA, " Infelice " .
Miss Ella Russell,
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Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Part II
Symphony in B minor (No. 6), " Pathetique " . . Tschaikowsky
(First performance in England.) Pianoforte Solo, Ballade in G minor . . . Grieg
Mr. Leonard Borwick. Overture, " Oberon "...... Weber
Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
Part I
Symphony in B minor (No. 6), " Pathetique " . . Tschaikowsky
(Repeated by special desire.)
Prayer, " O Virgin-Mother " (The Spectre's Bride) . Dvorak
Mme De Vere-Sapio. Pibroch for Violin ...... Dr. Mackenzie
Mr. Emile Sauret.
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in G . , . . . Beethoven
Miss Fanny Da vies. (The Cadenzas by Mme Schumann.) Recit., " A vos yeux " ; Air, " Un doux serment "
(Hamlet) ....... Amhroise Thomas
Mme De Vere-Sapio. Overture, " Lust-spiel " . . . . . . Smetana
(First time at these Concerts.) Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 19
Part I Overture, " King Lear " . . . , . Berlioz
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Mr. Wassily Sapellnikoff. Recit., " Giunse alfin " ; Aria, " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze
di Figaro) ....... Mozart
Mme Ella Russell.^
Overture in A, " To an Unwritten Tragedy " Dr. Hubert Parry
(First time at these Concerts.)
^ In place of Miss Amy Sherwin, indisposed.
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Part II Symphony in Bj? (No. 4) ..... Beethoven
Conductor, Db. A. C. Mackenzie.
FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
Part I
Overture, " A calm sea and prosperous voyage "
(Meeres-stille) ....... Mendelssohn
I (a) Romance, " Gesegnet seid mir Wald " i Ti^chailcowskv
i (6) Serenade, " In the balmy night " \ ' ' -^ «c/m*/fo«;sA:2/
(Arranged for Orchestra by Mr. Glazounow.)
Mr. Eug:^ne Oudin.
Sybiphony in A minor (No. 2) . . . . Edward German
(First time in London.)
Part II
Fantasia (" Polish ") for Pianoforte and Orchestra . Paderewski
Mr. Ignaz Jan Paderewski.
(By special request of the Directors.)
Song, " Dieu s'avance " (La Procession) . . Cesar Franck
Mr. Oudin. Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 24
Pars I Symphony in F (No. 8) ..... . Beethoven
Aria, " O del mio dolce ardor " (Elena e Paride) . Gltick
Mlle Camilla Landi. Fanwaisie [de Concert) for Pianoforte and Orchestra . Tschaikowsky
Mme Sophie Menter.
(First time in England.)
Part II
((a) Vorspiel \
(6) Intennezzo | (Sigurd Jorsalfar) Grieg
\c) Huldigungs-Marsch ' (First time in England : conducted by the Composer.) Q I (a) Reverie, " Puisqu'ici bas tout S.me " . . Saint-Saens
\ (6) M61odie, " Si tu veux, Mignonne " . . Massenet
Mlle Landi Fantaisie for Pianoforte and Orchestra, " Zigeuner-
Weisen " . . . . . . . Sophie Menter
Mme Sophie Menter. (Orchestrated by Tschaikowsky.) Scherzo and Wedding March, " Midsummer Night's
Dream " . . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
(Jubilee performance.)
Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
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SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Pabt I EiNE Fauss-Overture ...... Wagner
Aria, " Adelaide " . . . - . . . Beethoven
Mr. Ben Davies. (Orchestration by Spohb.) Symphony in C minor, for Orchestra, Organ and Pfte. Duet.
Saint-Saens (Organ) Mr. W. S. Hoyte ; (Pianoforte) Messrs. Henry Bird and Norman P. Citmmings. (Conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Concerto for Violin in B minor (No. 3) . . . Saint-Saens
Mlle Frida Scotta.
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Air, '• Thro' the forests " (Der Freischiitz) . . Weber
Mr. Ben Davies. Overture, " Di Ballo " . . . . . . Sullivan
Conductor, Dr. A, C. Mackenzie.
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 21 Part I
Symphony (No. 5), " From the new world "
(First time at these Concerts.)
Aria, " Ombra mai ih " (Serse)
Miss Amy Sherwin. Concerto for Violin .....
Mr. CiisAR Thomson.
Dvorak
Handel
Beethoven
Part II
Nautical Overture, " Britannia " . . . Dr. A. C. Mackenzie
(First time at these Concerts.) Duet for two Pianofortes, " Concerto Path^tique " . Liazi
Mme Sophie Menteb and Mr. Sapellnikoff. Recit. and Air, " O riante nature " (Phil6mon et
Baucis) ........ Qounod
Miss Amy Sherwin. Overture, " Der Freischiitz " ^ .... Weh&r
Conductor, Dr. A. C. Mackenzie.
1895
This year Dr. Mackenzie (and, through him, the musical profession) was honoured by being knighted and becoming Sir Alexander Mackenzie.
^ In place of Overture " Ariosto " by Ferroni, which was not played, I owing to inaccuracies in the band-parts.
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The Directors of the Philharmonic got together an influential and distinguished Committee for a " Manns " Benefit, and there was also a desire to have a Dvorak concert, and items were discussed with that object in view.
The novelty at the 1st concert was the Overture " Aus dem Schottischen Hochlande," by Mr. Frederic Lamond, and Mr. Emil Sauer, the well-known pianist, made his first ap- pearance at these concerts.
At the 2nd, Cherubini's Overture to " Der Wassertrager " was revived ; it was played under its other title of " Les Deux Journees " as far back as the 3rd concert in 1813. Mr. Frederick Dawson made his debut as pianist and a first performance was given of Dr. VilHers Stanford's new Symphony (No. 5, Op. 56) in D major, entitled " L' Allegro ed il Pen- sieroso," conducted by the composer. It had an Organ Part, which was played by Mr. Walter Alcock.
At the 3rd concert. Miss Ilona Eibenschutz, warmly recom- mended by Mr. A. J. Hipkins (of Broadwood & Co.) was the new pianist, and Mme AdeUna Patti most kindly accepted the Directors' invitation to sing. During the concert she was presented with the Beethoven Gold Medal. Two pieces, " From the North," by Sir Alexander Mackenzie, were played for the first time, and Brahms's Symphony in D (No. 2) occupied the entire 2nd Part of the concert.
The 4th concert introduced Mr. David ScuU Bispham, the great dramatic baritone of Philadelphia, U.S.A., to the Phil- harmonic audience, and Part II consisted entirely of Berlioz's " Symphonic Fantastique," a work which the composer felt to be a development of the Symphony on Beethoven's later lines, but which, many people feel, should have been concealed behind the useful screen of " Symphonic Poem " !
At the 5th concert. Dr. George F. Bennett, the young and energetic Organist of Lincoln Cathedral, was represented by his Overture " Leonatus and Imogen." A Concerto (one movement only) for Violin, by H. W. Ernst, was the means of introducing that briUiant performer Mr. Willy Burmester.
The pohcy of having one big work to occupy the whole of Part II was continued, and in the 6th concert the work was Dr. Hubert Parry's No. 3 Symphony, in F, rewritten for the occasion and conducted by him.
At the 7th concert, an American composition, an Overture, " Melpomene," by G. W. Chadwick, was heard for the first time in this country, and was one of the very first serious compositions by an American musician presented to an English audience.
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Lady Halle played the Beethoven Concerto, and a new pianist and composer appeared, Mile Cecile Chaminade, who played her own Concertstiick, for the first time in England,
An extra concert, the 8th, to celebrate the bicentenary'- of the death of Henry Purcell, was given on Friday, November 22. All the items were by the great English composer, who wrote so great a number of works in his short span of life. A Toccata in A, for the Organ, was finely played by Mr. W. S. Hoyte (of All Saints' Church, Margaret Street) ; songs were rendered by Miss Amy Sherwin, Messrs. Iver McKay and Watkin Mills ; the " Golden Sonata " was played by Misses Sybil Palliser and AdeHne de Lara, with the orchestra, the concert concluding with the " Ode to St. Ceciha," in which the six soloists were assisted by a chorus, largely drawn from the Royal Academy of Music.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1895
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 7
Part I
OvEBTUEE, " Aus dem Schottischen Hochlande " Frederic Lamond
(First time in England.) Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
Mr. Emil Sauer.
Apr, " Charmant oiseau " (La Perle du Bresil) . Felicien David
Mme Clementine De Vere-Sapio.
(Flute Obbligato, Mr. W. L. Barrett.)
Concertstuck for Pianoforte ..... Weber
Mr. Emil, Sauer.
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 5) .
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
Beethoven
SECOND CONCERT.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 Part I
Overture, " Der Wassertrager "^ . . . . Cheruhini
Concerto for Pianoforte in B[7 minor (No. 1) . . Tschaikowsky
Mr. Frederick Dawson. Scena, " Ah ! perfido " . . . . . . Beethoven
Mme Ella Russell. Pianoforte Solo, Scherzo No. 3 (Op. 39) . . Chopin
Mr. Frederick Dawson.
* Also entitled " Les Deux Journ^es."
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Pakt II
Symphony in D, No. 5 (Op. 56), " L' Allegro ed il Pen-
sieroso " . . . . . . Dr. C. VilUers Stanford
Organ, Mb. Waltek Alcock. (First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Conductor, Sir Axexander C. Mackenzie.
THIRD CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
Part I OvERTTTRE (No. 3), " Leonora " .... Beethoven
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Miss Ilona Eibenschittz. Two Pieces for Orchestra, " From the North " . . Mackenzie
(First performance.)
Aria, " Una voce poco f^ " (II Barbiere di Seviglia) . Rossini
Mme Adelina Patsi.^
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... . Brahms
Conductor, Sir Ai^exandeb C. Mackenzie.
FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 Part I Overture, " The Light of the World " (Second Part) . Sullivan
Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 1), " Scotch "
Mlle Fbida Scotta. SoENA, *' Wo berg' ich mich " (Euryanthe) .
Mr. David Bispham. WAi:KtJBEN-RiTT (Die Walkiire) .
Part II
Symphonie Fantastique .....
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie,
Dr. Max Bruch Weber Wagner
Berlioz
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 16 Part I
Overture, " Leonatus and Imogen " . Dr. George F. Bennett
(First performance.) Concerto for Viohn in F# minor, " Allegro Path^tique "* Ernst
Mr. Willy Burmester. Recit., " Solitudini amiche " ; Aria, " Zeffretti lusin-
ghieri " (Idomeneo) ...... Mozart
Mme Amy Sherwin.
Concerto for Pianoforte in B minor (Op. 4) . . Stavenhagen
Mb. Bernard Stavenhagen.
^ By the courtesy of Messrs. Harrison, of Birmingham. ^ There is only the one movement.
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Part II
Symphony in F (No. 6), " Pastoral " . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Sm AiiEXANDER C. Mackenzie.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 30
Part I
Overture, " The Hebrides " (Isles of Fingal) . . Mendelssohn
Concerto for Violin ...... Dvorak
Mr. Franz Ondricek Rech?., " Ne' trofei d' Alessandro " ; Aria, " Lusinghe "
(Alessandro) ....... Handel
Mrs. Henschel. Concerto for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mb. Leonard Borwiok.
Part II
Symphony in F (No. 3) .... . Dr. Hubert Parry
(Rewritten for this occasion and conducted by the Composer.)
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Part I Ovebtitbe, " Melpomene " . . . , O. W. Chadwick
(First performance in England.) Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Lady Halle. Regit, et Stances, " O ma Ijrre immortelle " (Sapho) . Qounod
Mlle Camilla Landi.
CoNCERTSTtJCK for Pianoforte and Orchestra (Op. 40) . Chaminade
Mlle Cecile Chaminade.
Part II
Symphony in C (No. 6), " Jupiter " . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
EIGHTH CONCERT. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22
(PuRCELL Bicentenary Commemoration Concert)
Toccata for Organ in A . . . . . . H. Purcell
Mr. W. S. Hoyte. Song, " Arise, ye subterranean winds " (The Tempest) H. Purcell
Mr. Watkin Mills. Sonata, " Golden," for two Pianofortes and Orchestra H. Purcell
Misses Sybil Palliser and Adeline De Lara. Recit., " Thy hand, Belinda " ; Air, " When I am laid
in earth " (Dido and ^neas) . . . . H. Purcell
Miss Amy Sherwin.
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Song (with Chorus), " Come, if you dare " (King Arthur) H. Purcell
Mb. Iver McKay and Chorus. Ode to St. Cecilia ...... H. Purcell
Misses Amy Shebwin, Florence Power, and Marion Blink- horn, Messrs. Iver McKay, Arthur Oswald and Watkin Mills, with Chorus.
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
1896
The persistent nuisance of " encores " is protested against by Mr. Otto Goldschmidt, who, with Sir Alexander Mackenzie and several others, felt that the concerts, even without repe- titions, were far too long ; besides, the greedy people who want an encore are offended if you merely repeat what they have already heard and which you imagined they admired. Oh ! no, they want two concerts for one shilling, and expect that any artist who is recalled will obhge them with a fresh song, etc. A valuable addition to the Library this year was a MS. FuU Score of Sterndale Bennett's " Parisina " Overture, presented by Miss Dorrell.
This year the Society lowered their Standard of Pitch to that known as "French" or "Diapason Normal." ^ Forks were tested and verified by Mr. A. J. Hipkins, who, with Drs. A. J. Ellis and Pole, persevered until this end was obtained. Specimens of these forks, manufactured by Valantine & Co. of Sheffield, were presented by the Directors to the Musical Institutions, the Universities, etc.
The 1st concert opened with SuUivan's " In Memoriam " Overture, in memory of Sir Joseph Barnby. Mr. John Dunn played Spohr's Violin Concerto in D minor, this being his first appearance at these concerts, whilst Borodine's Symphony (No. 2) in B minor was performed for the first time in England.
At the 2nd concert, Dvorak came and conducted a Symphony of his and five Biblical Songs, scored by him expressly for this occasion, and sung by Miss Katherine Fisk ; there was also a new Violoncello Concerto, in which Mr. Leo Stern made his debut. This is the nearest to a Dvorak concert that appears to have been managed. Mr. Stern also played the Obbligato part in Goring-Thomas's song " A Summer Night."
At the 3rd concert, Mr. A. C. White tackled the difficult Double-Bass Obbligato to Mozart's Scena, " Per questa beUa
^ A = 439 double vibrations at a temperature of 68° Fahrenheit, or A = 435 at 59° Fahrenheit. This became almost universal, but military bands, owing to the expense involved, kept to the higher pitch.
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mano," which was sung by Bispham, who also rendered Wagner's^ setting of Heine's " Two Grenadiers," scored by Mr. Clarence Lucas.
At the 4th, the Misses Salter sang a Duet to Mr. Henry Bird's accompaniment, and Mr. Cowen conducted his new Suite de Ballet, " In Fairyland," for the first time of per- formance.
At the 5th concert, Mr. Edward German's Suite in D minor had its first " London " performance, and Mr. Eugen D'Albert played.
Mr. Saint-Saens's Symphonic Poem, "LeRouetd'Omphale," first heard at these concerts in 1893, was repeated at the 6th concert.
At the 7th, Mr. Hamish MacCunn's " Ship o' the Fiend " Overture was played for the first time at the Philharmonic Concerts.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1896
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Pabt I OvERTUBE, " In Memoriam " ^ ..... Sullivan
(Organ, Me. Battison Haynes.) CoNCEBTO for Violin in D minor .... Spohr
Mb. John Dunn. <5 I (a) " Sleep, sweet Babe " (Bethlehem) . . Mackenzie
bONGS I (5) '' La Calandrina " Jomelli
Miss Esther Paxliser.
CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in A minor .... Grieg
Mr. Sapellnikoff.
Part II
Symphony in B minor (No. 2) . . . . . Borodine
(First time in England.)
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 19
Part I Symphony ........ Dvorak
(Conducted by the Composer.) Five Biblical Songs ...... Dvorak
(First time : scored expressly and conducted by the Composer.)
Miss Katherine Fisk.
Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej;, " The Emperor " . Beethoven
Mr. Emil Sauer.
* Wagner's setting of " The Two Grenadiers " was also scored by Mr. P. Bastide (for Mr. Edmund Burke) in 1910.
* Sir Joseph Barnby died January 28.
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Part II Concerto for Violoncello ..... Dvorak
Mr. Leo Stern. V
(First performance : conducted by the Cbnaposer.)
Song, " A Sununer Night " .... A. Ooring-Thomas
Miss Katherinb Fisk.
(Accompanied on 'Cello and Pianoforte by Messrs. Leo Stern
and Henry R. Bird.)
Overture, " Lust-spiel " . . . . . Smetana
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
THIRD CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
Part I Symphony in A (No. 7) . . . . . . Beethoven
Aria, " Per questa bella mano " . . . . Mozart
Mr. David Bispham.
(Double-Bass Obbhgato, Mr. A. C. White.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Saint-Saens
Mme Sophie Menter.
Part II
Concerto for Violin in D minor (No. 4) . . . Vieuxtemps
Mr. Johannes Wolff.
Song, " Les Deux Grenadiers " . . . . Wagner
Mr. David Bispham.
(Scored by Mr, Clarence Lucas.)
Overture, " Tannhauser " . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Part I Symphony in El7, " Rhenish " .... Schumann
DuEXs/Jf};;^".^^^^^'^^"^^^^'^^") . . . Schumann
\{o) Mai-lied J
Misses Florence and Bertha Salter.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mr. Henry R. Bird.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in E[> . . . . Liszt
Mr. Eugen D'Albert.
Part II
Suite de Ballet, " In Fairyland " . . . . F. H. Cowen
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.) Duet, " D6j& les hirondelles " (Le Roi I'a dit) . . Delihes
Misses Salter.
Overture, " Fidelio," in E (No. 4) . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
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FIFTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
Pakt I Symphony in F (No. 3) . . . . . . Brahms
ScENA, " O Divine Redeemer " .... Gounod
Miss Amy Shekwin. CoNCEKTO for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Eugen D' Albert.
Part II Suite in D minor ...... Edward German
(First performance in London.) Air " de I'lnfante " (Le Cid) ..... Massenet
Miss Amy Sherwin. Overture, " Euryanthe " . . . . . Weber
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SIXTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
Part I Overture, " Twelfth Night " . . . . . Mackenzie
Aria, " Ave Maria " ...... Cherubini
Mlle Sofia Ravogli. Symphonic Poem, " Le Rouet d'Omphale " . . Saint-Saens
Regit, and Aria, " Non conosci il bel suol " (Mignon) Ambroise Thomas
Mlle Giulia Ravogli. Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (No. 4) . . Rubinstein
Mr. Mark Hambourg,
Part II
Symphony in E^ (No. 3), " Eroica " . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SEVENTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
Part I
Overture, " Ship o' the Fiend " . . . Hamish MacCunn
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Mr. Louis Pecskai. Reverie, " Si je n'etais captive " (La Captive) . . Berlioz
Mlle Camilla Landi. Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .... Beethoven
Mr. Alfred Reisenaueb.
Part II Symphony in C (No. 9) Schubert
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie,
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1897
A loyal address to Her Majesty, the Society's chief Patron, on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee, was sent through the Home Office, and received a most gracious acknowledgment.
Mr. E. Francis Hyde, Secretary of the New York Phil- harmonic Society, not only presented the old Society with a book celebrating the jubilee of the New York Institution, but also handed the Directors a guarantee for the ensuing season.
In the light of more recent history, it is interesting to note that the Directors received their first request for a work to be performed from Mr. Edward Elgar, who, however, absolutely refused to submit anything to the Directors for inspection ! They had either to accept blindfold or go without.
Mme Albani received the Beethoven Gold Medal, and Paderewski was offered it, but refused it because his name only appeared on the rim ! It had to be explained to him that all recipients' names appeared there, the only other place possible being across Beethoven's nose !
This year, in addition to the seven concerts from March to July, an autumn season of three concerts was given, the dates being November 4 and 18 and December 2.
At the 1st concert, the novelty was the conductor's, Sir Alexander Mackenzie's, Scottish Concerto for Pianoforte, finely played by Mr. Paderewski ; the eminent singer Mme Blanche Marchesi appeared for the first time.
At the 2nd, Mr. Edward Lloyd sang " Come, Margarita, come," from SuUivan's "Mart3rrof Antioch," and the Preis-lied from " Die Meistersinger."
Dvorak's Symphony in D was repeated, and Mr. Tivadar Nachez introduced Mr. Frederic Cliffe's new Violin Concerto in D minor, which was conducted by the composer, and played for the first time in London.
At the 3rd, Dr. Stanford conducted his Pianoforte Concerto in G, played with great effect by Mr. Leonard Borwick ; Brahms's C minor Symphony was also given. Mme Sigrid Arnoldson made her first appearance in songs from " Faust " and " Dinorah."
At the 4th concert, two interesting novelties were (1) a Suite of three " Highland Memories," by Mr. Hamish Mac- Cunn, and (2) Eugen D' Albert's very fine Pianoforte Concerto in E, played by the composer. The singer was Mme Albani.
At the 5th, Mme Sigrid Arnoldson again appeared as the singer, and Dr. Hubert Parry conducted a first performance of
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his ingenious Variations for Orchestra, while Sarasate endued the Mendelssohn Violm Concerto with his Spanish fire and briUiancy.
The 6th concert was in honour of Her Majesty's record reign, and opened with Weber's " Jubilee " Overture, followed by the first performance of three new works : (1) An English Fantasia, " In Commemoration," conducted by the composer, Mr. Edward German ; (2) Variations for 'Cello and Orchestra by Tschaikowsky, played by Mr. Leo Stern, and (3) Mr. Cowen's Scena " Endymion," sung by Mr. Ben Davies and conducted by the composer. The Schumann Pianoforte Concerto and Mendelssohn's " Scotch " Symphony (dedicated to the Queen in 1842) followed, and the concert concluded with Sir Alexander Mackenzie's " Britannia " Overture, by request, and the National Anthem, amidst scenes of great enthusiasm.
At the 7th concert, two more new works were heard : an Overture, " Spring and Youth," by Mr. Herbert Bunning (dedicated to the Hon. Treasurer), and Glazounow's Sym- phony in E [? (Op. 48) ; both works were conducted by their respective composers. Mr. Alexander Siloti, a pupil of Rubin- stein and Liszt, and strongly recommended by Tschaikowsky in 1892, made his debut in Beethoven's Pianoforte Concerto inEb.
The autumn season, which opened on November 4, was a novel experiment, sufficiently successful to warrant others being instituted in after-years.
At the 1st concert, Mr. Frederick Dawson made his last appearance, playing Grieg's Pianoforte Concerto. Mme Marcella Pregi made her first appearance, singing three of Grieg's songs, and his " Peer Gynt " Suite was also performed : unfortunately Grieg was too ill with bronchitis to come and conduct.
A performance of Mendelssohn's " Italian " Symphony commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of that master's death, and concluded the concert.
At the 2nd, Moszkowski, who had been absent from England since 1886, returned to London and made his first rentree at this concert, conducting his Violin Concerto in C, played by Mr. Charles Gregorowitsch, who made his first appearance. Moszkowski also conducted a song from his Opera " Boabdil," (which introduced Mme Rosa Olitzka to the Society), and his " Ballet Music " from the same Opera.
At the 3rd concert, Mr. Engelbert Humperdinck, the com- poser of the beautiful httle Opera " Hansel und Gretel," was the chief attraction, conducting the Overture and Introduction
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to Act III of his later work, " Konigskinder," and two of his songs, which were interpreted by Mme Blanche Marchesi, David Popper, the eminent violoncellist, made his debut in Volkmann's A minor Concerto (Op. 33) for that instrument, and also played some solos, accompanied to perfection by Mr. Henry R. Bird.
The season concluded with the first concert performance of Mackenzie's Overture to " The Little Minister."
At the November 4th concert, an awkward incident oc- curred : the conductor accepted an " encore " after several members of the orchestra had left the Hall !
Sad news of Grieg's illness was received, and Mme Grieg, herself far from well, was sent for from Norway.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1897
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
Part I Scherzo capriccioso ...... Dvorak
Chanson, " Le roi de Thule " (La damnation de Faust) Berlioz
Mme Blanche Marchesi. Symphony in B[7 (No. 4) . . . . . Beethoven
Part II
Scottish Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra . . Mackenzie
(First time of performance.)
Mr. I. J. Paderewski.
Air, " As when the dove " (Acis and Galatea) . . Handel
Mme Blanche Marchesi. Kaiseb-Marsch ....... Wagner
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7
Part I Overture, " Hebrides " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Preis-lied (Die Meistersinger) ..... Wagner
Mr. Edward Lloyd. Symphony in D . . . . . ... Dvorak
Part II
Concerto, Violin and Orchestra, in D minor . Frederic Cliffe
(Conducted by the Composer. First performance in London.) Mr. Tivadar Nachi^z. Song, " Come, Margarita " (Martyr of Antioch) . . Sidlivan
Mr. Edward Lloyd.
Overture, " Rosamunde " . . . . . Schvbert
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
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THIRD CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY 5
Part I
Overture, " The Tempest " Sullivan
Aria, " E strano " (Faust) Gounod
Mme Sigrid Arnoldson. Symphony in C minor (No. 1, Op. 68) ... Brahms
Part II
Concerto in G (Op. 59) for Pianoforte and Orchestra Villiers Stanford
Mr. Leonard Borwick.
(Conducted by the Composer.)
AiB, " Ombra leggiera " (Dinorah) .... Meyerbeer
Mme Sigrid Arnoldson. Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 20 Part I
Highland Memories, Suite of Three Scottish Scenes
for Orchestra (Op. 30) .... Hamish MacCunn
Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Giovanni) . . . Mozart
Madame Albani. Concerto in E (No. 2) for Pianoforte and Orchestra
(Op. 12) ...... . Eugen D' Albert
(First time at these Concerts.)
Mr. Eugen D'Albert.
Aria, " Ombra mai fix " (Serse) .... Handel
Madame Albani.
Part II
Concebtstuck, Pianoforte and Orchestra . . Weber
Mr. Eugen D'Albert.
Symphony in F (No. 8) Beethoven
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 3
Part I Overture, " Egmont " . . . . . . Beethoven
Theme and Variations in E minor for Orchestra . Hubert Parry
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.) Q ( (a) Valse, " O legere hirondelle " (Mireille) . Gounod
bONGS ^ ^^j u p.g Nachtigall " D'Alabieff
Mme Sigrid Arnoldson.
Concerto, VioUn and Orchestra .... Mendelssohn
Mr. Pablo De Sabasate.
Part II
Symphony (No. 4) in F, " The Power of Sound " (Op.
86) Spohr
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
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SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 17
(In Honour of Her Majesty's Record Reign)
Part I
OvERTtJRE, " Jubilee " CM. von Weber
English Fantasia, " In Commemoration " . Edward German
(First time of performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Variations for Violoncello and Orchestra . . . Tschaikowsky
(First performance in England.)
Mr. Leo Stern.
ScENA, " The Dream of Endymion " . . . . F. H. Cowen
(First time of performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Mr. Ben Da vies.
Concerto in A, Pianoforte and Orchestra . . . Schumann
Mlle Adele Aus der Ohe.
Part II
Symphony in A minor (" Scotch "), Op. 56 . . . Mendelssohn
(Dedicated to Her Majesty the Queen in 1842.) Nautical, Overture, " Britannia " . . . . Mackenzie
(By request.) National Anthem, " God Save the Queen "
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JULY 1
Part I
Overture, " Spring and Youth " . . . Herbert Bunning
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
(Dedicated to W. H. Cummings, Esq.)
Air, " Printemps qui commence " (Samson et Dalila) . Saint-Saens
Mlle Camilla Landi. Symphony in Eb major (No. 4) for Orchestra (Op. 48)
Alexander Glazounow (First time in England.)
(Conducted by the Composer. His first appearance in England.)
Part II
Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra, in Ej? . . Beethoven
Mr. Alexander Siloti.
Arie /(«) "Stilleamare" (Tolomeo) \ Handel
\{b) " Furibondo spira il vento " (Partenope) j
Mlle Camilla Landi.
Overture, " Die Meistersinger " . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Sib Alexander C. Mackenzie.
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FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Pakt I OvEBTUBE, " Fidelio " . . . . . . Beethoven
CoNCEETO in A minor, Pianoforte and Orchestra . Grieg
Mb^ Frederick Dawson. / (a) " Solvejg's Wiegenlied " \ Songs | (6) " Vom Monte Pincio " > . . . Grieg
i (c) " Ein Schwan " )
Mme Marcella Pbegi. Orchestral Suite, " Peer Gynt " (Op. 46) . . Grieg
Part II
Symphony in A major, Op. 90 (" The Italian ") .
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
Mendelssohn
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Part I
VoRSPiEL, " Der Fliegende Hollander " . . . Wagner
Concerto in C for Violin and Orchestra (Op. 30) . Moszkowski
Mr. Charles Gregorowitsch.
(Conducted by the Composer. His first appearance in England
since 1886.)
Arie, " Erfvillt mein Sehnen " (Boabdil)
Mme Rosa Olitzka. (Conducted by the Composer.) Ballet Music from " Boabdil " (a) Malagueiia (6) Scherzo — Valse (c) Maurische Fantasia.
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Moszkowski
Moszkowski
Part II
Regit, und Arie, " Abscheulicher " (Fidelio) . . Beethoven
Mme Rosa Olitzka.
Symphony in C, " Jupiter " . . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2
Part I Symphony in D (No. 2) ..... .
Concerto for Violoncello in A minor (Op. 33) Mb. David Popper. Introduction to Act III from " Konigskinder " (Conducted by the Composer.)
Haydn Robert Volkmann
. Humperdinck
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1(a) " Sonntagsruhe " i
(6) " Das Mannlein im Walde " (Hansel > Humperdinck und Gretel) J
Mme Blanche Mabchesi. (Conducted by the Composer.) Overture, " Konigskinder " . . . . . Humperdinck
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte and Orchestra in Bj? minor
(Op. 23) . . . . . . . , Tschaikowsky
Mr. Frederick Lamond. Air, " Oil suis-je ? " (Sapho) ..... Gounod
Mme Blanche Marchesi.
Violoncello Solos f i?J II I'^'^'^T' " • • • Schmrmnn 1(6) Mmuet . . . . Popper
Mr. David Popper.
(Accompanied by Mr. Henry R. Bird.)
Overture, " The Little Minister " . . . . Mackenzie
(First Concert performance.)
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
1898
At the 1st concert, Mr. Moritz Rosenthal, whose first appear- ance had been keenly anticipated, was prevented from playing by a cut finger ; Miss Fanny Davies took his place, and Miss Clara Butt made her debut with Goring-Tliomas's Dramatic Contralto Scena from his Opera " Nadeshda," "My heart is weary." Goldmark's Overture " Im FriihHng " (Op. 36) was heard for the first time in England, and also the Ballet Music from " Diarmid," adapted to concert use and conducted by the composer, Mr. Hamish MacCunn.
At the 2nd, and also at the 5th concert, there was no Over- ture performed, a rare occurrence in Philharmonic Programmes.
Two works were given for the first time, viz. Saint-Saens's Poeme Symphonique, " Phaeton," and Raff's VioHn Concerto in B minor, played by Mr. Henry Such, who made his debut. Mme Alva sang for the first time, and Mr. Ossif Gabrilowitsch also made a first appearance in Liszt's Pianoforte Concerto in Ej?. Dr. Hubert Parry repeated his S3^mphonic Variations, " by desire."
Brahms's Symphony in F opened the 3rd concert, in which Mr. Frederic Corder's Dramatic Scena, " Pippa Passes," had a first hearing, and two songs by Dr. Stanford : (a) " Come away, death," (6) " The battle of Pelusium," were first heard with orchestra, being sung by Mr. Plunket Greene and con-
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ducted by the composer. Mme Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler made her first appearance in England, playing Rubinstein's Pianoforte Concerto in D minor, and the Scherzo from Litolff's Concerto, No. 4 (Op. 102).
At the 4th concert, Mr. Moszkowski made his first appear- ance in England as pianist, playing the pianoforte part of his Concerto in E (Op. 59), and two Pianoforte Solos ; he also conducted a Selection from his Ballet " Laurin." Emile Sauret gave a masterly performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
At the 5th concert, Mme Ella Pancera made her first appearance, as a pianist, in Schumann's Concerto, and Moszkowski again conducted his Suite in F major, composed for and dedicated to this Society in 1886.
At the 6th concert, Mr. Eugen D'Albert appeared in the triple capacity of pianoforte-soloist, composer and conductor. His wife, Mme Hermine {nee Spies), sang three of his songs, he conducted his Symphony in F (Op. 4) and he played the solo part in the " Emperor " Concerto of Beethoven. Sir Alexander Mackenzie's Interlude, " The Feast," from Act III of his Opera " The Troubadour," was played for the first time at these concerts.
At the 7th concert, Mr. Saint-Saens, also, appeared in a triple role as organ-soloist, conductor and composer. He played an Organ Solo, "Fantaisie in D (7 " (dedicated to H. M. Queen Elizabeth of Roumania), he conducted his Ballade " La fiancee du Timbalier " (sung by Mme Blanche Marchesi) and his Symphony in A minor.
An autumn season of three concerts, on Thursdays November 3 and 17 and December 1, was announced, but never came ofl".
PROGRAMMES FOR 1898
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 10
Part I
Overture, " Im Friihling " (Op. 36) ... Goldmark
(First time in England.) Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra, in F minor . Chopin
Miss Fanny Davies. Regit, and Aria, " My heart is weary " (Nadeshda) A. Goring -Thomas
Mme Claba Butt.
Ballet Music from " Diarmid " . . . Hamish MacCunn
(Specially adapted for Concert performance and conducted by the
Composer. First time.)
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Part II
Pianoforte Solos f^"'^ Romance in F# . . .
i^ANOFORTE bOLOS |^^^ .. staccato " fitude
Miss Fanny Davies.
Symphony (No. 6) in F, " Pastorale "...
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
Schumann Rubinstein
Beethoven
Saint-Saens Lietst
Verdi Bo'ito
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 31 Part I PoEME Symphonique, " Phaeton " .
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra, in E^
Mr. Ossif Gabrilowitsch.
Attj« ^ ('') " Ritorna vincitor " (Aida) ^^^^ \ (6) " L' altra notte " (Mefistofele) .
Madame Alva.
Symphonic Variations ..... Sir Hubert Parry
(Conducted by the Composer. Repeated by request.)
Part II
Concerto, VioUn and Orchestra, in B minor . . Raff
(First time at these Concerts.)
Mr. Henry Such.
Symphony in E]? . . . . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 28
Part I Symphony in F (No. 3, Op. 90) .... Brahms
Two SoNPs f ^"-^ " ^^^^ ^^^y' ^®^*^ " \ VilUers Stanford
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Mr. Plunket Greene.
(First time with Orchestra : conducted by the Composer.)
Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra, in D minor . Rubinstein
Mme Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler.
(Her first appearance in England.)
Part II
Dramatic Scene, " Pippa Passes " . . . Frederick C order
(First performance.) Scherzo, Pianoforte and Orchestra, from Concerto
No. 4 (Op. 102) Litolff
Mme Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler. Overture, " Oberon "...... Weber
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
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FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 12
Part I Overture, " Melusina " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra, in E (Op. 59) . Moszkowski
Mr. Moritz Moszkowski.
(His first appearance as pianist in England.)
. ! ^"^ " Pi^iig^ro " (Giuglio Cesare) . . . Handel
y\h) " Deh vieni " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . Mozart
Mme Marcella Pregi.
Pianoforte Sou|ij;; [\ ^'"^ ". ^^°"^ Suite, Op. 50 | ^ Moszkowski \{b) Capnoe espagnol »
Mb. Moritz Moszkowski.
Part II Concerto, Violin and Orchestra .... Beethoven
Mr. Emile Sauret.
Selection from Ballet " Laurin " . . . . Moszkowski
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 26
Part I
Symphony (No. 2) in D . . . . . . Beethoven
Air " Inflammatus " (Stabat Mater) . . . Dvorak
Mlle Gitjlia Ravogli.
Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra . . . Schumann
Mme Ella Pancera.
Part II
Suite in F major (Op. 39) ..... Moszkowski
(Conducted by the Composer.)
(Composed for and dedicated to " The Philharmonic Society " and
first produced under the Composer's dii'ection on June 2, 1886.)
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie,
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 9
Part I Overture, " Genoveva " . . . . . Schumann
Dramatic Solo, " The little Mermaid's death and trans- figuration "...... Eugen D' Albert
Mme Hermine D' Albert.^
(Her first appearance in England.)
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Symphony n F (Op. 4) .... . Eugen D' Albert
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.)
^ Nee Hermine Spies.
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Pakt II
Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra, in E^ (The " Em- peror ") . . . . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Eugen D'Albert.
d H«) " The Thrush and the Linnet " ) -n, ' r\> aii, *
Songs j ^^^ . ^j^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^ ^^^ Butterfly " 1 ^""^''^ ^ ^^^'"^
Mme Hermine D'Albert. (Accompanied by the Composer.) Interlude, " The Feast," from Act III of " The Trou- badour " . . . . . . . . Mackenzie
(First time at these Concerts.) Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 23
Part I Overture, " Macbeth " . . . . . . Sullivan
Organ Solo, " Fantaisie in DI7 " (Op. 101) . . Saint-Saens
(Dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Ehzabeth of Roumania.)
Dr. Camille Saint-Saens.
Ballade, " La fiancee du TimbaUer " . . . Saint-Saens
Mme Blanche Marchesi.
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Symphony in A minor ...... Saint-Saens
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Concerto, Violin and Orchestra, " Scotch " . . Max Bruch
Mr. Timothy Adamowski.
Overture, " Jubilee " . . . . . C. M. von Weber
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
1899
The season consisted of three Wednesday and four Thursday concerts. Mr. Ernst von Dohnanyi, who first appeared in England the previous year, played for the first time at these concerts on March 8.
At the 2nd concert, Mr. Coleridge Taylor's Orchestral Ballade in A minor was introduced, and Mr. Sapellnikoff was the solo pianist. Brahms's 4th Symphony (in E minor) was heard for a second time. It had never been played at these concerts since 1887 !
At the 3rd concert, the novelties were (1) an IdyU for small Orchestra by B. Luard-Selby, (2) a Song, " Lentement baisse le jour," by Mr. Alexander Borodine, (3) a Fantaisie and (4) two Solos for Pianoforte by Rachmaninoff, who made his first appearance in England, as composer, conductor and pianist.
At the 4th concert, the new works were a Symphony in D minor, composed and conducted by Mr. Giuseppe Martucci,
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and some Concert Variations by Dr. Villiers Stanford, played by Mr. Leonard Borwick under the composer's direction.
At the 5th, the 2nd Part was taken up by the immortal No. 9 Symphony of Beethoven, the solo-singers being assisted by two hundred members of the Leeds Festival Choir ; this fine choral body also sang Dr. Hubert Parry's glorious Ode, " Blest Pair of Sirens," in Part I. The Overture " Horatius Codes," by Mehul, was first heard at these concerts, and Mme Ella Pancera played Saint-Saens's 2nd Pianoforte Concerto,
At the 6th concert, Mr. Edward German conducted his Overture to " Much Ado about Nothing," Dr. Joachim played the Beethoven Concerto for Violin and the Romance from his own " Hungarian " Concerto, and Mme Emma Nevada sang.
At the 7th, and last, concert of this season, the great Richard Strauss conducted his Symphonic Poem, " Tod und Verklarung," Mr. Rosenthal played, Mme Clementine de Vere- Sapio sang, and two orchestral pieces from Sir Alexander Mackenzie's music to " Manfred," Preludes to Acts II and III, were played under their composer's direction.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1899
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
Part I
ORCHESTKAii Ballad, " La Belle Dame sans Merci " ,. Mackenzie
CoNCKRTO, Pianoforte and Orchestra (No. 1), in E[> . Liszt
Mr. Ernst von Dohnanyi.
(First time at these Concerts.)
Symphony (No. 1) in Bj? . . . . . Schumann
Part II
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor (Op. 64) Mendelssohn
Miss Leonora Jackson.
(First appearance at these Concerts.)
„ c \ (a) Romance (Op. 28, No. 2) . Schumann
Pianoforte Solos ) l^j Rh^psodie Hongroise (MS.) . Szendy
Mr. Ernst von Dohnanyi. Overture, " Ali Baba " . . . . . . Cherubini
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 Part I Orchestral Ballade in A minor . . . S. Coleridge Taylor
Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra (No. 4), in G
(Op. 58) ........ Beethoven
Mr. Basil Sapellnikoff.
Regit, and Aria, " Mi parea " (Otello) . . . Verdi
Miss Ruth Lamb.
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T, a i (a) " Liebestraum " . . . Liszt
PIANOFOBTE SOLOS ( J^J ^^^^^^^ .^ 3 ^.^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^-^
Mr. Basil Sapellnikoff.
Part II
Symphony (No. 4) in E minor ..... Brahms
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
THIRD CONCEPvT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19
Part I Idyll for small Orchestra .... B. Luard Selhy
Regit, and Cavatina, " Lentement baisse le jour "
(Igor^vitch) ....... Borodine
(First time in England.) Mlle Christianne Andray. Fantaisie in E major for Orchestra (Op. 7) S. W. Rachmaninoff
(Conducted by the Composer. His first appearance in England.)
Part II PiANOFOKXE SOLOS { |«J ^^^^de in C# minor I ^- ^- ^^^hmaninoff
Mr. S. W. Rachmaninoff.
Symphony, No. 5 (C minor) ..... Beethoven
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 4
Part I
Overture, " Meeres-stille " (Op. 27) . . . . Mendelssohn
Recit. and Aria, " Parto " (Clemenza) . . . Mozart
Mme Rosa Olitzka,
(Clarinet, Mr. G. A. Clinton.)
Symphony in D minor (Op. 75) . . . Giuseppe Martucci
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Concert Variations upon an English Theme for Piano- forte and Orchestra .... C. Villiers Stanford
Mr. Leonard Borwick.
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Overture, " Olympia " . . . . . . Spontini
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 18
Part I
Overture, " Horatius Codes " . . . . Mehul
Ode, Chorus and Orchesti^a, " Blest Pair of Sirens " Sir Hubert Parry
The Chorus will consist of two hundred members of the " Leeds
Festival Choir."
Concerto, Pianoforte and Orchestra, in G minor (No. 2) Saint-Saens
Mme Ella Pancera.
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Part II
Symphony (No, 9) in D minor (Op. 125), Orchestra,
Solo-Voices and Chorus ..... Beethoven
(Composed for and produced by the Philharmonic Society on
March 21, 1825.)
Misses Evangeline Florence and Florence Power,
Messrs. William Green and Bantock Pierpoint, witli Chorus.
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 1 Part I
Overture, " Much Ado about Nothing " . . Edward German
(Conducted by the Composer.) CoNCEBTO, Violin and Orchestra .... Beethoven.
Dr. Joseph Joachim.
52 i (a) " II dolce suono " (Lucia) . . . Donizetti
t (6) " L6gende de la fille de Paria " (Lakm6) . Delibes
Mme Emma Nevada.
Violin Solo, " Romance," from Hungarian Concerto . Joachim
Dr. Joseph Joachim.
Part II Symphony in F (No. 4) ..... . Tschaikowsky
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 15 Part I
Two Orchestral Pieces from " Manfred " (Op. 58) . Mackenzie (a) " Pastorale." Prelude to Act II. (6) " The flight of the Spirits." Prelude to Act III. Concerto in E minor, Pianoforte and Orchestra . Chopin
Mr. Moritz Rosenthal.
ToNDiCHTUNG, " Tod ixnd Verklarung " . . Richard Strauss
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
„ ( (a) " Glocklein im Thale " . . . . Weber
ESONQS \ ^^j „ Spiagge amate " Gluck
Mme Clementine De Vere-Sapio.
(Accompanied by Signor Sapio.)
Symphony in D (No. 38) . . . . . . Mozart
Conductor, Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie.
1900
The Philharmonic Society ushered in the twentieth century with a repetition, at the 1st concert, of the Symphony " Pathetique " of Tschaikowsky, which by this time was being frequently performed all over the country ; it was first
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heard in England at the Philharmonic Concert of February 28, 1894.
Mme Carreno played the " Emperor " Concerto, whilst Miss Esther Palliser (her last appearance) and Mr. Andrew Black (his first appearance) sang together in a Scena from " Die Walkiire."
Sir Alexander Mackenzie retired this year, and Dr. Frederic H. Cowen returned to his old post as conductor in his stead.
At the 2nd concert, Wagner's " Eine Faust Overture " was heard again, Mr. Louis Arens was the singer and Mr. Lamond the pianist. At the same concert, Mr. Granville Bantock's " Jaga-Naut," full of that Oriental colouring which he has made his own, had a first hearing.
At the 3rd concert, the great tenor and universal favourite Mr. Edward Lloyd made his farewell appearance, to the general regret of aU music lovers. He selected, for this occa- sion, "Adelaide," accompanied on the pianoforte by Dr. Cowen, and the " Preis-lied " from " Die Meistersinger." The Max Bruch Concerto for Violin was played by Mr. Ladislas Gorski.
At the 4th concert, Mme Clara Butt sang Elgar's Cycle " Sea Pictures," the composer conducting; Busoni played Liszt's Concerto in A, and Brahms's 2nd Symphony in D was given.
At the 5th concert, Mr. Ernst von Dohnanyi reappeared, and Miss Rose Ettinger being indisposed, Mme Ada Crossley most kindly took her place at very short notice.
An Air with Variations, from Mozart's Divertimento in B [?, Avas played for the first time at these concerts, and another first performance was that of a " Suite " by Mr. Coleridge Taylor. The " Harold in Italy " Symphony of Berlioz, first performed by the Society in 1853, was revived at this concert, with Mr. Alfred Hobday " in the title-role."
At the 6th concert, Mr. Walter Handel Thorley, a fine conductor and clever composer, had one of his "Shakespearian Impressions " (Macbeth) performed for the first time at these concerts ; Mr. Rosenthal played, and Mr. Mario Ancona made his debut as a baritone-singer.
At the last concert of the season, Dvorak's Symphonic Variations were heard for the first time at these concerts, and a Concertstiick in Bt> for Pianoforte and Orchestra was intro- duced by Mr. Paderewski, for whom it was expressly composed by Dr. F. H. Cowen. Miss Amy Sherwin was the vocalist, and the year's work ended with the National Anthem, to which a special significance was added, through the date being that of Coronation Day, June 28.
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1900
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 8 Part I
OuvERTURE Dramatique in D minor (Op. 2) . . Otto Manns
(First performance.) Concerto for Pianoforte in E^ (The Emperor) . . Beethoven
Mme Teresa CarreSo.
Duet and Closing Scene, Act III (Die Walkiire) . Wagner
Miss Esther Palliser and Mr. Andrew Black.
Part II
Symphony " Pathetique " in B minor (No. 6) . . TschaikowsTcy
(Performed for the first time in England by this Society, 2S February,
1894, and repeated, by request, 14 March of same year.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21
Part I Eine Faust Ouverture ...... Wagner
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (No. 4), Op. 70 . Rubinstein
Mr. Frederick Lamond. ScENA and Aria, " Durch die Walder " (Der Freischiitz) Weber
Mr. Louis Arens. Jaga-Naut (Scene XIV of the Orchestral Drama " Ke-
hama ") . . . . . . . Granville Bantock
(First time at these Concerts.)
Part II
Symphony (No. 3) in E^ (Eroica) .... Beethoven
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 5
Part I
Symphony in D, No. 18 (No. 23 in Breitkopf's edition) Haydn
Air, " Adelaide " . . . . . . . Beethoven
Mr. Edward Lloyd.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by F. H. Cowen.)
Concerto for Violin in G minor .... Max Bruch
Mr. Ladislas Gorski.
Part II Air and Variations from Orchestral Suite (No. 3)
in G ........ Tschaikowsky
Preis-lied (Die Meistersinger) ..... Wagner
Mr. Edward Lloyd. (His farewell appearance at these Concerts.) Orchestral Scene, " Entrance of Gods into Walhalla "
(Das Rheingold) ...... Wagner
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 10 Part I Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde) Song-Cycle, " Sea Pictures " .
Mme Clara Butt. (Conducted by the Composer.) Concerto for Pianoforte in A .
Mr. Ferruccio Busoni.
Part II Symphony (No. 2) in D .
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 24
Part I
Air and Variations from " Divertimento " in Bj? (No. 15) .
Mendelssohn
Wagner
Elgar
Liszt
Brahms
(First time at these Concerts Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 4) in G
Mr. Ernst von Dohnanyi Song, " The Spirit Song "...
Mme Ada Crossley.^ Suite, " Scenes from an Everyday Romance " (First performance.)
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
S. Coleridge Taylor
Part II
Symphony, " Harold in Italy " .... Berlioz
(Viola Obbligato by Mr. Alfred Hobday.)
(First performed by this Society in 1853.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 14 Part I
Impressions from Shakespeare (Macbeth) Walter Handel Thorley
(First time at these Concerts.) Aria, " Nel rimirar " (Tannhauser) .... Wagner
Mr. Mario Ancona.
Concerto for Pianoforte in A . . . . . Mozart
Mr. Moritz Rosenthal.
Part II Symphony in A (No. 7) ..... . Beethoven
Pianoforte Solo, " Don Juan " . . . . lAszt
Mr. Moritz Rosenthal. Overture, " Die Meistersinger " . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
^ Mile Rose Ettinger was prevented singing by indisposition, Mme Ada Crossley kindly taking her place at very short notice.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 28 Part I
Overture, " Fidelio " Beethoven
Symphonic Variations ...... Dvorak
(First time at these Concerts.)
Aria, " lo t' amero " (II Re Pastore) . . . Mozart
Miss Amy Sherwin.
(Violin Obbligato by W. Frye Parker.)
CoNCERTSTtJCK in B[> for Pianoforte and Orchestra . Cowen
Mr. I. J. Paderewski.
(For whom it was expressly composed.)
(First performance.)
Part II Symphony (No. 4) in D minor ..... Schumann National Anthem (for Coronation Day)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
1901
Ere the concerts of this season commenced, Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Patron of the Society during the whole of her long and illustrious reign, passed away.
The 1st concert opened with Chopin's " Funeral March " ; this was foUowed by the National Anthem. The first performance in England of Carl Gradener's Violin Concerto in D by Mr. Franz Ondricek was preceded by Sir Hubert Parry's Orchestral Song " The Soldier's Tent," sung, for the first time in London, by Mr. Plunket Greene.
The 2nd concert was opened by the Overture from Bach's Suite in C. That artistic singer Mme Marie Brema followed with Purcell's " Mad Bess," scored by Dr. Stanford, and Emil Sauer plaj^ed his own E minor Concerto for Pianoforte, for the first time in London. Dr. Stanford also scored a song by Moniuszko for Mme Marie Brema, entitled "Le Cosaque," and Tschaikowskj^'s Symphony, No. 4, was repeated. Wagner's " Siegfried's Rheinfahrt," from " Die Gotterdammerung," was also introduced at this concert.
At the 3rd concert, Mr. Charles Santley sang a quaint Scena by Hummel ; Mr. Ferruccio Busoni played a Liszt Concerto, and a Symphonic Poem (No. 4), of much originality and genius, by Mr. WiUiam Wallace, delighted the audience. Li Part II, Brahms's Symphony, No. 1, in C minor stood alone.
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At the 4tli concert, Lady Halle played the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Mme Ada Crossley sang, and Mr. Sapellnikoff repeated the Tschaikowsky Concerto in B t> minor, first played by him, under the composer's direction, at this Society's concert of April 11, 1889,
Beethoven's 4th Symphony occupied aU the 2nd Part,
At the 5th concert, Mr. Landon Ronald's Song-Cycle " Summer-time " had the advantage of being introduced by Mr, Ben Davies, and Dr. F, H. Co wen's " Idyllic Symphony " was heard for the first time at these concerts. Mr. Jan Kubelik was the solo violinist.
At the 6th concert, the new work was Tschaikowsky's Overture to " Romeo and Juliet."
Mme Emma Nevada was too ill to sing, so Mme Blanche Marchesi most kindly took her place. Mme Teresa Carrefio, that most wonderful of lady pianists, played.
At the 7th, and last, concert of the present year, the eminent pianist, Mr. Leopold Godowsky, made his first appearance, and Mr. Edward Elgar conducted a first performance of his clever and humorous new Overture " Cockaigne," which has the sub-title " In London Town."
PROGRAMMES FOR 1901
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Pakt I FuNEKAL March ....... Chopin
(In memory of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, Patron of the Philharmonic Society during the whole of her long reign.) National Anthem, " God save the King " Notturno-Serenade in D major (No. 8) for Four Or- chestras ........ Mozart
Orchestral Song, " The Soldier's Tent " . . Sir Hubert Parry
Mr. H. Plunket Greene.
(First time in London.)
Concerto for Violin in D . . . . Hermann Gnidener
Mr. Franz Ondricek.
(First performance in England.)
Overture, " Macbeth " . . . . . . Sullivan
Part II
Symphony in C minor (No. 5) . . . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
Part I
OvEBTUBE from Suite in C . . . . . Bach
Song, " Mad Bess " (Scored by C. Villiers Stanford) . H, Purcell
Miss Marie Bbema.
Concerto for Pianoforte in E minor .... Sauer
Mr. Emil Sauer. (First time in London.)
Part II
Symphony in F minor (No. 4) . . . . . Tschaikowsky
„ ({a) " Le Cosaque " (Scored by C. Villiers Stanford) Moniuszko
\{h) " Die Trommel geriihret " (Egmont) , Beethoven
Miss Marie Brema.
Siegfried's Rheinfahrt (Die Gotterdammerung)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Wagner
THIRD CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Part I
OvEBTUEE, " Hebrides " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
New Symphonic Poem (No. 4) . . . . William Wallace
(First performance.) Scena ed Aria, " Riuscito sono alfin " (Matilda di
Guisa) . . ... . . . . Hummel
Mb. Chables Santley.
CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte (No. 1) in Eb . . . Liszt
Me. Ferruccio Busoni.
Part II Symphony in C minor (No. 1, Op. 68)
Conductor, De. Feederic H. Cowen.
Brahms
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 9
Sterndale Bennett . Tscliaikowsky
Part I Overture, " Paradise and the Peri " Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 1) in B^ minor
Mr. Basil Sapellnikopf.
(First played by him, under the Composer's direction, at this
Society's Concert, April 11, 1889.)
Arie, " Ich wob dies Gewand " (Odysseus) . . Max Briich
Mme Ada Crossley.
Concerto for Violin in E minor .... Mendelssohn
Lady Halle
Part II Symphony (No. 4) in Bj;
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Beethoven
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FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 23
Paet I Prelude, " Parsifal " . .... Wagner
Song-Cycle, " Summer-time " . . . Landon Ronald
Mn. Ben Davies.
(First performance.)
Concerto for Violin in D . . . . . Paganini
Jan Kubelik.
Part II
Symphony (No. 6) in E, " The Idyllic "... Cowen
(First time at these Concerts.) Chaconne in D minor for Violin alone . . . Bach
Mr. Jan Kubelik.
Overture, " Tannhauser " . . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 6
Part I
Overture, " Romeo and Juliet " . . . . Tschaikowsky
(First time at these Concerts.) Air, " Divinites du Styx " (Alceste) .... Gluck
Mme Blanche Marchesi.^
Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor .... Grieg
Mme Teresa Carreno.
Part II
Arie, " Leise, leise " (Der Freischxitz) . . . Wd>er
Mme Blanche Marchesi.^
^ o i («) Noctm-ne (Op. 27, No. 2)) r^i •
Pianoforte Solos ; J^; p^j^^^i^^ yp53j '} . Choptn
Mme Teresa Carreno.
Symphony (No. 2) in C (Op. 61) . . . . Schumann
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 20 Part I Symphony in B minor (Unfinished) .... Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor (Op. 15)
Mr. Leopold Godowsky.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
^ i (a) Air, " Pourquoi me plaindre " (II Seraglio)
bONGS -^^^j cc Sevillana " (Don Cesar de Bazan) .
Miss Lydia Nervil.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Schvhert Brahms
Mozart Massenet
1 Mme Blanche Marchesi took the place of Mme Emma Nevada, indisposed ; the latter was to have sung : —
Air du Rossignol (L' Allegro ed ii Pensieroso) Handel
and Regit, and Aria, " SoUtudini amiche " (Idomeneo) Mozart
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Part II
New Overture, " Cockaigne " (In London Town) . Elgar
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Concerto for Violin (Op. 35) in D major . . . Tschaikowsky
Miss Maud Powell.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Overture, " Prometheus "..... Beethoven
National Anthem.
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
1902
At the 1st concert, that clever young English composer Mr. WilHam H. BelP had two Orchestral Tone-Pictures from his " Mother Carey " Suite performed for the first time, whilst Miss Amy Sherwin sang for the last time. Tschaikowsky's frequently performed " Pathetique " Symphony was heard again, and Mr. Emil Sauer played Henselt's Pianoforte Concerto in F minor.
The Programme of the 2nd concert had to be largely re- constructed owing to Mme Blanche Marchesi's indisposition, and Miss Jennie NorelH came to the rescue and took her place.
Brahms's Violin Concerto was interpreted by Mr. Franz Ondricek, and Dvorak's Symphony " From the New World" was played for the first time since its introduction by the Society in 1894. Dr. F. H. Cowen accompanied Mr. Ondricek on the pianoforte in Paganini's " Moto Perpetuo."
At the 3rd concert, Mr. Hugo Becker played Tschaikowsky's Variations for 'Cello and Orchestra, " Sur un Theme Rococo " (" By desire "), Mr. Wilhelm Backhaus took the pianoforte part in Liszt's E [7 Concerto, and Mile Giulia Ravogli sang.
The novelties at the 4th concert consisted of a Selection from *' Les Petits Riens," by Mozart, and Dr. Cowen's new Overture, " The Butterfly's Ball " ; Miss Margaret Macintyre sang, and Mr. Kubehk made his first appearance since his return from America, playing, for the first time, the Violin Concerto of Beethoven.
At the 5th concert, owing to Mme Clara Butt's attack of influenza, her husband, Mr. Kennerley Rumford, came to the Society's assistance, generously singing seven songs in Part I.
Rachmaninoff's 2nd Pianoforte Concerto (in C minor) was played (for the first time in England) by Mr. Sapellnikoff, and
^ Now (1912) appointed Principal of the South African College of Music, Cape Town.
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another first performance was that of Dr. Co wen's " Coronation March " in Part II.
The 6th concert, on June 12th, was mainly devoted to the works of Wagner (whose death occurred twenty years ago) ; Miss Mary Miinchhoff sang his Lieder " Traume " and " Wiegen- lied " and an air of Mozart's from " Die Zauberflote," whilst Mr. Harold Bauer played Beethoven's " Emperor " Concerto.
The 7th concert was a matinee, at which several novelties were heard : {a) Five Poems for Baritone and Orchestra by Percy Pitt, set to words by Lenau, Cornelius, Dalm, Tasso, etc., which were translated and sung by rfrang9on Da vies ; (6) a new Concerto for Violin by A. Randegger, jun., con- ducted by him and played by Mr. Kubelik ; (c) Nocturne for Contralto and Orchestra, " Summer Dawn," by Herbert Bedford, sung by Mme Clara Butt, who had now happily recovered her health, and {d) Mackenzie's Overture to " The Cricket on the Hearth," conducted by the composer. On this occasion, about a month before King Edward's Coronation, the National Anthem was sung in extenso, the solos being taken by Mme Clara Butt and Mr. Ffrang9on Davies.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1902
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Part I
Overture, " Coriolanus " . . . , . Beethoven
Arietta, " Einst traumte " (Der Freischiitz) . . Weher
Miss Amy Sherwin.
Two Orchestral Tone-Pictures :
(a) " In the Night-Watches "1 ,-c,- , e » ijim- u t> u
(6) " In the Fo'c's'le " j (First performance) William H. Bell
(From " Mother Carey," a Suite in Three Movements.)
Concerto for Pianoforte (Op. 16) in F minor . . Henselt
Mr. Emil Sauer.
Part II
Symphony (No. 6), " The Pathetic " . . . . Tschaikowsky
(First produced by this Society in 1894.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 13
(Owing to Mme Blanche Marchesi's indisposition, the originally printed programme was, at the last moment, entirely reconstructed, and a leaflet inserted)
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Part I Serenade for Strings (Op. 48) (Elegy, Waltz and Theme
Russe)! ........ Tschaikowsky
Air, " Je suis Titania " (Mignon) . . . Avibroise Thomas
Miss Jennie Norelli. Concerto for Violin in D^ . . . . . Brahms
Mr. Franz Ondricek.
Part II
Syjiphony (No. 5), " From the New World "^ , . Dvorak
(First time since its production by this Society in 1894.)
o^ TT r(a) " Abendlied " . . . Schumann
Solos for Violin ;, / ^^-Mf . i. >> d • •
1(6) Moto perpetuo . . . Faganim
Mr. Franz Ondricek.
(Accompanied by Dr. Cowen on the Pianoforte.)
Overture, " The Bartered Bride " . . . . Smetana
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 24
Part I Overture, " Meeres-stille " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? . . . . Liszt
Mr. Wilhelm Backhaus. Recit. and Aria, " Chi vidi ! chi par to ? " . . Qluck
Mlle Giulia Ravogli. Variations for 'Cello and Orchestra, " Sur un Theme
Rococo " . . . . . . . . TscJiaikowsky
(By desire.) Mr. Hugo Becker.
Part II
Symphony (No. 6) in F (The Pastoral) . . . Beethoven
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 15
Part I
Selection from " Les Petits Riens " ... Mozart
[a) Overture. (6) Andantino (No. 4).
(c) Gavotte (No. 6).
(d) Gavotte gracieuse (No. 9).
(First time in London.)
* These three works were in the original programme, in addition to
Mme Marchesi's songs : —
(a) " Ave Maria " from " Das Feuer-Kreuz "
Cantata .... Max Bruch
(First time at these Concerts.) (6) Scena, " Die Wallfahrt nach Kevlaar "
C. Villiers Stanford (First time with Orchestra in London.)
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Ave Maria " (Das Feuer-Kreuz)
Miss Margaret Macintyre. Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Jan Kubelik.
(His first appearance in England since his retvirn from America and
his first performance of this work.)
Overture, " The Butterfly's Ball " . . . . Cowen
(First time at these Concerts.)
Part II Symphony (No. 5) in E minor ....
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Tsckaikowsky
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 29 Part I Symphony in G, " The Oxford " Four Songs from Cycle, " Songs from the Turkish
Haydn Q. H. Clutsam
Schumann
Brahms
Massenet
Tsckaikowsky
Liszt
Chopin
Hills "
Mr. R. Kennerley Rumford.
(First time with Orchestra.)
Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 2) in C minor (Op. 18) . Rachmaninoff
Mr. Basil Sapellnikoff.
(First performance in England.)
(a) " Intermezzo " .
Songs 1 (6) " Standchen "
(c) " Si tu veux " ....
Mr. R. Kennerley Rumford.
Part II
Capriccio Italien for Grand Orchestra (Op. 45)
-D,.^,^^-, o ^1 ( («) " Benediction de Dieu "
Pianoforte Solos ^ \ ii.\ -r, ^ ■ • w I (o) Polonaise in Ap
Mr. Basil Sapellnikoff.
Coronation March ...... Cowen
(First performance.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 12 Part I
Overture, " Die Meistersinger " . . . . Wagner
Arie, " O zittere nicht " (Die Zauberflote) . . Mozart
Miss Mary Munchhoff. Siegfried Idyll ....... Wagner
Concerto for Pianoforte in E|7 (The Emperor) . . Beethoven
Mr. Harold Bauer.
* Owing to Mme Clara Butt's attack of influenza, Mr. Rumford's three songs were substituted for her Solo, " Summer Dawn " (Herbert Bedford), and the Pianoforte Solos for her Duet with Mr. Rumford, " E dunque ver " (Rossini).
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Part II Kaiser-Marsch ......
LiEDER l(«)"Traume" ,
• (6) " Wiegenlied " i '
Miss Mary Munchhoff. Char-Freitag's Zaubeb (Parsifal) Walkuren-Ritt (Die Walkiire) ....
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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SEVENTH CONCTHRT. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
(At three o'clock in the afternoon.) Tragic Overture ....... Brahms
Five Poems for Baritone and Orchestra . . . Percy Pitt
Mr. D. Ffrang^on Davies.
(First performance : the translations by Mr. Davies, specially for
this Concert, from Lenau, Cornelius, Dalm, Tasso, etc.)
New Concerto for Violin in D minor . A. Randegger, fun.
Mr. Jan Kubelik.
( First performance, and conducted by the Composer.)
Symphony (No. 8) in F . . . . . . Beethoven
Nocturne for Contralto and Orchestra, " Summer
Dawn " . . . . . . . Herbert Bedford
Mme Clara Butt.
(First time in London.)
Overture, " The Cricket on the Hearth " . . . Mackenzie
(First time in London, and conducted by the Composer.) National Anthem, " God save the King "
Solos by Mme Clara Butt and Mr. D. Ffrangc^on Davies. Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
1893-1902
A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers, and their various forms of Composition, during the ninth decade of the Society's existence.
|
Nationality, |
Com- |
Sym- |
Over- |
Con- |
Miscel- |
Vocal. |
Total of Com- |
|
posers. |
phonies. |
tures. |
certos. |
laneous. |
positions. |
||
|
\ America . |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|||
|
Austria . |
1 |
— - |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
2 |
|
Belgimn . |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
British Empire . |
19 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
16 |
46 |
75 |
|
France |
2 |
— |
— |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
German Emi^ire |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
17 |
|
Hungary and |
|||||||
|
Bohemia |
5 |
— |
6 |
3 |
4 |
— |
12 |
|
Italy . . . |
3 |
1 |
2 |
— |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
Poland . |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
2 |
|
Russia |
5 |
5 |
— |
I |
4 |
3 |
13 |
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A Table showing the Nmnber and Nationality of the Solo-players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices, and the Conductors during the ninth decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
strings. |
Wood- wind. |
Brass. |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
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America , Austria . Belgium . British Empire . France German Empire . Hungary and Bohemia Italy . . Norway . Poland , Russia Spain Sweden . |
2 1 6 I 5 2 3 (1 ac- comp.) 2 3 |
1 8 6 3 I 2 1 |
Mill II 1 1 ^ 1 1 1 |
3 |
1 8
1 |
12 3 1 4 1 1 1 |
1 4 2 1 2 |
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^ 1903
jA VERY mad correspondent last year suggested, about /^ the time of the Coronation, that, in order to ascer-
/ — ^ tain the pitch of the British nation, the Society, ^ m as an undoubted authority upon " pitch," should seize the unique opportunity of the Coronation procession, place Directors and Members, with a photographer and tuning-fork, at various points on the route, check the height of the note sounded and take a photograph of the mouths when shouting !
It is scarcely necessary to say that this experiment was never tried, and the unique opportunity was permitted to go by!
The opening of the tenth decade finds Dr. F. H. Cowen still at his post of conductor.
At the 1st concert, an Overture, " PeUeas and Melisanda," by an Academy student of great promise, was given a first hearing. His name was Garnet Wolseley Cox, and his life, alas, was all too short.
Mr. Raoul Pugno, the pianist, was in his element in Mozart's E b Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 9), which he played perfectly. Mrs. Susan Strong sang Mozart's air " Non mi dir," and a Caprice-Espagnol for Orchestra by Rimsky-Korsakoff was played for the first time.
At the 2nd concert, a new Concerto for Violin, by Mr. Frederic D'Erlanger, was first played in England by Mr. Fritz Kreisler, whose fine, earnest playing is within the memory of us all. Mackenzie's Orchestral Suite " London Day by Day," a subject akin to Elgar's " Cockaigne " Overture, and Dr. Stanford's Irish Rhapsody (No. 1) were conducted by their respective composers, the former for the first time in London, the latter for the first time at these concerts. Miss Lydia Nervil sang.
At the 3rd concert, there were three novelties played and
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sung : a Concert Overture, " Youth," by Mr. Arthur Hervey, which he conducted ; a Concert Aria from Max Bruch's " Achilleus " (the Secular Oratorio, before alluded to), sung by Mme Rosa Olitzka, and a new Concerto, new, that is, to England, played by its composer, Mr. Emil Sauer. Part II was occupied entirely by Dvorak's 4th Symphonj' in G.
The 4th concert commenced with one of the Society's earliest and most frequently played Overtures, the " Anacreon" of Cherubini.i
The ill-fated Mr. Edward MacDowell played his 2nd Pianoforte Concerto, appearing for the first time in this country ; Mme Clara Butt, ever ready to help British com- posers, sang a Scena, " The Triumph of Alcestis," new to London and conducted by the composer, Mr. Frederic CHfiFe.
Mr. Arnold Foldesy played Haydn's Concerto for Violoncello in D, and the Programme was completed by Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A.
Brahms's Symphony in F (No. 3) opened the 5th concert ; and the clever young Josef Hofmann, whose talent had matured by now, played Rubinstein's Pianoforte Concerto in D minor.
At the 6th concert, there were three important novelties : Richard Strauss's" TillEulen-spiegel," Glazounow's Symphony (No. 7), conducted by the composer, who, in Part II, did the same office for his new Suite " Aus dem Mittelalter."
Miss Adela Verne played the Schumann Concerto, and Miss Jeannie Norelli sang.
At the 7th and final concert of the season, works new to this Society were the Prelude and " Angel's Farewell " from Elgar's " Dream of Gerontius," arranged for Orchestra only, and a Poem by Dr. Cowen for Orchestra, entitled " A Phantasy of Life and Love."
Mme Blanche Marchesi sang Dr. Stanford's Scena " Die Wallfahrt nach Kevlaar," orchestrated for the first time.
Tschaikowsky's 4th Symphony occupied the whole of Part II, and this brought the ninety-first season to an end.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1903
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Part I National Anthem Overture, " Pelleas and Melisanda " . Oarnet Wolseley Cox •
(First performance.)
* Played at these concerts fifty-three times !
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CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte (No. 9) in Et>
Mr. Raoul Pugno.
Regit., " Crudele, ah no " ; Aria, " Non mi dir " (Don Giovanni) .......
Miss Susan Strong.
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Part II Symphony (No. 4) in D minor .
(ia) Sonata in A
Solo Pianoforte J
Schumann A. Scarlatti Chopin
'\{b) Polonaise in E|7
Mr. Raoul Pugno.
Caprice Espagnol pom- Grand Orehestre (Op. 34) RimsJcy- Korsakoff
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 12
Part I Symphony in G minor ...... Mozart
New Concerto for Violin (First time in England) Frederic D'Erlanger
Mr. Fritz Kreisler. ScifcNE, " A vos jeux " (Hamlet) . . • Amhroise Thomas
Miss Lydia Nervil.
Irish Rhapsody (No. 1), Op. 78 . . Sir C. Villiers Stanford
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.)
Part II
Solo Violin, " Rondo capriccioso " ... Saint-Saens
Mr. Fritz Kreisler.
New Orchestral Suite, " London day by day " Sir A. C. Mackenzie
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Part I Concert Overture, " Youth " ... Arthur Hervey
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.) Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Mr. Gordon Tanner.
Concert Arie, " Aus der Tiefe des Grames " (Achilleus) Max Bruch
(First time at these Concerts.)
Mme Rosa Olitzka.
New Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 2) . . . Sauer
(First time in England.)
Mr. Eahl Saueb.
Part II Symphony (No. 4) in G .
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Dvorak
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FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 14 Part I
OvERTTJBE, " Anacreon " . Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 2)
Mr. Edward MacDowei^l (His first appearance in England.) SCENA, " The Triumph of Alcestis " .
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Mme Clara Butt. (First time by her in London.)
Cherubini Edward MacDowell
Frederic Cliffe
Part II Concerto for Violoncello in D .
Mr. Arnold Foldesy. (His first appearance at these Concerts.) Symphony (No. 7) in A .
Condvictor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 28 Part I
Haydn
Beethoven
Brahms Reginald Somerville
Symphony (No. 3) in F .
Dramatic Scena, " The Ballad of Thyra Lee "
(First performance.)
Mr. Ffrang^on Davies.
Sinfonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra . . Lalo
Mr. Max Wolesthal.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Rubinstein
Mr. Josef Hoemann. Overture, " Egmont "...... Beethoven
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 11 Part I
Symphonic Poem, " Till Eulen-spiegel " . . Richard Strauss
(First time at these Concerts.) Aria, " Caro nome " (Rigoletto) .... Verdi
Miss Jeannie Norelli. Symphony (No. 7) (First time at these Concerts) . Qlazounow
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Part II Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Miss Adela Verne.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
New Orchestral Suite, " Aus dem Mittelalter " . Qlazounow
(First time in England : conducted by the Composer.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 25 Pabt I
Prelude and Angel's Farewell (The Dream of
Gerontius) ....... Elgar
(First time at these Concerts.)
Vocal Scena, " Die Wallfahrt nach Kevlaar " Sir C. VilUers Stanford
(First time with Orchestra.)
Mme Blanche Marchesi.
Concerto for Violin in D major .... Mozart
Mr. Jan Kubelik.
Orchestral Poem, " A Phantasy of Life and Love " . Coiven
(First time at these Concerts.)
Part II Symphony (No. 4) in F minor ..... Tschaikowsky National Anthem
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
1904
This year is marked by a great number of first performances and appearances, in fact, novelties were the order of the day.
At the 1st concert appeared Miss Marie Hall as viohnist and Miss Dorothy Maggs as pianist, whilst a Symphonic Prelude to Byron's " Manfred," by a very clever student of the Royal Academy of Music, Mr. A. von Ahn Carse, was played for the first time.
At the 2nd concert, Mr. Vincent DTndy's " Lied Maritime " had its first hearing and Mme Maria Gay her first appearance, as singer, in England.
Bottesini's Concerto for Double-Bass in F # minor, introduced one of the best players in the orchestra, Mr. Claude Hobday, as a soloist.
The Concerto had been scored for full orchestral accom- paniment by Mr. A. C. Forsyth. Mr. Leonard Berwick played the Brahms Concerto in D minor.
At the 3rd concert. Miss Mmnie Tracey, as vocalist, and Mr. Ernesto Consolo, as pianist, made their first appearances at these concerts, the former singing a Scena from Reyer's "Sigurd," the latter playing a Concertstiick in A [7 major by Franco da Venezia, both for the first time in England. Mr. Jean Gerardy gave a good rendering of Saint-Saens's Violon- cello Concerto in A minor.
At the 4th concert, Mr. Elgar's Overture " In the South " and Mr. Glazounow's 6th Symphony were heard for the first time at these concerts, Mr. Kreisler excelled in the Beethoven 2 I
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Concerto, and Mr. Gregory Hast (one of the original Meister Glee-singers) sang songs b}^ Richard Strauss and Schubert, accompanied by Mrs. Hast.
At the 5th concert, the ever-green " Anacreon " Overture was followed by the first performance (at these concerts) of Brahms's glorious Rhapsody for Contralto Solo and Male Chorus, impressively rendered by Miss Muriel Foster (now Mrs. Goetz) and Mr. H. R. Eyers's splendidly drilled " Alma Mater " Choir. Sir Charles Stanford conducted his Clarinet Concerto, in which Mr. Charles Draper took the solo part, for the first time at these concerts.
In Part II the new player was a violinist, Miss Annie de Jong, with Dvorak's Violin Concerto. Cesar Franck's D minor Symphony had a first hearing.
At the 6th concert were introduced Tschaikowsky's Fantaisie " Francesca da Rimini," and Dr. Cowen's " Indian Rhapsod3^" Mr. Pugno played Beethoven's C minor Concerto, and the second Part was devoted to Brahms's No. 2 Symphony in D.
At the 7th concert, Mr. Edward German's " Rhapsody on March Themes " was introduced and conducted by him, Kubelik played, and the Scherzo from Mendelssohn's Octett in E [7 , scored expressly by the composer for this Society in 1829 and incorporated in his 1st Symphony, was repeated. Schubert's great No. 9 Symphony in C concluded the year's work.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1904
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
Part I National Anthem
Symphonic Prelude to Byron's " Manfred " . A. von Ahn Carse (First performance.)
Air, " Depuis le jour " (Louise) .... Charpentier
(First time in England.)
Elizabeth Parkina.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in BI7 minor . . . Tschaikowsky
Dorothy Maggs. (Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Part II Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Marie Hall.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Symphony (No. 1) in B[7 . . . . . Schumann
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Part I
Symphony (No. 4) in Bj^ . . . . . Beethoven
( (a) Lied Maritime (first time in England) . Vincent D'Indy
• (6) Aria, " Tutta raccolta ancor " (Scipione) . . Handel
Maria Gay.
(Her first appearance in England.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Brahms
Leonard Borwick.
Part II
Concerto for Double-Bass in F# minor . . . Bottesini
(Scored by A. C. Forsyth.)
Claude Hobday.
(His first appearance as Soloist at these Concerts.)
Tone-Poem, " Death and Transfiguration " . Richard Strauss
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 28
Part I Symphony in Ej? . . . . . . . Mozart
ScAne, " Reveil du Brunehilde " (Sigurd) . . . Reyer
(First time in England.)
Minnie Tracey.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Concertstuck for Pianoforte (Op. 11) in At> major Franco da Venezia
(First time in England.)
Ernesto Consolo.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Part II
Concerto for Violoncello (Op. 30) in A minor . . Saint-Saens
Jean Gerardy.
Overture, " Die Meistersinger " . . . . Wagner
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 19
Part I
Concert Overture, " In the South " . . . Elgar
(First time at these Concerts.)
Lieder I ^"^ " Der Doppelganger " .... Schubert
\ {b) " AUerseelen " .... Richard Strauss
Gregory Hast.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Mrs. Gregory Hast.)
Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Fritz Kreisler.
Part II
Symphony (No. 6) in C minor ..... Olazounow
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 2
Part I Overture, " Anacreon " . . . . . . Cheruhini
Rhapsody for Contralto Solo and Male Chorus . . Brahms
(First time at these Concerts.)
Muriel Foster
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
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The " Alma Mater " Choir. Concerto for Clarinet in A minor (Op. 80) in one Move- ment ........ Stanford
(First time at these Concerts : conducted by the Composer.)
Charles Draper.
(His first appearance as Soloist at these Concerts.)
Part II Concerto for Violin (Op. 53) ..... Dvorak
Annie De Jong.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Symphony in D minor ...... Cesar Franck
(First time at these Concerts.) Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 16 Part I
Fantaisie, " Francesca da Rimini " .
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor .
Raoul Pugno. Indian Rhapsody ......
(First time at these Concerts.)
„ c. J («) " Serenade a la lune " .
Pianoforte Solos j j^J j^^apsodie (No. 13) .
Raoul Pugno.
Part II Symphony in D (No. 2) .
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Tschaikowsky
Beethoven
Cowen
Pugno
Liszt
Brahms
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 30
Part I Rhapsody on March Themes .... Edward German
(First time in London : conducted by the Composer.) Concerto for Violin, " Sinfonie Espagnole " . . Lalo
Jan Kubelik.
Scherzo from the Octett in Ej? . . . . Mendelssohn
(Scored expressly for the Philharmonic Society by the Composer in
1829.)
Part II
Symphony in C
Schubert
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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Mme Ada Crossley, at the 1st concert, sang four short songs of Wagner's, scored by Mr. Felix Mottl ; a Haydn Symphony came as an oasis in the desert of percussion and formlessness, and gladdened the era with its breath of simple life and innocent joy fulness ; Mr. Busoni played in his masterly manner, and Sir Alexander Mackenzie's " Canadian Rhapsody," the shadow of his coming tour through that dominion, was played, for the first time, under the composer's baton.
At the 2nd concert, Mr. Pablo Casals, who is now readily acknowledged to be the greatest of living 'cellists, made his first appearance in England, and two works, a Symphony, " Antar," by Mr. Rimsky-Korsakoff, and a Tone-Poem, " In the East," by Mr. Arthur Hervey, had a first hearing at these concerts.
At the 3rd concert, the Mendelssohn Scherzo was, " by desire," repeated ; the vioHnist, Mr. Bronislaw Huberman, made a first appearance. Miss Antonia Dolores ^ sang, and Dvorak's D major Symphony filled up Part 11.
At the 4th concert, three compositions were played for the first time by the Society : (1) A " Welsh " Rhapsody by Mr. Edward German, (2) Mr. Cesar Franck's Symphonic Varia- tions for Pianoforte and Orchestra, and Mr. Saint-Saens's Fantaisie for the same combination, entitled " Africa." The two latter works were interpreted by Mr. Raoul Pugno. Tschaikowsky's " Pathetique " Symphony, which the Society introduced into England in 1894, formed the last item of an interesting concert.
The 5th concert commenced with the charming and delicate " Naiades " Overture of Sir Sterndale Bennett ; Sir Charles Stanford's Violin Concerto in D, and Dr. Saint-Saens's Fan- taisie, " Havanaise," for Violin and Orchestra, both played by Mr. AchiUe Rivarde, were presented for the first time at these concerts, and Mme Albani made her last appearance. Part II was taken up by Cesar Franck's D minor Symphony.
At the 6th concert, Mr. Claude Debussy's curious " L'Apres- midi d'un Faune " and Mr, Paul Juon's Symphony in A were new features and presented to the audience a fair example of the modern French and Russian schools. Miss Fanny Davies played Schumann, and Mr, John Coates, as weU known in Opera as in concert-haU, sang for the first time at the Phil- harmonic Concerts, selecting the " Preis-lied " from Wagner's " Die Meistersinger."
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At the last concert of the season, the new-comers were Miss Perceval AUen as vocalist, and young Franz von Vecsey as violinist, the latter playing, with the intelligence if not the physical strength of a mature musician, the Beethoven Concerto. An extraordinary performance !
Two Bohemian Dances by Mr. Alberto Randegger, jun., were played for the first time at these concerts, and Dr. Cowen's Symphony in F (No. 5) was performed.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1905
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
Part I National Akthem
OvEKTUKE, " Academic " . . . . . Brahms
Concerto for Pianoforte in F . . . . . Saint-Saens
Ferruccio Busoni. Four ( [a) " Der Engel " (c) " Schmerzen " j Scored by fjrr
Songs ( (6) " Stehe still ! " (d) " Traume " i Felix Mottl ^^9^^
Ada Crossley.
Part II Symphony in D (No. 14, Breitkopf edition) . . Haydn
Paraphrase de Concert, Pianoforte and Orchestra,
" Todtentanz " . . . . . . lAszt
Ferruccio Busoni. Canadian Rhapsody ...... Mackenzie
(First time : conducted by the Composer.) Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SECOND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
Part I Tone-Poem, " In the East " . . . . Arthur Hervey
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Violoncello in A minor . . . Saint-Saens
Pablo Casals.
(His first appearance in England.)
Regit, and Aria, " Non temer " . . . . Mozart
Lillie Wormald.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
(Violin Obbligato by W. Frye Parker.)
Part II Symphony (No. 2), " Antar " . . Nicolas Rimsky-Koraakoff
(First time at these Concerts.) Solo for Violoncello, " Suite in C " . . . . Baxih
Pablo Casals.
Overture, " The Bartered Bride " . . . . Smetana
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H, Cowen.
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THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 13
Part I Overture, " In the South " . . . . . Elgar
Concerto for VioHn in D . . . . . Tschaikowsky
Bronislaw Huberman.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Regit, et Air, " Ombre leg ere " (Dinorah) . . Meyerbeer
Antonia Dolores. ScHEREO in G minor ...... Mendelssohn
(Scored by Composer expressly for the Society in 1829, and repeated
by desire.)
Part II Symphony in D (Op. 60) ...... Dvorak
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 11
Part I Welsh Rhapsody ...... Edivard German
(First time at these Concerts.)
Symphonic Variations for Pianoforte and Orchestra Cesar Franck
(First time at these Concerts.)
Raoul Pugno.
Air, " O ! beau pays " (Les Huguenots) . . . Meyerbeer
Lydia Nervil.
Part II
Fantaisie for Pianoforte and Orchestra, " Africa " . Saint-Saens
(First time at these Concerts.)
Raoul Pugno.
Symphony in B minor (The Pathetic) . . . Tschaikowsky
(First introduced into England by the Society in 1894.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 25
Part I
Overture, " The Naiades " . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Concerto for Violin in D (Op. 74) . . C Villiers Stanford
(First time at thess Concerts.)
Achille Rivarde.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
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Madame Albani.
Fantaisie for Violin and Orchestra, " Havanaise " . Saint-Saens
(First time at these Concerts.)
Achille Rivarde.
Prelude und Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde^ . . Wagner
Madame Albani.
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Part II
Symphony in D minor Cesar Franck
Conductor, Db. Fbedeeic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 8 Part I
Prelude, " L'apres-midi d'un faune "... Debussy
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Fanny Da vies. Preis-lied (Die Meistersinger) ..... Wagner
John Coates.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Violoncello Solo, Suite in D minor . . . Bach
Pablo Casals.
Part II Symphony in A ...... . Paul Juon
(First time at these Concerts.)
Pianoforte Solos (if) "Jf^<^°^'fl\'' ,; ' ' ^^- Scarlatti
y{b) staccato Study . . Rvbinstem
Fanny' Davies.
Overture, " Namensfeier "..... Beethoven
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 22
Part I
Overture, " The Hebrides " . . . . . Mendelssohn
Aria, " Ave Maria, Konigin " . . . . . Max Bruch
Perceval Allen.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Symphony (No. 5) in F Cowen
Part II
Concerto for Violin in D . . . . _ . Beethoven
Franz von Vecsey.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Bohemian Dances (Nos. 3 and 5) . . A. Randegger, fun.
(First time at these Concerts.) National Anthem
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
1906
At the 1st concert, Mr. Paul Felix von Weingartner (Edler von Miinzberg), a powerful conductor, came over to direct the first performance in London of his Symphony in G. V7ein- gartner's larger compositions should be better known in England than they are at present.
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Mme Carreno played Rubinstein's 4th Concerto, the one in D minor, and, in the 2nd Part, dehghted her audience with three Chopin pieces, and Mr. Frederic Austin, one of our most impressive baritones, made a great effect in " Wotan's Abschied " (Die Walkiire). This was his first time of sing- ing at these concerts. For the concluding item, Dvorak's " Husitzka " Overture, first introduced to England by this Society in 1884, was repeated.
At the 2nd concert, a second " Irish Rhapsody " by Sir Charles Stanford was presented to the audience ; Mr. Emil Sauer played the " Emperor " Concerto of Beethoven, and Miss Marie Brema sang the great final scene in the " Gotter- dammerung " ; the 1st Symphony of Brahms forming Part II of the concert.
At the 3rd, young Mischa Elman, another prodigy, made his debut at these concerts in Tschaikowsky's Violin Concerto, and Dr. Cowen's second set of Four Old English Dances was played for the first time in London ; Liszt's Symphonic Poem " Tasso " concluded the concert.
At the 4th concert, the novelty was Sir Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Avhilst the singer, Mr. Franjo Naval, made his first appearance in England. Bee- thoven's C minor S^^mphony filled Part II.
At the 5th concert, the Bradford Festival Choral Society came to take part in the immortal 9th Symphony of Beethoven, and also rendered Bach's Motett for Double Chorus, "Sing ye to the Lord," with wonderful effect. The Quartett of soloists in the Symphony consisted of Miss Perceval Allen, Mme Frederica Richardson, Messrs. Webster MiUar and Fowler Burton. IMr. Richard BuhHg played Beethoven's Pianoforte Concerto in G.
At the 6th concert, Mr. Cesar Franck's Morceau Sym- phonique, entitled " Redemption," was played for the first time, as was Mr. York Bowen's admirable Concerto for Piano- forte and Orchestra, brilliantly played by the young com- poser.
Miss Marie Hall played Mr. Max Bruch's Violin Concerto in G minor, and Miss Cicely Gleeson-White, the most painstaking and hard-working of our clever young sopranos, excellent in Opera as in Oratorio and concert- work, made her first appear- ance at these concerts. Part II was occupied by Schumann's 2nd Symphon}-.
At the 7th concert, two British composers conducted a first performance of their own works ; Mr. Coleridge Taylor his " Orchestral Variations on an African Theme," and Mr.
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Joseph Holbrooke his Ballad " Annabel Lee," sung by Mr. Kennerley Rumford. Mr. Pugno played Rachmaninoflf's 2nd Concerto and some Pianoforte Solos, and Tschaikowsky's 5th Symphony concluded the year's work.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1906
FIRST CONCERT. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Paet I National Anthem Overture, " Macbeth " . . . . . . Sullivan
Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 4) in D minor (Op. 70) . Rubinstein
Teresa Carreno. ScENA, " Wotan's Abschied und Feuer-Zauber " (Die
Walkiire) ........ Wagner
Frederic Austin. (His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Part II
Symphony in G (Op. 23) ..... Felix Weingartner
(First performance in London : conducted by the Composer.)
f{a) Nocturne (Op. 62, No. 1) I (6) 6tude in Gb ;
i.(c) Polonaise in A\} )
Pianoforte Solos I (b) Etude in GI7 j . Chopin
Teresa Carreno. Overture, " Husitzka " . . . . . . Dvorak
(First introduced by the Society, under the Composer's direction,
in 1884.)
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 15
Part I Second Irish Rhapsody ... C. ViUiers Stanford
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte in EI7 (The Emperor) . . Beethoven
Emil Sauer. Final Scene from " Die Gotterdammerung " . . Wagner
Marie Brema. p Sot OS i (os) Ballade in G minor . . Chopin
1(6) Concert litude, " Flammes de mer " Sauer Emil Sauer.
Part II
Symphony (No. 1) in C minor ..... Brahms
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 5
Part I OvEKTUBE, " Die Zauberflote " . . . . Mozart
Love-Scene and Schebzo, " Romeo and Juliet " . Berlioz
Concerto for Violin ...... Tschaikowsky
MiscHA Elman. (His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Part II
Second Set of fom- Old English Dances . . . Cowen
(First time in London.) Violin Solo, " Andante and Allegro " from third
Sonata ........ Bach
Misoha Elman. Symphonic Poem, " Tasso " . . . . . Liszt
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MAY
Part I Overture, " Manfred " . Aria, " Un aiu'a amorosa " (Cosi fan tutte)
Franjo Naval. (His first appearance in England.) Concerto for Pianoforte ....
Ernst von Dohnanyi. Introduction and Allegro for Strings
(First time at these Concerts
{(a) " Ein Wanderer " . (6) " Lullaby " . (c) " Ah, fuyez douce image "
Franjo Naval.
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Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Beethoven
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 17 Part I Overture, " Friihlings-Overture " . Motet for Dovible Chorus, " Sing ye to the Lord "
The Bradford Festival Choral Society. Concerto for Pianoforte in G .
Richard Buhlig. (His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Goetz Bach
Beethoven
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Symphony, No. 9 (The Choral) ..... Beethoven
■ Vocal Quabtet by Perceval Allen, Frederica Richardson,
Webster Millar and Fowler Burton.
Chorus : The Bradford Festival Choral Society.
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 31 Part I
Morceau Symphonique, " Redemption " . . . Cesar Franck
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte (in one Movement) . . York Bowen
York Bowen. Vocal Scena, " The Mystic Trmnpeter " . . Gustav von Hoist
(By desire.)
Cicely Gleeson- White.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Concerto for VioHn in G minor .... Max Bruch
Marie Hall.
Part II Symphony (No. 2) in C . . . . . . Schumann
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, JUNE 14 Pabt I
Orchestral Variations on an African Theme S. Coleridge Taylor
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.) Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 2) in C minor . . Rachmaninoff
Raoul Pugno.
Ballad, " Annabel Lee " . . . . Joseph Holbrooke
(First performance : condvicted by the Composer.)
Kennebley RuiiroBD.
Pianoforte Solos i ^^^ I^o^do in A ... Mozart
\{b) Second Scherzo (Op. 31) . Chopin
Raoul Pugno.
Part II Symphony (No. 5) in E minor ..... TscJiaikowsky National Anthem
Conductor, Db. Fbedebic H. Cowen.
1907
At the 1st concert, a young Australian soprano, Miss Amy Castles, made her first appearance, with but scant success, and Mme Teresa Carreiio exercised her powerful spell over the audience in Tschaikowsky's Pianoforte Concerto in B [7 and three solos.
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A Symphony, at the 2nd concert, by Mr. Georges Enesco, a Roumanian composer, created some interest, belonging to the more or less formless school, whicli discards (as Mr. Gilbert Webb, the Society's annotator writes) " the long-accepted theories of key-relationship, the formal announcement of first and second subject, bridge-passages, etc." He further sums up the matter thus : " The composer of this school is a law unto himself, and he demands to be judged purely by the effects his music produces ; from which standpoint Mr. Enesco's S3^mphony in E \} should be approached."
In this concert, Miss Marie Brema sang two Shakespearian songs by Purcell scored by Sir Charles Stanford, and three Lieder composed by Mr. Weingartner. Mr. Vladimir de Pachmann played Liszt's F minor Concerto and some solos and Stanford's Irish Rhapsody (No. 1), based on the Irish Folk- Songs " Leatherbags Donnell " and " Emer's Farewell to CuchuUin."
At the 3rd concert, Mr. Arthur Hervey conducted a first performance of his Prelude to an unpublished Opera, " lone," Mr. Percy Grainger made his first appearance, playing the Schumann Concerto, Mme Blanche Marchesi sang an interest- ing Air from Rameau's " Hyppolyte et Aricie," and Mr. Johannes Wolff played Sinding's Violin Concerto (No. 1) in A, conducted by the composer, Mr. Christian Sinding, the weU- known Norwegian musician, who made his first appearance in England on this occasion. Part II consisted of Brahms's glorious 2nd Symphony (in D).
At the 4th concert, Mr. John B. McEwen introduced his Symphonic Elegy " Coronach," and Mr. Kennerley Rumford sang two songs by Mr. Hubert Bath, one of which, " The Viking's War Song," was heard for the first time. Mr. Tivadar Nachez played his new Violin Concerto (No. 2) in B minor, and Mme Clara Butt sang, and was presented with a bracelet.
At the 5th, Mme Sophie Menter made her first appearance since 1896, playing, in addition to several solos, Liszt's E [7 Concerto for Pianoforte. Cesar Franck's Symphony in D minor was repeated. There was no singer in this concert.
At the 6th concert, a second composition by Mr. G. W. Chadwick, the distinguished American musician, was presented, viz. a Symphonic Poem, " Cleopatra." A new tenor, Mr. Felix Senius, appeared, and Richard Strauss's Symphonic Poem " Don Juan " was heard for the first time at these concerts. Elgar's Overture " Cockaigne," already alluded to, completed the Programme.
At the last concert, Mile Johanne Stockmarr, the pianist,
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made her jSrst appearance, Lady HaUe played the Mendelssohn Concerto, Dr. Frederic Co wen's " Butterfly's Ball " Overture was repeated, and Beethoven's " Pastoral " Symphony ended the year's work. Dr. Cowen resigned liis position at the end of the season.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1907
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Part I
National Anthem
Overture, " Hebrides " . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Concerto for Pianoforte in B[7 . . . . Tschaikowsky
Teresa Carreno. Air des Adieux (Jeanne d'Arc) .... Tschaikowsky
Amy Castles. (Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Part II Symphony (The Eroi'ca) ...... Beethoven
({a) Impromptu (Op. 90, No. 2) . Schubert
(6) Soirees de Vienne (No. 6) Schubert — Liszt (c) Marche Militaire . . Schubert — Tausig
Teresa Carreno. Overture, " Benvenuto Cellini " . . . . Berlioz
Conductor, Edouard Colonne.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Part I Irish Rhapsody (No. 1) . . . . C. Villiers Stanford
Two ( (a) " Full fathom five " | (Shakespeare's
Songs j (6) " Come unto these yellow sands " ) Tempest) (Scored by C. Villiers Stanford.) Marie Brema. Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor ....
Vladimir De Pachmann. Symphony in El? .
(First time in London.)
Purcell
Chopin Oeorges Enesco
Part II
(a) " Lied der Ghawaze " Three Lieder { (6) " Plauderwasche "
(c) " Lied der Walkiire " Marie Brema. Pianoforte | (a) Andante and Rondo capriccioso Solos | (6) 6tude in F minor
Vladimar De Pachmann. Overture, " Les Abenc6rages "
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Weingartner
Mendelssohn Liszt
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THIRD CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
Pakt I
Prelude to an unpublished Opera, " lone " . Arthur Hervey
(First perforn\ance : conducted by the Composer.) CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Percy Grainger.
(First appearance at these Concerts.)
Aria from " Hyppolyte et Aricie " . . . Rameau (1733)
Blanche Marchesi.
Concerto for VioHn (No. 1 ) in A . . . Christian Binding
Johannes Wolff.
(Conducted by the Composer, who makes his first appearance in
England.)
Part II Symphony (No. 2) in D . . . . . . Brahms
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FOURTH CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
Part I Overture, " The Tempest "..... Sullivan
New Violin Concerto (No. 2) in B minor (Op. 36) . Nachez
TiVADAR Nach£;z. Air, " Mon coeur s'ouvre " (Samson et Delilah) . . Saint-Saens
Clara Butt.
Symphonic Elegy, " Coronach " . . . John B. McEwen
(First time at these Concerts.)
Part II
New Songs (if? u J^P^^.r,^-" , w a "} • • Hubert Bath
\{b) The Vikmg s War-Song j
(First performance.)
R. Kennerley Rumford.
Suite in G (No. 3) ...... . Tschaikowsky
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 2
Part I
Overture, Scherzo and Finale .... Schumann
Concerto for Pianoforte in E[7 . . . . Liszt
Sophie Menter. (Her first appearance here since 1896.)
Part II
Symphony in D minor ...... Cesar Franch
I (a) Prelude .... Chopin
Pianoforte Solos | (6) Mazurka .... Chopin
((c) " Erl-Konig " . . Schubert — lAszt
Sophie Menter.
OvEBTUBE, " Carneval " . . . . . . Dvorak
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
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SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 16
Part I
Symphonic Poem, " Cleopatra " . . . G. W. CJmdvnck
(First time in London.) CoNCEBTO for Violin ...... Beethoven
MiscHA Elman. Aria, " Un aura amorosa " (Cosi fan tutte) . . Mozart
Felix Senius. (First appearance in London.)
Part II
Symphonic Poem, " Don Juan "
(First time at these Concerts.)
c, TT / (a) " Serenade melancolique "
Solo Violin \ ;, / ,, t^*. ^ ^^ ■ >> y{o) Etude Caprice
MiscHA Elman.
Overture, " Cockaigne "
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Richard Strauss
. Tschaikowsky Paganini — A uer
Elgar
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 30
Part I Overture, " Butterfly's Ball " .... Coiven
Concerto for Pianoforte in A . . . . . Grieg
JOHANNE StOCKMABR.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
{ScENA from " Die Walktire " . . . . . Wagner
Air, " Mariage des Roses " (Pianoforte, Raphael Roche 1) ....... Cesar FrancJc
Georges Mauguiere.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Concerto for Violin ...... Mendelssohn
Lady Halle,
Part II Symphony, "The Pastoral" (No. 6) National Anthem
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
Beethoven
1908
A scheme of inviting different conductors of eminence for each concert was, this year, entered upon by the Directors, and has been in practice ever since.
After the National Anthem, the 1st concert opened with a first performance of Dr. Grieg's " Funeral March," played in memory not only of the talented composer himself, who died
1 Raphael Roche was the grandson of Moscheles.
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September 4, 1907, but also of Dr. Josef Joachim, who left a vast number of mourning friends and admirers on August 15 of the same year.
A Concerto in D minor, for Two Principal Violins and Stringed Orchestra, by Bach was played (for the first time at these concerts) by Messrs. Franz von Vecsey and Jeno Hubay, the latter making his first appearance in England. Mr. Hubay's new Violin Concerto was given by Mr. von Vecsey, for the first time in England, and Sibelius's Sj-mphonic Poem " Finlandia," for tlie first time at tliese concerts.
Mr. Henry J. Wood also made his first appearance, as conductor of tlie entire concert. He also conducted the 2nd, with a most interesting Programme ; Bach's Brandenburg Concerto (No. 3) in G, the Schumann Concerto, played by Mr. Emil Sauer, Beethoven's C minor Symphony, Elgar's " Enigma " Variations (for the first time at these concerts) and Richard Strauss's " Till Eulen-spiegel." A new Vocal Scena, " The Bells," by Mr. Franco Leoni, had a first per- formance, witli Mr. Charles Tree as soloist ; his voice was, however, completely drowned by the orchestral noise !
At the 3rd concert, Mr. Jean Sibelius, the founder of a Finnish school of music, made his first appearance in London, conducting a new Symphony in C. Other first appearances were those of Miss Esta D'Argo, a bright Australian soprano, and Mr. Herbert Fryer, a most promising pianist, who played Eugen D'Albert's fine Concerto (No. 2) with great effect. Brahms's " Academic " Overture concluded the concert, which was conducted by Dr. Cowen.
Mr. Landon Ronald (now the gifted Director of the Guild- hall School of Music) conducted the 4th concert, when Mr. York Bowen's new Concerto for Viola had a first public per- formance, and served to introduce a notable viola-player, Mr. Lionel Tertis. Mme Blanche Marchesi gave Londoners the first opportunity of hearing Berlioz's Scena " Cleopatra," and Part II was occupied by Tschaikowsky's 4th Symphony.
At the 5th concert, Mr. Henry J. Wood again officiated, but handed over the baton to Mr. Granville Bantock for his Prelude and Three Songs from " Sappho," the latter sung by Miss Edith Clegg. This was her first appearance, as it was Mr. Bantock's introduction to the Society.
A new pianist, Mr. Evlyn Howard-Jones, played Brahms's 2nd Concerto, and Schubert's mighty Symphony in C (No. 9) concluded the concert.
At the 6th, the great conductor and accompanist, Mr. Arthur Nikisch, made his first appearance in both capacities.
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He conducted the entire concert, and, as accompanist, was most sympathetic with the singer, Miss Elena Gerhardt, who made her first appearance. It would be impossible to find a more perfect sympathy between singer and player,
Mr. Efrem Zimbahst, a clever young violinist, made his debut in Tschaikowsky's Violin Concerto. Mr. Nikisch conducted, in his marvellous way, the " Wald-Weben " from Wagner's " Siegfried," Liszt's Symphonic Poem " Les Pre- ludes " and the C major Symphony of Schumann.
At the 7th concert. Dr. Cowen conducted, introducing two new works, Mr. Hamilton Harty's " Comedy Overture," and Mr. Edward German's Suite " The Seasons," Nos. 1 and 4.
This year the winter (or autumn) season was resumed, and has continued until the present time, ranking as part of the next season.
The 1st concert was given on Thursday, November 12, and was conducted by Mr. Henry J. Wood, opening with the National Anthem, as is customary at the commencement of a new season. Mr, Jan Kubelik played the Paganini VioHn Concerto in D, and, as a Violin Solo, Mr. Saint-Saens's " Havanaise."
At the 2nd, on November 26, Svensden's " Carnival in Paris," an Orchestral Episode, and Mr. Paul Dukas's " L'Apprenti Sorcier," which he terms a "Scherzo," were the two novelties, Mr. Efrem Zimbalist played the Beethoven Concerto and Sir Charles Santley gave another example of his great art.
Mr. Henry J. Wood again conducted.
At the 3rd and last winter concert, Mr. Landon Ronald took charge, except in Mr. Frederick Delius's new work, " In a Summer Garden," which the composer directed. The pianist was Mr. Ferruccio Busoni, and Brahms's Symphony (No. 2) in D concluded another year's work.
It is worthy of notice that certain Members, feehng that English composers were not properly recognised, resigned their membership, but withdrew the resignations on condition that at least two British works appeared in each year's Programmes, It will be found, on perusal of this book, that at least two, generally more, British works have been given year after year, for quite a long time (of course, the works chosen were not always b}^ the Members referred to).
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PROGRAMMES FOR 1908
FIRST CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
Pakt I National Anthem Funeral March .......
(First time at these Concerts.) (In memory of Dr. Grieg and Dr. Joachim.) Concerto for two VioHns and Stringed Orchestra in D minor ........
(First time at these Concerts.)
Franz von Vecsey and Jeno Hubay.
(The latter's first appearance in England.)
Grieg
Bach
Symphony (No. 5) in E minor .
Tschaikowsky
Part II New Concerto for VioHn .....
(First performance in England.) Franz von Vecsey.
Symphonic Poem, " Finlandia "
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Henry J. Wood.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Hubay Sibelius
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Part I
Brandenburg Concerto for Strings (No. 3) in G . Bach
Concerto for Pianoforte ...... Schumann
Emil Sauer.
New Vocal Scena, " The Bells "... Franco Leoni
(First performance.)
Charles Tree.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Symphony (No. 5) in C minor ..... Beethoven
Part II
Orchestral Variations (Enigma) (Op. 36) . . Elgar
(First time at these Concerts.)
!(a) Prseludium (Op. 104, No. 1) . Mendelssohn (6) Noctm-ne (Op. 27, No. 2) . Chopin
(c) Taran telle, " Venezia e Napoli " Liszt
Emil Sauer. Symphonic Poem, " Till Eulen-spiegel "^ . . Richard Strauss
Conductor, Henry J. Wood.
^ By arrangement with Breitkopf and Hartel.
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THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Part I
Serenade-Nocturne (No. 6) in D for String Quartett
and Orchestra ....... Mozart
Air, " Praise the Redeemer " (Mount of Olives) . . Beethoven
EsTA D'Argo.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
New Symphony in C . . . . . . Sibelius
(Conducted by the Composer, who will make his first appearance
in London.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 2) in E . . Eugen D' Albert
Herbert Fryer,
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Overture, " Academic " ..... Brahms
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Part I Overture, " Oberon " . . . . . . Weber
New Concerto for Viola ...... York Boiven
(First public performance.)
Lionel Tertis.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Lyric Scene, " Cleopatra " . . . . . Berlioz
(First time in London)
Blanche Marchesi.
Introduction and Closing Scene (Tristan und Isolde) Wagner
Part II Symphony in F (No. 4) ..... . Tschaikowsky
Conductor, Landon Ronald.
FIFTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, APRIL 9
Part I
Overture, " The Flying Dutchman "... Wagner
Concerto for Pianoforte in Bt> (No. 2, Op. 83) . . Brahms
EvLYN Howard-Jones.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Prelude and Three Songs from " Sappho " . Granville Bantock
(Conducted by the Composer : his first appearance at these
Concerts.)
Edith Clegg.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Part II Symphony in C major (No. 9) . . . . Schubert
Conductor, Henry J. Wood.
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SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY It
Part I Symphony in C major ...... Schumann
Song, " Mignon " . . . . • . . Liszt
Elena Gebhardt.
(Her fii'st appearance at these Concerts.)
WaLtD-Weben (Siegfried) ...... Wagner
Part II
Concerto for Violin Tschaikowsky
Efrem Zimbalist. (His first appearance at these Concerts.) '(a) " Der Freund " 1
(6) " Und willst Du Deinen Liebsten sterben > Hugo Wolff LiEDEB - sehen " J
;^)';W^«g^"^^^"{ .... Richard Sirauss
\(d) Caecihe . '
Elena Gerhardt.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Arthur Nikisch.)
Symphonic Poem, " Les Preludes " . . . . Liszt
Conductor, Arthur Nikisch.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
SEVENTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 28
Part I
Comedy Overture ..... Hamilton Harty
(First time at these Concerts.)
Concerto for Pianoforte in Ej? . . . . Liszt
Ernst Lengyel.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
Air and Variations (from Suite No. 3) . . . Tschaikowsky
Part II
Symphony (No. 7) in A . . . . . . Beethoven
-r, o i (») Fantasia in F minor . . Chopin
Pianoforte Solos i )i{ -.^ . ,• ,« ,„ • ^^ xrrS.
^ (o) Moto continuo (Sonata m C) . Weber
Ernst Lengyel. Symphonic Suite, " The Seasons " (Nos. 1 and 4) Edward German
(First time at these Concerts.) National Anthem
Conductor, Dr. Frederic H. Cowen.
WINTER SEASON'S PROGRAMMES, 1908
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Part I National Anthem Norwegian Rhapsody ...... Lalo
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Concerto for Violin in D . . . . . Paganini
Jan Kubelik. Symphony (No. 7) in A . . . . . . Beethoven
Part II
Violin Solo, " Havanaise " . . . . . Saint-Saens
Jan Kubelik.
Capriccio Espagnole ..... Bimsky- Korsakoff
Conductor, Henry J. Wood.
SECOND (WINTER) CONCERT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Part I " Carnival in Paris " . . . . . . Svensden
(First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Efbem Zimbalist. Symphony in D (No. 35, Haffner) .... Mozart
Part II
/ Recitativo, " Se di terror capace " I ^,, , u d 1
\ Aria, " Del minacciar del vento " ' ( ' *
Sir Charles SaNtley.
Violin Solo, " Introduction and Tarantelle " . . Sarasate
Efrem Zimbalist.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Henry R. Bird.)
Scherzo, " L'apprenti sorcier " . . . . Dukas
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Henry J. Wood.
THIRD (WINTER) CONCERT. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
Part I Overture, " Carneval " . . . . . . Dvorak
Concerto for Pianoforte in A . . . . . Liszt
Ferruccio Busoni. New Orchestral Work, " In a Summer Garden " . Delius
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Pianoforte Solo, " Prelude, Chorale and Fugue " . Cesar Franck
Ferruccio Busoni.
Part II Symphony (No. 2) in D . . . . . . Brahms
Conductor, Land on Ronald.
1909
The 1st concert commemorated the centenary of Mendels- sohn's birth, and the Programme contained a portrait (from Jager's picture), an appreciation by Mr. F. Gilbert Webb, and a list of his works performed by the Society. His " Scotch "
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Symphony, " Midsummer Night's Dream " Overture and G minor Concerto for Pianoforte were played, the latter by Mr. Raoul Pugno, in addition to three of his pianoforte pieces. The pianist hardly seemed in his most sympathetic mood ! Mr. J. B. McE wen's Border Ballad " Grey Galloway " had a first and successful hearing, and Mr. Alexis Chabrier's Over- ture " Gwendoline " was heard, for the first time at these concerts. Mr. Camille Chevillard, who married Lamoureux's daughter, and followed his late father-in-law as Director of the famous Lamoureux Concerts in Paris, was the conductor of this concert.
At the 2nd, conducted by Mr. Luigi Mancinelli, the Prelude to Act II of Goldmark's Opera " Die Konigin von Saba " was played, for the first time in London ; Mr. Arthur Hervey con- ducted a first performance of his Tone-Poem " Summer," Mr. Leopold Godowsky played and the conductor's, Mr. Mancinelli's, own Overture " Cleopatra " was introduced.
Mr. Bruno Walter conducted the 3rd concert of this year. He was Weingartner's " lieutenant " at the Court Opera House of Vienna, and a clever conductor. Mr. Emil Sauer played Beethoven's Ej? Concerto, and Miss Ethel Smyth's fine Overture to her Opera "The Wreckers" was heard for the first time, as arranged for concert-performance by this talented composer.
Mr. Nikisch conducted the 4th concert, and gave his first and a very interesting reading of Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in AI7. Mr. John Coates sang, with considerable vigour, the " Forge Songs " from Wagner's " Siegfried."
The 1st winter concert, November 11, commenced the ninety- eighth season. Sir Edward Elgar conducted and four of his works were presented, one of which, the Suite " Wand of Youth " (No. 2), was played for the first time at these con- certs. Mme Kirkby Lunn made her first appearance in the "Sea Pictures," and was presented with the Beethoven Gold Medal. Mr. Sapelhiikoff repeated Tschaikowsky's Pianoforte Concerto in B [7 , which was introduced by him to English audiences at the Philharmonic Concert of April 11, 1889, under the composer's direction.
At the 2nd winter concert, Mr. Bruno Walter returned to England and conducted, repeating Miss Ethel Smyth's successful Overture to " The Wreckers." He also directed Strauss's " Till Eulenspiegel " and the " Eroica " Symphony. Mile Alice Verlet made her first appearance as a vocalist at these concerts, and Mr. Harold Bauer played Brahms's D minor Concerto for Pianoforte.
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Mr, Bruno Walter remained in England to conduct the 3rd concert (the last one in 1909), on December 8. Part I con- sisted solely of Tschaikowsky's much-played " Pathetic " Symphony ; in Part II, Miss Katherine Parlow (a veritable successor to Lady Halle) played Goldmark's A minor Concerto for Violin, and Mr. Frederic Austin gave an artistic rendering of two songs by Miss Ethel Smyth, who conducted them. This is the first record of a lady conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra !
PROGRAMMES FOR 1909
FIRST CONCERT. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.i
Part I
Overture, " Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor .... Mendelssohn
Raoul Pugno. Symphony in A (The Scotch) ..... Mendelssohn
Part II
Border Ballad, " Grey Galloway " . . J. B. McEwen
(First performance.)
I (a) Hunting Song \
Pianoforte Solos | (6) Capriccio (Op. 16) in E minor | Mendelssohn
' (c) Spinning Song )
Raoul Pugno.
Overture, " Gwendoline " ..... Chabrier
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Camille Chevillard.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS Part I
Prelude to Act 2, " Die Konigin von Saba " . . Goldmark
(First time in London.) Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor .... Chopin
Leopold Godowsky. Symphony (No. 6) in C minor ..... Beethoven
Part II
Tone-Poem, " Summer " . . . . . Arthur Hervey
(First performance : conducted by the Composer.)
Pianoforte Solos |J«) gapriccio (Op. 76, No. 2)\ _ ^^^^^^^^
y{o) Paganmi Variations J
Leopold Godowsky.
Overture, " Cleopatra " . . . . . . Mancinelli
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, LuiGi Mancinelli.
^ Commemorating the centenary of Mendelssohn's birthday (Feb- ruary 3, 1809), the Programme contained a portrait, an Appreciation by F. Gilbert Webb, and a list of his works performed by the Society.
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THIRD CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3
Part I
Sybiphony (No. 1) in Bb Schumann
Concerto for Pianoforte in Eb • • • •■ Beethoven
Emil Sauer.
Part II
Overture, " The Wreckers " . . . • Ethel M. Smyth
(First time, as arranged for Concert performance by the
Composer.)
„ c. r(«) " Ricordanza "... Liszt
Pianoforte Solos (J^^ ^jj^^^.^ ^^ ^.^^^^^^.^ i^^ ^ _ ^ Chopin
Emil Sauer.
Overture, " Leonora " (No. 3) .... Beethoven
Conductor, Bruno Walter.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 13
Overture, " Die Meistersinger " . . . • Wagner
Symphony (No. 1) in Ab (Op. 55) ... . Elgar
(First performance under Nikisch in England.)
FOKO. SOKOS j <^> :: i°j,o:"g;.»! hS;'" jtS-^Wed)
John Coates. Overture, " Francesca da Rimini " . . . . Tschaikowsky
National Anthem
Conductor, Arthur Nikisch.
FIRST (WINTER) CONCERT. NOVEMBER 11
Part I National Anthem
Concert-Overture, " In the South "... Elgar
Songs, " Sea-Pictures " Elgar
KiRKBY LUNN.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 1) in Bb . • • Tschaikowsky
Basil Sapellnikoff, (Performed for the first time in England by this artist at the Society's Concert of April 11, 1889, under the Composer's direc- tion.)
Part II
Orchestral Variations, Op. 36 (Enigma) . . Elgar
T-, o f (a) " Benediction de Dieu " i r^-o^*
Pianoforte Solos |j^J . Rhapsodic Hongroise " (No. 6)| ^'^
Basil Sapellnikoff.
Suite, " The Wand of Youth " (No. 2) . . . Elgar
(First time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Sir Edward Elgar.
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SECOND (WINTER) CONCERT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Part I
Symphony, No. 3 (Eroica) ..... Beethoven
„ ({a) " De I'extase " (II Seraglio) . . . Mozart
\(b) " Air de Jeanot et Colin " . . Isouard (1610)
AxiCE Verlet.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor .... Brahms
Harold Bauer.
Overture, " The Wreckers " . . . . Ethel M. Smyth
Symphonic Poem, " Till Eulenspiegel " . . Richard Strauss
Conductor, Bruno Walter.
THIRD (WINTER) CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8
Part I Symphony (The Pathetic) ..... Tschaikowsky
Part II
Concerto for Violin in A minor .... Goldmark
Kathleen Parlow.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
SO""'' 1 1?! "' Anrr^'ntio Ode " 1 ' ' ^'"^^ ^- *•"'!"''
(Conducted by the Composer.)
Frederic Austin.
Symphonic Poem, " Mazeppa " . . . . Liszt
Conductor, Bruno Walte
1910
The year opened, at the 1st concert on February 10, with Mr. William Wallace's particularly clever and interesting Symphonic Poem " Villon," the work of a true genius. It was most favourably received. Mr. Landon Ronald's Scena " Shah Jehan " was sung by the American operatic baritone Mr, Edmund Burke, who made his first appearance at these concerts, whilst Mr. Emil Sauer bade farewell with the Schu- mann Concerto and three solos, and was presented with the Beethoven Gold Medal. In Part II, Sir Hubert Parry con- ducted a rewritten version of his Symphony (No. 4) in E minor, and secured a fine reading of it by the orchestra, which was at its best. With this exception, the entire concert was conducted by Landon Ronald. Queen Alexandra honoured the occasion with her presence.
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At the 2nd concert, the centenary of Chopin's birthday was commemorated, the Programme-book, now annotated by Mr. Edwin Evans, containing a eulogy of the composer by that gentleman and a portrait. The Funeral March from his Pianoforte Sonata (Op. 35) was played, as orchestrated by Henry J. Wood, and Mr. Godowski played his E minor Concerto and, as solos, his Barcarole in F # and Scherzo in C #.
Mr. Mancinelli not only conducted the entire concert, but he contributed a new " Romantic Overture," composed expressly for and dedicated to the Philharmonic Society, which was played for the first time at this concert.
The Subscribers also had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Robert Radford's fine voice in two Arias by Mozart.
At the 3rd concert, also conducted by Mr. Mancinelli, Miss Perceval Allen sang, and Mr, Emile Sauret was fine in the Beethoven Concerto ; the Suite, " The Night before Christ- mas," ^ by Mr. Rimsky-Korsakoff, and a Poem for Orchestra, " Queen Mab," conducted by its composer, Mr. Joseph Hol- brooke, were both played for the first time at these concerts.
Just before the date of the 4th concert, to the distress of the whole world, that noble peacemaker King Edward VII died. By express desire of King George V, although May 19 was the eve of the late King's funeral, the concert was carried through on that date. Mr. Nikisch conducted, and again accompanied Miss Elena Gerhardt in her songs.
The concert concluded with the Dead March in " Saul." Mr. Ernest Schelling appeared and played his American " Fantastic Suite " for Pianoforte and Orchestra, and also some solo pieces.
The concert ended, significantly, with the National Anthem. " Le Roi est mort ; vive le Roi."
The 1st winter concert (opening the ninety-ninth season), took place on November 10, when Sir Edward Elgar con- ducted before a house crammed to the doors, many being turned away. This excitement was due to the first per- formance of his Violin Concerto, played by Kreisler. Elgar's first Symphony was also played.
At the 2nd winter concert, Kreisler played and Elgar conducted the Concerto for a second time, with another similarly packed house, and much enthusiasm. The rest of the concert was directed by Mr. Mlynarski, and included Goldmark's " Sakuntala " Overture, Tschaikowsky's 4th Symphony, and two songs interpreted by Mr. Edmund Burke.
^ This is the correct title. In the Programme it is called " Christmas Night."
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At the last concert, December 7, Mr. Thomas Beecham conducted, and the Mozart Symphony (No. 34) in C was admirably played, also an Overture by Boccherini and Dehus's weird Symphonic Poem " Paris." Miss Katherine Ruth Heyman endeavoured to make herself heard in Mr. Vincent D'Indy's Sinfonie Montagnarde, but was badly beaten in the attempt by the percussion ! Perhaps D'Indy mtended the pianoforte to be on a level with the rest of the orchestra.
Mr. W. H. Bell, the composer of much clever Pageant-music, conducted his Phantasy-Prelude " The Shepherd " with considerable success.
Mr. Beecham concluded the concert with a very striking performance of the Overture to Wagner's " Der Fliegende Hollander."
PROGRAMMES FOR 1910
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Part I
Symphonic Poem (No. 6), " Villon " . . . William Wallace
Concerto for Pianoforte ..... Schumann
Emil Sauer. New Dramatic Scena, " Shah Jehan " . . Landon Ronald
Edmund Burke. (His first aiDpearance at these Concerts.) (a) " Volubilite " (Concert-Iitude, No. 18) Sauer
[(«) " eJ(&)"
PiANOFORTEJ (&) " Claire de Lune " (from " Suite Berga-
SoLOS I mesque ") . . . . Debussy
1(c) " Venezia e Napoli " . . . Liszt
EMiii Sauer.
Part II Symphony (No. 4) in E minor .... Sir Hubert Parry
(Conducted by the Composer.) Orchestral Scene, " Entrance of Gods into Walhalla "
(Das Rheingold) ...... Wagner
(By permission of Messrs. Schott and Co.)
Conductor, Landon Ronald.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 ^
Part I
Funeral March (Scored by Henry J. Wood) . . Chopin
Concerto for Pianoforte in E minor .... Chopin
Leopold Godowsky.
^ Commemorating the centenary of Chopin's birthday (February 22, 1810), the Programme contained a Eulogy by Edwin Evans, and a Portrait.
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New Romantic Overture (composed expressly for,
and dedicated to, the " Philharmonic Society ")
(First performance.)
. f{a) " Possenti nmiii " (II Flaiito Magico) ^
\(6) " Ah, che voglio trionfare " (II Seraglio) J
Robert Radford.
(His first appearance at these Concerts.)
T, CI r (a) Barcarole in Fit )
Pianoforte Solos | J^{ g^j^^^^^ in C# [
Leopold Godowsky.
Part II Symphony (No. 7) in A .
Conductor, Luigi Mancinelli.
THIRD CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH
Part I Overture, " La Vestale " .....
Vocal Scene, " Isolde's narration to Brangaene " (Tristan und Isolde) ......
(By permission of Breitkopf and Hartel.) Perceval Allen. Poem for Orchestra (No. 5), " Queen Mab "
Mancinelli Mozart
Chopin Beethoven
Spontini Wagner
Holbrooke (First time at these Concerts : con iucted by the Composer.)
Part II Concerto for Violin ...... Beethoven
Emile Sauret. Orchestral Suite, " The Night before Christmas " Rimsky-Korsakoff I (Fii'st time at these Concerts.)
Conductor, Luigi Mancinelli.
FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 19^
Part I Dead March (Saul) ...... Handel
(In memory of His late Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII,
Patron of this Society.) Symphony in E minor ...... Rachmaninoff
(First performance in England.)
Aria, " Elizabeth's Prayer " (Tannhauser) . . Wagner
Elena Gerhardt.
Part II
Fantastic Suite for Pianoforte and Orchestra . . Schelling
Ernest Schelling.
(First time at these Concerts.)
Songs | j«J II Slkhf Aufforderung " } ' " ^''^''^ -^^^"^^^
Elena Gerhardt.
(Accompanied on the Pianoforte by Arthur Nikisch.)
^ On the eve of the late King's funeral, by express desire of King George.
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Pianoforte Solos | J«} g^^"*^ Polonaise (No. 5) . Chopin-Uszt
\ (o) Polonaise m Ap . . . Cfiopm
Ernest Schelling.
Rhapsody Hongboise (No. 1) in F . . . . Liszt
National Anthem
Conductor, Arthur Nikisch.
FIRST (WINTER) CONCERT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Part I National Anthem (scored by Elgar) Overture, " Naiades " . . . . . Sterndale Bennett
Concerto for Violin ...... Elgar
(First performance.) Fritz Kreisler.
Part II
Symphony (No. 1) in A^ (Op. 55) .... Elgar
Conductor, Sir Edward Elgar.
SECOND (WINTER) CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Part I Overture, " Sakuntala " . . . . . Goldmark
^ J (a) " Sons of the Sea " . . . S. Coleridge Taylor
\ (b) " Les deux Grenadiers " (scored by P. Bastide) Wagner Edmund Burke. Concerto for Violin ...... Elgar
(Conducted by the Composer.) Fritz Kreisler.
Part II Symphony (No. 4) . . . . . . . Tschaikowsky
Conductor, Mlynarski.
THIRD (WINTER) CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7
Part I Symphony (No. 34) in C . . . . . . Mozart
Symphonic Poem, " Paris " . . . . . Delius
Sinfonie Montagnarde for Pianoforte and Orchestra Vincent D'Indy Katherine Ruth Heyman.
Part II
Phantasy-Prelude, " The Shepherd "... W. H. Bell
(Conducted by the Composer.) Overture in D major ...... Boccherini
Overture, " Der Fliegende Hollander " . . . Wagner
Conductor, Thomas Beecham.
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The 1st concert, February 9, was conducted by Dr. Chessin. Mr. Moritz Rosenthal was the pianist, and Miss Maggie Teyte the vocalist, the latter making her first appearance in some old French chansons. An Orcliestral Selection by Mr. Liadoff was played for the first time in England, and a Symphonic Suite, "Scheherazade," by Rimskj'^-Korsakoff for the first time at these concerts.
At the 2nd concert, Mr. Albert Coates conducted. In Part I, two Cantatas (Preludes), by J. S. Bach, scored by Siloti and Steinberg respectively, and in Part II, a Concerto for strings by Vivaldi, were all played for the first time at these concerts. Mr. Alfred Cortot performed Mr. Saint-Saens's Pianoforte Concerto (No. 4) in C minor, making his first appearance, and Mme Nevada's daughter. Mile Mignon Nevada, made her debut in " Charmant Oiseau," by Felicien David. Three short orchestral pieces by Messrs. Liadoff, Steinberg and Rimskj'-Korsakoff ended the concert.
The 3rd was conducted (without baton) by Mr. Safonoff. Mr. Raoul Pugno gave a fine rendering of Grieg's Pianoforte Concerto (a work evidently to his taste), and Miss Ruth Vincent sang Mozart's " Dove sono." It will be remembered that this song was the first vocal solo permitted at the Phil- harmonic Society's concerts, when Miss Stevens, afterwards Countess of Essex, sang it in 1816. Prior to that occasion only concerted vocal music had been tolerated, which had, in every case, to be accompanied by orchestra ; at the present time a concerted piece for voices would be the novelty.
At the 4th concert, Nikisch gave a magnificent rendering of Schubert's mighty Symphony in C. This was followed by a clever Pianoforte Concerto, composed by Mr. Arthur Hinton and played by his wife {nee Katherine Goodson) ; then that prince of viola-players, Mr. Lionel Tertis, played with great effect the Romance and Finale from Mr. B. J. Dale's beautiful Suite for Viola and Orchestra. The concert and the ninety- ninth season ended with the Tannhauser Overture and Sir Henry Wood's version of the National Anthem.
The first winter concert, on November 7, opened the hun- dredth season of the Society, but the actual centenary did not commence until February 8, 1912.
The 1st winter concert was conducted by Mr. Willem Mengelberg, of Amsterdam. A finer conductor has never visited this country, and the effect upon both orchestra and audience of his overpowering force, his masterful direction
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and his reading of the works performed was simply magical. Rachmaninoff played his new Concerto (No. 3) in D minor, which was very weU received ; but the gem of the concert was the somewhat neglected 4th Symphony of Schumann. A mar- vellous rendering of Tschaikowsky's "Romeo and Juliet" Overture commenced (after the National Anthem) a brilliant concert, which augured well for the hundredth season.
At the 2nd winter concert. Sir Charles V. Stanford conducted a brilliant rendering of the " Faust-Ouvertiire " of Wagner and Dvorak's 4th Symphony in G. Robert Radford sang Mozart's beautiful Scena " Mentre ti lascio," which demands and in this case received an impressive interpretation, and one of these " wonder-children," looking about eight, but in reality ten years old, essayed to play the Violin Concerto by Brahms ! Wonderful as the child was, little Sigmund Feuer- mann could scarcely be expected to realise the intellectual vastness of the work or to supply the physical force necessary to the execution of it.
At the last concert of the year, on December 5, Tschai- kowsky's much-played " Pathetique " Symphony was con- ducted, without baton, by Safonoff, and Mme Fanny Davies played Beethoven's Pianoforte Concerto in G, and the concert concluded with Wagner's Kaiser-Marsch, in which the opening bars of the Chorale " Ein' feste Burg " are a prominent feature.
PROGRAMMES FOR 1911
FIRST CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Part I
Symphonic Suite, " Scheherazade " .
(First time at these Concerts.) CoNCEKTO for Pianoforte in E minor .
MoRiTz Rosenthal.
, (a) " Voila le mal qu'on nomme amour ' Songs | (b) " Vous etiez ce que vous n'etes plus
( (c) " Jeunes fillettes " . . . . . Dalayrac
Maggie Teyte. (First appearance at these Concerts.)
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Chopin
Mehul Gretry
Part II (a) Berceuse ..... Henselt
^^wj^uxvii^ ■ ^^j Humoresque et Fugato sur nn theme
'^ V de Johann Strauss . . Rosenthal
MoRiTz Rosenthal.
Pianoforte
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Ua) Tableau musicale, " Baba Jaga "
Orchestral ) (6) Legende, " Le lac enchante " |^ Liadoff
Selection 1 (c) Deux chants populaires russes (Ronde et j I Choeur danse) J
(All for the first time in England.)
Conductor, Dr. Chessin.
SECOND CONCERT. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Part I
Preludes ( ^"^ Cantata (No. 29), scored by Siloti | ^^^j^
i (6) Cantata (No. 42), scored by Steinbergi (First time at these Concerts.) Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor (No. 4) . . Saint-Saens
Alfred Cortot.
(First appearance at these Concerts.)
Air, " Charmant oiseau " (La Perle du Bresil) . Felicien David
MiGNON Nevada.
(First appearance at these Concerts.)
(Flute Obbligato, Albert Fransella.)
Part II
Concerto for Strings in A minor (revised by S. Franko) Vivaldi
(First time at these Concerts.)
T-, o r(a) Two litudes . . . Chopin
Pianoforte Solos i Jt ^' ^i, a i-kj io\ t-.-*
l(o) Rhapsody (No. 12) . . Liszt
Alfred Cortot.
( (a) " Kikimora " (Fantaisie) Orchestral ^ (6) " Fantaisie dramatic[ue " (Op. 9)
Liadoff Steitiberg
Pieces j (c) " Intermezzo " (Battle-Music from
( " Kitesch ") . . . Rimsky-Korsakoff
Conductor, Albert Coates.
THIRD CONCERT. THURSDAY, MARCH 9
Part I
Overture, " A Midsummer Night's Dream " . . Mendelssohn
Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor .... Grieg
Raoul Pugno. Symphony in C minor (No. 5, Op. 67) . . • Beethoven
Part II
Aria, " Dove sono " (Le Nozze di Figaro) . . . Mozart
Ruth Vincent.
(Her first appearance at these Concerts.)
Pianoforte Solo, " Faschings-schwank " . . Schumann
Raoul Pugno. Fantaisie Symphonique, " Francesca da Rimini " . Tschaikowsky Conductor, Safonoff. 2 L
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FOURTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, MAY 18
Pabt I Symphony in C (No. 9) . . . . . . Schubert
Part II
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor . . . Arthur Hinton
Katherine Goodson.
(Her first aiDpearance at these Concerts.)
Romance and Finale from Suite for Viola and Orchestra B. J. Dale
Lionel Tertis. Overture, " Tannhauser " . . . . . Wagner
National Anthem
(Scored by Sir Henry J. Wood.)
Conductor, Nikisch.
FIFTH CONCERT. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Part I National Anthem
Overture, " Romeo and Juliet " . . . . Tschaikowsky
Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 3) in D minor . . Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff.
(First performance in London.)
Symphony (No. 4) in D minor ..... Schumann
0- Ha) Prelude in C# minor (by special request) \
:e ^ (b) Prelude in F# minor . . J Rachmaninoff
iS I I r.^ Pi'AliirlA in (^ i-ninnr '
Part II
PlANO- FORTL , ^^, ^^. .„ ^
Solos \ (c) Prelude in G minor
Rachmaninoff.
Symphonic Poem, " Les Preludes " . . . . Liszt
Conductor, Mengelberg.
SIXTH CONCERT. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Part I Eine Faust-Ouverture ...... Wagner
Aria, " Mentre ti lascio " . . . . . Mozart
Robert Radford. Concerto for Violin ...... Brahms
Sigmund Feuermann.^ (His first appearance.)
Part II Symphony (No. 4) in G . . . . . . Dvorak
Conductor, Sir Charles V. Stanford. ^ Aged ten.
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SEVENTH CONCERT. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5
Symphony, " Pathetique " (No. 6) . . . . Tschaikowsky
(By request.)
CoNCEBTO for Pianoforte in G . . . . . Beethoven
Fanny Davies.
Aria, " Una voce poco f a " . . . . . Rossini
Mme Lillian Blauvelt.
(Her first appearance.)
Kaiser-Marsch ......: Wagner
Conductor, Von Safonoff.
1912
With this year comes the centenary of the Society. The 1st concert was held in the Argyll Rooms on Monday, March 8, 1813, and the opening concert of the centenary year upon February 8, 1912, in Queen's Hall, Langham Place.
If the reader has had the patience to wade through the pages of this long history of the Society, a length unique in the annals of musical institutions of the kind, he will find in them the best memorial of the hard work and artistic progress achieved by this venerable institution ; he will see what efforts were made to keep pace with all the changes in musical progress ; what numbers of works, since acknowledged everywhere as masterpieces, first made their appeal to English audiences at the Philharmonic Concerts, and what crowds of singers and players, since acclaimed great, first sang and played there.
The high aspirations and efforts resulted from the tact and energetic work done voluntarily by the Directors of the Society, who, in all decades of its history, have spared neither time nor labour in combating competition, fair and unfair, and in maintaining the high standard with which this Society started on its long and honourable career.
And now, at the end of the hundred years, the veteran shows new vigour, bright signals of a fresh lease of life, and the concerts of the year, as far as it is possible to forecast them, promise to be of exceptional interest.
WTiilst the Directors have been ready to encourage, in a proper cosmopohtan spirit, the fine works and the accom- pHshed workers of every country, they have at no time neglected the claims of their own countrymen, and though never per- mitting the concerts to degenerate into an entertainment for experiments with the immature work of young composers, they have seized upon every opportunity of playing the really good and great works of the British school.
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For instance, in this year and to commemorate so excep- tional an occasion, new orchestral works by Elgar, Hubert Parry, Stanford, Cowen, Mackenzie, German, Walford Davies and Arthur Hervey, and new compositions for voices and orchestra by Landon Ronald and Thomas F. DunhiU, will be presented.
Beethoven, whose connection with the Society the reader is now famiUar with, will be honoured in a Beethoven concert, in which the principal item will be the 9th Symphony, the choral part of which is to be contributed by Cicely Gleeson- White, Ada Crossley, Ben Davies and Herbert Brown, assisted by Mr. Arthur Fagge's " London Choral Society " as chorus, and Zimbalist will play the Beethoven Violin Concerto.
In conclusion, the compiler of this very matter-of-fact record of a hundred years of music is conscious of the many defects in his work. Some readers may complain that descrip- tions of some of the more notable compositions have been omitted.
Apart from the consideration of length, the book already being quite bullcy enough, is the thought that these works are, without exception, well known to the majority of the readers, and are now so frequently played that the audiences only need to refer to their programmes for detail and analysis.
May the Philharmonic Society continue to flourish, and receive such support from the great army of concert-goers and music-lovers as may enable it to carry on and on its beneficent work in the best manner possible, assisted by the finest talent procurable, for years and years to come !
1903-12
A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Composers, and their various forms of Composition, during the tenth decade of the Society's existence.
|
Nationality. |
Com- posers. |
Sym- phonies. |
Over- tures. |
Con- certos. |
Miscel- laneous. |
Vocal. |
Total of Com- positions. |
|
America . |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Austria . |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
|
British Empire . |
16 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
31 |
|
Finland . |
1 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
France |
9 |
— |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
|
Italy . . . Norway . Russia |
4 1 3 |
1 2 |
■ |
2 1 |
8 |
1 |
4 1 10 |
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THE TENTH DECADE
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A Table showing the Number and Nationality of the Solo-players and Singers, and their various forms of Instruments and Voices, and the Conductors during the tenth decade.
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Nationality. |
Piano- forte or Harp. |
strings. |
Wood- Wind. |
Brass. |
Organ. |
Male Voices. |
Female Voices. |
Conductors. |
|
America . Austria . British Empire . Finland . France German Empire . Holland . Hungary Italy Norway . Poland . Portugal . Russia Spain Sweden . |
2 9 3 1 1 1 |
1 3 4 3 1 2 1 |
1 |
1 5 1 1 |
4 13 1 1 1 1 |
2 11 1 1 1 |
APPENDIX
Analysis of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, by Richard Wagner, written at Dresden in 1846
FIRST MOVEMENT
THE First Moveme7it appears to represent a nobly con- ceived conflict between the soul and the power which ever opposes its strivings for earthly happiness. At the commencement the principal theme seems to rise, simple and majestic, as from the dark concealment of a veil, and may be paraphrased by Goethe's words, " Abstain, it saith, and still it saith abstain ! " which, indeed, may not inappropriately denote the spirit of the entire composition. On the other hand, we perceive a noble defiance, a manly, energetic opposition, which struggles with its mighty enemy, and (both increasing in strength until the middle of the movement) a conflict ensues from which, like two equally powerful wrestlers, the combatants, unconquered still, are at length compelled to desist. Here and there we just perceive the sweet yet sorrowful smile of that happiness so much desired which seems noAV to invite us, but the attainment of which is prevented by our mighty and malicious enemy who spreads around us his gloomy wings ; so that even our ^dsion of that distant blessing becomes obscured and we relapse into brooding sullenness, again rising to a bold and fearless encounter Avith the joy-destroying Demon. Attacking and resisting — longing and hoping — almost attaining and suddenly losing — renewed seeking and renewed fighting — such are the ideas which seem to have suggested the restless motion of this wonderful composition. Sometimes, however, it appears to represent that continu^ous state of utter despondency represented by Goethe in the following lines :
" With terror wake I in the morn from sleep. And bitter tears I oftentimes might weep, To see the day, when its dull com^se is run, That shall fulfil not one small wish, — not one .' That, with capricious criticising, Each taste of joy within my bosom rising. Ere it be born, destroys, and brings to nought The fair creation of all-active thought
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With thousand worthless trifles of an hour. And when I lay me, at the midnight hour, Anxious and weary, on my bed, Ev'n there I find no rest, and wild dreams spread Their terrors round my sleepless head."
This gloomy, joyless feeling, growing by degrees to gigantic proportions, seems, towards the conclusion of the movement, to extend its influence over all creation ; as if, in sublime and terrible majesty, it were about to take possession of this world — the world that God created for happiness.
SECOND MOVEMENT
The first few bars of this movement seem to transport us into a new world. A wild delight takes possession of our senses, and we are hurried on in a kind of mental intoxication. The distant smile of contentment has now vanished, and, pursued by despair, we still rush restlessly onwards in search of some new and unknown joy. Goethe seems to express an impulse of this nature when he says :
..." I speak not of joy.
Pleasure that smarts, giddy intoxication,
Enamour'd hate, and stimulant vexation.
In the depths of sensual joy, let us tame
Our glowing passion's restless flame !
In magic veil, from unseen hand,
Be wonders ever at our command !
Plunge we into the rushing of Time !
Into Action's rolling main !
Then let pleasure and pain,
Loss and gain,
Joy and sorrow, alternate chime !
Change the world as it can,
Still restless busy is the man ! "
A sudden change in the movement opens to us a scene of joyous merriment. A certain rude joviality, a self-satisfied and cheerful naivete seems to be intended by the simple and oft-repeated theme. Our thoughts turn instantly to Goethe's reference to a similar scene of mirth :
" Here every day a festival is held. With little wit, but much amusement. Each circles gaily in the merry dance."
But we are not disposed to acknowledge such coarse merriment to be the realisation of our ceaseless longings after happiness. As we gaze on the scene, our vision becomes clouded ; we turn away, and again yield ourselves up to that restless impulse which hurries us onwards with the energy of despair, still in the hope of meeting with happiness which, alas, in this way we shall never attain ; for the conclusion of the movement again presents to us the scene
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of cheerful contentment already witnessed, but from which, at its reappearance, we turn away with hasty ill-huniom\
THIRD MOVEMENT
How different is the effect of the opening strains of this move- ment ! Heavenly pure, and soothing, they melt the wild energy of the anxious and despairing soul into soft and sorrowful sensa- tions. It is as if memory were awakened — memory of the purest happiness, and known in childhood only !
" A time there was when Heavn's very kiss, On solemn Sabbath, seemed to fall on me : When spoke the Minster-bell devotion's bliss, And prayer to God was burning ecstasy."
This recalls to us that sweet longing which is so beautifully expressed in the second theme of this movement, and to which we might not inappropriately append the words of Groethe :
" A holy, dim, unknown desire Drove me, o'er hill and dale, away from men, And, 'mid a thousand tears of fixe, I felt a world arise within me then."
This theme, which we may imagine to represent the longing of love, is answered, but with greater feeling, by the first theme, which, gentle and soothing as it is, seems yet to encourage hope ; so that we may fancy, when the second theme is repeated, that love and hope are embracing, in order, by their united efforts, to regain their mild ascendancy over the tormented soul :
" What seek ye here, ye gently powerful tones, Sweet Seraph-music 'mid a mortal's groans ? Such sounds may minds of weaker mould relieve, / hear the message, but cannot believe."
Thus doth the still palpitating heart seem to offer a feeble re- sistance to the influence of love and hope ; but their sweet power is stronger than our weak opposition, and, overcome, we throw ourselves into the arms of these harbingers of purest happiness.
" Oh ! sound thou on, thou sweet celestial strain. The tear doth gush — Earth claims her truants on again."
The wounded heart seems to be regaining health and strength, courage and enthusiasm : as shown, we think, in the almost triumphant character of the latter part of the movement. This enthusiasm is, however, not free from the effects of the storms it has survived ; but the old sorrow, whenever it recurs, is immedi- ately soothed by that magic and blessed power which scatters and disperses the tempest.
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FOURTH MOVEMENT
The transition from the 3rd to the 4th movement, which latter begins as it were with a shrill cry, may be elucidated by means of Goethe's words :
" But, alas ! already I feel it well, No more may peace within this bosom dwell. What bright illusions ! Alas ! Illusions only ! WHiere grasp I thee, unbounded Nature, where ? And you, ye teeming breasts ? ye founts, whence flow All Uving influences fresh and fair, Whereon the heavens and earth dependent hang, Where seeks relief the withered bosom's pang, — Your founts still well, and must I pine in vain ? "
From this point — the commencement of the last movement — Beethoven's music assumes a more speaking character ; the first three movements, being entirely instrumental, are capable of various interpretations ; but the sequel of the composition (being more definite in purpose) requires the aid of language to elucidate its meaning.
How admirable is the ingenuity with which the composer pre- pares us for the introduction of the human voice and speech, and even leads us to regard it as an absolute necessity by means of the powerful recitative for bass instruments, which, almost over- stepping their natural limits, seem in nervous yet pathetic lan- guage to urge on the others, and at last, passing into a simple vocal theme, to draAV them into a flowing stream of melody, as powerful as it is solemn. This is the last attempt to express, by instrumental music alone, a certain, finite and unalloyed joy ; but the intractable element does not seem fitted for such restric- tions : like the roaring sea, it foams up, sinks down again, and louder than ever the wild, chaotic shriek of unsatisfied passion assails our ears.
A human voice with the clearness and distinctness of language is now heard above the tumult of the instruments. We do not know whether most to admire the daring inspiration of the com- poser, or the simplicity of the effect produced by making this voice exclaim to the instruments :
" No more, my friends, such sounds as these : Let us gladly sing a strain more cheerful In joyous harmony."
These words convert chaos into light. The music has acquired a definite character. We may now, borne onward in a resistless stream of instrumental music, hear that highest joy which the stricken soul will never more relinquish, proclaimed aloud in clear and well-defined tones.
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" Hail thee, Joy ! from Heav'n descending, Brilliant spark of flame divine ; To thine altar we are bending, — Fired by thee, we seek thy shrine.
" Thine enchantments bind delighted Those whose custom's law divides ; All are brothers — all united, Where thy gentle wing abides.
" Welcome, ye whom fortune blesses. Granting friendship firm and strong ; Ye who know love's fond caresses. Sing with us our festive song.
" Welcome, ye who love one only, One alone on this wide earth ; Ye who love not, dull and lonely, Fly from this our sacred mirth.
" From the bounteous heart of natm'e. All can taste of mingled joys ; Good and bad — yea, every creature Through joy's path enraptured flies.
" Man she gives a varied treasure. Friendship, music, love and wine ; Nought that lives is void of pleasure. Cherubs taste of bliss divine."
Bold and warlike strains are heard. We imagine a troop of youths approaching, whose joyful and heroic courage finds ex- pression in these words :
" Haste, like suns their path renewing. O'er the blue of Heaven traced ; Brothers, quick, like heroes haste. Joyous victory pursuing."
From this we are led to a joyous conflict represented by means of instrumental music only. We see the youths throw themselves into the heat of a battle, the prize of which is to be — happiness : again we are compelled to say with Goethe :
" He only merits life and freedom WTio day by day can conquer both."
The victory, of which we could not doubt, is now secure, the smile of joy rewards the efforts of valour, which, exulting in the consciousness of newly acquired happiness, shouts out :
" Hail thee, Joy ! from Heav'n descending," etc.
Overflowing with jo}^ the swelling breast finds relief for its emotions in the expression of universal love. In a state of inspira-
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tion, we ascend from sympathy with mankind to the great Creator of all nature, whose blessed being we proclaim aloud, and the light of whose countenance, in one single moment of sublime ecstasy, the dissolving ether reveals to our gaze :
" Be embraced in love, ye million : Here's a kiss for every one ; Brothers, om' great Father's throne Stands above yon high pavilion.
" Fall and worship, all ye million ; Know ye not the mighty One ? Seek your loving Father's throne. Far above yon bright pavilion."
It is as if some express revelation had given us warrant of the blessed belief that every human being is created for happiness. Strong in this conviction, we cry aloud to each other :
" Be embraced in love, ye million. Here's a kiss for every one,"
and then sing joyfully :
" Hail thee, Joy ! from Heav'n descending, Brilliant spark of fire divine."
Banded together in that universal love wliich has been con- secrated by the Almighty, we may, indeed, enjoy the purest happi- ness. We may now answer the question :
" Know ye not the mighty One ? "
by calling on all creation,
" Seek your loving Father's throne, Far above yon bright pavilion,"
no longer in the trembling rapture of ecstasy, but simply as the enunciation of a revealed and blessed truth. With childlike con- tentment we now give ourselves up to the enjoyment of the happi- ness which has been bestowed. Innocence of heart is restored to us, and Joy hovers around with her gentle and blessed wings :
" Hail thee, Joy ! from Heav'n descending," etc.
Calm contentment is now succeeded by the jubilee of Joy. Exulting, we hail all mankind. Shouts and rejoicings fill the air, like the wild uproar of the raging sea, which, with, its ceaseless motion, animates and preserves that world given by the Deity for man's happiness.
INDEX
INDEX
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Names and Works. |
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concerts |
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A Abel, Charles F. . |
118 |
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Abt, F. W. (Composer) . |
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— |
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Lied, " Gute Nacht " . |
1881 |
— |
1 |
382 |
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Academy of Florence |
— |
— |
— |
263 |
|
|
Accompaniment on Pianoforte |
— |
— |
— |
32, 267 [181 |
|
|
" Act I and II " . |
— |
— |
— |
13, 148, 152, |
|
|
Adam, Adolphe C. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Air, " C'est iin caprice " |
1844 |
— |
1 |
187 |
|
|
Adamowski, T. (Violinist) |
1898 |
— |
1 |
460 |
|
|
Admission to Students . |
— |
. — |
— |
281, 342, 412 |
|
|
iEOL-HARMONICA . |
— |
— |
— |
88 |
|
|
Aqnesi, Louis F. L. (Bass-singer) |
1865 |
— |
1 |
288 |
|
|
" Ah ! Ferfida "... |
— |
— |
— |
38 |
|
|
Alabiefp, Alexr. N. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Song, " Die Nachtigall " |
1897 |
— |
1 |
453 |
|
|
Alard, Delphin (Violinist) |
1850 |
— |
1 |
218 |
|
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
|||
|
Concerto for Violin (Op. 15) |
1850 |
— |
1 |
218 |
|
|
Albani, Mme (Soprano-singer) |
1881 |
1905 |
3 |
382, 410, 487 |
|
|
Albert, Eugen D' (Pianist) |
1881 |
1898 |
5 |
380, 448, 449, |
|
|
— (Conductor) |
1898 |
— |
1 |
459 [453, 460 |
|
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony in F (Op. 4) |
1898 |
— |
1 |
459 |
|
|
Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 2) in E |
1897 |
1908 |
2 |
453, 500 |
|
|
Scena, " The little mermaid's death " . |
1898 |
— |
1 |
459 |
|
|
Song, " The Maiden and Butterfly " |
1898 |
— |
1 |
460 |
|
|
Song, " The Thrush and Linnet " |
1898 |
— |
1 |
460 |
|
|
Albertazzi, Mme (Soprano-singer) . |
1843 |
1845 |
2 |
179, 189 |
|
|
Albert Hall ..... |
— |
— |
— |
358 |
|
|
— Concerts ...... |
— |
— |
— |
342, 394 |
|
|
Albert, Prince. See Prince |
|||||
|
Alboni, Mile M. (Contralto-singer) . |
1848 |
— |
1 |
205 |
|
|
Alcock, Dr. W. (Organist) |
1895 |
— |
1 |
444 |
|
|
Alexandra Palace Concerts |
— |
— |
— |
347 |
|
|
Alexandra, Queen. See Queen |
|||||
|
Allen, H. R. (Tenor-singer) |
1844 |
— |
1 |
187 |
|
|
Allen, Miss Perceval (Soprano-singer) |
1905 |
1910 |
3 |
488, 492, 509 |
|
|
"Allgemeine Miisikalisehe Zeitung " |
— |
— |
— |
304 |
|
|
Allon, Erskine (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Ballad, " Annie of Lockroyan " . |
1893 |
— |
1 |
436 |
|
|
All Saints', Margaret Street |
— |
— |
— |
442 |
|
|
" Alma Mater." See Choirs |
|||||
|
Alva, Mme (Soprano-singer) |
1898 |
— |
1 |
458 |
|
|
Ambassador ...... |
— |
— |
— |
105, 316 |
|
|
America ...... |
|
|
|
141, 240, 369, |
|
|
[437,442,471 |
527
528
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Analytical Programmes Ancona, Mario (Tenor-singer) . Anderson, George F. Anderson, Mrs. (Pianist) Andray, Mile C. (Soprano-singer) Andrews, Miss (Contralto-singer) Anfossi, — (Double-bass-player) Anglois, — (Double-bass-player)
— (Composer) Concerto for Double-Bass
Angrisani, Carlo (Bass-singer) Announcement, Original, of Society Annual Dinner ... Anschutz, Heinrich Appendix .... Arbos, E. F. (Violinist) , Arditi, L. (Composer)
(With Lavigne) Fantasia for Oboe Arens, Louis (Tenor-singer) Arqo, Esta D' [Mrs. Tillett] (Soprano-singer) Argyll Rooms
Armytage, Miss F. (Soprano-singer) Arnh, Dr. Thos. A. (Composer)
Song, " Where the bee sucks " Arnoldson, Mme S. (Soprano-singer Arnull, — (Horn-player) Artaria, August Artot, a. J. M. D' (Violinist) .
— (Composer) Fantasia for Violin
Artot, Mile (Soprano-singer) .
Ashe, Andrew (Flautist)
Ashe, Mrs. (Soprano-voice)
Ashe, Miss Honoria (Soprano-voice)
AsHER, Miss Clara (Pianist)
Ashley, C. J. ('Cellist)
Ashley, R. (Violinist, with Viola)
AsiOLi, Bonifacio (Composer) .
Symphony (MS.) Associates .... " Athenaeum," The " At the Piano " . Attwood, Thos. (" At the Piano ")
— (Composer) Trio, " La Solitudine "
— " Qual silenzio " . AuBER, D. F. (Composer)
Overture, " 1862 Exhibition "
— " Gustavo " .
— " La Muette de Portici " (Masaniello)
— " Le Philtre "
— " La Sirene "
— " Marco Spada " .
— " Zanetta " . Grand March, " 1862 Exhibition " Air, " Ah ! je veux briser " ( Recit., " Ah, pour un jeune " ( Air, " Oh ! tourment de veuvage "
.Performance.
First. Last.
Total
No. of
concerts
1900
1822 1899 1849 1817 1837
1862 1825
1837 — 1822 I —
1892 : —
1862 —
1900 —
1908 —
1864 —
1864 1897
1883
Packs.
|
1820 ' |
— |
|
1829 |
— |
|
1839 |
|
|
1859 |
1863 |
|
1813 |
1816 |
|
1813 |
1816 |
|
1822 |
— |
|
1884 |
— |
|
1813 |
— |
|
1815 |
1826 |
|
1814 |
— |
|
1816 |
1832 |
|
— |
— |
1819 1820
1868 1880 1853 1865 1885 1893 1887 1864 1859
1839
1824
1878
1871
1886
1867
19 1 1 2 1
1 1
15
1
3
1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 2
304
466
157, 342, 352
57 to 273
462
213
29, 75
147
147
57
4
88, 331, 395
321
519 et passim
431
271
465 500 7, 92, 98
284
282, 392
453
47
321
95
157 [2791 258,262,278, 11, 20, 21, 25
j 11. 16, 26
I 58
I 396 8 19 to 80
15
6, 309 240, 256 6 to 44 26 to 115
41
46, 58, 70 ■'"
303
375 [334, 367
232, 270, 290,
286
401
435
408
303, 329
259, 403
156, 193, 295 '
J
INDEX
529
Names and Wokks.
Performance.
First. Last.
Total
No. of
concerts
Pages.
AuBER, D. F. (Composer) — contd. Air vari6, from " Crown Diamonds Chanson des Djins Air, " Des I'enfance "
— " Du village voisin "
— " Entendez-vous ? " ( Recit., " I am safe " ) ( Air, " Ah, what a night ! " I ( Recit., " Non, non, formons " ^ I Air, "A toi j'ai recours " t Recit. and Air, " O moment enchantee Air, " Or son sola " .
I Recit., " Plaisirs du rang " t Air, " Celui que j'aimais " I Recit., " Que je suis " (
I Air, " line fee, un bon ange " ) * ( Recit., " Depuis longteinps " \ Air, " Reviens, ma noble protectrice " AuER, Leopold (Violinist)
" Aus dem Schwarzspanierhaus " Aus-der-Ohe, Mile A. (Pianist) AusPiTZ-KoLAR, Mme (Pianist) Austin, Ambrose (St. James's Hall) Austin, Frederic (Baritone-singer) . Australia ..... Autumn Season instituted AvisoN, Charles .... Ayrton, William ....
B
Babnigg, Mile (Soprano-singer)
Bach, Dr. Anton
Bach, Carl Philipp E. (Compo.ser)
SjTTiphony in D Bach, J. Christian (Composer)
Air, " My heart ever faithful " Bach, J. Sebastian (Composer)
Overture for Double Orchestra
— from Suite in C
— (or Suite) in D Concerto for Violin, Viola, Oboe and 'Cell
— in G for Strings (Brandenberg)
— in D minor for two Violins
— in D (MS.) for Pianoforte Suite in B minor (Flute Obbligato)
— in C for 'Cello
— in D minor for 'Cello Sarabande, Bourree, Double for Violin
— do. (from B minor Suite for Violin) un accompanied
Quintett, Pianoforte, Oboe, Violin, 'Cell and Horn ....
Sonata, No. 3 (Andante and Allegro^ for Violin ....
Andante and Fuga for Violin
Chaconne in D minor for Violin .
Prelude for Violin
1852 1868 1839 1860 1832
1863
1850
1840 1888
1847
1850
1859 1866
1897 1870
1900
1849
1873
1874
1813 1901 1844 1813
1872 1908 1845 1876 1905 1905 1862
1879
1814
1900 1862 1859 1804
1864
1840 1863 1845
1877
1887
1883 1908
18S0
1901
226, 285 303
157, 162 261, 276
""•"■'2 [363 276, 286, 328,
215
161 414
201 215
257
291, 340, 357,
363, 407 347 454 312 342 506 411
451, 498 37 3, 131
212 322
341
344
10
469
187, 392
9
335, 423, 499
499
193
355
486
488
270, 375
370
15
491
270
257, 288, 470
284
530
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Names and Works. |
Performance. |
Total No. of |
Pagks. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
|||
|
Bach, J. Sebastian (Composer) — contd. |
|||||
|
Loure and Allegro in E for Violin |
1869 |
— |
306 |
||
|
Sonata in C (Andante and Finale), Violin |
1878 |
— |
365 |
||
|
Prelude and Gavotte in E, Violin |
1890 |
. — |
421 |
||
|
Prelude and Fugue in G minor for Violin |
1889 |
— |
418 |
||
|
Fantasia in C minor for Pianoforte |
1889 |
|
1 |
417 |
|
|
Toccata, arranged for Pianoforte (Tausig) |
1874 |
|
346 |
||
|
— played on Pedalier Pianoforte . |
1872 |
1887 |
334, 408 |
||
|
Chromatic Fantasia for Pianoforte |
1873 |
|
339 |
||
|
Prelude and Fugue a la Tarantella for |
|||||
|
Pianoforte ..... |
1862 |
1864 |
270, 283 |
||
|
— — in A minor for Organ . |
1879 |
— |
372 |
||
|
Prelude in A for Pianoforte |
1883 |
|
393 |
||
|
Prelude (Cantata 29) scored by Siloti . |
1911 |
— |
513 |
||
|
— (Cantata 42) scored by Steinberg |
1911 |
— |
513 |
||
|
Motett, " Sing ye to the Lord," Double |
|||||
|
Chorus ..... |
1906 |
— _ |
491 |
||
|
Trio, " Tu mi dividi " |
1813 |
|
10 |
||
|
" Agnus Dei " from B minor Mass |
1878 |
— |
367 |
||
|
Air, " Erbarme Dich " |
1880 |
|
377 |
||
|
/Recit., " Er hat uns alien " . ) \Air, " Aus Liebe " (Passionsmusik) j " |
1881 |
379 |
|||
|
~- |
|||||
|
Air, " Je brave les jaloux " |
1890 |
— |
421 |
||
|
— " My heart, with pious faith " |
1859 |
— |
258 |
||
|
Bachb, Walter (Pianist) .... |
1880 |
— |
375 |
||
|
Backer-Grondahl, Mme (Pianist) . |
1889 |
— |
417 |
||
|
Backhatjs, Wilhelm (Pianist) . |
1902 |
— |
473 |
||
|
Bacon, Miss (Soprano-singer) . |
1826 |
1828 |
2 |
81, 90 |
|
|
Baermann, H. J. (Clarinettist) |
1819 |
— |
2 |
39, 40 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Septett for Clarinet, Strings, Horns |
1819 |
— |
1 |
40 |
|
|
Fantasia for Clarinet .... |
1819 |
1832 |
4 |
39, 64, 84, |
114/ [446 |
|
Bailey, Miss Lillian [Mrs. Henschel] |
|||||
|
(Soprano- singer) .... |
1879 |
1895 |
4 |
371, 375, 404, |
|
|
Baillot, p. F. M. De S. (Violinist) . |
1816 |
— |
2 |
23, 26 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
|||
|
Concerto for Violin .... |
1816 |
— |
1 |
23 [146 |
150 |
|
Baxfe, Michael W. (Bass-singer) |
1836 |
1838 |
5 |
138, 139, 144, |
|
|
Balfe, Mrs. (Soprano-singer) . |
1839 |
— |
1 |
154 |
|
|
Balfour, Rt. Hon. Arthvir J. . |
— |
— |
— |
390 |
|
|
Banister, Henry C. . . . . |
— |
— |
— |
259 |
|
|
Banks, Miss A. M. (Soprano-singer) . |
1863 |
1864 |
2 |
277, 282 |
|
|
Bantock, Granville (Conductor) |
1908 |
— |
1 |
500 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— ■ |
— |
— |
||
|
" Jaga-Naut " (Kehama) |
1900 |
— |
1 |
465 |
|
|
Prelude to " Sappho " |
1908 |
— |
1 |
500 |
|
|
Three Songs from " Sappho " |
1908 |
— |
1 |
500 |
|
|
Bargheer, Carl (Violinist) |
1872 |
— |
1 |
332 |
|
|
Barnby, Sir Joseph .... |
— |
— |
— |
342, 446 |
|
|
Barnett, John (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Scena, " Ah me ! he comes not " |
1860 |
— |
1 |
261 |
|
|
Barnett, J. Francis (Pianist) . |
1861 |
— |
1 |
267 |
|
|
— (Conductor) ..... |
1884 |
1888 |
2 |
397, 415 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Overture Symphonique |
1868 |
1891 |
2 |
301, 427 |
|
|
— to Pastoral Suite .... |
1888 |
— |
1 |
415 |
|
|
— " Lay of the Last Minstrel " . |
1877 |
— |
1 |
360 |
|
|
Air, " The Golden Gate " . |
1880 |
— |
1 1 |
375 |
INDEX
531
|
Perfonnance. |
Total |
|||||
|
No. of |
Pages. |
|||||
|
Names and Works. |
||||||
|
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
||||
|
Baron Neumann ..... |
|
|
|
49 |
||
|
Barrett, W. L. (Flautist) |
1895 |
— |
1 |
443 |
||
|
Barth, Karl Heinrich (Pianist) |
1876 |
— |
1 |
355 |
||
|
Bartholomew, W. (Librettist, etc.) |
1856 |
1866 |
2 |
248, 290 |
||
|
Bartleman, James .... |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
||
|
Bartley ...... |
— |
— |
— |
209 |
||
|
Bartolozzi ...... |
— |
— |
— |
65 |
||
|
Bassano, Miss L. (Soprano-singer) . |
1842 |
1846 1 |
4 |
173, 179, 197, 198 |
||
|
Bass-clarone .... |
— |
— |
— |
139 j |
||
|
Bath, Hubert (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
'M |
||
|
Song, " Longing "... |
1907 |
— |
1 |
495* |
||
|
— " Viking's War Song " |
1907 |
— |
1 |
495 |
||
|
Baton, First use of . . . |
— |
— |
— |
42,|93 |
||
|
— Presentation .... |
— |
— |
— |
293 ; |
||
|
— Conducting without .... |
— |
— |
— |
511' |
||
|
Batta, Alexr. ('Cellist) . |
1839 |
— |
1 |
156 |
||
|
Baudiot, C. N. ('Cellist) |
1816 |
— |
1 |
26 |
||
|
— (Composer) .... |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Quintett for Strings |
1816 |
— |
1 |
26 |
||
|
Bauer, Harold (Pianist) |
1902 |
1909 |
2 |
474, 506 |
||
|
Batjmann, Fr. (Bassoonist) |
1 1835 |
1855 |
6 |
132 to 242 |
||
|
— (Composer) .... |
1 |
— |
— |
|||
|
Introduction and Air varie for Bassoon |
1835 |
— |
1 |
132 |
||
|
Bayreuth ..... |
; — |
— |
— |
152, 419 |
||
|
Beale, Frederick .... |
1 — |
— |
— |
98 |
||
|
Beale, John (Pianist) |
: 1815 |
1827 |
4 |
18, 40, 45. 87 |
||
|
Beale, William (Bass-singer) . |
1852 |
— |
1 |
226 |
||
|
Beare, Miss Mary (Soprano-singer) . |
1885 |
— |
1 |
400 |
||
|
Beasley, Miss Emma (Soprano-singer) |
1876 |
— |
1 |
358 |
||
|
Becker, Johann (Violinist and Leader) |
1860 |
1862 |
2 |
260, 272 |
||
|
Becker, Hugo ('CelHst) . |
1892 |
1902 |
2 |
431, 473 |
||
|
Bedford, Herbert (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
" Summer Dawn "... |
1902 |
— |
1 |
475 |
||
|
Beecham, Thomas (Conductor) |
1910 |
— |
1 |
510 |
||
|
Beer, — (Violinist) |
1814 |
— |
1 |
14 |
||
|
Beer, Joseph (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Adagio and Air Varie for Clarinet |
1831 |
— |
1 |
107 |
||
|
Beethoven, L. van (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Symphony, I, in C |
1813 |
1870 |
19 |
8 to 313 |
||
|
— II, in D . |
1813 |
1898 |
39 |
9 to 459 |
||
|
— Ill, "Eroica" in E(7 |
'. ! 1814 |
1909 |
52 |
14 to 506 |
||
|
— IV, in B b . |
1821 |
1904 |
54 |
50 to 483 |
||
|
— V, in C minor |
1816 |
1909 |
77 |
25 to 504 |
||
|
— VI, " Pastoral," in F |
1817 |
1907 |
69 |
30 to 490 |
||
|
— VII, in A . |
1817 |
1910 |
65 |
32 to 509 |
||
|
— VIII, in F . |
1826 |
1902 |
47 |
80 to 475 |
||
|
— IX, " Choral," in D minor |
1825 |
1912 |
17 |
73 to 516 |
||
|
Symphonies unnumbered and unnamed |
1813 |
1817 |
10 |
8 to 29 |
||
|
Overture, " Prometheus " . |
. 1813 |
1901 |
21 |
9 to 471 |
||
|
— " Egmont " . |
. 1815 |
1903 |
43 |
21 to 480 |
||
|
— " Coriolanus " |
. 1817 |
1912 |
15 |
31 to end |
||
|
— " FideUo " . |
. 1817 |
1900 |
25 |
29 to 467 |
||
|
— " Leonora " (No. 1) |
. 1844 |
1885 |
2 |
185, 401 |
||
|
— " Leonora " (No. 8) |
1822 |
1912 |
43 |
56 to end |
||
|
— (MS.) (? in C) |
1816 |
1824 |
2 |
24, 69 [404 |
||
|
— " Die Weihe des Hauses " (Op. 124) | 1823 |
1886 |
4 |
63, 231, 338, |
|||
|
— " Namensfeier " (Op. 115 |
) |
1886 |
1905 |
2 |
404, 488 |
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Names and Works.
Beethoven, L. van (Composer) — contd. Overture, " King Stephen " Concerto in C for Pianoforte
— in C minor for Pianoforte
— in G (Op. 58) for Pianoforte
— " Emperor," in E t>, for Pianoforte .
— in B b (Op. 19) for Pianoforte . • — for Violin (in D) .
Concertante (Pianoforte, Violin, 'Cello) Choral Fantasia (Pianoforte and Voices) March from " Ruins of Athens " .
— " Egmont " .
Septuor (Strings,Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon) Quintett for Strings ....
— Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, and
Pianoforte .....
Quartetts for Strings unnumbered and
unnamed .....
— I, in F
— (Op. 18) II, in G .
— (?X)IV, inEb
— V, m A
— XIII, in B b
— for Pianoforte and Strings
Trios for Strings unnamed and un- numbered .....
Romance in F for Violin and Orchestra
Sonata, "Kreutzer," Violin and Piano- forte ......
March, "Ruins of Athens," arranged for Pianoforte ....
Sonata in C for Pianoforte (Op. 53)
Variations and Fugue, E b, for Piano forte (Op. 35)
Adagio con variazione (Op. 34)
Rondo a capriccio (Op. 129)
Mass in C .
— in D .
Cantata, " The praise of Music Prelude and Benedictus (Mass in D) Selection, " Egmont "
— " Ruins of Athens "
— " Mount of Olives "
— " Adelaide " .
iRecit., " Ah, perfido " (perfido 1819!) Air, " Per piet4 " ( Recit., " Ail, qual furor " ^
) Air, " Ah (O) tu le cui dolce " I Air, " Ah, vendicar potro " Lied, " Als mir noch die Thrane " Duet, " Air opra, orsu " Trio, " Coraggio oi'su " Song, " Creation's Hymn " . Air, " Cruel tyrant " .
— " Delia vita "
— " Die Trommel geriihret "
Performance.
First. Last.
1841 1820
1824 1825 1834 1855 1832 1862 1843 1864 1864 1813 1813
1818
1813 1835 1837 1831 1833 1836 1813
1819
1874
1818
1850
1835 1862 1853 1830 1878 1839 1852 1901
1874
1887
1904 1911 1912 1891 1912
1883
1866 1851 1841
1819
1838
1835
1840
Total
No. of
concerts
Pages.
1840 —
1858 1876
1884 1873 1873 1847 1846 1853 1867 1863 1844 1814 1817
1883 1900
1895
1875
1866 1844 1893
3 6
13
28 42 2
38 1 8 1 2 12 12
24
166, 288, 344 46, 56,172,345,
381, 410 67 to 484 73 to 515 129 to end 241, 425 114 to end 272
178 to 391 284
283, 290 9 to 220 9 to 168
35, 42
9 to 149
134
144
106
121, 132
141
9
15, 40, 162 344
162
|
255 |
||
|
355 |
||
|
397 |
||
|
340 |
' |
|
|
340 |
||
|
200 |
||
|
197 |
||
|
232 |
||
|
297 |
||
|
277 |
||
|
188, |
300, |
391 " |
|
16 twice |
[465 |
|
|
32,168,192,441, |
||
|
35, |
40, to 443 |
|
|
[352 , |
||
|
217, |
242, |
271, 1 |
|
135 |
||
|
272 |
||
|
232, |
292 |
|
|
101 to 184 |
||
|
367, |
435 |
|
|
155 |
||
|
225 |
||
|
469 |
INDEX
633
Names and Works.
Bekthoven, L. van (Composer) — contd Trio, " Fia grata " Lied, " Herz, mein lierz " Quartett, " II cor e la mia fo " Trio, " In better worlds " Air, " In questa tomba " Duet, " Jetzt alter " . Solo and Chorus, " Joy ! 'tis a gl
sight " ( Recit., •' Absoheulicher " \ \ Air, " Komm, Hoffnung " t
— " La Penitence " . Lied, " May Song " . Trio, " My soul with rage " Duet, " O gracious Heaven " Air, "Praise the Redeemer " Song, " The Quail " (Die Wachtelschlag Lied, " The Wooer " Liederkreis, " To the distant lov'd one ' Trio, " Tremate, empi, tremate " Chorus, " When Thou didst frown "
Beethoven Bust .... Beethoven Gold Medal .
Beethoven's Tenth Symphony
Begnis, G. De (Baritone-singer)
Begnis, Mme Ronzi De (Soprano-singer)
Begrez,^ Pierre I. M. (Tenor-singer)
Bell, Doyne C.
Bell sounding B ^
Bell, William H. (Conductor)
— (Composer) Two Tone-Pictures (" Mother Carey '
Suite)
Phantasy-Prelude, " The Shepherd " Bellamy, T. L. (Tenor-singer) Bellabt,- — (Bass-singer) Bellbtti, G. (Baritone-singer) Bellini, V. (Composer) .
1 Recit., " Ah, non giunge "
( Air, " Ah, non credea "
Quartett, " A te, o cara "
Air, " A una fonte "
— " Casta Diva "
— " Col sorriso "
— " Come per me sere: Duet, " Deh con te '
— "In mia man " ( Recit., " Oh, miei fidele " \ Air, " Ma la sola " Air, " Qui la voce "
Belloli, — (Composer) .
Concerto for Horn Bellon, — (Violinist) Benedict, Sir Juhus (Pianist)
— (Conductor)
— (Composer)
^ Spelt Begbi in 1816
Performance.
First. Last.
Pages.
1837 1862 1834 1850 1843 1845
1844
1847 1849 1863 1826 1826 1908 1837 1863 1869 1827 1848
1844
1838 1863 1851
1860
1881
1877
1823 1829 1822 1825
1816
1910
1902 1910 1822 1859 1854
1844
1835 1849 1835 1844 1834 1840 1836
1845 1861
1823 1826 1850 1883
1832
1862
1872 1838
1836
1885
1862 1875
1829
19 9 31
1 1 1 1
12
143, 184 272
125, 150 216, 278 180, 221 192
186
202
212
277
80
79
600
144, 189, 262 277
307, 380, 381
86 to 361
206
314 to 322, 337
289, 326, 338,
442, 503, 606 82
61 to 96 57 to 72 23 to 114 314 269 510
472
510
66
257
236 to 271
186, 330, 334
135, 151
211
132, 138
186 [334, 400
129, 213, 313,
160
141
191, 273
266, 286, 351
61, 96 80 218 392
■^ Also spelt Belabt.
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THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Performance.
Names and Works.
First. Last.
Benedict, Sir Julius (Pianist) — contd' Overture, " Festival "
— " La Selva incantata " .
— (MS.)
— " The Tempest " . Concerto for Pianoforte in E b Concertstiick in C minor Duet, " I Montanari " . Scena, " Mary Stuart's farewell " Duet, " Qual desio " .
Benincori, a, M. (Composer) .
Trio, " Voli il piedi " . Bennett family. The Bennett, Dr. G. J. (Composer)
Overture, " Leonatus and Imogen " Bennett, James (Tenor-singer) Bennett, Joseph (Analyst, etc.)
Ode for recitation, " Mozart " Bennett, Sir W. Sterndale (Pianist)
— (Conductor) ....
— (Composer) .... Symphony in G minor
Overture (Prelude), " Ajax "
— " Merry Wives of Windsor " .
— " Naiades " . Fantaisie Overture, " Paradise and the
Peri " ....
Overture^ " Parisina "
— " Wood Nymphs "
Concerto for Pianoforte, I, in D minor
— II, in E b .
— Ill, in C minor
— IV, in F minor Concertstiick in A minor
Caprice in E for Pianoforte and Or
chestra ....
Funeral March, " Ajax " Cantata, " The Woman of Samaria "
— " The May Queen " Song, " Dawn, gentle flower " Quartett, " God is a Spirit "
Benoit, Peter L. L. (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Overture, " Charlotte Corday " Selection (three Numbers), " Charlotte
Corday " . Benson, George (Tenor-singer) Bentham, George B. (Tenor-singer) . Bentinck, C. W., m.p. Berger, Francesco (Accompanist) . Berger, Ludwig (Pianist)
— (Composer) .... Overture (MS.) ....
Beriot, Ch. Aug. De (Violinist)
— (Composer) .... Concerto for Violin, I, in D
— II, in B minor
1876 1868 1880 1872 1867 1850 1861 1883 1837
1818
1895 1831
1892 1835 1842
1864
1872 1876 1837
1891
1844
1848 1866
1879
1875
1910
1862 1901
1839 ! 1889
1839 I 1885 1864
|
1835 |
1861 |
|
1836 |
1886 |
|
1838 |
1878 |
|
1843 |
— |
|
1846 |
1887 |
|
1875 |
|
|
1875 |
— |
|
1859 |
— |
|
1876 |
1876 |
|
1882 |
— |
|
1890 |
|
|
1890 |
— |
|
1890 |
|
|
1850 |
1856 |
|
1871 |
— |
1888 1 1889
1813 I —
1814 I —
1826 ! 1835
1827 t 1833 1835 1864
1 11
1 13
78
2 1 12
10 4 4 1 2 7 9 1
6 1 1 1 2 1 1
351
303
377
335, 425
296
218
264
392
143
37
347 note, 348
444
106 to 185
398
429
134 to 207
172 to 293
285, 297, 308,
333, 370 335, 349 357 146 to 610
273 to 469 [41
154, 162, 207,
155, 293, 328, 282 [40:
134, 266 139 to 405 152 to 365 180
[307, 40! 196, 216, 270, 349 349 258
351, 356 386 421
421
421
215, 216 to 248
329
260 [twice
415, 18, 19
11
15 J
79 to 135 %
86, 103, 122,12*1
135, 192, 282 J"^
INDEX
535
|
Performauce. |
Total |
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|
No. of |
Pages. |
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|
Names and Works. |
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|
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
||
|
Beriot, Ch. Aug. De (Violinist) — contd. |
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|
Concerto III, in E minor |
1847 |
— |
1 |
203 |
|
— VII, Andante and Finale in G . |
1878 |
— |
1 |
368 |
|
— (Composed with Rode) . |
1826 |
1849 |
2 |
79, 213 |
|
— (Composed with Kreutzer) |
1828 |
1829 |
2 |
88, 97 |
|
Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra |
1828 |
1829 |
2 |
90, 98 |
|
Air Vari6 in D for Violin and Orchestra |
1834 |
— |
1 |
128 |
|
Air, " Prendi per me " |
1840 |
— |
1 |
161 [141 |
|
Beriot, Mme De [Malibran] (Soprano-singer) |
1829 |
1836 |
5 |
98,102,103,140, |
|
Berlin ...... |
— |
— |
— |
182, 406 |
|
Berlioz, Hector (Conductor) . |
1853 |
— |
1 |
233 |
|
— • (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphony, " Harold in Italy " . |
1853 |
1900 |
2 |
233, 466 |
|
— (Choral), " Romeo and Juliet " |
1881 |
— |
2 |
379, 380 |
|
— Fantastique, " Episode sur la vie |
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|
d'un artist " . |
1895 |
— |
1 |
444 |
|
Overture, " Benvenuto Cellini " . |
1841 |
1907 |
2 |
105, 494 |
|
— " Carnaval Remain " . |
1853 |
1891 |
3 |
234, 370, 425 |
|
— " King Lear " . . . . |
1894 |
— |
1 |
439 |
|
— " Waverley " .... |
1881 |
— |
1 |
379 |
|
Selection, " Romeo and Juliet " . |
1885 |
1906 |
2 |
401. 491 |
|
Marche Hongroise .... |
1883 |
— |
1 |
393 |
|
Scena, " Repose of the Holy Family " . |
1853 |
— |
1 |
234 |
|
Song, " L' Absence " . |
1882 |
1884 |
2 |
387, 397 |
|
— " Bolero "..... |
1888 |
— |
1 |
415 |
|
— " La Captive " . . . . |
1890 |
1896 |
2 |
423, 449 |
|
— " Le Roi de Thule "... |
1897 |
— |
1 |
452 |
|
Scena, " Cleopatra " . |
1908 |
— |
1 |
600 |
|
Bertrand, Mile Aline (Harpist) |
1834 |
— |
1 |
128 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Fantasia for Harp .... |
1834 |
— |
1 |
128 |
|
Bertrand, Mile Ida (Contralto-singer) |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
|
Bertucat, Mile A. (Soprano-singer) |
1845 |
— |
1 |
191 |
|
Besekirsky, Vasil V. (Violinist) |
1868 |
— |
1 |
302 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Violin .... |
1868 |
— |
1 |
302 |
|
Best, W. T |
— |
— |
— |
331, 403 note |
|
Bettelheim, Mile C. (Soprano-singer) |
1864 |
— |
1 |
283 |
|
Bettini, Alessandro (Tenor-singer) . |
1866 |
1869 |
3 |
292, 301, 308 |
|
Bettini, Mme Trebelli (Contralto-singer) . |
1864 |
1882 |
14 |
284 to 387 |
|
Bianchi, Francesco .... |
— |
— |
43 |
|
|
Bianchi-Lacy. See Lacy |
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|
Bianchi, Signer (Tenor-singer) |
1820 |
— |
1 |
44 |
|
Bicentenary of Henry Purcell |
|
— |
— |
443, 445 |
|
Bil(d)stein, Mile (Contralto-singer) |
1839 |
— |
1 |
166 |
|
Binfield, Thomas ('Cellist) |
1816 |
■ — |
1 |
25 |
|
Birch, Miss C. A. (Soprano-singer) . |
1836 |
1854 |
17 |
139 to 237 |
|
Bird, Henry R. (Accompanist) |
1896 |
1908 |
4 |
448 twice, 456, |
|
— (Pianoforte Duet) .... |
1894 |
■ — |
1 |
441 [502 |
|
Birmingham Festival .... |
— |
— |
— |
148, 163, 176. |
|
BiSACciA, Signor (Accompanist) |
1887 |
— |
1 |
407 [194 |
|
Biscaccianti, Mme E. O. (Soprano-singer) |
1851 |
— |
1 |
222 |
|
Bishop, Sir Henry R. ("At the Piano," |
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|
and Conductor) .... |
1817 |
1845 |
39 |
32 to 190 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture in E . |
1817 |
— |
1 |
32 |
|
Scena, " Departure from Paradise " |
1836 |
1863 |
2 |
141, 233 |
|
Air, " Is this the region ? " |
1840 |
— |
1 |
160 |
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THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Bishop, Sir Henry R. (Composer) — conid. Duet, " On a day " . /Recit., " Fast into the waves " ")
\Air, " Stern monarch of the winds " / Cantata, " The Seventh Day "
Bishop, Mrs. [Riviere] (Soprano -singer)
BisPHAM, David S. (Bass-singer)
Bizet, Georges (Composer) Suite, " Jeu d'Enfants " Duet, " E tua madre "
Black, Andrew (Bass-singer)
Blaes, a. J. (Clarinettist)
Blaes [Meerti], Mme E. (Soprano-singer)
Blagrove, Henry G. (VioUnist)
Blagrove, Richard (Viola-player)
Blahetka, Mile Leopoldine (Pianist)
— (Composer) .... Concertstiick for Pianoforte
Blake, Benjamin .... Blasis, Mile V. De (Soprano-singer) Blauvblt, Miss L. (Soprano-singer) Blauwaert, Emile (Bass-singer) Blinkhorn, Miss Marion (Contralto-singer Blume, Mme Bianca (Soprano-singer) BoccHERiNi, Luigi (Composer)
Overture in D .
Quintett for Strings ...
Minuet (arranged for Pianoforte by Plante) BocHSA, R. N. C. (Harpist)
— (Composer) Symphony (MS.) Concerto for Harp Soptett (Harp, Wood, Horn, and
and Double Bass) Quartett (Clarinet and Strings) Air, " Come, thou favoured "
BoDDA, Frank (Baritone-singer)
BoEHM, Theobald (Flautist)
— (Composer) Fantasia for Flute
BoGNER, Ferdinand Bogner-Frohlich, Mme Betty BoHRER, Anton (Violinist) Bohrer, Maximilian ('Cellist) .
— (Composer) Concerto (Military) for Violin and
'Cello ....
— for Violin Boieldieu, F. a. (Composer) .
Air, " Dans I'ombre "
— " Komm, O holde Dame "
— " Quel plaisir " BoiTO, Arrigo (Comjioser)
Air, " L'altro notte " Bolingbroke, Miss (Contralto-singer) Bolton, Miss (Contralto-singer)
BOMTEMPO, J. D. .
Performance.
First. Last.
1864 1843
1834 1831 1895
1888 1884 1900 1841 1839 1831 1852 1832
1832
1829 1911
1890 1895 1876
1910 1813
1878 1821
1822 1830
1821 1815 1822 1850 1831
1831
1828 1828
1828 1832
1851 1864 1854
1898 1876 1813
Total
No. of
concerts
Pages.
1859
1845 1845 1867 1861
1837
1851
1832
1866
1877
1 1
1
12 1
1 I 1
2 3
35 2 1
282 180
125
108 to 257 444
414
398
465
167, 190
157, 167, 190
109 to 297 226, 264 115
115
5
96, 100, 143
515
421
446
355
510
367 52
58 102
52
21
57
216, 220
108
108 321 321
91, 112 91
1 1
1
2 1
1
2 1 — 6
91 112
223
283, 293 239
458
355, 361 9
|
INDEX |
537 |
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|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
' Names and Works. |
No. of |
Pages. |
||
|
/ |
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
|
|
BoNFiCHi, Paolo (Composer) |
— |
|
|
|
|
Air, " Ah ! che forse " |
1827 |
— |
1 |
85 |
|
BoRCHARDT, Mme Comte (Soprano-singer) |
1857 |
— |
1 |
251 |
|
BoRDOGNi, M. (Tenor-singer) . |
1829 |
— |
1 |
97 |
|
Borghi-Mamo, Mmo (Mezzo-soprano-singer) |
1860 |
— |
1 |
262 |
|
BoRODiNE, Alexr. P. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphony (No. 2) in B minor |
1896 |
— |
1 |
447 |
|
Song, " Lentement baisse le jour " |
1899 |
— |
1 |
462 |
|
BoRWicK, Leonard (Pianist) |
1890 |
1904 |
7 |
422 to 403 |
|
Bossi, Signor (Baritone-singer) |
1866 |
— |
1 |
292 |
|
BoTT, Herr (VioUnist) .... |
1858 |
— |
1 |
254 |
|
BoTTEsiNi, G. (Double-bass-playor) . |
1851 |
1887 |
8 |
222 to 409 |
|
— (Conductor) ..... |
1886 |
— |
1 |
404 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
■ — |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Graziella "... |
1886 |
— |
1 |
404 |
|
Concerto for Double-Bass |
1851 |
1857 |
2 |
222, 250 |
|
Concertino for Double-Bass in F J minor |
1853 |
1904 |
5 |
234, 329, 398, |
|
Elegia (No. 1) for Double-Bass in D |
1885 |
— |
1 |
400 [409, 483 |
|
Tarantella for Double-Bass . |
1885 |
— |
1 |
400 |
|
Introduction and Bolero for Double-Bass |
1886 |
— |
1 |
404 |
|
BowEN, York (Pianist) .... |
1906 |
— |
1 |
492 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Pianoforte (in one Move- |
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|
ment) ..... |
1906 |
— |
1 |
492 |
|
— for Viola ..... |
1908 |
— |
1 |
500 |
|
Boyle, Frank (Tenor-singer) . |
1881 |
1882 |
2 |
379, 386 |
|
Bradbury, Orlando (Baritone-singer) |
1834 |
1838 |
2 |
126, 150 |
|
Bradford Festival Choir. See Choirs |
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|
Bradley, Master (Chorister) . |
1814 |
— |
1 |
15 |
|
Braham, John (Tenor-singer) . |
1813 |
1835 |
37 |
10 to 131 |
|
Brahms, Johannes (Composer). |
— |
— |
— |
[490 |
|
Symphony, I, in C minor |
1877 |
1906 |
4 |
361, 453, 469, |
|
— II, in D |
1880 |
1908 |
7 |
375 to 502 |
|
— Ill, in F |
1885 |
1903 |
5 |
400, 430, 449, 458, 480 |
|
— IV, in E minor .... |
1887 |
1899 |
2 |
407, 462 |
|
Overture, " Tragic " . |
1890 |
1902 |
2 |
422, 475 |
|
— " Academic " .... |
1905 |
1908 |
2 |
486, 500 |
|
Serenade in D . |
1872 |
|
1 |
335 |
|
— for small Orchestra in A |
1874 |
— |
1 |
346 |
|
Variations on a Theme by Haydn |
1875 |
1877 |
2 |
350, 362 |
|
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor |
1873 |
1909 |
4 |
341, 470, 483, |
|
— (No. 2) for Pianoforte in B b • |
1891 |
1908 |
2 |
426, 500 [506 |
|
— for Violin in D . |
1879 |
1911 |
8 |
370 to 514 |
|
Rhapsody for Pianoforte in B minor |
1890 |
— |
1 |
422 |
|
Capriccio for Pianoforte (No. 2) . |
1909 |
— |
1 |
504 |
|
Variations for Pianoforte (a la Paganini) |
1909 |
|
1 |
504 |
|
Hungarian Dances for Violin (composed |
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|
with Joachim) .... |
1876 |
— |
1 |
355 |
|
German Requiem .... |
1873 |
1876 |
2 |
339, 354 |
|
Choral Ode, " Nanie "... |
1882 |
— |
1 |
387 |
|
Rhapsody for Contralto, Male Choir and |
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|
Orchestra ..... |
1904 |
— |
1 |
484 |
|
Lied, " Auf dem See " |
1882 |
|
1 |
388 |
|
— " Ein Wanderer " . |
1906 |
. — |
1 |
491 |
|
Song, " Golden Days " (Rinaldo) |
1876 |
— |
1 |
357 |
|
Lieder, " Junge Lieder " . |
1877 |
— |
1 |
361 |
|
Lied, " Liebestreu " . |
1889 |
— |
1 |
419 |
538
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Performance.
First. Last.
Total
No. of
concerts
Pages.
Brahms, Johannes (Composer) — contd, Lullaby, " Wiegenlied " Lied, " Maine Liebe "
— " Sonntag " .
— " Standchen "
— " Wie bist du " Bbambilla, Mile M. (Contralto-singer) BRANDi;s, Mile Emma (Pianist) Brandram, Samuel (Reciter) . Breitner, Lodovico (Pianist) . Brema, Mme Marie (Mezzo-soprano-singer) Brereton, Wm. H. (Bass-singer) Brereton, Mrs. (Soprano-singer) Breuning, Gerhard von Bridge, Sir Frederick, c.v.o. (Composer)
Air, " Centurion's Song " Bridgetower, G. a. p. (Violinist) . Bright, Mme Dora (Pianist) .
— (Composer) .... Fantasia for Pianoforte in G minor
Bristol Festival .... British Composers British Orchestral Society Brizzi, T. (Tenor-singer) Broadwood & Sons Brod, Henri (Composer)
Fantasia for Oboe (sur un Air Bearnaise) Brooks, — ('Cellist) Bruce, Miss Susan J. (Contralto-singer) Brtjch, Max. See Max Brugier
Brtjll, Ignaz (Pianist) Buckingham Palace . ^
BUDA .... BUDD, G. W.
BuDDEUS, Eduard (Pianist) BiJHLiG, Richard (Pianst) Bull, Ole Borneman (Violinist)
— (Composer) Introduction and Polacca for Violin Fantasia, " Norwegian's Lament "
BuLOW, Hans G. von (Pianist) BuNNiNG, Herbert (Conductor)
— (Composer) Overture, " Spring and Youth "
BuoNAMici, Giuseppe (Pianist) BuoNONciNi, G. B. (Composer)
Air, " Per la gloria " . BuRGHERSH, Lord (Composer) .
Symphony (MS.) BuROMULLER, N. (Composer) .
Air, " Mio pianto rasciuga " Burke, Edmund (Baritone-singer) BuRMESTER, Willy (Violinist) Burnand, Arthur . BuRNAND, Theophilus BuRROWES, J. F. (Composer)
Overture (MS.) .
1875 1889 1875 1902 1877 1828 1871 1882 1875 1893 1885 1885
1882 1813 1892
1892
1836
1846 1822 1832
1878
( 1844 I 1906 j 1836
I 1836 1840
i 1873 1897
I 1897 I 1890
i 1871
I
I 1817
' 1840
I 1910
1895
1816
1906
1835
1877 1907 1889
1838
1831
1838
1840
1884
351, 354, 491
419
351
474
362
90, 133
328^
388
351, 362
435, 469, 490,
400, 418 [49-
400
317, 347
387
11
430
430
338 [51
136, 358, 498,
347
138, 150
147, 317 note
192
56, 107 i 114, 150
6
366
170, 214 314 199 184 491 141, 163
141 163
339, 397 454
454 423
i 328
32
163
508, 510 444 384 373
25
f
INDEX
539
Names and Works.
Perfonnance.
First. Last
Total
No. of
concerts i
Paoks.
BuKTON, Fowler (Bass-singer) . BusoNi, Ferruccio (Pianist)
Butt, Mme Clara (Contralto-singer) Btjziau, Victor (Violinist) By Command
Byron, Lord
By Special Desire .
Calkin & Budd
Calkin, Joseph J. (Viola-player) Calkin, James (Tenor-singer) . Callcott, W. H. (Composer) .
Scena, " The Last Man " Cambridge Professor of Music Cambridge University . Campanini, Italo (Tenor-singer) Campbell-Clarke, Campbell, Sir F. G., ll.d. Campobello, Enrico (Bass-singer) Camporese, Mile Violante (Soprano-singer Canada ....
Candia, Cavaliere di " Cantata " .
Canzi, Mme (Soprano-singer) . Capoul, J. A. V. (Tenor-singer) Caradori-Allan, Mme (Soprano-singer) Carafa, M. E. di Colobrano (Composer)
Air, " A rispettarmi "
— " Fra tante angoscie " Card, E. J. (Flautist) Carbw, Miss (Soprano-singer) . " Carlo " . . . .
Carmichael, Miss Mary (Accompanist) Carola, Mile Natalie (Soprano-singer) Carpenter, Miss Nettie (Violinist) Carreno, Mme Teresa (Pianist) Carrodtjs, J. T, (Violinist) Carse, a. von Ahn (Composer)
Prelude to " Manfred " Cartagenova, — (Tenor-singer) Caruso, Luigi (Composer)
Trio, " Parte vanne " Casals, Pablo ('Cellist) . Case, Thomas
Castellan, Mme (Soprano-singer) Castellan, Mile Therese (Violinist) Castelli, Dr. J. F. Castles, Miss Amy (Mezzo-soprano) Catalani, Mme A. (Soprano-singer) Catone, — (Tenor-singer) Cavallini, Ernesto (Clarinettist) — (Composer)
Fantasia for Clarinet . Cawse, Miss H. (Contralto-singer)
190G 1900
1898 1863
1816 1846
1833 1873
1877 1817
1826 1871 1822
1830 1829 1857 1823
1886 1868 1887 1873 1868
1904 1836
1813 1905
1844
1878
1907 1814 1837 1842
1842 1830
1912
1907
1874
1829
1847 1834
1868
1824
1870
1907
1884
1912 1858
1845
1845 1832
1 11
1 1 42
2 1
2 4
1
2 1 5 3
1 1
1 2
15 1
1 1 1 2
2 4
492
466, 469, 486, 502 [480 495
457, 46G, 475,
278, 343
181, 196, 204, 220, 260
406, 481
72,275,279,285, 293, 298, 299, 434,438,471
199
26
196
121
245
364
340
281
403, 420
362
31 to 96
485
153
28, 42, 346
81
330
56 to 201
102, 125
97
252, 301
64, 66, 67
22
405
300, 310
410 [490, 494 341, 465, 470,
301, 386, 395
482 138
11
488
347 note
185 to 264
368
318
494
13
143
172, 192
172, 192 [113 100, 102, 109,
540
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Performance.
First.
Celleoni-Corti, Mme (Soprano-singer) Centenary of Beethoven's birth
— of Chopin's birth
— of Mendelssohn's birth
— of Mozart's death
— of Philharmonic Society Centroni, Baldassare (Oboist)
— (Composer) Fantasia for Oboe
Chabrier, a. E. (Composer) .
Overture, " Gwendoline " . Chadwick, G. W. (Composer) .
Symphonic Poem, " Cleopatra "
Overture, " Melpomene " Challoner, N. B. (Viola and Harp)
CHAMBER-Music
Chaminade, Mile Cecile (Pianist)
— (Composer) Concertstiick for Pianoforte
Chansons, Old French . Chapel Royal
Chapman, Edward (Tenor-singer) Charpbntier, M. a. (Composer)
Air, " Depuis le jour " Chartist Riots .... Charton-Demeur, Mme (Soprano-singer) Chatterton, J. B. (Harpist) . Chelard, H. a. J. B. (Composer)
Overture, " Matins of Wallersee " Chelsea Hospital Bandmaster Cherubini, M. L. C. Z. S. (Composer)
Symphony (MS.)
Overture, " Ali Baba "
— " Anacreon "
— " Demophoon "
— " Eliza "...
— " Faniska " .
— " Lodoiska " (Lodoiska) .
— " Les Deux Journees " (Der Was
sertrager) .
— " Les Abencerages "
— " L'Hotellerie Portugaise "
— Medee ....
— in G (MS.) .
— (MS.)
Motett (MS.) lent by Queen Victoria Finale Act II (Les Deux Journees) Trio, " Ad Te levavi "
— " Ah s' eguale " Air, " Ave Maria " Trio, " Benedictus " . Quartett, " Cara da voi " Trio, " Che ascoltai " . Air, " Dei tuoi fiigli " . Trio, " Dolce ne guai ristoro " Quartett, " Ecco che piii " . Trio, " Et incarnatus est " . Quartett, " La Prima vera "
1836
1824
1824
1909
1907 1895 1816
1895
1895
1834
1904
1850 1849
1833
1815 1899 1813 1813 1813 1814 1813
1813 1818 1813 1820 1814 1815 1883 1852 1831 1840 1825 1817 1813 1813 1866 1840 1831 1815 1816
Last.
Total I No. of concerts
Pages.
|
|
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
1823 |
10 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
T |
|
— |
1851
1870
1904 1814
1868 1872
1874
1895 1907 1833 1844 1892 1823
1896 1842 1828 1822
1841
1
53 2 2
10 16
43 8 3 2 2
5 1 1 1 1 6 5 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
138
310
507
502
427
515 to end
68
68
504
496
445
23 to 63
3, 7, 170, 263
445
445
511
142, 289, 337
126
482 203
215 223 212
121
204
20,232,281,310 461
8 to 484
10. 14 12, 300 15 to 335 11 to 345
9 to 443 35 to 494
11, 55, 121 45, 184 16, 429 19 21,25,45, 6i 393 226 109
161 [243, 44« 75,139.185,218, 31,52.69,84,17] 10, 92 10, 56 293
160, 165 107 19 25
INDEX
541
Names and Works.
Performance.
First. Last.
Total
No. of
concerts
Pages.
Cherubini, M. L. C. Z. S. (Composer)— con<rf
Air, " O salutaris Hostia " .
Trio, " Perfida Clori " (Canon)
Sestett, " Sacro Pugnal " .
Air, " Suspendez a ces Mnrs " Chevillard, Camille (Conductor) Chiroplast ..... Choirs : —
1. A Chorus, unnamed
2. A Chorus of 180 Voices .
3. " Alma Mater " Male Voices (Con
ductor, H. R. Eyers)
4. Bradford Festival Choral Society
5. Leeds Festival Chorus (200) .
6. London Choral Society (Conductor
Arthvu" Fagge)
7. Male Voice Choir, unnamed
8. Philharmonic Choir
9. Royal Academy of Music Choir 10. South London Choral Association (150)
(Conductor, L. C. Venables) Chopin, F. F. (Composer)
First Concerto in E minor for Pianoforte Second Concerto in F minor for Piano- forte ......
Romance and Rondo (from First Con- certo) Scherzo, C# minor (Op. 39)
— B minor (Op. 20) .
— Bb minor (Op. 31) Impromptu in Gb (Op. 51) Study in C
— in A b .
— in G b . Studies (Two) . Nocturne in F# (Op. 15)
— in E (Op. 62)
— in E b arranged for Violin
— inDb(Op. 27)
— in B (Op. 62)
— unnumbered . Polonaise in Ab (Op. 53)
— in Fif minor (Op. 44) Barcarolle in F$ (Op. 60) . Fantasia, F minor (Op. 49) . Andante spiniato and Polonaise (Op. 22) Ballade, G minor (Op. 23) . Funeral March from Sonata in B b
minor (Op. 35)
Valse (unnumbered)
Prelude (unnumbered)
Mazurka (unnumbered)
Allegro de Concert in A (Op. 46) Chopin — Liszt, Chant Polonaise (No. 5) Chorley's Recollections Choudens, Messrs., of Paris Chrysander, Dr. .
1836 1823 1814 18,30 I — 1909
1859
1814
1877
1904 1906 1899
1912
1848 1882 1895
1881
1855
1843
1844 1866 1899 1906 1875 1875 1888 1906 1911 1876 1876 1878 1885 1890 1879 1876 1884 1910 1880 1883 1891
1839
1883
1911 1909
1910
1893
1883 1908 1906 1891 1910
1908 1889 1906
1910
1901
1887'l —
1907 j —
1907 I —
1909 ! —
1910 I —
36 1
1 1 1
1 1 6 1
2
9
6
138 to 258
65
15
102
504
28
16 to 436 301
482, 484
489
401-3
516
206 [393
385 to 388, 391,
445
378 to 380
242 to 512
178, 381, 393, 412, 457, 504
[509 346, 443,
184
291
462
492
352
352
413
490
513
354, 435
356
306, 392
401, 470, 499
422. 490
372, 427
356 to 510
396
509
374, 501
391, 419
425, 490
468, 508
410
495
495
505
510
124 note, 199
10 note
304
542
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Performance.
Names and Works.
Last
CiAMPi, L. V. (Composer)
Air, " Amplius lava me " CiARDi, C. (Flautist)
— (Composer) Fantasia for Flute
CiMAROSA, Domenico (Composer)
Scena, " Ah, cara Ismene "
Air, " Ah, serena "
Scena, " Deh parlate "
Quartett, " Dove sono "
Air, " Frenar vorrei "
Trio, " O dolce, o cara istante "
Quartett, " Oh ! che notte tetr^
Air, " Pria che spunti "
Scena, " Se pieta nel col serbate "
Duet, " Svenami " Cinti-Damoreau, Mme (Soprano-singer)
Clarono ....
Classical Chamber Concerts . Clatjss, Mile Wilhelmine (Pianist) Clay, Frederic (Composer)
Air, " I'll sing thee songs of Araby " Clegg, Miss Edith (Soprano-singer) Clementi, Muzio ("At the Piano ")
— (Composer) Symphony (unnamed) Another Symphony (unnamed) New (MS.) Symphony Sjrmphony, 1st time (MS.) .
— 1st time (MS.) Overture, 1st time (MS.)
Cliffe, Frederic (Conductor) .
— (Composer) Symphony, I, in C minor
— II, in E minor
Orchestral Picture, "Cloud and Sun- shine "...
Concerto for Violin in D minor Scena, " The Triumph of Alcestis
Clinton, George A. (Clarinettist)
Clutsam, G. H. (Composer)
Cycle, " From the Turkish Hills "
Coates, Albert (Conductor)
CoATEs, John (Tenor-singer)
Cocks, Robert (Publisher)
CoENEN, Willem (Accompanist)
Cole, Miss Blanche (Soprano-singer)
Coleridge Taylor. See Taylor
Coles, Master (Chorister)
CoLETTi, D. (Baritone-singer) .
Collins, Viotti (Violinist)
Colombo, Mile (Soprano-singer)
COLONNE, Edouard (Conductor)
CoLYNS, Jean B. (Violinist)
Competition of Pipers
Complimentary Concerts
Concentores Sodales
Total
No. of
concerts
|
|
|
|
|
1842 |
— |
|
|
1847 |
— |
|
|
1847 |
— |
|
|
1817 |
|
|
|
1817 |
— |
|
|
1817 |
1874 |
|
|
1814 |
— |
|
|
1826 |
|
|
|
1813 |
1832 |
|
|
1816 |
— |
|
|
1817 |
1869 |
|
|
• |
1835 |
— |
|
1830 |
1838 |
|
|
1832 |
1838 |
|
|
• • |
1852 |
— |
|
1877 |
z |
|
|
1908 |
— |
|
|
1813 |
1828 |
|
|
1813 |
z |
|
|
1813 |
— |
|
|
1816 |
— |
|
|
1819 |
— . |
|
|
1823 |
— |
|
|
1824 |
— |
|
|
1889 |
1903 |
|
|
1889 |
z |
|
|
1893 |
— |
|
|
1890 |
1892 |
|
|
1897 |
— |
|
|
1903 |
— i |
|
|
1877 |
1899 |
|
|
1902 |
|
|
|
1911 |
— |
|
|
1905 |
1909 |
|
|
1881 |
z |
|
|
1874 |
1875 |
|
|
1822 |
_ |
|
|
1849 |
— |
|
|
1869 |
— |
|
|
1872 |
— |
|
|
1907 |
— |
|
|
1873 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 1
14 1 1
4 1 4 1 2 6
1 1
24
1 1 1 1 1 1 4
1 1
2 1
1
5
1 1
2
1
2
1 1 1 1 1 1
Pages.
170
202
202
30
29
30 to 345
13
81
11, 53, 78 114
23
31, 52, 120, 30S
132
103, 149
115, 116, 122,
123, 152 139 note 170 226
363 500 8 to 88
10
11
25
38
63
67 [48C
419, 435, 452,
419 435
422, 429
452
480 [428, 465
363, 398. 407,
474 513
488, 505 98, 304 381 345, 350
57
212
306
333
494
341
169
298
364
INDEX
543
Names and Works.
Performance.
First. Last,
Total No. of concerts
Pages.
Concert of Antient Music Concerts, The Amateur
— The Professional - The First Philharmonic
— Nuniber of, per Season Conductor .... CoNSOLO. Ernesto (Pianist) Cooke, Thomas S. (Violinist) .
• (Bass-singer)
— (" At the Piano ") Cooke, Grattan (H. A.) (Oboist) Cooke, Memorial to T. S. Cooper, George (Organist) Cooper, Henry C. (Violinist) .
Cooper, J. Wilbye (Tenor-singer)
Copenhagen
Coppola, P. A. (Composer)
Air, " Ah no ! la rosa e mia " CoRANi, Mile Elena (Soprano-singer) CoRANi, Mile Ida (Mezzo-soprano-singer) CoRBARi, Mile A. (Soprano-singer) Corder, Frederic (Composer) .
Overture, " Ossian " .
Suite, " Roumanian "
Orchestral Scene, " Pippa Passes " Corelli, Arcangelo (Composer)
Trio for two 'Celli and Contrabass
Duet for 'Cello and Contrabass, Sonata IV
Sonata VI ] . . .
IX ;
CoRNEGA, Mme (Soprano-singer) Cornelius, Petrus (Composer)
Overture, " The Barber of Bagdad " Coronation Day .... CoRRi, Philip A. (Tenor-singer) CoRRi, Miss Rosalie (Soprano-singer) CoRRi, Miss Fanny (Soprano-singer) CoRToT, Alfred (Pianist) Costa, Sir Michael (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Fantasia for Horn (Le Tyrolien) . Scena, " Dal asilo " . Quartett, " Ecco quel fiero istante "
— " Honour and Glory " . Duet, " Questa volta "
Costa, R. (Tenor-singer) Countess of Essex. See Stephens Court of Sweden .... CowEN, F. A. (Lord Dudley's Secretary) CowEN, Sir Frederic H. (Pianist)
— (Conductor) ....
— (Composer) .... Sinfonietta in A minor Symphony, III (Scandinavian), C minor
— IV (Cambrian), B [j minor
— V, in F
— VI (Idyllic), in E .
1904 1817 1817 1831 1831
1873 1848
1859
1851 1875 1876 1848
1882 1887 1898
1820 1839 1843 1823 1826
1892
1813
1821 1819 1911 1846
1831 1834 1890 1867 1852 1846
1870 1884
1881 1887 1884 1889 1901
1845
1837 1841
1857 1864
1853
1835
1827
1820 1854
1837
1848
1902 1908
1905
1
23 1
7
1 1 1 1
1 1 1
11 1 1 3 3
1 1
5 1
71
3 93
1 1 1
2 1
3, 188
54
17
7, 8
5 note
42, 43, 193, 504
483
32 to 193
29
108 to 144
106 to 168
204
337
207, 216, 226
227, 247, 252 258, 281 411
221
349 354 207
387 409 458
46 to 231
156
180
62, 123, 133
78, 85
430
464, 472
8
61
39,41,44,46,47
513
195 to 239
108, 146 129, 206 423 296
227 197
260
299
313, 465, 473
397 to 501
381
408 398
418, 488 470
544
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Performance.
First. Last.
CowEN, Sir Frederic H. (Composer) — contd. Overture, " Butterfly's Ball " Concertstuck for Pianoforte and Or- chestra .... Suite, " Language of Flowers "
— "In Fairyland " . — - Old English Dances (2nd set) . " Fantasy of Life and Love " " Indian Rhapsody " . Coronation March Scena, " O peaceful night "
— " The Dream of Endymion " . Duet, " Thorgrim, my beloved " .
Cox, Garnet Wolseley (Composer)
Overture, " Pelleas and Melisande ' Cramer, Beale & Co. Cramer, J. B. (Pianist) .
— ("At the Piano ") .
— (Composer) .... Concertante for Pianoforte, Wood and
Horns Concerto (No. 5) for Pianoforte (with
Mozart) .... Concerto for Pianoforte (MS., new) Quintett, I, for Pianoforte and Strings
— II, for Pianoforte and Strings . Cramer, Franz (Violinist) Cramer, Miss (Contralto-singer) Crawford, Miss Mary (Soprano-singer) Cremont, — (Composer) .
Concerto (Militaire) for Bassoon . Crescentini, G. (Composer)
Air, " Sen to mancarmi V anima " Crevelli, G. (Tenor-singer) Crossley, Mme Ada (Contralto-singer) Crotch, Dr. W. ("At the Piano " and Con ductor)
— (Composer) Symphony (MS.) Quartett, " Lo, star-led Chiefs ' Sestett, " Lo, Cherub bands " Motett, " Methinks I hear " Duet, " Such the faint echo " Song, " Ye guardian Saints "
Crouch, F. W. N. ('Cellist) Crozier, William (Oboist) Crusell,^ — (Composer)
Concertante for Clarinet, Horn an Bassoon Crystal Palace Orchestra
Saturday Concerts
CsiLLAG, Mile Rosa (Soprano-singer) CuDMORE, R. (Violin, Viola and 'Cello) Cummings, Arthur T. (Hon. Solicitor) CxjMMiNGS, Dr. W. H. (Tenor-singer
Hon. Treasurer) . Cummings, Norman P. (Pianoforte Duet)
^ Also spelt
1902
1900
1892 j
189G
1906
1903
1904
1902
1890
1897
1891
1903
1813 1813
1813
1828 1819 1814 1833 1813 1831 1873
1830
1824 1817 1900
1817
1814 1813 1815 1819 1842 1837 1813 1864
1859 1813
1866 1894 Crussell.
1907
1840 1834
1835 1829 1815 1834 1843
1853 1912 1830
1839 1841
1843 1837
1826 j —
1816
1879
2 3
2 2
68
li 1
Pages.
474, 496
467 429 448 491 481 484 474 422 454 427
478 193
11 to 162 9 to 125
11
89, 131 41, 87, 97 16, 20 120, 125 8 to 180 107 339
103
69, 85, 200, 233 29 [516 466, 469, 486,
[9G, 101 31, 37, 40, 92,
16
11, 20, 154
19, 165
40
171 [ISl
144, 151, 106,
10, 15, 57, 113,
281 ri40
78
279
298, 342
258 [25
8, 13, 15, 18, 24,
433
289, 290 to 372 441
INDEX
545
Names and Works.
Performance.
First.
CuRiONi, Alberico (Tenor-singer) CuRSCHMANN, Carl F. (Composer)
Trio, " Ti prego " CusiNS, Sir W. G. (Pianist)
— (Conductor)
— (Composer) Overture, " Les Travailleurs de la Mor '
— " Love's Labour's Lost " Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor Duet, " Da de lontan piu vivere " Air, " As thro' the land at eve " .
— *' The eyes of the Lord "
— " The Lord He it is " CzERNY, Carl (Composer)
Fantasia for Pianoforte and Orchestra
D " Daily Telegraph," The Dalayrac, N. (Composer)
Air, " Jeunes Fillettes " Dale, B. J. (Composer) .
Suite for Viola (two Movements) Dalm ..... D'Almaine & Co. Dance, Henry Dance, William Dando, J. H. B. (Viola-player) Daniels, Samuel (Violin and Viola) 1 Dannreuther, Edward (Pianist) Davenport, F. W. David, Felicien C. (Composer)
Romance, " Ma maitresse "
Couplets, i" Charmant oiseau " David, Ferdinand (Violinist)
— (Composer) Concerto for Violin
— (No. 4) for Violin in E
— for Bass Trombone in B b Introduction and Air Rtisse varie for
Violin David, Paul .... Davidoff, Carl ('Cellist)
— (Composer) Concerto for 'Cello in B minor
Davies, Ben (Tenor-singer) kl Davies, Miss Fanny (Pianist) .
' *Davies, D. FfrangQon (Baritone-singer) Davies, Mrs. Mary (Soprano-singer) .Davison, J. W. (" The Times ") Dawson, Frederick (Pianist) . ' Day, John (Violinist) Death of H.M. Queen Victoria
— of H.M. King Edward VII . Debussy, Claude (Composer) .
" L'Apres-midi d'un Faune " " Claire de Lune " for Pianoforte Delaborde, E. M. (Pianist)
1823
1846
1858 1867
1869 1876
1872 1877 1880 1875 1879
1823
1911 1911
1836
1819
1877
1864
1886 1839
1839 1858 1853
1839
1862
1862 1894 1886
1902 1877
1895 1845
1905 1910
1872
Total
' No. of
Last, concerts
1832 12
1853
1877 1883
1891
1852 1831
1911 1841
1862
1912 1905
1903
1880
1897
3
16
134
3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Paoeb.
64 to 113
195, 226, 233 253 to 362 294 to 394
309, 367, 426
357
3.']4
360
377
349
371
62
398, 427
512
514
472
98
4, 6
6, 157 [155, 226
141, 143, 146,
42 to 108
360
353
285 [513 405, 410, 443 154, 155, 167
154, 272
253
232
|
155 |
||
|
271 |
||
|
271 |
[516 |
|
|
441, |
454, |
470, |
|
405, |
409, |
439 |
|
4L |
►7, 488 |
|
|
475, |
480 |
|
|
361, |
376, |
377 |
|
219, |
269 |
|
|
443, |
4-55 |
|
|
192 |
||
|
467 |
||
|
507 |
||
|
488 |
||
|
508 |
||
|
334 |
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1 Total |
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Names and Works. |
-' TMrt r\f |
T, |
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|
First. |
Last. |
iNO. 01 concerts |
r^AGk». |
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|
D^LiBES, Leo (Composer) |
_ |
|
|
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|
Duet, " D6ja les Hirondelles " |
1896 |
— |
1 |
448 |
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|
Legende, " De la fille du Paria " . |
1899 |
— |
1 |
463 |
||
|
Delius, Frederick (Conductor) |
1908 |
— |
1 |
502 |
||
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
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|
Symphonic Poem, " In a summer garden ' ' |
1908 |
— |
1 |
502 |
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|
" Paris " . |
1910 |
— |
1 |
510 |
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|
Deloffre, L. M. a. (Violinist) |
1841 |
1846 |
3 |
165, 178, |
197 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
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Concerto for Violin .... |
1843 |
— |
1 |
178 |
||
|
— for Violin and 'Cello (with Pilot) |
1846 |
— |
1 |
197 |
||
|
Denman, James (Bassoonist) . |
1836 |
— |
1 |
140 |
||
|
Denmark ...... |
|
— |
|
280 |
||
|
Dessauer, Josef (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Air, " Le Retour do Promis " |
1876 |
|
1 |
356 |
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|
Devrient, Edouard .... |
|
— |
|
209 |
||
|
Diapason, Normal .... |
|
— |
|
446 |
||
|
Dickens, Charles ..... |
|
— |
|
337 |
[19 |
|
|
Dickons, Mrs. [Poole] (Soprano-singer) |
1814 |
1815 |
5 |
14, 15, 16, 18, |
||
|
DiETRicHSTEiN, Graf Moritz zu |
|
|
|
318 |
||
|
Directors, First Board of . . . |
|
|
|
5,6 |
||
|
DisTiN, John and four sons (Sax-Horns) . |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
||
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Fantaisie for five Sax-Horns |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
||
|
DiSTiN, Theodore ..... |
|
|
|
188 |
||
|
Dizi, Franfois J. (Harpist) |
1817 |
1826 |
2 |
32, 80 |
||
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Grand Concerto for Harp |
1826 |
— |
1 |
80 |
||
|
DoBLING, .... |
|
— |
|
322 |
||
|
DiJHLER, Theodor jPianist) |
1838 |
1839 |
2 |
151, 157 |
||
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
-_ |
|||
|
Fantasia, " William Tell," for Pianoforte |
1838 |
1839 |
2 |
151, 157 |
||
|
Dohnanyi, Ernst von (Pianist) |
1899 |
1906 |
3 |
461, 466, |
491 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
|
— |
|
|||
|
Concerto for Pianoforte |
1906 |
|
1 |
491 |
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|
Dolby, Miss Charlotte H. (Contralto-singer) |
1841 |
1858 |
19 |
168 |
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|
Dolores. See Trebelli |
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|
Donizetti, Gaetano (Composer) |
|
|
|
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|
Air, " Ah, non avea piii lagrimi " |
1871 |
|
1 |
328 |
||
|
— " Ah, se un angelo " . . . |
1852 |
|
1 |
228 |
||
|
(Recit., " Ah, tardai tropo " \ \Air, " 0 luce di quest' anima "j ' |
||||||
|
1851 |
— |
1 |
222 |
|||
|
Air, " Alma soave " . |
1848 |
— |
1 |
207 |
[340 301, |
|
|
« • / " Angiol d' amor " (Ange si pur) \ V' Spir' to gen til " ] |
1848 |
1873 |
4 |
208, 234, |
||
|
Air, " Ardor gl' incensi " . |
18G6 |
1870 |
2 |
292, 312 |
||
|
Duet, " Chi mi reggi " |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
||
|
Air, " Com' e bello " . |
1866 |
— |
1 |
293 |
||
|
Scena, " Da quel di " (Belisario) . |
1838 |
— |
1 |
151 |
||
|
Air, " Da quel di " (Anna Bolena) |
1834 |
— |
1 |
127 |
||
|
— " Di mia patria " . |
1835 |
— |
1 |
135 |
||
|
— " Eccomi a voi " |
1832 |
— |
1 |
112 |
\. |
|
|
— " Fatal Goffredo " |
1838 |
— |
1 |
152 |
[393; |
|
|
— " Fra poco " |
1838 |
1883 |
4 |
151, 156, |
297, |
|
|
— "11 dolce suono " . |
1899 |
|
1 |
463 |
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|
— " lo r udia " |
1839 |
— |
1 |
155 |
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|
— " Perche dell' aure " |
1861 |
— |
1 |
266 |
||
|
— " Perch^ non ho " . |
:i848 |
— |
1 |
207 |
INDEX
547
Names and Works.
DoNiZETTi,''Gaetaon (Composer) — contd. Duet, "Pronta io son" (Leonora! deh taci) ....
— " Quando le soglie "
— " Quanto amore " . Roinance, " Sulla sabbia Affricana "
— " Si tanto in ira " . Air, " Son leggiero " . Duet, " Sulla tomba " Air, " Tacqui allor " . Duet, " Tornami a dir " Air, " Una furtiva lagrima " Duet, " Un tenero core " Air, " Vivi tu " . Romance, " Cara luoghi " Scena (Maria Padilla)
DoNZELLi, D. (Tenor-singer) DoPPLER, Albert Franz (Flautist)
— (Composer) Concerto for two Flutes and Violin
DoPPLER, Charles (Flautist) DoRRELL, Miss DoRUS, — (Flautist)
— (Composer) Solo for Flute . Dorus-Gras,^ Mme (Soprano-singer) Dragonetti, D. (Double-bass-player) Draper, Charles (Clarinettist) . Drasdil, Mile A. (Contralto-singer) Dresden .... Dreyschock, Alexr. (Pianist) .
— (Composer) Fantasia for Pianoforte, " L' Absence
et le Caprice " Drottet, Louis F. P. (Flautist)
— (Composer) Coneertante for Flute Adagio and Rondo for Flute Air, " Misero che adora "
Drums, Improved . Drums, The " Tower " Duchess of Kent . DuKAS, Paul (Composer)
Scherzo, " L' Apprenti Sorcier " Duke of Connaught I — and Duchess of Edinburgh . IDUI.CKEN, Mme (Pianist) [• IDUNHILL, Thomas F. \ (Dunn, John (Violinist) iDussEK, J. L. (Composer)
(Concerto for Pianoforte in G minor Quintett for Pianoforte and Strings Quartett for Pianoforte and Strings Dutch Society for the Encouragement of
Music .....
Duval, Miss Fanny (Contralto-singer) Duval, Mme Worrell (Soprano-singer)
Performrince.
B'irst.
1869 1863 1864 1866 1865 1864 1873 1832 1849 1848 1848 1834 1865 1861 1829 1856
1856 1856
1841
1841 1839 1816 1904
1867
1843
1843 1816
1816 1830 1818
1908
1830
1896
1860 1813 1817
1848 1876
Last.
Total
-| No. of conceits
1872 1880
1872
1835
1863 1833
1848 1842
1868
1830
1849
1815
1877
1
12 46
1
10 1
1
2 1
308, 328, 334
279
284
291. 374
288
283
340
115
211, 270, 335
207
206
127, 135
286
265, 277
96 to 120
247
247 247 446 167, 168
167
156 to 207
23 to 172
484
295. 300
71, 77, 267, 293
179
179 24, 102
24
102
34
137
137
94, 264
502 294
342, 347 100 to 213 510 447
262 10, 18 29
142 206 356. 361
' Also called Gras-Dorus.
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Peifor |
aiance. |
Total |
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|
Namc.s and Works. |
No. of |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
||
|
Dvorak, Antonin (Conductor) |
1884 |
1896 |
4 |
396, 401 twice, |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
[421, 447 |
|
Symphony in D (Op. 60) . |
1884 |
1905 |
4 |
396, 447, 452, |
|
— in D minor (Op. 70) . . . |
1885 |
— |
1 |
401 [487 |
|
— (No. 4) in G (Op. 88) |
1890 |
1911 |
3 |
421, 479, 514 |
|
— ■ in E minor Op. 95), " From the New |
||||
|
World" |
1894 |
1902 |
2 |
441, 473 |
|
Overture, " Carneval " (Op. 92) . |
1907 |
1908 |
2 |
495, 502 |
|
— " Huzitska " (Op. 67) . |
1884 |
1906 |
o |
396, 408, 490 |
|
Concerto for Pianoforte (Op. 33) . |
1885 |
— |
1 |
401 |
|
— Violin (Op. 53) ... . |
1886 |
1904 |
3 |
404, 445, 484 |
|
— 'Cello (Op. 104) .... |
1896 |
— |
1 |
448 |
|
Symphonic Variations (Op. 78) |
1900 |
— |
1 |
467 |
|
Rhapsody (No. 2), " Sclavische " (Op. 45) |
1884 |
— |
1 |
396 |
|
Scherzo capriecioso for Orchestra (Op. 66) |
1897 |
— |
1 |
452 |
|
Five Biblical Songs (scored) (Op. 99) |
1896 |
— |
1 |
447 |
|
Prayer, " O Virgin Mother " |
1894 |
— |
1 |
439 |
|
Air, " Inflammatus " . |
1884 |
1898 |
2 |
395, 459 |
|
Dvorak Concert ..... |
— |
— |
— |
442 |
|
E Earl of Scarborough .... |
38 |
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|
Earthquake in Italy .... |
— |
— |
— |
406 |
|
Edenska, Mile Maria (Contralto-singer) |
1865 |
1 |
286 |
|
|
Edinburgh University .... |
— |
— |
— |
337 |
|
Edinburgh Professor of Music |
— |
— |
— |
188, 337 |
|
Edleb von Miinzberg .... |
— |
— |
— |
488 |
|
Edler von Wiesenbrunn |
— |
— |
— |
48 |
|
Egestorff, G. H. . |
— |
— |
— |
105 |
|
EiBENSCHtJTZ, Miss Ilona (Pianist) . |
1895 |
— |
1 |
444 |
|
EiCKE, J. (Bass-singer) .... |
1840 |
— |
1 |
162 |
|
EissLER, Mile Marianne (Violinist) . |
1887 |
— |
1 |
409 |
|
Ekerlin, Miss Fanny (Soprano-singer) |
1837 |
— |
1 |
146 |
|
Eley, — ('Cellist) |
1819 |
— |
1 |
40 [510 twice |
|
Elgar, Sir Edward, O.M. (Conductor) |
1900 |
1912 |
5 |
466, 471, 505, |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphony (No. 1) in A b |
1909 |
1910 |
2 |
505, 510 |
|
Overture, " Cockaigne " . |
1901 |
1907 |
2 |
471, 496 |
|
— " In the South " . |
1904 |
1909 |
3 |
483, 487, 505 |
|
Introduction and Allegro for Strings |
1906 |
— |
1 |
491 |
|
Variations (Enigma) (Op. 36) |
1908 |
1912 |
3 |
499, 505 |
|
Concerto for Violin .... |
1910 |
— |
2 |
510 twice |
|
Suite, " Wand of Youth " (No. 2) |
1909 |
— |
1 |
505 |
|
Scena, "Angel's Farewell," (for Orchestra) |
1903 |
— |
1 |
481 |
|
Song-Cycle, " Sea Pictures " |
1900 |
1909 |
2 |
466, 505 |
|
Eliason, Edward (Violinist) |
1830 |
1837 |
5 |
ICO, 114. 134, |
|
" Elijah, The "..... |
— |
— |
— |
176 [135, 146 |
|
Elischer, B. ..... |
— |
— |
• — |
315, 316, 319 |
|
Ella, John ...... |
— |
— |
— |
348 |
|
Elliott, Miss Carlotta (Soprano-singer) |
1885 |
1888 |
2 |
401, 414 |
|
Elliott, James (Bass-singer) . |
1814 |
1824 |
5 |
16,33,35,47,66 |
|
Ellis, Dr. A. J. . |
— |
— |
— |
446 |
|
Ellis, William (Trumpet-player) |
1887 |
— |
1 |
407 |
|
Elliston, J. Lodge .... |
— |
— |
— |
147 |
|
Elman, Mischa (Violinist) |
1906 |
1907 |
2 |
491, 496 |
|
Elton, Miss Julia (Contralto-singer) |
1870 |
— |
1 |
314 |
|
Elvey, Sir G. J |
— |
— |
— |
373 |
|
Empress Josephine .... |
— |
— |
— |
33 |
INDEX
549
|
Performance. | Total |
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|
Names and Works. |
"MrL nf |
V> Artt |
|||
|
First. |
. 1 l>iO. VI Last, concerts |
t AUlio, |
|||
|
Empress Marie Louise .... |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
" Encore " Nuisance .... |
— |
— |
— |
446 |
|
|
Endersohn,! Mrs. Theo. (Soprano-singer) |
1853 |
— |
233 |
||
|
Enequist, Mile Mathilda (Soprano-singer) |
1867 |
— |
295 |
||
|
Enesco, Georges (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony in E (; |
1907 |
— |
494 |
||
|
Enriquez, Miss (Contralto-singer) |
1875 |
1881 |
2 |
350. 379 |
|
|
Erard, Pierre (Harpist) .... |
1816 |
— |
23 |
||
|
Erlanger, F. D' (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Concerto for Violin .... |
1903 |
-— |
479 |
||
|
Ernest, Gustav (Conductor) . |
1885 |
— |
400 |
||
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Prize Overture, " Dramatic " |
1885 |
— |
1 |
400 |
|
|
Ernst, H. W. (Violinist) |
1844 |
1855 |
4 |
184, 211, |
218, |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
[241 |
|
|
Violin Concerto in one Movement, |
|||||
|
" Allegro Pathetique " |
1849 |
1895 |
3 |
211, 250, |
444 |
|
Airs Hongrois varies for Violin |
1849 |
1888 |
2 |
211, 413 |
|
|
Fantaisie, " Ludovic," for Violin . |
1850 |
— |
218 |
||
|
1 Introduction, Capriccio and Finale for \ \ Violin, on Theme from"IlPirata" J |
1844 |
185 |
|||
|
EscuDERO, — (Violinist) |
1824 |
— |
67 |
||
|
EssER, Heinrich (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Ballad, " Des Sangers Fluch " |
1845 |
— |
192 |
[397 |
|
|
EssiPOFF, Mme Annette (Pianist) |
1874 |
1884 |
346, 358, |
372, |
|
|
Etherington, Miss Marie (Soprano-singer) |
1885 |
— |
401 |
||
|
Evans, Edwin ..... |
— |
— |
— |
507 |
|
|
Evans, Charles S. (Alto-singer) |
1813 |
1824 |
6 |
10, 11 |
|
|
Evesham ...... |
— |
— |
— |
110 |
|
|
Ewer & Co. ...... |
— |
— |
— |
249 |
|
|
Exeter Hall ..... |
— |
— |
— |
163 |
|
|
Exhibition of 1851 |
— |
— |
— |
219 |
|
|
— of 1862 |
— |
— |
— |
303 |
|
|
Eyers, H. R |
~ |
~ |
482 |
||
|
F Falconi, Mile Bohkoltz- (Soprano-singer) . |
1855 |
1 |
243 |
||
|
Farewell of Edward Lloyd . |
— |
— |
— |
464 |
|
|
Farinelli, Giuseppe (Composer) |
— • |
— |
— |
||
|
Duet, " Al mio dolce e vivo ardoro " |
1816 |
— |
26 |
||
|
Farnol, Miss Eleanor (Contralto-singer) . |
1882 |
— |
388 |
||
|
Federici, — (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Scena, " Grazie ti rendo " . |
1827 |
— |
87 |
||
|
Femy, — [Aine] (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony (MS.) .... |
1816 |
— |
26 |
||
|
Fenna, Miss Marian (Soprano-singer) |
1882 |
— |
388 |
||
|
Fernandez, Miss (Soprano-singer) . |
1874 |
— |
34( |
||
|
Ferrari, Miss Sophie (Soprano-singer) |
1873 |
— |
339 |
||
|
Ferrari, G. G. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Trio, " Sento fra palpiti " . |
1815 |
— |
20 |
||
|
Fesca, F. E. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Overture, " Cantomire " . |
1845 |
— |
190 |
||
|
Air, " Sol puo dir " . |
1834 |
— |
127 |
||
|
Feuermann, Sigmund (Violinist) |
1911 |
— |
514 |
||
|
Field, Henry (Pianist) .... |
1822 |
1846 |
3 |
55, 163, 197 |
|
|
Field, Jolin (Pianist) .... |
1832 |
— |
1 |
112 |
Also spelt Enderssohn.
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Names and Works. |
No. of |
Pages. |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
|||
|
Field, Jolm (Composer) .... |
— |
— |
|
||
|
Concerto for Pianoforte |
1832 |
— |
1 |
112 |
|
|
Nocturne for Pianoforte |
1858 |
— |
1 |
255 |
|
|
Allegro in A t> for Pianoforte and Orchestra |
1888 |
— |
1 |
413 |
|
|
FiGDOB, Herr ..... |
— |
— |
— |
182 |
|
|
FiLiPOWicz, Mme Elise (Violinist) |
1834 |
— |
1 |
129 |
|
|
FiLLUNQEB, Miss Marie (Soprano-singer) . |
1889 |
— |
1 |
419 |
|
|
" Finale "...... |
— |
— |
— |
9, 13 |
|
|
FiNKLOHR, Mme (Soprano-singer) |
1835 |
— |
1 |
134 |
|
|
FioRAVANTi, Valentino (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Trio, " lo dii'o se nel gestire " |
1814 |
1828 |
2 |
16,91 |
|
|
FioRiLLO, Federigo (Composer) |
— |
— |
_ |
||
|
Overtui-e (MS.) |
1815 |
— |
1 |
20 |
|
|
FisK, Miss K. (Soprano-singer) |
1896 |
— |
1 |
448 |
|
|
Florence, Miss Evangeline (Soprano-singer) |
1899 |
— |
1 |
463 |
|
|
Flower, Miss Sara (Contralto-singer) |
1843 |
— |
1 |
178 |
|
|
FoDOR, Mme Josephine (Soprano-singer) . |
1816 |
1817 |
2 |
26, 29 |
|
|
FoLDBSY, Arnold ('Cellist) |
1903 |
— |
1 |
480 |
|
|
FoLi, A. J. [Foley] (Bass-singer) |
1866 |
1882 |
3 |
292, 301, |
388 |
|
FooTE, F. Barrington (Bass-singer) . |
1882 |
— |
1 |
386 |
|
|
Ford, Mr. ...... |
— |
— |
— |
98 |
|
|
Formation of Philharmonic Society |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
|
|
Formes, Carl (Bass-singer) |
1850 |
1856 |
10 |
215, 217 to 247 |
|
|
FoRSTER, E. A. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Lied, " Ich Uebe dich " |
1881 |
— |
1 |
381 |
|
|
Forsyth, A. C. . |
— |
— |
. — |
481 |
|
|
Foster, John ..... |
— |
— |
— |
384 |
|
|
Foster, Peter Le Neve .... |
— |
— |
— |
256 |
|
|
Foster, Miss Mvu-iel (Contralto) |
1904 |
— |
1 |
484 |
|
|
" Francesca da Rimini " |
— |
- — |
— |
298 |
|
|
France, Cesar A. (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony in D minor |
1904 |
1907 |
2 |
484, 496 |
|
|
Morceau Symphony, " Redemption " |
1906 |
— |
1 |
492 |
|
|
Variations for Pianoforte and Orchestra |
1905 |
— |
1 |
487 |
|
|
Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano- |
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|
forte ...... |
1908 |
— |
1 |
502 |
|
|
Song, " La Procession " . |
1894 |
— |
1 |
440 |
|
|
— " Mariage des Roses " . |
1907 |
— - |
1 |
496 |
|
|
Franck, J. C. |
— |
. — |
— |
347 |
|
|
Franco-German War .... |
— |
— |
— |
332 |
|
|
Frankfort ...... |
— |
— |
— |
147 |
|
|
Fransella, a. (Flautist) |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
|
Franz, Robert (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Song, " Er ist gekommen " (Op. 4) |
1879 |
— |
1 |
371 |
|
|
Fricca, — (Bass-singer). |
1863 |
— |
1 |
278 |
|
|
Frickenhaus, Mme Famiy (Pianist) |
1886 |
— |
1 |
403 |
[366 |
|
Friedlander, Miss Thekla (Soprano-singor) |
1875 |
1878 |
4 |
351, 357, |
361, |
|
Fry, Charles (Reciter) .... |
1892 |
— |
1 |
429 |
|
|
Fryer, Herbert (Pianist) |
1908 |
— |
1 |
500 |
|
|
FiJCHS, (?) Carl (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Air, " Auf erwach du Kraft " |
1852 |
— |
1 |
227 |
|
|
Funded Property ..... |
— |
— |
— |
83, 382 |
|
|
FtJRSTENAU, A. B. (Flautist) . |
1826 |
— |
1 |
79 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Concerto for Flute .... |
1826 |
— |
1 |
79 |
|
|
G Gabrilowitsch, Ossif (Pianist) |
1898 |
|
1 |
458 |
INDEX
551
Gade, Niels W. (Composer) Symphony in A minor Overture, " Nachlange von Ossian "
— " Nordische Sennfiilirt " Gadsby, Henry R. (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Orchestral Scenes, "The Forest of Arden'
Gallery of Illustration . Galli, Filippo (Tenor-singer) Gamble, Mr. (of Leicester) Ganz, Leopold (Violinist) Ganz, Moritz ('Cellist)
— (Composer) Concerto for 'Cello Duet for Violin and 'Cello
Ganz, Wilhelm
Garma, Manuel del Popolo-Vicenti (Tenor singer) ....
— (Composer) Air, " Dolce pietoso amoro "
— " Suoni la tromba " Scena, " Tu consoli " .
Garcia, Manuel (Inventor of Laryngoscope Gardoni, Enrico T. (Tenor-singer) . Garrett, Dr. G. M. Garter King-at-Arms ... Gassier, Edouard (Bass-singer) Gattie, Henry (Viola-player) . Gay, Mme Maria (Soprano-singer) Gazzaniga, G. (Composer)
Air, " La morte del giusto " Geneva Cross ....
Gerardy, Jean ('Cellist) Gerhardt, Mme Elena (Soprano-singer) German, Edward (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Symphony (No. 2) in A minor Overtm-e, " Henry VIII " .
— " Much Ado about Nothing " .
— " Richard III "... Intermezzo andthreeDances (Henry VIII) Suite in D mmor
— " The Seasons " (four Movements) English Fantasia (Queen Victoria'
Jubilee) Rhapsody on March Themes
— " Welsh " German Melody (dated 1550)
" Es steht ein Lind " " German Paganini " German Reeds' Entertainment Gewandhaus (Leipzig) . Ghilberti, — (Bass-singer) Ghys, Joseph (Violinist)
— (Composer) Air vari6 for Violin
GiGLiucci, Count .
1853
1863 1890 1886
1886
1827
1837 1837
1837 1837
1824
1820 1825 1825
1852
1868 1813 1904
1868
1891 1908 1897
1894 1893 1899 1890 1893 1896 1908
1897 1904 1905
1877
1881 1834
1834
1862
1825
1873
1843
1904 1910 1904
1 1 1
14
1
14 1
231, 271 276
422 403
403
112
85
152
145
145
145 145
142 note. 230. 378
67, 68, 69, 74,
[76 44 76 74 65
227 to 341 384 158 302
9 to 179 483
301 332
426, 483 501, 509 454, 463, 484
440 435 463 421 435 449 501
454
484 487
361
348
112
305, 309
380
127
127 120
|
552 THE PHILHARMONIC |
SOCIETY |
\ ] |
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|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names and Works. |
No. of concerts |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
Fages. |
||
|
GiORDANi, G. (Composer) |
|
_ |
|
|
|
Air, " Caro mio ben " ... |
1878 |
|
1 |
366 |
|
GiovANNiNi, — (Composer) |
— |
|
|
|
|
Lied, " Willst du dein Herz ? " |
1889 |
|
1 |
419 |
|
GiRARDi, Mile Olivia (Soprano-singer) |
1873 |
, |
1 |
338 |
|
GiRSCHNER, C. F. J. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " Un amante sventurata " . |
1845 |
|
1 |
190 [157 |
|
GiUBiLEi, T. V. (Bass-singer) . |
1832 |
1839 |
4 |
113, 133, 151, |
|
Gladstone, Sir Thomas .... |
|
|
|
293 |
|
Glazounow, Alexr. (Conductor) |
1897 |
1903 |
2 |
454, 480 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphony, IV, in E b |
1897 |
— |
1 |
454 |
|
— VI, in C minor .... |
1904 |
|
1 |
483 |
|
— VII, in F |
1903 |
__ |
1 |
480 |
|
Suite, " Aus dem Mittelalter " . |
1903 |
|
1 |
480 |
|
Gleeson-White. See White |
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|
Glenn, Miss Hope (Contralto-singer) |
1881 |
1 |
380 |
|
|
Gluck, Christoph W. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Iphigenia in Aulido " |
1813 |
. |
1 |
10 |
|
Air de Ballet from " Orfeo " arranged |
||||
|
for Pianoforte .... |
1882 |
|
1 |
388 |
|
Scena, " Berenice, ove sei " |
1867 |
1873 |
2 |
296, 338 |
|
Air, " Chi vidi, che part6 " |
1902 |
— |
1 |
473 |
|
— " Ciel possente " . |
1879 |
— |
1 |
370 |
|
f Recit., " Diana, grausame Gottin " \ |
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|
\Air, " 0 du des Lichts " / |
1846 |
1851 |
2 |
197, 223 |
|
Air, " Divinites du Styx " . |
1882 |
1901 |
4 |
386, 417, 437. |
|
— " Filomela abbandonata " |
1859 |
. |
1 |
258 [470 |
|
— and Chorus, " Invano alcun desir " . |
1862 |
— |
1 |
273 |
|
— " Invocation a la Haine " |
1856 |
|
1 |
247 |
|
— " Nein, in den Tod " |
1854 |
— |
1 |
237 |
|
— " Non vi turbate " |
1880 |
— |
1 |
377 |
|
— " Nur einen wunsch ' . . . |
1860 |
|
1 |
261 |
|
— " O del mio dolce ardor " |
1894 |
|
1 |
440 |
|
fRecit., " 0 qual tristo parlar " ~\ \Air, " Fin dalla prima infanzia " j |
1851 |
1 |
223 |
|
|
Air, " Oh toi, qui prolongeais " |
1857 |
— |
1 |
251 |
|
— " On that form " . |
1867 |
— |
1 |
295 |
|
— " Our hearts in childhood " . |
1862 |
— |
1 |
270 |
|
Romance, " Sin dall' eta piu tenera " . |
1867 |
1873 |
2 |
296 |
|
Air, " Spiagge amate " |
1878 |
1899 |
2 |
365 |
|
Recit., " Sposa, Euridicc ! " | Air, " Che faro senza Euridice " j |
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|
1839 |
1891 |
14 |
155 to 426 |
|
|
Air, " Vieni che poi sereno " |
1888 |
— |
1 |
413 |
|
GoDDARD, Mme Arabella (Pianist) . |
1856 |
1878 |
17 |
248 to 365 |
|
Godefroid, Dieudonne J. G. F. (Harpist) |
1845 |
— |
1 |
191 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Fantasia, " Robert le Diable," for Harp |
1845 |
— |
1 |
191 |
|
GoDOwsKY, Leopold (Pianist) . |
1901 |
1910 |
3 |
470, 504, 508 |
|
Goethe, — . |
— |
— |
— |
135, 359 |
|
GoETZ, Hermann (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphony in F . |
1887 |
1891 |
2 |
408, 427 |
|
Overture, " Friihlings " |
1880 |
— |
1 |
374 |
|
Recit. and Air, " My strength is spent" |
1885 |
— |
1 |
400 |
|
GoETZE, Miss Augusta (Contralto-singer) . |
1869 |
— |
1 |
306 |
|
" Golden Legend," Gadsby . |
— |
— |
— |
310 |
|
GoLDMARK, Karl (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Konigiu von Saba " (Act II) |
1909 |
— |
1 |
504 |
INDEX
65a
|
Performance. |
1 Total |
||||
|
Names and Works. |
No. of concerts |
Pagbs. |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
||||
|
GOLDMARK, Karl (Composer) — contd. |
|||||
|
Overture, " Sakuntala "... |
1894 |
1910 |
2 |
438, |
510 |
|
— " Im Friihling " . |
1898 |
— |
1 |
457 |
|
|
Concerto for Violin in A minor |
1909 |
— |
1 |
506 |
|
|
GoLDSCHMiDT, Otto (Pianist) . |
1856 |
1861 |
2 |
247, |
265 |
|
GoLDSCHMiDT, Mme [Jenny Lind] (Soprano- |
|||||
|
singer) ...... |
1856 |
1862 |
2 |
248, |
273 |
|
GoLTERMANN, G. E. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Concertino for 'Cello .... |
1860 |
— |
1 |
262 |
|
|
Concerto for 'Cello in D minor |
1876 |
— |
1 |
357 |
|
|
in A minor .... |
1891 |
— |
1 |
426 |
|
|
GoMis, Joseph M. (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Quartett, " L'Inverno " |
1827 |
— |
1 |
85 |
|
|
GooDALL, Miss (Contralto-singer) |
1816 |
1826 |
26 |
26 to 78 |
|
|
GooDSON, Miss K. [Mrs. A. Hinton] (Pianist) |
1911 |
— |
1 |
514 |
|
|
GoRSKi, Ladislas (Violinist) |
1893 |
1900 |
2 |
437, |
465 |
|
Goss, Sir John (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Overture in F minor (MS.) . |
1827 |
— |
1 |
85 |
|
|
Goss, John Jeremiah (Alto-singer) |
1815 |
1816 |
2 |
19, 25 |
|
|
GouLDSWAERD, — (Clarinettist) |
1842 |
— |
1 |
171 |
|
|
Gounod, Charles F. (Conductor) |
1871 |
1872 |
2 |
327, |
333 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony, I, in D . |
1871 |
— |
1 |
327 |
|
|
— II, in E b |
1866 |
— |
1 |
292 |
|
|
Overture, " Le Medecin malgre lui " |
1873 |
— |
1 |
339 |
|
|
— " La Nonne Sanglante " |
1868 |
. — . |
1 |
302 |
|
|
— "Mireille" (Mirella) |
1871 |
1885 |
3 |
330, |
357, 402 |
|
Saltarello for Orchestra |
1871 |
1884 |
3 |
327, |
333, 396 |
|
Concerto for Pianoforte-Pedalier . |
1887 |
— |
1 |
408 |
[453 |
|
Valse, " E strano poter " . |
1863 |
1897 |
4 |
278, |
284, 288 |
|
Air, " All se de preghi miei " |
1869 |
1876 |
2 |
307, |
356 |
|
Duet, " Angiol che vesti " . |
1887 |
— |
1 |
409 |
|
|
Scena, " Aux bruits des Lourdes " |
1883 |
— |
1 |
394 |
|
|
Bolero " Ay, pobre curro mio " . |
1874 |
— |
1 |
346 |
|
|
Duet, " Du repos " . |
1869 |
— |
1 |
307 |
|
|
Ode, " Dalla torre sua romita " . |
1877 |
— |
1 |
360 |
|
|
f" Far greater " ■> bcena^c. pj^^ grand dans son obscurite "/ |
1871 |
1891 |
3 |
327, |
376, 425 |
|
Air, "If time hath o'er me lightly pass'd" |
1874 |
— |
1 |
345 |
|
|
, . ( " Jewel Song " . J ' '^ i " Air des Bijoux " i " |
1870 |
1871 |
2 |
313, |
328 |
|
Air, " Le parlate d' amour " |
1868 |
|
1 |
302 |
|
|
— " Le Vallon " .... |
1883 |
1891 |
2 |
391, |
426 |
|
— " Me voila seule " . |
1885 |
|
1 |
400 |
|
|
Valse, " Nella calma " (Ah ! je veux vivre) |
1880 |
1892 |
374, |
431 |
|
|
Barcarolle, " Nymphes attentives " |
1879 |
— |
1 |
372 |
|
|
Air, " O Divine Redeemer " |
1896 |
|
1 |
449 |
|
|
Septet t, " O gracious Power " |
1885 |
— |
1 |
400 |
|
|
Valse, " 0 legere hirondelle " |
1877 |
1897 |
2 |
362, |
453 |
|
Air, " O riante nature " |
1894 |
|
1 |
441 |
|
|
( Recit., " Ou suis-je ? " . / I Air, "O ma lyre immortelle" \ |
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|
1884 |
1897 |
3 |
397, |
445, 456 |
|
|
Duet, " Pourquoi m'evitez-vous ? " |
1867 |
— |
1 |
294 |
|
|
Romance, " Quando a te lieta " . |
1868 |
1870 |
2 |
302, |
313 |
|
Berceuse, " Quand tu chantes " . |
1881 |
— |
1 |
381 |
|
|
Air, " Salve dimora " |
1869 |
1871 |
2 |
306, |
330 |
|
— " There is a green hill " . |
1871 |
1876 |
3 |
327, |
332, 356 |
|
— " The Worker " . |
1872 |
— |
1 |
333 |
554
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
i
Names and Works.
Performance.
First.
Total
1 No. of
Last, concerts
Gounod, Charles F. (Composer)— con^rf.
Air, " Un jour plus pur "
Duet, " Va t' ho gia perdonato "
Couplet'?, " Vulcan's Song " Grade^njek, Carl G. P. (Composer)
Concerto for Violin in D Graeff, — . Graffigna, — (Composer)
Canto Infernale, " Lucifero ' Grainger, Percy (Pianist) Grane, Mr. (of Exeter Hall) Gbas-Dorus. See Dobus-Gras Graun, Carl H. (Composer)
Duet, " Te ergo quoesimus "
Air di Bravura, " Mi paveliti " Great Portland Street Greef, Mr. Do (Pianist) . Green, William (Baritone-singer) Greene, Harry Plunket (Baritone-singer Greenwich, Whitebait at Gbegorowitsch, Charles (Violinist) GBliTRY, A. E. M. (Composer) .
Suite, " Cephale et Procris "
Air, " Plus des depits "
— " Vous etiez ce que vous n'etcs pas Griebel, — (Composer)
Fantasia, " Don Juan," for Oboe Grieg, Edvard (Conductor)
— (Pianist) ....
— (Composer) Overture, " Im Herbst " Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor Three Pieces from " Sigurd Jorsalft Two Elegiac Melodies for Strings Suite, " Peer Gynt " . Ballade for Pianoforte in G minor Funeral March . Scena, " Der Einsame " Song, " Ein Schwann "
— " Erstes Begegnen "
— " Farewell to Tvindehongen "
— " Good Morning " .
— "I love thee "
— " Margaret's Cradle-Song "
— " Solvejg's Wiegenlied "
— " Springtide "
— " Vom Monte Pincio "
— " Wood- Wanderings " , . Grieg, Mme (Mezzo-soprano-singer) Griesbach, a. (Violinist)
Gbiesbach, Friedrich (Oboist) Griesbach, John H. (Composer Overture (MS.) .
— " Belshazzar's Feast "
— " The Tempest " .
— " Titania "
1869
1884 1880
1901
1869 1907
1819
1856
1892 1899 1892
1897
1890 1893 1911
1864 1888 1888
1891 1877 1894 1888 1889 1894 1908 1892 1897 1888 1888 1889 1889 1889 1897 1889 1897 1889 1889 1829
1813
1828 1834 1 1850 ' 1848 1
1874
1901
1894 1889
1911
1897
1833
1821
306 396 374
408 6
308 495 136
42
247, 344
70
428
463
430, 458, 468
169
455
420 437
512
281 [440 414, 416, 417, I 414, 410, 417 !
|
1 |
427 |
|
8 |
360 to 513 |
|
440 |
|
|
414 |
|
|
416, 456 |
|
|
439 |
|
|
499 |
|
|
429 |
|
|
455 |
|
|
414 |
|
|
414 |
|
|
416 |
|
|
416 |
|
|
416 |
|
|
455 |
|
|
417 |
|
|
455 |
|
|
417 |
|
|
416, 417 |
|
|
6 |
94, 106, 108 |
|
twice, 121 |
|
|
twice |
|
|
16 |
9 to 52 |
|
1 |
90 |
|
1 |
126 |
|
1 |
217 |
|
1 |
207 |
INDEX
555
|
Performance. |
Total |
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|
Namks and Works. |
No. of |
_ |
||
|
Fages. |
||||
|
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
||
|
Griesbach, W. (Viola and Violin) |
1813 |
1832 |
17 |
12 to 114 |
|
Griffin, G. E. (Pianist) .... |
1817 |
1819 |
3 |
30, 35, 42 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
String Quartett .... |
1814 |
1819 |
2 |
14, 41 |
|
Pianoforte Quartett (MS.) . |
1817 |
— |
1 |
30 |
|
Griglietti, Miss (Contralto-singer) . |
1815 |
— |
1 |
18 |
|
Grillparzer, Franz .... |
— . |
— |
— |
321, 323 to 326 |
|
Grisi, Mile G. (Soprano-singer) |
1834 |
1835 |
3 |
127, 129, 135 |
|
Griswold, Miss Gertrude (Soprano-singer) |
1884 |
1886 |
2 |
396, 405 |
|
Gross- Athanasius, Carl M. . |
— |
— |
— |
321 |
|
Grove, Sir Gooi-ge ..... |
— |
— |
281 |
|
|
Grove's Dictionary .... |
— |
— |
— |
147 note |
|
Grund, F. W. (Violinist) |
1823 |
— |
1 |
63 |
|
Grxjtzmacher, F. W. L. ('Cellist) |
1867 |
— |
1 |
296 |
|
GuERRABELLA,MmeG. De (Soprano-singer) . |
1861 |
1862 |
3 |
266, 267, 269 |
|
Guglielmi, Pietro (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " A compir " |
1816 |
1819 |
4 |
25, 30, 37, 40 |
|
Scena, " Gran' Dio " . |
1823 |
1834 |
4 |
63, 76, 86, 126 |
|
Air, " Gratias agimus " |
1825 |
— |
1 |
74 |
|
Quartett, " Perfido a quest' accesso " . |
1814 |
— |
1 |
15 |
|
Guildhall School of Music |
— |
— |
|
497 |
|
GuiLLOU, M. (Flautist) .... |
1824 |
— |
1 |
69 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
69 V |
|
Concerto for Flute .... |
1824 |
— |
1 |
|
|
Guitar, Spanish ..... |
— |
— |
— |
27 |
|
GuMBERT, Ferdinand (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Liebeslied, " Mein Herz das ist " . |
1852 |
— |
1 |
226 |
|
GuNZ, Dr. G. (Tenor-singer) |
1864 |
1870 |
3 |
284, 293, 311 |
|
Gutenberg ...... |
— |
— |
— |
163 |
|
Guy, Henry (Tenor-singer) |
1875 |
1877 |
2 |
350, 361 [91 |
|
GuYNEMER, Charles (Viola-player) |
1822 |
1828 |
5 |
55 twice, 57, 58, |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Les Exiles " (MS.) |
1838 |
— |
1 |
151 |
|
G WYNNE, Miss Minnie (Soprano-singer) |
1883 |
— |
1 |
393 |
|
H Haitzinger, Anton (Tenor-singer) |
1832 |
1 |
115 |
|
|
Halevy, J. F. F. E. [Levi] (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " Ah ! Rachel " . |
1887 |
— |
1 |
410 |
|
— " Bocage epais " . |
1847 |
— |
1 |
202 |
|
Romance, " Ei dee venir " . |
1873 |
— |
1 |
339 |
|
Hall, Miss Marguerite (Soprano-singer) |
1889 |
— |
1 |
417 |
|
Hall, Miss Marie (Violinist) |
1904 |
1906 |
2 |
482, 492 |
|
Halle (Lower Saxony) .... |
— |
— |
— |
253 |
|
Halle, Sir Charles (Pianist) |
1852 |
1878 |
14 |
224 to 368 |
|
Halle, Lady [Neruda] (Violinist) |
1849 |
1907 |
13 |
213 to 496 |
|
Hambourg, Mark (Pianist) |
1896 |
— |
1 |
449 |
|
Hancock, T. W. ('Cellist) ... |
1849 |
1853 |
2 |
213, 231 |
|
Handel, George Frederick (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overtiure, " Esther " . |
1853 |
— |
1 |
233 |
|
— " Occasional Oratorio " . |
1885 |
— |
1 |
400 |
|
Concerto grosso in G minor |
1871 |
— |
1 |
328 |
|
— (No. 11) in A (two Violins and 'Cello) |
1874 |
— |
1 |
343 |
|
— for Oboe ..... |
1872 |
— |
1 |
333 |
|
Air varie from Suite in D minor . |
1868 |
— |
1 |
302 |
|
Dead March in " Satd " |
1827 |
1910 |
3 |
81, 264, 509 |
|
Air, " Amor nel mio penar " |
1851 |
— |
1 |
220 |
|
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SOCIETY |
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|
Performance. |
1 Total |
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|
Names and Works. |
-, No. of concerts |
y. |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
r^AGES. |
|||
|
Handel, George F. (Composer) — contd. |
|||||
|
Duet, " As steals the morn " |
1819 |
1824 |
2 |
39, |
69 |
|
Recit., " Armida dispietata " ) Air, " Lascia ch' io pianga " i " |
1848 |
1876 |
4 |
208, |
[357 234, 284, |
|
Air, " Cangio d' aspetto " . |
1875 |
1881 |
2 |
350, |
370 |
|
Duet, " Caro ! bella ! " |
1879 |
|
1 |
371 |
|
|
( Recit., " Cease, oh cease " ^ \ Trio, " The flocks shall leave "J |
|||||
|
1824 |
1850 |
3 |
66, |
73, 215 |
|
|
Air, " Chi vive amante " . |
1890 |
. — |
1 |
421 |
|
|
( Recit., " Dair ondoso " \ |
222 |
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|
\ Aria, " Aure, deh per pieta " i |
1851 |
1 |
|||
|
f Recit., " Deeper and deeper still " i \Air, " Waft her, angels " 1 " |
1820 |
1878 |
4 |
46, |
74, 86, 368 |
|
Air, " Del minacciar " |
1908 |
|
1 |
502 |
|
|
— " Dove sei " . |
1819 |
|
1 |
39 |
|
|
1 Recit., " E pur cosi " \ \Air, " Piangero " S ' |
1879 |
1898 |
2 |
371, |
459 '1 |
|
\ Recit., " For behold, darkness " ) |
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|
\ Air, " The people that walked " / |
1829 |
— |
1 |
97 |
[113, 358 |
|
Air, " From mighty Kings " |
1819 |
1876 |
6 |
42, |
45, 52, 67, i |
|
) Recit., " Fronde tenere " i |
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|
\ Air, " Ombra mai f ii " 1 |
1894 |
1897 |
2 |
441, |
453 |
|
Air, " Furibondo " . |
1897 |
|
1 |
454 |
|
|
— " Heart, the seat of soft delight " |
1824 |
1877 |
2 |
67, |
364 |
|
Recit. and Air, " If guiltless blood " |
1824 |
1829 |
2 |
68, |
97 |
|
( Recit., " I rage " / |
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|
1 Air, " Oh, ruddier than the cherry " \ |
1827 |
1855 |
2 |
84, |
243 |
|
Air, " Lascia amor " . |
1826 |
1864 |
4 |
81, |
120, 213, |
|
— " Let the bright Seraphim " . |
1887 |
1 |
407 |
[282 |
|
|
1 Recit., " Lo ! here my love " \ \ Air, " Love in her eyes " ) |
|||||
|
1877 |
— |
1 |
363 |
||
|
Air, " Love sounds the alarm " . |
1870 |
1 |
311 |
||
|
Recit. and Air, " Lusinghe piii care " |
1880 |
1895 |
2 |
375, |
445 |
|
I Recit., " Ma che insolita luce " | \ Air, " O voi del Erebo " | " |
|||||
|
1841 |
1878 |
4 |
167, |
227, 303, |
|
|
/Recit., " Me when the sun " ) \Air, " Hide me " / ' ' |
[365 |
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|
1852 |
— |
1 |
228 |
||
|
Air, " Mio ben, recordate " . |
1852 |
|
1 |
226 |
|
|
— " Mio bel tesoro " . |
1872 |
. |
1 |
333 |
|
|
— " Mio caro bene " . |
1878 |
. , |
1 |
367 |
|
|
— " Moriro, ma vendicata " |
1833 |
|
1 |
120 |
|
|
— " Nasce al bosco " . |
1845 |
1874 |
2 |
193, |
345 |
|
— " Oft on a plat " . |
1822 |
|
1 |
57 |
|
|
1 Recit., " Oh, didst thou know " ( |
|||||
|
1 Air, " As when the dove " ) " |
1877 |
1897 |
2 |
361, |
452 |
|
Air, " Ombre sortite " |
1818 |
|
1 |
34 |
|
|
— " Pour forth no more " . |
1841 |
|
1 |
168 |
|
|
— " Return, O God of Hosts " |
1853 |
1889 |
2 |
235, |
419 |
|
— " Revenge, Timotheus cries " . |
1828 |
1884 |
5 |
92, |
154, 334, |
|
— " Shall I in Mamre's plain " |
1889 |
|
1 |
418 |
[360, 397 |
|
Recit. and Air, " Sorge infausta " |
1885 |
1893 |
2 |
402, |
435 1 |
|
Air, " Stille amare " . |
1897 |
|
1 |
454 |
1 |
|
— " Sweet bird " . . . . |
1878 |
1885 |
2 |
366, |
399 |
|
— " Tutta raccolta " ... |
1904 |
|
1 |
483 |
|
|
— " Where'er you walk " . |
1877 |
|
1 |
360 |
|
|
— " Wliy does the God ? " |
1825 |
|
1 |
73 |
|
|
/Recit., " Ye sacred Priests " \ \Air, " Farewell, ye limpid streams "/ ' |
|||||
|
1880 |
— |
1 |
376 |
|
INDEX |
557 |
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|
Performance. |
1 Total |
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|
N^ites AND Works. |
No. of |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
conceits |
||
|
Handel Statue ..... |
— |
— |
— |
253 [249, 268 |
|
Hanover Square Rooms |
— |
— |
— |
112, 118, 194, |
|
" Hansel und Gretel " . |
— |
— |
— |
451 |
|
Hardy, H. P. (Horn-player) . |
1839 |
— |
1 |
155 |
|
" Harmonicon, The " . |
— |
— |
— |
71, 82 [242, 264 |
|
Harper, Charles A. (Horn-player) |
1839 |
1861 |
5 |
155, 220, 232, |
|
Harper, Thomas, senr. (Trumpeter) |
1831 |
1836 |
6 |
106, 113, 116, 128, 134, 140 |
|
Harrison, Messrs. (Birmingham) |
— |
— |
— |
444 |
|
Hartvigson, Fritz (Pianist) |
1864 |
1872 |
2 |
284, 335 |
|
Harty, Hamilton (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Comedy " |
1908 |
— |
1 |
501 |
|
Hasse, Johann A. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " Finche solco il mare " |
1820 |
— |
47 |
|
|
Hast, Gregory (Tenor-singer) . |
1904 |
— |
483 |
|
|
Hast, Mrs. G. (Accompanist) . |
1904 |
— |
483 |
|
|
Hatton, J. L. (Tenor-singer) . |
1841 |
■ — |
165 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Duet, " Stung by horror " . |
1844 |
■ — |
186 |
|
|
Song, " To Anthea " . |
1876 |
• — |
357 |
|
|
Four-part Song, " When evening's twi- |
||||
|
light " |
1864 |
— |
282 |
|
|
Hauk, Miss Minnie (Mezzo-soprano-singer) |
1885 |
— |
400 |
|
|
Hauman(n), Theodore (Violinist) |
1829 |
1851 |
3 |
97, 156, 222 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Violin . . . ' . |
1839 |
— |
156 |
|
|
Andante and Rondo for Violin |
1851 |
— |
222 |
|
|
Hauptmann, Moritz .... |
— |
— |
— |
249, 256 |
|
Hausmann, Georg ('Cellist) |
1838 |
— |
150 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
• — |
— |
|
|
/ Concertino Dramatique for 'Cello |
1838 |
— |
150 |
|
|
Hausmann, Robert ('Cellist) |
1877 |
— |
361 |
|
|
Haussens, Charles L. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Clarinet .... |
1841 |
167 |
||
|
Hawes, William (Alto-singer) . |
1813 |
1819 |
8, 9, 41 |
|
|
Hawes, Miss Maria B. (Contralto-singer) . |
1837 |
1844 |
14 |
144 to 187 |
|
Hawkins, E. (Tenor-singer) |
1834 |
— |
125 |
|
|
Hawley, Stanley ..... |
— |
— |
— |
105 |
|
Haydn, Franz Josef (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphonies, unnmnbered, etc. |
1813 |
1817 |
20 |
8 to 29 |
|
Symphony, I, in C . |
1819 |
1887 |
10 |
42 to 410 |
|
— II, in D |
1817 |
1897 |
8 |
30 to 455 |
|
— Ill, " Surprise," in G |
1817 |
1874 |
4 |
32, 68, 145, 345 |
|
— IV, in B b |
1817 |
1848 |
6 |
31, 47, 58, 67, 90, 206 |
|
— V, in C minor |
1817 |
1872 |
12 |
31 to 334 |
|
— VI, in D |
1815 |
— |
1 |
18 |
|
— VII, in D minor |
1818 |
1878 |
17 |
36 to 367 |
|
— VIII, in E b |
1818 |
1893 |
17 |
34 to 437 |
|
— IX, in B b |
1819 |
1880 |
12 |
41 to 375 |
|
— X, in E b |
1817 |
1875 |
12 |
30 to 352 |
|
— XI, "Clock," in D . |
1818 |
1858 |
12 |
34 to 254 |
|
— XII, "Military," in G. |
1816 |
1852 |
7 |
25 to 224 |
|
— XIV, in D |
1905 |
— |
1 |
486 |
|
— XVIII (No. 23 Breitkopf ), in D |
1848 |
1900 |
2 |
206, 465 |
|
— in Bb (1st time) .... |
1889 |
— |
1 |
418 |
|
— Letter A, in B b . |
1822 |
— |
1 |
56 |
|
I, in E minor .... |
1865 |
— |
1 |
285 |
558
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names and Works. |
No. of conceits |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
Haydn, Franz Josef (Composer) — contd. |
||||
|
Symphony, Q, " Oxford," in G . |
1832 |
1902 |
12 |
113 to 474 |
|
R, in C |
1829 |
1871 |
7 |
96 to 330 |
|
T, in E b |
1825 |
1868 |
9 |
73 to 300 |
|
V, in G |
1819 |
1866 |
10 |
40 to 292 |
|
— " The Bear," in C . |
1868 |
1876 |
2 |
303 357 |
|
— in G (1st time) .... |
1888 |
— |
1 |
413 [421 |
|
— "La Reine de France," in Bjj |
1815 |
1890 |
4 |
19, 200, 267, |
|
Overture, " The Creation " . |
1813 |
— |
1 |
11 |
|
Concertante (VioUn, 'Cello, Oboe, Bas- |
||||
|
soon and Orchestra) |
1813 |
— |
1 |
10 |
|
Concerto for 'Cello in D . |
1856 |
1903 |
2 |
248, 480 |
|
Chaconne, Jomelle and March |
1813 |
— |
1 |
8 |
|
Grand March ..... |
1814 |
— |
1 |
15 |
|
Air vari6 for Pianoforte |
1876 |
— |
1 |
355 |
|
String Quartetts, unnumbered, etc. |
1813 |
1836 |
32 |
9 to 140 |
|
String Quartett in F (Op. 80) |
1837 |
— |
1 |
144 |
|
(No. 81) |
1850 |
— |
1 |
217 |
|
(Recit., "And God said. Let the waters" ] |
||||
|
] Air, " On mighty pens " (Auf starkem j- |
1820 |
1870 |
3 |
45, 212, 311 |
|
( Fittige) J |
||||
|
Duet, " As I saw fair Chlora " |
1819 |
— |
1 |
40 |
|
Quartett, " Benedictus " . |
1813 |
1820 |
2 |
9, 45 |
|
/Duet, " By Thee with bliss " \ \Chorus, " For ever blest " 1 • |
||||
|
1822 |
1834 |
2 |
56, 126 |
|
|
Air, " Distressful Nature " . |
1843 |
1859 |
2 |
178. 258 |
|
Duet, " Graceful Consort " . |
1821 |
1826 |
2 |
51, 78 |
|
Air, " Here amid " . . . . |
1840 |
— |
1 |
160 |
|
Chorus, " Hmiting Chorus " |
1844 |
— |
1 |
186 |
|
Air, " 11 pensier " |
1835 |
1877 |
3 |
133, 168, 363 |
|
— "In native worth " |
1823 |
1842 |
4 |
61, 72, 80, 171 |
|
Trio, " Most beautiful appear " . |
1815 |
1821 |
2 |
21, 51 |
|
Quartett, Semi-Chorus and Terremoto, |
||||
|
" Nelle tue man " |
1820 |
— |
1 |
47 |
|
Air, " Now Heav'n in fullest glory " |
1822 |
1842 |
6 |
58 to 173 |
|
— " Ombra del cara bene " |
1837 |
— |
1 |
144 |
|
— " Rolling in foaming billows " |
1829 |
— |
1 |
98 |
|
Duet, " Saper vorrei " |
1838 |
— |
1 |
149 |
|
Air, " She never told her love " . |
1864 |
1883 |
3 |
282, 375, 393 |
|
— " Spirit Song " . |
1855 |
1900 |
5 |
244, 248, 295, 396, 466 |
|
Chorus, " The Heav'ns are telling " |
1813 |
— |
1 |
11 |
|
Air,' "With joy th' impatient hvisband- |
||||
|
man " ..... |
1842 |
1862 |
2 |
172, 273 |
|
— " With verdure clad " . |
1831 |
1862 |
3 |
107, 121, 271 |
|
Scena (Orfeo) ..... |
1816 |
— |
1 |
26 |
|
Hayes, Miss Catherine (Soprano-singer) |
1850 |
— |
1 |
216 |
|
Haynes, Battison (Organist) . |
1896 |
— |
1 |
447 |
|
Hayward, Henry (Violinist) |
1840 |
— |
1 |
160 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Introduction and Polonaise for Violin . |
1840 |
|
1 |
160 |
|
Hecht, Eduard (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Lied, " Sweet Spring- tide " |
1875 |
— |
1 |
349 |
|
Hegner, Otto (Pianist) .... |
1888 |
1893 |
2 |
413, 436 |
|
Heinemeyer, — (Flautist) |
1838 |
— |
1 |
150 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Flute (introducing Austrian |
||||
|
Hymn) ..... |
1838 |
— |
1 |
150 |
INDEX
559
Xami;s and Works.
Performance.
First.
Total
J No. of
Last, concerts
Pages.
Heinrich, Max (Tenor-singer) Heijsttl, Dr. Franz von . Hellmesberger, Georg (Violinist) Henderson, Miss Robertine (Soprano
singer) ..... Hennelle, Mme C. (Soprano-singer) Henschel, Georg (Baritone-singer) .
— (Composer) .... Duet, " Oh ! tliat we two were Maying
— " Gondoliera "... Hensel, Fanny .... Henselt, Adolph (Composer) .
Concerto for Pianoforte in F minor Berceuse for Pianoforte
Hern.\ls, — .
H:6rold, Louis J. (Composer) .
Overtiure, " Le Pre aux Clercs " . — • " Zampa " . f Recit., " Camilla hier " i \Air, " Du die mit holder " ) rAir, " Jours de men enfance " \
J — - " Souvenir du jeune age " [^
j — " Sowenir de miei prim' anni " j I — " Deir eta mia primiera " ;
Hersee, Mme Rose (Soprano-singer)
Hersee, Henry ....
Hervey, Arthur (Conductor) .
— (Composer) .... Overture, " Youth " .
— " lone " . . . . Tone-Poem, " In the East "
— " Simamer " . Herz, Heinrich (Pianist)
— (Composer) .... Concerto for Pianoforte
— for Pianofoi'te in D minor Introduction, Variations and Rondo for
Pianoforte Hess, Willy (Violinist) . Hesse, Adolph F. (Composer) .
Symphony (No. 3) in B minor Heyman, Miss Katherine Ruth (Pianist) Heywood, Mme Emma (Contralto-singer) Hill, Henry [senr.] (Double-bass-player) Hill, Henry [tertius] (Viola-player) Hill, Henry Weist Hill, W. Ebsworth Hill, Arthur Frederick . HiLLER, Dr. Ferdinand (Pianist)
— (Composer) Symphony, " Im Freien " . Concerto for Pianoforte in F J minor Impromptu, " Zum Guitarre," for
Pianoforte .... Volkslied ..... Air, " Lord Wliom mine inmost soul HiNTON, Arthur (Composer) Concerto for Pianoforte in D
1890
1847
1866 1845
1877
1880 1886
1876 1911
1860 1854
1847
1847
1882
1903
I 1903
I 1905
j 1907
1909
1833
1830 1835
1834 1893
1848 1910 1865 1813 1839
1853
1852 1853
1876 1875 1870
1886
1902
1866 1849
1881
1909
1835 1833
1815 1855
1893
1911 I —
423 318 203
290
192 [375, 404
360, 366, 371,
376 404 92
355, 422, 472
512
322
|
261 |
[292 |
|
|
239, |
258, |
278, |
|
203, |
213 |
|
|
203, |
344, |
367, [382 |
|
388, |
392, |
404 |
|
377, |
385- |
-6 |
|
479, |
495, |
504 |
|
479 |
||
|
486 |
||
|
495 |
||
|
504 |
||
|
123, |
127, |
135 |
|
100, |
123 |
|
|
135 |
||
|
127 |
||
|
436 |
||
|
205 |
||
|
510 |
||
|
286 |
[18, |
19, 20 |
|
9, 10, 14, |
16. |
|
|
155 to 242 |
||
|
347 |
||
|
7 note |
||
|
8 note |
||
|
235 |
||
|
228 |
||
|
235, |
436 |
|
|
354 |
||
|
351 |
||
|
355 |
514
560
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Peifomiance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names and Works. |
No. of |
Paoks. |
||
|
First. 1 |
Last. |
concerts |
||
|
HiPKiNS, Alfred J., f.s.a. |
|
|
|
442, 446 |
|
HoBBS, John W. (Tenor-singer) |
1813 |
1843 |
11 |
9 to 181 |
|
Hobday, Alfred (Viola-player) |
1900 |
— |
1 |
466 |
|
Hobday, Claude (Double-bass-player) |
1904 |
— |
1 |
483 |
|
HoFMANN, Josef (Pianist) |
1887 |
1903 |
2 |
410, 480 [281 |
|
Hogarth, George ..... |
— |
. — |
— |
0, 38, 129, 169, |
|
HoHENSCHiLD, Mile (Soprano-singei) |
1879 |
— |
1 |
372 |
|
Hohler, T. (Tenor-singer) |
1866 |
1867 |
3 |
291, 296. 297 |
|
Holbrooke, Joseph (Conductor) |
1906 |
1910 |
2 |
492, 509 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
||
|
Orchestral Poem, " Queen Mab " (No. 5) |
1910 |
— |
1 |
509 |
|
Ballad, " Annabel Lee " . |
1906 |
— |
1 |
492 |
|
HoLLiNS, Alfred [Blind] (Pianist) |
1888 |
— |
1 |
414 |
|
Hollmann, Josef ('Cellist) |
1891 |
— |
1 |
425 |
|
Holmes, Alfred (Violinist) |
1859 |
— |
1 |
257 |
|
Holmes, Henry (Violinist) |
1859 |
1877 |
3 |
257, 307, 360 |
|
Holmes, Wm. Henry (Pianist) |
1851 |
— |
1 |
220 |
|
Holmes, — (Bassoonist) .... |
1813 |
1818 |
13 |
8 to 37 |
|
HoLST, G. (Harpist) .... |
1824 |
— |
1 |
67 |
|
HoLST, Gustav von (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " The Mystic Trumpeter " . |
1906 |
— |
1 |
492 |
|
HoLZ, Carl ...... |
— |
— _ |
— |
314, 319 |
|
Honorary Members .... |
— |
— |
• — |
119, 142, 152, 256, 395, 427 |
|
— Secretary ...... |
— |
— |
— |
93, 268, 395 |
|
— Treasurer ...... |
— |
— |
— |
6, 17, 289, 352. |
|
Hopkins, Dr. E. J. (Organist) . |
1862 |
1875 |
2 |
273, 347 [377 |
|
Horn, — (Harpist) .... |
1816 |
— |
1 |
23 |
|
Horn, C. E |
— ■ |
— |
— |
6 |
|
HoRNCASTLE, F. W. (Tenor-singer) . |
1824 |
1838 |
8 |
67 to 150 |
|
HoRSLEY, William (Composer) |
_ |
— |
— |
|
|
Motett, " Exultabo Te " |
1834 |
|
1 |
126 |
|
— " Gloria in excelsis " |
1835 |
— |
1 |
132 |
|
Horton-Smith, R., q.c. |
— |
__ |
— |
433 |
|
Howell, Edward ('Cellist) |
1881 |
— |
1 |
379 |
|
Howell, James (Double-bass-player) |
1843 |
1855 |
6 |
180, 187, 217, 220, 231,/242 |
|
HoYTE, Dr. W. S. (Organist) . |
1894 |
1895 |
2 |
441, 445 |
|
Hubay, Jeno (Violinist) .... |
1908 |
— |
1 |
499 . |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Violin .... |
1908 |
. — |
1 |
499 |
|
Huber, Charles (Violinist) |
1856 |
— |
1 |
247 |
|
Hubeh, Dr. Hans (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 2) in G |
1893 |
— |
1 |
436 |
|
Huberman, Bronislaw (Violinist) |
1905 |
— |
1 |
487 |
|
Huberti, Gustave L. (Conductor) |
1890 |
— |
1 |
421 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " Berceuse " |
1890 |
— |
1 |
421 |
|
— " Invocation " |
1890 |
|
1 |
421 |
|
— " Le Minnezanger " |
1890 |
— |
1 |
421 |
|
Hudson, Miss Sophie (Contralto-singer) |
1882 |
— |
1 |
388 |
|
Hueffer, Dr. Francis .... |
— |
— |
. — |
377, 394, 398 |
|
Hughes, Miss Maria (Contralto-singer) |
1813 |
1817 |
6 |
8, 9 twice, 11 26, 29 |
|
HuLLAH, Dr. John ..... |
— |
|
— |
354, 368 |
|
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (Pianist) |
1831 |
1833 |
2 |
109, 123 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto in E for Pianoforte |
1830 |
— |
1 |
101 |
INDEX
561
Xamfs and Works.
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (Composer) contd. Concerto in A minor for Pianoforte
— in B minor for Pianoforte
— in F (MS.) for Pianoforte
— in A [j for Pianoforte
— for Harp .... Septett for Strings, Pianoforte, Flute
Clarinet and Trumpet .
— for Strings, Pianoforte, Wood and
Horn ..... Trio for Pianoforte, Violin and 'Cello Fantasia for Pianoforte
— on Indian Air in " Oberon " Grand Rondo brillante for Pianoforte Quartett, " Benedictus " (E [> Mass)
/Recit., " Oh, ciel ! "\
t Air, " Deh calma " /
Romance, " L' ombrosa " .
Air, " Riuscito "... HuMPERUiNCK, Engelbert (Conductor) — (Composer) ....
Overture, " KOnigskinder "
Song, " Sonntags-ruhe "
— " Das Mannlein " . Humphreys, Maldwyn (Tenor-singer) HuNCiARiAN Lieder Hutchinson, Mrs. (Soprano-singer) .
YDE, E. Francis ....
for
Indy, Vincent D' (Composer) .
" Lied Maritime "
Concerto, " Sinfonie Montagnarde," Pianoforte Infant Prodigies . Invention of Printing Inverarity, Miss Eliza (Soprano-singer) Ireland, • — (Flautist) Irish Folk-songs . Irving, Sir Henry . Irwin, G. (Oboist) . Isouard, Nicolo (Composer)
iSong, " Air de Jeanot et Colin " VANOFF [Ivanhoff], N. (Tenor-singer)
J
ackson, Arthur H. (Composer)
Concerto for Pianoforte in D minor ACKSON, Miss Leonora (Violinist) AiiLL, Alfred (Pianist)
aniewicz = Yaniewicz (in England), q.v. ^ANOTHA, Mile Natalie (Pianist) Tarrett, Henry (Horn-player) ^EwsoN, Mrs. F. B. (Pianist) . Toachim, Dr. Josef (Violinist) .
2 O
Performance.
First.
Total
1 No. of
Last, concerts
Pages.
1822 1822 1833 1855 1833
1831
1818 1820 1821 1831 1846 1838
1830
1867 1862 1897
1897
1897 1897 1890 1870 1888
1904 1910
1831 1814
1831
1909 1834
1880 1899 1866
1879 1840 1853 1844
1860 1866 1842 1879 1837
1861 1842
1853
1873 1901
1832 1821
1839
1877
1884 1844
1899
3 11 2 3 2
2 3 1
40
55, 83, 262
57 to 291 123, 171 244, 300, 370 122, 145
106
33 to 264 45 49 I 109, 170 197 150
2 101, 232
2 294, 340
3 273, 291, 469 1 456
456 456 456 423 312 414 450
483
|
510 |
[489, 512 |
|
53, |
307, 48(1, |
|
163 |
|
|
109, |
115 [twice |
|
13. |
33, 47, 52 |
|
493 |
|
|
423 |
|
|
106 |
|
|
506 |
|
|
127 to 156 |
|
|
377 |
|
|
461 |
|
|
293, |
301, .341, |
|
345, 351, 363 |
|
|
371, |
396 |
|
159, |
168, 185 |
|
231 |
|
|
18(5 |
to 463 |
)62
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Performance. |
Total |
||||
|
N^AMES A.ND Works. |
No. of concerts |
Paobs. |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
||||
|
Joachim, Dr. Josef (Composer) |
|||||
|
Overture, " Elegiac " . |
1877 |
— |
1 |
3G3 |
|
|
Concerto for Violin (MS.) |
1859 |
— |
1 |
257 |
|
|
■ — • in D minor ..... |
1870 |
— |
1 |
311 |
|
|
Variations for Violin and Orchestra in |
|||||
|
E minor ..... |
1880 |
— |
1 |
375 |
|
|
Notturno in A for Violin and small |
|||||
|
Orchestra ..... |
1881 |
— |
1 |
380 |
|
|
Romance in C, " Hungarian " |
1899 |
_ |
1 |
463 |
|
|
Fantasia on Scottish Airs for Violin |
1852 |
— |
1 |
227 |
|
|
Scena de Marfa (for Contralto) |
1893 |
— |
1 |
435 |
|
|
Joachim, Mme Amalia (Contralto-singer) . |
1865 |
— |
1 |
287 |
|
|
JoMELLi, Nicolo (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Scena, " Berenice ove sei " . |
1819 |
1823 |
3 |
38, 46, 64 |
|
|
Air, " Air idea di tuoi perigli " . |
1853 |
— |
1 |
231 |
|
|
— " La Calandrina " . |
1896 |
— |
1 |
447 |
|
|
Jones, Evlyn Howard (Pianist) |
1908 |
— |
1 |
500 |
|
|
Jong, Miss Annie De (Violinist) |
1904 |
— |
1 |
484 |
|
|
Jubilee of Queen Victoria's Reign . |
— |
— |
— |
406 |
|
|
— Diamond, of Queen Victoria |
— |
— |
— |
450, 451 |
|
|
— of Mendelssohn's death |
— |
— |
— |
451 |
|
|
— of the Philharmonic Society |
— |
— |
— |
267 to 273 |
|
|
JuoN, Paul (Composer) .... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony in A |
1905 |
— |
1 |
488 |
|
|
K Kaiser Frederick ..... |
_ |
353 |
|||
|
— Wilhelm II |
— |
— |
— |
406 |
|
|
Kalkbrenner, F. W. M. (Pianist) . |
1816 |
1823 |
4 |
27, 31, 32, 64 |
|
|
— (" At the Piano ") . |
1817 |
— |
31 |
||
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony (MS.) .... |
1822 |
— |
1 |
57 |
|
|
Concerto for Pianoforte and Quintett of |
|||||
|
Strings ...... |
1816 |
1817 |
27, 31 |
||
|
— for Pianoforte .... |
1823 |
— |
64 |
||
|
— (new) for Pianoforte |
1824 |
— |
70 |
||
|
— for Pianoforte and Harp (with Dizi) |
1829 |
— |
97 |
||
|
— for Pianoforte, Harp and Horns (with |
|||||
|
Dizi) |
1817 |
— |
32 |
||
|
Quintett for Pianoforte and Strings |
1817 |
— |
31 |
||
|
Sextett, Pianoforte, Strings, Oboe and |
|||||
|
Bassoon ..... |
1815 |
— |
19 |
||
|
Kearns, Miss (Soprano-singer) |
1851 |
— |
220 |
||
|
Kearns, W. H. . . . . . |
— |
— |
— |
348 |
|
|
Kellner, Ernest A. (Bass-singer) |
1813 |
1823 |
13 |
8 to 65 |
|
|
Kellogg, Miss Clara L. (Soprano-singer) . |
1868 |
— |
301 |
||
|
Kemble, Miss Adelaide (Soprano-singer) . |
1842 |
— |
170 |
||
|
Kiesewetter, R. G. (Violinist) |
1822 |
1827 |
19 |
56 to 87 |
|
|
King Edward VII . |
- — . |
— |
— |
507 |
|
|
— George IV ... |
— |
— |
— |
43, 60 |
|
|
— George V . |
— |
— |
— |
507 |
|
|
— Friedrich I of Saxony |
— |
— |
— |
129, 267 |
|
|
— Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia |
— |
— |
— |
70 |
|
|
— of the Netherlands |
— |
— |
— |
176 |
|
|
— William IV . . . |
— |
— |
— |
104 |
|
|
King, Frederic (Bass-singer) . |
1881 |
1883 |
2 |
380, 391 |
|
|
King, Oliver (Composer) |
• — |
— |
— |
||
|
Prize Overture (MS.) . |
1883 |
— |
1 |
392 |
INDEX
563
Names and Works.
Performance.
Total No. of Last, concerts
Packs.
" King of Tenors "
King's Scholar ....
" Kitty " Stephens
Kleeberg, Mile Clotilde (Pianist)
Klengel, August A. (Pianist)
— (Composer) ....
String Quintett (MS.)
Song, " Dornrosschen "
— "In deiner braunen Augon " . Klengel, Julius ('Cellist) Klinqemann, Carl
Klingner, Mme (Soprano-singer)
Knispel, Mme Elisabeth (Soprano-singer)
Knoop, — ('Cellist)
Knyvett, Wm. (Alto-singer) .
Knyvett, Mrs. W. (Contralto-singer)
Kompel, August (Violinist)
Kraft, Anton (Composer)
Concerto for 'Cello in A minor Krall, Mile Emilie (Soprano-singer) Kramer, Carl (Clarinettist) Krebs, Mile Marie (Pianist) Kreisler, Fritz (Violinist) Kreutzer, Conradin (Composer)
Trio, " Seek not youth " Kreutzer, Rudolph (Composer)
Concerto for Violin
— (with De Beriot)
— (with Tolbecque) . Kreutzer Sonata .... Krofp, J. Th. (Tenor-singer) . Krommer, Franz (Composer) .
String Quartett .... KuBELiK, Jan (Violinist) Kufferath, Mile (Soprano-singer) KuFFNER, Josef (Composer)
Introduction and Air vari6 for Clarinet KuHE, Alfred ....
KuMMER, Friedrieh A. (Composer)
Concerto for 'Cello
Concerto for 'Cello (Scene chantante)
Labarre, Theodore (Harpist) . Lablache, Fredk. (Bass-singer) Lablache, jNIme De Meric (Soprano-singer) Lablache, Mme De Caters (Soprano-singer) Lachner, Franz (Composer)
Symphony, I, in E ^ .
Song, " The sea hath pearly treasures ' Lacy, John (Bass-singer) Lacy, Mrs. Bianchi- (Soprano-singer) Lafont, Charles Ph. (Violinist) — (Composer) ....
Concertante for Violin, Flute, Bassoon iLAGO, Signor (Impresario) Lalande, Mme Meric (Soprano-singer)
|
— |
— |
|
1885 |
1893 |
|
1816 |
— |
|
I8I6 |
z |
|
1876 |
— |
|
1877 |
— . |
|
1893 |
— |
|
1828 |
z |
|
1847 |
— |
|
1833 |
— |
|
1831 |
— |
|
1831 |
1833 |
|
1860 |
— |
|
1849 |
1861 |
|
1855 |
— |
|
1813 |
— |
|
1874 |
1884 |
|
1903 |
1910 |
|
1850 |
— |
|
1829 |
1841 |
|
1828 |
1829 |
|
1829 |
— |
|
1837 |
1838 |
|
1819 |
z |
|
1901 |
1908 |
|
1882 |
— |
|
1829 |
— |
|
1833 |
1844 |
|
1857 |
— |
|
1825 |
1837 |
|
1830 |
1847 |
|
1867 |
1868 |
|
1880 |
— |
|
1836 |
z |
|
1840 |
— |
|
1814 |
1818 |
|
1814 |
1818 |
|
1815 |
— |
|
1815 |
— |
|
— |
— |
1830
14
2 1
1 1
12 10 1
— 1
104 note
199, 305
12, 424 [436
401, 404, 409,
23
23
357
362
436
182, 245, 253
89
202
122
107
107, 121
261
213, 266
244
9
344, 349, 396
479, 483, 510
215
95, 125, 165
88, 97
94
159, 162
146, 150
38 [502
470, 474, 475, 388
95 373
122, 187 250
75, 145 103 to 200 296, 302 376
139
159
14 to 35
14 to 35
21
21
406
102
564
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Performance. |
Total |
||||
|
Names and Works. |
No. of concerts |
Pages. |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
||||
|
Lalo, Edouard (Composer) |
|
|
|
||
|
Concerto for Violin .... |
1874 |
— |
1 |
345 |
|
|
Sinfonie Espagnole for Violin |
1879 |
1903 |
2 |
371, |
480 |
|
JFantasie Norwegienne ) 1 Norwegian Rhapsody j ' ' * |
1903 |
1908 |
2 |
484, |
501 |
|
Lamb, Miss Ruth (Soprano-singer) |
1899 |
— |
1 |
461 |
|
|
Lamond, Frederick (Pianist) . |
1891 |
1900 |
3 |
426, |
430, 465 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
■ — |
— |
— |
||
|
Overture, "Aus dem Schottischen Hoch- |
|||||
|
lande " . |
1895 |
— |
1 |
443 |
|
|
Lamoureus Concerts .... |
— |
— |
— |
503 |
[454 |
|
Landi, Mile Camilla (Soprano-singer) |
1894 |
1897 |
4 |
440, |
445, 449, |
|
Laporte, Pierre F. (Impresario) |
— |
— |
— |
99 |
|
|
Lara, Miss Adeline De (Pianist) |
1895 |
— |
1 |
445 |
|
|
Larkcom, Miss Agnes (Soprano-singer) |
1886 |
— |
1 |
405 |
|
|
Laris, Ernest (Tenor-singer) . |
1883 |
— |
1 |
393 |
[266. 276 |
|
Lascelles, Miss A. (Contralto-singer) |
1857 |
1863 |
5 |
250, |
254, 258, |
|
Lasserre, Jules ('Cellist) |
1876 |
— |
1 |
357 |
|
|
Latour, F. L. |
— |
— |
— |
53 |
|
|
Latoitr, Jean ..... |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
|
Lauterbach, J. C. (Violinist) . |
1864 |
1865 |
2 |
283, |
287 |
|
Lavigne, Antoine J. (Oboist) . |
1846 |
1872 |
4 |
198, |
264, 271, |
|
333 |
|||||
|
Lawler, Thomas (Bass-singer) |
1853 |
1856 |
2 |
232, |
248 |
|
Laws (or Rviles) ..... |
— |
|
— |
5 |
|
|
Laws, New ...... |
— |
— |
— |
347 |
|
|
Lazarus, Henry (Clarinettist) . |
1844 |
1853 |
3 |
185, |
220, 232 |
|
'' Leader," The ..... |
— |
— |
— |
7, 43, 153, 193 |
|
|
Leander, — (Horn-player) . . |
1819 |
— |
1 |
40 |
|
|
Lebon, H. G. (Oboe and Cor Anglais) |
1881 |
1887 |
2 |
379, |
407 |
|
Lebrtjn, Louis A. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Song, " Air du Rossignol " . |
1841 |
— |
1 |
168 |
[15, 18 |
|
Ledesma, Don M. R. De (Tenor-singer) |
1813 |
1815 |
6 |
10 twice, 11, 13, |
|
|
Leeds Festival Chorus. See Choirs |
|||||
|
Leete, Robert (Bass-singer) |
1819 |
— |
1 |
40 |
|
|
Leffler, (?) J. H. (Viola-player) |
1817 |
— |
1 |
32 |
|
|
Lefort, Jules (Tenor-singer) . |
1871 |
— |
1 |
328 |
|
|
Lehmann, Mile Lilli (Soprano-singer) |
1863 |
— |
1 |
278 |
|
|
Lehmann, Mme Liza (Soprano-singer) |
1888 |
1893 |
2 |
412, |
436 |
|
Leipsic (Leipzig) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
72,147,148.310 |
|
|
Leipsic Conservatorium .... |
— |
— |
— |
48, 267 |
|
|
— University ..... |
■ — |
— |
— |
186 |
|
|
Lemmens, Nicolas ..... |
— |
— |
263 |
||
|
Lemmens-Sherrington. See Sherrington |
|||||
|
Lenau ...... |
— |
— |
— |
472 |
1 |
|
Length of Concerts .... |
— |
— |
— |
158 |
|
|
Lengyel, Ernest (Pianist) |
1908 |
— |
1 |
501 |
|
|
Lennox, Lord W. . |
— |
— |
— |
104 |
|
|
Leonard, — (Alto-singer) |
1815 |
— |
1 |
20 |
|
|
Leoni, Franco (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Scena, " The Bells " . |
1908 |
— |
1 |
499 |
|
|
Leschetitzky, Theodor .... |
— |
— |
— |
343 |
|
|
Leslie, Henry ..... |
— |
— |
289 |
||
|
Le Sueur, Jean F. .... |
— |
— |
— |
119 |
|
|
Le Vasseur, N. p. (Bass-singer) |
1816 |
— |
1 |
23 |
|
|
Levier, Mile Johanna (Soprano-singer) |
1875 |
— |
1 |
349 |
|
|
Lewig, Mile Bertha (Pianist) . |
1839 |
— |
1 |
156 |
|
|
Lewitsky, Mile Pauline (Soprano-singer) . |
1870 |
— |
1 |
313 |
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INDEX
565
|
Peiformance. |
Total |
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|
N^AMES AND Works. |
No. of concerts |
Paqbs. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
LlADOFF, A. C. (Composer) |
|
— |
_ |
|
|
Two Chants populaires Russcs for |
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|
Orchestra ..... |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
Fantaisie, " Kildmora " |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
Legende, " Le lac enchantee " |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
Tableau, " Baba-Jaga " . |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
Library, The Society's .... |
— |
— |
— |
22, 98, 131 |
|
Lido, Mile Marie De (Soprano-singer) |
1887 |
— |
1 |
408 |
|
LiEBHART, Mile Louise (Soprano-singer) |
1863 |
— |
1 |
278 |
|
Life of Richard Wagner |
— |
— |
— |
399 note |
|
LiHU (2), Misses De (Soprano and Contralto |
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|
Duets) |
1817 |
1819 |
3 |
30, 34, 41 |
|
Lincoln Cathedral .... |
— |
— |
— |
442 |
|
Lincoln's Inn Chapel .... |
— |
— |
— |
189 |
|
LiND, Jenny. See Goldschmidt |
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|
LiNDLEY, Robert ('Cellist) |
1813 |
1850 |
147 |
8 to 217 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for two 'Cellos |
1824 |
1826 |
2 |
66, 79 |
|
— for Violin and 'Cello |
1829 |
— |
1 |
96 |
|
String Trio ('Cello Obbiigato) |
1818 |
1820 |
2 |
34, 47 |
|
Trio for two 'Cellos and Violin |
1819 |
— |
1 |
40 |
|
LiNDLEY, William B. ('Cellist) |
1820 |
1829 |
7 |
46 to 94 |
|
LiNDPAiNTNER, Peter J. von (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Faust " . |
1842 |
1849 |
2 |
170, 211 |
|
— " Genneserinn " . |
1853 |
— |
1 |
235 |
|
— " The Vampyre " . |
1841 |
— |
1 |
166 |
|
Air, " Ciel pietoso " . |
1837 |
1842 |
2 |
146, 170 |
|
Lied, " Die Fahnenwacht " |
1845 |
— |
1 |
191 |
|
Air, " Komm, du gusse Braut " . |
1847 |
— |
1 |
202 |
|
Ling, (?) William (Oboist) |
1827 |
— |
1 |
84 |
|
LiNZ, — ...... |
— |
— |
— |
321 not- |
|
LiNZBAUBR, Frau Fanny |
— |
— |
— |
314 to 322 |
|
LiPiNSKX, Carl Josef (Violinist) |
1836 |
— |
1 |
140 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto, " Military," for Violin . |
1836 |
1838 |
2 |
140, 151 |
|
Liszt, Abbe Franz (Pianist) |
1827 |
1841 |
3 |
86, 162, 168 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphonic Poem, " Hungaria " . |
1882 |
— |
1 |
387 |
|
— " Les Preludes " . |
1908 |
1911 |
2 |
501, 514 |
|
— " Mazeppa " . |
1909 |
— |
1 |
506 |
|
— " Tasso "..... |
1873 |
1906 |
2 |
340, 491 |
|
Concerto (No. 1) in Eb for Pianoforte . |
1872 |
1908 |
11 |
335 to 501 |
|
— in A for Pianoforte |
1888 |
1908 |
3 |
414, 466, 502 |
|
Rhapsodie Hongroise, II, for Pianoforte |
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|
(in E) |
1890 |
1891 |
2 |
422, 427 |
|
XII, for Pianoforte . |
1893 |
1911 |
2 |
435, 513 |
|
XIII, for Pianoforte . |
1904 |
— |
1 |
484 |
|
I, in F for Orchestra |
1884 |
1910 |
2 |
397, 510 |
|
IV, in D and G for Orchestra . |
1883 |
1890 |
3 |
393, 400, 422 |
|
Concerto Path6tique for two Pianofortes |
1894 |
— |
1 |
441 |
|
1 March of the three Holy Kings . |
1883 |
— |
1 |
393 |
|
1 March Hongroise for Pianoforte . |
1840 |
— |
1 |
162 |
|
1 Todtentanz for Pianoforte and Orchestra |
1905 |
— |
1 |
486 |
|
r " La Campanella," for Pianoforte |
1867 |
— |
1 |
295 |
|
Etude de Concert for Pianoforte . |
1876 |
— |
1 |
358 |
|
^ in F minor for Pianoforte |
1907 |
— |
1 |
494 |
|
— in D b for Pianoforte |
1883 |
— |
1 |
391 |
|
Melodie Hongroise for Pianoforte |
1878 |
— |
1 |
367 |
566
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Performance. |
Total |
||||
|
Names and Wokks. |
No. of concerts |
Pages. |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
||||
|
Liszt, Abbe Franz (Composer) — contd. |
|||||
|
Air, Russe, " Le Rossignol," for Piano- |
|||||
|
forte ...... |
1880 |
— |
1 |
377 |
|
|
" Ricordanza," for Pianoforte |
1881 |
1909 |
2 |
379, 505 |
|
|
" Polonaise," for Pianoforte |
1881 |
|
1 |
379 |
|
|
Fantasia, "Don Giovanni," for Piano- |
|||||
|
forte ...... |
1881 |
1900 |
2 |
382, 46b |
|
|
" Liebestraum," for Pianoforte |
1899 |
|
1 |
462 |
|
|
" Benediction de Dieu," for Pianoforte . |
1902 |
1909 |
2 |
474, 505 |
|
|
Taran telle, " Venezia e Napoli," for |
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|
Pianoforte ..... |
1908 |
1910 |
2 |
499, 508 |
|
|
Air, " Mignon's Song " |
1876 |
1908 |
2 |
355, 50J |
|
|
Chorus of Reapers .... |
1882 |
— |
1 |
386 |
|
|
Pastorale and Angel's Message |
1883 |
|
1 |
393 |
|
|
Rhapsodie Hongroise (No. 6) for Piano- |
|||||
|
forte ...... |
1909 |
— |
1 |
505 |
|
|
LiTOLFF, Henry Charles (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 4), Scherzo |
|||||
|
only ...... |
1898 |
— |
1 |
458 |
|
|
Little, Miss Lena (Mezzo-soprano-singer) . |
1890 |
— |
1 |
423 |
|
|
Littleton, Family of . |
— |
— |
— |
33 |
|
|
LiVERATi, Giovanni (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Air, " Riedi ogli amplessi " |
1818 |
— |
1 |
35 |
|
|
Lloyd, Edward (Tenor-singer) |
1873 |
1900 |
8 |
338, 339 to 465 |
|
|
LocKEY, Charles (Tenor-singer) |
1846 |
1856 |
7 |
196, 197 to 248 |
|
|
LoDER, Edw. Jas. (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Song, " Wake from thy tomb, Giselle " |
1876 |
— |
1 |
358 |
|
|
LoDER, George ..... |
_ |
— |
— |
194 note |
|
|
LoDER, John D. (Violinist, with Viola) |
1817 |
1845 |
59 |
32 to 192 |
|
|
LoDERjMiss Kate [Lady Thompson] (Pianist) |
1847 |
1854 |
6 |
200,207,212 [216,225,236 |
|
|
LoEWE, Johann K. G. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Scotch Ballad, " Tom, der Reimer " |
1889 |
— |
1 |
418 |
|
|
LoEWE, Mile Johanna (Soprano-singer) |
1841 |
— |
1 |
168 |
|
|
LoEWE, Mme Sophie (Soprano-singer) |
1876 |
— |
1 |
350 |
|
|
LoGiER, and his Method .... |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
|
|
London Choral Society. See choirs |
|||||
|
Longmans, Messrs. .... |
— |
— |
— |
245 |
|
|
Lord, — .... |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
|
LoTTi, Antonio (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Air, " Pur icesti " . |
1869 |
1886 |
3 |
306, 351, 404 |
|
|
Loyal Addresses |
— |
— |
— |
331, 450 |
|
|
LiJBECK, Ernst H. (Pianist) |
1860 |
1868 |
2 |
261, 303 |
|
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
" Berceuse," for Pianoforte |
1860 |
— |
1 |
261 |
|
|
" Tarantella," for Pianoforte |
1860 |
— |
1 |
261 |
|
|
Lucas, Charles ('Cellist) . |
1836 |
1859 |
13 |
139 to 258 |
|
|
— (" At the Piano " and Conductor) |
1841 |
1854 |
8 |
165 to 23^ |
|
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony (No. 3) in B [7 |
1855 |
— |
1 |
242 |
|
|
Overture, " The Regicide " |
1841 |
1846 |
2 |
167, 197 |
|
|
— " Rosenwald " |
1868 |
— |
1 |
302 |
|
|
Lucas, Stanley |
— |
— |
— |
268, 289 |
|
|
LucoMBE, Miss Emma (Soprano-singer) |
1849 |
1850 |
2 |
211, 218 |
|
|
Ludwig, James (Baritone-singer) |
1882 |
— |
1 |
288 |
|
|
LuNN, Mme Kirkby (Contralto-singer) |
1909 |
— |
1 |
505 |
|
|
LussAN, Mile Zelie De (Soprano-singer) |
1891 |
— |
1 |
427 |
|
|
Lyon, Saml. Thos. (Viola-player) |
1816 |
1837 |
33 |
24 to 143 |
INDEX
567
|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names and Works, |
No. of concerts |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
M Maas, Joseph (Tenor-singer) . , |
1879 |
1884 |
4 |
372, 387, 396, |
|
MacCunn, Hamish (Conductor) |
1897 |
1898 |
2 |
453, 457 [398 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Ship o' the Fiend " . |
1896 |
— |
1 |
449 |
|
Suite, " Highland Memories " |
1897 |
|
1 |
453 |
|
Ballet Music, " Diai-mid " (arranged) |
1898 |
— |
1 |
457 |
|
MacDowell, Edw. A. (Pianist) |
1903 |
|
1 |
480 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Pianoforte (No. 2) |
1903 |
— |
1 |
480 |
|
Macfarrbn, Sir G. A. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphony iii E minor |
1879 |
— |
1 |
372 |
|
Overture, " Chevy Chase " . |
1855 |
1890 |
3 |
243, 400, 423 |
|
— " Don Carlos " . ... |
1856 |
- — |
1 |
246 |
|
— " Don Quixote " . |
1852 |
1878 |
2 |
226, 366 |
|
— " Kenilworth " . . . . |
1887 |
— |
1 |
410 |
|
— " Romeo and Juliet " . |
1888 |
— |
1 |
413 |
|
— " St. John Baptist "... |
1873 |
1880 |
3 |
341, 345, 376 |
|
Concerto for Violin in G minor |
1873 |
1877 |
2 |
340, 362 |
|
Idyll (In memory of Sterndale Bennett) |
1875 |
— |
1 |
352 |
|
Song, " Ah, why do we love ? " . |
1878 |
— |
1 |
365 |
|
— " Alas, my daughter " . |
1874 |
— |
1 |
345 |
|
Scena, " Hail, happy morn " |
1875 |
— |
1 |
350 |
|
Song, " His right hand " . |
1877 |
— |
1 |
361 |
|
Air, " Lay of imprisoned Huntsman " . |
1879 |
— |
1 |
370 |
|
Scena, " My child is fled " . |
1871 |
— |
I |
327 |
|
Macfarren, Walter C. (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Hero and Leander " . |
1880 |
— |
I |
374 [186, 215 |
|
Machin, Wm. (Baritone-singer) |
f 1836 |
1850 |
5 |
140, 165, 172 |
|
Macintyrb, Miss Margt. (Soprano-singer) . |
1890 |
1902 |
3 |
422, 430, 474 |
|
Mackenzie, Sir A. C. (Conductor) |
1888 |
1905 |
60 |
415 to 486 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overtmre, " Britannia " |
1894 |
1897 |
2 |
441, 454 |
|
— " Cricket on the Hearth " |
1902 |
475 |
||
|
— " Ravens wood " . |
1891 |
— |
425 |
|
|
— " The Little Minister " . |
1897 |
— |
456 |
|
|
— " Twelfth Night " . |
1890 |
1896 |
421, 449 |
|
|
Concerto for Pianoforte, " Scottish " |
1897 |
— |
452 |
|
|
Orchestral Ballad, " La Belle Dame sans |
||||
|
merci "..... |
1883 |
1899 |
393, 401 |
|
|
Scottish Rhapsody (No. 1) . |
1888 |
— |
415 |
|
|
— (No. 2), " Burns " . |
1889 |
— |
417 |
|
|
Canadian Rhapsody .... |
1905 |
— |
486 |
|
|
Entr'actes from " Ravenswood " . |
1891 |
— |
425 |
|
|
Courante from " Ravenswood " . |
1892 |
— |
431 |
|
|
" Benedictus," for Orchestra |
1 1892 |
— |
431 |
|
|
Prelude and Ballet, " Colomba " . |
I 1893 |
- — |
436 |
|
|
" Pibroch " for Violin and Orchestra |
! 1894 |
— |
439 |
|
|
" From the North " (two Movements) . |
1895 |
— |
444 |
|
|
Interlude, " Troubadour " (Act III) |
1898 |
. — . |
460 |
|
|
Preludes (Acts II and III), " Manfred " |
1899 |
— |
463 |
|
|
[Suite, " London Day by Day " . |
1903 |
— |
479 |
|
|
" Invocation," for Orchestra |
1912 |
— |
516 |
|
|
Air, " Where sets the sun " . |
1887 |
— |
408 ■ |
|
|
Song, " Sleep, sweet Babe " |
1896 |
— |
447 |
|
|
Mackintosh, John (Bassoon) . |
1815 |
1835 |
15 |
19 to 134 |
|
MacVitz, Mile Justine (Contralto-singer) . |
1873 |
— |
1 |
339 |
|
Madeleine, The Church of the |
— |
— |
— |
343, 369 |
568
TH]5 PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names and Works. |
No. of concert.'; |
Paoes. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
Madi, Mme Fursch- (Soprano-singer) |
1888 |
|
1 |
414 |
|
Maggs, Miss Dorothy (Pianist) |
1904 |
— |
1 |
482 |
|
Magrath, — (Tenor-singer) |
1815 |
— • |
1 |
18 |
|
Mahon, William (Clarinettist) . |
1813 |
1815 |
2 |
11, 20 a |
|
Maillard, Mme Ortensia (Soprano-singer) |
1850 |
— |
1 |
218 |
|
Maintenon, Madame De |
— |
— |
— |
209 |
|
Majo, G. F. di (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " Odi gran ombra " . . |
1852 |
— |
1 |
225 |
|
Major, Miss E. (Contralto-singer) |
1885 |
— |
1 |
400 |
|
Male Voice Choir. See Choirs |
J |
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|
Malibran, Mme. See Bbriot, De |
||||
|
Malsch, H. (Oboist) .... |
1853 |
— |
1 |
232 [509 1 |
|
Mancinelli, L. (Conductor) |
1890 |
1910 |
4 |
422, 504, 508, |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Cleopatra " |
1909 |
— |
1 |
504 |
|
— in A minor, " Romantic " |
1910 |
— |
1 |
509 |
|
Suite, " Scone Veneziane " . |
1890 |
— |
1 |
422 |
|
Manfroce [Manfroggi], — (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " Ah ! che non serve " . |
1826 |
— |
1 |
81 |
|
— " Pari a te " . |
1820 |
— |
1 |
45 |
|
Mann, Thos. E. (Horn-player) |
1887 |
— |
1 |
407 |
|
Manns, Sir August (Composer) |
|
— |
— |
i |
|
Air, " Little Birdie " . |
1877 |
— |
1 |
362 1 |
|
" Manns " Benefit .... |
— |
— |
— |
442 1 |
|
Manns, Otto (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Overture, " Dramatic," in D minor |
1900 |
— |
1 |
465 [20(? |
|
Manvers, F. W. (Tenor-singer) |
1838 |
1847 |
4 |
149, 154, 186, |
|
Mapleson, Col. J. H. (Impresario) . |
— |
— |
— |
294, 327 |
|
Marcello, Benedetto (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Duet, " Qual anelante Cervo " . |
1816 |
1824 |
4 |
24, 26, 36, 69 |
|
Marchesi, Mme Blanche (Soprano-singer) . |
1897 |
1908 |
6 |
452, 456, 460, 470, 481, 500 |
|
Marchisio, Mile Carlotta (Soprano-singer) |
1862 |
— |
1 |
272 |
|
Marchisio, Mile Barbara (Contralto-singer) |
1862 |
— |
1 |
272 |
|
Mariani, Luisano (Tenor-singer) |
1832 |
— |
1 |
112 m |
|
Marimon, Mile Marie (Soprano-singer) |
1871 |
1872 |
2 |
330, 334 m |
|
Marinoni, Mme (Contralto-singer) . |
1824 |
— |
1 |
69 ^ |
|
Mario, Giuseppe (Tenor-singer) |
1839 |
1849 |
7 |
156, 157, 173, 174,206,207, |
|
Marriott, Miss A. (Soprano-singer) . |
1882 |
— |
1 |
386 [208, 210 |
|
Marschner, H. (Composer) |
— |
— |
||
|
Overture, " Der Vampyr " . |
1829 |
1854 |
3 |
95, 149, 238 M |
|
— " Der Templar " . |
1831 |
— |
1 |
108 ■ |
|
— " Prince de Homburg " . |
1836 |
— |
1 |
139 V |
|
Song, " An jenem Tag "... |
1891 |
— |
1 |
426 f |
|
— " Di primavera " . |
1836 |
- — |
1 |
137 ' |
|
— " From the ruin's topmost tower " . |
1841 |
— |
1 |
167 |
|
Scena, " Ha ! what delight " |
1847 |
— |
1 |
200 |
|
Trio, " My lord but mocks me " . |
1843 |
— |
1 |
178 |
|
Duet, " 0 my Father " |
1855 |
— |
1 |
241 |
|
Marshall, Master (Chorister) . |
1820 |
— |
1 |
44 |
|
Marshall, Miss Marian S. (Contralto-singer) |
1843 |
1844 |
2 |
179, 184 |
|
Marshall, Julian ..... |
— |
— |
— |
130 |
|
Martin, Sir Theodore .... |
— |
— |
— |
195 |
|
Martucci, Giuseppe (Conductor) |
1899 |
- — |
1 |
462 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphony in D minor |
1899 |
— • |
1 |
462 |
|
Marzocchi, — (Tenor-singer) . |
1 1814 |
— |
1 |
16 |
INDEX
569
|
Peilbi |
nance. |
Total |
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|
No. of concerts |
||||||
|
1\ AMES ANl> »VOKK.b. |
First. |
Last. |
||||
|
Masoni, V. R. (Violinist) |
1834 |
|
1 |
125 |
||
|
Massenet, J. E. F. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Overture, " Phedre " . |
1880 |
— |
1 |
375 |
||
|
Air, " Ah, fuyez douce image " |
1906 |
— . |
1 |
491 |
||
|
— " De r Infante " . |
1896 |
|
1 |
449 |
||
|
— " 11 est doux " |
1886 |
1888 |
2 |
405, 414 |
||
|
— " Sevillana " |
1901 |
— |
1 |
470 |
||
|
— " Si tu veux, mignoune " |
1894 |
1902 |
2 |
440, 474 |
||
|
— " Vision fugitive " |
1892 |
. — |
1 |
429 |
||
|
Masson, Miss Elizth. (Mezzo-soprano-s |
singer |
) |
1833 |
1843 |
12 |
120 to 181 |
|
Master of the King's Music |
— |
— |
— |
37 |
||
|
Queen's Music |
— |
— |
— |
309 |
||
|
Mathews, Charles (the yoiuiger) |
— |
— |
— |
65 |
||
|
Matthay, Tobias A. |
— |
— |
— |
390 |
||
|
Matthison, Arthur (Reciter) . |
1863 |
— |
1 |
275 to 27^ |
||
|
Mauguikre, G. (Tenor-singer) . |
1907 |
— |
1 |
496 |
||
|
Maurer, L. W. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Symphony- |
1835 |
— |
1 |
133 |
||
|
Concerto for Violin |
1827 |
— |
1 |
84 |
||
|
in E minor . |
1822 |
1848 |
3 |
58, 174, 207 |
||
|
— for four principal Violins |
1832 |
1844 |
2 |
116, 186 |
||
|
Mavratch, Franz . |
— |
— |
— |
322 |
||
|
Max Bruch, Dr. (Conductor) . |
1883 |
1887 |
2 |
392, 408 |
||
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Overture, " Loreley " |
1887 |
— |
1 |
408 |
||
|
Concerto for Violin in D minor |
1868 |
1898 |
8 |
303 to 460 |
||
|
— in G minor . |
1876 |
1906 |
6 |
357, 393, 419, |
||
|
431, 437, 492 |
||||||
|
" Kol Nidrei," for 'Cello and Orchestra |
1891 |
— |
1 |
425 |
||
|
Three pieces from " Achilleus " . |
1893 |
— |
1 |
437 |
||
|
Air, " Aus der Tiefe " |
1903 |
— |
1 |
479 |
||
|
— " Ave Maria "... |
1902 |
1905 |
2 |
474, 488 |
||
|
— " Ich wob dies Gewand " |
1901 |
— |
1 |
469 |
||
|
— " Ingeborg's Lament " . |
1886 |
— |
1 |
404 |
||
|
Mayenberg, Freiherr von |
— |
— |
— |
318 |
||
|
Mayer, Miss Jacobine |
— |
— |
— |
125 |
||
|
Mayer, Master Julius (Chorister) |
1815 |
— |
1 |
20 |
||
|
Mayer, Carl (Bass-singer) |
1888 |
1889 |
2 |
415, 418 |
||
|
Mayer, Johann S. (Composer) |
— |
. — |
— |
|||
|
Duet, " Che al mio bene " . |
1830 |
1833 |
2 |
100, 122 |
||
|
Scena, " Ecco a te " . |
1817 |
1821 |
3 |
31, 35, 50 |
||
|
Air, " Miseri pergoletti " |
1841 |
— |
1 |
166 |
||
|
— " O quanto 1' anima " . |
1821 |
— |
1 |
51 |
||
|
Scena, " Ovunque il passo volga " |
1817 |
— |
1 |
29 |
||
|
Duet, " Parte ti lascio " |
1818 |
1819 |
2 |
34, 41 |
||
|
— " Per pietA " ... |
1822 |
— |
1 |
58 |
||
|
Scena, " Perche Adelaide disperata " |
1820 |
— |
1 |
44 |
||
|
— " Sento mancarmi " |
1826 |
1832 |
2 |
77, 112 |
||
|
Mayerhofer, Carl (Bass-singer) |
1864 |
— |
1 |
283 |
||
|
Mayseder, Joseph (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
[165 |
||
|
Concerto for Violin (Op. 40) |
1822 |
1841 |
5 |
57, 85, 152, 157, |
||
|
— II, for Violin (with B. Romberg) |
1825 |
1849 |
3 |
74, 149, 211 |
||
|
Introduction and Variations for Violin |
1826 |
— |
1 |
77 |
||
|
— and Polonaise in A for Violin . |
1850 |
— |
1 |
215 |
||
|
Fantasia for Violin |
1831 |
— |
1 |
109 |
||
|
Violin Solo from Op. 40 (arranged fo |
r |
|||||
|
Doublebass) |
1861 |
— |
1 |
265 |
||
|
Sextett for Strings |
1832 |
— |
1 |
113 |
570
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Wokks.
Performance,
First.
Total No. of Last, concerts
Mayseder, Joseph (Composer) — contd.
Quartett for Strings
Trio for Pianoforte, Violin and 'Cello Mazas, J. F. (Violinist) .
— (Composer) .... Overture, " Corinne au Capitol " . Barcarolle varie for Violin .
McEwEN, John B. (Composer) .
Coronach for Orchestra
" Grey Galloway," for Orchestra . McGucKiN, Barton (Tenor-singer) McKay, Ivor (Tenor-singer) McKenzie, Miss Marian (Contralto-singer) McMuRDiE, Joseph Meadows-White, Judge Meetings, General
— Special General .... Mehlig, Miss Anna (Pianist) .
Mehul, E. N. (Composer) Symphony in G minor Overture, " Le (Chasse du) Jeune Henri '
— " Joseph " .
— " Horatius Codes " Romance, " A peine au sortir " „ ( " Champs paternels " ) Scena \ c< j^and of my sire " f " Duet, " Dear child of hope "
— " Du bist die stiitze " . Air, " E fia ver "...
— " Ere infancy's bud " . . Trio, " Lontani canti "
Scena and Chorus from " Joseph " Duet, " Sole stay of my declining age " Air, " Voila le mal qu'on nomme amour "
Meister Glee-Singers
Mela, Mile Eugenia (Contralto-singer)
Melbourne Exhibition .
— Philharmonic Society . Members ..... Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, F. (Conductor)
— (Pianist) .....
— (Composer) .... Symphony (No. 1) in C minor
— " Scotch " (No. 2), in A minor
— " Italian " (No. 3), in A .
— " Reformation " (No. 4), in D Symphony Cantata, " Lobgesang " Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream '
— " Isles of Fingal " (Hebrides) .
— " Trumpet," in C .
— " Melusine " . / "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage" i
— J " Meeres-stille und Gliickliche [ ( Fahrt " j
— " Ruy Bias " ....
— " Athalie " .
— " Wedding of Camacho "
1820 1824 1822
1822 1822
1907 1909
1877 1885 1890
1866
1864 1813 1841 1899 1852
1842
1842 1847 1828 1844 1838 1838 1851 1911
1868
1829 1832
1829 1842 1833 1868 1841 1830 1832 1833 1834
1836
1849 1858 1869
|
1828 |
11 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
z |
|
|
— |
|
|
z |
|
|
— |
|
|
1891 |
5 |
|
1895 |
3 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1877 |
6 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1845 |
5 |
|
— |
1 1 2 |
|
1853 |
|
|
1852 |
2 1 |
|
— |
1 1 1 |
|
_ |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1877 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1847 |
11 |
|
1847 |
6 |
|
1870 |
9 |
|
1909 |
25 |
|
1897 |
33 |
|
1873 |
3 |
|
1843 |
|
|
1911 |
32 |
|
1907 |
28 |
|
1892 |
7 |
|
1898 |
11 |
|
1902 |
14 |
|
1888 |
22 |
|
1885 |
5 |
|
— |
1 |
45 to 91 68 56, 57
57 56
495
504 [408, 427 362, 368, 388, 400, 425, 446 421 364 433 43 83
291, 295, 300, 308, 357, 363
282 [189
11, 26, 51, 70,
165
462
228, 235
173, 224
|
172 |
|
202 |
|
90 |
|
187 |
|
149 |
|
150 |
|
222, 360 |
|
512 |
|
482 |
|
301 |
|
411 |
|
415 |
|
5, 263 |
|
97 to 201 |
|
115, 116, 174, |
|
[187, 201 |
|
97 to 313 |
|
173 to 504 |
|
122 to 455 |
|
301, 328, 339 |
|
165, 179 |
|
100 to 513 |
|
115 to 494 |
|
123 to 429 |
|
126 to 459 |
|
137 to 473 |
|
213 to 414 |
|
253, 265, 270, |
|
306 [313, 399 |
INDEX
571
|
Performance. |
Total |
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|
NaMFS \ND WoRKti. |
No. of concerts |
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|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
Mendelssohn, F. (Compoder) — contd. |
||||
|
Concerto in G minor for Pianoforte |
1832 |
1909 |
18 |
115 to 504 |
|
— in D minor for Pianoforte |
1838 |
1878 |
17 |
148 to 360 |
|
— in E minor for Violin |
1846 |
1907 |
38 |
198 to 496 |
|
String Quartett (No. 1) in Eb |
1850 |
— |
1 |
215 |
|
Selection, "Midsummer Night's Dream " |
1844 |
1889 |
10 |
186 to 417 |
|
— Scherzo, separately |
1878 |
1894 |
2 |
367, 440 |
|
— Notturno, separately |
1878 |
— |
1 |
367 [440 |
|
— Wedding March, separately |
1863 |
1894 |
4 |
277, 292, 308, |
|
(arranged for Pianoforte by |
||||
|
Liszt) ..... |
1883 |
— |
1 |
393 [345, 350 |
|
March, " Athalie," separately |
1853 |
1875 |
5 |
233, 295, 334, |
|
Serenade and Allegro giojoso in D for |
[356 |
|||
|
Pianoforte and Orchestra |
1849 |
1876 |
4 |
212, 284, 307, |
|
Andante and Rondo capriccioso for |
[494, 504 |
|||
|
Pianoforte ..... |
1851 |
1907 |
5 |
220, 302, 392, |
|
17 Variations serieuses for Pianoforte . |
1856 |
1857 |
2 |
246. 252 |
|
Rondo brillante in B minor for Piano- |
[396 |
|||
|
forte and Orchestra |
1868 |
1884 |
4 |
300, 313, 341, |
|
Pra;ludium in E minor for Pianoforte . |
1875 |
1908 |
2 |
352, 499 |
|
Caprice for Pianoforte |
1878 |
1909 |
2 |
367, 504 |
|
Andante and Scherzo, E minor |
1884 |
— |
1 |
397 |
|
Lied ohne Worte, Bk. 6, No. 1 |
1887 |
— |
1 |
409 |
|
Scherzo in G minor from 1st Symphony |
1904 |
1905 |
2 |
484, 487 |
|
Hunting Song, for Pianoforte |
1909 |
— - |
1 |
504 |
|
Spinning Song : Lied, Bk. 5, No. 4 |
1909 |
• — |
1 |
504 |
|
" Hear my prayer," Motett |
1862 |
— |
1 |
273 |
|
Chorus, " Oh ! great is the depth " |
1843 |
— |
1 |
181 |
|
— " Oh ! happy and blest " |
1847 |
— |
1 |
200 [206 |
|
\ir, " O God, have mercy " |
1837 |
1848 |
4 |
143 167, 200, |
|
— " But the Lord is mindful " . |
1842 |
— |
1 |
172 |
|
— " Jerusalem " .... |
1847 |
— |
1 |
200 |
|
— " O rest in the Lord " . |
1847 |
|
1 |
202 |
|
— " It is enough " . |
1849 |
— |
1 |
213 |
|
Opera, " Loreley " (unfinished) |
1853 |
1865 |
3 |
232, 273, 288 |
|
Cantata, " First Walpurgis Night " |
1844 |
1873 |
7 |
188, 190 to 339 |
|
— " To the Sons of Art " . |
1848 |
— |
1 |
206 |
|
— " Athalie " . |
1849 |
— |
2 |
210 twice |
|
, Quartett, " When the west " |
1850 |
— |
1 |
216 |
|
Male Quartett, " Slimiber, dearest " |
1864 |
— |
1 |
282 |
|
— " The hunter's farewell " |
1864 |
— |
1 |
282 |
|
Duet and Chorus, " Ye spotted snakes," |
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|
separately ..... |
1844 |
1889 |
10 |
186, 187 to 417 |
|
Final Chorus, " Midsummer Night's |
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|
Dream "..... |
1844 |
1889 |
10 |
186, 187 to 417 |
|
Duet, " Greeting " . . . . |
1857 |
— |
1 |
250 |
|
— " Maybells " .... |
1857 |
— |
1 |
250 |
|
— " Autumn Song " . |
1870 |
— |
1 |
311 |
|
Scena, " Ah, ritoma ! " |
1834 |
1836 |
2 |
128, 139 |
|
( " Unsliickseel'ge " ) Scena j . i„f^li^^ „ i • • |
1845 |
1894 |
13 |
191 to 439 |
|
Scena, " Che vuoi mio cor ? " |
1882 |
— |
1 |
387 |
|
Song (MS.), "On Lena's gloomy heath" . |
1847 |
1868 |
199, 300 |
|
|
— " Al suon di tua melode " |
1873 |
— |
1 |
341 |
|
— " Einmal aus seinen Blicken " |
1875 |
— |
1 |
351 |
|
— " Through the air a breath " . |
1875 |
— |
1 |
351 |
|
— " Maiden thoughts " |
1876 |
— |
1 |
356 |
|
— " The Shepherd's Lay " . |
1876 |
— |
1 |
357 |
|
572 THE PHILHARMONIC |
SOCIETY |
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|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names and Works. |
No. 6i concerts |
Paces. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
Mendelssohn, F. (Composer) — contd. |
||||
|
Song, " The Hunter's Song " |
1881 |
— |
2 |
380, 381 |
|
— " Friililingslied " . |
1881 |
— |
1 |
381 |
|
— " Winterlied " |
1887 |
— |
1 |
407 |
|
— " Hirtenlied " .... |
1866 |
|
1 |
290 |
|
Mendelssohn, Paul .... |
— |
— |
— |
298, 305 |
|
Mendelssohn Scholarship |
— |
■ — |
— |
348, 373 |
|
Mengelberg, Willem (Conductor) . |
1911 |
— |
1 |
514 |
|
Menter, Mme Sophie (Pianist) |
1881 |
1907 |
8 |
381 to 495 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Fantasia for Pianoforte and Orchestra |
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|
(scored by Tschaikowsky) |
1894 |
— |
1 |
440 |
|
Mercadante, G. S. R. (Composer) . |
— |
— . |
— |
|
|
Air, " A te riedi " . . . . |
1846 |
— |
1 |
197 |
|
Duet, " Claudio " |
1827 |
1830 |
2 |
86, 100 |
|
Air, " Del mio pianto " |
1829 |
— |
1 |
98 |
|
Duet, " Dolce conforto " . |
1868 |
1873 |
2 |
303, 340 |
|
Air, " 11 sogno " .... |
1861 |
— |
1 |
264 |
|
— "In terra ci divisero " . |
1848 |
1866 |
3 |
207, 210, 291 |
|
— " lo r amai " .... |
1836 |
— |
1 |
138 |
|
/Recit., " La Dea di tutti " ) i Air, " Bella adorata " / |
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|
1849 |
1861 |
2 |
211, 267 |
|
|
Air, " Lieti voci " . |
1840 |
1848 |
2 |
160. 206 |
|
— " Ma negli extremi " |
1856 |
— |
1 |
246 |
|
— " Or la suir onda "... |
1868 |
— |
1 |
303 |
|
— " Quando guerrier " |
1848 |
— |
1 |
206 |
|
Recit. and Air, " Se m' abbandoni " |
1839 |
— |
1 |
157 |
|
Duet, " Se un istante " |
1828 |
— |
1 |
91 |
|
— " Vanne, se alberghi " . . i |
1833 |
1840 |
2 |
123, 159 |
|
Mercke, — (Bassoonist) |
1826 |
— |
1 |
78 |
|
Meric, Mme De (Mezzo-soprano-singer) |
1832 |
1833 |
3 |
114, 120, 121 |
|
Meves, a. a. C. . |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
Meyer, C. (Harpist) .... |
1814 |
1816 |
2 |
14, 23 |
|
Meyer, Mile Jenny (Contralto-singer) |
1860 |
— |
1 |
261 |
|
Meyer, Leopold von (Pianist) |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 1 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Fantasia, " Lucrezia Borgia," for Piano- |
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|
forte ...... |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
|
Meyer, P. (Harpist) .... |
1816 |
— |
1 |
23 |
|
Meyerbeer, Jacob (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
[312, 423 |
|
Overture, " Struensee " |
1848 |
1890 |
5 |
206, 221, 259, |
|
Air, " Ah ch' io F adoro " . |
1837 |
— |
1 |
146 |
|
— " Ah ! mon fils " . |
1860 |
— |
1 |
262 |
|
Duet, " All tu non sei " |
1851 |
— |
1 |
220 |
|
— " Beaute divine " . |
1842 |
— |
1 |
174 |
|
— " Cara Alice " . . . . |
1853 |
|
1 |
232 |
|
— " Delia Mosa " . . . . |
1851 |
1855 |
2 |
222, 244 |
|
Air, " Disperse il crin " |
1856 |
1884 |
2 |
247, 396 [363 |
|
1 Recit., " Di terni buona gente " i \ Air, " Fanciulle " ] ' |
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|
1867 |
1877 |
4 |
297, 330, 340, |
|
|
Air, " D' una madre "... |
1834 |
|
1 |
126 |
|
1 " Durch die Nacht " i ^^®* \ " Nella Notte " ( |
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|
1850 |
1853 |
2 |
217, 234 |
|
|
: Recit., " Eccomi " i \ Air, " Ah come rapida " ] ' |
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|
1842 |
1863 |
3 |
170, 262, 278 |
|
|
Trio, " Giovinetto cavalier " |
1841 |
1849 |
3 |
166, 198, 210 |
|
Air, " Idole de ma vie " . |
1861 |
— |
1 |
264 |
|
Duet, " 11 tenero affetto " . |
1846 |
1 |
197 |
|
INDEX |
573 |
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|
Performanco. |
1 Total |
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|
Names and Works. |
- No. of |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
||
|
Meyerbeer, Jacob (Composer) — contd. |
||||
|
Air, " In vano " (En vain) . |
1833 |
1873 |
122 to 340 |
|
|
Mailied, " Kennst du das siisse Lied ? " |
1849 |
. |
211 |
|
|
Air, " Lieti, signer " . |
1850 |
— |
218 |
|
|
— " Nel lasciar " . . . . |
1865 |
— |
288 |
|
|
— " Nobil donna " . |
1871 |
— |
329 |
|
|
— " Nobil signer " . |
1866 |
1886 |
3 |
292, 339, 404 |
|
— " Non s' ode alcun "... |
1857 |
1868 |
2 |
252, 301 |
|
Quartett (and as a Solo), " O beau pays " |
1841 |
1905 |
2 |
168, 487 |
|
Quintett, " 0 ciolo clemente " |
1841 |
1844 |
2 |
165, 184 |
|
Duet, " 0 ciel ! ou courez-vous ? " |
1848 |
|
1 |
208 |
|
Air, " O lieti di " |
1858 |
1862 |
2 |
254, 270 |
|
/ " Ombra leggiera " \ S'l^-ido^' Song i " Ombre legere " / • |
1864 |
1905 |
8 |
283 to 487 |
|
1 Recit., " O Pretres de Baal " \ 1 Air, " Mon coeur est d6sarm6 "J |
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|
1850 |
1873 |
2 |
218, 339 |
|
|
Romance, " Parmi les pleurs " . |
1857 |
— |
1 |
252 |
|
( " Pill bianca " i |
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|
^i'' 1 " Plus blanche " j |
1842 |
1855 |
2 |
174, 242 |
|
Air, "La, la, la" (L'Etoile du Nord) . |
1857 |
1858 |
2 |
252, 255 |
|
Air, " Quando laseiai " |
1860 |
1866 |
2 |
263, 290 |
|
Trio, " Que fait-il faire ? " . |
1839 |
1852 |
2 |
157, 227 |
|
Air, "Robert, toi que j'aime " |
1838 |
1892 |
5 |
151, 155, 212, 232, 430 |
|
— " Sei vindicata " . |
1868 |
1880 |
2 |
304. 376 |
|
— " Suona funerea " . |
1839 |
— |
1 |
157 |
|
Romance, " Va, dit-elle " |
1839 |
1872 |
7 |
156 to 333 |
|
Air, " Vanne, vanne "... |
1862 |
— |
1 |
271 |
|
MiCHAL, Mile Louise (Soprano-singer) |
1860 |
— |
1 |
260 |
|
MiERZwiNSKY, Ladislas (Tenor-singer) |
1883 |
— |
1 |
393 |
|
MiiiANOLLO, Miss Maria (Violinist) |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
||
|
Concertante, " Lucia," for two Violins . |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
|
MiLANOLLO, Miss Teresa (Violinist) . |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
|
MiLiANO, Mme M. C. (Soprano-singer) |
1874 |
— |
1 |
345 |
|
Millar, Webster (Tenor-singer) |
1906 |
— |
1 |
492 |
|
Mills, R. Watkin (Bass-singer) |
1895 |
— |
1 |
445, 446 |
|
MoESNER, Mile Marie (Harpist) |
1859 |
— |
1 |
258 |
|
MoLiQUE, Bernhard (Violinist) |
1840 |
1854 |
7 |
101 to 237 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Sjrmphony in D (MS.) |
1842 |
— |
1 |
172 |
|
Concerto for Violin (No. 1) . |
1835 |
1840 |
2 |
132, 160 |
|
— (No. 2) |
1840 |
— |
1 |
161 [270. 296 |
|
— in D minor (No. 3) ... |
1842 |
1867 |
5 |
171, 173, 235, |
|
— in D (No. 4) |
1848 |
— |
1 |
205 |
|
— in A minor (No. 5) |
1849 |
1882 |
5 |
212, 237, 265, |
|
— for Clarinet ..... |
1851 |
— |
1 |
220 [301, 386 |
|
— for 'Cello |
1853 |
1867 |
2 |
233, 296 |
|
Andante and Rondo for Flute (Op. 69) . |
1865 |
1873 |
2 |
287, 340 |
|
Adagio and Rondo in A for Violin |
1844 |
— |
1 |
187 |
|
Andante and Rondo in D for 'Cello |
1869 |
. — |
1 |
307 |
|
Fantasia, " Norma," for Violin |
1840 |
— |
1 |
161 |
|
MoNBELLi, Mme Marie (Soprano-singer) |
1869 |
1871 |
6 |
307, 308, 311, 312, 313, 328 |
|
Monday Popular Concerts |
— |
— |
— |
170, 298, 359, |
|
MoNiuszKO, Stanislaus (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
[377 |
|
Song, " Le Cosaque " (scored by Stanford) |
1901 |
— ■ |
1 |
469 |
|
MooRE and Burgess JNIinstrcis . |
|
— |
— |
268, 342, 390 |
574
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Namks and Works.
Performance.
First.
MooRFiELDS R.C. Chapel MoRALT, Joseph A. (Violinist) . MoRALT, Mrs. (Soprano-singer) Morgan, J. Wilford (Tenor-singer) . Mori, Nicolas (Violinist) Mori, Miss (Soprano-singer) Morton, Frank H. (Bass-singer) Mosca, Giuseppe (Composer) .
Air, " Dammi un segnale " .
Duet, " Far calzette "
— " lo di tutto "... Moscheles, Ignaz (Pianist)
— (" At the Piano ") .
— (Composer) .... Symphony (No. 1) . Overture, " Joan of Arc " . Concerto (No. 1) in D for Pianoforte
— (No. 2) in E b for Pianoforte .
— (No. 3) in G minor for Pianoforte
— (No. 4) for Pianoforte
— (No. 5) in C for Pianoforte
— " Fantastique " .
— " Pastorale," for Pianoforte
— " Pathetique " for Pianoforte . Septett for Pianoforte, Strings, Clarinet
Horn ..... Etudes for Pianoforte Moszkowski, Moritz (Pianist) .
— (Conductor) ....
— (Composer) .... Symphonic Poem, " Johanna d'Arc " Concerto in C for Violin
— in E for Pianoforte Suite for Orchestra in F
Finale from Suite for Orchestra in F
Suite in G minor
Ballet Music (Boabdil)
Air from Suite (Op. 50) for pianoforte
Caprice Espagnol
Selection from Ballet (Laurin)
Air, " Erfiillt mein Sehnen " MoTTL, Felix ....
Mount, George (Conductor) Mountain, John (Viola-player) Mozart, J. C. W. A. (Composer)
Symphonies, unnumbered, etc.
Symphony (No. 1, Op. 34) in C .
— (No. 2, Op. 87) in D
— (No. 3, Op. 45) in G minor
— (No. 4, Op. 88) in D
— (No. 5, Op. 58) in Eb
— (No. 6), " Jupiter " (Op. 38), in C
— (No. 9, ? Op. 7) in E b .
— (? Op. 7) in D
— in E
— (No. 35, Hafiner) in D .
— (No. 43, Kochel) in D .
— (No. 38) in D
1813 1813 1867 1813 1821 1890
1825 1825 1824 1821 1832
1832 1835 1821 1822 1826 1831 1832 1834 1839 1838
1833 1840 1898
1885
1885 1886 1898 1886 1887 1890 I
1897 I
1898 I 1898 1898 1897
1884 1813
1813
1817 1817 1818 1847 1818 1821 1835 1860 1817 1908 1875 1899
1840 1815 1868 1839
1826
1861 1845
1828 1861
1898
1897 1898
1887 1824
1817 1910 1870 1903 1868 1904 1897 1871
|
— |
77 |
|
|
56 |
8 to 162 |
|
|
11 |
8 to 20 |
|
|
3 |
295, 297, |
300 |
|
92 |
9 to 156 |
|
|
1 |
51 |
|
|
1 |
423 |
1
2 1 22
22
1
1 1 5 5 1 2 1 1 1
1 1 1
0
1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 18
13
23 25 37 6
42 45
2
75
72, 77
70
53 to 207
114 to 193
114
133
53
58, 75, 76, 85, 90
80, 128, 132,
107 [184, 267
113, 114
126
154
149
121
162 [twice [455, 457, 459
402, 405, 423,
402
403, 455 459
405, 459 407 423 455 459 459 459' 455' 485
396, 407 9 to 70
9 to 29
30 to 510
31 to 311 34 to 479 200 to 302 36 to 483 50 to 455 133, 330 262
31 502 350 463
|
INDEX |
575 |
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|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names a.nd Works. |
No. of conceits |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
Mozart, J. C. W. A. (Composer) — contd. |
||||
|
Symphony in F . . . ,. |
1836 |
— |
1 |
141 |
|
Overture, " Cosi fan tutte " |
1822 |
— |
1 |
58 |
|
) " Die Zauberflote " » ) " 11 Flauto Magico " ) |
1813 |
1906 |
44 |
9 to 491 |
|
— " Don Giovanni " . |
1814 |
1885 |
8 |
13 to 401 |
|
— " Idomeneo " |
1814 |
1892 |
6 |
14, 20, 41, 83, 113, 428 |
|
— "La Clemenza di Tito " |
1814 |
1880 |
10 |
15 to 375 |
|
— " Le Nozze di Figaro " . |
1815 |
1889 |
13 |
19 to 418 |
|
Concertos, unnumbered, etc. |
1819 |
1830 |
3 |
40 to 103 [428 |
|
Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor |
1836 |
1892 |
4 |
139, 191, 217, |
|
in D minor .... |
1833 |
1886 |
8 |
122 to 404 |
|
in C |
1820 |
1865 |
2 |
47, 288 |
|
" Coronation," in D |
1821 |
1869 |
2 |
50, 306 |
|
(No. 9) in Eb |
1823 |
1903 |
2 |
61, 479 |
|
in A . |
1900 |
— |
1 |
466 |
|
Concerto for Violin in D . |
1903 |
— |
1 |
481 |
|
(Op. 76) in Eb |
1851 |
1866 |
2 |
221, 290 |
|
— for Clarinet ..... |
1838 |
— |
1 |
149 |
|
— for Harp and Flute |
1877 |
— |
1 |
362 |
|
— for two Pianofortes in E b |
1880 |
— |
1 |
375 |
|
Concertante for Pianoforte, Flute, Oboe, |
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|
Bassoon ..... |
1814 |
— |
1 |
13 |
|
Chamber Music, unnumbered, etc. : | |
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|
Nine Quintetts, fourteen Quartetts and [ |
1813 |
1843 |
26 |
8 to 179 |
|
three Trios ) |
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|
Quintett for Pianoforte and Wind |
1818 |
— |
1 |
37 |
|
— for Clarinet and Strings . |
1835 |
— |
1 |
133 |
|
— for Strings in E b • |
1837 |
— |
1 |
143 |
|
Quartett for Strings in D minor . |
1824 |
— |
1 |
68 |
|
— (No. 1, Haydn set) |
1837 |
— |
1 |
146 |
|
— (No. 2, Op. 18) ... . |
1845 |
— |
1 |
190 |
|
— Concertante, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, |
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|
Bassoon and Orchestra |
1887 |
— |
1 |
407 |
|
Serenade (No. 6) in D for String Quartett |
||||
|
' and Orchestra .... |
1908 |
— |
1 |
500 |
|
— for Wind Instruments |
1813 |
— |
1 |
8 [106, 232 |
|
Notturno for Wind Instruments . |
1813 |
1853 |
6 |
9, 14, 19, 101, |
|
March from " Idomeneo " . |
1822 |
— |
1 |
55 |
|
Air varie from Divertimento in B b |
1900 |
— |
1 |
466 |
|
Serenade for four Orchestras in D |
1901 |
— |
1 |
468 |
|
Introduction (Adagio) and Fugue for Or- |
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|
chestra ..... |
1837 |
1871 |
3 |
145, 271, 329 |
|
Trio for Pianoforte, Clarinet and Viola |
1849 |
— |
1 |
213 |
|
Selection from Ballet, "Les Petits Riens" |
1902 |
— |
1 |
473 |
|
Entr'acte, " King Thamos " (No. 5), in |
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|
D minor ..... |
1892 |
— |
1 |
429 |
|
Rondo in A for Pianoforte . |
1906 |
— |
1 |
492 |
|
Gigue for Pianoforte .... |
1858 |
— |
1 |
255 |
|
Air, unnamed, " La Clemenza " |
1829 |
• — |
1 |
97 |
|
— " Ach offnet euro Augen " |
1845 |
— |
1 |
190 |
|
Quartett, " Ah, grazie si rendano " |
1814 |
1815 |
2 |
15, 18 |
|
Duet, " Ah, guarda Sorella " |
1824 |
1853 |
3 |
67. 208, 235 |
|
Scena, " Ah, lo so " . |
1866 |
1882 |
2 |
291, 387 ro-c^ [3/2 121, 360, 367, |
|
JRecit., " Ah non sai " (so) | \Air, " Mia speranza " ) |
1833 |
1879 |
4 |
|
|
Duet, " Ah, perdona "... |
1822 |
— |
1 |
57 |
576
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Name3 and Works.
"}
Mozart, J. C. W. A- (Composer) — contd. Trio, " Ah taci ingiusto core " ( Recit., " Alcandro " \
I Air, " Non so dondo vieni "J Air, " Al desio " ...
Sextet t, " Alia bella Despiiietta " Quartett, " Andro ramingo " Air, " Aprite un p6 " .
— " Arder mai "
— " Bald schlagt "
— " Batti, batti " Quartett, " Benedictus "
— " Che diro " . Air, " Che pur aspro " Quintett, " Che trcmore "
/Recit., " Ch' io mi scordi "^ \Air, " Non tenier " J
Duet, " Cinque, dieci " Air, " Come scoglio " . Duet, " Come ti piace "
( Recit., " Constanza " (Costanza)
) Air, " A tral timer "
Trio, " Cosa sento " .
( Recit., " Crudele ? Ah ! no " (
1 Air, " Non mi dir " I
Duet, " Crudel perch6 finora "
Air, " Das Veilchen "
— - " Dalla sua pace "
Scena, " Deh per questo "
Air, " Deh se piacer "
Serenade, " Deh vieni alia fenestra
Air, " De I'extase d'etre aim6e "
Duet, " Der Liebe, Holdes Gluck
Air, " Dies Bildniss " .
Quartett, " Dite almen
(Recit., " fi Susanna
\ Air, " Dove sono
Sexto tt, " Eccovi il Medico
Trio, " Esci omai "
Air, " Fest wie felsen
Finale to Act I of " Don Giovanni
Duet, " Fra gl' amplessi " .
(Recit., " Giunse alfin " 'i
I Air, " Deh vieni, non tardar " ) '
Air, " Gli angui d' inferno "
— " Ihr, die ihr Triebe." See " Voi ch
sapete "... Duet, " II cor vi dono " Air, " II mio tesoro " .
— " Io t' amero " Rondo, " L' amero " . Duet, " La ci darem la mano Air, " L' Addio " Duet, " La Dove prende " . Air, " La Vendetta " . Scena, " Ma, che vi fece, O Stella "
Peiforinance.
First.
Total No. of
1814 1851 1817
1815 1813 1860 1820 1855 1819 1813 1834 1862 1S14
1818
1854 1848 1817
1867 1823
1822
1816 1869 1854 1818 1819 1863 1909 1837 1832 1814
1816
1823 1837 1863 1823 1819
1833 1865
1819 1818 1900 1881 1816 1840 1819 1834 1878
1851 1859 1876
1823 1836 1893
1876 1827
1883 1905
1875 1849
1874 1850 1903 1871
1884 1879 1828
1872 1826
1911 1838
1855 1898 1887
1891
1861 1850 1874 1846
1 2 1 1 3
16
1
15 1 1 5 2 3 2 1
14, 25, 72, 78,
r22'^
220, 257 •-
31, 172, 205, [227, 270, 355
18, 63
11, 29, 69, 114.
261, 436 [138
44
241 [328, 356
39, 52, 63, 139,
10 to 85
126
272 to 394
13
37 to 486
239 [253, 349 207, 222, 239,
32, 53, 62, 154, 180, 211
294, 345 62 to 216
25 56 to 479
23, 86, 155, 203, 307 [238, 327 236 to 396 33 to 372
41, 84, 91 279
506
147
115, 222, 334
14, IS, 47, 77
24 to 513
64
144, 150
278
65
39, 132, 242
122 to 459
287, 297, 362, [368, 408
38 ■
36 to 425
467
380 [259, 267
27, 193, 225,
161, 216
42, 225, 346 128, 196 367
INDEX
577
Naubs and Works.
Performance,
First.
Total
; No. of
Last, concerts
Air
"}
Mozart, J. C. W. A. (Composer) — contd.
Air, " Madamina "
Trio, " Mandina amabile "
I Recit., " Ma qual naai " 1
I Duet, "Fuggi, crudel " I
Air, " Martern aller arten "
Air, " Mentre ti lascio "
Duet, " M' era noto il tuo dolore "
( Recit., " Misera in van " 1
I Air, " Lento il pie " /
Air, " Misero, o segno "
Octett, " Misericordias Domini " /Recit., " In quali eccessi " | \Air, " Mi tradi " )
Air, " No, che non sei capace " /Recit., " Non paventar "\ \ Air, " Infelice " ) '
Air, " Non piu andrai "
— " Non piii di fiori " Quartett, " Non ti fidar " Air, " O cara immagine "
" Ach ! I ^^® ^'^' ^^^^ triumphircn '
<■<■ ^ I I ^^® voglio trionfare " \ Ha ! )
/Recit., " O zittere nicht
\Air, " Zum leiden " J Recit., " Don Ottavio " \ t Air, " Or sai chi 1' onore" ) Air, " O saume langer nicht " Duet, " O Statua gentilissima " Trio, " O voto tremendo " . Air, " Padre, Germani "
— " Parto "... Quintett, " Perch ^ mentir " Recit. and Air, " Per piet4 " Air, " Per questa bella mano " Choru3, " Placido 6 il mar " Air, " Porgi amor "
— " Possenti Nume "
— " Pourquoi me plaindre " Duet, " Prendero qual brunettino
Pria di partir "
A qiiesto seno " \ " Quando miro " j " Quello di Tito " Air, " Questi avventurieri "
r" Qui sdegno " |
X" In diesen heiligen Hallen " I Quartett, " Recordare " /Recit., " Bella mia " \ \Air, " Resta, o cara "J Air, " S' altro che lagrimi " Trio, " Se al volto " . Air, " Se il nostro pianto " Quintett, " Sento ho Dio "
2 P
Trio, I Recit. I Air, Trio,
Air
1823 1831 1823 1827
1816
1855 1824 1821
1853
1864 1824
1824
1872
1820
1827
1820 1814 1833
1844
1861
1837
1865 1826 1822 1874 1817 1822 1825 1833 1813 1850 1838 1901 1818 1813
1843
1823 1855
1829
1814
1836
1837 1814 1841 1814
1848 1911
1882
1876 1893
1892 1823 1861
1910 1902
1877 1899
1843 1896 1843 1873 1910
1853
1886
1836 1866
1854
1832
1844
1830 1851 1824
10 6
14
2 9
3 3 1 1 15
3
2 3
7
4
2
1 6
2 6
64, 67, 75, 108 62, 80, 84
24 to 208
242
68 to 514
51
233
284 66
66 to 388
334
46 to 354
85, 163, 212,
288, 312, 435 45 to 430 15, 62 122 to 265
[509 186, 190, 215,
265, 474
147
287
79
55
344. 363
32 to 462
58
73 to 180
122, 409, 448
8 to 181
217, 258, 341
150, 216, 509
470
36
12 to 235
181, 202, 405
61, 138
243, 260, 292
95 to 237
13, 47, 55, 113 141, 184
145 [86, 100
14, 19, 56, 68, 164, 220
16, 19, 24, 41, 62, 69
578
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Performance.
First.
Last.
Total
No. of
concerts
I
Mozart, J. C. W. A. (Composer) — contd. Air, " Sento mancarmi " Trio, " Soave sia il vento " Sextett, " Sola, sola " Air, " Solche hergelaufne Laffen "
— "So reizend hold " Duet, " Suir aria " . Trio, " Tutte le mie speranze "
— " Una bella serenata " Air, " Un' aura amorosa " .
— " Vedrai carino " .
— " Vedrommi "
— " Vedro mentre " .
— " Voi che sapete " . TRecit., " Solitudini amiclic " I \Air, " Zeffretti lusinghieri " )
Mozart Monument
MxJLLER, August (Double-bass-player)
— (Composer) Fantasia for Double-Bass
MiJLLER, Robert (Clarinettist) .
— (Composer) Quartett for Clarinet and Strings
MuNCHHOFF, Miss Mary (Soprano-singer)
MuNCK, Ernest De ('Cellist)
MuRSKA, Mme lima di (Soprano-singer)
"Musical Courier," The.
Musical Critics ....
Musical Union Concerts
Musical World, The
Musicians, Worshipful Company of
MusiN, Ovide (Violinist) .
N
Nacciarone, — (Pianist) Nach^z, Tivadar (Violinist)
— (Composer) .... Concerto (No. 2) for Violin in B minor
Naldi, Giuseppe (Buffo-singer) Naldi, Mile (Soprano-singer) . Napoleon Bonaparte Nasolini, — (Composer)
Duet, " II tuo destino " National Anthem (First and last Concert
of each season, etc.) National Training School of Music . Nau, Mile M. D. B. J. (Soprano-singer) Nautwann, J. G. (Composer)
Air, " Ah, se perdo " , Naval, Franjo (Tenor-singer) Neate, Charles (Pianist)
— (" At the Piano ")
— ('Cellist) .
Neighbour, — ('Cello, ? Double-Bass) Neitzel, Dr. Otto N. (Accompanist) Nelson, Sidney (Tenor-singer)
1822 1814 1813 1856 1829 1859 1825 1816 1861
1858 1872 1832 1821
1844
1838
1838 1815
1816 1902 1892 1865
1881
1861
1886
1907 1813 1814
1822
1848
1840
1822 1906 1813 1828 1814 1814 1878 1821
1823 2 1861 10 1885 5 1 1 5 1 1 6
1874
1907
1867
1877 1882
1895
1816
1873
1907
1816
1912
1835 1838
1822
4 1
7 9
10
1 3
1
19 1
130
1 1
13 3 1 1 1 2
57, 61 ^
14 to 266 I
9, 57, 64, 67, 400
247
97 [313, 346
259, 297, 304,
73
25
265, 278, 329,
374, 491, 496 254, 262, 291, 334 [296 115 to 362 53 to 386
185 to 444
152 151
151
21, 24, 25
25 I
»474 429
287, 330, 340 299 note 342
348, 353 137, 240 8 381
266
403, 452, 495
495
9 to 25 13 21
55
[also 129 note' 206 to end. Seei 354, 378 101
56 « 49 f
10 to 133' 91, 129, 161 14 16 366 50, 67
INDEX
579
Namks and Works.
Performance,
First.
Total No. of Last, concerts
Neruda. See Halle Nervil, Miss Lydia (Soprano-singer) Neukomm, Chevr. Sigismimd (Composer) Symphony in E [7 Septett Concertante (Wood, Brass and
Double-Bass) .... Fantasia Drammatica (MS.) Offertorium, " Confirma hoc, Deus " Cantata, " David's Lament " Air, " Holy and great is Thy Name "
— " Make haste to deliver me " . Scena, " Napoleon's Midnight Review ' Air, " Oft from the steep " .
Nevada City, California . Nevada, Mme Emma (Soprano-singer) Nevada, Miss Mignon (Soprano-singer) New Philharmonic Society Newton, Sir W. J. ...
New York ..... New York Philharmonic Society
Ney, Mile Jenny (Soprano-singer) Nice ......
Nicholson, Charles (Flautist) .
(Composer) ....
Concertino for Flute ...
Fantasia for Flute ...
— " Au claire de la lune," for Flute
— (MS.) for Flute ... Nicholson, — (Oboe and Como Inglese) NicOLAi, Carl O. E. (Composer)
Overture, " Merry Wives of Windsor " Song, " Ach, Herr ! " (scored by Lucas) Duet, " Dit-moi ce mot " .
NicoLiNi, — (Composer)
^. ,, ^,/bracio \ . . „
Air, Iljbracehio /'^i^ conquise .
NicoLO, ? Isouard (Composer)
Air, " Non, je ne veux pas chanter "
NiEDERMEYER, Louis (Composer) Scena, " L'Automne " Romance, " Venise est cncor "
NiKiscH, Arthiu" (Conductor) . (Accompanist)
NiLSSON, Mme Christine (Soprano-singer)
OBLE, Mrs. (Soprano-singer) . ORDICA, Miss Lillian (Soprano-singer) ORELLi, Miss Joamiie (Soprano-singer) ORWicH Festival .... iS^OTTES, Mme Madeleine (Soprano-singer) KovELLO, Mme Clara (Soprano-singer) KovELLO, J. Alfred (Bass-singer) NovELLO, Vincent (Organist) . (" At the Piano ") (Composer)
Cantata, " Rosalba " . NovELLO, Miss Sabilla (Soprano-singer)
1901
1831
1832 1833 1874 1832 1834 1836 1835 1832
1887 1911
1855
1816
1826 1823
1827 1830 1853
1864 1843 1868
1828 —
1822
1842 1839 1908 1908 1867
1849
1887 1902
1850 1833 1834 1846 1818
1834 1846
|
1905 |
3 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1836 |
4 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1837 |
2 1 2 |
|
1837 |
|
|
— |
1 |
|
1899 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
1850 |
2 |
|
1836 |
24 |
|
1842 |
3 |
|
1839 |
6 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1856 |
3 |
|
z |
1 |
|
1844 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1823 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1912 |
5 |
|
1910 |
2 |
|
1886 |
6 |
|
_ |
1 |
|
1892 |
4 |
|
1903 |
2 |
|
z |
1 |
|
1859 |
22 |
|
1846 |
3 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
— |
1 |
470, 479, 487
107
[[140 113, 128, 134, 123 345 114
126, 145 139
131, 145 113 407
410, 463 513
230, 348, 37S, 203
194, 256 194 and note,
246, 450 242, 247 263 27 to 140
81, 91, 172
63, 98, 115, 121
86 [127, 154
100
232, 242, 246
282
179, 187 302
56, 63
173
156 [514 501, 505, 509, 501, 509 297, 303, 304,
314 388, 405 210 [429 407, 410, 422, 473, 480 104 217
121 to 258 126, 171, 196, 197 [197 36
126 197
580
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
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Performance. |
Total |
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Names and Works. |
No. of concert.s |
Pages. |
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First. |
Last. |
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NOVELLO & Co. ..... |
— |
— |
33, 92 note, 342, |
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|
NUSSDORF ...... |
~ |
~ |
322 [427 |
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|
O Oakeley, Professor Herbert |
337 |
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|
Oberhoffer, C. T. (Tenor-singer) |
1845 |
— |
1 |
192 |
|
|
O'Connor, Feargus |
— |
— |
— |
203 |
|
|
Olitzka, Mme Rosa (Soprano-singer] |
1897 |
1903 |
3 |
455, 462, 479 |
|
|
Oliver, — (Clarinettist) |
1813 |
1815 |
4 |
8, 9, 11, 19 |
|
|
Ondricek, Franz (Violinist) |
1886 |
1902 |
7 |
404, 405, 413, 427, 445, 468, |
|
|
Onslow, George (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
[473 |
|
|
Symphony |
1832 |
— |
1 |
116 |
|
|
— in A . . . .' |
1837 |
1846 |
2 |
143, 198 |
|
|
Overture, " Guise " . |
1850 |
— |
1 |
218 |
|
|
— " Le Colporteur " . |
1829 |
1854 |
3 |
94, 212, 238 |
|
|
/"L' Alcalde), , _^ „ — V'L'Alcade/delaVega |
„ ( |
75, 196, 242, |
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|
1825 |
1866 |
«{ |
266, 286, 291 |
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|
Sextett for Pianoforte, Flute, Clarinet, |
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|
Bassoon, Horn and Double-Bass |
1829 |
1831 |
2 |
95, 109 |
|
|
String Quintett ..... |
1828 |
1842 |
3 |
89, 115, 170 |
|
|
— Quartett |
1830 |
— |
1 |
101 |
|
|
Opera, Carl Rosa Co. |
— |
— |
— |
260, 332, 353 |
|
|
— English Ballad . |
— |
— |
— |
1, 214 |
|
|
— German .... |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
|
— Harrison-Pyne Co. |
— |
— |
— |
214 |
|
|
— Royal Italian |
— |
— |
— |
1, 240, 263 |
|
|
Opera House, Covent Garden |
— |
— |
. — ■ |
164 |
|
|
Paris .... |
— |
— |
— |
153 note, 182 |
|
|
Vienna .... |
— |
— |
— |
280, 503 |
|
|
Orgenyi, Mile (Soprano-singer) |
1870 |
1881 |
2 |
312, 380 |
|
|
Orpheus Glee Union (Male Quartett) |
1864 |
— |
1 |
280, 282 |
|
|
Orridge, Miss Ellen A. (Contralto-singer) |
1882 |
— |
1 |
386 [371, 375 |
|
|
Osgood, Mrs. Emma A. (Soprano-singer) . |
1876 |
1880 |
5 |
354, 361, 365, |
|
|
Oswald, Arthur L. (Baritone-singer) |
1880 |
1895 |
3 |
376, 400, 446 |
|
|
OuDiN, Eugene (Baritone-singer) |
1891 |
1892 |
2 |
426, 429 |
|
|
OuRY, A. J. (Violinist) |
1824 |
1830 |
17 |
68 to 101 |
|
|
OuRY, Mme A. C. (Pianist) |
1843 |
1845 |
2 |
180, 189 |
|
|
OxENFORD, John |
— . |
— |
— |
142 |
|
|
Oxford .... |
. — |
— |
— |
110 |
|
|
Oxford Professor of Music |
— |
— |
13, 105, 188 |
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|
P Pachmann, Vladimir De (Pianist) |
1883 |
1907 |
4 |
393, 404, 419, |
|
|
Pachmann, Mrs. [Oakey] (Pianist) . |
1891 |
— |
I |
427 [494 |
|
|
Pacini, Mile Emilia (Contralto-singer) |
1842 |
1843 |
3 |
171, 173, 180 |
|
|
Pacini, Giovanni (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Air, " Ah, che forse " |
1828 |
— |
1 |
91 |
|
|
— " Ah, con lui " . |
1845 |
. — . |
1 |
192 |
|
|
Scena, " Ah, non fia " |
1830 |
— |
102 |
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|
— " Ah, s' e colpa " . |
1821 |
1822 |
2 |
51, 55 |
|
|
Air, " A quest' anima " |
1844 |
— |
185 |
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|
— " Alfin godermi e dato " . |
1830 |
— |
100 |
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|
— " Chi sa dir " .... |
1827 |
— |
87 |
||
|
— " Come lieto " . . . . |
1834 |
— |
128 |
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|
Duet, " Di quai soave " |
1862 |
1891 |
2 |
272, 426 |
INDEX
581
Names and Works.
Performance.
First.
Total
1 No. of
Last, concerts
Paces.
I 'acini, Giovanni [Composer)— contd Air, " II soave e bel contento "
— " Inveir col sesso imbelle "
— " Lmigi dal caro bene "
— " Papucci " . Scena, " Salvo alfin "
Paderewski, I. J. (Pianist) — (Composer)
Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor
Fantasia, " Polish," for Pianoforte and Orchestra Paer, Ferdinand (Composer) .
Overture, " Nmna Pompilias "
Air, " Agitato di smania funesta '
Scena, " Ciel che profondo "
Air, " Felice non sarei "
Duet, " Jenes Grabmal "
Air, " Languiro "
Trio, " Quel labbro " .
Duet, " Quel sepolcro "
Air, " Se fur sogno " .
~ . J " Sotto mentita " )
^ ) " Sotto mento facci.a " j
Air, " Su Griselda " .
— " Tutto e silenzio "
— " Una voce al cor mi parlar " pAESiELiiO, Giovanni (Composer)
Cavatina, " II mio ben " Duet, " Ne giomi tuoi felici "
— " O che umore "
— " Son io desto " Quartett, " Te Dianina "
I'aganini, Nicolo (Composer) .
Concerto (del Campanello) for Violin iia B minor (Adagio and Rondo)
-;— for Violin in D
Etude caprice for Violin in B [7
— (composed with Auer)
Moto perpetuo for Violin PaijICOT, Mme L. (Pianoforte-Pedalier) Palliser, Miss Esther (Soprano-singer) Palliser, Miss Sybil (Pianist) Pancera, Mme Ella (Pianist) . Papini, Guido (Violinist) Paque, Guillaimie ('Cellist) Parepa-Rosa, Mme (Soprano-singer) Paris .....
I — Conservatoire .... '—Exposition (1878) sParish-Alvars, Elias (Harpist) j — (Composer) ....
I Concerto for Harp (MS.) j — for Harp (Op. 98) in E b I — for Pianoforte
Fantasia for Harp Parker, W. Frye (Violinist) Parkina, Mme EUzabeth (Soprano-singer) Par LOW, Miss Kathleen (Violinist) .
1858 1832 1861 1830 1829 1891
1893 —
1894 —
1871
1900
1813
1825 1828 1822 1846 1821 1816 1822 1817
1815
1816 1821 1823
1831 1834 1816 1826 1814
1844 1901 1889 1907 1902 1887 1892 1895 1898 1875 1860 1860
1842
1844 1849 1846 1842 1900 1904 1909
1878
1834
1871 1821
1816 1843
1841
1838 1832
1871 1908
1900
1899
1878
1872
1846
1846 1859
1905
1 5 1 1 1 2 1
10 3
255, 330
116
264
103
96 [452, 467
425, 427, 437,
437
440
10 [302, 366
74, 216, 242,
89
55
198
50, 128
27
58 to 329
31, 35, 51
18, 24
25, 39, 177
50
64, 166
107
125, 148
24
80, 113
14
[329 185, 248, 282, 470, 502 418 496 473
408 [465 431, 437, 447, 445
459, 462 350, 362, 367 262
261 to 335 12, 147 183 358 171, 184, 196
184, 196 212, 258 198 171
467, 486 482 ""'■ 506
582
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
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Performance. |
Total |
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|
Names and Works, |
No. of concerts |
Paoes. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
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|
Parry, Sir Hubert (Conductor) |
1889 |
1912 |
6 |
418, 434, 445, |
|
— '(Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
[453, 508 |
|
Symphony in C . |
1889 |
— |
1 |
418 |
|
. — in F (rewritten) .... |
1895 |
— |
1 |
445 |
|
— in E minor (rewritten) |
1910 |
— |
1 |
508 |
|
(Overture, " To an Unwritten Tragedy " |
1894 |
— |
1 |
439 |
|
' Selection, " Hypatia " |
1893 |
— |
1 |
434 |
|
Theme and Variations in E minor |
1897 |
1898 |
2 |
453, 458 |
|
Ode, " Blest Pair of Syrens " |
1899 |
— |
1 |
462 |
|
IjSong, " It was a lover " . t — " Anacreontic Ode " 1 - " The Soldier's Tent "... |
1880 |
— |
1 |
377 |
|
1892 |
- — |
1 |
430 |
|
|
1901 |
. — |
1 |
468 [149 |
|
|
Parry, John, junr. (Baritone-singer) |
1832 |
1838 |
4 |
113, 122, 133, |
|
Pasta, Mme [Negri] (Soprano-singer) |
1824 |
1837 |
5 |
68, 75, 79, 123, |
|
Patey, Mme [Wliytock] (Contralto-singer) |
1867 |
1887 |
11 |
296 to 408 [146 |
|
Patey, J. George (Baritone-singer) . |
1867 |
— |
1 |
296 |
|
Patey, Charles A. (Violinist) . |
1833 |
— |
1 |
121 |
|
Paton, Miss M. A. [Mrs. Wood] (Soprano- |
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|
singer) ..... |
1824 |
1837 |
15 |
70 to 145 |
|
Patti, Mme Adelina (Soprano-singer) |
1895 |
— |
1 |
444 |
|
Patti, Mme Carlotta (Soprano-singer) |
1872 |
— |
1 |
334 |
|
Pauer, Ernst (Pianist) .... |
1851 |
1865 |
7 |
223 to 288 |
|
Payments to Composers |
— |
— |
13, 17, 28, 43, 60, 70, etc. |
|
|
Pearsall, Mr. (Tenor-singer) . |
1841 |
— |
1 |
105 |
|
Pecskai, Louis (Violinist) |
1896 |
— |
1 |
449 |
|
Pedalier-Pianoforte .... |
— |
— |
332, 406 |
|
|
Peile, Mr. (Pianist) .... |
1825 |
■ — |
1 |
75 |
|
Pellegrini, Felice (Bass-singer) |
1826 |
1832 |
< 4 |
80, 89, 95, 115 |
|
" Pencerdd Gwalia " . |
— |
■ — |
— |
209, 224 |
|
Pbnna, Miss Catherine (Soprano-singer) |
1876 |
1877 |
2 |
355, 363 |
|
Penson, William (Viola-player) |
1830 |
■ — |
1 |
100 |
|
Pepusch, Dr. J. C. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Cantata, " Alexis " . |
1819 |
— |
1 |
42 |
|
Percivall, — [of Bath] ('Cellist) |
1816 |
— |
6 |
23 to 27 |
|
Perez, Sisto (Pianist) .... |
1815 |
— |
1 |
18 |
|
Pergolesi, Giovanni (Composer) |
• — |
— |
— |
|
|
' Air, " Siciliana " |
1855 |
— |
1 |
243 |
|
■ — " Sanctum et terribile " . J — " Tre giorni son che Nina " . |
1863 |
— |
1 |
276 |
|
1880 |
— |
1 |
376 |
|
|
Persiani, Giuseppe (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " Quando il core " |
1836 |
1847 |
2 |
141, 201 |
|
Persiani, Mme F. (Soprano-singer) . |
1847 |
1849 |
3 |
201, 205, 213 |
|
Peschka-Leutnbr, Mme (Soprano-singer) |
1872 |
— |
1 |
332 |
|
Pesth ....... |
— |
— |
— |
182, 316 |
|
„ r^, f Joseph (Horn-player) "4 Petrides, Thejpgtg^ (Horn-player) 1 ' |
1813 |
1817 |
11 |
8 to 32 |
|
Pettit, Thomas (Organist) |
1876 |
— |
1 |
354 [356 |
|
Pettit, Walter ('Cellist) .... |
1861 |
1876 |
4 |
264, 328, 343, |
|
Pezze, Alessandro ('Cellist) |
1861 |
— |
1 |
266 |
|
Pfeiffer's Ode to Music |
— |
— |
— |
129 |
|
Philadelphia ..... |
— |
— |
— |
442 |
|
Philharmonic Choir. See Choirs |
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|
— Orchestra ..... |
— |
— |
— |
214, 230, 244, |
|
— Pitch |
— |
— |
— |
446 [263, 420 |
|
Philipp, — (Pianist) .... |
1890 |
— |
1 |
421 |
|
Phillips, Henry (Baritone-singer) |
1824 |
1850 |
47 |
67 to 217 |
|
PiATTi, Alfredo ('Cellist) . . . . |
1844 |
1880 |
14 |
187 to 374 |
|
INDEX |
583 |
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|
i |
Perfoi |
mance. |
1 Total |
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|
1 Namks and Works, |
No. of concerts |
Pages. |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
||||
|
PiATTi, Alfredo (Composer) — |
— |
__ |
|
||
|
Caprice for Violoncello |
1846 |
— |
1 |
196 |
|
|
Concertante for 'Cello and C.B. on "I |
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|
Puritani " (with Bottesini) . |
1852 |
— |
1 |
225 |
|
|
Concertino for 'Cello .... |
1862 |
— |
1 |
272 |
|
|
Concerto in B b for 'Cello |
1870 |
— |
1 |
313 |
|
|
— (No. 2) in D minor for 'Cello . |
1880 |
1893 |
2 |
374, 436 |
|
|
Theme varioo for 'Cello |
1862 |
— |
1 |
273 |
|
|
PiEDMONTESE Guard .... |
— |
|
|
153 |
|
|
PiERPOiNT, Bantock (Baritone-singer) |
1899 |
— |
1 |
463 |
|
|
Pi LET, — ('Cellist) |
1843 |
1846 |
2 |
177, 197 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
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|
, Fantasia for 'Cello .... |
1843 |
— |
1 |
177 |
|
|
PiNELLi, Pietro ..... |
— |
|
|
331 |
|
|
PiNsuTi, Ciro ..... |
— |
— |
— |
384 |
|
|
PiRKHERT, Edouardo (Pianist) |
1842 |
|
1 |
172 |
|
|
PiscHEK, J. B. (Baritone-singer) |
1845 |
1863 |
12 |
191 to 234 |
|
|
Pitt, Miss Emily (Contralto-singer) . |
1866 |
. — |
1 |
290 |
|
|
Pitt, Percy (Composer) .... |
— |
— |
— |
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|
Five Poems (translated by Ffrang9on |
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|
Davies) ..... |
1902 |
— |
1 |
475 |
|
|
Pixis, Johann Peter (Pianist) . |
1828 |
— |
1 |
92 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Overture (MS.) |
1828 |
— |
1 |
91 |
|
|
— " Bibiana " . |
1833 |
- |
1 |
121 |
|
|
Concerto for Pianoforte |
1828 |
— |
1 |
92 |
|
|
Placci, Gennaro (Baritone-singer) |
1823 |
1824 |
2 |
62, 68 |
|
|
PiiACCi, Mile Clelia (Contralto-singer) |
1838 |
— |
1 |
148 |
|
|
Plants, Fran9ois (Pianist) |
1878 |
— |
1 |
366 |
|
|
Platt, Edward (Horn-player) . |
1825 |
1842 |
19 |
73 to 172 |
|
|
Pleyel, Camille, junr., (Pianist) |
1815 |
— |
1 |
20 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony ..... |
1813 |
— |
1 |
9 |
|
|
Trio for Strings and Pianoforte |
1815 |
— |
1 |
20 |
|
|
Pleyel, Mme Marie F. D. (Pianist) . |
1846 |
|
1 |
198 |
|
|
PoHL, Dr. Carl F |
— |
— |
— |
309 |
|
|
Pole, Dr. W., f.r.s. .... |
— |
|
— |
446 |
|
|
Polledro, G. B. (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Concerto for Violin .... |
1821 |
. |
1 |
53 |
|
|
PoMMEREUL, Mile Marguerite (Violinist) . |
1877 |
— |
1 |
364 |
|
|
PoNCHARD, L. A. E. (Tenor-singer) . |
1830 |
— |
1 |
102 |
|
|
PoNCHiELLi, Amilcare (Composer) |
— |
— |
■ — |
||
|
Air, " Voce di donna " |
1889 |
|
1 |
418 |
|
|
Poole, Miss Elizth. [Mrs. Bacon] (Mezzo- |
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|
soprano) ...... |
1846 |
1854 |
3 |
198, 231, 2 |
37 |
|
Pope, Henry (Bass-singer) |
1877 |
— . |
1 |
361 |
|
|
Popper, David ('Cellist) .... |
1897 |
— |
1 |
456 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Minuet for 'Cello .... |
1897 |
— |
1 |
456 |
|
|
Portogallo, Marco Antonio (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Duet, " Al campo andiamo " |
1817 |
— |
1 |
30 |
|
|
Scena, " Son Regina " |
1819 |
1821 |
2 |
41, 53 |
|
|
Postans, Miss M. [Mrs. Shaw] (Contralto- |
|||||
|
singer) ...... |
1835 |
1838 |
7 |
132 to ^50 |
|
|
Pott, F. Augustus (Violinist) . |
1838 |
1844 |
2 |
151, 186 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Concerto for Violin .... |
1844 |
— |
1 |
186 |
|
|
" Potter " Exhibition .... |
— |
— |
— |
22, 256 |
584
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and WuRks.
Performance.
First.
Total
' No. of
Last, concerts
Potter, P. Cipriani H. (Pianist)
— ("At the Piano ")
— (Composer) Synipliony in G minor
— in A minor
— (? No. 2) in D
— (? No. 4) in D Overture (MS.) .
— " Cymbeline "
— " Anthony and Cleopatra " Sextett for Pianoforte and Strings Adagio and Characteristic Rondo for
Pianoforte .... Potter, R. H. (Viola-player) . Powell, Miss Maud (Violinist) Powell, Philip (Clarinettist) . Power, Miss Florence (Contralto-singer) PoYNTZ, Miss Katherine (Soprano-singer) PRAEaER, Ferdinand Prague .....
Pratten, R. Sydney (Flautist) Pregi, Mme Marcella (Soprano-singer) Presents to Performers .
Preumayr, Fran. Ch. (Bassoonist) . Prince Consort, H.R.H. Albert
— Esterhazy ....
— John of Saxony
— Leopold, H.R.H.
— of Wales (late King Edward)
— Regent, H.R.H. George
— Talleyrand ....
— of Teck
Princess of Wales (Queen Alexandra) Prize Overtures .... Proch, Heinrich (Composer)
Air varie (for the voice) Promenade Concerts, Covent Garden
Drury Lane ....
Queen's Hall
Pkout, Professor Ebenezer (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Symphony (No. 3) in F
Scene, " Song of Judith " . Provincial Festivals Prudent, Emile B6unie (Pianist)
— (Composer) .... Concerto for Pianoforte in B [?
Pucitta, Vincenzo (Composer)
Scena, " Delia tromba "
Duet, " In questo lieto istante " .
Air, " Vittima sventurata " PuGNO, Raoul (Pianist) .
PuGNO, Raoul (Composer)
Serenade, " A la lune," for Pianoforte
1816
1820
1826 1833 1836 1869 1816 1837 1856 1816
1830 1814 1901 1830 1895 1870
1855 1897
1830
1865
1886
1886 1888
1848
1848
1820 1822 1817 1903
1904
1836 1844
1855 1835
1872
1871
1831 1899
1857
1823 1911
11 32
3 2 3 1 1 4 1 1
1 1 1
25 to 139 46 to 185
80, 128, 243
123, 135
138, 216, 332
307
24 [329
144, 222, 283,
247
25
102
14
471
101, 106
446, 463
311
239, 368
38, 437
242, 252
455
94, 110, 130, 158, 164, 309,
103 [331
158, 176, 195. 204, 209, 214, 245, 260, 264
49
147 note
395 [427
294, 305, 403,
8
105
305 [427
294, 305, 403,
390, 394, 398
287
348
195
11
404, 413
404 413
22, 395 206
206
44
57, 61 29
479, 484, 487, 492, 504, 513
484
INDEX
585
Names and Wokks.
Performance.
Total
No. of
concert.^
Paobs.
Ptjppo, Giuseppe ..... PtJRCELL, Henry (Composer) Toccata in A for Organ " Golden " Sonata (two Pianofortes and
Orchestra) . . . . .
Ode to St. Cecilia ....
Air, " Arise, ye subterranean winds "
(scored by Ernest Ford) Song and Chorus, " Come if you dare " Song, " Come unto these yellow sands "
(scored by Stanford)
— " Full fathom five " (scored by Stan-
ford)
— " Lament of Dido "
— " Let the dreadful engines "
— " Mad Bess " (scored by Stanford)
— " Ye twice ten hundred Deities
(scored by Kearns) Puzzi, G. (Horn-player) . — (Composer) ....
Concertante for Horn .
Fantasia for Horn Puzzi, Mme Giacinta (Soprano-singer) Pye, Kellow ..... Pyne, Miss Louisa [Mme Bodda] (Soprano
singer) . .
Pyne, Miss Susan [Mrs. Galton] (Soprano
singer) .....
Queen Adelaide . . . . .
— Alexandra . . . . .
— Caroline ......
— Elizabeth of Roumania (Carmen. Sylva)
— Victoria ......
Queen's College for Ladies Queen's Hall, Langham Place Queer Offers and Suggestions
R
Rachmaninoff, Sergei W. (Pianist)
— (Conductor)
— (Composer) Symphony in E minor Concerto (No. 2), C minor, for Pianoforte
— (No. 3), D minor, for Pianoforte Fantasia in E for Orchestra Elegie for Pianoforte Prelude in G minor
— in F# minor .
— in C # minor . Racine, Jean
1895
1895 1895
1889 1895
1907
1907 1895 1887 1901
1875 1817
1817 1819 1828
1850
1858
1899 1899
1910 1902 1911 1899 1899 1911 1911 1899
1895
1893
1837 1818 1833
1876 1861
1911
1906
1911
1
1
1 1
2 1
1
17
2 1 3
23
2
7
445
445 446
418, 445 446
494
494 445
409, 436 469
351
31 to 146
31, 35
41
89, 114, 123
53
215 to 368
255, 264
104, 158
280, 506
43 note
457
141, 176, 204, 209, 214, 240, 245, 260, 391
354
304, 437
331, 477
|
2 |
462, |
514 |
|
1 |
462 |
|
|
1 |
609 |
|
|
2 |
474, |
492 |
|
1 |
614 |
|
|
1 |
462 |
|
|
1 |
462 |
|
|
1 |
514 |
|
|
1 |
514 |
|
|
2 |
462, |
514 |
|
— |
208, |
395 |
686
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works
Radfokd, Robert (Bass-singer) Rae, James (Horn-player) Raff, Joseph J. (C>jmposer)
Symphony (No. 3), " Im Walde "
— (No. 5), " Lenore " Concerto for Pianoforte in C minor
— for 'Cello in D minor
— (No. 1) for Violin in B minor .
— (No. 2) for Violin in A minor . Suite for Violin and Orchestra Cavatina for Violin Gavotte in A minor for Pianofoi'te
Rafter, — (Tenor-singer)
Rainforth, Miss Elizth. (Soprano-singer)
Rameau, Jean Philippe (Composer) .
Suite for small Orchestra
Theme variee for Pianoforte
Air, " Rossignols amoreux " Randegger, Cav. Alberto (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Scena, "Medea" Song, " Prayer of Natiu'e "
— " Save me, O God " Randegger, Alberto, junr. (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Concerto for Violin in D minor Bohemian Dances (Nos. 3 and 6)
Raphael, John .... Ravina, Jean Henri Ravogli, Mile Sofia (Soprano-singer) Ravogli, Mile Giulia (Contralto-singer)
Redeker, Mile Louise D. A. (Contralto- singer) ..... Rees, Miss Eleanor (Contralto-singer) Reeve, C. (Violinist) Reeves, J. Sims (Tenor-singer) Reeves, Herbert (Tenor-singer) Regan, Mile Anna (Soprano-singer) .
Reicha, Anton Joseph (Composer) .
Quintett for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon Reichardt, Alexr. (Tenor-singer) Reimar, Miss (Contralto-singer) Reinecke, Professor Carl (Pianist) .
— (Composer) .... Overture, " King Manfred " Concerto for Pianoforte
Reisenaxjer, Alfred (Pianist) . Reissiger, Carl Gottlieb (Composer)
Overture, " Yelva " .
— " Neron " . . . .
Fantasia for Clarinet . Remaury, Mme F. M. C. Montigny-
(Pianist) ....
Remenyi, Eduard (Violinist) . Remorini, — (Baritone-singer)
|
Porfor |
mance. |
Total No. of concerts |
Pages. |
|
First. |
Last. |
||
|
. 1910 |
1911 |
2 |
509, 514 |
|
. 1830 |
1853 |
3 |
101 |
|
'. 1875 |
1883 |
2 |
349, 392 |
|
. 1892 |
— |
1 |
430 |
|
. 1875 |
1884 |
2 |
351, 397 |
|
. 1877 |
1892 |
2 |
361, 431 |
|
. 1898 |
— |
458 |
|
|
. 1891 |
— |
426 |
|
|
. 1878 |
1879 |
366, 372 |
|
|
. 1883 |
— |
393 |
|
|
. 1884 |
— |
397 |
|
|
. 1846 |
— |
195 |
|
|
1839 |
1845 |
154 to 189 |
|
|
'. 1888 |
z |
412 |
|
|
. 1876 |
— |
358 |
|
|
. 1907 |
— |
495 |
|
|
. 1887 |
— |
409 |
|
|
. 1880 |
|
375 |
|
|
. 1887 |
— |
409 |
|
|
. 1876 |
— |
355 |
|
|
. 1902 |
— |
475 |
|
|
'. 1902 |
z |
475 |
|
|
. 1905 |
— |
488 |
|
|
_ |
— |
— |
112 |
|
— |
— |
— |
293 |
|
. 1891 |
1896 |
3 |
426, 430, 449 |
|
. 1891 |
1898 |
4 |
426, 430, 449, [459 [371 |
|
. 1876 |
1879 |
4 |
357, 362, 366, |
|
. 1888 |
— |
1 |
413 |
|
. 1817 |
1818 |
2 |
29, 36 |
|
. 1849 |
1881 |
12 |
211 to 381 |
|
. 1881 |
— |
1 |
381, 382 |
|
. 1869 |
1872 |
4 |
306, 307, 329, |
|
333 |
|||
|
.' 1824 |
1825 |
2 |
67. 73 |
|
. 1851 |
1855 |
3 |
222, 226, 242 |
|
. 1877 |
— |
361 |
|
|
. 1869 |
— |
306 |
|
|
. 1869 |
z |
306 |
|
|
. 1868 |
— |
301 |
|
|
. 1896 |
— |
449 |
|
|
. 1840 |
|
159 |
|
|
. 1841 |
— |
168 |
|
|
. 1842 |
— |
171 |
|
|
. 1880 |
1881 |
374, 381 |
|
|
. 1857 |
— |
1 250 |
|
|
. 1 1825 |
— |
1 "74 |
INDEX
587
|
Performance. |
Total |
|||||
|
Namks and Works. |
No. of |
|||||
|
i^AOES. |
||||||
|
First. |
Last. |
concerts |
||||
|
Rendano, Alfonso (Pianist) |
1868 |
1873 |
2 |
302, 338 |
||
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Valzer-Fantasia for Pianoforte |
1868 |
— |
1 |
302 |
||
|
Renwick, — ... |
1865 |
— |
1 |
285 |
||
|
Revial, M. p. F. B. (Tenor-singer) |
1844 |
— |
1 |
187 |
||
|
Reyer, Louis E. E. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Scena, " Reveil de Brunnliilde " |
1904 |
— |
1 |
483 |
||
|
Reyes, — (Tenor-singer) |
1815 |
— |
1 |
19 |
||
|
Rheinberger, Joseph (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Overture, " Demetrius " |
1893 |
— |
1 |
436 |
||
|
— " Taming of the Shrew " |
1874 |
— |
1 |
345 |
||
|
— " Wallenstein's Camp " . |
1876 |
— |
1 |
356 |
||
|
RiBAS, Jose Maria (Flautist) |
1838 |
1841 |
3 |
151, 161, 168 |
||
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Concerto for Flute and Oboe |
1838 |
— |
1 |
151 |
||
|
RiBAS, A. (Oboist) . |
1838 |
— |
1 |
151 |
||
|
Richardson, Joseph (Flautist) |
1839 |
1842 |
2 |
154, 172 |
||
|
Richardson's " Rock and Steel " Band . |
— |
— |
— |
204 |
||
|
Richardson, Mme Frederica (Contralto- |
||||||
|
singer) ...... |
1906 |
— |
1 |
492 |
||
|
Richter, Dr. Hans |
— |
— |
— |
358 note |
||
|
RicoRDi, Messrs. |
— |
— . |
. — . |
391 |
||
|
Riedel, Carl (Composer) |
— |
— • |
— |
1 |
||
|
Lied, " Liebeslied " |
1872 |
— |
1 |
334 ! |
||
|
RiEDER, Mme Marie (Soprano-s |
inger) |
1860 |
1861 |
2 |
261, 265 |
|
|
Riego, Mile (Soprano-singer) |
1878 |
— |
1 |
366 |
||
|
RiEs, Ferdinand (Pianist) |
1814 |
1822 |
7 |
14 to 58 |
||
|
— (" At the Piano ") |
1817 |
1822 |
12 |
29 to 57 |
||
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Symphony (1st time) . |
1814 |
— |
1 |
15 |
||
|
— (1st time) |
1815 |
— |
1 |
20 |
||
|
— (1st time) |
1816 |
— |
2 |
24, 26 |
||
|
— in D |
1818 |
— |
1 |
37 |
||
|
— in D minor |
1819 |
1821 |
2 |
40, 51 |
||
|
— (No. 6) |
1831 |
— |
1 |
109 |
||
|
— in E b . |
1818 |
1823 |
2 |
34, 62 |
||
|
— in F |
1821 |
1841 |
2 |
53, 165 |
||
|
Overture, " Don Carlos " |
1815 |
1832 |
4 |
18, 49. 55, 113 |
||
|
— " L' Apparition " |
1837 |
— |
1 |
144 |
||
|
— " Bardic " (for six Harps |
") '■ • |
1816 |
— |
1 |
23 |
|
|
— and Marche Triomphale |
1834 |
— |
1 |
127 |
||
|
Concerto for Pianoforte |
1820 |
— |
1 |
44 |
||
|
— (on Swedish Airs) for Pianoforte |
1839 |
— |
1 |
156 |
||
|
Octett for Pianoforte, Strings, Clarinet, |
||||||
|
Fagotto, Horns .... |
1816 |
— |
1 |
26 |
||
|
Sextertt for Pianoforte, Harp, Oboe, Fa- |
||||||
|
gotto, Horn, C.B. |
1814 |
1822 |
2 |
14, 58 |
||
|
— for Pianoforte and Strings |
1817 |
1818 |
2 |
31, 36 |
||
|
Quintett for Pianoforte and Strings |
1815 |
1821 |
3 |
19, 32, 51 |
||
|
Quartett for Strings .... |
1817 |
— |
1 |
32 |
||
|
Scena, " Sia Imninoso " |
1819 |
— |
1 |
40 |
||
|
RiETZ, Julius (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Fantasia appassionata for 'Cello . |
1863 |
— |
1 |
279 [333, 393 |
||
|
RiGBY, George Vernon (Tenor-singer) |
1868 |
1883 |
5 |
300, 306, 311, |
||
|
RiGHiNi, Vincenzo (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Quartett, " Gran' Nume in ogno " |
1853 |
— |
1 |
234 |
||
|
RiMSKY-KoRSAKOFF, N. A. (Composcr) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Symphony (No. 2), " Antar |
" |
1905 |
— |
1 |
486 |
588
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Performance. |
Total |
||||
|
Names and Works. |
-' No. of |
Paoes. |
|||
|
First. |
Last. |
1 concerts |
|||
|
RiMSKY-KoBSAKOFF, (Composer) — contd. |
|||||
|
/" Christmas Night " "\ buite 1 . < jjigi^^ before Christmas "J |
|||||
|
1910 |
— |
1 |
509 |
||
|
Suite, " Scheherazade "... |
1911 |
— |
1 |
512 |
|
|
" Capriccio Espagnole " |
1903 |
1908 |
2 |
479, 502 |
|
|
Battle Music from " Kitesch " |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
|
RiTTER, Tlaeodore (Pianist) |
1860 |
— |
1 |
262 |
|
|
RiVABDE, Achille (Viohnist) |
1905 |
— |
1 |
487 |
|
|
RivifeRE, Mile L. De (Soprano-singer) |
1839 |
— |
1 |
155 |
|
|
RoBBBECHTZ, Andre (Viohnist) |
1819 |
— |
2 |
39 twice |
|
|
Roberts, Ellis (Violinist) |
1893 |
— |
1 |
436 |
|
|
Robertson, MissSophieM. (Soprano-singer) |
1877 |
1880 |
2 |
362, 374 |
|
|
Roche, Raphael (Accompanist) |
1907 |
— |
1 |
496 |
|
|
Rode, Jacques P. J. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Concerto for Violin in D minor |
1840 |
— |
1 |
159 |
|
|
(No. 8), 1st Movement only, in |
|||||
|
E minor ..... |
1873 |
— |
1 |
341 |
|
|
(No. 10) in B minor . |
1869 |
— |
1 |
307 |
|
|
(No. 7) in A minor |
1869 |
— |
1 |
308 |
|
|
— — (composed with De Beriot) |
1826 |
— |
1 |
79 |
|
|
— • — (composed with Mayseder) . |
1829 |
— |
1 |
97 |
|
|
Quartett for Strings .... |
1822 |
— |
1 |
55 |
|
|
Air varie for the Voice |
1832 |
— |
1 |
115 |
|
|
RoKiTANSKY, Freihorr V. von (Bass-singer) |
1866 |
1868 |
2 |
292, 302 |
|
|
Romberg, Andreas (Composer) |
. — |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony in D |
1813 |
1842 |
3 |
11, 77, 127 |
|
|
— in E [7 . |
1826 |
• — |
1 |
78 |
|
|
Overture in D (Op. 60) |
1821 |
1852 |
13 |
50 to 226 |
|
|
— " Don Mendoza " . |
1822 |
1829 |
2 |
57, 95 |
|
|
— (minamed) |
1825 |
1829 |
2 |
74, 97 |
|
|
— " La Rovine di Paluzzi " |
1834 |
1839 |
2 |
127. 157 |
|
|
Quintett for Strings |
1813 |
1823 |
4 |
9, 30, 46, 64 |
|
|
Quartett for Strings |
1813 |
1821 |
5 |
11,14,19,26,52 |
|
|
Trio for Strings . |
1817 |
. — |
1 |
29 |
|
|
Rombebg, Bernhard ('Cellist) |
1814 |
— |
1 |
16 |
|
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Overture in D . |
1820 |
1850 |
9 |
45 to 215 |
|
|
— (unnamed) |
1815 |
1832 |
4 |
18, 30, 34, 115 |
|
|
— " Ulysses and Circe " |
1815 |
1841 |
6 |
19, 27, 31, 132, |
|
|
— (new) |
1818 |
— |
1 |
36 [146, 164 |
|
|
Concerto for two 'Cellos |
1827 |
— |
1 |
85 |
|
|
— " Swiss," for 'Cello |
1868 |
— |
1 |
301 |
|
|
Capriccio, on " Swedish Airs |
," for 'Cello |
1839 |
— |
1 |
156 |
|
Fantasia for 'Cello |
1825 |
— |
1 |
74 |
|
|
Sextett for Strings |
1814 |
1823 |
2 |
16, C- |
|
|
Quartett for Strings . |
1816 |
— |
1 |
24 |
|
|
Rome .... |
. — |
. — |
— |
424 |
|
|
Ronald, Landon (Conductor) |
1908 |
1910 |
3 |
500, 5u2, 508J |
|
|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Song-Cycle, " Summer-time " |
1901 |
— |
1 |
470 |
|
|
Scena, " Shah Jehan " |
1910 |
— |
1 |
508 |
|
|
RoNCONi, Giorgio (Baritone-singer) . |
1837 |
1852 |
2 |
143, 225 |
|
|
RoNZi, Pollione (Tenor-singer) |
1876 |
— |
1 |
354 |
|
|
Rosa, Carl ...... |
— |
— |
— |
384 |
|
|
RosENHAiN, Jacob (Pianist) |
1837 |
— |
1 |
145 |
|
|
— (Composer) |
. |
— |
— |
■ — |
|
|
Symphony (MS.) |
1854 |
- — |
1 |
237 ■ |
|
|
Capriccio for Pianoforte |
. |
1837 |
— |
I |
145 |
INDEX
589
|
Performance. |
1 Total |
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|
Namks and Works. |
. No. of concerts |
Pages. |
||||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||||
|
Rosenthal, Moritz (Pianist) . |
1899 |
1911 |
3 |
463, 466, 512 |
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|
— (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
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|
Humoresque e Fugato, svir un T |
."heme |
5 |
||||
|
de Richard Strauss |
1911 |
— |
1 |
512 |
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|
RosNER, — (Tenor-singer) |
1829 |
— |
1 |
97 |
||
|
RosQUELLAS, — (Tcnor-singer) |
1813 |
— |
1 |
11 |
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|
Rossi, F. (Composer) |
— |
— |
- — |
[286, 300 |
||
|
Air, " Ah, rendimi quel core " |
1847 |
1868 |
5 |
201, 210, 225, |
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|
Rossini, Gioacchini A. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|||
|
Overture, " WilUam Tell " . |
1830 |
1888 |
11 |
100 to 415 |
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|
— " Semiramide " |
1831 |
— |
1 |
107 |
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|
— " The Siege of Corinth " |
1848 |
1870 |
6 |
205, 236, 251, 260, 281, 312 |
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|
Duet, " Ah, che quai tronchi " |
1829 |
1 |
95 |
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|
Air, " Ah, gia trascorse il di " |
1851 |
— . |
1 |
220 |
||
|
Duet, " Ah, Mathilde " |
1863 |
|
1 |
276 |
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|
_ 1 " Ah, qual rispetto " ) Duet 1 " Ah ! quel respect " ) |
1839 |
1861 |
3 |
157, 239, 265 |
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|
( Recit., " Eccomi alfin " \ ) Air, " Ah, quel giorno " ) ' |
1865 |
1882 |
3 |
288, 358, 387 |
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|
Air, " Ah me, il ciel " |
1828 |
— |
1 |
90 |
||
|
Duet, " Ah, se di mali " |
1825 |
1828 |
2 |
74, 90 |
||
|
— " Ah, se puoi " |
1823 |
1828 |
2 |
64, 90 |
||
|
Air, " Ah, si per voi " . |
1829 |
— |
1 |
94 [202, 218 |
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|
Duet, " Ah, si tu " |
1830 |
1850 |
5 |
103, 151. 173, |
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|
Air, unnamed (Siege of Corinth) |
1860 |
— . |
1 |
261 |
||
|
— " Alle voci della gloria " |
1872 |
1 |
335 |
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|
Duet, " Air idea " |
1825 |
1829 |
2 |
74, 96 |
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|
Air, " Alma invitta " . |
1825 |
— |
1 |
76 |
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|
— " Al pill dolce " |
1825 |
— |
1 |
74 |
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|
Trio, " Al tuo materno sen " |
1846 |
— |
1 |
198 |
||
|
Duet, " Amor ! possenti nome " . |
1821 |
1829 |
4 |
50, 67, 80, 97 |
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|
— ■ " Anna, tu piangi " |
1836 |
|
1 |
139 |
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|
Air, " A rispettarmi " |
1827 |
1840 |
3 |
83, 91, 162 |
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|
Duet, " Beir imago " |
1828 |
1843 |
4 |
91, 102, 106, |
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|
Air, " Bel raggio " |
1829 |
1893 |
13 |
96 to 436 [180 |
||
|
— " Che accenti " |
1836 |
— |
1 |
141 |
||
|
— " Che vidi, amici ". |
1832 |
1836 |
2 |
112, 139 |
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|
Quartett, " Cielo il naio labbro " |
1823 |
1830 |
4 |
62, 68, 76, 100 |
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|
Air, " Ciel pietoso " . |
1837 |
— |
1 |
146 |
||
|
— " Cimentando " |
1819 |
— |
1 |
41 |
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|
Duet, " Come frenar " |
1833 |
1858 |
2 |
120, 254 |
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|
Trio, " Cruda sorte " . |
1824 |
1829 |
3 |
58, 89, 96 |
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|
Air, " Cujus animam " |
1864 |
— |
1 |
281 |
||
|
Quartett, " Decisa 6 la sua sorte ' |
1838 |
— |
1 |
148 [196, 266 |
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|
Duet, " Di capricci " . |
1828 |
1861 |
5 |
90, 116, 162. |
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|
Air, " Di piacer " |
1819 |
1868 |
5 |
40,75,127,281, |
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|
— " Di tanti palpiti " |
1823 |
1872 |
2 |
65, 335 [301 |
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|
Quartett, " Don Basilio " |
1824 |
— |
1 |
68 [200, 223 |
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|
Duet, " Dove vai ? " . |
1830 |
1851 |
5 |
100, 107, 140, |
||
|
— unnamed (Tancredi) |
1841 |
— |
1 |
167 [271, 279 |
||
|
— " Dunque io son " . |
1825 |
1863 |
6 |
75, 89,163,267, |
||
|
— " Ebbene a te " |
1827 |
1843 |
4 |
85, 88, 98, 178 |
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|
T^ , ( "Ebben per mia i ... Duet \ » E ben per una ( ^emone |
1857 |
1871 |
3 |
252, 296, 330 |
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|
Air, " Ecco (Eco) pietosa " |
1826 |
— |
1 |
79 |
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|
— " Ecco ridento " . |
1875 |
— |
1 |
350 |
||
|
— " Elena, o tu " |
1835 |
— |
1 |
133 |
590
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Performance.
Total
1 No. of
Last, concerts
Paoes.
Rossini, Gioacchini A. (Composer) — contd Duet, " Ella ! oh ciel " Air, " Fac ut portem "
— " Fellon la pena " .
— " Firmo rimanti " . Duet, " Forse un di " Air, " Fra vui istante " Duet, " Giorno d' orror " Trio, " Gratias agimus " Duet, " I Marinari " . Trio, " lo rendo a vostr' amor Air, " La Gita in Gondola "
— " Languir per una bella " Scena, " La Pieta " . Air, " Largo al factotum " . Duet, " Lasciami " .
— " La Serenata " Trio, " L' usato ardir " Quartett, " Mi manca la voce ' Duet, " Mira la bianca luna "
/Recit., " Nacqui all' affanno " | \Air, " Non piii mesta " )
Quintett and Chorus, " Ne' lacci raiei " Duet, " Non fuggir " . Air, " O colpo inipensato " . Scena, " Ogetto amabile " . Quintett, " Oh ! guardate " Romance, " O ! muto, asil " Trio, " O Nume benefico " .
— "Or che la sorte " Air, " Palpi ta " . Duet, " Parlar, spiegar " Air, " Pensa alia Patria " Septett, " Dal tuo stellato " Air, " Pro peccatis " . Quintett, " Quanto a quest' alma Scena, " Quel horrible destin6 " Trio, " Quel sembiante " Duet, " Quis est homo "
— " Rasserena, o cara "
— " Ricciardo " Air, " Riedi al soglio " f Recit., " Divisi noi " "\ \Duet, " Sappi che un rio dovare " j Duet, " Scendi nel piccol' legno " Air, " Se amore soltanto " (with Mayer) Duet, " Sei gia sposa "
— " Se la vita " ... Selection from " William Tell " Air, " Selva opaca " (Sombre foret)
— " Sento un interna voce ' Duet, " Serbami ognor "
— " Se tu m' ami " Trio, " Soave conforto " Air, " Sorgete "
— " Tanti affetti " Trio, " Ti parli 1' amore " Air, " Trusto ciel "
1829 1846 1820 1836 1834 1821 1862 1881 1852 1830 1844 1830 1828 1825 1828 1840 1827 1823 1866
1829
1846 1834 1833 1822 1823 1883 1826 1831 1823 1830 1848 1824 1844 1823 1828 1825 1844 1839 1824 1864
1850
1823 1833 1826 1833 1838 1838 1817 1838 1824 1837 1834 1834 1834 1820 I
1854
1861
1872
1843 1824 1867
1874
1838
1831
1877
1843 1831 1892 1864 1833
1832 1860
1892 1833 1866
1851 1868 1835 1835
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 4 13 3 4 1
1 1
2 4 1
10 2 4 1 4 7 2 2 1
95
198
46
138
127
49
273
380
225, 236
102
187
100
90
74, 103, 266
90, 335
159
85, 177
63, 69
291, 295
98, 192, 283,
196 r309, 346
128
123
58
63
393
79
109, 151
62
103, 106 [363
205, 284, 356,
67
184
64
92, 181
74, 86, 96, 108
184 to 430
155, 257, 281
69, 75, 96, 122
281
218
65 123
80, 112 [260
123, 206, 257
150
152 to 430
32, 123 [292
152, 205, 253,
70 [221
141, 160, 189,
127 to 301
129, 134
127, 133
47
INDEX
591
Namks and Works.
|
Performance. |
Total |
||
|
No. of concerts |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
||
|
1817 |
1825 |
4 |
29, 36, 70, 75 |
|
1835 |
— |
1 |
135 |
|
1821 |
— |
1 |
50 |
|
1823 |
1895 |
8 |
64 to 444 |
|
1866 |
— |
1 |
292 |
|
1826 |
— |
1 |
77 |
|
1837 |
— |
1 |
146 |
|
1880 |
|
1 |
376 |
|
1832 |
1835 |
3 |
113, 121, 135 |
|
1816 |
— |
1 |
23 |
|
1813 |
1814 |
2 |
10, 16 |
|
1834 |
z |
1 |
129 |
|
1861 |
1866 |
3 |
264, 265, 291 |
|
1866 |
1 |
291 [111, 194, 332 |
|
|
— |
— |
22, 53, 88, 105, |
|
|
— |
|
— |
111, 245, 289 |
|
130, 131, 136, 248 note, 347, 353, 373, 428, |
|||
|
— |
— |
— |
256, 280 [481 |
|
— |
— |
— |
105 |
|
— |
— |
— |
403, 420 |
|
— |
— |
— |
48, 118, 281 |
|
1872 |
1884 |
3 |
335, 386, 397 |
|
1831 |
1835 |
6 |
108, 109, 122, 127, 133, 135 |
|
1857 |
1876 |
5 |
251, 255, 297, 302, 355 |
|
1876 |
|
1 |
356 |
|
1879 |
— |
1 |
372 |
|
1891 |
— |
1 |
424 |
|
1857 |
1888 |
3 |
251, 340, 415 |
|
1867 |
1906 |
8 |
297 to 490 |
|
1876 |
— |
1 |
355 |
|
1875 |
— |
1 |
350 |
|
1857 |
— |
1 |
251 |
|
1857 |
— |
1 |
251 |
|
1879 |
— |
1 |
372 |
|
1887 |
— |
1 |
410 |
|
1890 |
1905 |
3 |
422, 458, 488 |
|
1882 |
— |
1 |
388 |
|
1876 |
— |
1 |
355 |
|
1876 |
— |
1 |
355 |
|
1872 |
1875 |
2 |
334, 349 |
|
1891 |
— |
1 |
425 |
|
1882 |
— |
1 |
387 |
|
1855 |
1867 |
3 |
241, 250, 296 |
|
— |
— |
— |
152 |
|
1902 |
1907 |
3 |
474. 492, 495 |
|
1885 |
— |
1 |
401 |
|
! 1846 |
— |
1 |
1 197 |
Rossini, Gioacchini A. (Composer) — contd
Scena, " Tu ch' accendi " .
Duet, " Tutto apprendi " .
Air, " Tutto h vano "
— " Una voce poco f a "
Duet, " Un soave non so ch6 "
Air, " Va lusingando "
Duet, " Vorrei " RoTOLi, — (Composer)
Barcarolle, " L' Alba " RoussELOT, Scipion ('Cellist) . RovEDiNO, Carlo (Bass-singer) RovEDiNO, Miss (Contralto-singer) RovELLi, — (Composer) ...
Concerto for Violin ... Rowland, A. C. (Double-bass-player) — (Composer) ....
Fantasia, " La Sonnambula," for Double Bass ....
RoYAii Academy of Music Choir. See Choirs
of Music ....
Principal ....
Students ....
— College of Music Institution Lecturer .
— Normal College for the Blind Society of Musicians .
RozE, Miss Marie (Soprano-singer) RuBiNi, G. B. (Tenor-singer)
Rubinstein, Anton G. (Pianist)
— (Composer) .... Symphony, " Dramatic " (No. 4)
— " Ocean " . . . . Overture, " Antony and Cleopatra " Concerto (No. 3) in G for Pianoforte
— (No. 4) in D minor for Pianoforte
— (No. 5) in E [> for Pianoforte
— (Andante and Allegro) for Violin Nocturne in G b for Pianoforte Polonaise in E b for Pianoforte Valse Allemande for Pianoforte Toccata for Pianoforte
Staccato Study in C for Pianoforte Cantata, " Paradise Lost " . Song, " Bend, fairest flower "
— " My heart is crowned "
— " Persisches Lied "
— " Taglich eilen wir "
Solo and Chorus, " The Water-Nymph Rttdersdorff, Mme H. (Soprano-singer) " Rule, Britannia "... RuMFORD, Kennerley (Baritone-singer) Rummel, Franz (Pianist) RuMMEL, Miss (Soprano-singer)
592
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
RussELi,, Mme Ella (Soprano-singer) Rust, Friedrich W. (Composer)
Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte in
D
S
Sabatier, Mme
Sacchini, Antonio M. (Composer) Air, " Elle m' a prodigu6 " .
— " Lieta quest' alma amante " Quartett and Chorus, " Nell' orror Trio, " O lieti Di " Bravura, " Sventurata in van " Air, " Tergi il pianto "
Sachsen-Meiningen
Sacred Harmonic Society
Sapfery, — .
Safonoff, — (Conductor)
Saint-Cyr, Seminary of .
Saint James's Hall
Saint Luke's Church, Chelsea .
Saint Paul's Cathedral .
Saint Petersburg .
Saint Thomas's Church, Leipzig
Sainton, Prosper P. C. (Violinist)
— (Composer) Concerto for Violin
— (No. 3) for Violin . Concertino (one Movement) for Violin
SAiNT-SAiiNS, C. C. (Pianist) .
— (Organist)
— (Conductor)
— (Composer) Sjrmphony in C .
— in C minor (two Pianofortes and Organ )
— in A minor Symphonic Poem, " Phaeton "
" Le Rouet d' Ompliale " .
Concerto in G minor for Pianoforte
— in C minor for Pianoforte
— in F for Pianoforte
— in B minor for Violin
— in A minor for 'Cello Rondo capriccioso for Violin Fantaisie in D b for Organ .
— " Africa," for Pianoforte and Or
chestra
— "Havanaise," for Violin and Or
chestra ... Ballade, " La fianc6e du Timbalier Air, " Mon ccEur s'ouvre " .
— " Printemps qui commence " Song, " Reverie "
Salaman, C. K. (Pianist) Sale, John (Bass-singer) Saliert, Antonio (Composer) . Trio, " Vonite, O Donne, meco "
Performance. Total
i No. of
First. Last, concerts
Pages.
1887
1877
1871 1820 1813 1815 1816 1838
1911
1844
1844 1848 1852 1874 1879 1886
1886 1894 1898 1898 1893 1879 1891 1905 1894 1904 1889 1898 i 1905
1905 1898 1891 1897 1894 1850 1819
1895
1817
1912
1858
1893
1898 1898
1896 1899 1911
1905 1903
1908
1907
1823
1813 I 1814
21
1 1 1 5 2 4
1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 1
409, 427, 439 [twice, 443
362
— 30
328
44
8
19, 21
27,30
151
253
104, 236, 395
6
513, 515
209 [304, 309
249, 268, 298,
82
82
66 ^
163 1
188 to 253
188
205
226 [410, 436
346, 372, 405,
372, 400 [460
405, 436, 441,
405
441
460
458
436, 449
372, 436, 462
425, 448, 513
486
441
483, 486
418, 479
4oa
487
487, 502
460
427, 495
454
440
215
41 to 64
9, 16
|
INDEX |
S93 |
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|
, |
PBiformance. |
1 Total |
||
|
N^AMiiib AND Works, |
- No. of concerts |
Pahes. |
||
|
First. |
Lust. |
|||
|
Salmon, Mrs. Eliza [Munday] (Soprano- |
||||
|
singer) ..... |
1815 |
1824 |
30 |
18 to 69 |
|
Salmond, Norman (Baritone-singer) |
1893 |
— |
1 |
435 |
|
Salomon, Johann Peter (Violinist) . |
1813 |
1815 |
6 |
8 to 18 |
|
Salter, Miss Bertha (Contralto-singer) |
1896 |
— |
1 |
448 |
|
Salter, Miss Florence (Soprano-singer) |
1896 |
— |
1 |
448 |
|
Salvi, Lorenzo (Tenor-singer) . |
1844 |
1848 |
3 |
185, 186, 207 |
|
.Salzburg, — ..... |
— |
— |
— |
152 |
|
Santini, L. (Bass-singer) |
1830 |
1831 |
2 |
100, 108 |
|
Santley, Sir Charles (Baritone-singer) |
1860 |
1908 |
33 |
26] to 502 |
|
Santley, Miss Edith (Soprano-singer) |
1882 |
1883 |
2 |
388, 391 |
|
Sapellnikoff, Wassily (Pianist) |
1889 |
1909 |
10 |
417 to 505 |
|
Sapienza, — (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Scena, " Ch' io perdessi " . |
1827 |
— |
1 |
87 |
|
Sapio, L. (Tenor-singer) .... |
1822 |
1838 |
19 |
55 to 149 |
|
Sapio, Mme Clementine De Vere (Soprano- |
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|
singer) ...... |
1894 |
1899 |
3 |
439, 443, 463 |
|
Sapio, Romualdo (Accompanist) |
1899 |
— |
1 |
463 |
|
Sarasate, Pablo M. M. (Violinist) |
1874 |
1897 |
7 |
345, 366 twice, 371, 392 twice, 453 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
||
|
Spanish Dance for Violin |
1878 |
— |
1 |
366 |
|
" Zapateado," for Violin |
1883 |
— |
1 |
393 |
|
(First time) .... |
1883 |
— |
1 |
392 |
|
Romance for Violin .... |
1883 |
— |
1 |
392 |
|
Introduction and Tarantella for Violin |
1908 |
— . |
1 |
502 |
|
Sarolta, Mme (Mezzo-soprano-singer) |
1865 |
— |
1 |
288 |
|
Sarti, Giuseppe (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Quartett, " Dorina, mia carina " . |
1813 |
— |
1 |
9 |
|
! Arietta, " Lmigi del caro bene " . |
1887 |
— |
1 |
408 |
|
Saturday Popular Concerts |
— |
— |
— |
170 |
|
Sauer, Emil (Pianist) .... |
1895 |
1910 |
9 |
443 to 508 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto in E minor for Pianoforte |
1901 |
— |
1 |
469 |
|
— (No. 2) for Pianoforte |
1903 |
— |
1 |
479 |
|
Concert- Etude for Pianoforte |
1906 |
— |
1 |
490 |
|
— (No. 18), " Volubilite " . |
1910 |
— |
1 |
508 [459, 509 |
|
Sauret, Emile (Violinist) |
1880 |
1910 |
5 |
375, 426, 430, |
|
Scarlatti, Alessandro (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Sonata in A for Pianoforte . |
1903 |
— |
1 |
479 |
|
— in E (arranged by Tausig) |
1882 |
— |
1 |
388 |
|
Pastorale for Pianoforte |
1905 |
— |
1 |
488 |
|
Schaller, Professor F. . |
— |
— |
— |
314 to 322 |
|
ScHARWENKA, Xavor (Pianist) |
1880 |
1881 |
3 |
374, 376, 379 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto in B [> minor for Pianoforte |
1880 |
— |
1 |
374 |
|
— in C minor (No. 2) for Pianoforte |
1881 |
— |
1 |
379 |
|
Staccato Study ..... |
1880 |
— |
1 |
374 |
|
Minuet ...... |
1880 |
— |
1 |
377 |
|
Two Polish Dances .... |
1882 |
— |
1 |
387 |
|
Schelling, Ernest (Pianist) |
1910 |
— |
1 |
509 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
" Suite Fantastic," for Pianoforte and |
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|
Orchestra ..... |
1910 |
— |
1 |
509 |
|
Schiller, J. C. F. von .... |
— |
— |
— |
204 [dix |
|
Schiller's Hymn to Joy |
^ |
— |
— |
71 and Appen- |
|
Schindler, Anton ..... |
— |
I |
— |
81 |
2 Q
694
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
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Performance. |
1 Total |
|||
|
Naurs and Wobks* |
- 'Mrt r^f |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
JNO. 01 concerts |
||
|
ScHiRA, Francesco (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, " La Bella mia " |
1864 |
— |
1 |
284 |
|
SCHLESINGER, L. (Pianist) |
1827 |
1829 |
2 |
83, 96 |
|
ScHLOESSER, Ludwig (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture (MS.) |
1827 |
1851 |
2 |
86, 220 |
|
ScHLOSS, Mile Sophia (Soprano-singer) |
1845 |
— |
1 |
191 |
|
ScHONBERGER, Benno (Pianist) |
1887 |
— |
1 |
408 |
|
ScHOU, Mile (Soprano-singer) . |
1878 |
— |
1 |
368 |
|
SCHREIBLECHNER. Anton |
— |
— |
322 |
|
|
ScHRicKEL, Mile (Contralto-singer) |
1838 |
— |
1 |
151 |
|
Schroeder-Devrient, Mme (Soprano- |
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|
singer) ...... |
1832 |
1837 |
2 |
116, 147 |
|
Schubert, Mile Geisler- (Pianist) |
1889 |
— |
1 |
416 |
|
Schubert, Franz P. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphony in B minor, " Unfinished " . |
1867 |
1901 |
12 |
296 to 470 |
|
— in C (No. 9) |
1871 |
1911 |
8 |
329 to 514 |
|
Overture, " Fierrebras " . |
1844 |
— |
1 |
187 |
|
— " Rosamunds " . . . . |
1869 |
1897 |
3 |
307, 350, 452 |
|
— " Alfonso and Estrella " |
1873 |
— |
1 |
340 |
|
— " In the Italian Style " . |
1879 |
— |
1 |
371 |
|
Minuet (Fantasia-Sonata in G) for Piano- |
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|
forte ...... |
1874 |
— |
1 |
346 |
|
Impromptu in B (7 for Pianoforte . |
1884 |
— |
1 |
397 |
|
— (No. 2), Op. 90, for Pianoforte |
1907 |
— |
1 |
494 |
|
— (No. 4) in F minor for Pianoforte |
1889 |
— |
1 |
417 |
|
Fantasia (arranged by Liszt) for Piano- |
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|
forte ...... |
1877 |
— |
1 |
362 |
|
Valse, " Soirees de Vienne " (arranged |
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|
by Liszt) ..... |
1884 |
1907 |
2 |
398, 494 |
|
— " Der Erlkonig " (arranged by Liszt), |
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|
for Pianoforte .... |
1907 |
— |
1 |
495 |
|
Marche Militaire (arranged by Tausig) |
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|
for Pianoforte .... |
1907 |
— |
1 |
494 |
|
Air, " Ave Maria " (scored by Lucas) . |
1849 |
— |
1 |
212 |
|
Lied, " Der Doppelganger " |
1904 |
— |
1 |
483 |
|
— " Der Wanderer " . |
1843 |
1876 |
2 |
179, 357 |
|
— " Die Allmacht " (scored by Liszt) . |
1890 |
— |
1 |
423 |
|
— " Die Post " |
1870 |
— |
1 |
311 |
|
— " Friihlingsglaube "... |
1870 |
— |
1 |
311 |
|
— " Gretchen am Spinnrade " |
1869 |
1873 |
2 |
306. 341 |
|
Scena, " La Religieuse " (Die Nonne) . |
1844 |
— |
1 |
187 |
|
— from Cantata, " Lazarus " |
1868 |
- — • |
1 |
301 |
|
Lied, " The Erl-King "... |
1853 |
1886 |
2 |
232, 405 |
|
— " Wohin " . |
1888 |
— |
1 |
''' [388 156, 380, 381, |
|
1 r" Quando avvolto " 1 berenado y. ^eary flowers their buds " j |
1839 |
1882 |
4 |
|
|
ScHULTZ, Messrs. (^ol-Harmonica and two |
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|
Guitars) ..... |
1828 |
— |
1 |
90 |
|
ScHULTZ, A. (Composer) .... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concertante for ^ol-Harmoniea and two |
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|
Guitars ..... |
1828 |
— |
1 |
90 |
|
ScHULZ, Edouard (Pianist) |
1831 |
— |
1 |
107 |
|
Schumann, Mme Clara [Wieck] (Pianist) . |
1856 |
1888 |
13 |
246 to 412 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Lied, " 0 Lust, 0 lust " |
1882 |
— |
1 |
388 |
|
Schumann, Robert (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
[401,482,505 |
|
Symphony, I, in B [? . |
1854 |
1904 |
6 |
239, 350, 382, |
|
— 11, inC ..... |
1864 |
1908 |
10 |
283 to 501 |
|
INDEX |
595 |
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|
Performance. |
Total |
1 |
||
|
Namks and Works. |
■ No. of concerts |
Tauks. |
||
|
First. |
1 Last. |
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|
Schumann, Robert (Composer) — contd. |
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|
Symphony III, "Rhenish," in E [? |
1870 |
1896 |
3 |
311, 371, 448 |
|
— IV, in D minor .... |
1867 |
1911 |
6 |
295, 412, 426, 467,479,514 |
|
Overture (with Scherzo and Finale) |
1853 |
1907 |
4 |
231, 338, 365 495 269, 344, 397, |
|
— " Genoveva " .... |
1862 |
1898 |
4 |
|
|
— " Manfred " . |
1873 |
1906 |
2 |
340, 491 [459 |
|
— " Hermann and Dorothea " . |
1883 |
_ |
1 |
392 |
|
Concerto for Pianoforte in A minor |
1865 |
1910 |
28 |
287 to 508 |
|
— for Violoncello .... |
1892 |
— |
1 |
429 |
|
Coneertstiick in G for Pianoforte . |
1868 |
1874 |
2 |
300, Ml. |
|
Introduction and Allegro appassionata |
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|
(Pianoforte and Orchestra) |
1891 |
— |
1 |
425 |
|
Fantasia for Violin in A minor |
1882 |
— |
1 |
387 |
|
" Abendlied," arranged for Violin |
1869 |
1902 |
2 |
306, 473 |
|
" Faschingsschwank," for Pianoforte |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
" Nachtstiick," for Pianoforte |
1880 |
— |
1 |
377 |
|
Novelette (No. 2) in D for Pianoforte . |
1887 |
— |
1 |
409 |
|
Romance in FJ . |
1898 |
— |
1 |
458 |
|
— (No. 2) |
1899 |
— |
1 |
461 |
|
" Traumerei," arranged for 'Cello |
1897 |
— |
1 |
456 |
|
Cantata, " Paradise and the Peri " |
1856 |
1866 |
2 |
248, 290 |
|
Incidental Music to " Faust," Part |
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|
III |
1877 |
— |
1 |
361 |
|
Chorus, " Gipsy Life " |
1875 |
— |
1 |
350 |
|
Duet, " An den Abendstern " |
1896 |
— |
1 |
448 |
|
Lied, " Der Nussbaum " . |
1875 |
1888 |
2 |
352, 412 |
|
— " Die beiden Grenadiere " (scored by |
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|
Hensehel) ..... |
1878 |
— |
1 |
366 |
|
— " Friihlingsnacht " |
1888 |
— |
1 |
412 |
|
Air, " Intermezzo " . |
1902 |
— |
1 |
474 |
|
Lied, " Mai-lied " |
1896 |
— |
1 |
448 |
|
— " Mit Myrthen und Rosen " . |
1889 |
— |
1 |
419 |
|
— " Mond-nacht " . |
1888 |
— |
1 |
415 [407 |
|
— " Widmung " .... |
1862 |
1887 |
4 |
272, 307, 352, |
|
Song, " Yet will I not rest " |
1878 |
— |
1 |
366 |
|
ScHUNCKE, Christoph (Horn-player) |
1814 |
1825 |
2 |
14,73 |
|
ScHUNCKE, Gotthilf (Horn-player) |
1814 |
1825 |
2 |
14, 75 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Introduction and Variations for Horn |
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|
Obbligato ..... |
1825 |
— |
1 |
73 |
|
ScHUNKE, Ludwig (Pianist) |
1826 |
— |
1 |
78 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Pianoforte |
1826 |
— |
1 |
78 |
|
ScHUTZ, Mme A. (Contralto-singer) . |
1828 |
1 |
90 |
|
|
Scotland ...... |
— |
— |
— |
110, 169 |
|
ScoTTA, Mile Frida (Violinist) . |
1894 |
1895 |
2 |
441, 444 |
|
Secular Oratorio ..... |
— |
— |
— |
434 |
|
Sedie, Enrico delle (Baritone-singer) |
1861 |
1871 |
7 |
266 to 328 [150 |
|
Seguin, Arthur E. S. (Bass-singer) . |
1830 |
1838 |
4 |
100, 132, 149, |
|
Seguin, Mme [Childe] (Soprano-singer) |
1828 |
1836 |
5 |
89,91,102, 137, |
|
Seidel, Clemens (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
[138 |
|
Song, " Des Nachts im Walde " . |
1879 |
— |
1 |
371 |
|
Selby, B. Luard (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Idyll for small Orchestra |
1899 |
— |
1 |
462 |
|
3EMBRICH, Mme Marzella (Soprano-singer) |
1881 |
— |
1 |
381 |
|
3ENIUS, Felix (Tenor-singer) |
1907 |
1 |
496 |
596
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Sebvais, Adrien F. ('Cellist)
— (Composer) .... Fantasia for 'Cello
Settimetto ..... Seyfried's " Miserere " . Seymour, C. A. (Viola and Violinist) Sgambati, Giovanni (Pianist) .
— (Conductor) ....
— (Composer) .... Symphony, " Epitalamio " . Concerto for Pianoforte Gavotte for Pianoforte
Shakespeare, Wm. (Tenor-singer) . Sharp, M. (Oboist) Shaw, Mrs. Alfred. See Postans Sherrington, W. (Viola-player) Sherrington, Mme Lemmens (Soprano singer) ....
Sherwin, Miss Amy (Soprano-singer) Shield, Wm. ....
Shirreff, Miss Jane (Soprano-singer) Sibelius, Jean (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Symphony in C .
— " Finlandia " Silas, Edouard (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Symphony in C . Three Mythological Pieces .
SiLOTi, Alexr. (Pianist) . Sinding, Christian (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Concerto in A (No. 1) for Violin .
SiNico, Campobello-, Mme (Soprano-singer) SivoRi, Ernesto Camillo (Violinist) . - — (Composer) ....
Concerto in A for Violin
— (First Movement only) for Violin
— in E |7 for Violin Fantasia on " Lucia " for Violin . " Une Journee de Carnaval a Madrid,'
for Violin .... " Romance sans paroles," inE [>, for Violin Slivinski, Joseph (Pianist) Sloper, E. H. Lindsay (Pianist) Smart, Sir George Thos. (Conductor)
— (Accompanist) .... Smart, Henry, senr. (Viola and Violinist) Smart, Henry, junr. (Composer)
Quartett and Chorus (As you like it)
Air, " Be thou patient " Smart, " Sir " . . . .
Smetana, Friedrich (Composer)
Overture, " Lustspiel "
— " The Bartered Bride " . Smith, A. Montem (Tenor-singer) Smith, Charles T. (Bass-singer)
Performance.
First.
1835 1835
1832 1882 1891
1891 1882 1882 1875 1813
1813
1861
1894
1832 1908
1908 1908 1888
1877 1888 1897 1907
1907 1865 1843
1843 1851 1845 1852
1857 1871 1893 1849 1816 1817 1816
1844
1888
1894 1902 1856 1813
Total No. of Last, concerts
1833
1880 1830
1814
1877 1902
1877 1871
1871
1855 1844
1822
1896 1905
1816
49
2 2 1 14
Pages.
134
134
41
321 note
116, 120, 121 j
388 * 426
426
388 I
388
350, 361, 374
9, 11, 19, 101
8, 9, 14, 15
264, 283, 295,
328, 344, 363 441, 444, 445, 6, 37 [449, 472 114 500
500 499 414
361 414 454 495
495
286 to 362
180 to 330
1 80 twice 222, 330 191 225
251
330
434 [241
213, 217, 238,
26 to 181
32
25 to 56
187 413 81
439, 448 473, 486 248 8 to 26
INDEX
597
Names and Works.
Performance.
First. Last.
Total
No. of
concerts
Smith, Sydney .... Smithson, — (Baritone-singer) Smyth, Dr. Ethel (Conductor)
(Composer) ....
Overture, " The Wreckers "
Song, " Chrysilla " .
— " Anacreontic Ode " Smythe, Miss Arabella (Soprano-singor) SoLDAT, Miss Marie (Violinist) SoLiVA, Carlo Evasio (Composer)
Scena, " Unabitato luogo " Somervell, Dr. Arthur (Composer) .
Ballad, "Helen of Kirkconnel " (for Orchestra) .... SoMERViLLE, Reginald (Composer) .
Scena, " Ballad of Thyra Lee " Song-Cycle ..... sonnleithner, dr. l. vou SoNTAG, Henriette [Countess Rossi] (Sc
prano-singer) .... SoR, Ferdinand (Guitarist)
(Composer) ....
Concertante for Guitar and Strings
Air (MS.)
Spagnoletti, Pietro (Violinist)
— (Composer) ....
Air varie for Violin, Wood and Horns
3.P.C.C
Spechi, Mile Adeline (Contralto -singer) Spies, Mile Hermine (Mezzo-soprano-singer 3pohr, Mme [Scheidler] (Harpist) Spohr, Dr. Ludwig (Violinist) .
- (Conductor) ....
- (Composer) .... Symphony, I, in E b .
— II, in D minor .
— Ill, in C minor
— IV, in F (Consecration [Power] of Sound)
— V, in C minor
— VI, in G .
— VII, Op. 121 (for Double Orchestra)
— VIII, in G minor .
— IX, in D minor (The Seasons)
— Part II, " Last Judgment " Overtiure in F .
— " Faust "
— " Jessonda "
— " Der Berg-geist "
— " Pietro von Abano "
— " Last Judgment "
— " Der Alchymist "
— " Macbeth " .
— " In Sinnenlust " .
— " Alnina " Concerto (No. 9), D minor, for Violin
— " Nello stilo drammatico," for Violin
1852 1909
1909 1909 1909 1870 1888
1828
1893 1903
1829 1817
1817 1818 1813
1815
1830 1889 1820 1820
1820
1820 1832 1831
1835 1840 1840 1842 1848 1842 1847 1821 1824 1826 1826 1829 1831 1831 1843 1845 1823 1849 1820
1834
1843
1843
1867 1871
1887
1897 1853
1860
1874 1885 1886 1872 1851 1847 1880
1896
1884
1 1
1 1
62
384 226 506
505, 506
506
506
314
415
91
435
480 305 318
98 30
30 36 9 to 127
20
407 101 419 45
44, 45 twice, 47, 181 twice
45, 181 twice
|
15 |
45 to 297 |
|
11 |
113 to 328 |
|
9 |
109 to 409 |
|
12 |
131 to 453 |
|
1 |
159 |
|
3 |
160, 212,5'235 |
|
1 |
173 |
|
1 |
206 |
|
2 |
171, 260 |
|
1 |
200 |
|
2 |
50, 344 |
|
7 |
69 to 401 |
|
25 |
79 to 405 |
|
15 |
80 to 335 |
|
4 |
96, 100, KO, |
|
2 |
107, 200 [222 |
|
9 |
109 to 377 |
|
1 |
181 |
|
1 |
191 |
|
11 |
64 |
|
13 |
210 to 447 |
|
12 1 |
44 to 396 |
598
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Nambs and Works.
Performance.
Total No. of Last, concerts
Spohr, Dr. Ludwig (Composer) — contd. Concerto (unnumbered) for Violin
— in D for Violin
— in G (No. 11) for Violin .
— in E (Op. 38) for Violin .
— " Scena Cantante," for Violin .
— in E minor (No. 7) for Violin .
— (No. 6), Recit. and Andante only, for
Violin ....
— (No. 12), Op. 79, for Violin
— (No. 2) for two Violins .
— for String Quartett and Orchestra
— for Clarinet .... Nonett for Strings, Wood and Horn Octett for Strings, Clarinet and two
Horns ....
Double Quartett of Strings .
(No. 2) . . . .
Quintett for Wood- Wind and Pianoforte
Quartett for Strings .
Pot-pourri for Violin (with Mayseder)
Duet for Harp and Violin .
Andante for Violin
Air, " Ah, chei giorni "
Duet, " Ah, che il mio cor "
Scena, " Ah, che in van " .
Duet, " Ah, facciamo "
Scena, " Ah, sorrida "
— " Ah, un ombra " .
Duet, " Bella Ninfa "
{Recit, Air, " Duet, Scena, Duet,
, " Wie ist mir "\
Bloder Thor " j" '
' Calma, o bella "
" Che sento " .
' Children, pray this love "
— " Dearest, let thy footsteps " . Air, " Der Kriegeslust "
— " Di miUtari onori " Duet, " Do not shun me " .
— " Entro del tempio "
Trio, " Even as they broke the cane " Duet, " Fairest maiden " .
— " Folg'dem Freunde " .
— " Forsake me not "
( Recit., " Dare I believe ? "\ \ Air, " Gentle thoughts " / Duet, " In Sinnenlust " Air, " Ja, ich fuhl'es " ( Recit., " Der Holle selbst " \ \ Air, " Liebe ist die Zarte "J 3cena, " Love, how mighty "
— "Mi sospingi "... Trio, " Night's lingering shades " Duet, " Now for him I loved " Air, " Oh, qual di pene " .
— " Oh, what is man ? "
Quartett and Chorus from " Jessonda
1823 1845 1846 1853 1858 1861
1879 1848 1845 1846 1833 1820
1839
1829 1852 1844 1820 1825 1820 1864 1833 1839 1836 1836 1836 1832 1830
1845
1830 1831 1839 1850 1840 1854 1879 1830 1854 1874 1856 1854
1842
1845 1855
1845
1843 1830 1840 1843 1837 1843 1851
1862
1852
1869 1876
1872 1855 1835 1838
1853
1835
1854
1846 1853
1888 1870
1848
1851 1875
1853
1832 1851 1865
63, 272
189
195, 227
232
255 to 308
266, 2SS, 354
370
207 [332
201, 237, 257,
197
120
47, 125, 242
|
1 |
155 |
|
3 |
94, 106, 135 |
|
226 |
|
|
185 [150 |
|
|
46, 65, 70, 79, |
|
|
72 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
284 |
|
|
120 |
|
|
154 |
|
|
140 |
|
|
2 |
137, 235 |
|
1 |
139 |
|
2 |
113, 133 |
|
6 |
101, 120, 128, |
|
196, 228, 238 |
|
|
2 |
190, 198 |
|
4 |
101, 106, 128, |
|
1 |
106 [233 |
|
1 |
154 |
|
1 |
215 [233, 415 |
|
5 |
162, 179, 226, |
|
4 |
236, 243, 250, |
|
1 |
372 [312 |
|
1 |
102 |
|
1 |
237 |
|
1 |
345 |
|
1 |
247 |
|
1 |
238 |
|
2 |
173, 205 |
|
2 |
191, 223 |
|
2 |
242, 349 |
|
5 |
191, 193, 198, |
|
1 |
178 [222, 234 |
|
3 |
103, 106, 116 |
|
2 |
159, 220 |
|
3 |
181, 218,^86 |
|
1 |
146 |
|
1 |
177 |
|
1 |
221 |
INDEX
599
Names and Works.
Performance.
First.
Total
J No. of
Last, concerts
Spohr, Dr. Ludwig (Composer) — contd. Trio, " Qual canna " . Air, " Questi affetti "
— " Rose, softly blooming " Duet, " Segui, o cara " Selection from " Faust "
— from " The Last Judgment " Trio, " Sen fugge " Duet, " She blooms a flow'ret "
/Recit., " Le notte fuggi ""\ t Air, " Si, lo sento " j
Air, " Stille noch dies Wuth " Scena, " Stolto me " . Air, " Tears of sorrow " Quintett, " Tell me, good Ali " Air, " The Bird and the Maiden
— " Thus my cherished love " Air, " Tu che sei " Scena, " Tu m' abbandoni " Air, " Va s' bramando "
— " Vorrei chiarmami la sua "
— " When this scene " Air and Chorus, " Yes, lovely Kune
gunda "... Quintett, " Zemira, children " Spontini, Luigi G. P. (Composer) Overture, " Fernand Cortez "
— " Olimpia " .
— " La Vestale " Trio, " E ver' — gli dissi " Air, " Helas ! il n'est plus "
— " O Vaterland ! " . Stabbach, Miss Georgina (Soprano-singer) Staffa, Isle of . . . Stainer, Sir John . Standard of Pitch Stanford, Sir Charles V. (Conductor) — (Composer)
Symphony, " Irish " .
— " L' Allegro ed II Pensieroso ' ■ — No. 9, in D minor . Overture, " The Veiled Prophet "
— " Qi^dipus Rex " . Concerto in G for Pianoforte
— in A minor for Clarinet .
— in D for Violin Suite in D for Violin . Variations on " Down among the dead
men," for Pianoforte and Orchestra Irish Rhapsody, I, in D minor
II, in F minor .
Song, " Com.e away. Death " Scena, " Die Wallfahrt noch Kerlaar " Duet, " Hark, her step " . Song, " The Battle of Pelusium "
— " There's a bower of roses " State Concert .... Staudigl, Joseph (Bs^s-singer)
1833 1887 1878 1828 1844 1831 1830 1838
1826
1843 1835 1837 1851 1884 1861 1865 1829 1835 1879 1858
1850 1841
1820 1825 1881 1818 1852 1840 1854
1882
1893 1895 1912 1882 1888 1897 1904 1905 1889
1899 1903
1906 1898 1903 1887 1898 1885
1843
|
1836 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1880 |
2 |
|
1862 |
3 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1860 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1863 |
13 |
|
1850 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1839 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1872 |
4 |
|
1855 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1844 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
1899 |
2 |
|
1910 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1912 |
11 |
|
__ |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1892 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1907 |
2 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
— |
1 |
|
1853 |
12 |
121, 140
410
365, 375
89, 109, 270
186
107
102, 261
149
80 to 276
180, 215
134
144, 155
220
398
265
285 [332
95, 133, 262,
134, 241;
370
255
217 166, 185
46
74, 462
380, 50y
34
227
162
237
110
383, 433
446
387 to the end
436
444
512
387
412, 430
453
484
487
417
462
479, 494
490
458
481
408
458
401
403
179 to 233
600
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Performance.
Total
J No. of
Last, concerts
Stavenhagen, Bernard (Pianist)
— (Composer) .... Concerto in B minor for Pianoforte Pianoforte Solo, " Pastorale "
Steel, Miss (Contralto-singer) . Steel, Miss Kate (Contralto-singer) . Steibelt, Daniel (Composer) .
Concerto and Rondo (with Choral Parts)
for Pianoforte Steinberg, — (Composer)
Fantaisie Dramatique (Op. 9) Stelleb, — (Tenor-singer) Stephens, Miss Catherine [Countess of
Essex] (Soprano-singer) . Stephens, Charles E. (Accompanist an
Conductor) ....
— (Composer) .... Symphony in G minor
Overture, " A Recollection of the Past"
Stephens, S. J. .
Sterling, Mme Antoinette (Contralto singer) .....
Stern, Leo ('Cellist)
" Sterndale-Bennett " Prize
Stewards .....
Stewart, Professor Sir Robert
Stockhausen, Mme Fanny N. (Soprano singer) .....
Stockhausen, Julius (Baritone-singer)
Stockholm .....
Stockmarr, Mile Johanna (Pianist) .
Stradella, Alessandro (Composer) . Air," " Pieta, signor " .
— " Se i miei sospiri "
Scena, " II Nerone " (scored by Costa) Straus, Ludwig (Violinist) Strauss, Joseph (Composer)
Symphony in E b Strauss, Richard (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Symphonic Poem, " Don Juan " .
" Till Eulenspiegel " .
" Tod und Verklarung "
Song, " Wiegenlied " .
— ■ " Caecilie " .
— " Allerseelen "
— " Heimliche Aufforderung " Stretton, George (Bass-singer) Strong, Mrs. Susan (Soprano-singer) Stumpff ..... Stuntz, Theodore (Composer) .
Air, " Nonv'e piii barbaro " Such, Henry (Violinist) . Sullivan, Sir Arthur S. (Conductor)
— (Composer) .... Symphony in E minor Overture, " Di Ballo "
1891
1895 1891 1846
1877
1822
1911 1861
1814
1883
1891
1880
1874 1896
1827 1851
1907
1853
1852 1874 1861
1840 1899
1907 1903 1899 1908 1908 1904 1910 1838 1903
1835
1898
1885
1880 1887
1895
1827 1891
1886
1840 1871
1876 1881
1909 1904 1910
1887 1894
1 1
16
2
1
18 4
4 1 1 14
1 1
1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
425, 444
444 425 197 .361
56
513 267
14 to 84
393, 425
425
375 384
344, 377, 405
448
332
386
342
87 to 160 [329 221, 223, 328, 256 496
[354 233, 279, 295, 225 346 265 to 382
162 463
496
480, 499, 506
463, 483
501, 509
601
483
509
148
479
152
132 458 400 to 410
376
410, 419, 441
INDEX
601
Sullivan, Sir Arthur S. (Composers- Overture, " In Memoriam "
-contd
— " Macbeth " .
— " Marmion " ...
— " The Light of the World " (Part II
— " The Tempest " (Act IV) Incidental Music, " The Tempest " Pastoral Introduction, " The Light of th(
World" .... Imperial March .... Song, " Come, Margharita, come " Duet, " How sweet the moonlight " Ode, " I wish to tune my quiv'ring Ij're Song, " Rebecca's Prayer " (Ivanhoe) Air, " The Willow Song " . Song, " Thou art passing hence "
" Sunday Times, The " .
Surrey Theatre ....
SvENSDEN, Johan S. (Conductor)
— (Composer) ....
Symphony in D Overture, " Sigurd Slembe " Norwegian Rhapsody (No. 2) " Carnival in Paris," for Orclaestra
SvENSDEN, Oluf (Flautist)
" Swan of Erin " .
Swedish Melodies ....
Szarvardy, Mme. See Clauss
SzENDY, — (Composer) .
Rhapsodie Hongroise for Pianoforte
Szimanowska, Mme Marie (Pianist) .
T
Tables of Composers and Works and of Performers and Conductors
Tamburini, Antonio (Baritone-singer)
Tanner, Gordon (Violinist)
Tartini, Giuseppe (Composer) " II Trillo del Diavolo " Pastoral Suite for 'Cello
Taubert, Carl G. W. (Composer) Lied, " Des Knaben Wundei'horn Song, " My darling was so fair " — " Cradle-Song " I Taylor, Edward (Bass-singer)
Taylor, Gerhard (Harpist)
Taylor, S. Coleridge (Conductor)
— (Composer)
Orchestral Ballade in A minor Suite, " An Every-day Romance ' Variations on an African Theme Song, " Sons of the Sea "
Temple Church
Tennant, — (Tenor-singer)
Tercentenary of Shakespeare
1870
1890 1867 1886 1875 1875
1886 1893 1897 1885 1870 1892 1890 1877
1888
1888 1881 1888 1908 1861
1857
1899 1824
1896
1906 1874 1895 1907
1885
1885
1832 1903
1858 1863
1866 1876 1876 1831 1816 1906
1899 1900 1906 1910
1860
1848
1872
1834
1862
-{
313, 363, 397,
447 [468, 490 423, 435, 460, 297, 346 404, 444 351, 453, 495 351
404
437
452
401
313, 401
431
422
364
240
147
415 twice
414
380
413
502
264 to 399
214
249
461 69
59, 116, 174, 228,274,336, 389, 475, 516
116 to 206
479
254, 333 279
290
354
358 [125
107, 109, 121,
23
492
|
1 |
461 |
|
1 |
466 |
|
1 |
492 |
|
1 |
510 |
|
|
268, 289 |
|
3 |
262, 267, 270 |
|
— ^ |
280 |
602
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
Performance
First.
Total
1 No. of
Last. I concert.*!
Tbrrail, J. (Alto-singer)
Tertis, Lionel (Viola-player) Teyte, Miss Maggie (Soprano-singer) Thalberg, Sigismund (Pianist)
— (Composer) Grand Fantasia for Pianoforte Caprice (No. 2) for Pianoforte Fantasia on " Don Giovanni "
— on " La Sonnambula "
— on " Mos6 in Egitto " Variations, " L' Elisir d' Amore
Thatched House Club Theatre, The Court (Dresden)
— Covent Garden .
— Drury Lane
— Her Majesty's
— Karnthnerthor (Berlin)
— Lyrique (Paris) .
— Royal (Hanover)
— Royal (Stockholm)
— Stadt (Cologne) .
— The King's
Thillon, Mme A. (Soprano-singer) Thomas, Arthur Goring- (Composer)
Song, " A Lake and a Fairy Boat Duet, " Amours villageois " Song, " A Summer Night "
— " My heart is weary " Duet, " Night Hymn at Sea " " Polacca " (from " Esmeralda ") Air, " O river, dear river " . Scena, " Scene religieuse " . Song, " Winds in the Trees "
Thomas, C. L. Ambroise (Composer) Air, " Du Livre " (Hamlet)
— " Addio dicea " Scena, " A vos jeux " Air, " Amour, douce ivresse "
— " Plaignez la pauvre "
— " Connais-tu le pays ? " Polacca, " lo son Titania " . Air, " Non conosci il bel suol "
Thomas, Edward W. (Violinist) Thomas, Harold R. (Pianist) .
— (Composer) Overture, " Mountain, Lake & Moorland"
Thomas, John [Pencerdd Gwalia] (Harpist)
— (Composer) .... Concerto in E b for Harp
Thomas, Lewis Wm. (Bass-singer)
Thompson, Arthur (Tenor-singer)
Thompson, Sir Henry
Thomson, Miss Augusta (Soprano-singer)
Thomson, Cesar (Violinist)
Thorley, W. Handel (Composer)
Shakespeare Impression, " Macbeth " Thornton, Miss (Soprano-singer)
1817
1908 1911 1836
1836 1836 1842 1842 1837 1850
1844
1886 1890 1896 1898 1890 1891 1887 1884 1886
1884 1891 1894 1851 1857 1877 1892 1896 1838 1864
1880 1852
1852 1866 1885
1859 1894
1900 1851
1824 1911 1850
1903
1902 1846
1877 1861
Pages.
30, 35, 47, 55
twice, 66 500, 514 512 fl73, 217 140, 141, 146,
140 141 173 173
146
217
53
129 note
76, 395
289, 395
193, 280, 285,
70 [289, 294
294
280
249, 364
411
3, 99, 112,'136j
187
405 423 448 457 423 425 407 397 405
396
427
439, 479
223
251
362
429, 473
449
150, 190
282
374 226, 362
226
290
400
199, 236
257, 261, 266}
441;
466 220
|
INDEX |
603 |
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|
Performance. |
Total |
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|
Names and Works. |
No. of concerts |
Pages. |
||
|
First. Last. |
||||
|
Three Choirs' Festival .... |
|
|
|
17 [372 |
|
Thuksby, Miss Emma (Soprano-singer) |
1878 |
1879 |
4 |
367 twice, 370, |
|
TiMANOFF, Mile Vera (Pianist) |
1880 |
1881 |
2 |
376, 381 |
|
" Times, The " |
— |
— |
— |
124, 269 |
|
TiTiENS, Mile Teresa C. J. (Soprano- |
[352 |
|||
|
singer) ...... |
1862 |
1875 |
18 |
271,272,273 to |
|
TOLBECQUE, Auguste J. (Violinist) . |
1831 |
1838 |
11 |
105 to 150j |
|
ToxJLMiN, Mrs. Fanny (Contralto-singer) . |
1840 |
— |
1 |
161 |
|
Tracey, Miss Minnie (Soprano-singer) |
1904 |
— |
1 |
48o |
|
Trebelu-Bettini. See Bettini |
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|
Trebelli, Mile Antoinette [Mme Antonia |
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|
Dolores] (Soprano-singer) |
1886 |
1905 |
3 |
403, 417, 487] |
|
Tree, Charles (Baritone-singer) |
1908 |
— |
1 |
499 |
|
Tree, Miss M. (Contralto-singer) |
1823 |
— |
1 |
62 |
|
Tree, Sir H. Beerbohm .... |
— |
— |
— |
433 |
|
Treffz, Miss Jetty De (Soprano-singer) . |
1849 |
— |
1 |
211 |
|
Tremelli, Mile (Contralto-singer) |
1889 |
— |
1 |
418 |
|
Trials of New Works .... |
— |
— |
— |
87, 259 |
|
Trinity College, Dublin .... |
— |
— |
— |
342 |
|
— College of Music, London |
— |
— |
— |
275 |
|
TscHAiKowsKY, P. I. (Couductor) |
1888 |
1893 |
3 |
413, 417, 436 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
[481, 500, 610 |
|
Symphony, IV, in F minor . |
1893 |
1910 |
6 |
436, 463, 469, |
|
— V, in E minor .... |
1902 |
1908 |
3 |
474, 492, 499 |
|
— " Pathetique," VI, in B minor |
1894 |
1911 |
6 |
439 twice, 472, 487, 506, 515 |
|
Overture, " Romeo and Juliet " . |
1901 |
1911 |
2 |
470, 514 |
|
Concerto for Pianoforte in B j; minor |
1889 |
1909 |
7 |
417 to 505 |
|
— for Violin in D . |
1901 |
1908 |
4 |
471, 487, 491, |
|
Serenade for Strings .... |
1888 |
1902 |
2 |
413, 473 [501 |
|
Theme varie in G (Suite III) |
1888 |
1908 |
4 |
413, 465, 495, |
|
Suite in D (Op. 43) . |
1889 |
— |
1 |
417 [501 |
|
Fantaisie de Concert (Pianoforte and Or- |
||||
|
chestra) ..... |
1894 |
— |
440 |
|
|
Variations for 'Cello and Orchestra |
1897 |
— |
454 |
|
|
— " Sur un theme rococo," for 'Cello . |
1902 |
— |
473 |
|
|
Capriccio Italien (Op. 45) |
1902 |
— |
474 |
|
|
Fantasia, " Francesca da Rimini " |
1904 |
1911 |
484, 505, 613 |
|
|
Serenade melancolique for Violin |
1907 |
— |
496 |
|
|
Song, " Air des Adieux " . |
1907 |
— |
494 |
|
|
Romance, " Gesegnet seid mir Wald " . |
1894 |
— |
440 |
|
|
Serenade, " In the balmy night " (scored |
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|
by Glazotmow) .... |
1894 |
— |
1 |
440 |
|
TuA, Mile Teresina (Violinist) . |
1883 |
1889 |
2 |
393, 419 |
|
TuLLY, Charles (Horn-player) . |
1818 |
1819 |
5 |
33 to 134 |
|
TuLLY, James (Bassoonist) |
1813 |
1831 |
6 |
8, 9, 11, 19,101, |
|
TuLOU, Jean Louis (Flautist) |
1821 |
— |
2 |
50, 61 [106 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Flute .... |
1821 |
— |
1 |
60 |
|
Fantasia for Flute .... |
1821 |
— |
1 |
51 |
|
Concertante (Flute, Oboe, Fagotto, Horn) |
1825 |
— |
1 |
76 |
|
Tuning- Forks ..... |
— |
— |
— |
446 |
|
Turle, James ..... |
— |
— |
— |
88, 142 |
|
Tyler, George (Clarinettist) . |
1868 |
— |
1 |
300 |
|
U Ubrich, Mile Asminde (Soprano-singer) i |
1866 |
1 |
290 |
604
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Names and Works.
UcELLi, Caroline
Urso, Mme Camilla (Violinist)
V
Vaccari, Francois (Viola and Violinist) — (Composer) ....
Concerto for Violin Valantine & Co. (Sheffield) Valda, Mme Giulia (Soprano-singer) Valdi, Mile Gelmina (Contralto-singer) Valleria, Mile Alwina (Soprano-singer) Varesi, Mile (Soprano-singer) . Variations ..... Vaughan, Thomas (Tenor-singer) Vaughan, Mrs. (Soprano-singer) Vecsey, Franz von (Violinist) . Venables, Leonard C. . Venezia, Franco da (Composer)
Concertstiick in A b for Pianoforte Venice .....
Vera, Mile Sophie (Soprano-singer) . Veiidi, Giuseppe (Composer)
Air, " Ah, si mio ben "
— " Caro nome "...
— " Celeste Aida " .
— " Ciel pietoso " . . .
— " Ciel qui faci "...
— " D' Amor sull' ali rosei " Romance, " Eri tu " .
— " Ernani involami " Quintett, " E scherzo " Air, " La mia letizia " Bolero (Les Vepres Siciliennes) Air, " Mi parea "... Duet, " Parigi, o cara "
Air, "Ritoma vincitor" Duet, " Si la stanchezza " .
— " Tutte le feste " . Vere, Clementine De. See Sapio Verger, — (Baritone-singer) . Verhulst ..... Verlet, Miss Alice (Soprano-singer) . Vermeuden .... Verne, Miss Adela (Pianist) Vestris, Mme (Contralto-singer) ViARDOT, Mme [Garcia] (Mezzo-soprano
singer) ViARDOT, Paul (Violinist) Vienna
Vieuxtemps, Henri (Violinist) — (Composer)
Concerto for Violin
— (new) for Violin
— in E (Adagio and Rondo)
— (No. 4) in D minor
— (No. 5) in A minor Caprice for Violin
Performance. Total
— I 1 No. of
First. Last, concerts
Pages.
1872
1813
1823
1891 1873 1873 1875
1813 1813 1905
1904
1846
1880 1869 1879 1844 1847 1857 1864 1871 1866 1867 1876 1899 1871 1892 1867 1863
1869
1909
^903
1824
1848 1877
1834
1841 1845 1869 1853
1823
1892
1887 1876
1831 1814 1908
1903
1869
1898 1869 1872
1856
1861
1846 1880 1896
10
2 1 4 2
10
1875 — 1841 —
5 1
10
1 2 4 3 1 1
204 333
9 to 62
62
446
425, 428
339 [407
340, 392, 398,
351, 357
245
11 to 107
11, 13
488, 499
378
483 390 198
37
308, 340, 480
371
185
201
252
284, 308
329
292
296
357
461
329
431, 458
297, 309
277, 308, 335
308 256 506 142 480 68
[247 twice 208, 234, 235, 361
72, 317 128 to 265
166
190, 198 [377
307, 339, 350,
233, 421, 448
352
168
INDEX
605
|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names and Wouks. |
No. of concerts |
Pages. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
ViEUXTEMPS, Henri (Composer) — contd. |
||||
|
Fantasia appassionata for Violin . |
1861 |
1887 |
2 |
265, 409 |
|
Ballade and Polonaise for Violin . |
1877 |
1883 |
2 |
364, 393 |
|
Introduction and Rondo for Violin |
1887 |
— |
1 |
410 |
|
Vigo, Mme (Contralto-singer) . |
1826 |
— |
1 |
79 |
|
ViLLOWEN, Mme L. (Soprano-singer) |
1840 |
— |
1 |
159 |
|
ViLLOWEN, Mme E. V. Caton- (Soprano- |
||||
|
singer) ...... |
1840 |
— |
1 |
159 |
|
Vincent, Miss Ruth (Soprano-singer) |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
Vinci, Leonardo (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Air, "Seil eiel " (1730) |
1879 |
— |
1 |
372 |
|
ViOTTi, G. B. (Violinist) .... |
1813 |
1815 |
4 |
10,14,15,19.20 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— • |
|
|
Concerto in A minor for Violin |
1862 |
1877 |
2 |
269, 363 |
|
— arranged for String Quartett, Concer- |
||||
|
tante ...... |
1815 |
— |
1 |
20 |
|
Concertante for two Violins and 'Cello . |
1815 |
|
1 |
19 |
|
— for two Violins .... |
1819 |
— |
1 |
39 |
|
String Quartett .... |
1813 |
— |
1 |
10 |
|
Vivaldi, Aiitonio (Composer) . |
. — - |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Strings (revised by Franko) |
1911 |
— |
1 |
513 |
|
Vizzani, — (Tenor-singer) |
1872 |
— |
1 |
334 |
|
Voce Htimana ..... |
— |
|
|
41 |
|
VoGEL,! — (Composer) .... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Demophoon " . |
1814 |
1817 |
2 |
14, 32 |
|
VoGT, Gustave (Oboist) .... |
1825 |
— • |
1 |
73 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for Oboe .... |
1825 |
— |
1 |
73 |
|
Fantasia for Oboe .... |
1828 |
, — |
1 |
89 |
|
VoLKMANN, Friedrich R. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Concerto for 'Cello in A minor |
1897 |
— |
1 |
455 |
|
VoLPiNi, Mme (Soprano-singer) |
1869 |
— |
1 |
308 |
|
Vrugt, W. F. De C. (Tenor-singer) . W Wadmork, J. L. (Bass-singer) . |
1834 |
1842 |
2 |
128, 173 |
|
1875 |
1877 |
3 |
350, 354, 361 |
|
|
Waetzig, — (Bassoonist) |
1853 |
— |
1 |
232 |
|
Wagner Festival ..... |
— |
— |
_ |
358 |
|
Wagner, W. Richard (Conductor) |
1855 |
— |
8 |
241 to 244 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Overture, " Der Fliegende Hollander " |
1873 |
1910 |
10 |
339 to 510 |
|
— " Die Meistersinger " . |
1876 |
1909 |
12 |
358 to 505 |
|
— " Eine Faust OuvertUre " |
1894 |
1911 |
3 |
441, 405, 514 |
|
— " Lohengrin " .... |
1855 |
1876 |
4 |
241, 303. 313, |
|
— " Parsifal " . |
1883 |
1901 |
2 |
391, 470 [356 |
|
— " Rienzi "..... |
1865 |
1871 |
2 |
287, 328 |
|
— " Tannhauser " . . . . |
1855 |
1911 |
14 |
242 to 514 |
|
— " Tristan und Isolde " . |
1900 |
1908 |
2 |
466, 500 |
|
(with " Liebestod " for Or- |
[500 |
|||
|
chestra) ..... |
1883 |
1908 |
4 |
392, 419, 466, |
|
" Charfreitags-Zauber " |
1883 |
1902 |
2 |
392, 475 |
|
" Der Ritt der Walkiiren " . |
1883 |
1902 |
3 |
392, 444, 475 |
|
Huldigung's Marsch .... |
1878 |
— |
1 |
366 [515 |
|
Kaiser-Marsch ..... |
1891 |
1911 |
4 |
427, 452, 475, |
|
March from " Tannhauser " |
1863 |
1809 |
2 |
277, 308 |
|
Selection (Wedding Music, etc.)," Lohen- |
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|
grin " |
1855 |
— |
1 |
241 |
|
^ Printed " Pogel |
' in 18 |
14. |
606
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Names and Works. |
- Kr, f^f |
Paobs. |
||
|
First. Last. |
1 JNO. 01 concerts |
|||
|
Wagner, W. Richard (Composer) — contd. |
||||
|
" Siegfried-Idyll " . |
1888 |
1902 |
3 |
414, 431, 474 |
|
" Siegfried's Rhein-fahrt " . |
1901 |
— |
1 |
469 |
|
" The Gods entering Walhalla " . |
1900 |
1910 |
2 |
465, 508 a |
|
" Waldweben '' (arranged by Zumpe) . |
1908 |
— |
1 |
501 |
|
Scene, " Air du Printemps " |
1907 |
— |
1 |
496 |
|
Fantasy, " Blick ich umher " |
1886 |
1889 |
2 |
404, 418 |
|
Scena, " Cigno fedel " |
1880 |
|
1 |
376 |
|
Air, " Elizabeth's Prayer " . |
1875 |
1910 |
6 |
350, 371, 382, 392, 422, 509 |
|
Final Scene, " Gotterdammerung " |
1906 |
— |
1 |
490 |
|
Forge Songs (2), " Siegfried " |
1909 |
— |
1 |
505 |
|
( (a) " Der Engel " . Four Songs (scored] (b) " Stehe still " |
1905 |
— |
1 |
486 |
|
1905 |
— |
1 |
486 |
|
|
by MottI) (c) " Schmerzen " . |
1905 |
. — |
1 |
486 |
|
(d) '' Traiune " |
1902 |
1905 |
2 |
475, 486 |
|
Isolde's Narration to Brangaena . |
1910 |
— |
1 |
509 |
|
Song, " Les Deux Grenadiers " (scored |
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|
by Clarence Lucas and Bastide) |
1896 |
1910 |
2 |
448, 510 [436 |
|
Scena, " Liebestod " (Tristan) |
1877 |
1905 |
4 |
361, 392, 419, |
|
Lied, " Wiegen-lied " . |
1902 |
— |
1 |
475 |
|
Air, " Nel rimirar " . |
1900 |
— |
1 |
466 |
|
— " Oh du mein holder " . |
1875 |
— |
1 |
351 |
|
— " Preis-lied " .... |
1870 |
1905 |
7 |
311, 398, 401, 425, 452, 465, |
|
Scena and Duet (Act III ), " Die Walkiire ' ' |
1900 |
— |
1 |
465 [488 |
|
Song, " Traft ihr das Sehiff " |
1883 |
— |
1 |
392 |
|
Monologue, "Was diif tet doch der Flieder' ' |
1892 |
— |
1 |
430 |
|
Wotan's " Absehied und Feuer-Zauber " |
1879 |
1906 |
3 |
371, 421, 490 |
|
Wallace, William V. (Composer) . |
— |
_ |
|
|
|
Overture, " Lurline " . |
1889 |
_ |
1 |
418 |
|
Scena, " 0 Rank, thou hast thy shackles " |
1865 |
— |
1 |
286 |
|
Wallace, William, Hon. Sec. (Composer) |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Symphonic Poem (No. 4) . |
1901 |
— |
1 |
469 |
|
" Villon " (No. 6) . . . |
1910 |
— |
1 |
508 |
|
Wallenreiter, Carl (Bass-singer) . |
1868 |
— |
1 |
301 |
|
Walmisley, Thomas Attwood |
— |
— |
|
94 |
|
Walmisley, Thomas Forbes . |
— |
— |
|
53 |
|
Walsh, — (Publisher) .... |
— |
— |
— |
369 |
|
Walter, Gustav (Tenor-singer) |
1872 |
1874 |
2 |
334, 345 |
|
Walter, Brimo (Conductor) . |
1909 |
— |
3 |
505, 506 twice |
|
Walther, Paul F. . |
— |
— |
|
320 |
|
Ward, Cornelius (Timpanist) . |
— |
— |
— |
137 |
|
Ware, Mme Irene (Soprano-singer) . |
1877 |
— |
1 |
361 |
|
Warnots, Mile Elly B. (Soprano-singer) . |
1885 |
— |
1 |
399, 400 |
|
Wartel, — (Tenor-singer) |
1849 |
— |
1 |
212 |
|
Wartensee, Xavier S. von |
— |
— |
88 |
|
|
Waterson, James ..... |
— |
— |
|
337 |
|
Watts, W. (Viola and Violinist) |
1813 |
1841 |
35 |
9 to 166 |
|
Webb, F. Gilbert (Writer of Analyses) |
— |
— |
_ |
493 |
|
Webbe, Saml., junr. ("At the Piano ") |
1817 |
— |
1 |
32 |
|
Weber, Carl M. F. E. von ("At the Piano ") |
1826 |
— |
1 |
78 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
^ . /" The Ruler of the Spirits " \ Overture-^ " Der Beherrscher der Geister " / |
1826 |
1890 |
43 |
80 to 420 5 |
|
— " Der Freischiitz " |
1824 |
1894 |
48 |
66 to 441 |
|
— " Euryanthe " . . . . |
1825 |
1896 |
50 |
72 to 449 |
|
— " Jubilee " . |
1826 |
1898 |
43 |
80 to 460 |
I
INDEX
607
|
Performance. |
1 Total |
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|
Names and Works. |
, No. of concerts |
Packs. |
||
|
First. |
Last. |
|||
|
Weber, Carl M. F. E. von (Composer) — contd. |
||||
|
Overture, " Oberon " . |
1827 |
1908 |
49 |
84 to 500 |
|
— " Preciosa " . |
1825 |
1892 |
21 |
73 to 429 |
|
Concerto in E [> for Pianoforte |
1825 |
1870 |
6 |
74, 164. 200, 225,277,312 |
|
Concertsttick for Pianoforte |
1836 |
1897 |
13 |
138 to 453 |
|
Concerto for Clarinet .... |
1836 |
_ |
1 |
13? |
|
Fantasia for Pianoforte |
1828 |
— |
1 |
91 |
|
— for Clarinet ..... |
1834 |
— |
1 |
126 |
|
Adagio and Allegro for Clarinet . |
1837 |
— |
1 |
144 |
|
L'Invitation a la Valse (scored by Berlioz) |
1883 |
— |
1 |
391 |
|
Moto continuo (Sonata in C) for Pianoforte |
1908 |
— |
1 |
501 |
|
Scena, " Ah ! dove mai " . |
1831 |
— |
1 |
106 |
|
Air, " Ah ! vana illusion " . |
1861 |
— |
1 |
266 |
|
/Recit., " Wie nahte mir "\ \Air, " Alles pfleght " j |
1837 |
1885 |
14 |
140 to 401 |
|
Quartett and Chorus, " Alziam " |
1831 |
1837 |
2 |
109, 145 |
|
Duet. " Come, be gay ! " |
1842 |
1861 |
5 |
172, 201, 231, |
|
Air, " Donzella nata " |
1868 |
- — |
1 |
302 [255, 264 |
|
— *' Du, mein Heil " . |
1857 |
— |
1 |
250 |
|
— " Einst traimnte " . |
1902 |
_ |
1 |
472 |
|
— " En vain au ciel " ... |
1872 |
— |
1 |
335 |
|
Scena, " Fern von ihm " . |
1835 |
1846 |
3 |
134, 162, 196 |
|
Finale (No. 2) from " Oberon " . |
1841 |
— |
1 |
165 [463 |
|
Air, " Glocklein im Thale " |
1832 |
1899 |
4 |
115, 291, 352, |
|
Song, "Haste, nor lose the favouring |
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|
hour " ..... |
1825 |
— |
1 |
73 |
|
fRecit., "Miserame"\ \ Air, " Ho spavento " / |
1829 |
1852 |
3 |
97, 101, 225 |
|
Scena, " La dolce speranza" |
1826 |
— |
1 |
78 |
|
Air, " La nonna mia "... |
1866 |
— |
1 |
291 |
|
Scena, " Le calme dans mon ame " |
1851 |
1859 |
2 |
223, 258 |
|
— " Le calme se repand" . |
1841 |
— |
1 |
167 [470 |
|
— "Leise, leise " (Piano, piano) . |
1807 |
1901 |
4 |
297. 410, 426, |
|
— " Non paventar " .... |
1843 |
1880 |
2 |
179, 374 |
|
/"Ocean, thou mighty monster" Scena ^ " Ozean, du Ungeheuer" |
1841 |
1889 |
9 |
165 to 419 |
|
Air, " Oh ! 'tis a glorious sight " . |
1834 |
1854 |
2 |
129, 237 |
|
1 Recit., " Of all Heav'n's gifts " ( |
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|
\ Air, " 0 praise the Lord " ) |
1854 |
— |
1 |
237 |
|
Quartett, " Over the dark blue waters " |
1831 |
1 |
109 |
|
|
Scena, " Pace, ardente "... |
1830 |
1836 |
2 |
101, 139 |
|
Polacca from " Der Freischiitz " . |
1867 |
— |
1 |
296 |
|
Scena from " Portia " |
1852 |
— |
1 |
226 |
|
Duet, " Schelm halt fest " . |
1839 |
— |
1 |
156 |
|
Air, " Schweig, schweig " . |
1852 |
— |
1 |
227 |
|
— " Soft airs around me " . |
1854 |
— |
1 |
238 [346 |
|
1 — " Softly sighs " . . . . |
1825 |
1874 |
6 |
73, 91, 216, 239, |
|
Solo and Chorus with Dialogue, " Pre- |
||||
|
ciosa " . |
1882 |
— |
1 |
388 |
|
Air, " Though clouds " |
1888 |
— |
1 |
412 |
|
/" Through the forests " ) ^^^^*\"Durchdie Walder" \ ' |
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|
1826 |
1900 |
7 |
78 to 465 |
|
|
Scena, " Tutto un concento " |
1833 |
— |
1 |
121 |
|
— " Und ob die Wolke " . |
1868 |
1869 |
2 |
302, 306 |
|
— " Vicin mi sta " . |
1830 |
1839 |
3 |
101, 109 154 |
|
Duet, " Vieni, i lor tormenti " |
1836 |
— |
1 |
138 |
|
Air, " Waft me, ye zephyrs " .' |
1882 |
— |
1 |
388 |
|
608 THE PHILHARMONIC |
SOCIETY |
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|
Peiformance. |
1 Total |
||||
|
N^ames and Works. |
- No. of concerts |
Pages. |
|||
|
First. |
1 Last. |
||||
|
Weber, Carl M. F. E. von (Composer) — contd. |
1 |
||||
|
Serenade, " When the orb of day " |
1876 |
1877 |
2 |
356, |
361 1 |
|
( Recit., " Wo berg' ich mich " J ) Air, " So weih' ich mich " \ ' |
1844 |
1878 |
7 |
185 |
to 444 |
|
Scena, " Yes, even love " . |
1827 |
— |
1 |
83 |
|
|
Weichsel, F. (Violinist) |
1816 |
1837 |
55 |
24 to 140 1 |
|
|
Weigl [Wiegl], Joseph (Composer) . |
|
— |
— |
||
|
Vocal Quartett, " Stupefatto " |
1826 |
— |
1 |
79 |
|
|
Weimar ...... |
— |
— |
— |
66 |
|
|
Weingartner, p. F. von (Conductor) |
1906 |
— |
1 |
490 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Symphony in G |
1906 |
— |
1 |
490 |
|
|
Lieder, (a) " Die Ghawaze " |
1907 |
— |
1 |
494 |
|
|
— (b) " Plaude wasche " . . |
1907 |
— |
1 |
494 |
|
|
— (c) " Der Walkiire "... |
1907 |
— |
1 |
494 |
[248, 258 |
|
Weiss, W. H. (Bass-singer) |
1843 |
1859 |
5 |
180, |
241 twice, |
|
Weiss, Mrs. (Contralto-singer) |
1855 |
1856 |
2 |
241, |
248 |
|
Welch [Welsh], Thos. (Bass-singer) |
1814 |
1820 |
9 |
14 three times, 40 twice, 41, |
|
|
— (" At the Piano ") . |
1820 |
— |
1 |
47 |
[42, 44, 47 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Trio, " Lov'd scene " |
1814 |
— |
1 |
15 |
|
|
Weld ON, Mrs. Georgina (Soprano-singer) . |
1872 |
— . |
1 |
333 |
|
|
Wesley, Samuel (Composer) . |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Motett, " Father of Light " (MS.) |
1816 |
— |
1 |
25 |
|
|
Westerstrand, Mile Hertha (Soprano- |
|||||
|
singer)^ ...... |
1857 |
— |
1 |
251, |
252 i |
|
Westminster Abbey .... |
— |
— |
— |
88, 348, 3S5 | |
|
|
Choristers ..... |
— |
— |
— |
142 |
I |
|
— Glee- Singers ..... |
— |
— |
— |
416 |
|
|
Westmoreland, Earl of. See Burghersh |
|||||
|
Whiffin, — (Baritone-singer) . |
1866 |
— |
1 |
290 |
|
|
Whinnery, Miss Albie (Soprano-singer) |
1873 |
— |
1 |
341 |
|
|
Whippern, 2 Mme Louise Harriers- (Soprano- |
' |
||||
|
singer) ...... |
1865 |
1866 |
2 |
287, |
291 |
|
White, A. C. (Double-bass-player) . |
1896 |
— |
1 |
448 |
' |
|
White, ^ Mme Cicely Gleeson (Soprano- |
|||||
|
singer) ...... |
1906 |
— |
1 |
489, |
492 |
|
White, Miss Maud Valerie (Composer) |
— |
— |
|||
|
Song, "I prithee, send me back my heart " |
1880 |
— |
1 |
377 |
|
|
Whitworth, Henry I. (Baritone-singer) . |
1850 |
— |
1 |
216 |
|
|
WiDOR, Charles Marie (Conductor) . |
1888 |
1890 |
2 |
413, |
421 |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Overture, Adagio and Scherzando from |
|||||
|
" Walpurgis-Nacht " . |
1888 |
— |
1 |
413 |
|
|
Fantasia for Pianoforte |
1890 |
— |
1 |
421 |
[356, 367 |
|
WiENiAWSKi, Henry (Violinist) |
1864 |
1878 |
5 |
284, |
292, 352, |
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Concerto for Violin (No. 2) . |
1878 |
— |
1 |
367 |
|
|
Polonaise (No, 1) for Violin |
1889 |
— |
1 |
418 |
|
|
WiENiAWSKi, Joseph (Pianist) |
1877 |
— |
1 |
363 |
|
|
WiETROWETZ, Mile Gabriella (Viohnist) |
1892 |
1893 |
2 |
430, |
435 |
|
WiLHELMj, Auguste E. D. F. V. (Violinist) |
1875 |
— |
1 |
350 |
|
|
— (Composer) ..... |
— |
— |
— |
||
|
Romance for Violin .... |
1875 |
— |
1 |
350 |
t |
|
Paraphrase of Chopin's " Larghetto " . |
1875 |
— |
1 |
350 |
|
|
^ Mile Westerstrand played her o |
wn acc( |
ampani |
ments. |
||
|
^ Frequently spelt " Wippern." |
3 |
Mrs. G |
eorge IV |
liller. |
INDEX
609
Names and Works.
Performance.
First.
Total
: No. of
Last, concerts
Pages.
Williams, Miss Anne (Soprano-singer) Williams, Miss Martha (Contralto-singer) Williams, Mme Osborne (Contralto-singer) Williams, Joseph (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
and Corno di Bassetto) WiLLMAN, Thos. L. (Clarinet, Clarono and
Corno di Bassetto) Willy, John Thomas (Violinist) Wilson, Miss Hilda (Contralto-singer) Winch, William J. (Tenor-singer) Windsor Castle Windsor, Miss A. (Harpist) WiNGHAM, Thomas (Conductor)
— (Composer) Orchestral Serenade
Winter, Bernard (Tenor-singer) Winter, Peter von (Composer) Overture, " Calypso "
— " Colmal "
— " Opferfest "
— " Proserpina "
— " Tamerlane " ■ — • " Zaire " (Zaira) Trio, " Dei che piangendo " Rondo, " II cielo, la terra " Trio, " Mi lasci " Air, " Paga fui " Quintett from " Opferfest " Air, " Soft-blowing zephyrs
— " Siiss sind der Rache Freuden Duet, " Ti veggo, t' abbraccio "
— " Vaghe colle " WiNTERBOTTOM, W. (Trombonist) Winter Season. See Autumn. WoELFL, Joseph (Composer)
Symphony (MS.)
— in G minor Overture (MS.) ,
— (MS.) .
— in C minor (MS.) WoLrr, Henry (Violinist)
— (Composer) Concerto for Violin Concertino for Violin .
iWoLFF,^ Hugo (Composer) Song, " Der Freund "
— " Und willst du ? " Wolff, Johannes (Violinist) WoLFSTHAL, Max (Violinist) Wolstenholme, William Wood, Mrs. See Paton Wood, Sir Henry J. (Conductor) Wood, Joseph Woods, Albert (Portcullis) Woodyatt, Miss Emily (Soprano-singer) WoRMALD, Miss Lillie (Soprano-singer) Wotton, Wm. Bale (Bassoonist)
^ Also spelt
2 R
1841 1841
1870
1840
1817 1844
1888 1884
1830
1885
1885 1832
1815 1815 1815
1822 1813 1813 1851 1837 1820 1840 1838 1821 1873 1824 1843 1853
1813 1869 1815 1819 1822 1833
1841 1833
1908 1908 1896 1903
1908
1838
1905
1887
Wolf.
1850 1853
1862
1839
1847 1890
1836 1849
1832 1844 1840
1838 1858
1854 1862
1815
1841
1907
1841
13 14 1
14
49 3 2 1
1 1
1
2
12 1 1 3 13 7 1 1 8 4 1 1 1 8 2 1
168 to 216 165 to 233 311
162 to 269
29 to 156
186, 197, 201
413, 423
396
209, 214
102
400
400 112, 139
18 to 211
18
20
55, 89, 115
9 to 185
9 to 160
221
144
45 to 150
160, 180, 221,
149 [254
51
339
66 to 237
178, 269
232
11, 18
305
20
41
56
120, 126, 165
165 120
501 501
448, 495 480 411
499 twice
104
158
149, 150, 165
486
407
610
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
|
Performance. |
Total |
|||
|
Xam^s and Works. |
No. of |
|||
|
Pages. |
||||
|
First. |
Last. , |
concert.s |
||
|
Wranizkij, Mme (Soprano-singer) . |
1829 |
|
1 |
97 |
|
Weight, T. H. (Harpist) |
1833 |
1845 |
2 |
122, 191 |
|
Wylde, Dr. Henry .... |
— |
— |
|
230 |
|
Wynne,! j^iigg Edith (Soprano-singer) |
1868 |
1879 |
9 |
301 to 370 |
|
Wyon, W. J. (MedaUist) |
— |
— |
— |
326 |
|
Y Yaniewicz,2 Felix (Violinist) . |
1813 |
2 |
11 twice |
|
|
YsAYE, Eugene (Violinist) |
1889 |
1890 |
3 |
418 twice, 421 |
|
Z Zeisleb, Mme Fanny Bloomfield- (Pianist) |
1898 |
1 |
458 |
|
|
ZiMBALiST, Efrem (Violinist) |
1908 |
1912 |
3 |
501, 502, 516 |
|
ZiMMERMANN, Miss Agnes (Pianist) . |
1869 |
1880 |
3 |
307, 361, 377 |
|
ZiNGARELLi, Niccolo A. (Composer) . |
— |
— |
||
|
Air, " Guardami " . |
1816 |
1820 |
2 |
26, 44 |
|
Scena, " Questo e forse " . |
1819 |
— |
1 |
39 |
|
— unnamed ..... |
1818 |
— |
1 |
34 |
|
— " Sommo ciel " . . . . |
1824 |
1841 |
3 |
68, 146, 165 |
|
/Recit., " Tranquillo io son ") \Air, " Ombra adorata " / * |
1826 |
1848 |
3 |
79, 103, 208 |
|
Scena, " Qual nume " |
1827 |
— |
1 |
84 [96, 123 |
|
ZucHELLi, C. (Baritone-singer) |
1822 |
1833 |
7 |
58,83.84,90,91, |
|
" ZWISCHENREDEN " . . . . |
— |
— |
— |
209 |
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BROCHE JOCASTA AND THE FAMISHED CAT THE ELM TREE ON THE MALL THE WICKER-WORK WOMAN AT THE SIGN OF THE REINE PEDAUQUE THE OPINIONS OF JEROME COIGNARD MY FRIEND'S BOOK THE ASPIRATIONS OF JEAN SERVIEN LIFE AND LETTERS (4 vols.) JOAN OF ARC (2 vols.)
H All the books will be published at 6/- each with the exception of JOAN OF ARC, which will be 25/- net the two volumes, with eight Illustrations.
% The format of the volumes leaves little to be desired. The size is Demy 8vo (9 X 5|), and they are printed from Caslon type upon a paper light in weight and strong of texture, with a cover design in crimson and gold, a gilt top, end-papers from designs by Aubrey Beardsley and initials by Henry Ospovat. In short, these are volumes for the biblio- phile as well as the lover of fiction, and form perhaps the cheapest library edition of copyright novels ever published, for the price is only that of an ordinary novel.
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f As Anatole Thibault, dit Anatole France, fs to most English readers merely a name, it will be well to state that he was born in 1844 in the picturesque and inspiring surroundings of an old bookshop on the Quai Voltaire, Paris, kept by his father. Monsieur Thibault, an authority on eighteenth-century history, from whom the boy caught the passion for the principles of the Revolution, while from his mother he was learning to love the ascetic ideals chronicled in the Lives of the Saints. He was schooled with the lovers of old books, missals and manuscript ; he matriculated on the Quais with the old Jewish dealers of curios and objets d'art; he graduated in the great university of life and experience. It will be recognised that all his work is permeated by his youthful impressions ; he is, in fact, a virtuoso at large.
^ He has written about thirty volumes of fiction. His first novel was JOCASTA & THE FAMISHED CAT (1879). THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD appeared in 1881, and had the distinction of being crowned by the French Academy, into which he was received in 1896.
H His work is illuminated with style, scholarship, and psychology ; but its outstanding features are the lambent wit, the gay mockery, the genial irony with which he touches every STibject he treats. But the wit is never malicious, the mockery never derisive, the irony never barbed. To quote from his own GARDEN OF EPICURUS : " Irony and Pity are both of good counsel ; the first with her smiles makes life agreeable, the other sanctifies it to us with her tears. The Irony I invoke is no cruel deity. She mocks neither love nor beauty. She is gentle and kindly disposed. Her mirth disarms anger and it is she teaches us to laugh at rogues and fools whom but for her we might be so weak as to hate."
IF Often he shows how divine humanity triumphs over mere asceticism, and with entire reverence ; indeed, he might be described as an ascetic overflowing with humanity, just as he has been termed a " pagan, but a pagan constantly haunted by the pre-occupation of Christ." He is in turn — like his own Choulette in THE RED LILY — saintly and Rabelaisian, yet without incongruity.
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At all times he is the unrelenting foe of superstition and hypocrisy. Of himself he once modestly said : " You will find in my writings perfect sincerity (lying demands a talent I do not possess), much indulgence, and some natural affection for the beautiful and good."
fl The mere extent of an author's popularity is perhaps a poor argument, yet it is significant that two books by this author are in their HUNDRED AND TENTH THOU- SAND, and numbers of them well into their SEVENTIETH THOUSAND, whilst the one which a Frenchman recently described as " Monsieur France's most arid book " is in its FIFTY-EIGHT-THOUSAND.
^ Inasmuch as M. FRANCE'S ONLY contribution to an English periodical appeared in THE YELLOW BOOK, vol. v., April 1895, together with the first important English appreciation of his work from the pen of the Hon. Maurice Baring, it is peculiarly appropriate that the English edition of his works should be issued from the Bodley Head.
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