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THROUGHOUT my life my aim has been to
make good music popular, and it now appears that
I have only done the public justice in believing, and
acting constantly on the belief, that the people would
enjoy and support the best in art when continually
set before them in a clear and intelligent manner."
FROM LETTER OF MR. THOMAS TO THE DIRECTORS
OF THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY, 1874.
CONTENTS
PAGE
EDITOR'S PREFACE n
INTRODUCTION, THEODORE THOMAS . . 15
CONCERT PROGRAMMES
I. THE MASON-THOMAS CHAMBER CONCERTS
[1855-1868] . 37
II. MR. THOMAS'S FIRST ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
[1862] . 51
III. THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS
[1862-1891] •;'...,.' . * • • * • • 52
IV. THE IRVING HALL MATINEES [1863] . 78
V. THE NEW YORK SYMPHONY CONCERTS
[1864-1878] > . .. . . . 81
VI. THE NEW YORK GARDEN CONCERTS [1865-
1891] . . 94
Belvedere Lion Park [1865] . . -. 95
Terrace Garden [1866] . . • . 96
Central Park Garden [1868-1875] . . 103
Gilmore Garden [1878] . . . 134
Madison Square Garden, Farewell Con-
cert [1891] . ..;•• •;•• . . 141
VII. THE BOSTON SYMPHONY CONCERTS [1870-
1875] • J42
VEIL THE THOMAS-RUBINSTEIN CONCERTS [1872-
1873] • • iS4
IX. THE CINCINNATI FESTIVALS [1873-1904] . 156
X. THE PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL PRO-
GRAMMES [1876] 183
5
CONTENTS
FACE
XI. THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
[1877-1891] . 183
XIL THE CHICAGO SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS
[1877-1890] . . 197
Request Programmes . . . 198
Composers' Programmes . . -215
Ball Room Programmes . . . 219
Historical Programmes . . .226
XIII. OTHER CHICAGO PROGRAMMES [1869-1892] . 227
Festival of the Apollo Club [1877] . 236
First Chicago Festival [1882] . .237
Second Chicago Festival [1884] . . 239
Testimonial Concerts to Mr. Thomas
[1889-1891] 240
The Apollo Club's Twentieth Anniver-
sary [1892] . 243
XIV. THE CINCINNATI COLLEGE CONCERTS [1878-
1879] • 244
XV. THE ORANGE SYMPHONY CONCERTS [1880-
1889] . 248
XVI. THE PHILADELPHIA SYMPHONY CONCERTS
[1882-1891] 257
XVII. THE NEW YORK FESTIVAL [1882] . . 267
XVIII. THE PITTSBURG FESTIVAL [1883] . . 269
XIX. THE SAN FRANCISCO FESTIVAL [1883] . 270
XX. INAUGURAL FESTIVAL AT Music HALL, ST.
Louis [1885] 272
XXI. YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS [1883-1885] . 273
XXII. THE AMERICAN OPERA COMPANY [1886-1887] 276
XXIII. THE INDIANAPOLIS FESTIVAL [1891] . 280
XXIV. FAREWELL CONCERT IN NEW YORK [1891] . 281
CONTENTS 7
PAGE
XXV. THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CONCERTS
[1892-1893] ... .281
Music Hall Series . . . . 282
Festival Hall Series . . . .288
XXVI. CHICAGO ORCHESTRA CONCERTS [1891-1905] 292
XXVII. CHICAGO ORCHESTRA PEOPLE'S CONCERTS
[1893-1894] . 350
XXVIII. VISITS OF THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA TO NEW
YORK [1896-1898] .... 351
XXIX. CHICAGO ORCHESTRA CHILDREN'S PRO-
GRAMME [1899] . . 354
XXX. THE CHICAGO STRING QUARTETTE [1896-
1897] • 354
WORKS INTRODUCED INTO THIS COUNTRY BY
MR. THOMAS . . . . . .357
LIST OF PLAYERS, CHICAGO ORCHESTRA . 381
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
PORTRAIT or THEODORE THOMAS IN 1890 . Frontispiece
THEODORE THOMAS IN ms WORK-ROOM . . .37
THE MASON-THOMAS QUARTETTE IN 1856 . . 46
THE THOMAS ORCHESTRA IN STEINWAY HALL, NEW
YORK 82
CARTOON OF A CENTRAL PARK GARDEN CONCERT . 104
THE THOMAS ORCHESTRA AT GILMORE'S GARDEN . 134
THE CINCINNATI Music HALL . . . . 156
MAY FESTIVAL AT CINCINNATI, 1894 . . . .172
THE WOMEN'S CENTENNIAL Music HALL, PHILADEL-
PHIA . . . 184
THE INTERSTATE INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION BUILDING,
CHICAGO . . . . . ..".'...' . 198
CROSBY'S OPERA HOUSE, CHICAGO, IN 1871 v * 228
FACSIMILE OF ORIGINAL OF A CONCERT TOUR PRO-
GRAMME, 1891 242
Music HALL, WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO, 1893 • 2%2
FESTIVAL HALL, WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO, 1893 . . 288
FACSIMILE OF ORIGINAL PROGRAMME FOR DEDICATION
OF ORCHESTRA HALL, CHICAGO . . . . 346
ORCHESTRA HALL, CHICAGO . . . . . . 354
EDITOR'S PREFACE
A /T R. THOMAS placed at my disposal for use in
-L^-*- the preparation of this volume his entire col-
lection of concert and festival programmes from the
year 1855, — when, in cooperation with Mr. William
Mason, the pianist, he inaugurated the Mason-
Thomas chamber concerts in New York, — until the
year 1905, which has witnessed the close of the four-
teenth season of the Chicago Orchestra, and its first
season as an endowed, permanent organization in its
own hall.
These programmes, such was the industry and
devotion of their maker, number nearly ten thou-
sand. It would have been manifestly inconvenient
to present the entire set in one volume, and besides,
it would have involved considerable repetition, as
many of the programmes for tours in the spring and
summer are the same as those performed in the
larger cities in autumn and winter, and several others
are programmes of public rehearsals preceding the
regular weekly concerts.
Fourteen of the programme groups, representing
some of the most important concerts, are presented
complete; in other cases, those have been selected
which help to preserve the value of the whole for
historical reference. In making a choice I have also
12 EDITOR'S PREFACE
sought to demonstrate by comparison the progress
of popular education in the higher music, as well as
the steady elevation of the popular taste and enjoy-
ment of the best music of all kinds. In editing these
programmes I have followed the lingual and ortho-
graphical text of the originals, making no changes
except in the case of obvious typographical errors.
It adds special value as well as authority to this
volume that Mr. Thomas consented to introduce the
programmes with an exposition of his system of
programme-making. His universally acknowledged
skill in this direction, as well as his concise and illumi-
nating reference to the two "pillars" — Beethoven
and Wagner — and the important purpose they have
subserved in the general plan of structure, invest this
part of his introduction with extraordinary interest.
Mr. Thomas's dislike to encores is also well known
from long experience and many stoutly contested
struggles with over-enthusiastic and importunate
audiences. He furnishes an explanation of his op-
position to this prevalent and sometimes pernicious
habit which should be satisfactory to any reasonable
concert-goer. He also makes some timely sugges-
tions to the habitual late-comers, and closes his intro-
duction with an extremely interesting short essay
upon the modern orchestra technique, which should
attract general attention in the musical world.
This extraordinary array of programmes stands
for what Mr. Thomas accomplished in popular
musical education by untiring industry, masterly
skill, and a single-minded devotion to his art, which
EDITOR'S PREFACE 13
was never disturbed by ill fortune or influenced by
commercialism. How he accomplished this, what
obstacles he overcame, what battles he fought with
prejudice and ignorance, how steadily and persist-
ently he strove to reach his high ideal, is shown in
the first volume of this work. This volume is filled
with the evidences of accomplishment, which makes
history, and with the memories of success, which are
the most satisfactory awards of fame.
G. P. U.
Chicago, December 15, 1904.
[This preface was in type before Mr. Thomas's death,
which occurred January 4, 1905. His introduction, which
was written at Felsengarten, his New Hampshire summer
home, in 1904, 1 have left without change. — EDR.]
INTRODUCTION
HTHE following pages have been written in re-
-*- sponse to a request for an account of the
method I use in arranging my programmes.
In earlier years they always included a Beethoven
number; first, because Beethoven is the nearest to
us in spirit; second, because he expresses
more tnan anv other composer; and
third, because he has reached the high-
est pinnacle in instrumental music, which became
through him a language. Thus Beethoven answers
a double purpose; he gives delight to the educated,
and teaches the uneducated. His place was always
in the first part of the programme.
I have always believed in climaxes, also in giving
people the most recent musical productions, and
Wagner is the composer who satisfies both these
essentials. Like Beethoven, he also answers a double
purpose. He represents the modern spirit, and his
effective scoring makes the desired climax. Wagner
excites his hearers, especially the younger genera-
tion," and interests the less musical.
In this way Beethoven and Wagner became the
pillars, so to speak, of my programmes. The effect
of these composers on the public was plainly apparent.
So I placed them where they belonged, and then filled
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16 THEODORE THOMAS
out the rest of the programme so as to keep within a
certain limit of time, have each piece prepare for the
one to follow, observe a steady crescendo, never allow
an anticlimax, and "keep a trump" for the last. I
knew exactly the character of the pieces I needed for
filling up and completing the programme after I had
selected my so-called pillars, and began to hunt for
them, but often I failed to find them. As I could not
compose them, I finally had to give up the search in
such cases, and change my sketch.
The real trouble, however, was the one-sidedness
of the public taste, which made it difficult in this
scheme to meet the popular demand to any consider-
able extent and still preserve the unity of the pro-
gramme. Two numbers served this purpose well
for many years — the "Traumerei" by Schumann,
and the "Blue Danube Waltz" by Johann Strauss.
While I was in Europe, in the spring of 1867,
Mr. George Matzka had arranged the "Traumerei"
for small orchestra at the request of some of
the friends and patrons of the Summer Night
Concerts at Terrace Garden, New York. He
added as a trio the well-known Romanza. For
the following winter season I rearranged the
"Traumerei" for strings only, without the double
basses, retained the trio, and then repeated the
"Traumerei," but this time with muted strings,
making an effective diminuendo at the end, finish-
ing with a piano, pianissimo, pianisissimo, a la
Ole Bull. This was altogether a new effect. The
tone colors created sufficient sensation to prove an
INTRODUCTION 17
attraction, but we remained in our places after having
reached the softest point of ' 'pianisissimo" while Ole
Bull, in his performance of the ' 'Arkansas Traveller,"
would move slowly backward on the stage as he
played softer and softer, and finally only continue
the movement of his bow, without touching the
strings, leaving the listener to the illusions of his
imagination. About this time I brought over with
me from Vienna, where I had enjoyed hearing them
as given by the composers, "The Blue Danube
Waltz" and many other dances, by the brothers
Johann and Joseph Strauss, and the playing of these
never failed to make a popular sensation in the con-
cert-room.
The greatest difficulty I have found in arranging
programmes, until very recent times, has been to
interest the audience in other masters besides Bee-
thoven and Wagner, and thereby enlarge the reper-
toire of the public and broaden its conceptions. I
have never wished to pose as an educator or a philan-
thropist, except in so far as I might help the public
to get beyond certain so-called "popular music"
— which represents nothing more than sweet senti-
mentalism and rhythm, on the level of the dime novel.
Nor has it been a fad of mine, as some people
have imagined, to persevere for half a century and
insist upon preserving the unity of a programme. If
anything, it has been a fixed principle, and the de-
termination to be associated with something worthy
and to represent something to which a man need not
be ashamed of devoting his life, which have actuated
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me. The practical question of "bread and butter"
for the orchestra player also entered into the prob-
lem. If the only aim of a musician were to amuse
the people, the sublimest of all the arts would soon
be lost to humanity.
And here I think it is apropos to speak of the
encore habit. While judicious applause is stimu-
lating, and an occasional repetition of a
HabitE° * s^ort P*ece k excusable, the constant de-
mand for the repetition of numbers, or
parts of them, must be characterized as greedy and
in bad taste. It is still worse to interpolate some-
thing else.
The effect of a repetition is never so good as that
of the first performance. In the case of master works
it creates an anticlimax. Ordinary respect for the
composers should restrain any one from assisting in
a demonstration to force such an encore. A master-
mind in music, as in any other sphere of creation,
closely calculates the effect he wishes to make. If
he did not succeed in making it, he would not be
a master. Therefore, to prolong a composition by
repetition defeats its creator's purpose, as it produces
a different effect from that which he intended. There
are practical reasons against encores, also. They
place the last numbers on the programme at a dis-
advantage, prolong it to an unreasonable length, and
tire the listener. In a programme consisting prin-
cipally of marches and dances, it makes little differ-
ence whether encores are given or not, since, with the
INTRODUCTION 19
exception that one may be more brilliantly scored
than another, the aim and character of all the pieces
are similar. But a programme consisting of works
representing varied emotions is arranged with proper
regard to the relationship between the numbers.
Consequently, such a programme must be made
with a view to the exclusion of encores.
Again, the public are not of one mind. To what
pleases one, another may be utterly indifferent; but
each wishes his own favorite repeated, and thinks
that he is entitled to it. Consequently, as a matter
of mutual justice, when one begins to applaud, the
rest assist. It is tantamount to saying, ' 'I have had
my piece repeated; it is but fair you should have
yours. " The inevitable effect is to give any pro-
gramme a miscellaneous character.
Lastly, it certainly is not the actual time an en-
core takes to which executants object, for every
player is willing to give this, but the modern com-
poser has no consideration for the executant in
obtaining his effects, and some pieces are so fatiguing
that an immediate effective repetition is impossible.
Sometimes, also, it is unadvisable as well as over-
burdening, in view of the rest of the programme,
which may also be fatiguing.
The foregoing pages present a sketch of the gen-
eral plan on which I have always made my pro-
grammes. In arranging a symphony programme to-
day, we do not any longer need the outward attrac-
tions which formed my so-called "pillars" in earlier
times. The symphony audience is now beyond that.
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Its horizon has broadened, and it recognizes the
necessity of the lesser lights in the solar system of
music, in order to measure the value of the greater.
The craving for excitement of the nerves has given
place to intellectual enjoyment, and a programme
arranged from works by Bach and Mozart and end-
ing with Beethoven is enjoyed as much as, at times,
a combination of Wagner, Tschaikowsky, and
Strauss. The symphony chosen — either by rotation
or advisability — decides the character of the pro-
gramme. The time allowed for the performance,
and the selection of works in keeping with that
symphony, do the rest.
I admit, at the outset, that this is a delicate sub-
ject for discussion, so before we go any further let us
A Word to understand the point in question. Some
Habitual people have not learned to think about
Late-Comers art matters> and probably never will,
while others are "born late." It will be difficult to
convince the average amusement seeker, who shows
no consideration for his neighbor because he is a
stranger, that he has no right to come to a theatre
or concert when he pleases because he has paid for
his ticket.
But, can a greater injustice be perpetrated on
others who perhaps have made considerable sacri-
fice to be punctual, and have prepared themselves to
enter into the spirit of the music to be performed,
than suddenly and rudely to be aroused from a musi-
cal exaltation, in which they are oblivious of their
INTRODUCTION 21
surroundings, by persons who oblige them to rise and
let them squeeze by to their seats, and who perhaps
even talk, after they are seated, about something not
at all in harmony with the music or the occasion ?
Why, everybody understands that it is not only rude
to be late to a dinner party, but that the seating of
the late-comer creates such a disturbance of the
atmosphere that it is difficult to establish unity of
feeling again for that evening. How much more
fatal is it to the unity of a concert !
Even though the late-comers to a concert wait
until there is a pause, the disturbance is almost the
same. If a symphony opens the programme, the
movements are related to each other. In a pro-
gramme without a symphony the pieces are selected
with a view to the effect which each has upon its
next neighbor, and this effect is nullified by any dis-
turbance in the audience. The proportion of late-
comers, as a rule, is so small that a thinking person
should feel embarrassed to belong to that class. A
person who is accidentally delayed ought to wait until
the intermission before taking his seat, or, in any event,
if a symphony is being played, until it is finished.
We do not all enjoy the same things, nor even
the same music, with equal intensity; but the music-
lover is more absorbed by his music than by any-
thing else, and is more sensitive to disturbance. I
never open a programme with a Beethoven sym-
phony if I can help it, simply on account of late-
comers, although this often leads to undue length in
the programme. The late-comers not only disturb
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the audience, but the executants also become irri-
tated. How, then, can they do justice to the task
before them, or be in the proper mood for it, when
their minds are not concentrated upon their work ?
This, of course, also affects the conductor, and
mostly in his interpretation. The late-comers who
own boxes can easily avoid disturbing others by re-
fraining from talking. I must be excused from
giving an opinion on this species of disturbance, for
my gift of emphatic language is not adequate to the
subject.
If I have given my opinion freely on these mat-
ters it is because the public sin in this way from
thoughtlessness rather than from intention, and gen-
erally without realizing the injustice of which they are
guilty. I have also been encouraged by the follow-
ing incident to believe that the majority of people
would be more considerate in this matter if their
attention were called to the importance of it. Some
years ago I gave a "Historical Beethoven Pro-
gramme, " and it had to begin with the Eroica Sym-
phony. I was not willing to have the whole effect
of the symphony marred and perhaps ruined by late-
comers taking their seats between its movements,
so I made a public appeal in advance in a notice
explaining the situation, requesting patrons to be
on time, and stating that the doors would not be
opened to admit late-comers until the symphony was
finished. We had no difficulty, and the audience
were promptly in their seats. The few late-comers
who had not seen the preliminary notice were satis-
INTRODUCTION 23
fied after an explanation by our tactful manager,
and waited at the rear until the symphony was
ended.
There is no class of men in the world which suffers
so much from fatigue as our American business men.
Some Prac- The fatigue alluded to is that caused by
ticai Effects applying certain faculties for an undue
of Music length of time to any one thing. Nor is
there anywhere a class as much in need of a healthful
and elevating recreation that will necessitate the
use of other faculties, and by stimulating the latter
rest the former, and thus create a healthy harmony
in the system. To listen to music is restful to the
human being, because faculties are called into
action and appealed to other than those he ordi-
narily uses, and also because it absorbs all his at-
tention and frees him from his worldly cares.
Instrumental music is especially restful, because it
appeals to his imagination and intellect, and permits
his own interpretation to the extent of his experience,
whereas in vocal music the interpretation is bound
by the text. I speak now of master works, and not
of sentimental rhythmical trifles. A prominent phy-
sician— not musically inclined — one evening at-
tended one of my concerts. During the intermission
he came to see me. ' 'What are you doing here ?" I
asked, and he replied that he had a very serious and
difficult case and had not been to bed for two nights,
and his mind was distracted over it. ' 'I came here/'
he added, ' 'to listen to your music, and I thank you
24 THEODORE THOMAS
for it. I feel better, and rested, and now I see my
case clearly." Let the medical men try this. I
could give many similar instances of editors, lawyers,
and other men whose business was of an annoying
and taxing nature, who have told me that, although
they were not musical in the strict sense of the term,
they found rest and relaxation in listening to our
orchestral concerts. One reason why I came to
Chicago was because I understood the excitement
and nervous strain that every one, more or less, suf-
fered from who lived there, and realized the conse-
quent need of establishing a permanent musical
institution in such a community.
Since Wagner's works have been given on the
operatic stage in America, I have left off from my
The Modem concert programmes many of the excerpts
Orchestra from them which I formerly played; in
Technique fa(^ ^ manv ^ tne pUDHc would allow.
The necessity for calling attention to his works no
longer exists, nor does he suffer from being neglected,
and besides, much of his music is not suitable or
legitimate for concert purposes.
Wagner always aims at a climax, and at times uses
means which are too realistic for the concert stage
but perfectly legitimate for the operatic stage, for
which they were intended. He often employs the
same methods as the impressionist painters.
Their pictures are effective only at a certain dis-
tance. In like manner Wagner's music is effective
only at a certain distance, and only under ccr-
INTRODUCTION 25
tain conditions. While the brain is engaged with
the dramatic action, the eye can take in scenery,
color, etc., and still not hinder the ear from taking
in the tone-flood prepared by the composer and
justified by the situation, so as to saturate the
whole human system. All may be in keeping with
the dramatic action, and yet be at the expense of
music and without soul. The difference between
the music of the concert-room and that of the
operatic stage is not sufficiently understood and
observed to-day.
When Wagner's music was first introduced,
many a conductor ruined it, and himself as its inter-
preter, by taking the tempo as the technique would
indicate, allowing time for rapid passages and ex-
pression marks, as should be done in concert
music. Wagner, however, does not depend upon
individual efforts, but rather upon combinations and
massing, rapid passages for the strings, for in-
stance, which a single player cannot perform. A
number of violins, say sixteen first and sixteen second,
which is the number Wagner demands for his scores,
will make an effect in which everything is distinct.
The intervals which one man drops another will
play, as no two players will drop the same interval,
and so the general effect is satisfactory. This, taken
as a principle, may answer for an opera orchestra,
but it would never do for a concert orchestra. De-
terioration would be the speedy result.
And yet the Wagner technique has something very
fascinating about it, and one learns the music readily
26 THEODORE THOMAS
by heart. There is something spontaneous and melo-
dious about its figures,— symmetrical, I might say,—
and the fingers seem to run without effort if one has
the passage in his head. I remember, in 1872, when
I engaged Mr. Lock wood, who was London's best
harpist and a very able player and conscientious
man, he had never seen the music of ' 'Tristan," or
anything from "the Ring," and he nearly went crazy
over it the first few weeks. But he set to work and
practised it so industriously that he soon mastered
the music, and it became easy to him. I suppose it
had impressed itself upon his memory. I may relate
another instance. One day in the early seventies I
received "Wotan's Farewell," and the ' 'Magic Fire"
scene, from the "Walkiire" (in manuscript), from
Europe, while we were travelling. We had but a
short journey to make in the morning before reach-
ing the next place, so I called a rehearsal for the
strings in the afternoon, and began at once with the
Fire motive, asking the first stand to play alone. The
two concertmeisters, well known virtuosos, began,
but found the music very difficult. After working
on it for about an hour and a half with the first
stands of the first and second violins, I realized that
it was getting late, so I exclaimed, ' 'You see what is
before you, and you had better study this privately
before we have another rehearsal. But let us all try
it together once, and hear how it sounds." Mean-
while, of course, the other stands had read the music
while the first and second violins were playing,
and were to some extent familiar with it. We tried
INTRODUCTION 27
it together, and it sounded so well, and the figures
were so distinct, that we all left the hall in very merry
mood, and from that day to this I have never re-
hearsed those string parts again.
I had the same experience with the ' 'Ride of the
Valkyries." The score and parts arrived one morn-
ing during a rehearsal. The package was brought
to me, and I explained to the orchestra what it con-
tained. We were all eager to try it, so I had the
parts put on the stands. We started, but it was not
long before the first violins stopped, so I gave a sign,
and the rest of the orchestra came to a stop also.
The concertmeister then said, "Mr. Thomas, it is
impossible to play this music in that tempo." Now,
he knew perfectly well that I was also a violinist, and
he knew what was possible and what was not, but
he did not know what I was after, and that I cared
more for the spirit of the music than the technique.
So I said, "Try it; it sounds all right. I shall take
the same tempo, and you can play as many notes of
each passage as you can. Begin a passage in time,
and end in time." We started again, and the result
was the same as with the "Magic Fire Scene."
An interesting incident occurred somewhat later,
when Rubinstein and Wieniawski were both con-
certizing with us. One evening we had the "Ride
of the Valkyries" on our programme. At the end
of the first part, after we had all left the stage, a sud-
den tumult arose. I listened and heard voices say-
ing, "You can't play it, either," and "Let's hear you
play it," etc. Looking for what it all meant, I saw
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some of the players addressing Wieniawski. Mean-
while some one had gone for the music and placed it
on a table in the centre of the large room. Wk-ni
awski went to the table and began to play, the
whole orchestra standing around him. The scene
was so comical, and such a noise was kept up, that
I do not remember whether he succeeded in playing
it or not. I am inclined to believe he did not, but
that makes little difference, for Wieniawski was one
of the greatest violinists of all ages.
I think these incidents sufficiently illustrate what
I mean by saying that this kind of technique is not
legitimate for the concert-hall, where accurate execu-
tion, tone quality, and expression are the first requi-
sites, and are of more importance than descriptive
music.
Descriptive music was written by Bach, and it
was attempted long before him even, but it is safe to
say that it was not successful until Beethoven wrote
his Pastoral Symphony. The expansions and in-
novations of Berlioz, Liszt, and Wagner, were the
natural evolutions of their time. Beethoven was not
understood by Berlioz, and possibly the greatest in-
fluence Beethoven had over him was in his use of
nuances, s/z, ppp, etc. Berlioz recognized and
adopted the outward innovation which Beethoven
achieved in his "Eroica" by expression marks, con-
trast, and passion, but the soul or spirit expressing
the deepest humanity he hardly understood. He
expanded his score, and tried to replace soul by
adopting a text which should interest the listener and
INTRODUCTION 29
to cover up the lack of musical expression with mate-
rial effects. This is the much-debated programme
music. Beethoven's music in the Pastoral Sym-
phony is easily understood by everyone, but that of
Berlioz, even with an underlying text, is not. In
other words, his music and text do not harmonize,
though his works were interesting for a time.
Liszt, with his great heart and human impulses,
must have been a skilful interpreter of Beethoven
on the piano, but hardly with the orchestra. His
own orchestral scores show too plainly that he never
entered into the secrets of that world. He also
looked for new paths, for the same reasons as Berlioz,
and succeeded in making valuable suggestions, but
he was never able to reach the heights to which he
so ambitiously aspired.
Wagner understood Beethoven principally from
the intellectual side, and adopted and expanded
everything, but also without soul. His text and
music, however, blended. He made a great im-
pression on the world by his combination of intellect
and passion, or sensuousness. He touched great-
ness in ' 'Siegfried's Death March," but even in this
chiefly by his intellect. Wagner did not care for
humanity, but in his later life he became sentimental,
as is shown in his "Parsifal" — though the Flower
Maiden scene shows that he remained sensuous to
the last.
Liszt and Wagner both suffered much in the
nineteenth century from lack of appreciation, in con-
sequence of the small size of halls and theatres at
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that time. Their expanded scores were too noisy
for the halls and theatres of their day, nor could the
balance of the strings with the other choirs be ob-
served. All this has greatly changed. The spirit
of expansion soon prevailed generally, and larger
auditoriums were built. I myself visited three new
large modern opera houses — those of Paris, Vienna,
and Leipsic — in one year (1867). Orchestras have
been enlarged and larger concert-halls built, until at
last the reverse conditions prevail. The modern
music is heard to advantage, but in the meantime
in these large places Mozart and Beethoven have
ceased to be effective.
Wagner and his followers have nearly doubled
the size of the string choir of the orchestra, as well
as of the wood wind, and even the brass, partly for
color and partly to obtain the independence of each
choir, as well as volume for the large modern halls.
While the classic writers knew only the primary colors,
the moderns generally use all the mixtures of the
palette, and although by this means they gain in
color and volume, they sacrifice individuality, which
is the expression of the soul.
The Ninth Symphony, for instance, I have de-
cided not to give again in the immense halls in which
I have had to play of late years in Chicago, New
York, and Cincinnati. It is an injustice both to the
work and the audience. The impression made by
this work, and the excitement caused at the first Fes-
tival in Cincinnati, where we gave it in a wooden
hall of moderate size, called the Sangerfest Halle,
INTRODUCTION 31
we have never been able to repeat in the new hall of
larger dimensions. When I speak of a large hall,
I mean large in the European sense of the term. Our
monster American halls and theatres are fit only for
mass meetings and horse shows. Orchestral music
of every school is ineffective in them.
Wagner calls his trilogy, "Der Ring der Nibe-
lungen," a "Biihnenfestspiel."1 He intended that it
should be given only on exceptional occasions and
under certain conditions and moods. He ought to
have understood the aggressive spirit of the nine-
teenth century (which is often misnamed progress)
better. When a young composer to-day writes an
accompaniment to a song or lullaby, he will try to
use the same force as that of the Festspiel orchestra,
to show that he also has the ability. We must now al-
ways have the "biggest" — and not only that, but ' 'one
more," and enlarge upon the past, whether it shows
progress or not. Many things thus take on a different
aspect; but change is not necessarily progress.
No doubt orchestra technique was advanced by
Wagner; but the demands of Richard Strauss upon
the orchestra are much greater, even, than those of
Wagner, and he consciously writes practical impossi-
bilities. In fact, he revels and delights in doing so.
Now, the question is this: Should the composer not
observe a certain standard and average technique for
the orchestra, compatible with progress and prac-
tice, as in other relations of life — self-control and
1 Festival Stage Play.
33 THEODORE THOMAS
good manners, so to speak? A burning question
remains, which every sincere musician ought to
observe, — purity of style.
Our art is old enough now to warrant the rep-
resentation of every period, as far as possible under
its own conditions, by using the same instruments
as those for which the composer conceived his work.
We are in need of a music museum, so to speak,
and I believe it will be organized some day, perhaps
in connection with a great national school, in which
the various periods will be adequately represented,
in halls of different sizes, and with orchestras selected
for the purpose. Beginnings have already been
made in this direction in Munich, for instance, which
has a suitable building for Wagner's music-dramas,
and also a small building for the operas of Mozart.
For the last few years I have given works of Bach
which allow massing — both instrumental and choral
-with an orchestra, which not only balanced the
chorus, but in which, also, the same proportion be-
tween the wood-wind and string choirs was observed
as in the orchestra for which he wrote. By thus
massing all the choirs, I used the method of the
modern orchestra palette for the three so-called
trumpet parts, and by a discreet rewriting of these
parts for four D cornets for the first and second, and
two trumpets in A for the third, and duplicating these
with four D and two A clarinets — according to com-
pass— I obtained a characteristic color of the trum-
pet parts, and at the same time made them powerful
enough to blend with sixteen first violins, twelve
INTRODUCTION 33
flutes, twelve oboes, etc. This combination also
enabled the players to give the original ornamenta-
tions of the composer, which one might call to-day
a secret language, and which were fully written out
in all the parts. The effect of Bach's music played
by an orchestra thus proportioned is entirely different
from that which is produced when played by the
orchestra ordinarily used in modern times.
CONCERT PROGRAMMES
1855-1905
THEODORE THOMAS
A MUSICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
VOL. //.— CONCERT PROGRAMMES
THE MASON-THOMAS CHAMBER CONCERTS
[1855-1868]
[The programmes of the Mason-Thomas Chamber Con-
certs, which began in New York in 1855, and were discontinued
in 1868, are the first upon which Mr. Thomas's name regularly
appears, as well as the first in the making of which he was
actively concerned. These concerts cover a period of thirteen
years and are seventy in number. Besides these, the Mason-
Thomas Quartette also gave sixty concerts at Miss Porter's
Young Ladies' School at Farmington, Conn., several at Orange,
N. J., at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and at private
rooms. During the same period, Mr. Thomas played in nine-
teen concerts at Philadelphia with Mr. Carl Wolfsohn. The
programmes of the New York concerts follow. — EDR.]
FIRST SEASON, 1855-1856
First Concert, November 27, 1855. Quartet in D minor,
for first and second violins, viola, and violoncello,
oeuvre posthume, Schubert (Thomas, Mosenthal,
Matzka, and Bergmann); Romanza from "Tann-
hauser," "O, du mein holder Abendstern," Wagner
(Otto Feder); "Fantaisie Impromptu," Chopin, and
"Deux Preludes" in D flat and G, op. 24, Heller
(William Mason); "Variations Concertantes," for
violoncello and piano, op. 17, Mendelssohn (Berg-
mann and Mason); Song, "Feld warts flog ein Voge-
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38 THEODORE THOMAS
Icin," Nicolai (Otto Feder); Trio in B major, op. 8, for
pianoforte, violin, and violoncello, Brahms (Mason,
Thomas, and Bergmann).
Second Concert, December 18. Quartet in F, No. 7, op. 59,
Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann); "Meditation sur le Premier Prelude" de Piano
de S. Bach, for violin, violoncello, and piano, Gounod
(Thomas, Bergmann, and Mason); Ballade in A flat
major, op. 47, for piano (William Mason); Quartet in
E flat major, op. 47, for piano, violin, viola, and
violoncello, Schumann (Mason, Thomas, Matzka, and
Bergmann).
Third Concert, January 29, 1856. Quartet, No. 4, in E
flat, Mozart (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann); Aria from "Der Freischiitz," Weber (Miss
Maria S. Brainard); "Rhapsodic," No. 12, Liszt
(William Mason); "Ave Maria," Cherubini, (Miss
Brainard); Trio in G minor, No. 2, for piano, violin,
and violoncello (Mason, Thomas, and Bergmann);
"Grande Valse de Bravoure," Mason (William Mason),
by request.
Fourth Concert, February 26. Quartet in F minor, op. 95,
Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann) ; Trio in G minor, No. 2, for piano, violin, and
violoncello, Rubinstein (Mason, Thomas, and Berg-
mann); Tarantelle for piano, op. 87, Heller (William
Mason); Concerto in D minor, for three pianos, with
first and second violins, viola, violoncello, and contra-
bass, J.S. Bach (Scharfenberg, Timm, Mason, Thomas,
Mosenthal, Matzka, Bergmann, and Prcusser).
Fifth Concert, March 25. Quartet in G major, No. 63,
for stringed instruments, Haydn (Thomas, Mosenthal,
Matzka, and Bcrgmann); Trio in E flat major, op. 100,
piano, violin, and violoncello, Schubert (Mason,
Thomas, and Bergmann); Quintet in A major, op. 18,
for stringed instruments, Mendelssohn (Thomas,
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. Mosenthal, Matzka, Bergmann, and Herwig); "Im-
promptu," op. 29, and " Waltzes," op. 64, Chopin (Wil-
liam Mason).
Sixth Concert, April 29. Quartet in B flat, No. 13, op. 130,
Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann); Aria, "Umsonst mein Hoffen," from "Robert
le Diable," Meyerbeer (Mme. von Berkel); "Silver
Spring," "Lullaby," and "£tude de Concert," Mason
(William Mason); Song, "Bleib bei mir," Abt (Mme.
von Berkel) ; Quintet for piano, first and second violins,
viola, and violoncello, op. 44, Schumann (Mason,
Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergmann).
Extra Concert, April 75. Quartet in F minor, No. n,
op. 95, Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergmann); "Ave Maria," Franz (Miss Henriette
Behrend); Impromptu, "Amide*, pour Amitie"," Etude
de salon, "Le Fuseau," Mason, and Rhapsodic, "Zum
Wintermahrchen," Dreyschock (William Mason);
Song, "Wenn ein treues Herz," Proch (Miss Behrend);
Quartet in E flat major, op. 47, for piano, violin, viola,
and violoncello, Schumann (Mason, Thomas, Matzka,
and Bergmann).
Extra Concert, April 27. Quartet in A major, No. 3,
op. 41, Schumann (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergmann); Aria di capella, "Show me Thy ways, O
Lord," Torrente (Mrs. Clara M. Brinkerhoff ) ; Im-
promptu, "Amitie*, pour Amitie*," Mason, and Rhap-
sodie, "Zum Wintermahrchen," Dreyschock (William
Mason); Cavatina, "Una voce al cor d'interno,"
Donizetti (Mrs. Brinkerhoff); Trio in B flat, op. 97,
Beethoven (Mason, Thomas, and Bergmann).
[The season of 1856-1857 also included four concerts at
Miss Porter's school, Farmington, Conn., where Messrs. Mason
and Thomas gave concerts for many years. — EDR.]
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SECOND SEASON, 1858
First Concert, January 30, 1858. Quartet in D major,
op. 1 8, No. 3, Beethoven (Thomas, M oscnthal, Matzka,
and Brannes); Trio in F major, for piano, violin, and
violoncello, op. 3, Volkmann (Mason, Thomas, and
Brannes); £tude, op. 10, No. 7, Chopin, Weber's
"Schlummerlied," arranged by Liszt, £tude, op. 2, No.
6, Henselt (William Mason); Quartet in A minor, op.
41, No. i, Schumann (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka,
and Brannes).
Second Concert, February 27. Quartet in B flat major,
Haydn (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Brannes) ;
Trio in D major, for piano, violin, and violoncello, op.
70, No. i, Beethoven (Mason, Thomas, and Brannes);
Ottetto in E flat major, op. 20, for four violins, two
violas, and two violoncellos, Mendelssohn (Thomas,
Appy, Eichberg, Mosenthal, Matzka, Besig, Brannes,
and Luhde).
Third Concert, March /j. Second sonata in D minor, op.
121, for piano and violin, Schumann (Mason and
Thomas); Quartet in E minor, op. 59, Beethoven
(Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergmann); Trio
in D minor, for piano, violin, and violoncello, J. C.
Louis Wolf (Mason, Thomas, and Bergmann).
Fourth Concert, March 27. Quartet No. 10, Mozart
(Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergmann); An-
dante and variations for two pianos, op. 26, Schumann
(Timm and Mason); Andante and variations from D
minor quartet, Schubert, and Scherzo, from the quartet
in E flat major, No. i, Cherubini (Thomas, Mosenthal,
Matzka, and Bergmann) ; Trio in B flat major, op. 97,
Beethoven (Mason, Thomas, and Bergmann).
Filth Concert, April 10. Quartet in F major, op. 41, No.
2, Schumann (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergmann); Sonata, op. 47, for piano and violin,
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Beethoven (Mason and Thomas); Triple Concerto,
for three pianos and strings, J. S. Bach (Scharfenberg,
Timm, Mason, Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, Berg-
mann, and Preusser).
Sixth Concert, April 17. Quartet in F minor, op. 95,
No. u, Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergmann); Fugue in E minor, Handel, and " Rondo
Capriccioso," op. 14, Mendelssohn (William Mason);
"Chaconne," for the violin (composed by Mendelssohn
with piano accompaniment), J. S. Bach (Theodore
Thomas); Quintet in E flat major, op. 44, for piano,
two violins, viola, and violoncello, Schumann (Mason,
Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergmann).
[Two concerts were given, July i and 2, 1858, at Farming-
ton. — EDR.]
THIRD SEASON, 1858-1859
First Concert, November 23, 1858. Quartet in A major,
op. 41, No. 3, Schumann (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka,
and Bergmann) ; Sonata in A major, op. 69, for piano
and violoncello, Beethoven (Mason and Bergmann);
"Chaconne" for violin (with piano accompaniment
by Schumann) Bach (Theodore Thomas); Trio in
B flat major, op. 99, Schubert (Mason, Thomas, and
Bergmann).
Second Concert, December 28. Quartet in B flat, op. 18,
No. 6, Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergmann) ; Ballade in B major, for piano, and Etude
in B flat minor, Mason (William Mason); Tarantelle
for violin, Schubert (Theodore Thomas); Trio in F
major, op. 6, Bargiel (Mason, Thomas, and Bergmann).
Third Concert, February 8, 1859. Sonata in A minor, op.
105, Schumann (Mason and Thomas); Quartet in D
minor, No. 43, Haydn (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka,
and Bergmann); foude for piano, op. 23, No. 2,
Rubinstein (William Mason) ; Quintet in B flat major,
42 THEODORE THOMAS
op. 87, posthumous, Mendelssohn (Thomas, Mosen-
thal, Matzka, Bergmann, and Besig).
Fourth Concert, March 75. Sonata in C minor, op. 30,
No. 2, for piano and violin, Beethoven (Mason and
Mosenthal) ; Aria, "Ah ! mon fils," from "Le Prophetc,"
Meyerbeer (Mrs. J. W. Mozart); "Variations Concer-
tantes," for violoncello and piano, op. 17, Mendelssohn
(Bergmann and Mason); Andante for two pianos,
op. 6, Reinecke (J. S. Jameson and Mason) ; " Elegy of
Tears," Schubert (Mrs. Mozart); Quartet in E flat
major, op. 47, for piano, violin, viola, and violoncello,
Schumann (Mason, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann).
Fifth Concert, A pril 26. Trio in D minor for piano, violin,
and violoncello, op. 63, Schumann (Mason, Thomas,
and Bergmann); "Romance" for the violin, op. 8,
Berlioz (Theodore Thomas); Ballade in B major,
Mason, and £tudc, op. 23, No. 2, Rubinstein (Mason);
Octet for two violins, viola, violoncello, contrabass,
bassoon, and clarinet, op. 166, Schubert (Thomas,
Mosenthal, Matzka, Bergmann, Preusser, Schmitz,
Kuhlmann, and Goepel).
Sixth Concert, May 17. Quartet in G minor, No. i, for
piano, violin, viola, and violoncello, Mozart (Mason,
Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergmann); "Zulc-iku,"
Mendelssohn (Miss Adelaide Wollenhaupt) ; " Rondeau
Brillant," for piano and violin, op. 70, Schubert
(Mason and Thomas); "La Separazione," Rossini
Miss Wollenhaupt); Quartet in C sharp minor, No. 14,
op. 131, Beethoven (first time in this country).
[Two concerts were given at Farmington, Conn., June 30
and July i , 1859, and were classified as the fourth season. — EDR.]
FIFTH SEASON, 1860
First Concert, March j, 1860. Quartet in G major,
op. 161, Schubert (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 43
Bergmann); "Die Thrane," Stigelli (Sig. Stigelli);
Ballade in A flat major, op. 47,Chopin (William Mason);
"Trockene Blumen," Schubert (Sig. Stigelli); Trio in
D major, op. 70, No. i, Beethoven (Mason, Thomas,
and Bergmann).
Second Concert, April 14. Quartet in D minor, No. 2,
Mozart (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann); "Voi che sapete," Mozart (Mme. De Lussan);
Barcarolle, Ballade, and Nocturne, Mason (William
.Mason); "Chaconne," Bach (Theodore Thomas);
"Ave Maria," Schubert (Mme. De Lussan); Trio in
D major, for piano, violin, and violoncello, Schumann
(Mason, Thomas, and Bergmann).
Third Concert, April 21. Quartet in A major, op. 41,
No. 3, Schumann (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergmann); Aria, "O mio Fernando," Donizetti
(Mrs. Mozart) ; Trio in C minor, op. 66, Mendelssohn
(Mason, Thomas, and Bergmann); Song, "When the
swallows homeward fly," Abt (Mrs. Mozart); Quintet
in C major, op. 29, Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal,
Matzka, Bergmann, and Schwarz).
Fourth Concert, May 12. Quartet in D major, op. 64,
Haydn (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergmann) ;
"Sonata Appassionata," op. 57, Beethoven (William
Mason); "Reverie et Caprice," romanza, op. 8, Berlioz
(Theodore Thomas); Quartet in A minor, op. 132,
Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann).
[Two concerts were given at Farmington, June 29 and 30,
at the second of which Mr. Matzka played " Gruss an Farming-
ton" ("Welcome to Farmington"), a divertisement for viola,
composed by Mr, Thomas. — EDR.]
SIXTH SEASON, 1860-1861
First Concert, October 30, 1860. Trio in C minor, op. i,
No. 3, Beethoven (Mason, Thomas, and Bergmann);
Quartet in D minor, Schubert (Thomas, Mosenthal,
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Matzka, and Bcrgmann); £tude, Chopin, op. 25,
No. ii (William Mason); Quintet, op. 44, Schumann
(Mason, Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann).
Second Concert, November 27. Quartet in B flat major,
Haydn (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
mann) ; Andante Finale from the opera, " King Alfred,"
Raff, transcribed by Liszt for piano (William Mason) ;
" Divertisement " for viola, Theodore Thomas (Matz-
ka) ; Sonata in A major, for piano and violin, Mozart
(Mason and Thomas); Quartet in C major, No. 9,
op. 59, Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergmann).
[The above was the last concert in which Bergmann ap-
peared. His place was filled thereafter by F. Bergner.— EDR.]
Third Concert, February $, 1861. Quartet in E flat major,
Cherubini (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
ner); Trio in E flat major, op. 100, Schubert (Mason,
Thomas, and Bergner); Quartet in A minor, op. 41,
No. i, Schumann (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergner).
Fourth Concert, February 26. Trio in G minor, No. 3,
op. no, Schumann (Mason, Thomas, and Bergner);
Violoncello Solo, "Morceau de Salon," Stransky (F.
Bergner); Deux Reveries, "Au Matin" and "Au
Soir," and " Valse Caprice," Mason (William Mason);
Quartet in F major, No. 7, op. 59, Beethoven (Thomas,
Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner).
Fifth Concert, March 26. Quartet in C major, No. 6,
Mozart (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner);
Sonata in C sharp minor, op. 27, No. 2, Beethoven
(William Mason) ; Sonata for piano and violin, op. 73,
Raff (Mason and Thomas); Quintet in B flat major,
op. 87, posthumous, Mendelssohn (Thomas, Mosen-
thal, Matzka, Besig, and Bergner).
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Sixth Concert, April 30. Quartet in E flat major, op. 74,
Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
ner); "Le Trille du Diable," sonata for violin, Tartini
(Theodore Thomas) ; Quartet in E flat major, op. 47,
Schumann (Mason, Thomas, Matzka, and Bergner).
[Two concerts were given at Farmington, July 16 and 17,
1861— EDR.]
SEVENTH SEASON, 1861-1862
First Concert, November 5, 1861. Quartet in G major,
No. i, Mozart (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergner); Sonata for piano, in E flat major, op.
31, No. 3, Beethoven (William Mason); "Rondo
Brillante," in B minor, op. 70, Schubert (Mason and
Thomas); Quartet in F major, op. 41, No. 2, Schu-
mann (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner).
Second Concert, December 3. Quartet in G major, Haydn
(Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner); "Ro-
manza," for piano, op. 28, Schumann (William Mason) ;
Trio in B flat minor, op. 5, Volkmann (Mason, Thomas,
and Bergner); Quartet in E minor, No. 8, Beethoven
(Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner).
Third Concert, January 28, 1862. Quintet, for piano,
oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon, in E flat, Mozart
(Mason, Ohlemann, Goepel, Gewalt, and Eltz);
Sonata, op. 69, Beethoven (Mason and Bergner);
Fantasia for piano and violin, in C major, op. 159,
Schubert (Mason and Thomas); Quartet in C minor,
No. 4, op. 1 8, Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka,
and Bergner).
Fourth Concert, February 25. Quartet in G major, op.
77, Haydn (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner) ;
Sonata for piano, in A major, op. 101, Beethoven
(William Mason); Trio in F major, No. 2, op. 80,
Schumann (Mason, Thomas, and Bergner); Quintet
in C major, op. 163, for two violins, viola, and two
46 THEODORE THOMAS
violoncellos, Schubert (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka,
Schmitz, and Bergner).
Fifth Concert, March 25. Trio for piano, clarinet, and
viola, in E flat major, No. 7, Mozart (Mason, Boehm,
and Matzka); Quartette Brillantc, in E major, op. 43,
Spohr (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner);
Sonata in D minor, op. 121, Schumann (Mason and
Thomas); Quartet in F minor, No. u, op. 95, Bee-
thoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner).
Sixth Concert, April 29. Quartet in G minor, No. i,
Mozart (Mason, Thomas, Matzka, and Bergner);
Quintet in C major, op. 163, Schubert (Thomas, Mosen-
thal, Matzka, Bergner, and Luhde); Quintet in E flat
major, op. 44, Schumann (Mason, Thomas, Mosen-
thal, Matzka, and Bergner).
[During the season of 1861-1862 two concerts were given
in Brooklyn, three in Orange, N. J., and four in Farmington.
— EDR.]
EIGHTH SEASON, 1862-1863
First Concert, December 23, 1862. Quintet in E flat minor,
op. 87, Hummel (Mason, Thomas, Matzka, Bergner,
and Preusser); Quartet in F major, op. 18, No. i,
Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
ner); " Fantasie-Stiicke," for piano, op. 12, Schumann
(William Mason); Quintet in G minor, No. 3, Mozart
(Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, Zeiss, and Bergner).
Second Concert, January 20, 1863. Trio in C minor, op.
9, No. 3, Beethoven (Thomas, Matzka, and Bergner);
Trio in D minor, op. 63, Schumann (Mason, Thomas,
and Bergner); Quartet in D minor, posthumous,
Schubert (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner).
Third Concert, February 10. Quartet in C major, No. 2,
Cherubim (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Brr^nrr ;
Trio in D major, op. 70, No. i, Beethoven (Mason,
Thomas, and Bergner); Quartet in A major, op. 41,
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No. 3, Schumann (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergner).
Fourth Concert, March 5. Quartet in F major, No. 8,
Mozart (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner);
Trio in B flat major, op. 90, Schubert (Mason, Thomas,
and Bergner); Quartet in C major, op. 59, No. 9,
Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Berg-
ner).
Fijth Concert, March 24. Quartet in E flat major, No. 4,
Mozart (Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and Bergner);
Sonata for piano and violin, in E major, No. 3, Bach
(Mason and Thomas); "Noveletten" (selections),
op. 21, Schumann (William Mason); Octet, in E flat
major, op. 20, Mendelssohn (Thomas, Mosenthal,
Matzka, Bergner, Meyer, Zeiss, Besig, and Mollen-
hauer).
Sixth Concert, April 21. Concerto in C major, for two
pianos, two violins, viola, and violoncello, Bach
(Timm, Mason, Thomas, Mosenthal, Matzka, and
Bergner); Song Cycle, " Dichterliebe," Schumann
(August Kreissmann); Adagio and Variations, "Gott
erhalte Franz der Kaiser," Haydn (Thomas, Mosen-
thal, Matzka, and Bergen); Songs, "Erinnerung,"
"Im wunderschonen Monat Mai," "Wilkommen mein
Wald," Franz (Mr. Kreissmann); Quartet in C sharp
minor, No. 14, Beethoven (Thomas, Mosenthal,
Matzka, and Bergner).
[Two concerts were given at Farmington, November 9 and
10, 1863. — EDR.J
NINTH SEASON, 1864
First Concert* January 12, 1864. Quartet in D minor,
No. 2, Mozart; Sonata in F sharp minor, op. n, Schu-
mann; Quintet in C major, op. 29, Beethoven.
1 The names of the players do not appear again upon the original
programmes, but as far as the regular quartette is concerned, they can
be readily assigned by the reader. — EDR.
48 THEODORE THOMAS
Second Concert, January 26. Quartet in B flat major,
Haydn; Sonata in A minor, op. 105, Schumann;
Quartet in E flat major, op. 127, Beethoven.
Third Concert, February p. Quartet in F major, op. 41,
No. 2, Schumann; Sonata for piano, C minor, post-
humous, Schubert; Quartet in F major, op. 59, No. i,
Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, February 23. Quartet in E flat major,
Schumann; Sonata for violin in E minor, op. i, No. 5,
Tartini; Ballade in B major, op. 12, Mason; Quartet
in B flat major, op. 130, Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, March 8. Quartet in G major, op. 18,
No. 2, Beethoven; Sonata for violin and piano in F
minor, No. 5, Bach; Sonata for piano in C minor, op.
in, Beethoven ; Quartet in G major, op. 161, Schubert.
Sixth Concert, March 22. Quartet in C major, No. 6,
Mozart; Sonata for violin and piano in D minor, op.
121, Schumann; Quartet in A major, op. 132, Bee-
thoven.
[Three concerts were given at Farmington in 1864. — EDR.]
TENTH SEASON, 1865
First Concert, January 25, 1865. Septet in E flat, op. 20,
Beethoven; Sonata for piano and violoncello in G
minor, op. 65, Chopin; Quartet in A minor, op. 41,
No. i, Schumann.
Second Concert, February 4. Quartet in E flat, op. 12,
Mendelssohn; Trio in C minor, op. 102, Raff; Quartet
in E minor, op. 59, No. 2, Beethoven.
Third Concert, February 75. Quartet in D minor, Haydn ;
Trio in F, op. 80, Schumann ; Quartet in F minor, op.
95, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, March 8. Quartet in D, No. 10, Mozart;
Trio in B, op. 97, Beethoven; Quartet in A, op. 41,
No. 3, Schumann.
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 49
Fifth Concert, March 25. Quartet in B, op. 18, No. 6,
Beethoven; Songs, " Waldesgesprach," " Mondnacht,"
" Fruhlingsnacht," Schubert (August Kreissmann) ;
Sonata for violin, "Le Trille du Diable," Tartini
(Theodore Thomas); Songs, " Friihlingsgedrange,"
"FiirMusik," " Gewitternacht," Franz (Mr. Kreiss-
mann); Quintet in A minor, op. 107, Raff.
Sixth Concert, April 19. Trio in E flat, op. 100, Schubert;
Quartet in C sharp minor, op. 131, Beethoven; Quintet
in E flat, op. 44, Schumann.
[Two concerts were given at Farmington, July 13 and 14,
1865.— EDR.]
ELEVENTH SEASON, 1866
First Concert, January 10, 1866. Quartet in G, No. i,
Mozart; Trio in D, op. 70, No. i, Beethoven; Sextet in
B flat, op. 1 8, Brahms.
Second Concert, January 24. Sextet in C, op. 140, Spohr;
Trio in G minor, op. no, No. 3, Schumann; Quartet
in E flat, op. 74, No. 10, Beethoven.
Third Concert, February 21. Quartet in G, op. 77, No. i,
Haydn; Quartet in A, op. 26, Brahms; Quartet in C,
op. 59, No. 3, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, March 7. Quartet in A, op. 18, No. 5,
Beethoven; Trio in F, op. 6, Bargiel; Quintet in C,
op. 163, Schubert.
Fifth Concert, April 18. Quartet in C, No. 6, Mozart;
Quartet in E flat, op. 47, Schumann; Quartet in F, op.
135, Beethoven.
Sixth Concert, April 25. Quartet in F. op. 41, No. 2,
Schumann; Trio in B flat, op. 99, Schubert; Quartet
in E flat, op. 127, Beethoven.
[Concerts were given at Farmington, February 16 and 17
and May 24 and 25, 1866. — EDR.]
50 THEODORE THOMAS
TWELFTH SEASON, 1867
First Concert, February 14, 1867. Divertimento in D,
No. i, Mozart; Trio in E flat, No. i, op. i, Beethoven;
Quartet in A minor, op. 41, No. i, Schumann.
Second Concert, March 7. Trio in E flat, op. 100, Schu-
bert; " Noveletten," op. 21, Nos. 5 and 7, Schumann,
for piano; Quartet in F, op. 59, No. i, Beethoven.
Third Concert, March 21. Quintet in C minor, Mozart;
Sonata for piano and violin in A minor, op. 105, Schu-
mann; Quartet in D, op. 18, No. 3, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, April 4. Sonata for piano and violoncello
in A, op. 69, Beethoven; Quartet in B flat, No. 3,
Mozart; Trio in D minor, No. i, op. 63, Schumann.
[Concerts were given at Farmington, February i and 3 and
November 13 and 14, 1867. — EDR.]
THIRTEENTH SEASON, 1868
First Concert, January 4, 1868. Quintet in G minor,
Mozart; Sonata in A, op. 47, Beethoven; Quark- 1 in
D minor, posthumous, Schubert.
Second Concert, January 18. Quartet in A minor, op. 9,
Volkmann; Trio in B flat, op. 99, Schubert; Quartet in
E minor, op. 59, No. 2, Beethoven.
Third Concert, February 29. Quartet in D minor, Haydn;
Trio in B flat, op. 97, Beethoven; Quartet in A, op. 41,
No. 3, Schumann.
Fourth Concert, March 14. Quartet in D minor, op. 77,
Raff; Quintet in E flat, op. 44, Schumann; Quartet in
B, op. 18, No. 6, Beethoven.
Filth Concert, March 28. Octet, op. 32, Spohr; "Fasch-
ingsschwank aus Wien," for piano, Schumann; Quartet
in B flat, op. 130, Beethoven.
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Sixth Concert, April n. Quartet in D minor (Kochel,
421), Mozart; Sonata for piano and violoncello in G
minor, op. 5, No. 2, Beethoven; Sonata for piano in G
minor, op. 22, Schumann; Octet in E flat, op. 20,
Mendelssohn.
[This was the last concert of the memorable series in New
York. Two concerts were given at Farmington in 1868, six
in 1869, and six in 1870, after which the Mason-Thomas com-
bination was dissolved. — EDR.]
MR. THOMAS'S FIRST ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
1862
[The programme which follows is the first given by an or-
chestra under Mr. Thomas's direction. It is notable, not only
as marking the beginning of his career as an orchestral con-
ductor, but as showing, even at that early period, his skill as a
programme-maker, both in his high standard and in his intro-
duction of important novelties, and the appearance of distin-
guished soloists. It is also interesting from the fact that Mr.
Thomas in this concert employed the harp and the English horn
in an orchestra for the first time in this country. The concert
took place at Irving Hall, New York, May 13, 1862. — EDR.]
May ij, 1862. Overture, "Der fliegende Hollander,"
Wagner (first time in America); Hymn, "Lord, Be
Thou with Us," Apel (The Teutonia Choral Society);
" Fantasia," op. 15 (arranged by Liszt), Schubert (first
time in this country) (William Mason); Aria, "Bel
raggio lusinghier," from " Semiramide," Rossini (Mme.
de Lussan) ; Concerto for the violin, in A minor, first
movement, Molique (Mr. Bruno Wollenhaupt) ; Quar-
tet, "Les Contrastes," for piano, Moscheles (Messrs.
Mills, Goldbeck, Hartmann, and Mason) (first time in
America); Aria, "Ernani involami," from "Ernani,"
Verdi (Mme. de Lussan); Music to the tragedy of
" Struensee," Meyerbeer (first time in America).
THEODORE THOMAS
THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS
[1862-1891]
[Mr. Thomas was the regular conductor of the Brooklyn
Philharmonic Society during twenty years, and in that period
directed one hundred and twenty-three concerts. The pro-
grammes of 1862-1863 are few in number, for the reason that he
was then alternate conductor. The complete list is as follows.
— EDR.]
SIXTH SEASON, 1862-1863
Second Concert, December /j, 1862. Symphony No. i, in
C major, Beethoven; Chorus, "Harfner's Lied,'* Zim-
merman (Teutonia Choral Society) ; Fantasia for piano,
"Norma," Thalberg (Miss Teresa Carreno); Aria,
"O! verita," from "Le Prophete," Meyerbeer (Mme.
Elena D'Angri); Music to the tragedy of 4<Struensee,"
Meyerbeer; Rondo, "Non piii mesta," from "Ceneren-
tola," Rossini (Mme. D'Angri); "Home, Sweet Home,"
for piano, Thalberg (Miss Carrefio); Overture, "Ruy
\J Bias," Mendelssohn.
Fourth Concert, March 7, 1863. Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, Beethoven; Aria, "Parto tu ben mio," from
"Clemenza di Tito," Mozart (Mme. Guerrabella);
Fantasia in C, op. 15, for piano, Schubert (William
Mason); Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Mendelssohn; Brindisi, "Si colmi i calici," from
"Macbeth," Verdi (Mme. Guerrabella); Concerto for
violoncello, Servais (Mr. F. Bcrgner); Ballad, "The
Minstrel Boy," Moore's Melodies (Mme. Guerrabella);
Overture, "The Corsair," Berlioz.
Extra Concert, April 7. Symphony in G minor, Mozart;
Scena, "Infelice," Mendelssohn (Miss Maria Brain
ard); Sonata for piano and violin, op. 47, Beethoven
(Robert Goldbeck and Theodore Thomas); Romanza
"Una furtiva lacrima," from "L'Elisir d'Amore,"
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Donizetti (Mr. W. H. Castle); Overture, "Egmont,"
Beethoven; "The Easter Morning," cantata, Chevalier
Neukomm (Miss Brainard, W. H. Castle, J. R.
Thomas, chorus, and orchestra).
[In 1866 Mr. Thomas was elected conductor of the Brook-
lyn Philharmonic Society for the entire season of 1866-1867, and
was re-elected for the season of 1867-1868. In 1862 he had
alternated with other conductors. The programmes for these
two seasons are as follows. — EDR.]
TENTH SEASON, 1866-1867
First Concert, October 27, 1866. Symphony No. i, op. 31,
in D major (first time in America), J. J. Abert; Cava-
tina, "Una donna illustre," from "The Huguenots,"
Meyerbeer (Miss Adelaide Phillips); Solo for oboe,
"Scene et ballet," De Beriot (Mr. Eller); Overture,
"Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; Fantasia for harp, "Un
Ballo in Maschera," Toulmin (Mr. Toulmin); Cuban
Song, "Maria Dolores," Yradier (Miss Phillips);
"Reiter March" (first time in America), Schubert.
Second Concert, December 8. Symphony No. 3, in A minor
("Recollections of Scotland"), Mendelssohn; Prayer
and Scene, "Veglia del Ciel," from "The Star of the
North," Meyerbeer (Miss Clara Louise Kellogg);
Concerto No. 3, for piano, Beethoven (Richard Hof-
mann); "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt; Barcarolle, "Oil
voulez-vous aller?" Gounod (Miss Kellogg); March
di bravura, "The Andes," for two pianos (Richard
Hofmann and George W. Warren).
Third Concert, January 19, 1867. Symphony No. 8, op.
93, Beethoven; Cavatina, "Ah! fors' e lui," from "La
Traviata," Verdi (Miss Minnie Amalia Hauck);
"Allegro de concert," for violin, op. 15, Bazzini (Mr.
Wenzel Kopta) ; " Rome'o et Juliette," symphonic dra-
matique, Berlioz (first time) ; "Airs Hongrois vane's,"
Ernst (Mr. Kopta); Song, "Ye Merry Birds," Gum-
54 THEODORE THOMAS
bcrt (Miss Hauck); "Invitation to the Dance" (first
time), Weber.
Fourth Concert, March 2. Symphony No. i, op. 38, in
B flat major, Schumann; Aria de concert, op. 94, "In-
feiice," Mendelssohn (Mme. Parepa); "Fantasia Ap-
passionata," for violin, op. 38, Vieuxtemps (Mile. Ca-
milla Urso); Overture, " Coriolanus," Beethoven; II
Tremolo," capriccio on a theme from Beethoven, for
violin, De Be*riot (Mile. Urso); Song, "Lo, here the
gentle Lark," Bishop (Mme. Parepa); Overture, " Jes-
sonda," Spohr.
Fifth Concert, April 13. Symphony No. 7, in A major,
op. 92, Beethoven; Cavatina, "Qui la Voce," from
"I Puritani," Bellini (Miss Minnie Amalia Hauck);
Concerto for violoncello, op. 45 (first time), Molique
(Mr. F. Bergner); Overture, "Genoveva," Schumann
(first time); Romanza, "Ah ! mon remords," from "Le
Pardon de Ploermel," Meyerbeer (Sig. Centemeri);
Concertino for trombone, Sachs (Mr. Letsch); Duet
"Quanto Amore," from "L'Elisir d'Amore," Doni-
zctti (Miss Hauck and Sig. Centemeri).
ELEVENTH SEASON, 1867-1868
First Concert, November 9, 1867. Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, Beethoven; Scene and aria, " Der Freischtitz,"
Weber (Mme. Joanna Rotter) ; Theme and variations,
"National Austrian Hymn" (first time), Haydn; [Pre-
sentation of baton to Mr. Thomas]; Overture, " Ben-
venuto Cellini" (first time), Berlioz; Romanza from
"William Tell," Rossini (Mme. Rotter); "Trumpet
Overture," Mendelssohn (first time).
Second Concert, December 14. Symphony No. 2, in C ma-
jor, Schumann; Cavatina, "Se Romeo," from "Capu-
Ictti e Montecchi," Bellini (Miss Florence A. Rice);
Concerto for violin, op. 31, in D minor (first time in
America), Vieuxtemps (Mme. Camilla Urso); Two
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 55
movements from the "Unfinished Symphony," allegro
moderate and andante con moto (first time), Schubert;
Romanza, " Sweet Spirit, hear my Prayer," from
"Lurline," Wallace (Miss Rice); Violin Solo, "Un
Reve" (Mile. Urso); Symphonic poem, "Les Pre*-
ludes," Liszt.
Third Concert, January 25, 1868. Symphony No. 4, op.
90, in A major, Mendelssohn; Aria from "The Mar-
riage of Figaro," Mozart (Mme. Javorski Ackermann) ;
Trio, andante for two horns and trombone, Berg-
mann (Messrs. Schmitz, Lotze, and Letsch); Sym-
phonic poem, "The Ideal" (first time), Liszt; Cava-
tina from "Lucia di Lammermoor," Donizetti (Mr.
Gustavus F. Hall); Aria from "II Trovatore," Verdi
(Mme. Ackermann); "Festival Overture" (first time),
Charles C. Converse.
Fourth Concert, February 22. Symphony No. 6, in F ma-
jor, "Pastoral," op. 68, Beethoven; Aria, "Lascia chi'o
pianga," from "Arnoldo," Handel (Miss Adelaide
Phillips); Concerto for piano, No. 8, in D minor,
Mozart (Mr. Richard Hofmann); Entr'acte, "Medea,"
(first time), Cherubini; Brindisi, "Sa Couleur," from
"GalateV Mass£ (Miss Phillips); "The Harmonious
Blacksmith," Handel, and Tarantelle in A flat, Heller
(Mr. Hofmann).
Fifth Concert, April 4. Symphony No. 4, in F major, op.
86, Spohr; Aria, "Ah! perfido," op. 65, Beethoven
(Mme. Parepa-Rosa) ; Solo for cornet, De Be*riot's
"Seventh Air," for violin, transcribed by J. Hartmann
(Mr. M. Arbuckle); "Rome'o et Juliette,' second part
of "Symphonic Dramatique," op. 17, Berlioz; Solo for
violin, "Air Militaire," Prume (Mile. Matilda E.
Toedt); Aria, "Let the bright Seraphim," Handel
(Mme. Parepa-Rosa, trumpet obligate by Mr. Dietz) ;
Fantasia for cornet on the "Russian Postillion Song of
Alexis," transcribed by J. Hartmann (Mr. Arbuckle);
Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
56 THEODORE THOMAS
[Mr. Thomas was elected conductor for the sixteenth sea-
son, 1873-1874, and served thenceforth continuously until 1891,
when he left New York. The programmes follow. — EDR.]
SIXTEENTH SEASON, 1873-1874
First Concert, December 20, 1873. Symphony No. 3, op.
153, "Im Walde," Raff; "Aria des Bijoux," from
"Faust," Gounod (Mile. Ostave Torriani); Overture,
" Coriolanus," op. 62, Beethoven; Scherzo, "Queen
Mab," Berlioz; Scene and "Aria d'Ophe*lie," from
" Hamlet," Ambroise Thomas (Mlle.Torriani) ; " Rhap-
sodic Hongroise," No. 2.
Second Concert, January 10, 1874. Symphony No. 8, in
F, op. 93, Beethoven ; Scena and cavatina, from " Saffo,"
Piccini (Miss Jennie E. Bull) ; Concerto, "Hungarian,"
for violin (first time), Joachim (Mr. Bernhard Liste-
mann); Introduction and finale, "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; Aria, "Theme and Variations," Proch (Miss
Emma C. Thursby); "Serenade" in D minor (new),
Volkmann (violoncello obligato, Louis Lubeck) ; Duet,
"Misera che far6," from "Mathilde de Sabran," Ros-
sini (Miss Thursby and Miss Bull); Symphonic poem,
"Les Preludes," Liszt.
Third Concert , February 7. Symphony No. 2, in C
major, op. 61, Schumann; Aria from " Iphige*nie en
Aulide," Gluck (Mr. Victor Maurel); Quartet for
horns, Weber (Messrs. Schmitz, PUper, KUstermacher,
and Kohser); Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," "Der Ritt der
Walkiiren," (manuscript), Wagner; "Septet," op. 20,
Beethoven; Aria from "Marriage of Figaro," Mozart
(Mr. Maurel); Symphonic introduction to the drama,
"Sigurd Slembe," Svendsen.
Fourth Concert, March 7. Symphony No. 7, in A, op. 92,
Beethoven; Aria, "Che far6," from "Orpheus," Gluck
(Miss Annie Louise Cary) ; Concerto No. 3, for violon-
cello, Goltermann (Mr. Louis Lubeck); " Ivan IV., der
Grausame," charakterbild (new), Rubinstein; Aria,
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 57
"Voi che sapete," from " Marriage of Figaro," Mozart
(Miss Gary); " Bacchanale," from "Tannhauser"
(manuscript), and "Huldigung's March," Wagner.
Fifth Concert, April n. Symphony in C major, Schubert;
Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner; " Variations
on a theme from Haydn" (new), Brahms; Overture,
"Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven.
[Two weeks later, April 22, the Brooklyn Philharmonic
Society gave Mr. Thomas a testimonial concert. The pro-
gramme contained the following orchestral numbers: Raff's
"Lenore" Symphony; Wagner's "Tannhauser" Overture; the
Theme and Variations from Schubert's D minor Quartet; Web-
er's "Invitation to the Dance," and the Scherzo, Nocturne, and
"Wedding March" from Mendelssohn's " Midsummer Night's
Dream." Mr. Myron W. Whitney sang Beethoven's arietta,
"In questa Tomba," and the aria, "Non pifr andrai," from
Mozart's " Marriage of Figaro." — EDR.]
SEVENTEENTH SEASON, 1874-1875
First Concert, December 19, 1874. Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 67, Beethoven; Aria from "Le Pre aux
Clercs," Herold (Mile. Marie Heilbron); Concerto for
piano op. 158 (new), Raff (Mr. S. B. Mills); "Eine
Faust Ouvertiire," Wagner; Theme and variations, op.
18 (first time), Brahms; Polacca from "Mignon,"
Ambroise Thomas (Mile. Heilbron); "Ouverture Tri-
omphale" (new), Rubinstein.
Second Concert, January 16, 1875. Suite in B minor
(first time), Bach; Arietta, "In questa Tomba," Bee-
thoven (Miss Anna Drasdil) ; Symphony No. i, in B flat
major, Schumann; Overture, "Leonora" No. 2, Bee-
thoven; "Hungarian Dances" (new), Brahms; Aria,
"Di tanti palpiti," from "Tancredi," Rossini (Miss
Drasdil); "Kaiser March," Wagner.
Third Concert, February 13. Symphony in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Scene and aria, "E dunque
ver" op. 58, Rubinstein (Miss Clementine V. Lasar) ;
58 THEODORE THOMAS
"Wotan's Abschied" and " Feuerzauber," from "Die
Walkiire," Wagner (first time) (Franz Remmertz);
Symphonic poem, "Orpheus" (first time), Liszt;
"Miriam's Song of Victory," concert aria, op. 74,
Reinecke (Miss Lasar) ; Symphony No. 3, in A minor,
"Scotch," Mendelssohn.
Fourth Concert, March 13. Symphony, "Oxford" (first
time), Haydn; Aria, "Batti, batti," from "Don Gio-
vanni," Mozart (Miss Annie Louise Gary) ; "Chaconne"
(new), Bach; Overture, "Bride of Messina," Schu-
mann; Aria, "Pieta, pieta," from "Le Prophete,"
Meyerbeer (Miss Gary) ; Symphony No. 6, in F major,
op. 68, "Pastoral," Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, April 17. Symphony in E flat (Kochel, 543),
Mozart (first time); Part song, "How sweet the Moon-
light," Leslie, and Glee, "Hunting Song," Benedict
(The Glee and Madrigal Society) ; Concerto for piano,
in C minor, op. 37 (first movement), Beethoven (Mr.
Richard Hofmann).
EIGHTEENTH SEASON, 1875-1876
First Concert, December 77, 7^75. Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," Beethoven; Aria, "In the Beginning was the
Word," from "Saint John the Baptist," MacFarren
(Mme. Antoinette Sterling) ; Introduction and finale to
"Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; Song, " Der Kreuzzug,"
Schubert, and "Es war ein Konig in Thule," Liszt
(Mme. Sterling); "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 14,
Liszt.
Second Concert, January 75, 1876. "Symphonic Drama-
tique" (No. 4) in D minor, op. 95, Rubinstein; Aria,
"Si t'amo o cara," from "Muzio Scevola," Handel
(Miss E. C. Thursby); Overture in C (first time), Bee-
thoven ; Concerto for the violin, in E, op. 64, Mendels-
sohn (Senor Joseph White); Recitative and rondo,
"Mia speranza adorata," Mozart (Miss Thursby);
Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 59
Third Concert, February 12. Symphony No. 5, "Lenore,"
op. 177, Raff; Overture, "Egmont," Beethoven; Sym-
phonic poem, "Mazeppa," Liszt.
Fourth Concert, March 18. Symphony in C major, Schu-
bert; Aria from " Orpheus," andantino " Chiamo il mio
ben," allegro maestoso "Addio miei sospiri," Gluck
(Miss Matilda Phillips); Symphonic poem, "Danse
Macabre" (new), Saint-Saens; Theme and variations,
scherzo and finale from Septet, op. 20, Beethoven;
Rondo, "Ma qui alPaffanno," from " Cenerentola,"
Rossini (Miss Phillips) ; Overture, "Sakuntala," Gold-
mark.
Fifth Concert, April 8. Symphony No. i, in C, op. 21,
Beethoven; Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125,
Beethoven (Miss Lasar, Miss Henne, Mr. Bischoff,
Mr. Remmertz, full chorus of the New York Oratorio
Society).
NINETEENTH SEASON, 1876-1877
First Concert, December 16, 1876. Symphony No. 7, in
A major, op. 92, Beethoven; Quartets, "Soldaten-
braut" and "Wassermann," Schumann (Swedish
Vocal Quartette); Fantasia in C, for piano, op. 15,
Schubert (Mme. Madeline Schiller); "Siegfried's
Death," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner;
"Polonaise" in E, Liszt (Mme. Schiller); Quartets,
"Swedish Character Songs" and "Brollop March,"
Soedermann (Swedish Vocal Quartette); "Invitation
to the Dance," Weber.
Second Concert, January 20, 1877. Symphony, "Frith-
jof," op. 22 (first time), Hofmann; Concert aria,
"Ma che vi fece," Mozart (Miss Emma C. Thursby);
Adagio for violoncello, op. 38, Bargiel (Mr. F. Berg-
ner); "Andante cantabile," op. 97, Beethoven; Aria
from "Le Pre* aux Clercs," He'rold (Miss Thursby);
Overture, "Francs Juges," Berlioz.
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Third Concert, February 17. Symphony No. 4, in C,
"Jupiter," Mozart; Recitative and aria, "Abscheu-
licher," from "Fidelio," Beethoven (Mme. Eugenie
Pappenheim); Concerto for piano, No. 4, op. 70, in
D minor (Mr. Emile Guyon); Adagio, "Love Scene"
and scherzo, "Queen Mao," from "Romeo and
Juliet" Symphony, Berlioz; Fifth barcarolle (first
time), Rubinstein (Mr. Guyon); "Ingeborg*s La-
ment," from "Frith jof," Bruch (Mme. Pappenheim) ;
"The Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner.
Fourth Concert, March 17. Symphony No. 3, in E flat,
op. 97, Schumann; Aria, "Cara, fu solo a me," Gluck
(Miss Annie Louise Gary); "Gretchen," second move-
ment from "Faust" Symphony, Liszt; Aria, "O don
fatale," from "Don Carlos," Verdi (Miss Gary);
Overture, "Fideiio," in E, No. 4, Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, April 14. Suite in D, No. 3, Bach; Aria,
"Rendi'l sereno al ciglio," from "Losarme," Handel
(Mr. George Werrenrath); Symphony No. 2, in D, op.
36, Beethoven; "Bilder aus Osten," op. 66 (first time),
Schumann; Aria, "Per pieta, non ricercate," Mozart
(Miss Anna Drasdil); Introduction, "Bridal Chorus"
and march tempo from "Lohengrin," Wagner.
TWENTIETH SEASON, 1877-1878
First Concert, December 75, 1877. Symphony in C minor,
No. 5, op. 67, Beethoven; "Hymn to Music," Dudley
Buck (Saint Cecilia Vocal Society); Concerto, op. 85,
first movement, for piano, Hummel (Mr. Richard
Hofmann); Overture, interlude, "Invocation of the
Alpine Fay," from "Manfred," op. 115, Schumann;
Piano solos, nocturne, op. 48, mazurka, op. 50, No. 2,
valse, op. 18, Chopin (Mr. Richard Hofmann); Part
songs, "Resurgam," Leslie, and "Night," Blumenthal
(Saint Cecilia Vocal Society) ; Selections from " Dam-
nation of Faust," Berlioz.
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Second Concert, January 19, 1878. Symphony in C
minor, op. 68, Brahms; Aria, " Abscheulicher," from
"Fidelio," Beethoven (Miss Mathilde Wilde); Adagio
for violoncello, Goltermann (Mr. F. Bergner); Over-
ture, " Struensee," Meyerbeer; " Serenade" No. 3,
D minor, Volkmann; Cavatina from "Reine de Saba,"
Gounod (Miss Wilde); "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt.
Third Concert, February 16. Symphony, "Lenore," Raff;
Aria from "II Seraglio," Mozart (Miss Emma C.
Thursby); Concerto for piano, in A minor, op. 54,
Schumann (Mr. S. B. Mills); Overture, " Coriolanus,"
Beethoven; "Wedding March" and variations (first
time), Goldmark; Aria from "L'feoile du Nord,"
Meyerbeer (Miss Thursby); Overture "Rienzi,"
Wagner.
Fourth Concert, March 30. Symphony in G, No. 15,
Haydn; Recitative, "Awake Saturnia," and aria,
"Hence, hence away," from "Semele," Handel (Miss
Annie Louise Gary); Violin concerto, first movement,
op. 64, in E minor, Mendelssohn (Master Leopold
Lichtenberg) ; Overture, "Marmion," Dudley Buck;
Aria from "Abu Hassan," Weber (Miss Gary); Ro-
manza in C, op. 40, praludium vivace, Bach (Master
Lichtenberg); Symphony in D minor, op. 120, Schu-
mann.
Fifth Concert, April 27. Symphony No. 7, in A, op. 92,
Beethoven; Aria, "Infelice," Mendelssohn (Miss Hen-
rietta Beebe); "Unfinished" symphony, Schubert;
Capriccio, op. 4, Gradner; Part song, "The Three
Fishers," for male voices, Goldbeck; Glee for mixed
voices, "There is a mild and tranquil Light," Attwood
(The English Glee Club); Overture, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner.
TWENTY-FIRST SEASON, 1878-1879
First Concert, December 14, 1878. Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," Beethoven; Aria, "Ach! Ich habe sie ver-
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loren," from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Annie Mac-
Callum); Concerto for violin, Mendelssohn (Mr.
Eduard Remenyi); Overture, "Genoveva," op. 81,
Schumann; Solo for violin, nocturne in E flat, op. 9,
No. 2, Chopin, "Melodies he"roiques et lyriques Hon-
groises" (transcribed by Remenyi), Mazurka, op. 7,
No. i (transcribed by Remenyi), Chopin (Mr. Remenyi);
Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Second Concert, January 18, 1879. Symphony No. 3,
"Scotch," Mendelssohn; "Slumber Song," from
"Christmas Oratorio," Bach (Miss Annie Louise
Gary); Entr'acte and ballet music from "Ali Baba,"
Cherubini (revived by Reinecke); Concerto for piano,
No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Mme. Julia Rive"-King); Aria,
"Ah! mon fils," from "Le Prophete," Meyerbeer
(Miss Gary); Overture, "Jessonda," op. 63, Spohr.
Third Concert, February 75. Symphony in C minor, op. 5,
Gade; Aria, "Ministridi Baal," from"Le Prophete,"
Meyerbeer (Miss Adelaide Phillips); violoncello
solo, "Serenade," Volkmann (Mr. F. Bergner); "Bil-
der aus Osten," op. 66, Schumann; Cavatina," Una
voce poco fa," from "The Barber of Seville," Ros-
sini (Miss Phillips); " Bacchanale," from "Tann-
hauser," and "Huldigung's March," Wagner.
Fourth Concert, March 15, Suite in canon form, op. 10
(first time), Grimm; Romanza, "Evening Star," from
"Tannhauser," Wagner (Signer Galassi); Symphony
No. 6, "Pastoral," Beethoven; Aria, "Dich theure
Halle," from "Tannhauser," Wagner (Miss Minnie
Hauck); Concerto for piano, No. 2, op. 21, in F minor,
Chopin (Miss Josephine C. Bates); Duet, "La dove
prende amor," from "The Magic Flute," Mozart
(Miss Hauck and Signor Galassi) ; Ballet music from
"Samson et Dalila" (new), Saint-Sacns.
Fifth Concert, May 10. Symphony No. 2, C major, op. 61,
Schumann; Song, "Am Meer," Schubert (Mr. Rcm-
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mertz); Violin concerto, D major, op. 61, one move-
ment, Beethoven (Herr August Wilhelmj); Male cho-
rus, "Vorbei," Mohring (German Liederkranz Soci-
ety); " Hiawatha" symphony, op. 36, two movements
(new), E. C. Phelps; Six old Netherland folk-songs,
composed by Adrianno Valerius in 1626, arranged by
Kremser (German Liederkranz Society and orchestra) ;
Overture, "The Great Republic" (first time), Bristow;
Violin solo, "Airs Hongrois," Ernst (Herr Wilhelmj);
"Wotan's Abschied" and " Feuerzauber," from "Die
Walkure," Wagner (Mr. Remmertz).
TWENTY-SECOND SEASON, 1879-1880
First Concert, November 18, 1879. Overture, "King
Lear," op. 4, Berlioz; Concerto for piano, in B minor,
op. 23, Tschaikowsky (Mr. Franz Rummel); "Sieg-
mund's Love Song" (Sig. Italo Campanini), and
"Siegfried's Death," Wagner; Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
Second Concert, December 16. Overture, "Consecration
of the House," Beethoven; Recitative and aria, "Tu
che sei quel dolce fiore," from "Faust," Spohr (Sig.
Galassi); Prelude, minuet, and fugue, op. 10 (new),
Reinhold; Aria, "Infelice," op. 94, Mendelssohn
(Mile. Alwina Valleria); Symphony No. i, in B flat,
op. 38, Schumann; Duet, "Una remota, antica ricor-
danza," from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner
(Mile. Valleria and Sig. Galassi); Vorspiel, "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner.
Third Concert, January 20, 1880. Overture, " Anacreon,"
Cherubini; Prelude, adagio, gavotte, and rondo (new),
Bach; Aria, "Ah! perfido," Beethoven (Miss Amy
Sherwin) ; Concerto for violoncello in A minor, op. 33,
Saint-Saens (M. Adolphe Fischer); Symphony "Dra-
matische," in D minor, No. 4, op. 95, Rubinstein.
Fourth Concert, February 17. Adagio and fugue in C
minor, Mozart; Aria, "II mio tesoro," from "Don Gio-
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vanni " (Sig. Baldanza) ; Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op.
60, Beethoven; Overture, " Penthesilea," op. 31, Gold-
mark; Aria, "Nasce al bosco," from "Ezio," Handel
(Mile, de Belocca); Introduction and finale, "Tristan
and Isolde/' Wagner.
Fifth Concert, March 16. Symphony No. 9, in C major,
Schubert; Concerto for piano, in F major, op. 10,
Briill (Mr. Richard Hofmann); Music to "Midsum-
mer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Slavonic rhap-
sody, op. 45, No. 3, Dvorak.
Sixth Concert, April 20. "Chromatic Fantasia and
Fugue," Bach (adapted for orchestra by George F.
Bristow); Scene i, "The Three Rhine Daughters and
Siegfried" (Miss Amy Sherwin, Mrs. T. B. Buxton,
Miss Antonia Henne, Sig. Campanini); Scene 2,
"Siegfried," "Hagen," "Gunther" (Sig. Campanini,
Mr. Franz Remmertz, Mr. Carl Steinbach); Act 111.,
" Gotterdammerung," Wagner; Symphony No. 7, in
A major, op. 92, Beethoven.
TWENTY-THIRD SEASON, 1880-1881
First Concert, November 20, 1880. Symphony No. 8, in
F major, op. 93, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, op. 16,
Henselt (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); "Siegfried Idyl," Wag-
ner; Recitative and aria from Act I., "Orpheus,"
Gluck (Miss Annie Louise Gary) ; Symphony, " Harold
in Italy," op. 16, Berlioz (obligato viola, Mr. Max
Schwartz, harp, Mr. A. Freygang).
Second Concert, December 18. "Ode on Saint Cecilia's
Day," Handel (Miss Henrietta Beebe, Mr. W. C.
Tower, chorus and orchestra); Symphony No. 4, in
D minor, op. 120, Schumann; "The Welding of the
Sword," from " Siegfried," Act I., Wagner (Mr. W. C.
Tower, Mr. Max Treumann); Symphonic poem, "Or-
pheus," Liszt; "Chorus of Dervishes," "Turkish
March," march and chorus, from "Ruins of Athens,"
Beethoven.
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Third Concert, January 22, 1881. Symphony in G minor
(Kochel, No. 550), Mozart; Scene and aria, "Wo
berg ich mich?" from "Euryanthe," Weber (Mr.
George Henschel); "Eine Faust Ouvertiire," Wagner;
" Septet," op. 20, Beethoven; "The two Grenadiers,"
Schumann (Mr. Henschel) ; Ball Scene from "Romeo
and Juliet," op. 17, Berlioz.
Fourth Concert, February ig. Cantata, "A Stronghold
sure," Bach, arranged for performance by Theodore
Thomas (Miss Ida Hubbell, Miss Emily Winant, Mr.
Christian Fritsch, Mr. Franz Remmertz, New York
and Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus and orchestra);
Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125, Beethoven
(Miss Hubbell, Miss Winant, Fritsch and Remmertz,
chorus and orchestra).
Fifth Concert, March ig. Symphony in B flat (No. 8,
B. & H. Ed.), Haydn; Concerto for piano, op. 54,
Schumann (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Symphony No. 8,
B minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; Fantasia, "Ruins
of Athens," Beethoven-Liszt (Mr. Joseffy); Selections
from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, April 23. Scenes from "Orpheus," Gluck
(Miss Annie Louise Gary and chorus); Symphony
No. 6, "Pastoral," op. 68, Beethoven; "Salve Regina,"
Gregor Aichinger (chorus a capella); "Gipsy Life,"
op. 29, Schumann (Miss Amy Sherwin, Miss A. Ses-
sions, Miss Annie Louise Gary, Mr. George Werren-
rath, Mr. N. Callan, Jr., Mr. Frederich Steins); "Suite
Algerienne," op. 60 (new), Saint-Saens.
TWENTY-FOURTH SEASON, 1881-1882
First Concert, November 19, 1881. Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," Beethoven; Aria, "II mio tesoro," from
"Don Giovanni," Mozart (Signer Italo Campanini);
Overture, "Academic Festival" (new) Brahms; Fan-
tasia for piano, op. 15, Schubert (Mme. Madeline
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Schiller); Romanza from "Euryanthe," Weber (Sig.
Campanini); Ballet music, "Nero" (new), Rubin-
stein.
Second Concert, December 17. Symphony No. 3, in E flat,
" Rhenish," Schumann; Scenes from "Alceste," Gluck
(Signer Galassi, Miss Hattie Schell, Miss Emily
Winant, and chorus); Overture and aria, "Die Frist
ist urn," from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner (Sig.
Galassi) ; Minuet and fugue from string quartet No. 9,
"in C, Beethoven; Duo nocturne from "Beatrice and
Benedick" (manuscript), Berlioz (Miss Schell and
Miss Winant); "Festival Procession" and chorus
from "Queen of Sheba," Goldmark.
Third Concert, January 21, 1882. Symphony in G major,
"Surprise," Haydn; Concerto in A major (Kochel,
No. 488), Mozart; Symphony No. 4, in B flat major,
op. 60, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, February 18. Symphony No. 8, "Un-
finished," Schubert; Aria, "O, pardon me," Bach
(Miss Annie Louise Gary, violin obligate, Hermann
Brandt); Introduction to third act of "Medea," Cheru-
bini; Aria, "In questa Tomba oscura," Beethoven
(Miss Gary); Symphony to Dante's "Divina Comme-
dia," Liszt.
Fijth Concert, March 18. Symphony in E flat (Kochel,
No. 543), Mozart; Cavatina from " Euryanthe," Weber
(Mrs. E. Aline Osgood) ; Music to " CEdipus Tyrannus,"
J. K. Paine (Mr. Toedt, male chorus, and orchestra);
Overture and scena from "Genoveva," Schumann
(Mr. Henschel, chorus, and orchestra); "Sanctus,"
from "Missa Solennis," in D major, op. 123, Bee-
thoven (Mrs. Osgood, Miss Winant, Mr. Toedt, Mr.
Henschel, chorus, orchestra, violin obligate, Mr. Her-
mann Brandt); "Glory be to the Father, as it was
in the Beginning," from "Utrecht Jubilate," Handel
(chorus and orchestra).
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Sixth Concert, April 22. Scenes from "Das Rheingold":
a. Prelude and scene, "The Theft of the Gold," "The
three Rhine Daughters and Alberich" (Miss Hattie
Schell, Miss Amalia Wurmb, Miss Antonia Henne,
Mr. Oscar Steins); b. "Wotan's Apostrophe to Wal-
halla," (Mr. Remmertz); c. "Loge's Tidings" (Mr.
Toedt); d. Grand closing scene, "Wotan, Loge, and
the three Rhine Daughters" (Mr. Remmertz, Mr.
Toedt, Miss Schell, Miss Wurmb, Miss Henne), Wag-
ner; "Siegfried's Death," from "Die Gotterdam-
merung," Wagner; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op.
67, Beethoven.
TWENTY-FIFTH SEASON, 1882-1883
First Concert, November 4, 1882. Overture, "Lodoiska,"
Cherubini; Recitative and aria, "Mia speranza ado-
rata," Mozart (Miss Emma Thursby) ; Symphony No.
6, "Pastoral," op. 68, Beethoven; "Die Loreley,"
Liszt (Miss Thursby); "Good Friday Spell," Act III.,
"Parsifal" (manuscript), Wagner (Mr. George Wer-
renrath, Herr Holst-Hansen) ; Introduction and finale
to "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner.
Second Concert, November 25. Symphony in G minor
(Kochel, No. 550), Mozart; Second concerto, op. 22,
Saint-Saens (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Symphony No. 2,
in C, op. 61, Schumann.
Third Concert, December 23. "The Messiah," Handel
(Mrs. E. Aline Osgood, Miss Emily Winant, Mr.
George Werrenrath, Mr. John F. Winch; Mr. F. Dietz,
trumpet).
Fourth Concert, January 13, 1883. Symphony in C, No. 9,
Schubert; Recitative and aria, Beethoven (Mr. Franz
Remmertz); Concerto for violin, No. i, op. 26, Bruch
(Mr. John F. Rhodes); "Ride of the Valkyries,"
"Wotan's Farewell," and "Magic Fire Scene," Wag-
ner (Mr. Franz Remmertz).
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Fifth Concert, February j. Suite in D, No. 3, Bach;
Scene, "Sweet Bird that Shunn'st the Noise of Folly,"
from "L'Allegro and II Penseroso," Handel (Miss
Emma Thursby, flute obligate, Mr. Eugene Weiner) ;
Overture, "Manfred," Schumann; "Serenade," in D,
op. 9, Robert Fuchs; Recitative and aria, "Questi
affetti," from "Faust," Spohr (Miss Emma Thursby,
clarinet obligate, Mr. Edward Boehm); Symphony
No. 7, op. 92, Beethoven.
Sixth Concert, March j. "The Redemption," Gounod
(Mrs. E. Aline Osgood, Miss Emily Winant, Miss
Adeline Sessions, Mr. Theodore J. Toedt, Mr. Max
Heinrich, Mr. Franz Remmertz, Philharmonic Chorus
and orchestra).
Seventh Concert, March j/. "Spring" Symphony, in
A, No. 2, op. 34, John K. Paine; Concerto No. i in
E flat, for piano, Liszt (Mme. Rive*-King) ; " Invitation
to the Dance," Weber; Adagio and rondo from Ninth
Concerto for violin, Spohr (Mr. John F. Rhodes);
Symphony in F, No. 8, op. 93, Beethoven.
. Eighth Concert [In memory of Richard Wagner], A pril 21.
Overture, " Bacchanale," "The Tournament of Song,"
"Chorus of Sirens," March and Chorus, "Tannhau-
ser"; Vorspiel, Act I., "Flower Garden Scene," Act
II., Finale, Act III., "Parsifal"; "Siegfried's Death,"
"Gotterdammerung"; Vorspiel, "Hans Sachs's Mon-
ologue," quintet, "Procession of the Guilds" and
choruses, finale, Act III., "Die Meistersinger" (vocal-
ists, Miss Hattie Louise Simms, Miss Zelie de Lussan,
Mrs. A. Hartdegen, Mrs. Minnie E. Denniston, Miss
Ella Earle, Miss Fannie Hirsch, Mr. Theodore J.
Toedt, Mr. C. F. Tretbar, Mr. Franz Remmertz, the
Brooklyn Philharmonic and German Liederkranz).
TWENTY-SIXTH SEASON, 1883-1884
First Concert, November j, 1883. Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," Beethoven; Aria, "Lord, to Thee," from
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"Theodora," Handel (Mme. Trebelli); Scotch rhap-
sody, "Burns," op. 24 (new), Mackenzie; Aria,
"Che faro," from "Orpheus," Gluck (Mme. Trebelli);
Ball Scene from "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
Second Concert, November 24. Music to "A Midsummer
Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Concerto for piano,
No. 5, in E flat, op. 73, Beethoven (Professor Carl
Baermann); Symphony No. i, in B flat, op. 38, Schu-
mann.
Third Concert, December 22. "The Messiah," Handel
(Mrs. Amy Sherwin, Miss Emily Winant, Mr. Theo-
dore J. Toedt, Mr. John F. Winch, Mr. F. Dietz
(trumpet), chorus, and orchestra).
Fourth Concert, January 12, 1884. Symphony No. 8, in
B minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; Concerto for violin,
No. 7, in E minor, Spohr (Mr. Henry Schradick);
Overture, "King Lear," Berlioz; Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, February 2. "The Redemption," Gounod
(Miss Gertrude Franklin, Miss Emily Winant, Mrs.
A. Hartdegen, Mr. George Werrenrath, Mr. Max Hein-
rich, Mr. Franz Remmertz, Philharmonic Chorus).
Sixth Concert, March i. Symphony in C minor, "Scan-
dinavian," Cowen; Concerto for violin, op. 30 (new),
Moszkowski (Mr. John F. Rhodes); Variations on a
theme by Haydn, "Chorale St. Antoine," Brahms;
Symphonic poem, "Tasso," Liszt.
Seventh Concert, March 29. "Toccata," Bach; Scenes
from "Faust," Schumann; Symphony No. 9, in D
minor, op. 125, Beethoven (vocalists, Mrs. Amy Sher-
win, Miss Emily Winant, Mrs. Minnie Denniston,
Mrs. Adolf Hartdegen, Mrs. Belle Cole, Miss Hattie
Schroter, Miss Adeline Sessions, Mr. Theodore J.
Toedt, Mr. Franz Remmertz, Dr. Carl Martin, Phil-
harmonic Chorus).
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Eighth Concert [Wagner Programme], April 26. Over-
ture, "Bacchanale," "Chorus of Sirens," finale,
Scene 4, Act I. (Heir Winkelmann, Mr. Remmertz,
Mr. Toedt, Mr. Treumann. Mr. Graff, Mr. Martin);
Prelude and first and second scenes, Act II. (Frau
Matema, Herr Winkelmann, Herr Scaria, and chorus),
"Tannhauser; "Ride of the Valkyries," "Briinn-
hilde's Supplication," "Wotan's Farewell," and
"Magic Fire Scene," from "Die WalkQre" (Frau
Materna and Herr Scaria); Chorus, "Awake," "Prize
Song," and finale, Act III., "Die Meistersinger"
(Herr Winkelmann, Herr Scaria, Mr. Remmertz).
TWENTY-SEVENTH SEASON, 1884-1885
First Concert, November 8, 1884. Symphony in C, No. 9,
Schubert; Scena and aria, "Ah! perfido," Beethoven
(Mme. Fursch-Madi) ; "Scherzo Capriccioso" (new)
Dvorak; "Die Loreley," Liszt (Mme. Fursch-Madi);
Vorspiel, "Parsifal," Wagner; "Morning Dawn,"
"Siegfried's Rhine Journey," "Siegfried's Death,"
from " Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner.
Second Concert, November 29. Symphonic poem, Shake-
speare's "Tempest," op. 31, John K. Paine; Concerto
for piano, in £ fiat, No. i, Liszt (Miss Adele Mar-
gulies); Part songs for women's voices, op. 17, Brahms
(Ladies of the Philharmonic Chorus) ; Overture, "Spin-
ning Chorus" and "Ballad" from "The Flying Dutch-
man," Wagner (Miss Emma Juch, Miss Kate Niiffer,
and ladies of the Philharmonic Chorus); Symphony in
F, No. 8, op. 93, Beethoven.
Third Concert, December 20. "Christmas Oratorio,"
Parts I. and II., Bach; "Requiem," Mozart (vocalists,
Miss Emma Juch, Miss Emily Winant, Mr. William J.
Winch, Mr. Myron W. Whitney, Philharmonic Chorus,
and orchestra).
Fourth Concert, January 77, 1885. "Overture, Scherzo,
and Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Concerto for violin,
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Rubinstein (Mr. John F. Rhodes) ; " Eine Faust Ouver-
tiire," Wagner; Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92,
Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, February 7. Symphony No. i, in C major,
op. 21, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, in A minor,
op. 54, Schumann (Mme. Helen Hopekirk) ; Twenty-
third Psalm, "The Lord is my Shepherd," Schubert
(ladies of the Philharmonic Chorus) ; Symphony No. 3,
in F major, op. 153, "Im Walde," Raff.
Sixth Concert, February 28. "The Legend of Saint Eliza-
beth," Liszt (Miss Emma Juch, Mme. Christine Dos-
sert, Mr. Max Heinrich, Mr. Franz Remmertz, Mr.
Ivan Morowski, Philharmonic Chorus, and orchestra).
Seventh Concert, March 21. Suite No. 3, in D major,
Bach; Concerto for piano, flute, and violin, with ac-
companiment of string orchestra, Bach (Mr. Hof-
mann, Mr. Oesterle, and Mr. Brandt) ; Symphony No.
6, "Pastoral," Beethoven; "Romanza," Sterndale
Bennett, and "Rondo Brillante," op. 29, Mendelssohn
(Mr. Richard Hofmann); Vorspiel, "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner.
Eighth Concert, April 18. Overture, "Egmont," Bee-
thoven; Scenes from "Alceste," Gluck (Mr. Heinrich,
Mrs. Hartdegen, Miss Groebl, chorus, and orchestra) ;
Symphony in D minor, No. 4, op. 120, Schumann;
"Offertoire" from "Messe des Morts," Berlioz; Fan-
tasia, "Eroica," op. no, (new), Rubinstein; Chorus
from "Paradise Lost," Rubinstein.
TWENTY-EIGHTH SEASON, 1885-1886
First Concert, November 21, 1885. Overture, " Benvenuto
Cellini," Berlioz; Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60,
Beethoven; Concerto for violin, No. 9, op. 55, Spohr
(Miss Maud Powell) ; Introduction and finale to "Tris-
tan and Isolde," Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Fest-
klange," Liszt.
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Second Concert, December 19. "The Messiah/' Handel
(Mme. Fursch-Madi, Miss Charlotte Walker, Miss
Emily Winant, Mr. Eloi Sylva, Mr. M. W. Whitney,
Mr. Dietz (trumpet), Philharmonic Chorus, and or-
chestra).
Third Concert, January 16. 1886 Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven ; Symphony No. 2, in D minor, op. 70
(new), Dvorak; Concerto for piano, in A minor, op. 54,
Schumann (Mr. Paul Tidden); "Morning Dawn,"
"Siegfried's Rhine Journey," "Siegfried's Death,"
from " Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner.
Fourth Concert, February 6. "Mors et Vita," Gounod
(Miss Emma Juch, Miss Helen D. Campbell, Mr. Wil-
liam Candidus, Mr. M. W. Whitney, Philharmonic
Chorus, and orchestra).
Fifth Concert, February 27. Symphony No. 8, in B minor,
Schubert; Concerto for piano, violin, and violoncello,
op. 56, Beethoven (Richard Hofmann, Schmidt, and
Hartdegen); Symphonic fantastique, "Episode de la
vie d'un artiste," Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, March 20. Cantata, "The Spectre's
Bride," op. 69, Dvorak (Mme. Helene Hastreiter, Mr.
William Ludwig, Mr. Whitney Mockridge); "Die
Tageszeiten," concertante for piano, chorus, and or-
chestra, Raff (Mr. Franz Rummel and chorus).
Seventh Concert, April 17. "Passacaglia" (first time),
Bach; Scena and aria from "Armide," Gluck (Miss
Lili Lchmann); Symphony No. i, in B flat, op. 38,
Schumann; Overture, "King Lear," Berlioz; Recita-
tive and aria, " Abscheulicher," from "Fidelio," Bee-
thoven (Miss Lilli Lehmann); "Mephisto Waltz,"
Liszt.
Eighth Concert, May i. Music to " Egmont," Beethoven;
"Hallelujah Chorus," from "Mount of Olives," Bee-
thoven; Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125, Bee-
thoven.
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 73
TWENTY-NINTH SEASON, 1886-1887
First Concert, October 30, 1886. Symphony No. 2, in D
major, op. 73 (first time), Brahms; Aria from " Da-
mon," Rubinstein (Mme. Pauline L'Allemand); Sym-
phonic prologue to "Othello," Arnold Krug; Scena
and aria from "Inez de Castro," Weber (Mme. L'Alle-
mand) ; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
Second Concert, December 18. "The Legend of Saint
Elizabeth," Liszt (Miss Emma Juch, Mme. Anna
Lankow, Mr. Max Heinrich, Mr. Franz Remmertz,
Mr. J. Allen Preisch, Philharmonic Chorus, and or-
chestra).
Third Concert, January 22, 1887. Symphony in G minor
(Kochel, 550), Mozart; Concerto for piano, No. 4, in
D minor, op. 70, Rubinstein (Mr. Rafael Joseffy);
Symphony No. 2, in C major, op. 61, Schumann.
Fourth Concert, February 12. Entr'acte in B minor,
"Rosamunde," Schubert; Song, "Gretchen am Spinn-
rade," Schubert (Miss Lilli Lehmann); Symphony
No. 3, "Eroica," Beethoven; Finale, "Die Gotter-
dammerung," Wagner (Miss Lilli Lehmann).
Fifth Concert, March 12. "Paradise Lost" (first time in
America), Rubinstein (Miss Jennie Dutton, Miss
Amelia Van Zanten, Miss Belle M. Martin, Mr. Theo-
dore J. Toedt, Mr. Alonzo E. Stoddard, Mr. Myron W.
Whitney, Philharmonic Chorus, and orchestra).
Sixth Concert, April 2. Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral,"
Beethoven; Introduction and finale, "Tristan and
Isolde," Wagner; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2,
Liszt; "Serenade," in D, op. 9, Robert Fuchs; "Ball
Scene," from "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
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THIRTIETH SEASON, 1887-1888
First Concert, November 12, 1887. Symphony No. 9, in
C major, Schubert ; Aria, " Che farb," from " Orpheus,"
Gluck (Mme. Helene Hastreiter); Overture, "Ho-
sitzka," Dvorak; "Mignon," Liszt (Mme. Hastreiter);
Vorspiel, " Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Second Concert [Beethoven Programme], December 17.
Overtures, "Leonora," Nos. i, 2, and 3; Concerto for
piano, No. 5, in E flat (Miss Adele Aus der Ohe) ; Sym-
phony No. 7, in A major.
Third Concert, January 21, 1888. Fugue in A minor (first
time), Bach; Symphony No. 3, in E flat, "Rhenish,"
Schumann; Scene and aria, "Wo berg* ich mien?"
Weber (Mr. Emil Fischer); "Eine Faust OuvertUre,"
Wagner; "Der Wanderer," Schubert (Mr. Fischer);
Morceau symphonique, "La Russie" (first time),
Rubinstein.
Fourth Concert, February 18. "Elijah," Mendelssohn
(Mrs. Clementine Lasar Studwell, Miss Emily Winant,
Miss Minnie Dilthey, Miss M. B. Campbell, Mr.
Theodore J. Toedt, Mr. D. M. Babcock, Philhar-
monic Chorus, and orchestra).
Fifth Concert, March 77. Symphony No. 8, in F major,
Beethoven; Concerto for violoncello, op. 193 (first
time), Raff (Mr. Victor Herbert); Aria, "Taglich eilen
\vir im Fluge," from " Der Damon," Rubinstein (Mme.
Giulia Valda); Symphonic fantasia, "Italy" (new),
Richard Strauss.
Sixth Concert, April 14. Overture, "Tannhauser," Wag-
ner; "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; Concerto No. i, in
E minor, Chopin-Tausig (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Sym-
phony, "Landliche Hochzeit," Goldmark.
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 75
THIRTY-FIRST SEASON, 1888-1889
First Concert, November 24, 1888. Concert overture, "In
Autumn" (new), Grieg; " Dreams," Wagner; Sym-
phony No. 4, in D minor, Schumann; Concerto for
piano, No. 4, in G major, Beethoven (Mr. Rafael
Joseffy); "Slavonic Dances," Series I., op. 72, Dvorak.
Second Concert, December 22. Symphony No. 2, in D
major, Beethoven; Aria from "Jean de Paris," Boildieu
(Mr. Emil Fischer) ; Concerto for violin, Molique (Mr.
Max Bendix); "Symphonic variations," op. 78 (new),
Dvorak; "Am Meer" and "Der Doppelganger," Schu-
bert (Mr. Fischer); Symphonic poem, "Mazeppa,"
Liszt.
Third Concert, January ip, 1889. Overture, "Iphi-
genia in Aulis," Gluck; "Largo and Allegro," Bach
(transcription by Theodore Thomas); Concerto for
piano, No. i, in E minor, op. n, Chopin (Herr Moritz
Rosenthal); Symphony No. 4, "Dramatic," op. 95,
Rubinstein.
Fourth Concert, February 16* Symphony No. 5, in E
major, "Lenore," Raff; Ode, "Hero sur la Tour soli-
taire," from "Sappho," Gounod (Mrs. Julie Moran-
Wyman); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Con-
certo for violoncello, Reinecke (Mr. Victor Herbert);
Fragment from "Samson et Dalila," Saint-Saens
(Mrs. Moran-Wyman) ; Introduction and finale, "Tris-
tan and Isolde," Wagner.
Fifth Concert, March 16. Suite No. i, op. 43 (first time),
Tschaikowsky ; Impromptu on a theme from Schu-
mann's "Manfred," Reinecke, and variations on a
theme by Beethoven, Saint-Saens, for two pianos
(Messrs. Joseffy and Rosenthal) ; Symphony No. 2, in
C major, op. 61, Schumann.
Sixth Concert [Request Programme], April 6. Suite No. 3,
in D, Bach; Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," Beethoven;
76 THEODORE THOMAS
"Huldigung's March," Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," " Wald-
weben" from "Siegfried," "Ride of the Valkyries"
from "Die Walktire," "Siegfried's Death" from "Die
Gotterdammerung," and "Kaiser March," Wagner.
THIRTY-SECOND SEASON, 1889-1890
First Concert, November 9, 1889. Overture, " Coriolanus,"
Beethoven; Symphony No. 4, in B flat, Beethoven;
Recitative and aria from "Ruins of Athens," Bee-
thoven (Mr. Emil Fischer); "Eine Faust Ouverture,"
"Siegfried Idyl," "Ride of the Valkyries," "Wotan's
Farewell," and "Magic Fire Scene," Wagner (Mr.
Fischer).
Second Concert, December 14. Overture, "Manfred,"
Schumann; Symphony No. i, in B flat, Schumann;
Concerto for piano, No. 2, in A major, Liszt (Mr.
Rafael Joseffy); Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes,"
Liszt.
Third Concert, January 18, 1890. Music to "A Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Concerto for
violin, op. 64, Mendelssohn (Miss Maud Powell);
Symphony No. 9, in C major, Schubert.
Fourth Concert, February 75. Symphony to "Christmas
Oratorio," Bach; Symphony in E flat (Kochel, No. 543),
Mozart ; Aria, " Gli angui d'inferno," from "The Magic
Flute," Mozart (Miss Clementina de Vere); "Scherzo
Capriccioso," Dvorak; Overture, "Jessonda," Spohr;
Recitative and aria from "Jessonda," Spohr (Miss
Clementina de Vere); Septet, op. 20, Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, March 75. Overture, "Spring" (new),
Goldmark; Concerto for piano, No. 5, in E flat, Bee-
thoven (Mr. Paul Tidden); Symphony No. 3, "Im
Walde," Raff.
Sixth Concert [Request Programme], A prtt 19. Sonata in
F minor, Bach (transcribed for orchestra by Theodore
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 77
Thomas); Symphony No. 5, in C minor, Beethoven;
"Siegfried Idyl," "Waldweben," Introduction and
closing scene " Tristan and Isolde," "Siegfried's
Death," Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
THIRTY-THIRD SEASON, 1890-1891
First Concert, November 8, 1890. Music to Goethe's
"Egmont," op. 84, Beethoven; Overture, song, "The
Drum is resounding" (Miss de Vere), entr'acte, song,
"Blissful and tearful" (Miss de Vere), Beethoven;
Symphony No. 5, in E minor, Tschaikowsky; Aria
from "Herodiade," Massenet (Miss de Vere); Vor-
spiel, "Good Friday Spell" and "Transformation
Scene," finale, "Parsifal," Wagner.
Second Concert, December ij. Symphony No. 4, op. 86,
"The Consecration of Tones," Spohr; Concerto for
piano in A minor, Schumann (Herr Franz Rummel);
Symphony No. 8, in F major, Beethoven.
Third Concert, January 17, 1891. Overture to "Antony
and Cleopatra," op. 116 (new), Rubinstein; Aria from
"Iphigenia in Tauris," Gluck (Sig. Italo Campanini);
Symphony in E flat, op. 97, "Rhenish," Schumann;
"Sarabande, andante, and bourree," Bach; Vorspiel
and "Lohengrin's Narrative," from "Lohengrin,"
Wagner (Sig. Campanini); "Huldigung's March,"
Wagner.
Fourth Concert, February 14. Symphony in G minor
(Kochel, 550), Mozart ; Variations on a theme by Haydn,
"Chorale Saint Antoine," Brahms; Overture, fantasia,
"Hamlet" (new), Tschaikowsky; Concerto for violin,
No. 2, op. 58, Saint-Saens (Miss Maud Powell);
Scherzo and "Ball Scene," from "Romeo and Juliet,"
Berlioz.
Fifth Concert, March 14. Symphony in D major, op. 60,
Dvorak; Concerto in G major, Bach (string orchestra,
violin obligato, Mr. Max Bendix) ; Concerto for piano,
78 I IIKODORE THOMAS
No. 4, in D minor, op. 70, Rubinstein (Mr. Paul Tid-
den); "Dance of the Blessed in the Elysian Fields,"
from "Orpheus," Gluck; Overture, "Genoveva,"
Schumann.
Sixth Concert [Request Programme and Farewell Concert],
A pril 18. Symphony No. 8, in B minor, " Unfinished,"
Schubert; "Eine Faust Ouverture," Wagner; "Marche
Funebre," Chopin (adapted for orchestra by Theodore
Thomas); Symphony No. 7, in A major, Beethoven.
THE IRVING HALL MATINEES
[1863]
[The Irving Hall Matinee programmes of 1863 are of inter-
est, not alone as the first performed in a regular series of con-
certs by Mr. Thomas, but also for the high standard which he
sought to attain at that early day, and because they prepared
the way for his Symphony Concerts, which had so much to do
with the fortunes of the New York Philharmonic Society and
with his own reputation as a conductor. — EDK.)
First Matinee, October 24, 1863. Overture, "Prome-
theus," Beethoven; Overture, "Oberon," for two
pianos, Weber (L. M. Gottschalk and Harry Sander-
son); Symphony in E flat, No. 3, Mozart; Cavatina,
"Qui la voce," from "I Puritani," Bellini (Miss Lucy
Simons); Caprice, "Illusions Perdues," "O ma Char-
mante," "Pastorella e Cavaliere," for piano, Gotts-
chalk (Mr. L. M. Gottschalk); Selections from "II
Ballo in Maschera," Verdi; Polka, "Aurora Ball,"
Strauss; Waltz from "Faust" (first time in America),
Gounod; " Oberlandler," Gungl (Mr. Thomas and
Mr. Mollenhauer) ; "Electric Polka," for two pianos,
Sanderson (Gottschalk and Sanderson); Quadrille,
" Bijouterie," Strauss.
Second Matinee, October j/. Symphony in E flat, Haydn ;
"The Union," paraphrase on national airs, Gottschalk
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(Mr. L. M. Gottschalk) ; Polka, "Aurora Ball," Strauss ;
Cavatina from " Sonnambula," Bellini (Miss Fannie
Riddell); "Ojos Creollos" (by request), Gottschalk
(Gottschalk and Sanderson) ; Selections from "II Ballo
in Maschera," Verdi; Overture, "Merry Wives of
Windsor," Nicolai; Romanza from " Robert le Diable,"
Meyerbeer (Miss Riddell); Waltz, "Hydropathen,"
Gungl; "Minuit a SeVille," Gottschalk (L. M. Gott-
schalk); March, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Third Matinee, November 7. Symphony in D, No. i,
Mozart; Overture, "William Tell," for two pianos,
arranged by Gottschalk (Gottschalk and Sanderson);
"Fantaisie Polka," Herzog; Cavatina from "Sonnam-
bula," Bellini (Miss Fannie Riddell); Selections from
" II Ballo in Maschera," for two pianos (Gottschalk and
Sanderson); Finale, "Maritana," Wallace; Overture,
"Egmont," Beethoven; Cavatina from "La Gazza
Ladra," Rossini (Miss Riddell); Waltz, "Waldstim-
men," Strauss; " Marche Funebre " and " Cradle Song,"
Gottschalk (Mr. L. M. Gottschalk); Quadrille,
"Kiinstler," Strauss.
Fourth Matinee, November 14. Symphony in D, No. 2,
op. 36, Beethoven; Aria from "II Ballo in Maschera,"
Verdi (Mr. S. C. Campbell) ; Polka, " Bonbon," Strauss;
Cavatina from "Romeo and Juliet," by request, Bel-
lini (Mrs. Jenny Kempton) ; Quartet from " Rigoletto,"
Verdi; Overture, "Oberon," Weber; Song, "The
Winged Messenger," Fesca (Mr. Campbell); Waltz,
" Gedankenflug," Strauss; Ballad, "The Dearest Spot,"
Wrighton (Mrs. Kempton) ; Nocturne and march from
"Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn.
Fijth Matinee, November 21. Symphony in D, No. 2,
Beethoven; Aria, Verdi (Mr. S. C. Campbell); Polka,
"Aurora Ball," Strauss; "La Sylphide," fantasia for
violin, Mollenhauer (Master Bernard); Ballet music,
"Robert le Diable," Meyerbeer; Overture, "Preciosa,"
Weber; Ballad (Mr. Campbell); Waltz, "Hydro-
8o THEODORE THOMAS
pathen," Gungl; Fantasia for cornet, Schricbcr (Mas-
ter Ricardo); Quadrille, "Kiinstler" (by request),
Strauss.
Sixth Matinee, November 28. Symphony No. i, op. 21,
Beethoven; Cavatina, "Ah! con lui," from "Saffo,"
Pacini (Mrs. J. M. Motte); Polka, "La Ga/A-lK-,"
H. A. Wollenhaupt; Selections from "Faust," Gounod;
Overture, "Preciosa," Weber; Scene dramatique from
"Jeanne D'Arc," Bordest (Mrs. Motte); Waltz, op. 34,
No. i, Chopin, arranged for orchestra by Mr. Foppl;
Aria, "Voi che sapete," Mozart (Mrs. Motte); March,
"Tannhauser," Wagner.
Seventh Matinee, December 5. Symphony in A minor,
op. 15, Gade; Fantaisie de concert, for piano, "Mar-
tha," Pattison (Mr. J. N. Pattison); "Polka Fantaisie,"
Herzog; Selections from "Faust" (by request), Gou-
nod; Overture, "Siege of Corinth," Rossini; "La Cam-
panella," for piano, Liszt (Mr. Pattison); Waltz, "Ge-
dankenflug," Strauss; Romanza from "L' Eclair,"
HaleVy; Quadrille, "Kunstler," Strauss.
Eighth Matinee, December 12. Symphony in E flat,
Mozart; Cavatina, Verdi (Mrs. Marie Abbot); "Ca-
priccio Briilante," piano, Mendelssohn (Mr. J. N.
Pattison and orchestra); "Aurora Ball Polka" (by
request), Strauss; Concert overture (first time in Amer-
ica), Pattison; Ballad (Mrs. Abbot); Selections from*
"Faust" (by request), Gounod; Fantasia on "Russian
National Hymn," Pattison (Mr. Pattison); Waltz,
"Deutsche," Strauss.
Ninth Matinee, December 19. Symphony in A minor,
op. 15, Gade; Duet from "Betly," Donizetti (Mr.
William Castle and Mr. S. C. Campbell); "Christmas
Polka" (first time), Fradel (dedicated to the lady pa-
trons of the Thomas Popular Musical Matinee); Air
and variations, Rode (Mmc. Comte Borchard); Selec-
tions from "Faust" (fourth time by request), Gounod;
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 81
Overture, "Der Freischiitz," Weber; Aria from "II
Ballo in Maschera," Verdi (Mr. S. C. Campbell);
Waltz, "Deutsche," Strauss; Romanza from "Mar-
tha," Flotow (Mr. William Castle) ; Trio from " Attila,"
Verdi (Mme. Borchard, Castle and Campbell); Polo-
naise, "Struensee," Meyerbeer.
Tenth Matinee, December 26. Symphony in C minor,
No. 5, Beethoven; Aria, "The Winged Messenger,"
Fesca (Mr. S. C. Campbell) ; Grand fantasia for piano,
Mills (Mr. S. B. Mills); "Christmas Polka," Fradel;
Scena and aria from "Trovatore," Verdi (Mme. Bor-
chard); Overture, "Struensee," Meyerbeer; First two
movements of "Harold in Italy" Symphony, Berlioz;
Romanza from "Elixir of Love," Donizetti (Mr. Cas-
tle) ; Solo for piano, Mills (Mr. Mills) ; Quadrille from
"Faust," arranged by Fradel; Trio from "Ernani,"
Verdi (Mme. Borchard, Mr. Castle and Mr. Camp-
bell); Introduction to Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner.
THE NEW YORK SYMPHONY CONCERTS
[1864-1878]
[The New York Symphony concerts, at first designated
"soirees," were given during the period from 1864 to 1878.
The break in the programmes during 1870 and 1871 is ex-
plained by Mr. Thomas's residence in Cincinnati during those
two years. These concerts, sixty-two in number, mark the
beginning of his efforts to organize a permanent orchestra.
The work was continued in the long seasons of summer gar-
den concerts which began in 1865. The symphony concerts
are noteworthy for the high standard at which he aimed, and
the strenuous competition which he maintained with the long-
established Philharmonic Society — a competition which ulti-
mately led to his election as director of the latter, and which
almost immeasurably advanced the interests of the higher
music in New York City. — EDR.]
82 THEODORE THOMAS
FIRST SEASON, 1864-1865
First Soirse, December 3, 1864. Symphony No. 8, op. 93,
F major, Beethoven; Scena and aria, "Non piu di
fiori," from "La Clemenza de Tito," Mozart (Miss
Fanny Raymond) ; Concerto in F minor, op. 21, Chopin
(Mr. S. B. Mills); Suite op. 113, D, Lachner (first time
in America) ; Cavatina, " Ah ! s'fe estinto," from " Donna
Caritea," Mercadante (Miss Raymond); Dramatic
symphony, "Romeo and Juliet," second part, op. n,
Berlioz (first time in America).
Second Soiree, January 7, 1865. Symphony No. 2, op. 61,
in C, Schumann; Aria, "Di piacer," from "La Gazza
Ladra," Rossini (Mrs. Jennie Van Zandt); Concerto
for piano, No. 5, op. 73, in E flat, Beethoven (Mr. Carl
Wolfsohn); Toccata in F, Bach (first time in America);
Aria, "Qui la voce," from "I Puritani," Bellini (Mrs.
Van Zandt); Fantasia for piano, "Reminiscences of
'Robert le Diable,' " Liszt (Mr. Wolfsohn); Overture,
"Euryanthe," Weber.
Third Soiree, February 18. Symphony, "An das Vatcr-
land," Raff (first time in America); Aria, "Che farh
senz' Euridice," from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Ade-
laide Phillips); Concerto for piano, violin, and violon-
cello, op. 56, Beethoven (first time in America) (Mills,
Mollenhauer, Bergner, and orchestra) ; Cavatina, " Una
voce poco fa," from "The Barber of Seville," Rossini
(Miss Phillips); Overture, "Jessonda," op. 63, Spohr.
Fourth Soiree, March 18. Symphony No. i, in D, Mozart ;
Scena and aria, "Come una volta," from "Der
schutz," Weber (Miss Clara Louise Kellogg); Con-
certo for piano, op. 25, in G minor, Mendelssohn M
Caroline Schneider) ; Aria, " Vedrai carino," from " Don
Giovanni" Mozart (Miss Kellogg); Overture, op. 62,
"Coriolanus," Beethoven; Symphony No. 3, op. 97,
in E flat, Schumann.
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Fifth Soiree, A pril 8. " Passacaglia ' ' (arranged for orches-
tra by Esser), Bach (first time in America); Songs from
"Dichterliebe," op. 48, Schumann (Mr. August Kreiss-
mann); Symphony for violin and viola, Mozart (first
time in America) (Thomas, Matzka, and orchestra);
Songs, Franz (Mr. Kreissmann); Overture, "Bride of
Messina," Schumann (first time in America); Sym-
phony No. 7, op. 92, in A major, Beethoven.
SECOND SEASON, 1865-1866
First Soiree, November n, 1865. Symphony No. 4, op. 60,
in B major, Beethoven; Aria, "O Pretres de Baal,"
from "Le Prophete," Meyerbeer (Mme. Fleury-
Urban) ; "Allegro de Concert," op. 46, Chopin (William
Mason); Symphonic poem, "Mazeppa," Liszt; Aria,
"II m'aime," from "Les Dragons de Villars," Maillart
(Mme. Fleury-Urban) ; "Invitation to the Dance,"
Berlioz.
Second Soiree, December 2. Symphony No. i, in B flat
major, op. 38, Schumann ; Cavatina, "Se m'abbandoni,"
from "Nitocri," Mercadante (Mme. Fleury-Urban);
Concerto for piano, No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Mr. S. B.
Mills); Aria, "O mio Fernando," from "Favorita,"
Donizetti (Mme. Fleury-Urban); Scherzo in B minor,
op. 20, Chopin (Mr. Mills); Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven.
Third Soiree, January 13, 1866. Symphony in C, op. 30,
Bargiel (first time in America); Aria, "Ah! perfido,"
Beethoven (Mile. Parepa) ; Fantasia in F minor, op. 49,
Chopin (Mr. Carl Wolfsohn); Volkslied (Liederkranz
Society); Overture, "Melusine," op. 32, Mendelssohn;
Aria, "If Guiltless Blood be your Intent," from
"Susanne," Handel (Mile. Parepa); Fantasia, op. 80,
Beethoven (Mr. Wolfsohn, Liederkranz, chorus, and
orchestra) (first time in America in complete form).
Fourth Soiree, February 10. Overture, "Manfred," op.
115, Schumann; Aria, "Return, O God of Hosts,"
84 THEODORE THOMAS
from "Samson," Handel (Miss Adelaide Phillips);
Concerto for two pianos, in £ flat, Mozart (Mills,
Mason, and orchestra); Aria, "Voi che sapete," from
"Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Miss Phillips); Introduc-
tion to "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; Symphony No.
5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
Fifth Soiree, March 24. Overture, "Consecration of the
House," in C, op. 124, Beethoven; Aria from "Der
FreischQtz," Weber (Miss Lizzie Eckhardt); "Over-
ture, Scherzo, and Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Songs,
"Heiden R5slein," Schubert, and "Widmung," Schu-
mann (Miss Eckhardt); Symphony, "Harold in Italy,"
op. 1 6, Berlioz.
Tm*D SEASON, 1866-1867
First Soiree, October 20, 1866. Vorspiel, "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner (new); Aria, "Che faro senz* Euri-
dice," from " Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Antonia Henne) ;
Concerto for piano, in G, op. 58, Beethoven (William
Mason); Rondo, "Non piu mesta," from "Ceneren-
tola," Rossini (Miss Henne) ; Symphony in C, Schubert.
Second Soiree, November 24. Overture, "Marriage of
Figaro," Mozart; Concerto for piano, in A minor, op.
54, Schumann; Symphony No. 9, op. 125, Beethoven
(Mrs. Eugene Cruger, Miss Elk Meyer, Mr. W. F.
Hill, and Mr. M. Duschnitz, Mendelssohn Union, and
orchestra).
Third Soiree, January 12, 1867. Suite in C, op. 101,
Raff (new); "Ave verum Corpus," Mozart (Mendels-
sohn Union); Overture, chorus "Arise and shine,"
chorale "Sleepers, wake, a Voice is calling," from
"Saint Paul," Mendelssohn (Mendelssohn Union,,
organ, and orchestra); Symphony in D minor, No. 4,
op. 120, Schumann,
Fourth Soiree, February 23. Suite in canon form, op. 10,
Grimm (new) (string orchestra); March and chorus
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from "The Ruins of Athens," op. 114, Beethoven
(Mendelssohn Union and orchestra); "Mephisto
Waltz," Liszt (new); Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," op.
55, Beethoven.
Fifth Soiree, March 23. Two entr'actes to " Rosamunde,"
Schubert; Concerto for piano, in E minor, op. n,
Chopin (Mr. Emile Guyon); "The First Walpurgis
Night," Mendelssohn (Miss Julia Hostin, Mr. W. J.
Hill, Mr. Marco Duschnitz, Mendelssohn Union, and
orchestra); Symphony No. 7, in A, op. 92, Beethoven.
FOURTH SEASON, 1867-1868
First Soiree, October 26, 1867. Suite No. 3, in D, Bach
(first time); Aria, "Ah! si la liberteY' from "Armide,"
Gluck (Mme. Parepa-Rosa) ; Introduction to the third
act of "Medea," Cherubim (first time); Aria, "Giunse
alfin il momento," from "Le Nozze di Figaro," Mozart
(Mme. Parepa-Rosa); Allegro moderato and andante
con moto, "Unfinished" Symphony, Schubert (new);
Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
Second Soiree, December 7. Symphony No. 2, in D,
Haydn; "Serenade de Schubert," transcription, De
Meyer (Leopold De Meyer); Overture in C, op. 124,
"Consecration of the House," Beethoven; Nocturne
in E flat, Chopin; "Soiree Musicale," Rossini (Leopold
De Meyer) ; Symphony No. 3, in E flat, Schumann.
Third Soiree, January n, 1868. Symphony No. 8, in F,
op. 93, Beethoven; Songs, "Ich grolle nicht," op. 48,
and " Friihlingsnacht," op. 39, Schumann (Mme.
Auguste Balogh); Romance and rondo from E minor
concerto, op. n, Chopin (Mr. S. B. Mills); Symphonic
poem, "Die Ideale," Liszt (first time); Songs, "Lock-
ung," Dessauer, and "Ungeduld," Schubert (Mme.
Balogh); "Presto Scherzando," posthumous, Mendels-
sohn (Mr. Mills); Overture, "Genoveva," op. 81,
Schumann.
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Fourth Soiree, February 75. Overture, " Coriolanus,"
op. 62, Beethoven; Concerto for violin, in G major,
No. 11, Spohr (Mr. Carl Rosa); Ballade, op. 15, "The
Minstrel's Curse," Billow (first time); Symphony No. 2,
in C, op. 61, Schumann.
Fifth Soiree, March 21. Overture, "Benvenuto Cellini,"
Berlioz (first time); Scena and aria, "E dunque ver?"
op. 58, Rubinstein (first time) (Mme. Parepa-Rosa) ;
"Gretchen," from "Faust" Symphony, Liszt; Cava-
tina, "Und ob die Wolke," from "Der Freischutz,"
Weber (Mme. Parepa-Rosa); Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," in E flat, op. 55, Beethoven.
FIFTH SEASON, 1868-1869
First Soiree, December 12, 1868. Overture, " Semiramide,"
Rossini (first time); Motet No. i, "O God, when
Thou appearest" (Mendelssohn Union and orchestra);
Motet No. 2, "Have Mercy, O Lord" (Marco Dusch-
nitz, chorus, and orchestra); Motet No. 3, "Glory,
Honor, Praise, and Power" (chorus and orchestra),
Mozart; Concerto for piano, in G, op. 58, Beethoven
(Ferdinand von Inten); "Twenty-third Psalm," Schu-
bert (female voices and orchestra); Symphony No. i,
in B flat, Schumann.
Second Soiree, January 16, 1869. "Faust," ein musika-
lisches Charakterbild, op. 68, Rubinstein; "Friihlings-
fantasie," op. 23, Gade (first time) (Miss Maria
Brainard, Miss Pauline Bimeler, William Groschel,
Marco Duschnitz, Ferdinand von Inten, and orches-
tra); Symphony No. 7, in A, op. 92, Beethoven.
Third Soiree, February 13. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Double chorus, "Fratres
ego enim," Palestrina (Mendelssohn Union); Fan-
tasia, op. 80, piano, chorus and orchestra, Beethoven
(S. B. Mills, Mendelssohn Union, and orchestra);
"Ungarische Zigeunerweisen," Tausig (Mr. Mills);
Symphonic poem, "Tasso," Liszt.
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Fourth Soiree, March 13. Suite in canon form, op. 10,
Grimm (string orchestra) ; Motet, " I wrestle and pray,"
Bach (Mendelssohn Union) (first time) ; Symphony in
E flat (first time), Max Bruch; " Gipsy Life," op. 29,
(first time), Schumann (Mendelssohn Union and or-
chestra); Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Fifth Soiree, April 3. "Festival Overture," Volkmann
(first time); "One Hundred and fourteenth Psalm,"
"When Israel out of Egypt came," Mendelssohn
(Mendelssohn Union and orchestra); Fantasia for
piano and orchestra, Singer (first time) (Otto Singer) ;
Symphonic poem, "Prometheus" (first time), Liszt;
Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," Beethoven.
[The "Symphonic Soirees" closed with the fifth season,
but were resumed November 9, 1872, with the title of
"Symphonic Concerts." — EDR.]
SIXTH SEASON, 1872-1873
First Concert, November p, 1872. Overture, "Iphigenia
in Aulis," Gluck; Aria from " Belmont and Constance,"
Mozart (Mr. George L. Osgood); Symphony No. 7,
in A, op. 92, Beethoven; Songs, five poems by Lenau,
op. 90, Schumann (Mr. Osgood); "Wotan's Farewell,"
from "Die Walkiire," Wagner; "Mephisto Waltz,"
Liszt.
Second Concert, December 28. Symphony No. 6, " Pas-
toral," Beethoven; Concerto for violin, op. 26, Bruch
(Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn); Overture, "King Lear," op. 4,
Berlioz; Symphonic poem, "Die Hunnenschlacht,"
Liszt; Introduction and finale, "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; "Ritt der Walkuren," Wagner.
Third Concert, January u, 1873. Symphony in G minor
(Kochel, 550), Mozart; Concerto No. 4, in G, op. 58,
for piano, Beethoven (Anton Rubinstein); Overture,
"Manfred," op. 115, Schumann; Fantasia and e*tudes,
Chopin (Anton Rubinstein); Symphonic poem, "Hun-
garia," Liszt.
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Fourth Concert, February i. Symphony No. 3, in E flat,
op. 97, Schumann; Concerto No. 2, in F minor, op. 21,
for piano, Chopin (Miss Anna Mehlig); Overture,
" Coriolanus," op. 62, Beethoven; Symphonic poem,
"Orpheus," Liszt; Vorspiel to "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner.
Fifth Concert, March 29. Symphony No. 3, op. 153, "Im
Walde," Raff; Concerto for piano, violin, and violon-
cello, op. 56, Beethoven (Miss Anna Mehlig, Liste-
mann, and Hemmann); Overture, "Genoveva,"
Schumann; Symphonic poem, "Hamlet," Liszt; Sym-
phonic dramatique, "Romeo and Juliet," op. 17
(second part), Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, April 26. Suite No. 3, in D, Bach; Aria,
"Sound an Alarm," from Judas Maccabius," Handel
(Mr. Nelson Varley); Allegro moderate and andante
con moto, from symphony in B minor, "Unfinished,"
Schubert; Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125, Bee-
thoven (Mrs. H. M. Smith, Miss Annie Louise Gary,
Mr. Varley, Mr. Rudolphsen, and the Handel and
Haydn Society of Boston).
SEVENTH SEASON, 1873-1874
First Concert, November 22, 1873. Overture, "Consecra-
tion of the House," Beethoven; Aria, "Give me back
my dearest Master," from the "St. Matthew Passion,"
Bach (Mr. M. W. Whitney, violin obligate by Mr.
Bernhard Listemann); Symphony in C, Schubert;
Scherzo, "Queen Mab," Berlioz; Concerto for violon-
cello, Molique (Mr. Louis Lubeck); Arietta, "In
questa Tomba," Beethoven (Mr. Whitney); Symphonic
introduction, "Sigurd Slembe," Svendsen.
Second Concert, December 7. Overture, "Bride of Mes-
sina," Schumann; Concerto for two violins, Spohr
(R. Arnold and S. E. Jacobsohn); Symphony No. 5,
"Lenore," Raff; Theme and variations, scherzo and
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finale, from "Septet," Beethoven; Overture, "Le Car-
naval Remain," Berlioz.
Third Concert, January 24, 1874. Symphony No. i, in
C minor, Gade; Aria, "Brillant auteur de la lumiere,"
from "Iphigenie en Aulide," Gluck (Mr. Victor Mau-
rel); Concerto in G minor, Handel, for two violins,
violoncello, and string orchestra (Listemann, Jacob-
sohn, Lubeck, and orchestra); "Ivan IV.," Charakter-
bild (new), Rubinstein; Aria, "Hai gia vinta la causa,"
from "The Marriage of Figaro," Mozart (Mr. Victor
Maurel) ; Symphony No. 8, in F, op. 93, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, February 28. Introduction to the third
act of "Medea." Cherubini; Concerto for string or-
chestra, Bach; Symphony No. 2, in C, op. 61, Schu-
mann; " Bacchanale," from " Tannhauser," Wagner;
"Serenade" No. 3, in D minor, op. 69 (new), Volk-
mann; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, March 21. Overture, " Euryanthe," Weber;
"Bine Faust Symphonic," Liszt Q. Graff, Turner
Liederkranz, and orchestra); Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 69, Beethoven.
Sixth Concert, April 25. Symphony in E flat (Kochel,
543), Mozart; Aria, "O, pardon me, my God," from
"Passion Music," Bach (Miss Adelaide Phillips,
violin obligato, Mr. Bernhard Listemann); Variations
and theme by Haydn (new), Brahms; Aria, "Dove
sei amato bene," Handel (Miss Phillips); Vorspiel,
"Die Meistersinger," Wagner; Symphony No. 7, in A,
Dp. 92, Beethoven.
EIGHTH SEASON, 1874-1875
First Concert, November 7, 1874. Symphony, "Harold
in Italy," op. 16, Berlioz; Concerto for piano, op. 16
(new), Grieg (Mr. F. Boscovitz); Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," Beethoven.
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Second Concert, November 28. Suite in B minor (first
time), Bach; Adagio and rondo brillante for piano, in
A major, op. 56, Hummel (Mr. Henry C. Timm and
orchestra); Symphony No. i, in B, Schumann; Trio,
"Tremate, empi tremate," op. 116 (first time), Bee-
thoven (Miss Clementine Lasar, Mr. Charles Fritsch,
and Mr. Franz Remmertz); Symphonic poem, "Die
Ideale," Liszt.
Third Concert, January g, 187$. Overture, "Paris and
Helen" (first time), Gluck; Scena from "Euryanthe,"
Act II.," Wo berg' ich mich ?" Weber (Mr. Franz Rem-
mertz); Symphony No. 6, in D minor (new), Raff;
"Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic Fire Scene," from
" Die Walkure," Wagner (Mr. Franz Remmertz) ; Sym-
phony No. 5, in C minor, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, February 6. Symphony No. 4, in B, op.
60, Beethoven; Concerto for two violins and orchestra
(first time), Bach (S. E. Jacobsohn and Richard Ar-
nold); "Hungarian Dances" (new), Brahms; Con-
certo for piano, op. 185 (new), Raff (Mme. Madeline
Schiller); Symphony, " Frith jof" (new), Hofmann.
Fifth Concert, March 6. Symphony, "Oxford" (first
time), Haydn; Sinfonia, recitative, "Awake, Saturnia,"
Aria, "Hence, hence," from "Semele," Handel (Miss
Anna Drasdil); Overture, "Leonora," No. 2, Bee-
thoven; "Dramatic Symphony," No. 4, in D minor,
op. 95 (new), Rubinstein.
Sixth Concert, April 10. Symphony in C, "Jupiter"
(Kochel, 551), Mozart; Concerto for piano, No. 5, in
E flat (new), Rubinstein (Mme. Madeline Schiller);
Symphony No. 7, in A, op. 92, Beethoven.
NINTH SEASON, 1875-1876
First Concert, November /j, 1^75. Overture, "Iphi-
genia in Aulis," Gluck; "Pastorale" and "Cradle
Song" from "Christmas Oratorio," Bach (Miss Antoi-
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 91
nette Sterling); Symphony No. 8, in F, op. 93, Bee-
thoven; "Der Doppelganger," Schubert (Miss Ster-
ling); Symphony to Dante's "Divina Commedia,"
Liszt (orchestra and chorus).
Second Concert, December 14. Symphony No. 2, in C
minor, op. 134 (new), Reinecke; " Concertstiick," op.
92 (first time), Schumann (Mme. Madeline Schiller
and orchestra); Introduction and finale to "Tristan
and Isolde," Wagner; Symphony No. 7, in A, op. 92,
Beethoven.
Third Concert, January 22, 1876. Symphony No. i, in C,
op. 21, Beethoven; Concerto for violin and orchestra,
op. 61, Beethoven (Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn and orchestra) ;
Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125, Beethoven
(Mrs. H. M. Smith, Miss Antonia Henne, Mr. William
J. Winch, Mr. Franz Remmertz, and the Oratorio Soci-
ety of New York).
Fourth Concert, February 26. Symphony in G (No. 13,
B. & E. Ed.), Haydn; Concerto in C (Kochel, 467),
for piano, Mozart (William Mason); Overture, "Corio-
lanus," Beethoven; Suite No. 2, in F, op. 194 (new),
Raff.
Fifth Concert, March 25. Suite No. i, in C (first time),
Bach; Aria, "O Fatima," from "Abu Hassan,'7 Weber
(Miss Anna Drasdil); Symphony No. 3, "Eroica,"
op. 53, Beethoven; Concert aria, "Hecuba" (new),
Rubinstein (Miss Drasdil); " Eine Faust Ouvertiire,"
Wagner.
Sixth Concert, April 20. Overture, "Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven; Variations, theme by Haydn, op. 56,
Brahms; "Spinning Chorus" and "Ballad," from
"The Flying Dutchman," Wagner (Miss Lina Pfeil,
Miss E. L. Harrison, and female chorus); Symphony
in C, No. 9, Schubert.
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TENTH SEASON, 1876-1877
First Concert, October 28, 1876. Symphony No. 8, in F,
op. 93, Beethoven; Fantasia in C, op. 15, Schubert
(Mme. Madeline Schiller); Dramatic symphony,
"Romeo and Juliet," op. 17, Berlioz (Antonia Henne,
George Werrenrath, and Franz Remmertz).
Second Concert, November 29. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Vorspiel, "Gotterdam-
merung," Wagner; Symphony No. 4, in B flat major,
Beethoven.
Third Concert, January 6, 1877. Symphony in G minor,
Mozart; " Noveletten," for string orchestra, op. 53
(new), Gade; Overture, "Medea," op. 22, Bargiel;
Symphony No. 3, in E flat, Schumann.
Fourth Concert, February i. Suite No. 3, in D, Bach;
Symphony No. 6, in F, "Pastoral," Beethoven; "Sieg-
fried's Death" and finale, " Gotterdammerung," Wag-
ner.
Fifth Concert, March 10. Symphony in D, Haydn; Aria,
"Ma che vi fece, O Stelle," Mozart (Miss Emma C.
Thursby); Overture, "Fidelio," in E, No. 4, Bee-
thoven; Symphony No. 3, op. 153, "Im Walde," Raff.
Sixth Concert, April 7. Symphony No. 2, in D major,
op. 36, Beethoven; "Largo," Handel (violin solo, Mr.
S. E. Jacobsohn); "Eine Faust Symphonic," Liszt.
ELEVENTH SEASON, 1877-1878
First Concert, November j, 1877. Overture, "Magic
Flute," Mozart; Concerto for string orchestra, Handel;
Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," Beethoven; Introduction
(orchestra), Quintet, Act III., "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner (Miss May Moss, Miss Antonia Henne, Mr.
Theodore Toedt, Mr. Bersin, and Mr. Franz Rem-
mertz); Symphonic poem, "Tasso," Liszt.
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Second Concert, December i. Symphony in E flat, Mozart;
Scena and aria from "Alceste," Act I., Gluck (Miss
Mathilde Wilde) ; Introduction to third act of " Medea,"
Cherubini; Scena and aria, "Abscheulicher," from
"Fidelio," Beethoven (Miss Wilde); Symphony in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann.
Third Concert, January 5, 1878. Selected movements,
Handel; Concerto for three pianos, in D minor, Bach
(Messrs. Hofmann, Mason, and Dulcken); " Masonic
Funeral Music," Mozart; Overture, " Coriolanus,"
op. 62, Beethoven; Symphony in C minor, op. 68,
Brahms.
Fourth Concert, February 2. Symphony in E flat, Haydn;
"Capriccio," op. 4, Gradner; Overture, " Bride of
Messina," Schumann; Symphony No. 7, in A, op. 92,
Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, March 2. Overture, "King Stephen,"
Beethoven; "Dramatic Symphony," No. 4, in D minor,
op. 95, Rubinstein; "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; Mono-
logue, "Cobbler's Song," from "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner; "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt.
Sixth Concert, April 13. Overture, "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn; Cavatina, "Flowers of the
Valley," from "Euryanthe," Weber (Mrs. E. A. Os-
good); Concerto for piano, No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Mr.
Max Pinner); Introduction and finale, "Isolde's
Death," from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner (Mrs.
Osgood).
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THE NEW YORK GARDEN CONCERTS
[1865-1891]
[The summer night concerts which Mr. Thomas gave in
New -York City for more than twenty-five years are conspic-
uous events in his career as a conductor. It was by their aid
that he kept his orchestra in continuous service, and thus was
enabled to bring it to that high standard of excellence which
speedily gave both it and its director a national reputation.
When not engaged in the Garden or the Symphony concerts,
he was enabled to make tours and present programmes in the
performance of which his players, by long practice, had reached
extraordinary skill and finish. During this quarter of a cen-
tury he gave concerts all over the United States, from the At-
lantic to the Pacific coast, which firmly fixed the fame of the
Thomas Orchestra.
The New York Garden concerts may be divided into six
groups, as follows: Jo nnC^
1. Belvedere Lion Park, Jann^ry^, 1865, "to September 20,
1865, 32 concerts.
2. Terrace Garden, June u, 1866, to September 15, 1867,
two seasons, 187 concerts.
3. Central Park Garden, May 25, 1868, to September 16,
1875, eight seasons, 1,127 concerts.
4. Gilmore Garden, May 25, 1878, to September 28, 1878,
131 concerts.
5. Lenox Lyceum Summer Night, May 30, 1890, to
April 19, 1891, 51 concerts.
6. Madison Square Garden, July 6, 1891, to August
1 6, 1891, 42 concerts.
The programmes which follow have been selected for the
purpose of showing the educational influence of these garden
concerts upon the popular taste, and the success which at-
tended Mr. Thomas's efforts in that direction.— EDR.]
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 95
BELVEDERE LION PARK
[1865]
[Mr. Thomas's first garden concerts were given at Belve-
dere Lion Park, New York City, every Wednesday, Saturday,
and Sunday afternoon, from June 4, 1865, to September 20,
1865. The opening programme was as follows. — EDR.]
June 4, 1865. " Festival March," Fahrbach; Overture,
"La Gazza Ladra," Rossini; Waltz, " Hydropathen,"
Gungl; Fantasia, " Tannhauser," Wagner; Overture,
"Oberon," Weber; Aria, "Cujus animam," from "Sta-
bat Mater," Rossini; Polka, "Aurora Ball," Strauss;
Potpourri, Hetsch; Overture, "Le Domino Noir,"
Auber; Selections from "Don Sebastian," Donizetti;
Galop, "Gun Cotton," Hamm; QuadriUe, "Artists,"
Strauss.
[Three concerts followed, with programmes of a dignified
character, each containing a symphony. They were as fol-
lows.— EDR.]
June 7. "Dessauer March," Schneider; Two "Songs
without Words," Mendelssohn; Waltz, "Court Ball
Dances," Lanner; "Variations and March," Lachner; v
Symphony No. 2, in D, op. 36, Beethoven; Overture,
"Christmas Night's Dream," Hiller; Polka, "Aurora
Ball," Strauss; Quartet from "Rigoletto," Verdi;
Overture, "William Tell," Rossini.
June 14. Overture, " Yelva," Reissiger; Waltz, "Witches'
Dance," Lanner; "Introduction and Polonaise,"
Hamm; Fantasia, "Tannhauser," Wagner; Sym-
phony No. i, in C, op. 21, Beethoven; Overture, "Stra-
della," Flotow; Waltz, "Deutsche," Strauss; Polka,
"Lerchenf elder," Fahrbach; Overture, "Marriage of
Figaro," Mozart.
June 21. "March," Lachner; Overture, "Fidelio,"
Beethoven; Waltz, "Die Vorstadter," Lanner; Selec-
tions from "Fra Diavolo," Auber; Symphony No. i,
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in D, Mozart; Overture, " Semiramide," Rossini; Polka,
"Etwas noch KJeineres," Hamm; WalU, "Amelie,"
Lumbye; Galop, "Railroad," Bike.
[The remaining programmes of the Belvedere Lion Park
season were of a popular character and in many cases one of
the three parts of the programmes was repeated. No more
symphonies were given, but symphonic movements and classic
overtures often appear in the second parts.— EDR.]
TERRACE GARDEN
[1866]
[The Terrace Garden concerts began June n, 1866, and
the first season of 100 concerts closed September 29, 1866. The
second season began June 10, 1867, and closed September 15,
1867. It included 87 concerts. The following programmes,
selected from those of the two seasons, are interesting as show-
ing educational progress. — EDR.]
FIRST SEASON
First Concert, June //, 1866. Overture, "Semiramide,"
Rossini; Waltz, "Wiener Kinder," Strauss; Selections
from "II Ballo in Maschera," Verdi; Galop, "Postilion
d' Amour," Hermann; Overture, "Oberon," Weber;
Steyrer Landler "'S Heimweh," Lanner; Fantasia,
"Quodlibet, the Musical Confectioner," Hamm; Over-
ture, " Marriage of Figaro," Mozart; Quadrille, "Bijou-
terie," Strauss; Romanza from "Robert le Diable,"
Meyerbeer; March, "Potpourri," Gungl.
Fifth Concert, June 75. March, "Festival," MQller;
Overture, "Czar und Zimmermann," Lortzing; Waltz,
" Extravaganten," Strauss; Fantasia, "Quodlibet, the
Musical Confectioner," Hamm; Overture, "Don Gio-
vanni," Mozart; Allegretto and finale from the Eighth
Symphony, Beethoven; Fantasia, "William Tell,"
Rossini; Overture, "Zampa," He*rold; Steyrer Landler,
" 'S Heimweh," Lanner ; Quadrille, "Eldorado," Strauss;
Galop, "Terrace Garden."
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Eleventh Concert, June 22. Overture, " La Gazza Ladra,"
Rossini; Waltz, " Promotionen," Strauss; Polka, "Fan-
taisie," Herzog; Selections from "Fra Diavolo," Auber;
Overture, "Euryanthe," Weber; Nocturne from " Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Polonaise,
"Struensee," Meyerbeer; Finale from Fifth Symphony,
Beethoven; Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor,"
Nicolai; Waltz, "Witches' Dance." Lanner; Aria
from "Traviata," Verdi; Quadrille, "Schafer,"
Strauss.
Eighteenth Concert, June 29. March, "Souvenir de
Petersdorf," Faust; Overture, "Le Domino Noir,"
Auber; Waltz, "Amelie," Lumbye; Selections from
"The Masked Ball," Verdi; Overture, "Der Wasser-
trager," Cherubini; Allegretto and scherzo, from Sev-
enth Symphony, Beethoven; "Wedding March," from
"Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Over-
ture, "Rienzi," Wagner; Waltz, " Flugschriften,"
Strauss; Lied, "t)berall Du," Lachner; Grand galop,
"Infernale," Keler-Bela.
Thirtieth Concert, July 10. March, "Frankfurter Schut-
zen"; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; Waltz,
"Spiralen," Strauss; Selections from "La Juive,"
Halevy; Overture," Midsummer Night's Dream," Men-
delssohn; Solo for violin, "Elegy," Ernst (Mr. Theo-
dore Thomas) ; Scherzo and finale from the Fifth Sym-
phony, Beethoven; Overture, "Le Domino Noir,"
Auber; Waltz, " Hoffnungstrahlen," Lanner; Selec-
tions from "Traviata," Verdi; Quadrille, "Artists,"
Strauss.
Thirty -third Concert, July 13. March, "Liederkranz";
Overture, "Othello," Rossini; Waltz, "Flugschriften,"
Strauss; Finale to "II Giuramento," Mercadante; In-
troduction and chorus, Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner;
Andante and variations from the Symphony in E flat,
Haydn; Minuet from the Symphony in E flat, Mozart;
March, "Hongroise," Berlioz; Overture, "Fra Dia-
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volo," Auber; Waltz, "Liebestraumc," Lanncr; Grand
potpourri, " Ein Strauss," Strauss.
Forty- filth Concert, July 27. March, "Diippler Sturm,"
Picfke; Overture, ''William Tell," Rossini; Waltz,
4 ' Promotionen," Strauss ;Sclcctions from" FraDia volo,"
Auber; Adagio molto, allegro con brio, andante canta-
bile con moto, from the First Symphony, Beeth'
Solo for oboe, "Melodies des Alpes," Barret (Mr. J.
Eller); Polonaise, "Struensee," Meyerbeer; Quartet
from "Rigoletto," Verdi; Waltz, "Debatten," Gungl;
Grand potpourri, "Ein Strauss," Strauss.
Fifty- first Concert, August j. March, "Alexander,"
Gungl; Overture, "Maritana," Wallace; Waltz, "Mor-
genblatter," Strauss; Selections from "William Tell,"
Rossini; Symphony in D, Mozart; Fantasia, "Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Overture,
"Zampa," Harold; Nocturne, "Monastery Bells,"
Wely; Polka, "The Linnet," Bosquet; Grand pot-
pourri, "Something for Everybody," Buechel.
Fifty-seventh Concert, August 10. March, "Frankfurter
Schiitzen," Hamm; Overture, "La Gazza Ladra,"
Rossini; Waltz, "Court Ball Dances," Lanner; Selec-
tions from "Faust," Gounod; Symphony No. 4, in B,
Beethoven; Grand potpourri, "Humoresken, "Riede;
Waltz, "Extravaganten," Strauss; Polka, "Bauern,"
Strauss; Selections from "II Trovatore," Verdi.
Sixty- first Concert [Mendelssohn Night], August 15.
March, "Liederkranz," ; Overture, "Maritana,"
Wallace; Waltz, "Die Weber," Mendelssohn; Finale
to Act I., "Lohengrin," Wagner; Overture, "Calm Sea
and prosperous Voyage," Mendelssohn ; Andante from
violin concerto, Mendelssohn (Theodore Thomas);
Scherzo from " Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendels-
sohn; March, "Athalia," Mendelssohn; Overture,
"Orpheus," Offenbach; Waltz, "Spiralen," Strauss;
Polka, "Linnet," Bosquet; Selections from "II Trova-
tore," Verdi.
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Sixty-seventh Concert [Beethoven Night], A ugust 22. Over-
ture, "Der Freischiitz," Weber; Waltz, "Dreams on
the Ocean," Gungl; Selections from "Faust," Gounod;
Overture, "Leonora," Beethoven; Solo for violin, Ro-
manza in F, Beethoven (Theodore Thomas) ; Allegretto
from the Seventh Symphony, Beethoven; Finale from
the Fifth Symphony, Beethoven; Overture, "Le
Macon," Auber; Polka, "Bauern," Strauss; Selections
from "The Masked Ball," Verdi.
Seventy-third Concert (Mozart Night], August 29. March,
" Liederkranz," — — ; Overture, "Night in Granada,"
Kreutzer; Waltz, "Dreams of Love," Lanner; Selec-
tions from " L'Africaine," Meyerbeer; Allegro vivace,
from the "Jupiter" Symphony, Mozart; Andante,
variations and minuet from the first divertimento,
Mozart (first time in America); "Turkish March,"
Mozart (first time in America); Overture, "Fra Dia-
volo," Auber; Waltz, "Die ersten Curen," Strauss;
Selections from "Traviata," Verdi.
Seventy --filth Concert, August ji. Overture, "Siege of
Corinth," Rossini; Waltz, " Josephinen," Matzka;
Polka, "Aurora Ball," Strauss; Duet and finale from
"The Huguenots/' Meyerbeer; Adagio molto, allegro
con brio, and larghetto from the Second Symphony,
Beethoven; Theme, variations, and march from the
First Suite, Lachner; Overture, "Masaniello," Auber;
Waltz, "Loreley Rheinklange," Strauss; Selections
from "The Sicilian Vespers," Verdi.
Ninety-sixth Concert, September 25. March, "Festival,"
Fahrbach; Overture, "Nabucco," Verdi; Waltz, " Ame*-
lie," Lumbye; Selections from "Faust," Gounod; Sym-
phony in D, Haydn; Overture, "Stradella," Flotow;
Waltz, "Herztone," Strauss; Polka, "Anvil," Parlow;
Galop, "Terrace Garden," Miiller.
Ninety-ninth Concert, September 28. March, "Diippler
Sturm," Piefke; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
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Waltz, "Morgenblatter," Strauss; Fantaisie, "Robert
le Diable," Meyerbeer; Symphony No. 4, in A, Men-
delssohn; Fantasia, "Dissolving Views," Lumbye;
Waltz, "Venus Reigen," Gungl; Polka, "Lerchenfel-
der," Fahrbach; Quadrille, "Artists," Strauss.
SECOND SEASON, 1867
Eleventh Concert, June 21, 1867. March," Festival."
Muller; Overture, "La Vestale," Spontini; Waltz,
"Ersten Curen," Strauss; Selections from "Traviata,"
Verdi; Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Men-
delssohn ; Allegretto from the Eighth Symphony, Bee-
thoven; Entr'acte to "Rosamunde," Schubert; Fugue
from the "Jupiter" Symphony, Mozart; Overture,
"Orpheus," Offenbach; "Valse di bravura," Wehle;
Galop, "Postilion," Heinsdorff; " Fackeltanz," Meyer-
beer.
Twenty-sixth Concert, July g. March, "Festival," Rietz;
Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendels-
sohn; Waltz, " Burgersinn," Strauss; Selections from
"L'Africaine," Meyerbeer; Overture, "Jessonda,"
Spohr; Andante from the Fifth Symphony, Beethoven;
Tarantelle, flute and clarinet obligato, Saint-Saens
(Mr. Siedler and Mr. Boehm); March, "Vom Fels
zum Meer," Liszt (new); Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; Song without words, "Jugend Erinnerung"
(new), Bach (Mr. Eiler and Mr. Schmitz); Polka
mazurka, "Frauenherz" (new), Strauss; Polka, "For-
ever" (new), Strauss.
Twenty-ninth Concert, July 12. March, "Avant,"
Gungl ; Overture, " La Vestale," Spontini ; Waltz, " Mor-
genblatter," Strauss; Ballet, "La Reine de Saba"
(new), Gounod; Overture, "Coriolanus," Beethoven;
Lied, "Er, der herrlichste von Allen," Schumann (Mr.
F. Dietz); Tarantelle, flute and clarinet obligato,
Saint-Saens (Mr. Siedler and Mr. Boehm); March,
"Mazeppa," Liszt; Overture, "Orpheus," Offenbach;
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Polka mazurka, " Lob der Frauen," Strauss; Romanza
from "Tannhauser" for cornet and trombone, Wag-
ner (Mr. Dietz and Mr. Letsch); Polka, " Postilion
d'Arm/iir," Strauss.
Forty-sixth Concert, July 30. Overture, "Fra Diavolo,"
Auber; Waltz, " Vorstadtler," Lanner; Polka mazurka,
"Frauenherz" and polka "Forever," Strauss; Ballet,
"La Reine de Saba," Gounod; Overture, "King
Stephen," Beethoven; Theme and variations, "Kaiser
Franz'l," Haydn; Scherzo from the Symphony in C,
Schubert; March, " Vom Fels zum Meer," Liszt; Over-
ture, "Night in Granada," Kreutzer; "Reverie," for
orchestra, Vieuxtemps; Waltz, "Village Swallows,"
Strauss; Quadrille, "La Vie de Parisienne," Offenbach.
Forty-ninth Concert, August 2. Overture, " Semiramide,"
Rossini; Waltz, " Josephinen," Matzka; Polka ma-
zurka, "Libelle" (new) and polka, "Wildfire" (new),
Strauss; Fantasia, "Don Giovanni," Mozart; Over-
ture, " Jessonda." Spohr; Andante from the Fifth Sym-
phony (by request), Beethoven; Scherzo from "Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Finale to
Third Symphony, "Eroica," Beethoven; Overture,
"Rienzi," Wagner; Steyrer Landler, "'S Heimweh,"
Lanner (Mr. Theodore Thomas); Polka, "Bauern,"
Strauss; Galop, "Lafayette," Miiller.
Sixty-first Concert, August 16. Overture, "Othello,"
Rossini; Waltz, "Court Ball Dances," Lanner; Polka
mazurka, "Arm in Arm," (new) Strauss; Selections
from "Don Carlos," Verdi; Sonata for piano in A
minor, op. 143, (new) Schubert (scored for orchestra
by Karl Klauser) ; Romanza for violoncello, Golter-
mann (Mr. Rudolph Hennig); Grand March (new),
Raff; Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor," Nicolai;
"Reverie," for orchestra, Vieuxtemps; Waltz, "Wiener
Bonbons," Strauss; Galop, "Champagne," Lumbye.
Eightieth Concert, September 6. Overture, "Night in
Grenada," Kreutzer; Waltz, "Amelie," Lumbye;
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Polka mazurka, "Frauenherz," Strauss; Selections
from "II Ballo in Maschera," Verdi; Adagio molto,
allegro con brio, and andante cantabile con moto, from
Symphony No. i, in C, Beethoven; Romanza for vio-
loncello, Moiique (Mr. Rudolph Hennig); " Saltarello,"
from the Fourth Symphony, Mendelssohn; Overture,
" Poet and Peasant," Suppe*; Romanza, " Tannhauser,"
Wagner (Mr. Dietz and Mr. Letsch); Waltz, "Village
Swallows," Strauss; Polka, " 'S giebt nur a Kaiser-
stadt," Strauss.
Eighty-fourth Concert [Beethoven Night], September n.
Overture, "Der Freischutz," Weber; Waltz, "Dreams
of Love," Lanncr; Polka mazurka, "Frauenherz,"
Strauss; Fantasia, "Don Giovanni," Mozart; Over-
ture, larghetto, allegretto, and march, from "Egmont,"
Beethoven; allegro con brio and finale from Seventh
Symphony, Beethoven; " Fackeltanz," Meyerbeer;
Waltz, "From the Mountains," Strauss; Romanza
from "L'£clair," HaleVy (Mr. Schmitz and Mr. Sied-
ler); Polka, "Kreuzfidel," Strauss.
Eighty-fifth Concert [Mendelssohn Night], September 12.
March, "Gruss aus der Feme," Michaelis; Overture,
"Huguenots," Meyerbeer; Waltz, "Josephinen,"
Matzka; Selections from "Faust," Gounod; Overture,
"Ruy Bias," Mendelssohn; Andante and saltardlo
from Symphony in A, Mendelssohn; "Wedding
March" from "Midsummer Night's Dream," Men-
delssohn; Overture, "La Sirene," Auber; Polka,
"Linnet," Bosquet; Waltz, "Court Ball Dances,"
Lanner; Quadrille, "Military Style," Strauss.
Eighty-seventh Concert [Closing Popular Concert], Septem-
ber 15. Overture, " La Vestale," Spontini ; Waltz, " On
the beautiful blue Danube," polka mazurka, "Libelle,"
polka, " 'S giebt nur a Kaiserstadt," Strauss; Selections
from "Don Carlos," Verdi; Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; "Traumcrei," Schumann; Steyrer Landler,
"'S Heimweh," Lanner (Mr. Theodore Thomas);
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Selections from "Romeo and Juliet," Gounod; Over-
ture, "Poet and Peasant," Supp£; "Reverie," for
orchestra, Vieuxtemps; "Carnival of Venice" (bur-
lesque); Polka, "Kreuzfidel," Strauss.
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN
[The Central Park Garden concerts began May 25, 1868,
and terminated with the eighth season which closed Septem-
ber 1 6, 1875. The various seasons were as follows: First, May
25, 1868, to Decembe/ 20, 1868, 181 concerts; second, May 12,
1869, to September 28^1869, 160 concerts; third, May 9, 1870,
to September 18, 1870, 132 concerts; fourth, May 15, 1871, to
September 24, 1871, 134 concerts; fifth, May 13, 1872, to Sep-
tember 22, 1872, 133 concerts; sixth, May 14, 1873, to Septem-
ber 23, 1873, 131 concerts; seventh, May 13, 1874, to Sep-
tember 22, 1874, 133 concerts; eighth, May 17, 1874, to
September 16, 1874, 123 concerts. The most interesting and
significant of the programmes follow. — EDR.]
Opening Concert, May 25, 1868. Opening march, "Cen-
tral Park Garden," Theodore Thomas; Overture,
" Rienzi," Wagner; Waltz, " On the beautiful blue Dan-
ube," Strauss; Fantasia, "Daughter of the Regiment,"
Donizetti; Overture, "Oberon," Weber; "Ave Maria,"
Bach-Gounod; Allegro vivace from the "Reformation
Symphony," Mendelssohn; Scene de ballet, "Robert
le Diable," Meyerbeer; Overture, "Pique Dame,"
Suppe; Polka mazurka, "Libelle," and polka, " 'S giebt
nur a Kaiserstadt," Strauss; "Serenade," Titl, for
flute and French horn (Mr. Siedler and Mr. Schmitz) ;
Quadrille, "La Grande Duchesse," Offenbach.
First Matinee, June 5. March, "En Avant," Gungl;
Overture, "Egmont," Beethoven; Waltz, "On the
beautiful blue Danube," Strauss; Solo for trombone,
"The Tear," Stigelli (Mr. F. Letsch); "Introduction
and Grande Polka de Concert," for piano, Pattison (Mr.
J. N. Pattison); Fantasia, "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn; Overture, "Robespierre," Lit-
tolf; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod; Polka mazurka,
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"Lob dcr Frauen," and polka, "Jocus," Strauss;
"Russian Hymn," Variations de Concert, Pattison
(Mr. J. N. Pattison); Fantasia, "Trovatore," Verdi;
Quadrille, "La Grande Duchesse," Offenbach.
Third Matinee, June 20. "Wedding March," Mendels-
sohn; Overture, " Masaniello," Auber; Waltz, "Die
Publicisten," Strauss; Aria, "Batti, batti," from "Don
Giovanni," Mozart (Miss Gertrude Frankau); Fan-
tasia, "Faust," Gounod; Overture, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner; "Abendlied," Schumann; Scherzo from Sym-
phony in E flat, Mozart; Polka, "Linnet," Bosquet;
Song, "Isolina," Stigelli (Miss Frankau); "Schiller
March," Meyerbeer.
Thirty-eighth Concert, June 26. "March of Victory,"
Bilse; Overture, "Ruy Bias," Mendelssohn; Waltz,
" Flugschriften," Strauss; Finale to "Merry Wives of
Windsor," Nicolai; Overture, "King Manfred," Rei-
necke; "Mauerische Traucrmusik," Mozart; Polka
mazurka, " Frauenherz," and polka, "Jocus," Strauss;
" Fackeltanz," in B, Meyerbeer; Overture, "Poet and
Peasant," Suppe*; "Der Wanderer," solo for trombone,
Schubert (Mr. F. Letsch); Waltz, "Die Publicisten,"
Strauss; Quadrille, "Orpheus," Offenbach.
Forty-ninth Concert [Gala Programme], July 4. March,
"Burger Schutzen," Mallach (band); Overture, "Hail
Columbia," Hohnstock (orchestra); Galop, "Fire 6f
Youth," Faust (band); Waltz, "Venus Reigen," Gungl
(orchestra); Song, "How beautiful art thou," Weldt
(band) ; Polka mazurka, " Libelle," and polka, " 'S giebt
nur a Kaiserstadt," Strauss (orchestra); Quartet
from "Rigoletto," Verdi (band); Quadrille, "La
Grande Duchesse," Offenbach (orchestra); March,
"Prussia's Heroes," Hermann (band); Overture,
"Robespierre, "Litolff (orchestra); Polka, "Militaire,"
Bresprout (band); "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod (or-
chestra); March and chorus from "Tannhauser"
(orchestra and band); March, "Wiedersehen," Lorenz
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(band); Overture, "National," Koppitz (orchestra);
Song, " Sweet Spirit," Wallace (band); Waltz, "On
the beautiful blue Danube," Strauss (orchestra); Fan-
tasia, "Martha" (band); Polka, "Anvil," Parlow (or-
chestra); Potpourri, "Musical Convention at Central
Park Garden" (orchestra and band).
Seventy-first Concert, July 24. Overture, "Rienzi," Wag-
ner; Waltz, "Hochzeits Klange," Strauss; "Ave
Maria," Bach-Gounod; Scene de ballet from "Le
Prophete," Meyerbeer; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven; Andante from Symphony in C, Schubert;
Scherzo from "Reformation Symphony," Mendels-
sohn; "Rakoczy March," Berlioz; Overture, "William
Tell," Rossini; "Reverie," Vieuxtemps; Waltz, "Mor-
genblatter," Strauss; Quadrille, "Blue Beard," Offen-
bach.
Eighty- fifth Concert, August 7. March, "Coronation,"
Strauss; Overture, "Heimkehr aus der Fremde," Men-
delssohn; Waltz, " Amelie," Lumbye; Fantasia, "Masa-
niello," Auber; Overture, " Tannhauser," Wagner;
Andante from Eighth Symphony, Beethoven; Scherzo
from Symphony in C, Schubert; "Schiller March,"
Meyerbeer; Overture, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas;
"Ave • Maria," Bach- Gounod; Waltz, "Spharen
Klange," Strauss; "Turkish March," Mozart.
One Hundredth Concert [Extra Gala Night], August 22.
[Two orchestras] March, "Schiitzen," Mallach; Over-
ture, "Martha," Flotow; Fantasia, "Lucia," Doni-
zetti; Waltz, "Wood Nymphs' Wedding Dances,"
Strauss; Song, "Lob der Frauen," Schubert; "Gipsy
Life," op. 29, Schumann; Fantasia, "Ernani," Verdi;
Overture, "Jubel," Weber; Fantasia, "Robert le
Diable," Meyerbeer; "Hallelujah Chorus," Handel;
March, "Central Park Garden Festival," Hillbrecht;
Overture, "Le Lac des Fees," Auber; Selections from
"La Grande Duchesse," Offenbach; Fantasia, "Vis-
ions in a Dream," Lumbye; Song, "Good Night,"
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KQcken; Waltz, " Wiener Kinder," Strauss; March
and chorus from " Tannhauser," Wagner.
One Hundred and Fourteenth Concert, September 4.
"Marche Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Atha-
lia," Mendelssohn; Waltz, "From the Mountains,"
Strauss; "Conjuration and Benediction," from "The
Huguenots," Meyerbeer; Allegro moderate and an-
dante con moto from "Unfinished Symphony," Schu-
bert; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Finale to
"Prometheus," Beethoven; Overture, "Orpheus,"
Offenbach; "Standard Bearer," Lindpaintner (Mr.
Dietz and Mr. Letsch); Polka, "Linnet," Bosquet;
Fantasia, "Traviata," Verdi.
One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Concert, September 23.
March, " En Avant," Gungl; Overture, " Magic Flute,"
Mozart; Waltz, "Carnival Messenger," Strauss; Bal-
let, "La Reine de Saba," Gounod; Symphony in D,
Mozart; Overture, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas;
Solo for trombone, "The Tear," Stigelli (Mr. Letsch);
Waltz, "Village Swallows," Strauss; "Turkish March,"
Mozart.
One Hundred and Forty-fifth Concert [Beethoven Night],
September 30. "Gratulation Minuet," Beethoven;
Overture, "Euryanthe," Weber; Waltz, "Promotio-
nen," Strauss; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod; Fantasia,
"Robert le Diable," Meyerbeer; Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, Beethoven; Overture, " Merry Wives of Wind-
sor," Nicolai; Waltz, " Fantasiebilder," Strauss; Quar-
tet, "Rigoletto," Verdi; Polka, "Sounds of Spring,"
Herzog; Quadrille, "Bluebeard," Offenbach.
One Hundred and Fifty-third Concert [Mendelssohn Night],
October 7. March and overture, " Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue
Danube," Strauss; Fantasia, "Ernani," Verdi; "Re-
formation Symphony," Mendelssohn; Overture, "Wil-
liam Tell," Rossini; "Serenade," Schubert; Waltz,
"Debatten," Gungl; Polka, "Jocus," Strauss.
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One Hundred and Sixty-first Concert [Haydn Night],
October 75. "Marche Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Over-
ture, "Heimkehr aus der Fremde," Mendelssohn;
Waltz, "Carnival's Messenger," Strauss; Fantasia,
"Ernani," Verdi; Symphony in D, Haydn; Overture,
"Don Juan," Mozart; Waltz, "Morgenblatter,"
Strauss; Selections from "I Puritani," Bellini; "Sanger
Galop," Michaelis.
One Hundred and Sixty-sixth Concert [Handel Night],
October 21. March, " Tannhauser," Wagner; Over-
ture, "Egmont," Beethoven; Waltz, " Publicisten,"
Strauss; Fantasia, "Robert le Diable," Meyerbeer;
"The celebrated music composed by Handel in the
year 1749 for the Royal Fire Works will be performed
from the original Score" (first time in this country);
Overture, "Stradella," Flotow; Waltz, "Village
Swallows," Strauss; "Serenade," Schubert; "Halle-
lujah Chorus," Handel.
One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Concert [Liszt Night],
October 23. March, "Vom Fels zum Meer," Liszt;
Overture, "Studenten Leben," Stockel; Waltz, "Car-
nival's Messenger," Strauss; Fantasia, "Don Gio-
vanni," Mozart; Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes,"
Liszt; Overture, "Der Freischutz," Weber; Polka
mazurka, "Frauenherz, " polka, "Forever," Strauss;
Fantasia, "Irish Airs," Wiegand; Galop, "Cham-
pagne," Lumbye.
[1869]
Opening Concert, May 12, 1869. March, "Central Park
Garden," Theodore Thomas; Overture, "Stradella,"
Flotow; Waltz, "Geschichten aus dem Wiener
Wald" (new), Strauss; Fantasia, "Lurline," Wallace;
Overture, "In the Italian Style," op. 170 (new), Schu-
bert; "Air Hongroise," with variations, solo for cornet,
Levy (Mr. Jules Levy); "Serenade," for flute and
French horn, Titl (Mr. Siedler and Mr. Schmitz);
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Fantasia, "Robert le Diable," Meyerbeer; Overture,
"Mignon," Ambroise Thomas; Waltz, "Maud," solo
for cornet, Levy (Mr. Levy); Polka mazurka, "Arm in
Arm," and polka schnell, "Thunder and Lightning,"
Strauss; Quadrille, "Genevieve de Brabant," Offen-
bach.
Third Concert, May 14. Overture, " Masaniello," Auber;
Waltz, "Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald," Strauss;
"Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod (cornet obligate, Mr.
Jules Levy); Fantasia, "Ernani," Verdi; Overture,
"Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Sym-
phony, "Consecration of Tones," second and third
movements, Spohr; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
Waltz, "Maud," Levy (Mr. Levy); "Rdverie," Vieux-
temps; Polka, "Linnet," Bosquet; Quadrille, "Art-
ists," Strauss.
Thirty-fifth Concert, June //. Overture, "Rienzi," Wag-
ner; Waltz, "Soldiers' Dance," Lanner; Polka
mazurka, " Frauenherz," polka, "'Sgiebt nur a
Kaiserstadt," Strauss; Fantasia, "Huguenots," Mey-
erbeer; Overture, "Calm Sea and prosperous Voyage,"
Mendelssohn; Cavatina, "Una Voce," Rossini (Mr.
Jules Levy) ; Andante and finale from the Fifth Sym-
phony, Beethoven; Overture, "Crown Diamonds,"
Auber; "Carnival of Venice," Paganini (Mr. Levy);
Waltz, "Autumn Roses," Strauss; March, "Duppler
Sturm," Piefke.
Sixty-eighth Concert, July 9. Overture, "Oberon,"
Weber; Waltz, "Wiener Stimmen," Strauss; Polka,
"Papageno," Stasny; Fantasia, "I Puritani," Bellini;
"Marche des Impe*riaux," "Julius Caesar," op. 10,
Billow; "Adelaide," Beethoven (Mr. Jules Levy);
Grave quasi fantasia, scherzo, and presto, from Sym-
phony in E flat, Max Bruch; Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; Fantasia, "Visions in a Dream," Lumbye;
Polka, "Zeriine," Ettling (Mr. Levy); Waltz, "Autumn
Roses"; Galop, "Thunder Storm," Sekat
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Eighty-fourth Concert, July 23. Overture, "La Vestale,"
Spontini; Waltz, " Wine, Woman, and Song," Strauss;
Polka, "Concert Haus," Bilse; "Cujus animam," from
"Stabat Mater," Rossini (Mr. Jules Levy); "Fackel-
tanz," No. 3, in C minor, Meyerbeer; Overture, "Corio-
lanus," Beethoven; Romance and scherzo, from Sym-
phony No. 4, in D minor, Schumann; March, "Vom
Pels zum Meer," Liszt; Overture, "Fra Diavolo,"
Auber; Polka, "Levy Athen," Levy (Mr. Jules Levy);
Quadrille, "Schiitzen," Strauss.
One Hundredth Concert [Testimonial to Mr. Thomas],
August 6. Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner;
"Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Allegretto, Eighth
Symphony, Beethoven; Ballet, "Faust," Gounod;
Overture, "Jubilee," Weber (orchestra and military
band); "Trois Danses Allemandes," Bargiel (new);
"Serenade," Schubert (Mr. Jules Levy); March and
chorus from "Tannhauser," Wagner (orchestra and
military band); Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
Waltz, "Wine, Woman and Song," Strauss; Polka,
"Excelsior," Frewin (Mr. Jules Levy); March from
"Le Prophete," Meyerbeer (orchestra and military
band).
One Hundred and Tenth Concert, August 15. Overture,
"FingaPs Cave," Mendelssohn; "Trois Danses Alle-
mandes," Bargiel; "Adelaide," Beethoven (Mr. Jules
Levy); Finale, "Don Giovanni," Mozart; Overture,
"Oberon," Weber; Waltz, " Publicisten," Strauss;
"Traumerei," Schumann; Polka mazurka, "Die
Sirene," polka schnell, "Eile mit Weile," Strauss;
"Adieu," Schubert (Mr. Jules Levy); " Schlittschuh
Galop," Meyerbeer.
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Concert [Gala Night},
August ji. Opening march, "Central Park Garden
Festival," Hillbrecht; Overture, "Jeune Henri," Me-
hul; Waltz, "Dreams on the Ocean," Gungl; Polka
mazurka, "Die Sirene," polka schnell, "Eile mit
no lllfcODORE THOMAS
Wcilc," Strauss; March and chorus from "Tunn-
hauser," Wagner (orchestra and military band); Over-
ture, "Jubilee," (orchestra and military band); Ro-
manza, "EUe m'aimait tant," Hugo-Picrson (Mr.
I Levy); Waltz, "Hochzcits Klange," Strauss;
Prayer from "Moses in Egypt," Rossini (orchestra and
military band); March, " Kdniggratzer," Duct,
"I would that my Love," and selections from "La
Grande Duchesse," Offenbach (military band); Over-
ture, "Rose of Erin," Benedict; Polka, "Whirlwind, "
Levy (Mr. Levy); March from "Le Prophete," Meyer-
beer (orchestra and military band).
One Hundred and Thirty-second Concert, September 3.
rture, "King Stephen," Beethoven; Waltz, "Hoch-
zcits Klange," Strauss; "Bridal Procession" from
"Lohengrin," Wagner; "Seventh Air VarieY' De
Bdriot (Mr. Jules Levy); Fantasia, "Midsummer
Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Symphony in D,
Mozart; Overture, "The Daughter of the Regiment,"
Donizetti; Cavatina, "Una Voce," Rossini (Mr. Jules
Levy); Waltz, "Carnival's Messenger," Strauss;
"Marche Hongroise," Lizst.
One Hundred and Forty-seventh Concert, September 16.
Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner; Waltz, "Carnival's
Messenger," Strauss; " Nachtgesang," Voigt; Polka,
"Concert Haus," Bilse; Canzonetta, "Dinorah,"
Meyerbeer (Mr. Jules Levy); Overture, "Melusirie,"
Mendelssohn; Romanza for violin, in F, op. 50, Bee-
thoven (Mr. Theodore Thomas); Symphonic poem,
Overture, "William Trll,"
Rossini; Landlcr, "'SHcimweh," Lanner (violin obli-
gato, Mr. Thomas); Polka, "Central Park Garden,"
Levy (Mr. Levy); "Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
[1870]
Opening Concert, May 9, 1870. "Inauguration March"
(1870), Thomas; Overture, "Tannhauscr," Wagner;
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Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Danube," Strauss; Fan-
tasia, "Der Freischiitz," Weber; Overture, "William
Tell," Rossini; Solo for French horn from "Lurline,"
Wallace (Mr. Henry Schmitz); Polka, "L'Oiseau de
Paradis" (new), Bosquet; Festival March, "Goethe"
(new), Liszt; Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor,"
Nicolai; Duet for two cornets, "I would that my Love,"
Mendelssohn (Mr. Dietz and Mr. Miiller); Waltz,
"Wiener Bonbons," Strauss; Polka, "Jocus," Strauss.
Eleventh Concert, May ig. "Inauguration March"
(1870), Thomas; Overture, "Stradella," Flotow;
Waltz, "Wiener Fresken" (new), Strauss; Ballet,
"Faust," Gounod; Entr'acte, "Rosamunde," Schu-
bert; Allegretto, Eighth Symphony, Beethoven; "Invi-
tation to the Dance," Weber; "Serenade," Haydn;
" Fantasiestuck," Wuerst (new), Overture, "William
Tell," Rossini; Polka mazurka, "Fata Morgana"
(new), Strauss; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Dan-
ube," Strauss; March, "Duppler Sturm," Piefke.
Eighteenth Concert, May 26. Overture, "Ruy Bias,"
Mendelssohn; Waltz, "Wiener Fresken" (new),
Strauss; "Bridal Procession," from "Lohengrin,"
Wagner; Polka mazurka, "Lob der Frauen," and
polka schnell, "Jocus," Strauss; " Fackeltanz," No. 3,
in C minor, Meyerbeer; Overture, " Coriolanus," Bee-
thoven; Romanza and scherzo from Symphony No. 4,
in D minor, Schumann; " Cosatchague," fantasia on a
Cossack dance, Dargomijsky; Overture, "Fra Dia-
volo," Auber; Waltz, "Carnival's Messenger," Strauss;
Polka, "Anvil," Parlow; "March of Victory," Bilse.
Thirty-second Concert, June 9. Overture, "King Ste-
phen," Beethoven; Waltz, "Village Swallows," Strauss;
"Die Loreley," Nesvadha; Polka mazurka, "Libelle,"
polka Francaise, " 'S giebt nur a Kaiserstadt," Strauss;
March, "Vom Fels zum Meer," Liszt; Allegro mode-
rato from "Unfinished" Symphony, Schubert; Lar-
ghetto and scherzo from Symphony in B, No. i, Schu-
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mann; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; Overture,
"Light Cavalry," Suppe*; Waltz, " Illustrationen "
(new), Strauss; Polka, "L'Oiseau de Paradis," Bos-
quet; "Skating Galop," from "Le Prophete," Meyer-
beer.
Forty-sixth Concert, June 23. Overture, "Preciosa,"
Weber; Waltz, "Ernst und Humor" (new), Strauss;
"Schlummcrlied" (new), Bttrgel; Fantasia, "L'Afri-
caine," Meyerbeer; Overture, "Genoveva," Schumann;
Andante and scherzo from Symphony in C, Schubert;
Saltarello, Mendelssohn; Overture, "Don Giovanni,"
Mozart; "Prayer" from "Moses in Egypt," Rossini;
Waltz, "Aus den Bergen," Strauss; March, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner.
Fifty-third Concert [Thomas Benefit Concert], June 30.
Overture, "Medea," Bargiel; Waltz, "Mein Lebens-
lauf ist Lieb and Lust" (new), Strauss; Ballet music,
"Rosamunde" (new), Schubert; Fantasia, "Robert le
Diable," Meyerbeer; Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wag-
ner; Andante and variations from "Septet," Beethoven;
Symphonic poem, "Tasso," Liszt; Overture,
"Mignon," Ambroise Thomas; "Traumerei" (by re-
quest), Schumann; "Concert Polka," Lumbye;
Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Danube," Strauss;
"Turkish March," Mozart.
Sixty-seventh Concert, July 14. Overture, " Semiramide,"
Rossini; Waltz, "Nielfluthen" (new), Strauss; "Mauer-
ische Trauermusik," Mozart; Polka, "Pizzicato,"
Strauss; Fantasia, "Dinorah," Meyerbeer; First move-
ment from "Eroica" Symphony, Beethoven; Concerto
for oboe, Handel (Mr. Joseph Eller); Adagietto,
scherzo, and march, op. 101, Raff; Overture, "Iota
Aragonesa," Glinka; Waltz, "Autumn Roses," Strauss;
Polka, "Papageno," Stasny; Galop, "Champagne,"
Lumbye.
Ninety-fifth Concert, August //. Polonaise, Bilse; Over-
ture, "Calm Sea and prosperous Voyage," Mendels-
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sohn; Waltz, " Grossfiirsten Alexandra," Strauss;
" Gipsy Life," Schumann; Fantasia, "Der Freischiitz,"
Weber; Ballet, " Prometheus," Beethoven; Andantino
and tempo di marcia from Symphony " Consecration
of Tones," Spohr; Overture, "Fra Diavolo," Auber;
Waltz, "Burgersinn," Strauss; Polka, "L'Oiseau de
Paradis," Bosquet; March, "Mazeppa," Liszt.
One Hundredth Concert [Gala Night], August 16. Coro-
nation march, "King William" (new), Meyerbeer;
Overture, "Egmont," Beethoven; Waltz, "Mein Le
benslauf ist Lieb und Lust," Strauss; Ballet music,
"Paris and Helen," Gluck; "Eine Faust Ouverture,"
Wagner; Introduction to third act of "Medea," Cheru-
bini; Andante and variations from String Quartet in A,
op. 1 8, Beethoven; Symphonic poem, "The Ideal,"
Liszt; Overture, "Zampa," Herold; Landler, "'S Heim-
weh" (violin obligate, Mr. Theodore Thomas); Lan-
ner; Polka mazurka, " Frauenherz," Strauss; Polka
schnell, "Eljen a Magyar," Strauss; March, "Our
Fatherland," Unger.
One Hundred and Second Concert, August 18. Overture,
"Fidelio," Beethoven; Waltz, "Victoria," Bilse; "Qui
tollis," from "Messe Solennelle," Rossini; "Fackel-
tanz," No. 3, in C minor, Meyerbeer; Symphony in D,
Mozart; Theme and variations for trombone, Beer
(Mr. Letsch); "Rakoczy March," Berlioz; Overture,
"Le Pre aux Clercs," Herold; Waltz, " Konigslieder,"
Strauss; March, "Our Fatherland," Unger.
One Hundred and Ninth Concert, August 25. Overture,
"Nachklange von Ossian," Gade; Waltz, "Hochzeits
Klange," Strauss; "Schlummerlied," Burgel; "Koma-
rinskaja," Glinka; "Schiller March," Meyerbeer;
Overture, "Egmont," Beethoven; Concerto for violon-
cello, Goltermann (Mr. A. Hartdegen); Symphonic
poem, "Les Preludes" (by request), Liszt; Overture,
"Mignon," Ambroise Thomas; Waltz, "On the beauti-
ful Rhine," Keler-Bela; Polka mazurka, "Aus der
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Feme," polka Francaise, " Feuerfest," Strauss; "Coro-
nation March," Meyerbeer.
One Hundred and Eighteenth Concert [Gala Night], Sep-
tember 3. Polonaise, Bilse; Overture, "The Flying
Dutchman," Wagner; Waltz, "Hochzeits Klange,"
Strauss; Scherzo and finale, Fifth Symphony, Bee-
thoven; Overture, "Euryanthe," Weber; "Schlumnur-
iied,"BUrgel; "Mephisto Waltz" (first time in America),
Liszt; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; Polka,
"Pizzicato," Strauss; Waltz, "On the beautiful Rhine,"
Keler-Bela; "Coronation March," Meyerbeer.
One Hundred and Thirtieth Concert [Gala Night], Septem-
ber 15. Polonaise, Bilse; "Eine Faust OuvertUre,"
Wagner; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; "Septet,"
op. 20, Beethoven; "Reiter March," Schubert; "Pas-
toral" Symphony, Beethoven; Overture, "Siege of
Corinth," Rossini; "Concert Polka" for two cornets,
Hamm (Mr. Dietz and Mr. Muller); Waltz, "Wiener
Fresken," Strauss; March, "Persian," Strauss.
[1871]
Opening Concert, May 15, 1871. "March of Victory,"
Reinecke; Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner;
Waltz, "Wiener Fresken," Strauss; Nocturne, scherzo,
and "Wedding March" from "Midsummer Night's*
Dream," Mendelssohn; Overture, "Siege of Corinth,"
Rossini; Allegretto, Eighth Symphony, Beethoven;
Waltz, "Kunstler Leben," Strauss; Introduction to
"Loreley,'* Bruch; Overture, "Le Roi d'Yvetot,"
Adam; Fantasia, "Visions in a Dream," Lumbye;
Polka mazurka, "Fata Morgana," polka schnell,
" Eljen a Magyar," Strauss; Polonaise from "Mignon,"
Ambroise Thomas.
Fourth Concert, May 18. Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner; Scherzo, op. 19, Goldmark; Interlude and
"Invocation of the Alpine Fay," from "Manfred,"
Schumann; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Intro-
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duction to "Loreley," Bruch; Overture, "Anacreon,"
Cherubini; Adagio, Ninth Symphony, Beethoven; Sym-
phonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; Overture, "Siege
of Corinth," Rossini; "Serenade," for French horn and
flute, Titl (Mr. Schmitz and Mr. Weiner) ; Waltz, "Life
let us cherish," Strauss; "Marche Indienne," from
" L'Africaine," Meyerbeer.
Eighteenth Concert, June i. Overture, "Zampa," Harold;
"Bridal Procession," from "Lohengrin," Wagner;
Scherzo, "Scotch Symphony," Mendelssohn; Waltz,
"Village Swallows," Strauss; Ballet, "Faust," Gounod;
Overture, "Les Deux Journe'es," Cherubini; Adagio
and scherzo, Fourth Symphony, Beethoven; "Kiinstler
Festzug," Liszt; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
"Serenade," Schubert; Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons,"
March, "En Avant," Gungl.
Thirty-ninth Concert [Annual Benefit Concert}, June 22.
March, "Festival," Wieprecht (military band); Over-
ture, "Jubilee," Weber (orchestra and military band);
Waltz, "Rudolfs Klange" (new), Strauss; Adagio,
"Prometheus," Beethoven (violoncello obligate, Mr.
Ernest Appy); March and "Battle Hymn," from
"Rienzi," Wagner (orchestra and military band); Fest
vorspiel (new), Liszt; Adagio and scherzo, Ninth Sym-
phony, Beethoven ; Concerto for violin in E flat, Paga-
nini (Mr. Bernhard Listemann); "Kaiser March"
(first time in America), Wagner; Overture, "Mignon,"
Ambroise Thomas; Solo for cornet, "Song without
Words," Schreiber (Mr. Louis Schreiber); Waltz, "On
the beautiful blue Danube," Strauss; March, "Lohen-
grin," Wagner (orchestra and military band).
Forty -fourth Concert, June 27. March in C (new), Joa-
chim; Overture, "Fidelio," Beethoven; Waltz, "New
Vienna," Strauss; Finale to Act III., "Don Carlos,"
Verdi; Overture, "FingaPs Cave," Mendelssohn; Lar-
ghetto and scherzo, from Symphony No. 2, in E flat,
Gounod; Polka Francaise, "Loischen," polka schnell,
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"Jocus," Strauss; "Kaiser March," Wagner; Over-
ture, "Zampa," He*rold; "Prayer" from "Moses in
Egypt," Rossini; Waltz, "Life let us cherish," Strauss;
"Coronation March," Fahrbach.
Fifty-third Concert, July 6. Polonaise in A, op. 40,
Chopin; Overture, "Magic Flute," Mozart; Waltz,
" Geschichten aus der Wiener Wald," Strauss; Vorspiel,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; Fantasiesttick, "Wanderlust,"
Loeschhorn; "Overture, Scherzo, and Finale," op. 52,
Schumann; Theme and variations from "Septet," op.
20, Beethoven; March, "Vom Fels zum Meer," Liszt;
Selections from "Lucia di Lammermoor," Donizetti;
Waltz, "Frohes Leben," Strauss; Polka, "Concert
haus," Bilse; March, "Adolf," Michaelis.
Sixtieth Concert, July /j. Overture, "Der FreischQtz,"
Weber; " Friedensboten Chor," from "Rienzi," Wag-
ner; Waltz, "Carnival's Messenger," Strauss; "Fan-
tasiestiick," Wuerst; Overture, op. 115, Beethoven;
Andante and minuet from Symphony, op. 30, Bargiel;
Violin solo, "Scherzo Fantastique," Bazzini (Mr.
Bernhard Listemann); "Cavalry March," Schubert;
Selections from "Faust," Gounod; Polka "Anvil," Par-
low; Waltz, "New Vienna" (new), Strauss ;"Ganze
March" (new), Gungl.
Eighty-eighth Concert, August 10. Overture, "Night in
Granada," Kreutzer; Waltz, "Thousand and one
Nights," Strauss; "Die Allmacht," Schubert; BaHet,
"Reine de Saba," Gounod; Overture, " Coriolanus,"
Beethoven; "Pastorale," from "Weinacht's Orato-
rium," Bach; "Wallenstein's Camp," Rheinberger
(new); "Rakoczy March" (new), Liszt; Overture,
"Don Giovanni," Mozart; Trio from "William Tell,"
Rossini; Waltz, "Rudolfs Klange," Strauss; March,
"Tannhauser," Wagner.
One Hundred and Ninth Concert, August 31. Overture,
' King Stephen," Beethoven; Ballet, "Paris and
Helen," Gluck; "SaltareUo" (new), Gounod; "Kai-
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ser March," Wagner; Symphony No. i, in B, op. 38,
Schumann; Overture, "La Gazza Ladra," Rossini;
Fantasia, "Visions in a Dream," Lumbye; Waltz,
"Thousand and one Nights," Strauss; March, "Adolf,"
Michaelis.
One Hundred and Sixteenth Concert, September 7. March,
"Hungarian," Schubert; Overture, "The Flying
Dutchmann," Wagner; Waltz, " Hesperusbahnen,"
Strauss; Adagio from "Septet," op. 20, Beethoven;
"Saltarello," Gounod; Symphony No. 3, "Im Walde,"
Raff; "Carnival of Venice" (burlesque), Gungl;
Finale, Act L, "Ernani," Verdi; Waltz, "Frohes Le-
ben," Strauss; Galop, "Central Park Garden," Muller.
One Hundred and Twenty- fourth Concert, September 14.
Overture, "Sakuntala," Goldmark; Waltz, "Con-
sortien," Strauss; Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wagner;
Ballet, "Reine de Saba," Gounod; Symphony No. 4,
in D minor, op. 120, Schumann; Overture, "Poet and
Peasant," Supp£; "Prayer" from "Moses in Egypt,"
Rossini; Waltz, "Frohes Leben," Strauss; March,
"Hero's," Hermann.
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Concert [Strauss Night],
September 18. March, "Egyptian"; Waltz, "Ru-
dolfs Klange"; Polka mazurka, "Fata Morgana";
Polka schnell, "Eljen a Magyar"; "Serenade," Titl
(Mr. Weiner and Mr. Schmitz) ; Waltz, " On the beauti-
ful blue Danube"; Quadrille, "Schutzen"; Overture,
"Le Roi d'Yvetot," Adam; Waltz, "Thousand and one
Nights"; Polka mazurka, "Lob der Frauen"; Polka
schnell, "Jocus"; Fantasia, "Visions in a Dream,"
Lumbye; Waltz, "New Vienna"; "Persian March."
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Concert [Wagner Night],
September 19. Overture and "Chor der Friedens-
boten," from "Rienzi"; "Invitation to the Dance,"
Weber; Overture, and "Sailors' Chorus" from "The
Flying Dutchman"; March, " Huldigung's " ; "Eine
Faust OuvertUre"; Adagio, Ninth Symphony, Bee-
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thoven; "Kaiser March"; Overture, "Tannhauser";
Vorspiel, introduction, chorus, and march, Act III.,
"Lohengrin."
One Hundred and Thirty-first Concert, September 21.
Marche et cortege, "Reine de Saba," Gounod; Fairy
overture, "Aladdin," Hornemann; Waltz, "Life let us
cherish," Strauss; Introduction, chorus, and march,
Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner; Symphony No. 3,
E flat, op. 55, "Eroica," Beethoven; Overture, "Night
in Granada," Kreutzer; Air, "Louis XIII." (new),
Ghys; Waltz, "Wiener Fresken," Strauss; Galop,
"Champagne," Lumbye.
[1872]
Opening Concert, May 14, 1872. Overture, "Desert
Flower," Wallace; Scherzo, "Reformation Symphony,"
Mendelssohn; Waltz, "Geschichten aus der Wiener
Wald," Strauss; "Dirge" (instrumented by Liszt),
Schubert; " Saltarello," Gounod; Overture, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; "Andante Cantabile," op. 97, Bee-
thoven; Waltz, "Thousand and one Nights," Strauss;
Selections from "Preciosa," Weber; Overture, "Wil-
liam Tell," Rossini; Paraphrase, "Loreley," Nesvadha;
Polka, "Graciosa," Haas; March, "Adolf," Michaelis.
Eleventh Concert, May 23. "Festival March" (new),
Krcbs; Overture, "Oberon," Weber; Waltz, "Wine,
Woman and Song," Strauss; Minuet from Symphony
in E flat, Mozart; Ballet, "Faust," Gounod; Overture,
"Egmont," Beethoven; Adagio and scherzo from
"Ocean Symphony," Rubinstein ; Introduction, chorus,
and march, Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner; Overture,
"La Gazza Ladra," Rossini; Waltz, "On the beautiful
blue Danube," Strauss; Polka, "Graciosa," Haas;
March, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Eighteenth Concert, May jo. " Hungarian March," Schu-
bert; Overture, "Life for the Czar," Glinka; Waltz,
"Kflnigslieder," Strauss; Adagio, "Prometheus," Bee-
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thoven; " Saltarello," Gounod; "Don Quixote," hu-
moreske, op. 87 (new), Rubinstein; "Invitation to the
Dance," Weber; Introduction and finale to "Tristan
and Isolde," Wagner; Overture, "Siege of Corinth,"
Rossini; Paraphrase, "Loreley," Nesvadha; Waltz,
"Thousand and one Nights," Strauss; "Marche
Indienne," from "L'Africaine," Meyerbeer.
Thirty-ninth Concert, [Gala Night} June 20. March,
"Tannhauser," Wagner; Overture, "Night in Gra-
nada," Kreutzer; Waltz, "Rudolfs Klange," Strauss;
Fantasia for clarinet, Spadina (Mr. L. Schneider);
Selections from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner;
Overture, " Coriolanus," Beethoven; Concerto No. i,
in E flat, Paganini (Mr. Benihard Listemann); Sym-
phonic poem, "Orpheus," Liszt; Selections from
"William Tell," Rossini; Quadrille, "Nuss Knacker,"
Kucken; Waltz, "Wiener Fresken," Strauss; Galop,
"Japanese" (new), Alfred H. Pease.
Forty- fifth Concert, June 27. March, "Vom Fels zum
Meer," Liszt; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
Waltz, "Konigslieder," Strauss; Selections from "The
Flying Dutchman," Wagner; Introduction, Act III.,
"Medea," Cherubini; Scherzo and adagio, Ninth Sym-
phony, Beethoven; "Kaiser March," Wagner; Over-
ture, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas; "Ave Maria,"
Schubert; Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons," Strauss; Galop,
"Express," Silberberg.
Seventy-third Concert, July 25. Vorspiel, "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner; Interlude and "Invocation of the
Alpine Fay," from "Manfred," Schumann; "Cosat-
schague," Dargomijsky; "Huldigung's March," Liszt;
Symphony No. 8, in F, op. 93, Beethoven; Selections
from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner; "Serenade,"
Haydn; Waltz, "Aus den Bergen," Strauss; "Salta-
rello," Gounod.
Eightieth Concert, August i. Overture, "Der Schauspiel-
director," Mozart; Entr'acte, No. 2, "Rosamunde,"
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Schubert; Ballet, "Rcine de Saba," Gounod; Theme,
variations, and march, from Suite, op. 113, Lachner;
Overture, "Weihe des Hauses," op. 124, Beethoven;
"Serenade" No. 2, in F, Volkmann: Symphonic poem,
"Fest Klange," Liszt; "Huldigung's March," Wagner;
Overture, "Dame Kobold," Raff (new); Waltz, "lllus-
trationen," Strauss; " Saltarello," Mendelssohn.
Eighty-seventh Concert, August 8. Overture, "Les deux
Journees," Cherubini; "Chordes Friedensboten," from
"Rienzi," Wagner; Andantino and tempo di marcia
from Symphony, "Consecration of Tones," Spphr;
Symphonic poem, "He*rolde Funebre" (new), Liszt;
Music to "Egmont," Beethoven; Overture, "Der Frei-
schUtz," Weber; " Ave Maria," Gounod ; Waltz, "Man-
hattan" (new), Strauss; "Turkish March," Mozart.
Ninety- jourth Concert, August 75. Overture, "Iphige-
nia," Gluck; "Pastorale," from "The Christmas Ora-
torio," Bach; Theme and Variations, Mozart; Scherzo,
op. 19, Goldmark; "Goethe Festival March," Liszt;
Symphony No. i, in B, op. 38, Schumann; Overture,
"Tannhauser," Wagner; Canzonetta," op. 12, Men-
delssohn; Waltz, "New Vienna," Strauss; Galop, "Red
Cloud," Pease.
One Hundred and Second Concert, August 22. Overture,
" La Vestale," Spontini ; " Danse des Bacchantes," from
"Phitemon et Baucis," Gounod; Humoreske, "Gaude-
amus Igitur," Liszt; Selections from Act I., "Lohen-
grin," Wagner; Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," Bee-
thoven; "Cavalry March," Schubert; "Abendlied,"
Schumann; Waltz, "Life let us cherish," Strauss;
"Skating Galop," from "Le Prophete," Meyerbeer.
One Hundred and Sixteenth Concert, September 5. Over-
ture, "Iphige*nie en Aulide," Gluck; Entr'acte No. i,
"Rosamunde," Schubert; Selections from "The Dam-
nation of Faust," Berlioz; Symphony No. 6, "Pas-
toral," Beethoven; Selections from "The Flying Dutch-
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man," Wagner; Waltz, " Thousand and one Nights,"
Strauss; " Saltarello," Gounod.
One Hundred and Twenty-third Concert, September 12.
Overture, "Fingal's Cave," Mendelssohn; Romanza
and scherzo from Symphony No. 4, in D minor, Schu-
mann; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Introduction
and finale to "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; Overture,
"Coriolanus," Beethoven; Theme and variations from
Quartet in D minor, Schubert; Symphonic poem, "Die
Hunnenschlacht," Liszt; Overture, "Dame Kobold,"
Raff; "Bridal Procession," from "Lohengrin," Wag-
ner; Waltz, "New Vienna," Strauss; "Rakoczy
March," Berlioz.
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Concert [Wagner Night],
September 17. "Kaiser March"; Vorspiel, "Lohen-
grin" ; "Eine Faust Ouvertiire" ; Vorspiel, "Die Meister-
singer"; Introduction and finale, "Tristan and Isolde";
"Ride of the Valkyries"; Overture, "Tannhauser";
Ballet, "Rienzi"; "Huldigung's March."
One Hundred and Thirtieth Concert, September IQ. Over-
ture, "Euryanthe," Weber; Second movement, Sym-
phony No. 3, in E flat, Schumann; Ballet, "Rienzi,"
Wagner; "Huldigung's March," Liszt; Overture,
"King Lear," op. 4, Berlioz; Allegretto and scherzo
from Symphony No. 7, Beethoven; "Ride of the Val-
kyries," Wagner; Introduction to "Loreley," Bruch;
"Amaryllis," Ghys; Waltz, "Illustrationen," Strauss;
"Coronation March," Fahrbach.
One Hundred and Thirty-third Concert, September 22.
Overture, "Magic Flute," Mozart; Romanza and
scherzo from Fourth Symphony, Schumann; Waltz,
"Konigslieder," Strauss; Introduction, chorus, and
march, Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner; Overture,
"Oberon," Weber; Theme and variations from Quar-
tet, op. 18, Beethoven; Symphonic poem, "Les Pre-
ludes," Liszt; Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor,"
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Nicolai; "Amaryllis," Ghys; Waltz, "Village Swal-
lows," Strauss; March, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Opening Concert, May 14. Overture, "Masaniello,"
Auber; Selections from "Preciosa," Weber; Allegretto,
Eighth Symphony, Beethoven; Waltz, "Artists' Life,"
Strauss; "Cavalry March," Schubert; "Reverie" and
"Dance of the Wood Nymphs," from "Im Walde"
Symphony, Raff; Selections from Act I., "Lohengrin,"
Wagner; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; "Ama-
ryllis," Ghys; Waltz, "Wine, Woman and Song,"
Strauss; March, Michaelis.
Ninth Concert, May 22. Overture, "Egmont," Bee-
thoven; Intermezzo, "Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Mendelssohn; Scherzo, op. 19, Goldmark; Selections
from Act I., "Lohengrin," Wagner; Second Suite in
canon form, op. 16 (new), Grimm; "Overture di
Ballo" (new), Sullivan; "Cradle Song," BUrgel; Waltz,
"Kdnigslieder," Strauss; March, "Mazeppa," Liszt.
Extra Concert, May 29. "Marche et Cortege," from
"Reine de Saba," Gounod; Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 2, Beethoven; "Dance of Nymphs and Reapers,"
from music to "Tempest" (new), Sullivan; Vorspiel,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; "Ride of the Valkyries," Wag-
ner; "Serenade" in D, op. n, Brahms; Overture,
"Hunyadi Lazlo," Erkel; "Amaryllis," Ghys; Waltz,
"New Vienna," Strauss; "Marche Indienne," from
"L'Africaine," Meyerbeer.
Extra Concert, June 5. Overture, "Melusine," Mendels-
sohn; "Air and Gavotte," Bach; "Bridal Procession,"
from "Lohengrin," Wagner; Overture, "Sakuntala,"
Goldmark ; Allegretto moderato and andante con moto
from "Unfinished" Symphony, Schubert; Allegretto
from Eighth Symphony, Beethoven; Introduction and
finale from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; "Overture
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di Ballo," Sullivan; "Traumerei," Schumann; "Sere-
nade," Haydn; Waltz, " Manuscript," Strauss; March,
"Mazeppa," Liszt.
Extra Concert, June 12. Overture, "Leonora," No. i,
Beethoven; Polonaise, " Struensee," Meyerbeer; Noc-
turne, op. 23 (new), Billow; "Rhapsodic Hongroise,"
No. 2, Liszt; Symphony op. 7 (new), Zellner; Over-
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Reverie," Vieuxtemps;
Waltz, "Village Swallows," Strauss; Polonaise,
"Mignon," Ambroise Thomas.
Extra Concert, June ig. Overture, "Fidelio," Beethoven;
"Deutsche Tanze," Schubert; " Bacchanale," from
"Tannhauser," Wagner; "Goethe Festival March,"
Liszt; Symphony No. i, in B, Schumann; Overture,
"Oberon," Weber; "Musette," from "Mireille," Gou-
nod; Waltz, " Burgersinn," Strauss; "Russian March
Fantasia" (new), Strauss.
Benefit Concert, June 24. Grand march, op. 61 (new),
Kiel; Overture, " Normannenfahrt," op. 26 (new),
Dietrich; Scherzo, from Symphony "An das Vater-
land," Raff; "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt;
Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; "Hymne k
Sainte C^cile," Gounod; " Tarantelle," flute and clari-
net obligato, Saint-Saens (Mr. Weiner and Mr. Kai-
ser); Selections from Act III., "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner; Overture, "Hunyadi Lazlo," Erkel; "Even-
ing Song," Schumann; Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons,"
Strauss; "Schiller March," Meyerbeer.
Extra Concert, June 26. Grand march, op. 16 (new),
Kiel; Overture, "Normannenfahrt," op. 26 (new),
Dietrich; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Selections
from Act III., "Die Meistersinger," Wagner; Sym-
phony No. 4, in B, op. 60, Beethoven; "Rhapsodic
Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; "Hymne a Sainte Cecile,"
Gounod; Waltz, "Carnival's Messenger"; Overture,
"Masaniello," Auber.
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Extra Concert, July 10. Overture, "Russan et Lud-
milla" (new), Glinka; "Trois Danses Allemandes,"
op. 24, Bargiel; "Andante Cantabile," from Trio, op.
97, Beethoven; "Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner;
Symphony, Svendsen ; Overture, "Marriage of Figaro,"
Mozart; Ballet, "Huguenots," Meyerbeer; Waltz
"Wine, Woman and Song," Strauss; "Hungarian
Coronation March," Liszt.
Sixty-third Concert, July 17. "Cavalry March," Schu-
bert; Overture, "Leonora," No. 2, Beethoven; "Ka-
marinskaja," Glinka; Selections from Act III., "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner; Symphony, "Im Walde,"
No. 3, op. 153, Raff; "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No.
2, Liszt; Entr'acte, "Colombe," Gounod; Waltz,
"Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald," Strauss; Polo-
naise, "Struensee," Meyerbeer.
Seventy-seventh Concert, July 31. "Huldigung's March,"
" Bacchanalc," from "Tannhauser," selections from
Act III., "Die Meistersinger," Wagner; Symphony
No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven; "Rhapsodic
Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Paraphrase, "Ave Maria,"
Schubert; Waltz, "Autumn Roses," Strauss; Overture,
"DerFreischiitz," Weber.
Eighty- fourth Concert, August 7. Allegro moderate and
andante, entr'actes to " Rosamunde," Schubert ;"Cosat-
chague," Dargomijsky; Overture, " Consecration, of
the House," op. 124, Beethoven; Symphony in C,
"Jupiter," Mozart; Selections from Act I., "Lohen-
grin," Wagner; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Dan-
ube," Strauss; "Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
Ninety- first Concert, August 14. Introduction to the
opera "The Seven Ravens" (new), Rheinberger;
"Andante Cantabile," from Trio, op. 97, Beethoven;
"Intermezzo Guerriero" (new), Billow; Overture,
"Manfred," Schumann; Symphony No. 3, op.56, Men-
delssohn; Selections from Act II., "Lohengrin," Wag-
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ner; Waltz, "Spharen Klange," Strauss; March, " Vom
Fels zum Meer," Liszt.
Ninety-eighth Concert, August 21. "Marche des Impe-
riaux," Billow; Overture, "Leonora," No. 2, Beetho-
ven; Scherzo, op. 19, Goldmark; Kiinstler "Fest-
zug," Liszt; Symphony in C, Schubert; Introduction
to the opera, "The Seven Ravens" (new), Rheinberger;
"Amaryllis," Ghys; Waltz, "Wine, Woman and Song,"
Strauss; March, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
One Hundred and Fifth Concert, August 28. Overture,
"King Stephen," Beethoven; "Passacaglia," Bach;
"Invitation to the Dance," Weber; "Kaiser March,"
Wagner; Symphony No. 2, op, 61, Schumann; "Rhap-
sodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Waltz, "Village Swal-
lows," Strauss; Overture, "Fra Diavolo," Auber.
One Hundred and Eleventh Concert, September j. Over-
ture, "Dame Kobold," Raff; Waltz, "Lucca," Valen-
tine; "Nordish Suite," op. 22 (new), Hamerik; Over-
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Scene by the Brook,"
from "Pastoral Symphony," Beethoven; "Rhapsodic
Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Stradella," Flo-
tow; "Amaryllis," Ghys; Waltz, "From the Moun-
tains," Strauss; March, " Vivandieres," Pease.
One Hundred and Twelfth Concert, September 4. Over-
ture, "Corsair," Berlioz; Waltz, "From the Moun-
tains," Strauss; "Nordish Suite," Hamerik; Symphony
No. 6, "Pastoral," Beethoven; "Bacchanale," from
"Tannhauser," Wagner; "Evening Song," Schu-
mann; "Serenade." Haydn; Waltz, "Wiener Bon-
bons," Strauss; March, "Mazeppa," Liszt.
One Hundred and Nineteenth Concert, September n.
"Hungarian March," Schubert; "Trois Danses Alle-
mandes," op. 24, Bargiel; Larghetto for clarinet and
string orchestra, Mozart; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven; "Serenade in Four Canons," op. 42 (new),
Jadassohn; "Gretchen," from "Faust Symphony,"
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Liszt; "Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner; Overture,
"Dame Kobold," Raff; "Pizzicato Polka," Strauss;
Waltz, "Vienna Temper" (new), Strauss. March,
"En Avant," Gungl
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Concert, September 18.
Overture, "Lodoiska," Cherubini; Andante Canta-
bile," Beethoven-Liszt; Selections from "Damnation
of Faust," Berlioz; Symphonic introduction to "Sigurd
Slembe," Svendsen; Symphony No. 3, in E flat, op. 97,
Schumann; Selections from Act I., "Lohengrin," Wag-
ner; Waltz, " Village Swallows," Strauss; March, " Vom
Fels zum Meer," Liszt
One Hundred and Thirty-first Concert [Wagner Nigh(\,
September 23. Selections from Act III., " Die Meister-
singer"; "Prize Song," adapted by Wilhelmj (Mr.
Bernhard Listemann); Introduction and finale, "Tris-
tan and Isolde"; Symphony No. 8, op. 93, Beethoven;
Vorspiel, "Lohengrin"; " Bacchanale," from "Tann-
hauser"; " Kaiser March."
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Opening Concert, May 13. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
Waltz, "Publicisten," Strauss; Finale, "Prometheus,"
Beethoven; Selections from Act III., "Lohengrin,"
Wagner; Overture, " Fierrabras," Schubert; "Medita-
tion," Gounod ; Allegretto, Symphony in E flat, Mozart ;
"Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Selections from
"The Huguenots," Meyerbeer; Waltz, "Carnevals-
bildcr" (new), Strauss; Nocturne from "Midsummer
Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Overture, "Masa-
nicllo," Auber.
Second Concert, May 14. Overture, "Nurmahal," Spon-
tini; "Trois DansesAllemandes,"Bargiel; Quintet from
"Die Meistersinger," Wagner; "Hungarian Suite"
(new), Hofmann; Symphony No. 2, in D, op. 36, Bee-
thoven; Overture, "Abu Hassan," Weber; "Medita-
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tion," Gounod; Waltz, "Carnevalsbilder," Strauss;
Prelude and "Marche Indienne," from " L'Africaine,"
Meyerbeer.
Ninth Concert, May 21. March, "Heroic," op. 34 (new),
Saint-Saens; Overture, "The Water- Carrier," Cheru-
bim; Scherzo, "A Vision" (new), Stiehl; Selections
from "Euryanthe," Weber; Overture, "An Adventure
of Handel's" (new), Reinecke; "Andante Cantabile,"
Beethoven, Liszt; "Dramatic Fantasia," op. 166 (new),
Hiller; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; Waltz,
"Wine, Woman and Song," Strauss; Nocturne and
march from "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendels-
sohn.
Sixteenth Concert, May 28. "Coronation March," Lux;
Overture, "King Stephen," Beethoven; Aria, "Pietk
Signore," Stradella (trombone obligate, Mr. C. Cappa) ;
"Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Symphony
No. 4, in D minor, Schumann; Introduction, chorus,
and march, Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Medita-
tion," Gounod; Waltz, "Bei uns z'Haus" (new),
Strauss; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini.
Twenty-third Concert, June 4. "Huldigung's March,"
Liszt; Overture, " Fidelio," Beethoven; "Adagio Reli-
gioso," Mendelssohn; Selections from "The Flying
Dutchman," Wagner; Symphony in D (B. & H. Ed.,
No. 2), Haydn; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
Paraphrase, "Prayer," from "Der Freischiitz," Lux;
Waltz, "New Vienna," Strauss; " Saltarello," Gounod.
Thirtieth Concert, June n. March tempo, "Prome-
theus," Beethoven; Overture, "Alphonso and Es-
trella," Schubert; Pastorale from "Christmas Ora-
torio," Bach; Selections from Act III., "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner; Symphony No. 3, op. 56, "Scotch,"
Mendelssohn; Overture, "Nurmahal," Spontini; "Sere-
nade," for flute and horn, Titl (Mr. Weiner and Mr.
Schmitz); Waltz, "Rudolfs Klange," Strauss;
"Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
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Thirty-seventh Concert, June 18. Overture, op. 115, Bee-
thoven; Prelude and fugue, Bach; "Bacchanale" and
"Huldigung's March," Wagner; Symphony >(o. 3, in
F major, "Im Walde," Raff; "Fantaisie Caprice,"
Vieuxtemps; Waltz, "Rudolfs Klange," Strauss;
Overture, "Mireille," Gounod.
Forty-fourth Concert [Benefit Concert], June 25. "Inau-
guration March," Meyerbeer; Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; "Fantaisie Caprice," Vieuxtemps;
Vorspiel, "Lohengrin" and "Ride of the Valkyries,"
Wagner; "Tone Pictures" to "The Song of the Bell,"
Stoer (poem read by Miss Kate Field); Overture,
"William Tell," Rossini; "Meditation," Gounod;
Polonaise, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas.
Fifty-eighth Concert, July 9. Polonaise, from Act II.,
"Life for the Czar," Glinka; Overture, "Hermann
and Dorothea," Schumann; "Deutsche Tanze," Schu-
bert; Selections from Act III., "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, Beethoven;
Humoreske, "Gaudeamus Igitur," Liszt; "Rfiverie,"
Vieuxtemps; Waltz, "Wiener Blut," Strauss; Over-
ture, "Fra Diavolo," Auber.
Seventy-second Concert, July 23. "Inauguration March,"
Singer; Overture, "Consecration of the House," Bee-
thoven; "Hebrew Melody" (new), Franz; Symphonic
introduction, "Sigurd Slembo," Svendsen; Symphony
No. 5, "Lenore," Raff; Waltz, "Flugschriften,"
Strauss; Ballot, "Reine de Saba," Gounod; March,
"Tannhauser," Wagner.
Seventy-eighth Concert, July 29. Overture, "Prome-
theus," Beethoven; Waltz, "Carnival's Messenger,"
Strauss; Suite, "Scenes Pittoresques" (new), Massenet;
Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; "Fantaisie
Caprice," Vieuxtemps; Andantino and tempo di marcia
from symphony "Consecration of Tones," Spohr;
Ballet, "Rienzi," Wagner; Waltz, "Wo die Citroncn
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bliihn" (new), Strauss; "Amaryllis," Ghys; Galop,
"Champagne," Lumbye.
Seventy-ninth Concert, July 30. "Festival March" (first
time), David; Overture, "Saint John the Baptist"
(new), Macfarren; "Andante," Schubert; "Capriccio,"
op. 4, Gradener; Symphony No. 4, in B, op. 60, Bee-
thoven; Waltz, "Wo die Citronen bliihn," Strauss;
"Fantaisie Caprice," Vieuxtemps; "Huldigung's
March," Wagner.
Eighty-sixth Concert, August 6. March in B minor, Schu-
bert-Liszt; Vorspiel, "Roswith und Dornroschen"
(new), Linden; Twelve minuets (first time), Beethoven;
Introduction and finale to "Tristan and Isolde," Wag-
ner; Symphony No. i, in C minor, op. 5, Gade; Over-
ture, "Abu Hassan," Weber; Waltz, "Wine, Woman
and Song," Strauss; "Reverie," Vieuxtemps; Polonaise,
"Mignon," Ambroise Thomas.
Ninety-third Concert, August ij. Overture, "The Ruler
of the Spirits," Weber; "In Memoriam" (new), Rei-
necke; Scherzo, "Queen Mab," Berlioz; Symphonic
poem, "Orpheus," Liszt; Symphony in C, Schubert;
Ballet, "Rienzi," Wagner; Waltz, "From the Moun-
tains," Strauss; March, "En Avant," Gungl.
One Hundredth Concert [Wagner Programme], August 20.
Vorspiel, selections, Act I., "Bridal Procession," Act
II., introduction, chorus, and march, Act III.,
"Lohengrin," "Ride of the Valkyries," and " Wotan's
Abschied," from "Die Walkiire"; Introduction,
quintet, and finale, Act III., "Die Meistersinger";
Overture, romanza, and march, " Tannhauser."
One Hundred and First Concert, August 21. Overture,
"The Ruler of the Spirits," Weber; Waltz, "Spharen
Klange," Strauss; "Melusina," five symphonic pieces,
op. 10, Zellner; Overture, "L'Africaine," Meyerbeer;
Scherzo, Svendsen; Romanza, op. 40, Beethoven;
"Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Mar-
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riage of Figaro/' Mozart; Waltz, "Artists1 Life,"
Strauss; Romance and march, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
One Hundred and Fourteenth Concert [Mendelssohn Night],
September j. Symphony No. i, in C minor, op. n;
Quartet for horns (Messrs. Schmitz, Pieper, Kiisten-
macher, and Kohser); Octet for strings, op. 20; Sym-
phony No. 3, "Scotch," op. 56; Music to "Midsummer
Night's Dream."
One Hundred and Twenty-first Concert [Benefit Concert],
September 10. March and chorus, " Ruins of Athens,"
Beethoven; Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," Beethoven;
Selections from "Tannhauser," Wagner; Waltz, "Fan-
tasiebilder," Strauss; Finale, Act III., "Ernani," Verdi;
"Hallelujah Chorus," Handel (orchestra and military
band).
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Concert, September 17.
"Ouverture Triomphale," Rubinstein; Adagio, "Pro-
metheus," Beethoven; "Scherzo" (new), Draseke; In-
troduction and finale to "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner;
Symphony, op. 140 (new) (adapted for orchestra by
Joachim), Schubert; Ballet music, "Le Prophete,"
Meyerbeer; Waltz, "Spharen Klange," Strauss;
"Marche Hongroise," Berlioz.
One Hundred and Thirtieth Concert [Gounod and Strauss
Night], September 19. "Marche et Cortege," from
"Reine de Saba," Overture, "Le Me*decin malgre* lui";
Waltz, "Rendezvous," "Meditation," ballet, "Faust,"
and Symphony No. 2, in E flat, Gounod; March,
"Egyptian," waltz, "Wo die Citronen bluhn," polka
mazurka, "Lob der Frauen," polka schnell, "Jocus,"
and quadrille, "Artists," Strauss.
One Hundred and Thirty-second Concert [Scandinavian
Night], September 21. Fairy overture, "Aladdin,"
Hornemann; "Wedding March," Soedermann; "Nor-
dish Suite," Hamerik; Overture, "Ossian," and andan-
tino and scherzo from Symphony No. i, Gade; Sym-
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phonic introduction to "Sigurd Slembe," and scherzo
from Symphony No. i, Svendsen; March, "Honneur,"
fantasia, "Visions in a Dream," waltz, "Amelie," and
galop, "Champagne," Lumbye.
One Hundred and Thirty-third Concert [Wagner Night, by
request], September 22. " Kaiser March" ; Introduction
and finale to "Tristan and Isolde"; "The Ride of the
Valkyries"; "Eine Faust Ouverture"; Introduction,
quintet, and finale, "Die Meistersinger"; Vorspiel, in-
troduction, chorus, and march, Act III., "Lohengrin."
Fourth Concert, May 20. "Coronation March," Svend-
sen; "Hungarian Dances," Brahms; "Romanza," in
G, op. 40, Beethoven; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wag-
ner; Symphony No. 9, in C, Schubert; Waltz, Strauss;
Ballet, "Romeo and Juliet," Gounod; Overture, "Tri-
omphale," Rubinstein.
Eleventh Concert, May 27. Praludium (first time), Bach;
"Impromptu," in C minor (new), Schubert; "Bilder
aus Osten" (new), Schumann; "Rhapsodic Hon-
groise," No. i (new), Liszt; Symphony No-. 6, "Pas-
toral," Beethoven; Selections, Act III., "Lohengrin,"
Wagner; Waltz, "Du und Du," Strauss; "Festival
Overture," Lassen.
Thirty-ninth Concert, June 24. Overture, "Ruins of
Athens," Beethoven; " Sinfonietta," op. 188 (new),
Raff; "Fest Praludium" (new), Riemenschneider;
Theme and variations, op. 18, Brahms; "Eine Faust
Ouverture," Wagner; "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 6
(new), Liszt; "Ave Maria," Schubert; "Marche Indi-
enne," Meyerbeer.
Forty-sixth Concert, July i. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; "Chaconne," Bach; "Trois Danses
Allemandes," Bargiel; Introduction and finale to "Tris-
tan and Isolde," Wagner; "Symphonic Dramatique,"
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op. 95, Rubinstein; "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 3, in
D, Liszt; "Evening Song," Schumann; "Serenade,"
Haydn; Scherzo, op. 16, Mendelssohn; "Turkish
March," from "The Ruins of Athens," Beethoven.
Fifty-third Concert, July 8. Prelude, chorale, and fugue,
Bach; Allegretto from Symphony in E flat, Mozart;
Romanza for horn, quartette and orchestra (Messrs.
Schmitz, Pieper, Ktistenmacher, and Eiler), Buck;
Overture, " Sakuntala," Goldmark; Symphony No. 2,
in D, op. 36, Beethoven; Selections from "The Flying
Dutchman," Wagner; Polonaise from "Struensee,"
Meyerbeer; "Nocturne" and "Wedding March,"
Mendelssohn.
Sixty-seventh Concert, July 22. Overture, "Alceste,"
Gluck (new); " Passacaglia," Bach; "Hungarian
Dances," Hofmann; Selections from Act III., "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner; Symphony No. 4, in F, "Con-
secration of Tones," Spohr; "Rhapsodic Hongroise,"
No. i, Liszt; "Romanza," op. 40, in G, Beethoven;
"Turkish March," Mozart.
Seventy-ninth Concert [Beethoven Night], A ugust j. Selec-
tions from "Prometheus"; "Septet," op. 20; Overture,
" Coriolanus " ; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67;
Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, op. 72; "Romanza,"
in G, op. 40; "Turkish March," from "Ruins of
Athens."
Eighty- first Concert, August 5. Introduction and fugue,
in C minor, Mozart; Ballet music, "Orpheus," Gluck;
Symphony in G, "Military," Haydn; Overture, "Me-
dea," Bargiel; "Romanza," for violin (new), Max
Bruch (Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn); "Mephisto Waltz,"
Liszt; "Schauspiel Ouverture," Hofmann; "Serenade"
(new), Schubert-Thomas; March, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner.
Ninety-third Concert [Mozart Night], August 17. Intro-
duction and fugue in C minor; "Masonic Funeral
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Music"; "Concertone" for two solo violins, with oboe
and violoncello obligato and orchestra (Jacobsohn,
Arnold, Eller, and Heman); Overture, "Magic Flute";
Symphony in C, "Jupiter"; Overture, "Marriage of
Figaro " ; Concerto for flute and harp (Mr. Weiner and
Mr. Lockwood); "Rondeau de Chasse."
One Hundred and Seventh Concert [Scandinavian Night],
August 31. "Coronation March," Svendsen; "Nor-
dish Suite," Hamerik; Overture, "Im Hochland,"
Gade; Concerto for piano, op. 16, Grieg (Mr. S Lieb-
ling); Symphonic introduction to "Sigurd Slembe,"
Svendsen; Fairy overture, "Aladdin," Hornemann;
"Wedding March," Soedermann; Fantasia, "Visions
in a Dream," Lumbye; Galop, " Champagne," Lumbye.
One Hundred and Eleventh Concert [Mendelssohn Night],
September 4. Overture, "Athalia"; Symphony No. 3,
in A minor, "Scotch"; Concert overture, "Melusine";
Concerto for piano, in G minor (Mr. S. B. Mills);
Music to "Midsummer Night's Dream."
One Hundred and Fourteenth Concert [English Night],
September 7. Overture, "Wood Nymph," op. 40, Ben-
nett; Symphonic poem, "Macbeth," Pierson; Overture,
"Saint John the Baptist," Macfarren; Symphony in G
minor, op. 43, (new) Bennett; Overture, "Lurline,"
Wallace; Harp solo, Welsh melody, "The Ash Grove,"
J. Thomas (Mr. Adolphus Lockwood); Prelude and
"Dance of Reapers and Wood Nymphs," from "The
Tempest," Sullivan; "Overture di Ballo," Sullivan.
One Hundred and Sixteenth Concert [Berlioz, Liszt, and
Wagner], September 9. Overture, "Le Carnaval Ro-
main"; Symphony, "Harold in Italy," op. 16, Berlioz;
Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," "Die Loreley"
(Mr. H. A. Bischoff), "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt; Intro-
duction and finale to "Tristan and Isolde," "Sieg-
mund's Love Song" (Mr. H. A. Bischoff), "Kaiser
March," Wagner.
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One Hundred and Eighteenth Concert [Schumann Night],
September u. Symphony No. 2, in C; Concerto for
piano, in A minor (Mr. S. B. Mills); "Traumerei";
Selections from "Manfred"; Overture, "Genoveva."
One Hundred and Twenty-third Concert [Benefit Concert],
September 16. Suite No. 3, in D, Bach; Symphony in
G (B. and H. Ed., No. 13), Haydn; Overture, "Magic
Flute," Mozart; "Masonic Funeral March," Mozart;
Concerto for flute and harp, Mozart (Mr. Weincr and
Mr. Lockwood); Sonata in F minor, "Appassionata,"
Beethoven (Mr. S. Liebling); Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, Beethoven*
GILMORE'S GARDEN
[1878]
First Concert, May 25, 1878. "Wedding March," Men-
delssohn; Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner; Waltz,
"Autumn Roses," Jos. Strauss; Ballet music, "Queen
ofSheba," Goldmark; Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; "Air," Bach (string orchestra); "Capriccio,"
op. 4, Gradner; Fantasia for cornet, Arban (Mr. R.
Shuebruk); Symphonic poem, "Danse Macabre,"
Saint-Safins; "Funeral March of a Marionette,"
Gounod; "Polka di Concerto," St. Jacone (Mr.
Shuebruk); Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Dan-
ube," Strauss; "Scenes Pittoresques," Massenet.
Sixth Concert [Symphony Programme], May jo. Over-
ture, "Magic Flute," Mozart; Symphony No. 3, in A
minor, "Scotch," Mendelssohn; Overture, "Trium-
phal," Rubinstein; "Largo," Handel (cornet obligato,
Mr. Shuebruk); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
Selections from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner;
"Schiller March," Meyerbeer; Fantasia for cornet,
Arban (Mr. Shuebruk); Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons,"
Strauss; Galop, "Champagne," Lumbye.
Ninth Concert, June 2. March and Procession, "Queen
ofSheba," Gounod; "Chorale and fugue," Bach;
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" Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Theme and varia-
tions for the cornet, Arban (Mr. Shuebruk) ; " Hunga-
rian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Triumphal,"
Rubinstein; " Largo," Handel; Scherzo, "Reformation
Symphony," Mendelssohn; Introduction, "Nuptial
Chorus" and march movement from "Lohengrin,"
Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Phaeton," Saint-Saens;
Waltz, "Wiener Fresken," Strauss; Overture, "Mar-
tha," Flotow.
Thirteenth Concert [Symphony Programme], June 6.
Overture, "Alphonse and Estrella," Schubert; Sym-
phony No. 6, "Pastoral," Beethoven; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 14, Liszt; "Valse Caprice," Rubin-
stein (adapted by Miiller-Berghaus) ; Symphonic poem,
"Phaeton," Saint-Saens; "Rakoczy March," Berlioz;
Polka mazurka, "Arm in Arm" and polka Francaise
"Gnomen," Jos. Strauss; Variations on a theme by
Weber, cornet solo (Mr. Shuebruk); Waltz, "Tele-
gram," Strauss; " Saltarello," Gounod.
Seventeenth Concert [Request Programme], June 10. Over-
ture, "Alphonse and Estrella," Schubert; "Chorale and
Fugue," Bach; "Hungarian Dances," Brahms; Selec-
tions from "The Flying Dutchman" and "Ride of the
Valkyries," Wagner; "Rakoczy March," Berlioz; Sym-
phonic poem, "Danse Macabre," Saint-Saens; "Ro-
manza," in G, op. 40, Beethoven; "Valse Caprice,"
Rubinstein; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt;
Waltz, "Artists' Life," Strauss; Solo for trombone,
"The Tear," Stigelli (Mr. F. Letsch) ;" Funeral March
of a Marionette," Gounod; "Scenes Pittoresques,"
Massenet.
Twentieth Concert [Summer Nighfs Festival], June ij.
"Torchlight March," No. i, in B, Meyerbeer; Over-
ture, "Carnaval Remain," Berlioz; "Prayer," from
"Joseph in Egypt," Mehul (German Liederkranz) ;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; Vorspiel, "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner; Theme and variations,
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"L&ndliche Hochzeit," Goldmark; "Salamis," Gcrn-
sheim (German Licderkranz) and orchestra; "Valse
Caprice," Rubinstein; Vorspiei, "Loreley," Bruch;
"Hungarian Dances," Brahms; "Macte Imperator,"
Lachner (German Liederkranz and orchestra).
Twenty-Jourth Concert [Request Programme], June 17.
Suite in D, No. 3, Bach; "Largo," Handel (Violin obli-
gato, Mr. Theodore Thomas); "Minuet," Boccherini;
overture, "Sakuntala," Goldmark; "Hungarian Rhap-
sody," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Coriolanus," Bee-
thoven; Andante, Symphony, No. 5, Beethoven; "Nup-
tiale," Korbay; "Ave Maria," Gounod; "Polonaise,"
No. 2, Liszt; (new) Overture, " William Tell," Rossini;
"Concert Polka," St. Jacone (Mr. Shuebruk); Waltz,
"BUrgersinn," Strauss; "Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
Thirty- fourth Concert [Mendelssohn Programme], June 25.
Overture, "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage"; Quar-
tet for French horns (Gewalt, Pieper, Schmitz, and
Lotze); Symphony No. 4, in A, "Italian"; Overture,
"Melusine"; Concert aria, "Infelice" (Miss Fanny
Kellogg); Andante for violoncello and piano (Mr.
Bergner and Mr. Dulcken); Overture, Nocturne, and
"Wedding March," from "Midsummer Night's
Dream"; Waltz, "Life let us cherish," Strauss; Song,
"Clochette," Molloy (Miss Kellogg); Overture, "Zam-
pa," Harold.
Thirty-sixth Concert, June 27. Overture, "Ali Baba,>f
Cherubim; "Momento Capriccioso," op. 12, Weber;
Symphony No. i, in B, op. 38, Schumann; "Bac-
chanale," from "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Andante
Cantabile," op. 97, Beethoven; Waltz, "Carnival's
Messenger," Strauss; Fantasia for cornet, Hartmann
(Mr. Shuebruk); "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 6,
Liszt; Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor," Nicolai;
"Nouvelle Meditation," Gounod; Waltz, "Thousand
and one Nights," Strauss; "Coronation March," from
"Le Prophete," Meyerbeer.
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Forty --first Concert [Wagner Programme], July 2. "Cen-
tennial Inauguration March"; Overture, "The Flying
Dutchman"; Vorspiel, "Lohengrin"; " Bacchanale,"
from "Tannhauser"; "Eine Faust Ouverture"; Vor-
spiel, "Die Meistersinger"; "Ride of the Valkyries";
"Waldweben" (new); "Siegfried's Death"; Waltz,
"Carnival's Messenger," Strauss; "Pizzicato Polka,"
Strauss; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt.
Forty-eighth Concert [Beethoven Programme], July 9.
Allegretto, " Gratulations Minuet"; "Deutsche
Tanze"; "Equale," for four trombones (Cappa, Saul,
Letsch, and Listemann); Symphony No. 5, in C minor;
"Turkish Maid," from "Ruins of Athens"; Song,
"Adelaide" (Mr. Ch. Fritsch); Theme and variations
from "Septet"; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3;
"Fantaisie Caprice," Vieuxtemps; Recitative and
romanza, "Quando la sera al placido," from "Luisa
Miller," Verdi (Mr. Fritsch); Waltz, "Publicisten"
and "Coronation March," Strauss.
Fiftieth Concert, July n. Selected movements, "Horn-
pipe," "Larghetto," and "Allegro molto," Handel;
Overture, "Preciosa," Weber; "Evening Song" (first
time), Schumann; Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Om-
phale," Saint-Saens; "Coronation March," Svendsen;
Symphony, "Lenore," Raff; Waltz, "Thousand and
one Nights," Strauss; Fantasia for cornet, Arban (Mr.
Shuebruk); March, "Mazeppa," Liszt.
Fifty-seventh Concert, July 18. Overture, "Anacreon,"
Cherubini; "Air," Bach; Symphony No. 2, in D, op. 33,
Beethoven; Selections, Act I., "Lohengrin," Wagner;
"Albumblatt," Wagner; Waltz, "Spharen Klange,"
Strauss; Overture, "Oberon," Weber; "Funeral March
of a Marionette," Gounod; "Ave Maria," Schubert;
Waltz, " Cagliostro," Strauss; Overture, "King of
Yvetot," Adam.
Seventy-eighth Concert, August 8. Overture, "Trumpet,"
Mendelssohn; "Bilder aus Osten," Schumann; Con-
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certo for violin (first movement), Beethoven (Mr. Ed-
ward R. Mollenhaucr) ; "Huldigung*s March," Liszt;
Overture, "Carnaval Remain," Berlioz; "Witches'
Dance," Paganini (Mr. Mollenhauer) ; " Wotan's Fare-
well" and "Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Walkiin-,"
Wagner; Ballet music, "Romeo and Juliet," Gounod;
Waltz, "Wine, Woman and Song," Strauss; March,
"Amazons," Michaelis.
Eighty- fifth Concert, August 75. Symphony No. i, op. 21,
Beethoven; Concerto for violin, op. 64, Mendelssohn
(Mr. Edward E. Mollenhauer); "Siegfried's Death,"
from " Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 14, Liszt; Theme and variations from
"Moses in Egypt," Paganini (performed on one string,
Mr. Mollenhauer); "Rakoczy March," Berlioz; Waltz,
"Hesperusbahnen," Strauss; "Serenade," Schubert;
Ballet music, "Rienzi," Wagner.
Ninety-ninth Concert [Request Programme], August 29.
Overture, "Anacreon," Cherubini; Symphony No. 6,
"Pastoral," Beethoven; Overture, "Jessonda," Spohr;
"Air," Bach; "Hungarian Dances," Brahms; Intro-
duction and "Dance of Apprentices," from "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner; " Mendelssohniana," Dupont;
Waltz, "Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust," Strauss;
Overture, " Masaniello," Auber.
One Hundred and Tenth Concert [Request Programme],
September 9. Overture, "La Gazza Ladra," Rossini;
March movement, "Lenore" Symphony, Raff; "Ave
Maria," Gounod; Selections, Act I., "Lohengrin,"
Wagner; Overture, "Der Freischiitz," Weber; "An-
dante," Fifth Symphony, Beethoven; "Minuet," Boc-
cherini; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; "Hunga-
rian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Poet and
Peasant," Supp£; Quartet, "Rigoletto," Verdi; March,
"Amazons," Michaelis.
One Hundred and Twelfth Concert [Benefit Concert], Sep-
tember 11. "Kaiser March," Wagner; Vorspiel,
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"Queen of Sheba," (new) Goldmark; " Valse Caprice,"
Rubinstein; Song, "Noel," Adam (Sig. Tagliapietra) ;
Selections from "Rheingold" (new), Wagner; Over-
ture, "Fidelio," Beethoven; "Largo," Handel; Cava-
tina, "Casta Diva," from "Norma," Bellini (Miss
Emma Abbott); Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes,"
Liszt; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; Aria, "Salgo
gia," from "Nabucco," Verdi (Miss Abbott); Waltz,
"Wiener Fresken," Strauss; "Rakoczy March," Ber-
lioz.
One Hundred and Thirteenth Concert, September 12.
"Hornpipe, Larghetto, and Allegro molto," Handel;
"Chorale and Fugue," Bach; "Deutsche Tanze,"
Schubert; Overture, " Coriolanus," Beethoven; Sym-
phony No. 5, "Lenore," Raff; Song, "When the
Heart is Young," Dudley Buck (Miss Sallie Reber);
Overture, " Tannhauser," Wagner; Waltz, "Mein
Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust," Strauss; March "Ma-
zeppa," Liszt.
One Hundred and Seventeenth Concert [Request Pro-
gramme}, September 16. March, "Durch," Feininger;
Overture, "Hiawatha," J. C. D. Parker; Ballet music
and "Wedding Procession," "Feramors," Rubin-
stein; "Mendelssohniana," Dupont; Overture, "Obe-
ron," Weber; "Air," Bach; "Allegretto," Eighth Sym-
phony, Beethoven; Cavatina from "Lucia," Donizetti
(Miss Sallie Reber); Symphonic poem, "Danse
Macabre," Saint-Saens; "Funeral March of a Mar-
ionette," Gounod; Waltz, " Cagliostro," Strauss;
Overture, " Masaniello," Auber.
One Hundred and Twentieth Concert, September 19.
"Suite," op. 49, Saint-Saens; Variations on a theme by
Haydn, Brahms; Symphonic introduction to "Sigurd
Slembe," Svendsen; "Cavalry March," Schubert;
"Romanza," in G, op. 40, Beethoven; "Capriccio,"
op. 4, Gradner; "Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic Fire
Scene," Wagner; "Humoreske," Dulcken; "Reverie,"
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Vieuxtcmps; Waltz, "Artists' Life," Strauss; Overture,
"FraDiavoio," Auber.
One Hundred and Twenty-second Concert, September 21.
"Coronation March," from "Le Prophetc," Meyer-
beer; Overture, "Jubilee," Weber; Waltz, "Illustra-
tionen," Strauss; "Mendelssohniana," Dupont; Over-
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Allegretto," Eighth
Symphony, Beethoven; "The Tear," Stigelli (Mr. F.
Letsch); "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; Over-
ture, " Poet and Peasant," Suppe*; " Polka di Concerto,"
St. Jacone (Mr. Shuebruk); Waltz, "On the beautiful
blue Danube," Strauss; March, "Amazons," Michaelis.
(Promenade music by the Governor's Island Band
during the intermissions.)
["Grand special military display. Presentation of prizes to
the winning teams of the fall Creedmoor meeting. Addresses
by Governor George B. McClellan, Major-General Hancock,
U. S. A., Major-General Scofield, U. S. A., and others. Theo-
dore Thomas Orchestra and the famous Governor's Island
Band. Mr. R. Shuebruk, cornet virtuoso; Mr. F. Letsch, solo
trombone."— EDR.]
One Hundred and Twenty-third Concert, September 22.
"Cavalry March," Schubert; "Suite," op. 49, Saint-
Sagns; Capriccio, op. 4, Gradner; "Wotan's Farewell"
and "Magic Fire Scene," Wagner; Symphonic intro-
duction to "Sigurd Slembe," Svendsen; "Romanza,"
in G, op. 40, Beethoven; March movement, "Lenore"
Symphony, Raff; "Stella Confidente," with violoncello
obligato, Rabaudi (Sig. Tagliapietra) ; "Humoreske,"
Dulcken; "Reverie," Vieuxtemps; "Funeral March of a
Marionette," Gounod; Overture, "Masaniello," Auber.
One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Concert, September 23.
March, "Our Home Guard," Dodworth (Dod-
worth's band); Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner (Thomas
orchestra); "Maud Waltz," Levy (cornet obligato by
Mr. William C. Bowen, Grafulla's band); "Les
Rameaux," Faure (Sig. Tagliapietra); Selections from
"Rip Van Winkle," Bristow (Dodworth's band ;
March movement, "Lenore" Symphony, Raff (Thomas
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orchestra); Selections from "L'Africaine," Meyerbeer
(Grafulla's band); Waltz, "Per Sempre," Giorza
(Mile. lima de Murska); "Fantaisie Caprice," Vieux-
temps (Thomas orchestra); Solo for cornet, "Alexis,"
Hartmann (Mr. Levy); Serenade, "Sleep, gentle
Lady," Bishop (Dodworth's band); Waltz, "Publicis-
ten," Strauss; (Thomas orchestra) ; Bouquet of popular
airs, Grafulla (Grafulla's band).
["Grand benefit in aid of the yellow-fever sufferers, under
the auspices of the Firemen's Ball Committee of the old Volun-
teer Fire Department. Theodore Thomas and his magnificent
orchestra. Grafulla's Seventh Regiment Band. Dodworth's
celebrated Military Band. Soloists: Mile. lima de Murska,
the famous Hungarian nightingale and supreme queen of song,
her first appearance here in over two years; Sig. G. Taglia-
pietra, the accomplished baritone; the great Levy, the most
wonderful cornet soloist in the world." — EDR.]
One Hundred and Thirty- first Concert [Last Concert of the
Season], September 28. "Rakoczy March," Berlioz;
Overture, "Der Freischutz," Weber; "Air," Bach;
March movement, "Lenore" Symphony, Raff; "Hun-
garian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; "Allegretto," Eighth Symphony,
Beethoven; "Non e ver," Mattei (Sig. Tagliapietra) ;
"Polacca," from "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas (Miss
Sallie Reber); " Mendelssohniana," Dupont; Waltz,
"Burgersinn," Strauss; Overture, " Masaniello," Auber.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, FAREWELL CONCERT
[1891]
[The programmes of the Lenox Lyceum Summer-night and
Madison Square Garden Concerts were of a popular character,
and were mainly composed of numbers which already had been
used in the garden concerts preceding them. The programme
of the Madison Square Garden Concert of August 16, 1891,
Mr. Thomas's farewell concert in New York, was as follows.
—EDR.]
August 16, 1891. Prelude and fugue, Bach; Ballet air,
"Paris and Helen," Gluck; "Andante and finale,"
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Fifth Symphony, Beethoven; Song, "Les Rameaux,"
Faure (Mr. Leo Stormont); "Hungarian Rhapsody,"
No. 12, Liszt; "Marche Funebre," Chopin-Thomas;
"Polacca," from "I Puritani" (Miss Louise Natali);
"March movement," from "Lenore" Symphony, Raff;
"Largo," Handel (violin obligato, Mr. Bendix);
"Spring Song," Mendelssohn; Duet from "II Trova-
tore," Verdi (Miss Natali and Mr. Stormont); Over-
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
THE BOSTON SYMPHONY CONCERTS
[1870-1875]
[The programmes of the Boston Symphony Concerts com-
prise those which may properly be measured by the symphonic
standard as distinguished from the purely popular. They were
performed during the period as entitled above, and the con-
certs were part of the scheme which Mr. Thomas had inaugu-
rated in New York. They were not given in regular seasons,
as will be seen by their dates, but the purpose underlying
them was the same. The most important of the programmes
follow.— EDI.]
First Concert, April 5, 1870. Overture, " Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven; " Concertstiick," op. 79, Weber (Miss
Anna Mehlig'); Symphonic poem, "Tasso," Liszt;
Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; "Traumcni,"
Schumann; " Invitation to the Dance," Weber; "'Im-
promptu," C sharp minor, Chopin, and "La Campa-
nella," Liszt (Miss Mehlig); Marche Triomphale,
"Schiller," Meyerbeer.
Second Concert, April 6. Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner; Adagio from the "Prometheus" music, op. 43,
Beethoven; Concerto in A minor, op. 54, Schumann
(Miss Anna Mehlig); "Romeo and Juliet," dramatic
symphony (second part), Berlioz; Symphony No. 5,
in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
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Third Concert, April 7. Ein musikalisches Charakterbild,
"Faust," op. 68, Rubinstein; Concerto No. i, in E
minor, op. n, Chopin (Miss Anna Mehlig); Overture,
"Le Carnaval Romain," Berlioz; Overture, "Struen-
see," Meyerbeer; Theme and variations, " Kaiser
Franz'l," Haydn; Scherzo, "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn; Piano solo, "Faust Waltz,"
Liszt (Miss Mehlig); "Capriccio Brillante" sur le
theme " Jota Aragonesa," Glinka.
Fourth Concert, April 8. Suite in canon form, op. 10,
J. O. Grimm (the solo quartette by Theo. Thomas,
C. Matzka, Fr. Bergner, and Fr. Pf eif enschneider) ;
Introduction to the third act of "Medea," Cherubini;
Concerto No. 4, in G, op. 58, Beethoven (Miss Mehlig) ;
Symphony No. 4, in D minor, op. 120, Schumann.
Fifth Concert [Matinee], April 9. Symphony in D (No.
504, Kochel), Mozart; Concerto No. 4, in G, op. 58,
Beethoven (Miss Anna Mehlig); "Festival Overture,"
op. 50, Volkmann; "Traumerei," Schumann; Polo-
naise, "Struensee," Meyerbeer; Piano solo, Chopin
(Miss Anna Mehlig); Symphonic poem, "Les Pre-
ludes," Liszt.
Sixth Concert, April 9. Overture, "Oberon," Weber;
"Air and Gavotte," Bach; Scherzo, "Reformation
Symphony," Mendelssohn; Solo for trombone (Mr. F.
Letsch); "Torchlight March," No. 3, in C minor,
Meyerbeer; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Sere-
nade," Haydn; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Dan-
ube," Strauss; Quartet for French horns (Schmitz,
Lotze, Bernstein, Gewalt), Hansel; Polka mazurka and
polka schnell, Strauss; "Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
Seventh Concert, April 10. Symphony No. i, in B, op. 36,
Schumann; "Friihlings Fantasie," op. 23, Gade
(Misses L. Gates, A. S. Ryan, Mr. A. Kreissman,
Mr. C. Schraubstadter, Anna Mehlig, and orchestra);
Overture, "Der Freischiitz," Weber; "Erl King,"
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Schubert; Selections from "Prometheus" music, Bee-
thoven; Piano solo (Miss Mehlig); "Torchlight
March," No. i, in B, Meyerbeer.
Eighth Concert, April u. "Suite," op. 101, Raff; Con-
certo No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Miss Anna Mehlig) ; Over-
ture, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
Fantasia for French horn, Schmitz (Mr. Henry
Schmitz); Waltz, Strauss; Allegretto from the Eighth
Symphony, Beethoven; Polka mazurka and polka
schnell, Strauss; Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner.
Ninth Concert, October 4. Overture, "Euryanthe,"
Weber; Concerto for piano, in A minor, op. 54, Schu-
mann (Miss Anna Mehlig); Vorspiel, "Lohengrin,"
Wagner; Overture, "Egmont," op. 84, Beethoven;
"Schlummerlied," BQrgel; Waltz, " Konigslicder,"
Strauss; Concerto for trombone, David (Mr. F. Letsch);
Polka, "Pizzicato," Strauss; Overture, "Mignon,"
A. Thomas.
Tenth Concert, October 5. Symphony No. 6, in F, op. 68,
"Pastoral," Beethoven; Concerto for piano, No. 2, in
A, Liszt (Miss Anna Mehlig) ; " Eine Faust Ouverture,"
Wagner; "March of the Pilgrims," Symphony, "Harold
en Italic," Berlioz; "Kamarinskaja," Glinka; Over-
ture," "Genoveva," op. 81, Schumann.
Eleventh Concert, October 6. Overture, "Medea," op. 22,
Bargiel; Concerto for piano, in F minor, op. 16, Hen-
selt (Miss Anna Mehlig); Symphonic poem, "Die
Ideale," Liszt; Overture, "Der Freischutz," Weber;
Waltz, "Wiener Fresken," Strauss; "Schlummerlied,"
Burgel; Polka, "Pizzicato," Strauss; Overture, "Merry
Wives of Windsor," Nicolai.
Twelfth Concert [Beethoven Night], October 7. Symphony
No. 3, in E flat, op. 55, "Eroica"; Concerto for piano,
No. 4, in G, op. 58 (Miss Anna Mehlig); Overture,
"Coriolanus," op. 62; "Septet," op. 20; Fantasia
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(piano, chorus, and orchestra, op. 80) (Miss Mehlig,
chorus, and orchestra).
Thirteenth Concert [Matinee], October 8. Overture, ' ' Semi-
ramide," Catel; Concerto for piano, in D minor (Ko-
chel, 466), Mozart (Miss Anna Mehlig); " Septet," op.
20, Beethoven; "Eine Faust Ouvertiire," Wagner; Con-
certo for 3 violins, 3 violas, 3 violoncellos, and contra-
bass, Bach; Symphonic poem, "Tasso," Liszt.
Fourteenth Concert [Popular Programme], October 8. Over-
ture, "Zampa," Harold; Ballet music, "Paris and
Helen," Gluck; Waltz, "Aus den Bergen," Strauss;
Solo for oboe (Mr. J. Eller) ; Andantino and tempo di
marcia, from Symphony "Consecration of Tones,"
Spohr; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; Solo for
French horn, "Lurline," Wallace (Mr. H. Schmitz);
Waltz, " Aquarellen," Strauss; Fantasia, "Visions in a
Dream," Lumbye; Polka mazurka, "Fata Morgana,"
and polka schnell "Velocipede," Strauss; Overture,
"Poet and Peasant," Supp£.
Fifteenth Concert, October 10. Entr'acte, "Rosamunde,"
Schubert; Concerto in F sharp minor, Hiller (Miss
Anna Mehlig); "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt; Overture,
"Siege of Corinth," Rossini; "Septet," op. 20, Bee-
thoven; Waltz, "Hochzeits Klange," Strauss; "Trau-
merei," Schumann; Polka mazurka, "Aus der Feme,"
polka schnell, "Elyen a Magyar," Strauss; Overture,
"Stradella," Flotow.
Sixteenth Concert, October 14. Overture, "The Flying
Dutchman," Wagner; " Concertsttick," for piano,
Weber (Miss Anna Mehlig); "Gretchen," from "Faust
Symphony," Liszt; Overture, "Ruy Bias," Mendels-
sohn; "Andante and Variations," op. 18, Beethoven;
Waltz, "Burgersinn," polka, "Pizzicato," Strauss;
"Reiter March," Schubert.
Seventeenth Concert [Beethoven Matinee], October 15.
Symphony No. 8, in F, op. 93; Concerto for piano,
ip IIIICODORE THOMAS
No. 5, in E flat, op. 73 (Miss Anna Mehlig); Overture,
"King Stephen," op. 117; Sonata, piano and violin,
op. 47 (Miss Mehlig and Mr. Theodore Thomas) ;
Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, op. 72.
Eighteenth Concert, October 15. Overture, " Magic Flute,"
Mozart; Andante and Scherzo from Symphony in C,
Schubert; Concerto for piano, No. i, in E flat, Liszt
(Miss Anna Mehlig); Concert overture, op. 7, Rietz;
Solo for flute (Mr. Weiner); Waltz, "Mcin Lebenslauf
ist Lieb und Lust," Strauss; "Abendlied," Schumann;
Polka mazurka, " Frauenherz," and polka schncll,
"Freikugeln," Strauss; Overture, "Rienzi."
[1871]
First Concert, January 10, 1871. Overture, "Anacreon,"
Cherubini; Adagio from Ninth Symphony, Beethoven;
Fantasia for piano, in C, op. 15, Schubert (Miss Anna
Mehlig) ; Overture, "Oberon," Weber; Quartet, theme
and variations, "Austrian Hymn," Haydn; Waltz,
" Consortien," Strauss; "Polonaise, in E, Liszt (Miss
Mehlig): Polka mazurka, "Libelle," polka schnell,
"Thunder and Lightning," Strauss; Overture, "Masa-
niello," Auber.
Second Concert [Matinee], January 14. Overture, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; Adagio, "Prometheus," Beethoven;
"Invitation to the Dance." Weber; Symphonic poem,
"Les Preludes," Liszt; Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; "Traumerei," Schumann; Waltz, "On the
beautiful blue Danube," Strauss; Nocturne in F sharp,
Chopin; Galop, " Chromatique," Liszt (Miss Anna
Mehlig); Polka mazurka, "Lob der Frauen," polka
schnell, "Jocus," Strauss; " Fackeltanz," No. i, in B,
Meyerbeer.
Third Concert, January 14. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," Schumann; Concerto for piano, in E minor,
op. n, Chopin (Miss Anna Mehlig); "Tanz Mo-
mente," (new) Herbeck; Overture, "Midsummer
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Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Quartet, op. 18,
theme and variations, Beethoven; Waltz, "Carnival's
Messenger," Strauss; " Serenade," for flute and French
horn, Titl (Mr. Weiner and Mr. Schmitz) ; Polka ma-
zurka, "Ein Herz und ein Sinn," polka Francaise,
" 'S giebt nur a Kaiserstadt," Strauss; Overture, "Fra
Diavolo," Auber.
Fourth Concert [Matinee], January 18. Overture, "Jes-
sonda," Spohr; Concerto for piano, in C minor, op. 25,
Mendelssohn (Miss Anna Mehlig); "Septet," op. 20,
Beethoven; Overture, " Semiramide," Rossini; "Abend-
lied," Schumann; "Serenade," Haydn; Waltz, "Pub-
licisten," Strauss; Polka mazurka, "Fata Morgana,"
polka schnell, "Elyen a Magyar," Strauss; "Marche
Indienne," Meyerbeer.
Fifth Concert [Matinee], January 21. Symphony in G
minor (Kochel, 550), Mozart; Concerto for piano, inB
minor, op. 89, Hummel (Miss Anna Mehlig); "Cavalry
March," Schubert; Overture, "Preciosa," Weber;
Scherzo, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
Waltz, "Vorstadter," Strauss; "Nocturne," in G,
Chopin, and Etude de Concert, "Infernale," Rubin-
stein (Miss Anna Mehlig); Polka mazurka, "Frau-
enherz," polka schnell, " Eingesendet," Strauss; "Fack-
eltanz," No. 3, Meyerbeer.
Sixth Concert, January 21. Overture, "Fidelio," Bee-
thoven; "Mauerische Trauer" music, Mozart; Con-
certo for piano, in D minor, Mendelssohn (Miss Anna
Mehlig); Scherzo, op. 19 (new), Goldmark; Overture,
"Lurline," Wallace; Waltz, "Spharen Klange,"
Strauss; "Ave Maria," Schubert; Ballet music, "King
Manfred" (new), Reinecke; Polka mazurka, "Stadt
und Land," polka schnell, "Eile mit Weile," Strauss;
"Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
Seventh Concert, December i. Symphony No. 4, in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann; "Fantasia on Hungarian
148 THEODORE THOMAS
Melodies, " Liszt (Miss Marie Krebs) ; " Kaiser March,"
Wagner; "Marchen-Overture, "Aladdin," Home-
mann; Concerto for violoncello, No. 2, Goltermann (Mr.
Joseph Diem); "Saltarello," Gounod; "£tude Infer-
nale," Rubinstein (Miss Marie Krebs); "Hungarian
March," Schubert.
Eighth Concert, [Matinee] December 2. Overture, " Dimi-
tri Donskoi," Rubinstein; "Pastorale," Bach; Con-
certo No. 2, in E flat, op. 32, Weber (Miss Marie
Krebs); Introduction, chorus, and march, Act III.,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; Theme and variations, Quartet in D minor,
Schubert; Polonaise in A flat, op. 53, Chopin (Miss
Marie Krebs); Waltz, "Rudolfs Klange," Strauss;
"Rakoczy March," Liszt.
Ninth Concert, December 2. Overture, "Egmont," Bee-
thoven; Andante and Menuetto from Symphony in C,
op. 30, Bargiel; Concerto No. 4, in D minor, op. 70,
Rubinstein (Miss Marie Krebs); Einleitung, "Lore-
ley," Max Bruch; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner;
"Deutsche Tanze," Schubert; Solo for harp, Parish
Alvars (Signer Luigi Rocco); Waltz, "Thousand and
one Nights," Strauss; Humoreske, "Gaudeamus Igi-
tur," Liszt.
Tenth Concert, December 4. Vorspiel, "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner; Concerto for violin, in D, op. 61 (first
movement), Beethoven (Mr. Bernhard Listemann);
Toccata, op. 7, Schumann (Miss Marie Krebs); Sym-
phonic poem, "Fest Klange," Liszt; "Serenad.
F, op. 63, Volkmann; "Concerto Symphonique," No.
4, op. 102, Litolff (Miss Marie Krebs); Waltz, "New
Vienna," Strauss; March, Schubert.
Eleventh Concert, December 6. Overture, "Rosamunde,"
Schubert; Adagio and scherzo, op. 42, Rubinstein;
Concerto No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Miss Marie Krebs);
Introduction and finale, "Tristan and Isolde," Wag-
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ner; Overture, "Der Freischiitz," Weber; "Romance,"
in G, Beethoven (Mr. Joseph Diem); "Saltarello,"
Gounod; Prelude and waltz, Chopin (Miss Marie
Krebs);" March," Raff.
Twelfth Concert, December 8. Symphony No. 3, "Im
Walde," Raff; Concerto for piano, violin, and violon-
cello, op. 56, Beethoven (Miss Marie Krebs, Mr. Liste-
mann, and Mr. Diem); "Eine Faust Ouvertiire," Wag-
ner; " Prelude," Bach; Scherzo from " Wallenstein's
Camp," Rheinberger; " Tarantella di bravura," "Masa-
niello," Liszt (Miss Krebs); March in B minor,
Schubert.
Thirteenth Concert [Matinee], December g. Overture, op.
155, Beethoven; Concerto in D minor, op. 15, Brahms
(Miss Marie Krebs); Symphonic poem, "Mazeppa,"
Liszt; "Marchen-Overture," "Aladdin," Hornemann;
Concerto No. i, Vieuxtemps (Mr. Bernhard Listemann) ;
Ballet, "Reine de Saba," Gounod; Rondo, in E flat, op.
62, Weber (Miss Marie Krebs); "Huldigung's March,"
Wagner.
Fourteenth Concert, December g. Overture, "Bride of Mes-
sina," Schumann; "Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue,"
Bach (Miss Marie Krebs); Scherzo and adagio
from Ninth Symphony, Beethoven; "Kaiser March,"
Wagner; Concerto No. 2, in A, Liszt (Miss Marie
Krebs); Theme and variations, Quartet in D minor,
Schubert; Waltz, "Hesperusbahnen," Strauss; Intro-
duction, chorus, and march, Act III., "Lohengrin,"
Wagner.
[1872]
First Concert, November 29, 1872. Overture, "The Water
Carrier," Cherubini; "Scene by the Brook," from "Pas-
toral Symphony," Beethoven; Aria, from "Belmont
and Constance," Mozart (Mr. George L. Osgood);
Selections from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner;
Overture, "Oberon," Weber; Concerto, op. 21, Chopin
150 THEODORE THOMAS
(Miss Anna Mehlig) ; Songs from "Dichterliebe," Schu-
mann (Mr. Osgood); Selections from "Damnation of
Faust.0
Second Concert, November jo. Overture, "Melusine,"
Mendelssohn; Adagio, "Prometheus," op. 43, Bee-
thoven; Scherzo, op. 19, Goldmark; Symphonic poem,
"Tasso," Liszt; Overture, "Dame Kobold," Raff;
"Witches' Dance," for violin, Paganini (Mr. Bernhard
Listemann); Song, "Spring Faith," Schubert (Mr.
George L. Osgood); Waltz, "Village Swallows,"
Strauss; "Amaryllis," Ghys; "Huldigung's March,"
Wagner.
Third Concert, December 2. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Aria, "Every Valley," from "Messiah,"
Handel (Mr. George L. Osgood); Symphony, No. 7,
Beethoven; Polonaise Brillante, op. 72, Weber (Miss
Anna Mehlig); Selections from Act I., "Lohengrin,"
Wagner; "La Danse des Fees," solo for harp, Parish
Alvars (Mr. Adolphus Lockwood); Songs from "The
Pretty Milkmaid," Schubert (Mr. Osgood); "Me-
phisto Waltz," Liszt.
Fourth Concert, December 3. Overture, "King Lear," Ber-
lioz; Concerto No. 4, in G (first movement), Beethoven
(Miss Anna Mehlig); "The Erl King," Schubert (Mr.
George L. Osgood); Symphonic poem, "Die Hunnen-
schlacht," Liszt; Concerto for violin, op. 26, Max
Bruch (Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn) Ballet, "Faust," Gou-
nod ; Songs, Schumann (Mr. Osgood) ; Overture, "Tann-
hftuser," Wagner.
Fifth Concert, December 6. Symphony in G minor
i Kochel, 550), Mozart; Concerto, No. i, in E, Vieux-
temps (Mr. Bernhard Listemann); "Serenade," Schu-
bert (Mr. George L. Osgood); Vorspiel, "Lohengrin,"
"Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner; "Andante Canta
bile," from trio, op. 97, Beethoven; Fantasiestiick,
"Des Abends," Schumann; Ballade, in A flat, Chopin
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(Miss Anna Mehlig); Songs, "Minnelied," Mendels-
sohn, and "The Violet," Mozart (Mr. Osgood); "Invi-
tation to the Dance," Weber; "Huldigung's March,"
Wagner.
Sixth Concert, December 7. Overture, "Egmont," Bee-
thoven; "Introduction and Scherzo," Ritter; "Fanta-
siestiick," Schumann; "Gnomen Reigen," Seeling;
"Soiree de Vienne," Schubert-Liszt (Miss Anna Meh-
lig); Selections from Act I., "Lohengrin," Wagner;
Fairy overture, "Aladdin," Hornemann; Songs, "The
Rose complained," and "Slumber, thou'rt mine,"
Franz (Mr. George L. Osgood); solo for violin, "Noc-
turne," Ernst, and "Hungarian Melody," Hauser
(Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn); Waltz, "Blirgersinn," Strauss;
"Serenade," Rossini (Listemann, Wendelschaeffer,
Weiner, and Eller); "Saltarello," Gounod.
[1873]
First Concert, November 28, 1873. Overture, "Consecra-
tion of the- House," Beethoven; "Andante Cantabile,"
from "Jupiter" Symphony, Mozart; Aria, "Rolling in
foaming Billows," from "The Creation," Haydn (Mr.
M. W. Whitney); Concerto for violoncello, Molique
(Mr. Louis Lubeck) ; "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2,
Liszt; Symphonic introduction to "Sigurd Slembe,"
Svendsen; Theme and variations, Quartet in D minor,
Schubert; Scherzo, "La Reine Mab," Berlioz; Song,
"I'm a Roamer," from "Son and Stranger," Mendels-
sohn (Mr. Whitney); "Bacchanale," from "Tann-
hauser" and "Huldigung's March," Wagner.
Second Concert, November 29. Symphony in C, "Jupiter,"
Mozart; Aria, "Shall I in Mamre's fertile Plains,"
from "Joshua," Handel (Mr. M. W. Whitney); Con-
certo for clarinet, Weber (Mr. H. Kayser); Vorspiel,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; Overture, "Leonora," No.
2, Beethoven; Ballad, "Three Fishers," Hullah (Mr.
Whitney); Solos for violin, Barcarolle, Spohr, Waltz,
i5a THEODORE THOMAS
Chopin, and Prelude, Bach (Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn);
"Trois Danses Allemandes," Bargiel; "Rhapsodic
Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt.
Third Concert, December i. Symphony No. 8, in F, Op.
93, Beethoven; Concert aria, "Infelice," Mendels-
sohn (Mrs. Anna Granger Dow); Concerto for violin,
"Hungarian," Joachim (Mr. Bernhard Listemann);
Introduction to the opera, "The Seven Ravens,"
Rheinberger; Aria, "In Diesen HeiTgen Hallen,"
Mozart (Mr. M. W. Whitney); Fantasia for harp,
Parish Alvars (Mr. A. Lockwood); Selections from
"Damnation of Faust," Berlioz; "I will Extol
Thee, O, Lord," from "Eli," Costa (Mrs. Dow);
Overture, "William Tell," Rossini.
Fourth Concert, December 3. Symphony in C, Schubert;
Overture, "Fidelio," Beethoven; Aria, "Mentre ti
lascio," Mozart (Mr. M. W. Whitney); Fantasia,
for violoncello, Servais (Mr. Louis Lubeck); Aria
from "L'£toile du Nord," Meyerbeer (Mrs. Anna
Granger Dow); Ballad, "Three Fishers," Hullah
(Mr. Whitney); Introduction, chorus, and march
from Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner.
Filth Concert, December 5. Symphony No. 5, "Lenore,"
Raff (first time in America); Arietta, "In questa
Tomba," Beethoven (Mr. M. W. Whitney); Concerto
for two violins, Spohr (Mr. Arnold and Mr. Jacob-
sohn) ; Introduction and finale in "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; "Septet," op. 20, Beethoven; Song, "The Two
Grenadiers," Schumann (Mr. Whitney); Overture,
"Carnaval Remain," Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, December 6. "Nordist Suite," op. 22,
Hamerik; Aria, "O, God, have Mercy," from "Saint
Paul," Mendelssohn (Mr. M. W. Whitney); Fantasia
on Slavonic Airs, Vieuxtemps (Mr. Bernhard Liste-
mann); Selections from "Lohengrin," Wagner; Over-
ture, "Preciosa," Weber; "Septet," op. 20, Beethoven;
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Air, "O, ruddier than the Cherry," Handel (Mr. Whit-
ney); Scherzo, "Svendsen"; "Overture di Ballo," Sul-
livan.
[i874]
First Concert, October 28, 1874. Symphony, "Harold in
Italy," Berlioz; Concerto for piano, op. 16 (new),
Grieg (Mr. F. Boscovitz); Symphony No. 3, "Eroica,"
Beethoven.
Second Concert, November n. Suite in B minor (first
time), Bach; Trio, "Tremate, empi tremate," op.
116 (first time), Beethoven (Mrs. J. W. Osgood, Mr.
W. J. Winch, and Mr. J. F. Winch); Symphony No. i,
in B, op. 38, Schumann; "Song of Destiny," op. 54,
Brahms (chorus and orchestra); Overture "Les Francs
Juges," Berlioz.
Third Concert, December 2. Overture, "Semiramide,
Rossini; Scenes from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Emma
Cranch, chorus, and orchestra); Concerto for piano,
op. 185 (new), Raff (Mme. Madeline Schiller);
Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, December 30. Overture, "Paris and
Helen" (first time), Gluck; "Chaconne" (first time),
adapted for orchestra, Bach; "Song of Destiny,"
Brahms (chorus); Introduction and finale to "Tristan
and Isolde," Wagner; Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op.
125, Beethoven (Mrs. H. M. Smith, Miss Emma
Cranch, Mr. W. J. Winch, Mr. Franz Remmertz, and
chorus).
Fifth Concert, January 20, 1875. Symphony No. 6, in D
minor, op. 189 (new), Raff; "Nachthelle," op. 134,
Schubert (The Boylston Club and orchestra) ; "Hunga-
rian Dances" (new), Brahms; Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 2, Beethoven; Concerto for two violins and orches-
154 THEODORE THOMAS
tra (first time), Bach (Mr. Jacobsohn and Mr. Arnold) ;
Fcstgesang, "An die Kunstler," Mendelssohn (Boyl-
ston Club and orchestra); "Wotan's Abschied" and
"Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Walkiire," Wagner
(first time) (Mr. Franz Remmertz).
Sixth Concert, February 17. Suite No. 3 in D, Bach;
Scenes from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Emma Cranch
and chorus); Concerto for violin, op. 61, first move-
ment, Beethoven (Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn); Symphony
No. 3, "In Walde," Raff.
ynr
THE THOMAS-RUBINSTEIN CONCERTS
[1872-1873]
[The concerts given by Rubinstein, Wieniawski, and the
Thomas Orchestra in New York and Brooklyn in December
and January, 1872-1873, were the preludes to a memorable tour
through the United States. The programmes of the first six
concerts are representative of those given during the season,
and were as follows. — EDR.]
First Concert, December 31, 1872. Overture, "The Water
Carrier," Cherubini; Concerto in G major, Rubinstein,
(Mr. Anton Rubinstein); Concerto for violin, first
movement, Beethoven (Mr. Henri Wieniawski); Sym-
phonic poem "Tasso," Liszt; "Kreisleriana," Schu-
mann ;Mr. Anton Rubinstein); "Adagio," Rubin-
stein, and "Polonaise," Wieniawski, for violin (Mr.
Henri Wieniawski); Ballade, Nocturne, Scherzo,
Chopin (Mr. Anton Rubinstein); "Huldigung's
March," Wagner.
Second Concert, January 2, 1873. Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; Concerto in A minor, Schumann
(Mr. Anton Rubinstein); Concerto, op. 64, first move-
ment, Mendelssohn (Mr. Henri Wieniawski); Adagio
and scherzo from the "Ocean Symphony," Rubinstein;
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"Nocturne," Field; "Scherzo capriccioso" and "Vari-
ations serieuses," Mendelssohn (Mr. Anton Rubin-
stein); "Romanza," Beethoven, and "Polonaise,"
Wieniawski (Mr. Henri Wieniawski); "Miniatures,"
"Barcarolle," No. 5, "£tude," Rubinstein (Mr. Anton
Rubinstein); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber.
Third Concert, January j. Overture, "Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven; Concerto in A minor, Schumann (Mr.
Anton Rubinstein); Concerto No. 5, Vieuxtemps (Mr.
Henri Wieniawski); Overture, "Dimitri Donskoi"
Rubinstein; "Etudes symphoniques," Schumann (Mr.
Anton Rubinstein); Fantasia, "Faust," Wieniawski
(Mr. Henri Wieniawski) ; Suite, Rubinstein (Mr. Anton
Rubinstein); " Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
Fourth Concert, January 4. Overture, "Egmont," Bee-
thoven; "Concertstiick," op. 79, Weber (Mr. Anton
Rubinstein); Concerto, first movement, Rubinstein
(Mr. Henri Wieniawski); Selections from Act III.,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; "Miniatures" and "Barcarolle,"
No. 5, Rubinstein (Mr. Anton Rubinstein); "L£gende,"
Wieniawski (Mr. Henri Wieniawski); "Carnival,"
Schumann (Mr. Anton Rubinstein); Overture, "Wil-
liam Tell," Rossini.
Fifth Concert, January 8. Overture, "Oberon," Weber;
Concerto No. 2, in F major, Rubinstein (Mr. Anton
Rubinstein) ; Concerto, Mendelssohn (Mr. Henri Wie-
niawski); Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wagner; Sonata,
Beethoven, and "Katzen Fugue," Scarlatti (Mr. Anton
Rubinstein); Fantasia, "II Pirata," Ernst (Mr. Henri
Wieniawski); "Hungarian March," Schubert.
Sixth Concert, January g. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Concerto in D minor, Mozart (Mr.
Anton Rubinstein) ; Concerto No. 2, Wieniawski (Mr.
Henri Wieniawski); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
"Etudes symphoniques," Schumann (Mr. Anton Ru-
156 THEODORE THOMAS
binstein); "Romanza," Beethoven, and "Taranu-llr,"
Wieniawski (Mr. Henri Wieniawski); "Nocturne,"
Field, "Scherzo," Mendelssohn, "Minuet," Schubert,
Polonaise, Chopin (Mr. Anton Rubinstein) ; Overture,
"Tannhauser," Wagner.
THE CINCINNATI FESTIVALS
[1873-1904]
[The sixteen biennial festivals held at Cincinnati between
1873 and 1904 niark the highest achievements of Mr. Thomas
in programme making, as well as in programme performance.
They have made Cincinnati famous as a musical centre, but,
more important than this, they have almost immeasurably
advanced the musical progress of the West by stimulating the
growth of choral societies, arousing healthy competition, and
influencing the musical culture of the whole country. The
instrumental nucleus of these festivals is his own orchestra,
and the chorus singers have been trained by experienced and
skilful chorus masters under his supervision. Thus, from
every point of view the performances have been well-nigh ideal.
The material of the programmes has been of the highest char-
acter, and yet subordinated to the popular appreciation. The
artists employed have always been the best attainable. The
result has been continuous, steady, healthy musical growth.
What that growth means may be understood by comparing the
programme of the first festival, in 1873, tne principal numbers
of which were the " Dettingen Te Deura" of Handel, selections
from Chick's "Orpheus," the "Choral Symphony" of Bee-
thoven, the "Gipsy Life" of Schumann, "Walpurgis Night"
of Mendelssohn, and Schubert's Symphony in C, with the
colossal programme of 1004, which contained such great works
as Bach's Suite No. 2, in B minor and Mass in B minor,
Elgar's Oratorio, "The Dream of Gerontius," Beethoven's
Mass in D major and Ninth Symphony, Mozart's Symphony
in E flat, Beethoven's Eighth Symphony, Berlioz's "Hymn,"
op. 26, Bruckner's Unfinished Symphony No. 9, in D minor,
Brahms's Rhapsody, op. 53, and two of Richard Strauss's tone
poems, "Till Eulenspiegel " and "Tod und Verklarung," and
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 157
after making the comparison, to remember that the colossal
programme of 1904 was received with an enthusiasm as great
as that which greeted the much less exacting one of 1873.
These famous festival programmes, which form such an im-
portant and significant chapter in American musical history,
are given entire. — EDR.]
FIRST FESTIVAL, 1873
First Evening Concert, May 6. "Dettingen Te Deum,"
Handel (Mrs. Smith, Miss Gary, Mr. Varley, Mr.
Whitney, and chorus) ; Symphony No. 5, C minor, op.
67, Beethoven; Concert aria, No. 3, "Misero, O Sogno,"
Mozart (Mr. Varley); Chorus, "The Heavens are Tell-
ing," from "The Creation," Haydn.
First Matinee, May 7. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
Aria, "Rolling in foaming Billows," from "The Cre-
ation," Haydn (Mr. Whitney); Allegretto, Eighth
Symphony, op. 93, Beethoven; Aria, "Prayer and Bar-
carolle," from "L'Etoile du Nord," Meyerbeer (Mrs.
Smith); "Ave Verum," Mozart (chorus); Scherzo and
march, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
Overture, "Fra Diavolo," Auber; trio, "I Naviganti,"
Randegger (Mrs. Smith, Mr. Varley, Mr. Rudolph-
sen); Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Danube,"
Strauss; Aria, "Sound an Alarm," from "Judas Macca-
baeus," Handel (Mr. Varley); "Traumerei," Schu-
mann; March and chorus, from "Tannhauser," Wag-
ner.
Second Evening Concert, May 7. Suite No. 3, in D, Bach;
Scenes from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Gary, chorus,
and orchestra); Overture to "Coriolanus," op. 62,
Beethoven; Symphony No. 2, in C, op. 61, Schumann;
Aria, "With Verdure clad," from "The Creation,"
Haydn (Mrs. Dexter); Chorus, "See the conquering
Hero comes," from "Judas Maccabasus," Handel.
Second Matinee, May 8. Overture, "Euryanthe," Weber;
"Morning Hymn," Mehul, and "See the conquering
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Hero comes,*' Handel (chorus); Aria, "In Native
Worth," Haydn (Mr. Varley); "Lift thine Eyes,"
Mendelssohn, and "To our immortal Leader," Mozart
(chorus); Waltz, "Life let us cherish," Strauss;
"Shadow Song," from "Dinorah," Meyerbeer (Mrs.
Dexter); "Welcome, Mighty King," from "Saul,"
Handel (chorus); Overture, "Merry Wives of Wind-
sor," Nicolai; Song, "O, ruddier than the Cherry,"
Handel (Mr. Whitney); "Venetian Boatman," song,
Bach; "Vesper Hymn," Beethoven"; "The cold Frost
came," Mendelssohn, and "Land of our Fathers"
(chorus); Polka schnell, "Par Force," Strauss; Duet,
"Ye gay and painted Fair," from "The Seasons,"
Haydn (Mrs. Dexter and Mr. Varley); "Sound the
loud Timbrel," "America," "The Star Spangled
Banner" (chorus).
[Chorus from the public schools and Cincinnati Orchestra.]
Third Evening Concert, May 8. Overture, aria and cho-
rus, "O, Isis and Osiris," and chorus of priests,
from "The Magic Flute," Mozart (Mr. Whitney and
Male Chorus); Chorus, "Gipsy Life," op. 29, Schu-
mann; "Eine Faust Ouvertiire," Wagner; Symphony
No. 9, in D minor, op. 125, Beethoven (Mrs. Smith,
Miss Gary, Mr. Varley, Mr. Rudolphsen).
Third Matinee, May 9. Overture, "Leonora," op. 72,
No. 3, Beethoven; Aria, "O, God, have Mercy,"
from "Saint Paul," Mendelssohn (Mr. Rudolphsen);
Andante and scherzo from symphony in C, Schubert;
Chorus, "Gipsy Life," op. 29, Schumann; "Kaiser
March," Wagner; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
Aria, "No, No, No," from "The Huguenots," Meyer-
beer (Miss Gary); Waltz, "Wine, Woman and Song,"
Strauss; Duet, "Flow gently, Deva," Parry Mr.
Varley and Mr. Whitney); Chorus, "To Thee, Cheru-
bim and Seraphim," HandeL
Fourth Evening Concert, May 9. Vorspiel, "Die Meistcr-
singer," Wagner; "Twenty-third Psalm," Schubert
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(chorus of women's voices); Scene and aria, "Ah! per-
fido!" op. 65, Beethoven (Mrs. Dexter); Symphonic
poem, "Tasso," Liszt; "The First Walpurgis Night,"
op. 60, Mendelssohn (Miss Gary, Mr. Varley, Mr.
Rudolphsen, and Mr. Whitney, chorus, and orchestra) ;
"Hallelujah Chorus," from "The Messiah," Handel.
SECOND FESTIVAL, 1875
First Evening Concert, May u. "Triumphal Hymn,"
op. 55, Brahms (Mr. Franz Remmertz, chorus, organ,
and orchestra) ; Symphony No. 7, in A, op. 92, Bee-
thoven; Vorspiel and scenes from "Lohengrin" (Mrs.
H. M. Smith, Miss Annie Louise Gary, H. A. Bischoff,
F. Remmertz, M. W. Whitney).
First Matinee, May 12. Overture, "Leonora," No. 2,
Beethoven; Aria, " In native Worth," from "The Cre-
ation," Haydn (Mr. William J. Winch); Aria, "Parto
ma tu ben mio," from "Clemenza di Tito," Mozart
(Miss Emma Cranch); Scherzo, "Reformation" Sym-
phony, Mendelssohn; Aria, from "Star of the North,"
Meyerbeer (Mrs. H. M. Smith) ; "Hungarian Dances,"
Brahms; Trio, "Tremate, empi tremate," op. 116,
Beethoven (Mrs. H. M. Smith, Mr. Winch, and Mr
Remmertz); Overture and romanza, "Wie Todes
Ahnung," from "Tannhauser," Wagner (Mr. Franz
Remmertz); "Nouvelle Meditation," Gounod; Aria,
"Non conosci quel Suola," from "Mignon," Am-
broise Thomas (Miss Annie Louise Gary); Trio,
"Allor che scorre de' forti il sangue," from "William
Tell," Rossini (H. A. Bischoff, F. Remmertz, and M.
W. Whitney); Overture to "William Tell," Rossini.
Second Evening Concert, May 12. "Elijah," Mendels-
sohn (Mrs. Smith, Miss Whinnery, Miss Gary, Miss
Cranch, Mr. Whitney, Mr. Winch, and Mr. Bischoff.)
Second Matinee, May ij. "Festival Overture," Lassen;
Chorus, "Prayer," Gluck; "Die Allmacht," Schubert
(Mr. H. A. Bischoff); Song, "Spirit Song," Haydn;
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"Springtime," Fesca (Mrs. H. M. Smith); Chorus,
"Night Shades no longer," Rossini; Song, "I'm a
Roamer," Mendelssohn (Mr. M. W.Whitney); Can-
tata, "Praise of Friendship" Mozart (Mrs. Smith, Miss
A. Whinnery, Miss E. Cranch, chorus, and orchestra);
"Huldigung's March," Wagner; Concert aria, "Infe-
lice," op. 94, Mendelssohn (Miss Whinnery); Chorus,
"Strike the Cymbal," Pucitta; Aria, "Vaga donna
illustre e cara," from "The Huguenots," Meyerbeer
(Miss Cranch); Aria, from Act IV., "William Tell,"
Rossini (Mr. Bischoff); "Devil's Darning Needle,"
Strauss; Chorus, "My Country 'tis of thee."
[Chorus by Children of Public Schools.]
Third Evening Concert, May /j. "Magnificat," in D
(first time in America), Bach (Mrs. Smith, Miss Whin-
nery, Miss Cary, Mr. Winch, and Mr. Whitney, chorus,
orchestra, and organ); Symphony No. 9, op. 125,
Beethoven (Mrs. Smith, Miss Gary, Mr. Winch, Mr.
Remmertz, chorus, and orchestra).
Third Matinee, May 14. Overture, "Consecration of the
House," op. 124, Beethoven; Arietta, "In questa
Tomba," Beethoven (Mr. M. W. Whitney); Aria,
"Dove Sono," from "Marriage of Figaro," Mozart
(Miss Abbie Whinnery); Aria, "Be thou faithful unto
Death," from "Saint Paul," Mendelssohn (Mr. Wil-
liam J. Winch); Aria, "Che faro senz 'Euridice," from
"Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Emma Cranch); Introduc-
tion and "Walter's Prize Song," Act III. and overture,
"Die Meistersinger," Wagner; Overture and quartet,
"Over the dark blue Waters," from "Oberon," Weber
(Miss Whinnery, Miss Cranch, Mr. Winch, and Mr.
Bischoff); Aria, "Pieta, pietk," from "Le Prophete,"
Meyerbeer (Miss Cary); Aria, "O! ruddier than the
Cherry," from "Acis and Galatea," Handel (Mr. Whit-
ney); "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Quartet,
"Un dl, se ben rammentomi," Verdi (Mrs. Smith, Miss
Cary, Mr. Bischoff, and Mr. Whitney).
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Fourth Evening Concert, May 14. Symphony No. 9, in C,
Schubert; "Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic Fire
Scene," from "Die Walktire," Wagner (Mr. Rem-
mertz); Cantata, "Prometheus," Liszt (Mrs. Smith,
Miss Gary, Mr. Winch, Mr. Bischoff, Mr. Newhall,
and Mr. Whitney).
THIRD FESTIVAL, 1878
First Evening Concert, May 14. Scenes from "Alceste,"
Gluck (Madame Pappenheim, Miss Cranch, Miss
Heckle, Mr. Adams, Mr. Fritsch, Mr. Thompson, Sig.
Tagliapietra, Mr. Remmertz, Mr. Whitney, chorus, and
orchestra); (Ceremonies dedicating the Music Hall);
"Festival Ode" (Singers, Mme. Pappenheim, Messrs.
Adams and Whitney, orchestra, chorus, and organ);
Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," op. 55, Beethoven.
First Matinee, May 15. Overture, "Tannhauser," Wag-
ner; Aria, "O, don fatale," from "Don Carlos," Verdi
(Miss Cary); March tempo, "Lenore" Symphony,
Raff; Aria, "From Boyhood trained," from "Oberon,"
Weber (Mr. Adams); Symphonic poem, "Danse
Macabre," Saint-Saens; Cavatina, "Robert, toi que
j'aime," Meyerbeer (Mme. Pappenheim); Over-
ture, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
"Largo," Handel (violin obligate by Mr. Thomas);
Song, "The Palms," Faure (Sig. Tagliapietra); Duo,
"Requiem," Verdi (Mme. Pappenheim and Miss
Cary); "Traumerei," Schumann; Overture, "Wil-
liam Tell."
Second Evening Concert, May 15. Oratorio, "The Mes-
siah," Handel (Mrs. Osgood, Miss Cary, Mr. Adams,
Mr. Fritsch, Mr. Whitney, George E. Whiting, organist,
chorus, and orchestra).
Second Matinee, May 16. "Unfinished" Symphony, Schu-
bert; Aria, "In diesen heil'gen Hallen," from "The
Magic Flute," Mozart (Mr. Whitney); Aria, "Penelope
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weaving a Garment," from "Odysseus/* Bruch (Miss
Cranch); Aria,"Cujus Animam," from "Stabat Mater,"
Rossini (Mr. Fritsch); "Cappricio," op. 4, Gradner;
Air, "Repose in Peace," from "Fridolm," Ran-
degger (Mrs. Osgood) ; Introduction and "Lohengrin's
Disclosure and Departure," from "Lohengrin," Wag-
ner (Mr. Adams); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
Recitative, "Awake, Saturnia," and aria, "Hence,
hence away," from "Semele," Handel (Miss Gary);
"Minuet," Boccherini; Song, "The Valley," Gounod
(Sig. Tagliapietra) ; "Sextet," from "Lucia di Lammer-
moor," Donizetti (Mrs. Osgood, Miss Cranch, Mr.
Adams, Mr. Fritsch, Sig. Taghapietra, and Mr. Whitney).
Third Evening Concert, May 16. "Wach auf," Act III.,
"Die Meistersinger," Wagner (chorus); Overture,
"Coriolanus," op. 62, Beethoven; "Siegfried's Death,"
and finale to "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner (Mme.
Pappenheim); Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125,
Beethoven (Mme. Pappenheim, Miss Gary, Mr.
Adams, and Mr. Remmertz, chorus, and orchestra).
Third Matinee, May 17. Prelude, chorale, and fugue,
Bach; Aria, "Nasce al bosco," from "Ezio," Handel,
(Miss Rollwagen); Aria, "Durch die Walder," from
"Der Freischutz, Weber (Mr. Fritsch); Overture,
"Sakuntala," op. 13, Goldmark; Scene and aria, "Ab-
scheulicher," from "Fidelio," Beethoven (Mme. Pap-
penheim); Selections from "Die Meistersinger," Mon-
ologue, "Cobbler's Song," and quintet (Mme. Pappen-
hcim, Miss Rollwagen, Mr. Adams, Mr. Fritsch, and
Mr. Remmertz): "Ride of the Valkyries," from "Die
WalkUre," Wagner; Selections from "Manfred," Schu-
mann; Song, "Die Loreley," Liszt (Mrs. Osgood);
Cavatina, "Se pel rigor," from "La Juive," Hale*vy
(Mr. Whitney); Aria, from "Abu Hassan," Weber
(Miss Gary); "Serenade," Schubert (Sig. Tagliapietra);
Scene and quintet from "Ballo in Maschera," Verdi
(Mrs. Osgood, Miss Gary, Mr. Adams, Sig. Taglia-
pietra, and Mr. Whitney).
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Fourth Evening Concert, May 17. "Missa Solennis,"
Liszt (Mme. Pappenheim, Miss Rollwagen, Mr.
Fritsch, Mr. Whitney, chorus, organ, and orchestra);
"Dramatic Symphony," op. 17, "Romeo and Juliet,"
Berlioz (Miss Gary, Mr. Adams, and Mr. Remmertz,
small chorus; Misses Annie Walker, Abbie Mason,
Rose M. Johnston, C. Allen, Emilie Borger, Messrs. H.
W. Heyne, A. Hinnen, F. Helmekamp, Hartley Thomp-
son, H. Luxemburg, G. D. Newhall, W. C. Cochran,
G. B. Nichols, B. Meyer, J. Warfield, orchestra and
full chorus).
FOURTH FESTIVAL, 1880
First Evening Concert, May 18. Cantata, "Ein feste
Burg," Bach (adapted for performance by Theodore
Thomas) (Miss Annie B. Norton, Miss Annie Louise
Gary, Sig. Italo Campanini, Mr. M. W. Whitney,
chorus, orchestra, and organ) ; Symphony in C, "Jupi-
ter" (Kochel, 551); "Jubilate," Handel (Miss Annie
Louise Gary, Mr. Fred Harvey, Mr. M. W. Whitney).
First Matinee, May 19. Overture, "Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven; Aria, "Shall I on Mamre's fertile plain,"
from "Joshua," Handel (Mr. M. W. Whitney); Varia-
tions on a theme by Haydn, from "Chorale St.
Antoine," Brahms; Aria, "II mio tesoro," from "Don
Giovanni," Mozart (Mr. Fred Harvey); Scherzo from
"Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Ro-
manza, "Selva opaca," from "William Tell," Rossini
(Miss Amy Sherwin); Symphonic poem, "Phaeton,"
op. 39, Saint-Saens; Romanza, "Celeste Aida," Verdi
(Sig. Italo Campanini); "Pizzicato Polka," Strauss;
Song, "I'm a Roamer," from "Son and Stranger,"
Mendelssohn (Mr. J. F. Rudolphsen); "Centennial
Inauguration March," Wagner.
Second Evening Concert, May ig. "Missa Solennis," in
D major, op. 123, Beethoven (Miss Amy Sherwin,
Miss Annie Louise Gary, Miss Emma Cranch, Sig.
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Italo Campanini, Mr. Fred Harvey, Mr. J. F. Rudolph-
sen, Mr. M. W. Whitney, chorus, orchestra, organ);
Symphony, No. 4, in D minor, op. 120, Schumann.
Second Matinee, May 20. Overture, "Calm Sea and pros-
perous Voyage," Mendelssohn; Aria, "Deh vieni,"
from "Marriage of Figaro," Mozart (Miss Emma
Cranch); Allegretto and scherzo, from Symphony
No. 7, Beethoven; "Siegmund's Love Song*' (Sig.
Italo Campanini), and "Ride of the Valkyries," from
"Die Walkttre," Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Tasso,"
Liszt; Aria, "O don fatale," from "Don Carlos,"
Verdi (Miss Annie Louise Cary) ; Prelude, minuet, and
fugue, op. 10, Reinhold; Song, "The Two Grenadiers,"
Schumann (Mr. M. W. Whitney); "Rakoczy March,"
Berlioz.
Third Evening Concert, May 20. Scenes from Longfel-
low's "Golden Legend," prize composition, Dudley
Buck (Miss Annie B. Norton, Mr. Fred Harvey, Mr.
J. F. Rudolphsen, Mr. M. W. Whitney, chorus, orches-
tra, and organ); Overture, "King Lear," Berlioz;
Scene i, "The Rhine Daughters, Siegfried" ; Scene 2,
"Siegfried, Hagen, Gunther," from Act III., "Die
Gotterdammerung," Wagner (Miss Amy Sherwin,
Miss Emma Cranch, Sig. Italo Campanini, Mr. J. F.
Rudolphsen, Mr. M. W. Whitney).
Third Matinee, May 21. Selections from "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Overture, Scena, "Diane impitoyable" (Mr.
J. F. Rudolphsen), Gluck; "Air," Bach; Recitative,
"Awake, Saturnia," and aria, "Hence, hence away,"
from "Semele," Handel (Miss Annie Louise Cary);
"Wedding March" and variations, from "Country
Wedding Symphony," Goldmark; Scene and aria,
"La notte fugge ormai," from "Faust," Spohr (Miss
Annie B. Norton); Overture, "Marriage of Figaro,"
Mozart; "Slumber Song," from "Masaniello," Auber
(Sig. Italo Campanini); "Turkish March," from
"Ruins of Athens," Beethoven; Romanza, "Vane,
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vane," from "Robert le Diable," Meyerbeer (Miss
Amy Sherwin) ; "Valse Caprice," Rubinstein; Cobbler's
Song, "Jerum, jerum," from "Die Meistersinger"
(Mr. M. W. Whitney); "Slavonic Rhapsody," No. 3,
op. 45, Dvorak.
Fourth Evening Concert, May 21. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, op. 67, Beethoven; "Missa Solennis," in D
Major, op. 123, Beethoven (Miss Amy Sherwin, Miss
Annie B. Norton, Miss Annie Louise Gary, Miss Emma
Cranch, Sig. Italo Campanini, Mr. Fred Harvey, Mr.
J. F. Rudolphsen, Mr. M. W. Whitney, chorus, orches-
tra, organ); "Zadok, the Priest," coronation anthem,
Handel (chorus, orchestra, and organ).
FIFTH FESTIVAL, 1882
First Evening Concert, May 16. "Requiem," Mozart
(Frau Materna, Miss Gary, Mr. Candidus, Mr. Whit-
ney, chorus, orchestra, and organ); Symphony No.
8, in F, op. 93, Beethoven; Aria, "Abscheulicher,"
from "Fidelio," Beethoven (Frau Materna); "Te Deum
Dettingen," Handel (Miss Gary, Mr. Toedt, Mr.
Remmertz, chorus, orchestra, and organ).
First Matinee, May 17. Overture, aria, "Non piii an-
drai" (Mr. Remmertz); Canzona, "Voi che sapete"
(Miss Gary); Aria, "E Susanna non vien" (Frau Ma-
terna), from "Nozze di Figaro," Mozart; Symphony
No. 7, in A, op. 92, Beethoven; Overture, "Genoveva,"
Schumann; Aria, "Penelope weaving a Garment,"
from "Odysseus," Bruch (Miss Cranch); Song, "Am
Meer," Schubert (Mr. Remmertz); Duo, "Ich wollt
meine Liebe," Mendelssohn (Frau Materna and Miss
Gary); "Ball Scene," from the dramatic symphony,
"Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
Second Evening Concert, May 17. "Passion Music," ac-
cording to Saint Matthew, Bach (Frau Materna,
Annie L. Gary, Elizabeth Hetlich, Eleonora Kopp, Wil-
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liam Candidas, George Henschcl, Franz Remmertz,
T. J. Sullivan, and Myron W. Whitney; George E.
Whiting, organ, first and second chorus, first and sec-
ond orchestra, and choir of boys).
Second Matinee \Wagner Programme^ May 18. "Huldi-
gung's March " ; Vorspiel, " Lohengrin " ; " Gathering of
Mastersingers," "Pogner's Address" (Mr. Henschel),
prelude to Act III., "The Master Song of Walther"
(Mr. Candidus), introduction to Act I., "Die Meister-
singer"; Scene 2, "Before Walhalla" (Mr. Remmertz),
"Loge's Tidings" (Mr. Toedt), Closing Scene (Miss
Hetlich, Miss Kopp, Miss Cranch), "Das Rheingold";
Prelude toAct I.,"Siegmund's Love Song "(Mr. Candi-
dus), "The Ride of the Valkyries," "Wotan's Fare-
well" (Mr. Henschel), and "Magic Fire Scene," from
"Die Walkure"; "Siegfried's Death," finale to "Die
Gotterdammerung" (Frau Materna).
Third Evening Concert, May 18. Symphony in C, No. 9,
Schubert; Scenes from "Goethe's Faust," Schumann
(Mrs. Osgood, Miss Gary, Miss Kopp, Miss Cranch,
Miss Hetlich, Miss Wilson, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Sullivan,
Mr. Henschel, Mr. Whitney).
Third Matinee, May 19. Selections from "Euryanthe,"
Weber (Mrs. Osgood, Mr. Candidus, and Mr. Hen-
schel); Concerto in G, Bach (string orchestra); Aria,
"Che faro senz'Euridice," from " Orpheus," Gluck
(Miss Gary); Aria, "In questa Tomba," Beethoven
(Mr. Whitney); Duo from "Benvenuto Cellini," Ber-
lioz (Mrs. Osgood and Mr. Toedt); Symphony to
Dante's "Divina Commedia," Liszt.
Fourth Evening Concert, May 19. "Forty-sixth Psalm,"
Gilchrist, prize composition (Mrs. Osgood, chorus,
organ, and orchestra); "Tragic Overture," op. 31,
Brahms; Scena, " Ocean, thou mighty Monster," Weber
(Frau Materna); "The Fall of Troy," from "Les
Troyens," Berlioz (Frau Materna, Mrs. Osgood, Miss
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Cranch, Mr. Candidus, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Henschel, Mr.
Remmertz, and Mr. Whitney).
SIXTH FESTIVAL, 1884
First Evening Concert, May 20. "The Redemption,"
Gounod (Mme. Christine Nilsson, Mrs. Annie Norton-
Hartdegen, Miss Emily Winant, Mr. Theodore J.
Toedt, Mr. Max Heinrich, Mr. Franz Remmertz,
chorus, organ, and orchestra).
Second Evening Concert, May 21. Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 67, Beethoven; Selections from "Tann-
hauser," Overture, Act I., Scene i, "Bacchanale,"
"Chorus of Sirens"; Scene 3, " Tannhauser, a young
shepherd, and the pilgrims"; Scene 4, "Tannhauser,
the Landgrave, and the Minstrel Knight"; Act II., In-
troduction, Scene i, "Elizabeth"; Scene 2, "Elizabeth,
Tannhauser, and Wolfram"; Scene 4, March and
chorus; Act III., Introduction, " Tannhauser' s Pilgrim-
age"; Scene i, "Elizabeth, Wolfram, and the elder
pilgrims"; Scene 2, "Wolfram alone," "Song to the
Evening Star"; Scene 3, "Tannhauser, Wolfram,
later, Landgrave, Minstrels, elder and younger pil-
grims" (Herr Scaria, Herr Winkelmann, Mr. Rem-
mertz, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Lindau, Mr.
Gerold, Frau Friedrich Materna, Miss Emma Juch,
chorus, and orchestra).
first Matinee [Wagner Programme], May 22. Overture,
"Spinning Chorus" and ballad from "The Flying
Dutchman" (Miss Juch and Miss Winant); Vorspiel,
"Good Friday's Spell" and "Funeral Procession,"
from "Parsifal" (Herr Scaria and Herr Winkelmann);
"Ride of the Valkyries," "Wotan's Farewell," and
"Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Walkure" (Herr
Scaria); Finale to Act III., "Siegfried's Wooing," from
"Siegfried" (Frau Materna and Herr Winkelmann).
Third Evening Concert [Beethoven Programme], May 22.
March and chorus, "Ruins of Athens," "Twine ye the
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Garlands"; Overture, "Leonora," No. 2; Scena and
aria, "Ahlperfido" (Mme. Christine Nilsson); "Mi-
nuet and finale," from String Quartet in C, No. 9
(string orchestra); Trio, "Tremate, empi tremate"
(Mme. Nilsson, Herr Winkelmann, Heir Scaria);
Ninth Symphony, in D minor, op. 125 (Miss Juch,
Miss Winant, Herr Winkelmann, Mr. Remmertz,
chorus, and orchestra).
Fourth Evening Concert, May 23. "Israel in Egypt,"
Handel (Miss Juch, Mrs. Norton-Hartdegen, Miss
Winant, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Remmertz, Herr Scaria,
chorus, organ, and orchestra).
Second Matinee, May 24. Toccata, Bach; Symphony in
G minor, Mozart; Recitative and aria, "From mighty
Kings," from "Judas Maccabaeus," Handel (Mme.
Nilsson); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven;
Introduction, duo, "The Song has' died away," from
Act III. (Mme. Nilsson and Heir Winkelmann), and
vorspiel to Act I., "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Siegfried's
Death," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner.
Filth Evening Concert, May 24. "The German Re-
quiem," op. 45, Brahms (Miss Juch, Mr. Remmertz,
chorus, organ, and orchestra) ; Prelude to Act I., " Love
duo," and finale to Act II. of "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner (Herr Winkelmann, Frau Materna, Miss
Juch, Herr Scaria, Mr. Toedt).
SEVENTH FESTIVAL, 1886
First Evening Concert, May 18. "The Creation," Haydn
(Lilli Lehmann, William Candidus, Myron W. Whit-
ney, chorus, and orchestra); Symphony No. 7, in A
major, op. 92, Beethoven.
Second Evening Concert, May 19. Mass in B minor, Bach
(Lilli Lehmann, Emma Cranch, Theodore J. Toedt,
Myron W. Whitney); Symphony No. 2, in C major,
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op. 61, Schumann; Aria from "Fidelio," Beethoven;
Overture, "Husitzka," Dvorak.
First Matinee, May 20. Symphony No. 8, in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Scena, "Enfin il est dans ma
Puissance," from "Armide," Gluck (Lilli Lehmann) ;
Part songs for women's voices, op. 17, Brahms;
"Scherzo Capriccioso," op. 66, Brahms; Overture,
op. 84, lied, "Die Trommel geriihst" (Lilli Lehmann),
entr'acte, larghetto, lied, "Freudvoll und leidvoll"
(Lilli Lehmann), entr'acte, allegro, allegretto, finale to
"Egmont," Beethoven; Aria from "Ruins of Athens,"
Beethoven (M. W. Whitney) ; Symphonic poem, "Fest-
klange," Liszt.
Third Evening Concert, May 20. " Damnation of Faust,"
Berlioz (Helene Hastreiter, William Candidus, Wil-
liam Ludwig, Myron W. Whitney, chorus, orchestra,
chorus of children).
Fourth Evening Concert, May 21. Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," op. 55, Beethoven; Aria, "I have lost my
Eurydice," from "Orpheus," Gluck (Helene Hastrei-
ter); "The Tower of Babel," Rubinstein (William
Candidus, Alonzo E. Stoddard, Myron W. Whitney,
chorus, orchestra, chorus of children).
Second Matinee, May 22. Overture, "Melusine," Men-
delssohn; "Ariadne auf Naxos" (Helene Hastreiter);
" Twenty- third Psalm," Schubert (chorus of women);
"Les Rameaux," Faure (William Ludwig); Aria,
"Die Stille Nacht entweicht," Spohr (Emma Juch);
"Mephisto Waltz," Liszt; Song, "Mignon," Liszt
(Helene Hastreiter) ; " Symphonic Fantastique," Ber-
lioz.
Fijth Evening Concert, May 22. Overture, duo, "Like to
a Vision," from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner
(Miss Juch and Mr. Ludwig) ; Vorspiel, finale, "Liebes-
tod," from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner (Lilli Leh-
mann); "Waldweben," from "Siegfried," Wagner;
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"Zu neuen Thaten" (Lilli Lehmann and Mr. Candi-
dus), "Siegfried's Rhine Journey" and "Siegfried's
Death," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner; Pre-
lude, "Hans Sachs's Monologue," quintet, chorus of
cobblers, tailors, and bakers, dance of apprentices,
procession of Master-singers, chorus "Awake," "Prize
Song," and finale, "Die Meistersinger," Act III. (Miss
Juch, Miss Cranch, Mr. Candidus, Mr. Toedt, Mr.
Stoddard, Mr. Ludwig).
EIGHTH FESTIVAL, 1888
First Evening Concert, May 22. Hymn, op. 36, Weber
(Frau Lilli Lehmann, Miss Emma Cranch, Mr. Theo-
dore J. Toedt, Mr. Myron W. Whitney, chorus, organ,
and orchestra) ; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67,
Beethoven; " Eine Faust Ouverttire," Wagner; Cantata,
"Song of Promise," op. 43, J. K. Paine (composed for
the festival) (Frau Lilli Lehmann, cliorus, organ, and
orchestra).
Second Evening Concert, May 23. "St. Paul," Men-
delssohn (Mme. Giulia Valda, Miss Emma Cranch,
Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. Myron W. Whitney, chorus,
organ, and orchestra).
First Matinee, May 24. Overture, recitative, and aria,
"Du Kennst den Verrather," from "Don Juan,"
Mozart (Frau Lilli Lehmann); Recitative and aria,
"Ach, mir lichelt umsonst," from "Joseph in Egypt,"
Mehul (Mr. Toedt); Recitative and Rondo, "Ja, der
Augenblick erscheinet," Weber (Mrs. Moore-Law-
son); Symphony No. 3, in C minor, op. 78, Saint-
Sa£ns; Overture, "Manfred," op. 115, Schumann;
Song, "Gretchen am Spinnrad, "Schubert (Frau Lilli
Lehmann); Aria, "She alone charmeth my Sadness,"
from "Irene," Gounod (Mr. Whitney); Recitative and
aria from "Faust." Spohr (Mrs. Moore-La wson) ;
"Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt
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Third Evening Concert, May 24. "The Spectre's Bride,"
dramatic cantata, op. 69, Dvorak (Frau Lilli Lehmann,
Edward Lloyd, Alonzo E. Stoddard, chorus, and or-
chestra); Symphony, "Landliche Hochzeit," op. 26,
Goldmark.
Fourth Evening Concert, May 25. " Paradise Lost,"
Rubinstein (Mme. Giulia Valda, Miss Hetlich, Miss
Cranch, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Stoddard, Mr. Whitney,
chorus, organ, and orchestra).
Second Matinee, May 26. Suite No. 3, in D major, Bach;
Aria, " Sound an Alarm," from "Judas Maccabaeus,"
Handel (Mr. Lloyd); Recitative and aria, "Ihr Gotter
ew'ger Nacht," from " Alceste," Gluck (Frau Lilli Leh-
mann); Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," op. 68, Bee-
thoven; "Funeral March," Chopin; Romanza, "Dahin
ist meine Ruh," from "Faust," Berlioz (Frau Lilli Leh-
mann); Aria, "Cujus Animam," from "Stabat Mater,"
Rossini (Mr. Lloyd); Aria, "Taglich eilen wir im
Fluge," Rubinstein (Mme. Giulia Valda); Morceau
Symphonique, "La Russie," Rubinstein (orchestra and
organ).
Fifth Evening Concert [Wagner Programme], May 26.
Overture, " Bacchanale," and duo, from "Tann-
hauser" (Frau Lehmann and Herr Kalisch); Vorspiel
and "Lohengrin's Farewell" (Mr. Lloyd); "Prayer,"
and finale, from "Lohengrin" (Mrs. Moore-Lawson,
Miss Cranch, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Stoddard, and Mr.
Whitney, chorus, and orchestra); Vorspiel and "Wal-
ther's Preislied," from "Die Meistersinger" (Mr.
Lloyd); "Siegfried's Death" (orchestra), finale, and
"Brunnhilde's Immolation," from "Die Gotterdam-
merung" (Frau Lehmann).
NINTH FESTIVAL, 1890
First Evening Concert, May 20. "The Messiah," Handel
(Mrs. Theodore J. Toedt, Miss Emily Winant, Mile.
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CK mcntine de Vere, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. M. W.
Whitney, chorus, orchestra, and organ).
Second Evening Concert, May 21. Overture, recitative,
and aria, "Wo berg1 ich mich?" from "Euryanthc,"
Weber (Herr Emil Fischer); Symphony in E flat, op.
97, "Rhenish," Schumann; "Stabat Mater," op. 58,
Dvorak (Mile. Clementine de Vere, Miss Emily Wi-
nant, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Herr Emil Fischer, chorus,
and orchestra).
First Matinee, May 22. Fugue in A minor, Bach; Air,
"Rolling in foaming Billows," from "The Creation,"
Haydn (Mr. M. W. Whitney); Aria, "Dein bin ich,"
from "II Re Pastore," Mozart (Mrs. Corinne Moore-
La wson) ; Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60, Beethoven ;
Air, "O, 'tis a glorious Sight," from "Oberon," Weber
(Mr. Lloyd); Overture, "Spring," op. 36 (new), Gold-
mark; "Serenade," Victor Herbert (Mrs. Corinne
Moore-Lawson) ; "Symphonic variations," op. 78,
Dvorak; Air, "Lend me your Aid," from "La Reine de
Saba," Gounod (Mr. Lloyd); "Rhapsodic Espafia,"
Chabrier.
Third Evening Concert, May 22. "The Deluge," Saint-
Saens (Mrs. Corinne Moore-Lawson, Miss Emily Wi-
nant, Mr. Theodore J. Toedt, Mr. M. W. Whitney,
chorus, and orchestra); Overture, ballad, and "Spin-
ning Chorus" (Mile, de Vere and Miss Winant), duo
"Like to a Vision" (Mile, de Vere and Mr. Emil Fis-
cher), from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner; "Ride
of the Valkyries," "Wotan's Farewell," and "Magic
Fire Scene," from "Die WalkUre," Wagner (Mr.
Fischer); "Siegfried's Death," from "Die Gotterdam-
merung," Wagner; Vorspiel to "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner.
Fourth Evening Concert, May 23. "Passion Music," ac-
cording to St. Matthew, Bach (Mrs. Theodore J.
Toedt, Miss Emily Winant, Mr. M. W. Whitney, Mr.
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Edward Lloyd, Mr. Emil Fischer, Mr. Albert F.
Maish, Mr. Max Bendix, violin, Mr. Arthur Mees,
organ, first and second chorus, first and second orches-
tra, and chorus of boys).
Second Matinee, May 24. Concert overture, "Melusine,"
op. 32, Mendelssohn; Aria, "Schone Donna," from
"Don Juan," Mozart (Mr. Emil Fischer); Symphony
No. 9, in C major, Schubert; "Mad Scene," from
"Hamlet," Ambroise Thomas (Mile. Clementine de
Vere); "Septet," op. 20, Beethoven; Romanza, "Even-
ing Star," from " Tannhauser," Wagner (Mr. Fis-
cher); "Hungarian Dances" (first time), Brahms;
Aria, from "L'fitoile du Nord," Meyerbeer (Mile.
Clementine de Vere); "Polonaise," No. 2, Liszt.
Fifth Evening Concert, May 24. Symphony No. 7, in A
major, op. 62, Beethoven; Aria, "Oh! Rachel," from
"La Juive," Halevy (Mr. Lloyd); "Requiem," Verdi
(Mile. Clementine de Vere, Miss Emily Winant, Mr.
Edward Lloyd, Mr. Emil Fischer, chorus, and orches-
tra); "Hallelujah Chorus," from "The Messiah,"
Handel.
TENTH FESTIVAL, 1892
First Evening Concert, May 24. " St. Paul," Mendelssohn
(Mrs. Corinne Moore-Lawson, Miss Ida M. Smith,
Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. William Ludwig, chorus,
orchestra, and organ).
Second Evening Concert, May 25. Scenes from " Alceste,"
Gluck (Mme. Antonia Mielke, Mrs. Corinne Moore-
Lawson, Miss Ida M. Smith, M. Andreas Dippel, Mr.
Albert F. Maish, Mr. William Ludwig, Mr. George E.
Holmes, chorus, and orchestra); Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," op. 55, Beethoven; "Cantata," op. 50,
Becker (Mme. Antonia Mielke, Miss Ida M. Smith,
Mr. Andreas Dippel, Mr. George E. Holmes, chorus,
orchestra, and organ).
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First Matinee, May 26. Symphony No. 3, in F, op. 90,
Brahms; Recitative and aria, "Awake, Saturnia," from
"Semele," Handel (Miss Ida M Smith); Aria, "Our
Hearts in Childhood's Morn," from "Iphigenia in
Tauris," Gluck (Mr. Edward Lloyd); Recitative and
aria, "Non mi dir," from "Don Giovanni," Mozart
(Mrs. Corinne Moore-La wson) ; Overture and scena,
"Ocean, thou mighty Monster," from "Oberon,"
Weber (Mme. Antonia Mielke); "Marche Funebre,"
Chopin-Thomas; Aria, "Gerechter Gott," from
"Rienzi," Wagner (Mme. Marie Ritter-Goetze);
Aria, "Lend me your aid," from "Reine de Saba,"
Gounod (Mr. Edward Lloyd); Aria, "No Torments
now," from "Le Cid," Massenet (Mile. Clementine
de Vere); Symphonic poem, "Mazeppa," Liszt.
Third Evening Concert, May 26. "Christmas Oratorio"
(parts I. and II.), Bach (Mme. Marie Ritter-Goetze,
Mrs. Corinne Moore-Lawson, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr.
George E. Holmes, chorus, orchestra, and organ); Sym-
phony No. i, in B flat, op. 38, Schumann; "Te Deum,"
Bruckner (Mrs. Corinne Moore-Lawson, Mme. Marie
Ritter-Goetze, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. George E.
Holmes, chorus, orchestra, organ).
Fourth Evening Concert, May 27. "Euryanthe," Act I.,
Weber (Mile. Clementine de Vere, Mme. Antonia
Mielke, Mr. William Ludwig, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr.
George E. Holmes, Mr. Andreas Dippel, chorus, and
orchestra); Vorspiel, "Good Friday's Spell" and,
"Transformation Scene," from "Parsifal," Wagner
(Andreas Dippel and William Ludwig); Scenes from
Act III., "Tannhauser," Wagner (Mr. Edward Lloyd
and William Ludwig, chorus, and orchestra); "Sieg-
fried's Death," "Funeral March," "Griinnhilde's final
Scene," from "Die Gdtterdammerung," Wagner (Mr.
Andreas Dippel, Mme. Antonia Mielke).
Second Matinee, May 28. Overture, quartet, "Mir ist
so wunderbar" (Mile, de Vere, Mme. Mielke, Mr.
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Dippel, Mr. Ludwig), recitative and aria, "Abscheu-
licher" (Mme. Mielke), introduction to Act II., recita-
tive and aria, "Gott! welch ' Dunkel !" (Andreas Dip-
pel), and overture, "Leonora," No. 3, from "Fidelio,"
Beethoven; Aria from " Esclarmonde," Massenet;
Symphony No. 5, in E minor, op. 64, Tschaikowsky;
" Im Treibhaus " and "Traume" (instrumentation by
Theodore Thomas), Wagner; Song, "The two Grena-
diers," Schumann (Mr. Ludwig); "Rakoczy March,"
Berlioz.
Fifth Evening Concert, May 28. "Requiem Mass," op.
89, Dvorak (Mile. Clementine de Vere, Mme. Marie
Ritter-Goetze, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. George E.
Holmes, chorus, orchestra, and organ) ; Symphony No.
8, in F, op. 93, Beethoven; Quintet (Mile. Clementine
de Vere, Mme. Marie Ritter-Goetze, Mr. Edward
Lloyd, Mr. Andreas Dippel, Mr. George E. Holmes),
and chorus, "Awake," from "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner.
ELEVENTH FESTIVAL, 1894
First Evening Concert, May 22. "Elijah," Mendelssohn
(Mrs. Emma Eames-Story, Mrs. Carl Alves, Miss Ida
M. Smith, Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. Watkin Mills, double
quartet, chorus, orchestra, organ).
Second Evening Concert, May 23. Overture, "Sappho"
(first time in this country), Goldmark; Aria, "Ah! si la
liberte," from "Armide," Gluck (Mrs. Emma Eames-
Story); Symphony No. 2, in D minor, op. 70, Dvorak;
"Hora Novissima," op. 30, H. W. Parker (Mrs. Emma
Eames-Story, Mrs. Carl Alves, Mr. W. H. Rieger, Mr.
Watkin Mills, chorus, orchestra, and organ).
First Matinee, May 24. Overture, "FingaPs Cave,"
Mendelssohn; Recitative, "E Susanna," and aria,
"Dove Sono," from " Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Mrs.
Emma Eames-Story); Symphony No. 4, in E minor,
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op. 89, Brahms; Songs, "Prince Madoc's Farewell,"
Villiers Stanford, and "All through the Night," Somer-
vell (Mr. Plunket Greene); Overture, "Benvenuto
Cellini (Berlioz); Song, "Grctchen am Spinnrad,"
Schubert (Mrs. Emma Eames-Story) ; "Marche
Funebre," Chopin-Thomas; Three Hungarian songs,
" Mohac's Field," " Where the Tisza's Torrents Dwell,"
and "Shepherd, see thy Horse's foaming mane,"
Francis Korbay (Mr. Plunket Greene); "Kaiser
March," Wagner.
Third Evening Concert, May 24. Suite No. 2, in B minor,
Bach; Recitative and aria, "Waft her, Angels," from
"Jephthah," Handel (Mr. Ben Davies); "One Hun-
dred and thirty-seventh Psalm," "By the Waters of
Babylon," op. 14, Goetz (Mrs. Emma Eames-Story,
Mr. Watkin Mills, chorus, and orchestra); Symphony
No. 9, op. 125, Beethoven (Mrs. Emma Eames-Story,
Mrs. Carl Alves, Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. Watkin Mills,
chorus, and orchestra).
Fourth Evening Concert, May 25. Overture, " Romeo and
Juliet," Tschaikowsky; "Song of Destiny," op. 54,
Brahms (chorus and orchestra) ; Symphony in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Recitative and aria, "Non
mi dir," from " Don Giovanni," Mozart (Miss Antoi-
nette Trebelli); "Moses, op. 112, third and fourth
tableaux (first time in this country), Rubinstein (Miss
Antoinette Trebelli, Mrs. Carl Alves, Mr. Ben Davies,
Mr. Watkin Mills, Mr. Plunket Greene, chorus, or-
chestra, organ, and choir of boys).
Second Matinee, May 26. Overture, aria, "Through the
Forests," from "Der Freischiitz," Weber (Mr. Ben
Davies); Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60, Beethoven;
Three Irish Melodies (arranged by Villiers Stanford),
"The Lament for Owen Roe O'Neill," "Sweet Isle,"
"The March of the Maguire" (Mr. Plunket Greene);
"Carnival Overture," op. 92 (new), Dvorak; Polo-
naise, "Je suis Titania," from "Mignon," Ambroise
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Thomas (Miss Antoinette Trebelli); "Hungarian
Dances" (first set), Brahms; Songs, "Wer sich der
Einsamkeit ergiebt," Schubert, " Winter nacht," Hol-
lander, "Ein Ton," Cornelius, and "Das Maidlein,"
old German Minnelied (1540) (Plunket Greene); Sym-
phonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt.
Fifth Evening Concert, May 26. "Requiem Mass," op. 5,
Berlioz (Mr. Ben Davies, with augmented chorus and
orchestra and four brass bands); Overture, "Tann-
hauser's Pilgrimage" (orchestra), "Elizabeth's Prayer"
(Mrs. Emma Eames-Story), and "Song to the Evening
Star" (Mr. Plunket Greene), from " Tannhauser,"
Wagner; Vorspiel, "Hans Sachs's Monologue," "Prize
Song," quintet, chorus "Awake," from "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner (Mrs. Emma Eames-Story, Miss Ida
M. Smith, Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. N. H. Rieger, Mr.
Plunket Greene, chorus and orchestra).
TWELFTH FESTIVAL, 1896
First Evening Concert, May 19. Overture, "Magic
Flute," Mozart; Selections from "Judas Maccabaeus,"
Handel (Lillian Nordica, Marie Brema, Ben Davies,
Watkin Mills, chorus, orchestra, and organ); Sym-
phony No. 7, in A major, Beethoven; Aria, "Ah! per-
fido," Beethoven (Lillian Nordica); Vorspiel to "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner.
Second Evening Concert, May 20. Oratorio, "Francis,"
Tinel (Medora Henson, Ben Davies, George J. Ham-
lin, Ffrangcon Davies, Plunket Greene, Watkin Mills,
chorus, orchestra, and organ).
First Matinee, May 21. Variations, "Chorale St. An-
toine," Brahms; Songs, "Am Meer" and "Der Doppel-
ganger," Schubert (Plunket Greene); Symphony, "Pa-
the'tique," Tschaikowsky; Introduction (orchestra) and
finale to "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner (Lillian Nor-
dica); "Scherzo," op. 45, Goldmark; Songs, "My
Love's an Arbutus," "O, ye Dead," and "By the
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Waters of Babylon" (Plunket Greene); "Polonaise,"
in A flat, Chopin (instrumentation by Theodore
Thomas); Aria from "Queen of Sheba," Gounod
(Lillian Nordica); "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks,"
Strauss.
Third Evening Concert, May 21. "Samson and Delilah,"
Saint-Saens (Marie Brema, Ben Davies, Ffrangcon
Davies, Watkin Mills, Plunket Greene, Charles H.
Robinson, Charles L. Garner, Albert F. Maish, chorus,
and orchestra).
Fourth Evening Concert, May 22. Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; Aria, "Abscheulicher," from "Fi-
delio," Beethoven (Frau Lohse-Klafsky); Symphony
No. i, in B flat, Schumann; "Bacchanale" and
"Prayer," from " Tannhauser," Wagner (Frau Lohse-
Klafsky); Cantata, "The Swan and the Skylark,"
A. Goring Thomas (Mrs. Corinne Moore-La wson,
Mrs. Marie Brema, Ben Davies, Ffrangcon DUVKS,
Watkin Mills, chorus, and orchestra).
Second Matinee, May 23. Overture, "Le Carnaval Ro-
main," Berlioz; Romance from " Damnation of Faust,"
Berlioz (Marie Brema); Symphony, "From the New
World," Dvorak; Romance, "There's a Bower of
Roses," from "The Veiled Prophet," Viiliers Stanford
(Marie Brema) ; Overture (orchestra) and aria, " Ocean,
thou mighty Monster," from "Oberon," Weber (Frau
Lohse-Klafsky); Character picture, "Gretchen," and
"Mephisto Waltz," Liszt; Aria, "Dich theure Halle,"
from "Tannhauser," Wagner (Frau Lohse-Klafsky);
Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky.
Fifth Evening Concert, May 23. Selections from "Die
Walkiire," Wagner (Ben Davies, Marie Brema, and
Plunket Greene); "Siegfried's Death," and finale to
"Die Gottcrdammerung" (Lillian Nordica); Sym-
phony No. 9, op. 125, Beethoven (Lillian Nordica,
Marie Brema, Ben Davies, Watkin Mills, chorus, and
orchestra).
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THIRTEENTH FESTIVAL, 1898
First Evening Concert, May 24. " Damnation of Faust,"
Berlioz (Miss Macintyre, Ben Davies, David Bispham,
Joseph Baernstein, chorus, orchestra, and chorus of
boys).
First Matinee, May 25. Symphony in G minor (Kochel,
550), Mozart; Aria, "Waft her, Angels," from "Jeph-
thah," Handel (Mr. Ben Davies); Overture, "Corio-
lanus," Beethoven; "The Three Gipsies," Liszt (Mrs.
Josephine S. Jacoby); Tone poem, "Thus spake Zara-
thustra," Strauss; "Werbelieder," from "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner (Mr. Ben Davies) ; Symphonic poem,
"Les Eolides," Cesar Franck; Aria, " Der Hirt auf dem
Felsen," Schubert (Mrs. Corinne Moore-Lawson) ;
"Invitation to the Dance," Weber.
Second Evening Concert, May 25. Chorale and chorus
from "The Reformation Cantata," Bach; Aria, "Wie
nahte mir der Schlummer," from "Der Freischiitz,"
Weber; Symphony No. 2, in D major, op. 73, Brahms;
Overture, "Nature," op. 91, Dvorak; "Prayer," from
"Tannhauser," Wagner (Miss Macintyre) ; Scenes from
"Olaf Trygvasson," Grieg (Miss Gertrude May Stein,
Mrs. Corinne Moore-Lawson, Joseph S. Baernstein,
chorus, and orchestra).
Third Evening Concert, May 26. Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 67, Beethoven; "Missa Solennis," in D
major, op. 123, Beethoven (Miss Macintyre, Mrs.
Josephine S. Jacoby, Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. David
Bispham, chorus, orchestra, and organ).
Fourth Evening Concert, May 27. Symphony No. 4, in
D minor, op. 120, Schumann; "Paradise and the Peri,"
op. 50, Schumann (Mrs. Corinne Moore-Lawson, Miss
La Nora Caldwell, Miss Helen Wright, Miss Gertrude
May Stein, Mrs. Josephine S. Jacoby, Mr. Ben Davies,
Mr. George Hamlin, Mr. David Bispham, Mr. Joseph
S. Baernstein, chorus, and orchestra).
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Second Matinee, May 28. Overture, "Academic F
val," Brahms; Aria, "An jenem Tag," from "Hans
Heiling," Marschner (Mr. David Bispham); Sym-
phonic suite, "Scheherazade," op. 35, Rimsky-Korsa-
kov; Aria, "Where art thou, father dear?" from
"Spectre's Bride," Dvorak (Miss Macintyre); Over-
ture to a comedy, "Prodana nevesta," Smetana; Aria
from "Les Troyens," Berlioz (Miss Gertrude May
Stein); Romanza from "La Gioconda," Ponchielli
(Mr. George Hamlin); Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet
d'Omphale," Saint-Saens; Aria, "L'Altra Notte,"
from "Mefistofele," Boito (Miss Macintyre); "Festi-
val March and National Hymn," Kaun (orchestra,
organ, and chorus).
Fifth Evening Concert, May 28. Overture, aria, "The
Term's expired," "Spinning Chorus," and ballad,
duo, "Like to a vision," from. "The Flying Dutch-
man," Wagner (Miss Macintyre, Miss Gertrude May
Stein, Mr. David Bispham); Vorspiel, "Good Friday's
Spell," "Funeral Procession," finale, "Glorification,"
from "Parsifal," Wagner (Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. David
Bispham, Mr. Joseph Baerastein).
FIFTEENTH FESTIVAL, 1902
First Evening Concert, May 14. Toccata in F, for organ,
Bach (J. Fred Wolle); "The Beatitudes," C&ar
Franck (Mrs. Marie Zimmerman, Miss Clara Turpen,
Mme. Gertrude May Stein, Mr. Ellison Van Hoose,
Mr. Andrew Black, Mr. Gwilym Miles, Mr. Ben
Davies, chorus, orchestra, and organ).
First Matinee, May 15. Suite No. 3, in D major, Bach;
Scenes from "Orpheus," Gluck (Mme. Gertrude May
Stein, chorus, and orchestra); Aria, "II mio tesoro,"
from "Don Giovanni," Mozart (Mr. Ben Davies);
Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," op. 55, Beethoven; "Ride
of the Valkyries," "Wotan's Farewell," and "Magic
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Fire Scene," from "Die Walkure," Wagner (Mr.
Andrew Black).
Second Evening Concert, May 16. Prelude and fugue in
B minor, for organ (Mr. William Middleschulte) ;
Mass in B minor, Bach (Mrs. Marie Zimmerman,
Mme. Gertrude May Stein, Mr. Ben Davies, and Mr.
Andrew Black).
Second Matinee, May 17. " Serenade," No. i, in D major,
op. n, Brahms; Aria, "Sorge infausta," from "Or-
lando," Handel, and song, "The Pipes of Pan," Elgar
(Mr. Andrew Black); Concert overture, "Cockaigne,"
Elgar; Suite, a fairy tale, "Pohadka," op. 16, Joseph
Suk; Aria, "II est deux," from "He'rodiade," Massenet
(Mrs. Mary Zimmerman); "Love Scene," from
"Feuersnot," Strauss; "The Forging of the Sword,"
from "Siegfried," Wagner (Mr. Ellison Van Hoose);
"Siegfried's Death," and final scene from "Die Gotter-
dammerung," Wagner.
Third Evening Concert, May 17. "Requiem Mass," op.
5, Berlioz (Mr. Ben Davies, chorus, and augmented
orchestra); Tone poem, "Don Juan," Strauss; Selec-
tions from "Die Meistersinger," Act III., Wagner
(Mrs. Marie Zimmerman, Mme. Gertrude May Stein,
Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. Ellison Van Hoose, Mr. Andrew
Black, chorus, and orchestra).
SIXTEENTH FESTIVAL, 1904
First Evening Concert, May n. Suite No. 2, in B
minor, Bach; Mass in B minor, Bach (Miss Agnes
Nicholls, Mme. Schumann-Heink, Mr. William Green,
Mr. Watkin Mills, chorus, orchestra, and organ, Mr.
William Middelschulte, organist).
First Matinee, May 12. Symphony in E flat (Kochel,
543), Mozart; Aria, "Nie wird mich Hymen," from
"Titus," Mozart (Mme. Schumann-Heink, clarinet
obligate, Mr. Schreurs); Entr'acte, B minor, "Rosa-
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munde," Schubert; Scena, "Ocean, thou mighty Mon-
ster," Weber (Miss Annie Nicholls); Variations, op.
36, March, "Pomp and Circumstance," op. 39, Elgar;
Symphony No. 8, in F major, op. 93, Beethoven;
"The Three Gipsies," Liszt (Mme. Schumann-
Heink, violin obligate, Mr. Kramer); " Bacchanale,"
from " Tannhauser," and prelude and "Isolde's Love-
Death," from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner (Miss
Agnes Nicholls).
Second Evening Concert, May ij. Incidental music and
funeral march, "Crania and Diarmid," op. 42, Elgar;
"The Dream of Gerontius," op. 38, Elgar (Miss Mu-
riel Foster, Mr. William Green, Mr. Watkin Mills,
chorus, orchestra, and organ); Tone poem, "Death
and Transfiguration," op. 24, Strauss; Scene and aria,
"Abscheulicher," from "Fidelio," Beethoven (Miss
Agnes Nicholls); "Hymn," op. 26, Berlioz (chorus and
orchestra).
Second Matinee, May 14. Overture, aria, "Divinitfe du
Styx," from "Alceste," Gluck (Mme. Schumann-
Heink); Symphony No. 9, in D minor, "Unfinished,"
Bruckner; "Rhapsody," op. 53, Brahms (Mme. Schu-
mann-Heink, chorus of men, and orchestra); "Sea
Pictures," op. 37, "In Haven," "Where Corals lie,"
"The Swimmer," Elgar (Miss Muriel Foster); Rondo,
"Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," Strauss; "Hym-
nus," op. 33, Strauss (Miss Muriel Foster); Overture,
"1812," Tschaikowsky.
Third Evening Concert, May 14. "Missa Solennis," in
D major, op. 123, Beethoven (Miss Agnes Nicholls,
Mme. Schumann-Heink, Mr. William Green, Mr.
Watkin Mills, violin, Mr. Leopold Kramer, chorus
orchestra, and organ); Symphony No. 9, in D minor,
op. 125, Beethoven (Miss Agnes Nicholls, Mme. Schu-
mann-Heink, Mr. William Green, Mr. Watkin Mills,
chorus and orchestra).
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THE PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL PROGRAMMES
[1876]
[The inauguration and closing programmes of the Phila-
delphia Centennial Exposition are appended, as souvenirs of
an important national event. During the Exposition period,
May 10, 1876, to Nov. 10, 1876, Mr. Thomas also gave sixty-
three garden concerts and ten "festival" concerts, the former
at the Women's Centennial Music Hall and Garden, and the
latter at the Academy of Music, the details of which are
referred to in the first volume of this work. — EDR.]
Inauguration Programme, May 10, 1876. "Grand Cen-
tennial Inauguration March," Wagner; "Centennial
Hymn" (poem by Whittier), J. K. Paine (chorus
and orchestra); Cantata, "Centennial Meditation of
Columbia" (poem by Sidney Lanier), Dudley Buck
(M. W. Whitney, chorus, and orchestra); "Hallelujah
Chorus," from the Messiah," Handel (chorus and
orchestra).
Closing Programme, November 10, 1876. "Inauguration
March," Wragner; Chorale and fugue, Bach; Selection
from the "Dettinger Te Deum," Handel (chorus and
orchestra); Finale to Fifth Symphony, Beethoven;
"Hallelujah Chorus," from the "Messiah," Handel
(chorus); "America" (chorus and orchestra); Doxol-
ogy, "Old Hundred" (chorus and orchestra).
-XI
THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
[1877-1891]
[Mr. Thomas was elected conductor of the New York
Philharmonic Society in 1877, succeeding Dr. Leopold Dam-
rosch. His term of service included the thirty-sixth season
(1877-1878) and the thirty-eighth to the forty-ninth seasons
(1879-1891), inclusive. He was absent in Cincinnati during the
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thirty-seventh season, and Mr. Adolph Neuendorf! filled his
place. The programmes of his seventy-eight concerts are
appended. — EDR.]
THIRTY-SIXTH SEASON, 1877-1878
First Concert, November 24, 1877. Overture, "Les deux
Journees," Cherubim; Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"),
op. 68, Beethoven; Selections from "Manfred," Schu-
mann; Suite for pianoforte and orchestra, op. 200 (first
time), Raff (Mr. S. B. Mills); "Mazeppa," Liszt.
Second Concert, December 22. Symphony in C minor, op.
68, Brahms; violin concerto, Mendelssohn, first move-
ment (Master Leopold Lichtenberg) ; Overture, "Leo-
nora," No. 2, op. 72, Beethoven; Prelude, "Die Meister-
singer."
Third Concert, January 12, 1878. Symphony No. 9, in C,
Schubert; "Eine Faust Ouverture," Wagner; "Sere-
nade" No. 3, in D minor, op. 69, for string orchestra,
Volkmann (violoncello obligate by Mr. F. Bergner);
"Ball Scene," from the Dramatic Symphony, "Romeo
and Juliet," op. 17, Berlioz.
Fourth Concert, February 9. Symphony No. 9, in D, Mo-
zart; Variations, theme by Haydn (Chorale St. An-
toine), op. 56, Brahms; Overture, "Sakuntala," op. 13,
Goldmark; Symphony No. 8, in F, op. 93, Beethoven.
Fijth Concert, March p. "Overture, Scherzo, and Finale,"
op. 52, Schumann; Scene and aria from "Der Frei-
schutz," Weber (Miss Mathilda Wilde); Concerto for
the pianoforte, No. 3, in C minor, op. 37, Beethoven
(Mr. Richard Hofmann); "Die Loreley," Liszt (Miss
Wilde); Symphony No. 3, op. 153, "Im Walde," Raff.
Sixth Concert, April 6. Music to Goethe's "Egmont," op.
84, Beethoven (the songs by Mme. Eugenie Pappen-
hcim); Symphony No. 2, "Ocean," op. 42, Rubinstein;
"Siegfried's Death" and Finale, "Die Gottcrdammc-
rung," Wagner (Briinnhilde, Mme. Pappenheim).
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THIRTY-EIGHTH SEASON, 1879-1880
First Concert, November 22, 1879. Overture, "King
Lear," op. 4, Berlioz; Concerto, for piano and orches-
tra, op. 23, Tschaikowsky (Mr. Franz Rummel);
"Ride of the Valkyries," from "Die Walkure," and
"Siegfried's Death," from "Die Gotterdammerung,"
Wagner; Symphony, in C minor, No. 5, op. 67, Bee-
thoven.
Second Concert, December 20. Overture, "Consecration
of the House," op. 124, Beethoven; Duo, "Crudel!
perche finora," from "Le Nozze di Figaro," Mozart
(Mile. Valleria and Signor Galassi); "Prelude, Min-
uet, and Fugue," for string orchestra, op. 10 (new),
Hugo Reinhold; Scena and aria, "Ocean! Thou
mighty Monster!" from "Oberon," Weber (Mile.
Valleria); Symphony No. i, in B flat, op. 38, Schu-
mann; Romance, "Evening Star, from "Tannhauser,"
Wagner (Sig. Galassi); Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner.
Third Concert, January 24, 1880. Overture, "Anacreon,"
Cherubini; "Prelude, Adagio, Gavotte and Rondo"
(new), Bach (adapted for string orchestra by S. Bach-
rich); Concerto No. 4, in G major, op. 58, Beethoven
(Mr. Hermann Rietzel) ; Symphony No. 4, in D minor,
op. 95, "Dramatic," Rubinstein.
Fourth Concert, February 21. "Adagio and Fugue," in C
minor, Mozart (string orchestra) ; Symphony No. 4, in
B flat, op. 60, Beethoven; Concerto for the piano, No.
2, in F minor, op. 21, Chopin (Mr. Rafael Joseffy);
"Introduction and Finale," "Tristan and Isolde," Wag-
ner.
Fifth Concert, March 20. Symphony No. 8, in B flat,
Haydn; Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Mendelssohn (i, overture; 2, scherzo; 3, song with
chorus; 4, intermezzo; 5, nocturne; 6, "Wedding
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March"; 7, finale); Symphony No. 9, in C major, Schu-
bert.
Sixth Concert, April 24. "Chromatic Fantasia and
Fugue," Bach (adapted for orchestra and dedicated to
Theodore Thomas by George F. Bristow); "Die Got-
terdammerung," Act III., Wagner (Scene i, "The
Three Rhine Daughters, and Siegfried" (Woglinde,
Miss Sherwin; Weilgunde, Mrs. Bruxton; Fhsshtide,
Miss Henne; Siegfried, Sig. Campanini); Scene 2,
"Siegfried, Hagen, and Gunther" (Siegfried, Sig.
Campanini; Hagen, Mr. Remmertz; Gunther, Mr.
Steinbuch); Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92,
Beethoven.
THIRTY-NINTH SEASON, 1880-1881
First Concert, November 13, 1880. Symphony No. 3, op.
55, Beethoven; Concerto, op. 16, Henselt (Mr. Rafael
Joseffy); Introduction to Act III., "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner; Symphony, "Harold in Italy," op. 16, Ber-
lioz (viola obligate, Max Schwartz).
Second Concert, December n. Overture, "Coriolanus,"
op. 62, Beethoven; Symphony No. 8, in B minor, "Un-
finished," Schubert; "Siegfried" (Final Scene, Act I.),
"The Welding of the Sword" Wagner (Siegfried, Mr.
W. C. Tower; Mime, Mr. Max Treumann); "A Faust
Symphony," Liszt (choruses by New York Lieder-
kranz, Beethoven Mannerchor, and New York chorus).
Third Concert, January 75, 1881. Symphony, in G
minor, Mozart; Recitative and aria, from "Siroe," Act
II., Handel (Mr. George Henschel); Introduction to
Third Act, "Medea," Cherubini; Scena and aria,
"Wo berg ich mich?" from "Euryanthe," Weber
(Mr. Henschel) ; Symphony No. 2, in C major, op. 61,
Schumann.
Fourth Concert, February 12. Cantata, "A Stronghold
Sure," Bach (adapted for performance by Theodore
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Thomas); Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125,
Beethoven (solo parts : Miss Hubbel, Miss Winant, Mr.
Fritsch, and Mr. Remmertz).
Fifth Concert, March n. Overture to Schiller's "Deme-
trius," op. no (new), Rheinberger; Concerto No. 3, in
G major, Bach (string orchestra) ; Concerto in A minor,
op. 54, Schumann (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Fantasia,
"Romeo and Juliet," op. 18 (new), Svendsen; Sym-
phony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), op. 68, Beethoven.
Sixth Concert, April 9. Symphony No. 2, in D major, op.
73, Brahms; "Hecuba," op. 92, Rubinstein (Miss
Emily Winant); "A Faust Overture," Wagner; "In
questa Tomba oscura," Beethoven (Miss Winant);
Scenes from the Dramatic Symphony, "Romeo and
Juliet," op. 17, Berlioz.
FORTIETH SEASON, 1881-1882
First Concert, November 12, 1881. Overture, "Tragic,"
op. 81 (new), Brahms; Concerto for piano, No. 2, op.
44 (new), Tschaikowsky (Mme. Madeline Schiller);
Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60, Beethoven; Two
episodes from Lenau's "Faust," Liszt.
Second Concert, December 10. Entr'acte, in B minor, from
"Rosamunde," Schubert; Concerto for two violins, in
D minor, Bach (Hermann Brandt and Richard Arnold) ;
Symphony No. 5, in G minor, op. 107 (new), Rubin-
stein; Aria, from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner
(Sig. Galassi) ; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven.
Third Concert, January 14, 1882. Symphony, in D major,
Haydn; Concerto No. 4, in G major, op. 58, Beethoven
(Mr. Rafael Joseffy) ; Symphony No. 3, in E flat, op.
97, "Rhenish," Schumann.
Fourth Concert, February n. Symphony, in D major,
Mozart; Aria, "Ah! that my Heart's blest freedom,"
from "Armide," Gluck (Mrs. E. Aline Osgood); "Min-
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uet and Finale," string quartet No. 9, in C, Beethoven
(string orchestra); Duet, "O, Teresa 1" from "Benve-
nuto Cellini," Berlioz (Mrs. Osgood and Mr. Toedt);
Symphony, "Tell," op. 63 (new), Hans Huber.
Filth Concert, March n. Overture, "Genoveva," Schu-
mann; "Das Rheingold," Wagner (prelude and scene,
"In the Depths of the Rhine," up to the beginning of
Scene 2, "before Walhall"; fragment, "Loge's Tid-
ings"; grand closing scene, "Wotan, Dormer, Froh,
Loge, and the Three Rhine Daughters"); Symphony
No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
Sixth Concert, April 15. Overture, "Consecration of the
House," op. 124, Beethoven; Concerto, in B flat, op.
18 (first time), Hermann Gdtz (Mr. Hermann Rietzel);
Romanza, "Unter bluhenden Mandelbaumen," from
"Euryanthe," Weber (Sig. Campanini); Vorspiel,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; Symphony, in C, No. 9, Schu-
bert
FORTY-FIRST SEASON, 1882-1883
First Concert, November //, 1882. Symphony, in C minor
(new), "Scandinavian," Frederic H. Cowen; Recitative
and aria, "Mia speranza," Mozart (Miss Emma Thurs-
by); Vorspiel, "Parsifal" (manuscript), Wagner; "Die
Loreley," Liszt (Miss Thursby); Symphony, in A,
No. 7, op. 92, Beethoven.
Second Concert, December p. Symphony, in C (Kdchel,
551), Mozart; Second concert, in B flat, op. 83 (new),
Brahms (Mr. Rafael Joseffy) ; Symphony, in F, No. 3,
°P- X53» "I™ Walde" (in memoriam), Raff.
Third Concert, January 6, 1883. Symphony, in D, op. 60
(new), Anton Dvorak; "Rhapsodic," op. 53 (first tinu •),
Brahms (Miss Antonia Henne and German Lieder-
kranz); "Capriccio," op. 4, Hermann Gradencr; Sym-
phony No. 8, in F, op. 93, Beethoven.
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Fourth Concert, February 10. Symphony No. i, in E flat,
Haydn; Concerto for violin, No. i, op. 26, Max Bruch
(Mr. John F. Rhodes); "Concert Overture," op. 32
(new), Hugo Reinhold; Symphony No. i, in B flat,
op. 38, Schumann.
Fifth Concert, March 10 [In Memoriam Richard Wag-
ner}. "Eine Faust Ouverture"; "Wotan's Abschied,"
and "Feuerzauber," from "Die Walkure" (Wotan, Mr.
Franz Remmertz); "Siegfried's Tod," from "Die Got-
terdammerung" ; Symphony, "Eroica," Beethoven.
Sixth Concert, April 7. Overture, "Medea," op. 22,
Bargiel; "Serenade," in D, op. 9, for string orchestra,
Robert Fuchs; Concerto, in A minor, op. 54, Schumann
(Mr. Rafael Joseffy) ; Symphony, in C, No. 2, "Ocean,"
op. 42, Rubinstein.
FORTY-SECOND SEASON, 1883-1884
First Concert, November 10. Toccata (adapted for grand
orchestra by G. Esser), Bach; Symphony, in B flat, No.
4, op. 60, Beethoven; Aria, "Deh, per questo istante,"
from "La Clemenza di Tito," Mozart (Miss Agnes B.
Huntington); Ballad, for orchestra, "La Belle Dame
sans Merci" (manuscript), A. C. Mackenzie; Songs
"Der Page," Rubinstein, and "Von ewiger Liebe,"
Brahms (Miss Huntington) ; Overture, "King Lear,"
op. 4, Berlioz.
Second Concert, December 15. Symphony, in F, op. 9,
Herman Gotz; Concerto, for pianoforte, No. 5, in E
flat, op. 73, Beethoven (Carl Baermann); Symphony,
No. 4, in D minor, op. 120, Schumann.
Third Concert, January ip, 1884. Serenade in G (manu-
script), C. Villiers Stanford; Overture, "Leonora," No.
2, Beethoven; Concerto, in G, Bach (string orchestra);
Symphony No. 4, "Dramatic," op. 95, Rubinstein.
Fourth Concert, February 16. Symphony, in C minor
("Scandinavian"), Cowen; Variations on a theme by
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Haydn (Chorale St. Antoine), Brahms; Scherzo from
"Romeo and Juliet/' Berlioz; Symphony, in C minor,
No. 5, op. 67, Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, March 75. Symphony, in G minor,
Mozart; Concerto No. 4, in D minor, op. 70, for
piano, Rubinstein (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Symphony,
No. 2, in C, op. 61, Schumann.
Sixth Concert, April 19. Symphony, in C, No. 9, Schu-
bert; Scena and aria, "Wo berg ich mich ?" from "Eury-
anthe," Weber (Herr Emil Scaria); Overture, "Sakun-
tala," Goldmark; "Pogner's Address" (Heir Emil
Scaria), and vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
FORTY-THIRD SEASON, 1884-1885
First Concert, November 75, 1884. Symphony, No. 3, in
F major, op. 90 (new), Brahms; Scena and aria, "E
dunque ver?" op. 58, Rubinstein (Mme. Fursch-Madi);
Dramatic Overture, "Husitzka" (new), Dvorak;
"Romance," from "He*rodiade," Massenet (Mme.
Fursch-Madi) ; Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92,
Beethoven.
Second Concert, December 13. Symphony, in F minor
(manuscript), Richard Strauss; Overture, "Corio-
lanus," op. 62, Beethoven; Concerto for violoncello, op.
33, Volkmann (Mr. F. Giese); Symphony, in E flat,
op. 97, "Rhenish," Schumann.
Third Concert, January 10, 1885. Overture, "Benve-
nuto Cellini," Berlioz; "Symphonic Variations" (new),
Jean Louis Nicode*; Recitative and aria, "Ocean, thou
mighty Monster!" from "Oberon," Weber (Miss
Louise Pyk); Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral), op. 68,
Beethoven; Excerpts from "Die Gotterdammerung"
("Morning Dawn," "Siegfried's Rhine Journey," and
"Siegfried's Death"), Wagner.
Fourth Concert, February 14. Overture, "Egmont," op.
84, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, in D minor (Kochcl,
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No. 466), Mozart (Mr. Richard Hofmann); "Prelude,
Minuet, and Fugue," op. 10, Hugo Reinhold (string
orchestra); Symphony No. 5, "Lenore," op. 177, Raff.
Fifth Concert, March 14. Overture, "Manfred," Schu-
mann; "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; Symphonic tone-
picture, "Wallenstein's Camp, the Capuchin's Sermon,"
F. Rheinberger; Symphonic Fantastique, "Episode de
la vie d'un artiste," Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, April n. Symphony No. 4, in B flat minor,
"The Welsh" (new), Cowen; Concerto for piano, No.
2, in A major, Liszt (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Symphony
No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
FORTY-FOURTH SEASON, 1885-1886
First Concert, November 14, 1885. Overture, "Eury-
anthe," Weber; Symphonic Prologue to Shakespeare's
"Othello" (new), Arnold Krug; Concerto No. i, op. 26,
Max Bruch (Miss Maud Powell); "Scherzo Capricci-
oso," op. 66 (first time), Dvorak; Symphony No. 3,
"Eroica," Beethoven.
Second Concert, December 12. Symphony, in G minor,
Mozart; Scena and aria, "Ah! perfido," Beethoven
(Mme. Fursch-Madi) ; Overture, "Melusine," Mendels-
sohn; "Forth the Eagle has flown," from "The Lyre
and the Harp," Saint-Saens (Mme. Fursch-Madi);
Symphony, in C minor, op. 60 (new), Xaver Schar-
wenka.
Third Concert, January 9, 1886. Overture, "Iphigenia
in Aulis," Gluck; Symphony, in E flat (No. 3,
B. and H. Edition), Haydn; Concerto for piano, in A
minor, op. 54, Schumann (Mr. Carl Faelten); Sym-
phony, No. 2, in D minor, op. 70 (new), Dvorak.
Fourth Concert, February 13. Overture, "Tragic," op. 60,
Brahms; Symphony No. 2, in C major, op. 61, Schu-
mann; Symphonic poem, "Orpheus," Liszt; Excerpts
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from "Die Gdttcrdammcrung ("Morning Da\vn,"
"Siegfried's Rhine Journey," and "Siegfried's Death"),
Wagner.
Fifth Concert, March /j. Suite No. 2, in B minor, Bach;
"Ariadne auf Naxos," Haydn (Miss Helene Hastreiter) ;
Symphony, in B flat, op. 60 (new), Bernard Scholz;
"Mignon," Liszt (Miss Hastreiter); Overture, "King
Lear," Berlioz.
Sixth Concert [Beethoven Night], April 10. Music to
Goethe's "Egmont" (the songs by Miss Emma Juch);
Concerto No. 4, in G major, op. 58 (Mr. Rafael
Joseffy); Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125 (Miss
Juch, soprano; Miss Helen D. Campbell, contralto;
Mr. William Candidus, tenor; Mr. Alonzo E. Stoddard,
baritone; Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus).
FORTY-FIPTH SEASON, 1886-1887
First Concert, November 73, 1886. Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; Symphony No. i, in B flat, op. 38,
Schumann; Scenes from "Nero," third act (first time),
Rubinstein (Miss Emma Juch and Mr. William Lud-
wig); Symphony No. 7, in E major (new), Anton
Bruckner.
Second Concert, December 4. Overture, "Genoveva,"
Schumann; Symphony No. 8, in F major, op. 93,
Beethoven; Finale, "Die Gdtterdammerung," Wagner
(Briinnhilde, Frau Lilli Lehmann); Symphony, after
Byron's "Manfred," op. 58 (new), Tschaikowsky.
Third Concert, January 75, 1887. Symphony No. 8, in B
minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; "La Fauvette," from
"Ze[mire et Azor," Gre*try (Miss Laura Moore, flute
obligato, Mr. Weiner) ; Symphony No. 4, in E minor
(new), Brahms; Song, "The Unknown Land," Ber-
lioz (Miss Moore); Symphonic poem, "Die Ideale,"
Li.v.t.
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Fourth Concert, February ig. Symphony No. 4, in B flat,
op. 60, Beethoven; Concerto No. 2, in B, op. 83,
Brahms (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Symphony No. 3, in C
minor, op. 78 (new), Saint-Saens.
Fifth Concert, March ig. Symphony No. 4, in A major,
Mendelssohn; "Septet," op. 20, Beethoven; Symphony,
"Dramatic," No. 4, op. 95, Rubinstein.
Sixth Concert, April g. Symphony, in E minor (manu-
script), Alberto Franchetti; "Concertstiick," op. 79,
Weber (Miss Adele Aus der Ohe) ; Symphony No. 7,
in A major, op. 92, Beethoven.
FORTY-SIXTH SEASON, 1887-1888
First Concert, November ig, 1887. "Eine Faust Ouver-
tiire," Wagner; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67,
Beethoven; Concerto for violin, op. 46, Rubinstein
(Mme. Camilla Urso); Symphonic poem, "Fest-
klange," Liszt.
Second Concert, December 10. Overture, Leonora, No. 2,
Beethoven; Scena and aria, "Wo berg ich mich ?" from
"Euryanthe," Weber (Mr. Emil Fischer) ; Symphony
No. 2, in D major, op. 73, Brahms; Songs, "Mond-
nacht," and "Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben,"
Schumann; "Standchen" and "Ungeduld," Schubert
(Miss Griswold); Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wag-
ner.
Third Concert, January 14, 1888. Suite No. 3, in D major,
Bach; Symphonic Prologue to Shakespeare's "Othello,"
Arnold Krug; Concerto for piano, op. 23, Tschai-
kowsky (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Symphony No. 4, in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann.
Fourth Concert, February n. Overture, "Prometheus,"
op. 1.6, Bargiel; Recitative and aria, "Rollend in schau-
menden Wellen," from "Die Schopfung," Haydn (Mr.
Emil Fischer); Concerto, in G major, Bach (string
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orchestra); "Der Wanderer," Schubert (Mr. Fischer);
Symphony, "Eroica," Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, March 10. Overture, "Manfred," op. 115,
Schumann; "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; Concerto No. 5,
in E flat, op. 73, Beethoven (Miss Adele Aus der
Ohe); Symphony No. i, in D major, op. 60, Dvorak.
Sixth Concert, April 21. "Funeral March," Chopin-
Thomas (in memory of the late Joseph W. Drexel);
Symphony No. 6, op. 68, "Pastoral," Beethoven; Reci-
tative and aria, "Abscheulicher," from "Fidelio,"
Beethoven (Frau Lilli Lehmann); "Symphonic Varia-
tions," op. 27, Nicode*; "Gretchen am Spinnrad,"
Schubert (Frau Lehmann); Overture, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner.
FORTY-SEVENTH SEASON, 1888-1889
First Concert, November 17. 1888. Overture, "Iphigenia
in Aulis," Gluck; Symphony No. 2, in E flat, op. 35
(new), Goldmark; Songs, "Am Meer" and "Der Dop-
pelganger," Schubert (Mr. Emil Fischer); "Symphonic
Variations," op. 78 (new), Dvorak; Excerpts from
"Die Walkure" "Ride of the Valkyries," "Wotan's
Farewell," and "Magic Fire Scene"), Wagner
(Wotan, Mr. Fischer).
Second Concert, December 8. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," op. 52, Schumann; "The Waking of the Val-
kyrie," from "Sigurd" (new), Reyer (Mme. Fursch-
Madi); Concerto No. 8, "Scena Contante," Spohr (Mr.
Richard Arnold); Fragment from "He*rodiade" (new),
Massenet (Mme. Fursch-Madi) ; Symphony, "Ocean,"
op. 42 (first edition), Rubinstein.
Third Concert, January 12, 1889. Symphony, in C
major, "Jupiter," Mozart; Recitative and aria, from
"Le Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Miss Emma Juch);
"Theme and Variations," from Sextet, op. 18, Brahms
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(string orchestra) ; "Die junge Nonne," Schubert (Miss
Juch) ; Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, February 9. Toccata, in F major, and
fugue, in A minor, Bach; Symphony No. i, in C minor,
op. 68, Brahms ; Fantasia for pianoforte and orchestra,
in C major, op. 15 ("Wanderer"), Schubert-Liszt (Mr.
Carl Baermann); "Slavonic Dances," op. 72, Dvorak.
Fifth Concert, March 9. Overture, "Twelfth Night," op.
40 (new), Mackenzie; Scena and aria, from "Faust,"
Spohr (Frau Marie Schroeder-Hanfstangl); Charak-
terbild, "Gretchen," Liszt; "Traume," Wagner (Frau
Schroeder-Hanfstangl); "Menuetto and Finale," from
Quartet, in C major, op. ^p.t Beethoven (string or-
chestra); Symphony No. 3, "Im Walde," op. 153, Raff.
Sixth Concert, April 13. Overture, "Coriolanus," op. 62,
Beethoven; Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60, Bee-
thoven; Concerto for piano, No. i, E minor, op. n,
Chopin-Tausig (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); "Bacchanale,"
from "Tannhauser," and "Kaisermarsch," Wagner.
FORTY-EIGHTH SEASON, 1889-1890
First Concert, November 16, 1889. Symphony, in E flat,
op. 97, "Rhenish," Schumann; Concerto for piano, No.
3, in G major, Rubinstein (Miss Adele Aus der Ohe) ;
"Scherzo Capriccioso," op. 66, Dvorak; "Theme and
Variations," from D minor Quartet, Schubert (string
orchestra); "Les Preludes," Liszt.
Second Concert, December 7. Vorspiel, "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner; Recitative and aria, from "Eury-
anthe," Weber (Mr. Emil Fischer); Concert overture,
"Melusine," Mendelssohn; Songs, "Nachtstiick" and
"Mein," Schubert (Mr. Fischer); Symphony No. 9,
in C major, Schubert.
Third Concert, January n, 1890. Symphony, in E flat
(Kochel, No. 543), Mozart; Aria, "Gli angui d'inferno,"
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from "The Magic Flute," Mozart (Mile. Clementina
de Vere); "An Island Fantasy," op. 45, J. K. Paine;
Recitative and aria, from "Jessonda," Spohr (Mile,
de Vere); Symphony No. 8, in F major, op. 93, Bee-
thoven.
Fourth Concert, February 8. Overture, "Medea," op. 22,
Bargiel; Aria, from "Hans Heiling," Marschner (Mr.
Theodor Reichmann) ; Symphony No. 5, in E minor,
op. 64, Tschaikowsky; Romanza, from "Tannhauser,"
Wagner (Mr. Reichmann) ; "Septet," op. 20, variations,
scherzo, and finale, Beethoven.
Fifth Concert, March 8. Symphony, in G major, No. 6,
(B. and H. Edition), Haydn ; Concerto for piano, op. 16,
Henselt (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Symphony No. 2, in C
major, op. 61, Schumann.
Sixth Concert, April 12. Sinfonia, from "Christmas Ora-
torio," Bach; Sonata, in F minor (for orchestra, by
Theodore Thomas), Bach; Madrigal, "Matona, Lovely
Maiden," Orlando Lassus, and Part song, "The
Wood Minstrels," Mendelssohn (The Metropolitan
Musical Society, conducted by Wm. R. Chapman);
Symphony No. 9, in D minor, Beethoven (vocal |»;irt>:
Clementina de Vere, Emily Winant, William H.
Rieger, Max Treumann, and the Metropolitan Mu-
sical Society).
FORTY-NINTH SEASON, 1890-1891
I'irst Concert, November 15, 1890. Suite No. 2, op. 47
(new), Moszkowsky; Concerto for piano, No. 5, in
E flat, op. 73, Beethoven (Mr. Franz Rummel) ; Sym-
phony No. 4, in D minor, op. 120, Schumann.
Second Concert, December 6. Overture, "Prometheus
Bound," op. 38 (new), Goldmark; Recitative con
rondo, "Mia speranza adorata," Mozart (Mile. Clem-
entina de Vere); Symphony No. 4, op. 86, "The Con-
secration of Sound," Spohr; Air, "O, grant me in the
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Dust to fall," from "St. Ludmila," Dvorak (Mile, de
Vere); Dramatic Overture, "Husitzka," op. 67, Dvorak.
Third Concert, January 10, i8gi. Overture, "The Flying
Dutchman," Wagner; "Ivan IV., The Terrible," op.
79, Rubinstein; Concerto for violin, in G major (first
time), Joachim (Mme. Camilla Urso) ; Symphony No.
2, in D major, op. 36, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, February 7. Overture to Shakespeare's
"Antony and Cleopatra," op. 116 (new), Rubinstein;
Symphony No. 8, in B minor ("Unfinished"), Schubert;
Concerto for piano, No. 2, in F minor, op. 21, Chopin
(Mrs. Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler) ; Symphony No. i,
in B flat, op. 38, Schumann.
Fifth Concert, March 7. Symphony, in G minor, Mozart;
Aria, "Die ihr die Triebe," from "Le Nozze di
Figaro," Mozart (Frau Ritter-Goetze); Variations on a
theme by Haydn ("Chorale St. Antoine"), Brahms;
Songs, "Die Lotusblume," and "Es hat die Rose sich
beklagt," Franz, and "Murmelndes Liiftchen," Jensen
(Frau Ritter-Goetze) ; Symphony No. 5, in E minor, op.
64, Tschaikowsky.
Sixth Concert, April n. Overture, "Fingal's Cave," op.
26, Mendelssohn; Concerto for piano, in A minor, op.
54, Schumann (Miss Adele Aus der Ohe); Overture-
Fantasia, "Hamlet," op. 67 (new), Tschaikowsky;
Symphony, "Eroica," Beethoven.
CHICAGO SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS
[1877-1890]
[The summer night concerts given by Mr. Thomas at the
Exposition Building in Chicago during a period of thirteen
years were the most important and significant of all his popular
concerts, because of the high qualities of standard music per-
formed as well as of the new music of contemporary composers
heard for the first time in this country. They derive an added
198
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interest from the fact that their success was one of the promi-
nent considerations which led Mr. Thomas to the final decision
to make Chicago his home. There were three hundred and
sixty-nine of these concerts. In making a selection from the
list of programmes, the "composers," "ball room," "histori-
cal," and "request" have been preferred, and are given in full.
Regular "request" programmes as a concert feature were
made by Mr. Thomas for the first time in the first season (1877)
of these concerts. They are significant as showing the progress
of musical education and the changes in popular taste. — EDR.]
REQUEST PROGRAMMES
First Concert, July 16, 1877. Overture, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner; Allegretto, Eighth Symphony, Beethoven;
"Largo," Handel (violin solo, S. E. Jacobsohn);
"Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Wil-
liam Tell," Rossini; "Traumerei," Schumann; "Fantai-
sie Caprice," Vieuxtemps; "Carnival of Venice" (bur-
lesque); "Funeral March of a Marionette," Gounod;
Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons," Strauss; "Amaryllis,"
Ghys; Overture, "Zampa," He'rold.
Second Concert, July 23. Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet
d'Omphale," Saint-SaSns; "German Dances," Schu-
bert; "Wedding March," Soedermann; "Fantaisie
Caprice," Vieuxtemps; Overture, "Consecration of
the House," Beethoven; "Gretchen," from "Eine
Faust Symphonic," Liszt; Concerto in E minor,
op. 11, Chopin (Mme. Euge*nie De Roode-Rice);
Fantasia, "Visions in a Dream," Lumbye; Waltz,
"Wine, Woman and Song," Strauss; "Carnival of
Venice" (burlesque).
Third Concert, August j. Ballet music, "Paris and He-
len," Gluck; "Pastorale," from "Christmas Oratorio,"
Bach; Symphony, "Military," Haydn; "Hun^-
Dances," Brahms; Concerto for piano, No. i, in E
flat, Liszt (Mme. Julia Rive*-King); Ballet Music and
"Wedding Procession," from "Feramors," Rubin-
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stein; Ballet music, "Faust," Gounod; "Nouvelle Medi-
tation," Gounod; Overture, "Masaniello," Auber.
[1881]
First Concert, July 22, 1881. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
March movement, "Lenore" Symphony, Raff; "Rhap-
sody," No. 2, Liszt; "Serenade," Schubert; "Scenes
Napolitaines," Massenet; "Prelude, Chorale, and
Fugue," Bach; "Largo," Handel; Allegretto, Eighth
Symphony, Beethoven; Symphonic poem, "Les Pre-
ludes," Liszt; Overture, "Semiramide," Rossini;
"Turkish Patrol," Michaelis; "Nouvelle Meditation,"
Gounod; "Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
Second Concert, July 29. March and overture, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; "Serenade," Schubert; Suite, "L'Ar-
lesienne," Bizet; Overture, "Don Juan," Mozart;
Allegretto and scherzo, Seventh Symphony, Beethoven;
"Hungarian Dances," Brahms; "Carnival of Venice"
(burlesque); "Amaryllis," Ghys; Waltz, "Iris Cen-
trum," Strauss; "Torchlight March," No. i, in B,
Meyerbeer.
Third Concert, August 5. "Coronation March," Svend-
sen; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; Air,
Bach; "Spring Song," Mendelssohn; "Pizzicato
Polka," Strauss; Symphonic poem, "Danse Macabre,"
Saint-Saens; Overture, "Oberon," Weber; "Andante
Cantabile," from "Jupiter" Symphony, Mozart; "Valse
Caprice," Rubinstein; Symphonic poem, "Les Pre-
ludes," Liszt; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; Fan-
tasia, "Visions in a Dream," Lumbye; Waltz, "Illus-
trationen," Strauss; March, "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn.
Fourth Concert, August 12. Overture, "Siege of Corinth,"
Rossini; March movement, "Lenore" Symphony, Raff;
"Largo," Handel; "Turkish March," from "Ruins of
Athens," Beethoven; Ballet music and "Wedding Pro-
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cession," from "Feramors," Rubinstein; Music to "A
Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; "Wald-
weben," Wagner; "Traumerei," Schumann; Waltz,
"On the beautiful blue Danube," Strauss; "Turkish
Patrol," Michaelis.
Fifth Concert, August 19. March, "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn; Overture, "Academic Festi-
val" (new), Brahms; Finale to "Prometheus," Bee-
thoven; Romance, "The Evening Star," from "Tann-
hauser" (trombone solo, Mr. F. Letsch); "Eine Faust
Ouverture," "The Ride of the Valkyries," "Wotan's
Farewell," and "Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Wal-
kiire," "Waldweben," from "Siegfried," "Siegfried's
Death," from "Gotterdammcrung," Wagner; "Hun-
garian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; "Ave Maria," Schu-
bert; Waltz, "Wine, Woman and Song," Strauss;
"Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
[1882]
First Concert, July 14, 1882. "Prelude, Chorale, and
Fugue," Bach; "Ave Maria," Schubert; Symphonic
poem, "Phaeton," Saint-Saens; "Ride of the Valky-
ries," and "Kaiser March," Wagner; Overture, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; "Ocean" Symphony, supplemen-
tary movement, Rubinstein; "Hungarian Rhapsody,"
No. 2, Liszt; "Turkish March," Beethoven; "Trau-
merei," Schumann; "Serenade," Haydn; "Scenes
Napolitaines," Massenet.
Second Concert, July 21. Overture, "The Flying Dutch-
man," Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Om-
phale," Saint-Saens; Ballet music, "Queen of
Sheba," Goldmark; Suite, op. 39 (new), Dvorak;
Overture, "Coriolanus," Beethoven; "Largo," Handel;
"Minuet," Boccherini; "Hungarian Dances" Brahms;
Selections from "The Damnation of Faust" Berlioz;
Overture, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas; "Nouvcllc
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Meditation," Gounod; "Italian Waltz," Strauss;
"Marche Indienne," from "L'Africaine," Meyerbeer.
Third Concert, July 31. Overture, "Anacreon," Cheru-
bim; "Pastorale," from "Christmas Oratorio," Bach;
"Ocean" Symphony, supplementary movement, Rubin-
stein; "Variations and March," op. 113, Lachner;
Symphony No. i, in B, op. 38, Schumann; "Swedish
Wedding March," Soedermann; "Ave Maria," Bach-
Gounod; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Danube,"
Strauss; Overture, "The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
Nicolai.
Fourth Concert, August 4. March, "Tannhauser," Wag-
ner; Romanza, "Evening Star," from "Tannhauser"
(trombone solo by Mr. F. Letsch); "Wotan's Fare-
well," "Waldweben," and "Siegfried's Death," Wag-
ner; "Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue," Bach; "Hunga-
rian Dances," Brahms; Andante, Fifth Symphony,
Beethoven; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; "Invi-
tation to the Dance," Weber; Two Norwegian Melo-
dies, Grieg; March movement, "Lenore" Symphony,
Raff; Suite, "Sylvia," Delibes.
[1883]
First Concert, July ij, 1883. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
Nocturne and scherzo, from "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn; Ballet music and "Wedding
Procession," from "Feramors," Rubinstein; Overture,
"Tannhauser," Wagner; "Theme and Variations,"
from "Septet," Beethoven; "Scenes Alsaciennes,"
Massenet; Overture, "Semiramide," Rossini; Waltz,
"Artist's Life," Strauss; "March of Victory," Liszt.
Second Concert, July 20. Symphony, "Lenore," Raff;
Overture, "Rienzi"; Ballet air, "Paris and Helen,"
Gluck; "Ball Scene," from dramatic symphony, "Romeo
and Juliet," Berlioz; Waltz, "Thousand and one
Nights," Strauss; "Serenade," Schubert; "Minuet,"
Boccherini; Overture, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas.
2oa 11IEODORE THOMAS
Third Concert, July 27. March, op. 101, Raff; "Prelude,
Chorale, and Fugue," Bach; "Ocean" Symphony, sup-
plementary movement, Rubinstein; Ballet music to
"Queen of Sheba," Goldmark; Overture and romanza,
"Evening Star," from "Tannhauser" (trombone solo,
Mr. Letsch); "Bridal Procession," introduction, "Nup-
tial Chorus," and march movement from "Lohen-
grin," Wagner; "Funeral March of a Marionette,"
Gounod; "Spring Song," Mendelssohn; Suite,
"L'Artesienne." Bizet.
Fourth Concert, August 3. March, from suite, op. 113,
Lachner; Air, Bach; Ballet air, "Paris and Helen,"
Gluck; Selections from third act "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner; Overture, "Macbeth," Kelley; Andante, from
Fifth Symphony, Beethoven; "Bal Costume*," Rubin-
stein; Ballet music, " William Tell," Rossini; "Swedish
Wedding March," Soedermann; " Scenes Napolitaincs,"
Massenet.
Fifth Concert, August 10. Symphony in C (Kochel, 551),
Mozart; Selections from "Orpheus," Gluck; Allegretto,
Eighth Symphony, Beethoven; Ballet music, "Fera-
mors," Rubinstein; Finale, Symphony in C, No. 9,
Schubert; March movement, "Lenore" Symphony,
Raff; "Spring Song," Mendelssohn; Waltz, "Carne-
val's Botschaften," Strauss; "Hungarian Rhapsody,"
No. 2, Liszt.
[Compare this request programme with the first one, July
16, 1877.— EDR.]
[1885]
First Concert, July 17, 1885. Overture, "Der Freischutz,"
Weber; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; "Sere-
nade," Schubert; "Allegretto," from the Eighth Sym-
phony, Beethoven; "Waldweben," from "Siegfried,"
Wagner; Overture and romanza, "Evening Star,"
from "Tannhauser," Wagner (trombone solo, Mr.
Letsch); March movement, "Lenore" Symphony,
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Raff; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; ''Funeral
March of a Marionette," Gounod; " Ave Maria," Bach-
Gounod; Waltz, "Village Swallows," Strauss;
"Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
Second Concert, July 24. " Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue,"
Bach; March movement, "Lenore" Symphony, Raff;
Ballet music, "Nero," Rubinstein; "Ride of the Val-
kyries," Wagner; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Bee-
thoven; "Traumerei," Schumann; "Spring Song,"
Mendelssohn; "Ocean" Symphony, a supplementary
movement, Rubinstein; Ballet music, "Sylvia," Delibes;
Waltz, "Thousand and one Nights," Strauss; Se-
lections from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz.
Third Concert, July 27. Overture, "Preciosa," Weber;
Andante from "Surprise" Symphony, Haydn; "Hun-
garian Dances," Brahms; Symphonic poem, "Phae-
ton," Saint-Saens; Overture, "Festival," Lassen;
"Largo," Handel; Scherzo, "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No.
12, Liszt; "Funeral March of a Marionette," Gounod;
"Serenade," Schubert; Waltz, "Wine, Woman and
Song," Strauss; Polonaise, "Mignon," Ambroise
Thomas.
Fourth Concert, July 31. Overture, "Husitzka," Dvorak;
Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Ocean" Symphony,
supplementary movement, Rubinstein; "Festival Over-
ture," Lassen; Symphony, "Im Walde," second move-
ment, Raff; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 6, Liszt;
Overture, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas; "Minuet,"
Boccherini; Symphonic poem, "Danse Macabre,"
Saint-Saens; "Torchlight March," No. i, Meyerbeer.
Fifth Concert, August j. Overture, "Rosamunde," Schu-
bert; March movement from "Lenore" Symphony,
Raff; "Cujus Animam," from "Stabat Mater," Ros-
sini (trumpet solo, Mr. F. Dietz) ; Ballet divertissement,
"Henry VIII.," Saint-Saens; Overture, "Oberon,"
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Weber; Air, Bach; "Spring Song," Mendelssohn;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; "Bridal Pro-
cession" from "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Swedish Wed-
ding March," Socdermann; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gou-.
nod; Suite, "Sylvia," Delibes.
5/.v//i Concert, August 7. "Wedding March," Mendels-
sohn; Overture, "Semiramide," Rossini; "Largo,"
Handel; "Bal Costume*," Rubinstein; "Pastorale"
from "Christmas Oratorio," Bach; Andante, Fifth
Symphony, Beethoven ; " Invocation of the Alpine Fay,"
Schumann; Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt;
"Scene de Bal," from "Charlotte Corday," Benoit;
"Norwegian Folk Song," Svendsen; "Wotan's Fare-
well" and "Magic Fire Scene," from "Die WaikUre,"
Wagner.
[1886] .
First Concert, July 12, 1886. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Andante, Fifth Symphony, Beethoven;
"Waltz Movement," Volkmann; "Variations and
Finale," op. 55, Tschaikowsky; Vorspiel, "Die Meis-
tersinger," Wagner; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2,
Liszt; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod; "Ride of the
Valkyries," Wagner; March movement, Symphony
"Lenore," Raff; "Serenade," Schubert; " Spring Song,"
Mendelssohn; Suite, "Sylvia," Deiibes.
Second Concert, July 16. "Wedding March," from "Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Overture,
"Rosamunde," Schubert; "Rhapsody," No. i, Andreas
Hallen; A supplementary movement, "Ocean" Sym-
phony, Rubinstein; Overture, "Der Freiscl
Weber; "Tarentelle," for flute and clarinet, (Mr.
Oesterle and Mr. Schreurs) Saint-Saens; Vorspiel,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; Waltz, "Village Swallows,"
Strauss; "Minuet," Boccherini; Polonaise, "Mignon,"
A. Thomas.
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Third Concert, July ip. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
March movement, "Lenore" Symphony, Raff; "Wed-
ding Music," op. 54, Adolph Jensen; " Valse Caprice,"
Rubinstein; Overture, "Husitzka," Dvorak; Air,
Bach; "Waltz Movement," Volkmann; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 6, Liszt; Overture, "Merry Wives of
Windsor," Nicolai; "La Vierge," Massenet; Waltz,
"Thousand and one Nights," Strauss; March,
"Rakoczy," Berlioz.
Fourth Concert, July 23. March, op. 113, Lachner; Over-
ture, "Festival," Lassen; Romance, "Evening Star,"
from "Tannhauser" (trombone solo by Mr. Letsch),
Wagner; "The Nations," Moszkowski; Symphony
No. 8, in B minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; "Bal Cos-
tume," Suite No. i. Rubinstein; "Dance of Happy
Spirits" and "Dance of the Furies," from "Orpheus,"
Gluck; Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale,"
Saint- Saens; "Swedish Wedding March," Soedermann;
"Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner.
Fifth Concert, July 26. Overture, "Water Carrier,"
Cherubini; March movement, Symphony "Lenore,"
Raff; Air, Bach; "Waltz Movement," Volkmann; "A
Carnival Scene," op. 5, Arthur Bird; Vorspiel, "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner; Allegretto and scherzo from
Symphony No. 7, Beethoven; "Variations and Finale, "
op. 55, Tschaikowsky; "Funeral March of a Mario-
nette," Gounod; "Trftumerei," Schumann; Fantasia,
"Visions in a Dream," Lumbye; "Torchlight March,"
No. i, in B flat, Meyerbeer.
Sixth Concert, July 30. Overture, "Ruy Bias," Mendels-
sohn; "Andante Cantabile," Beethoven-Liszt; "Taran-
tella," for flute and clarinet (Mr. Oesterle and Mr.
Schreurs), Saint-Saens; Ballet music and "Wedding
Procession," from "Feramors," Rubinstein; Overture,
"Rienzi," Wagner; "Largo," Handel; Suite, "Scenes
Pittoresques," Massenet; Selections from "Flying
ao6 THEODORE THOMAS
Dutchman," Wagner; "Ave Maria/' Schubert; Polo-
naise, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas.
Seventh Concert, August 2. " Festival Overture," Lassen;
"Wedding Music," op. 54, Jensen; "Hungarian
Dances," Brahms; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner;
Allegretto, Seventh Symphony, Beethoven; Ballet
music, "Nero," Rubinstein; Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; Waltz, "In the Vienna Forest," Strauss;
"Torchlight March," No. i, Meyerbeer.
Eighth Concert, August 6. "Inauguration March," Boe-
kelman; "Humoristic Suite," John Ch. Rietzel; "Polo-
naise," No. 2, Liszt; Overture, "Oberon," Weber;
"Dance of Happy Spirits" and "Dance of the Furies,"
from "Orpheus" (flute obligate by Mr. Oesterle),
Gluck; "Waltz Movement," Volkmann; "Bal Cos-
tume*" and "Suite," Rubinstein; "Court Minuet,"
S. G. Pratt; Ballet, "Sylvia," Pelibes; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt.
[1887]
First Concert, July n, 1887. Overture, " Der Freischutz,"
Weber; Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale,"
Saint-Saens; Waltz, "Wiener Frauen" (new), Strauss;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; Overture,
"Magic Flute," Mozart; "Spring Song," Mendelssohn;
Ballet divertissement, "Henry VIII.," Saint-Saens;
Overture, "Mignon," A. Thomas; "Serenade," Schu-
bert; Suite, "L'Arlesienne," Bizet.
Second Concert, July 15. "Festival Overture," Lassen;
Allegretto, Seventh Symphony, Beethoven; "Taran-
tella," flute and clarinet (Mr. Oesterle and Mr.
Schreurs), Saint-Saens; "Variations and Finale," op.
55, Tschaikowsky; "Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue,"
Bach; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber- Berlioz;
Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; Overture,
"Rienzi," Wagner; Waltz, "Village Swallo
Strauss; "Torchlight March," No. i, Meyerbeer.
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Third Concert, July 18. Overture, "Hunyadi Laszlo,"
Erkel; "Ave Maria," Schubert; Allegretto, Eighth
Symphony, Beethoven; Ballet divertissement, "Henry
VIII.," Saint-Safins; Overture, "Oberon," Weber;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," "Pesther Carnival," Liszt;
Introduction, "Nuptial Chorus," and march move-
ment, from Act III. of "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Funeral
March of a Marionette," Gounod; "Ave Maria," Bach-
Gounod; "Minuet," Boccherini; Overture, "Merry
Wives of Windsor," Nicolai.
Fourth Concert, July 22. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
"Pastoral," Christmas Oratorio, Bach; "Hungarian
Dances," Brahms; "Waltz Movement," Volkmann;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 14, Liszt; Symphony
No. 8, in B minor, Schubert; Storm movement,
"Ocean" Symphony, Rubinstein; Overture and ballet
music, "William Tell," Rossini; "Valse Lente and
Pizzicato," from Suite "Sylvia," Delibes; Waltz,
"Wine, Woman and Song," Strauss.
Fifth Concert, July 25. "Polonaise," No. 2, Liszt; An-
dante, Fifth Symphony, Beethoven; Symphonic poem,
"Danse Macabre," Saint-Saens; "Bal CostumeY'
Suite No. i, Rubinstein; Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wag-
ner; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; "Dance of
Happy Spirits" and "Dance of the Furies," from "Or-
pheus" (flute obligato by Mr. Oesterle), Gluck; "Hun-
garian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; "Swedish Wedding
March," Soedermann; Overture, " Semiramide," Ros-
sini; Ballet divertissement, "Henry VIII.," Saint-
Saens.
Sixth Concert, July 29. Overture, "Festival," Lassen;
"Andante con Moto," Symphony in C, Schubert;
"Waldweben," Wagner; Introduction and finale,
"Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; Overture, "FingaPs
Cave," Mendelssohn; "Marche Funebre," Schumann;
Allegretto, Eighth Symphony, Beethoven; Symphonic
poem, "Phaeton," Saint- Saens; March movement from
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Symphony "Lenore," Raff; Waltz, "Artist's Life,"
Strauss; "Spanish Rhapsody,'* Chabricr.
Seventh Concert, August i. Overture, "Flying Dutch-
man," Wagner; Selections from Act III.,"Montezuma,"
Gleason; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt; "Twi-
light Reverie" and "Dance of the Wood Nymphs,"
from Symphony "Im Walde," Raff; Overture, "Wil-
liam Tell," Rossini ; Scene de bal, " Charlotte Corday,"
Benoit; Overture, "Martha," Flotow; Fantasia, "Vis-
ions in a Dream," Lumbye; Waltz, "Thousand and
One Nights," Strauss.
Eighth Concert, August 5. Overture, "Don Juan,"
Mozart; " Eine Volksthumliche Suite" (new), John Ch.
Rietzel; "Rhapsody," No. i, Andreas Hallen; "Pas-
toral," from "Christmas Oratorio," Bach; "Slavonic
Dances" (first set), Dvorak; Symphonic poem, "Les
Preludes," Liszt; "Allegretto Giojoso," from Suite,
op. 39 (new), Moszkowski; "Largo," Handel;
"Spring Song," Mendelssohn; "Waltz Movement,"
Volkmann; "Torchlight March," No. i, in B flat,
Meyerbeer.
Ninth Concert, August 6. Overture, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner; Fantasia, op. 40, " Liebesnacht," Philipp
Scharwenka; "The Nations," Moszkowski; "Invita-
tion to the Dance," Weber- Berlioz; "Allegretto Gio-
joso," Suite, op. 30, Moszkowski; "Flower Girls'
Scene" from "Parsifal," Wagner; "Ride of the Val-
kyries," Wagner; "Polonaise," from "Mignon," A.
Thomas; "Evening Song," Schumann; "Trot dc
Cavalerie," Rubinstein; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No.
2, Liszt.
[1888]
First Concert, July 9, 1888. Overture, "Flying Dutch-
man," Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Danse Macabre,"
Saint-SaCns; "Evening Song," Schumann; "Allegretto
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Giojoso," and "Perpetuum Mobile," Moszkowski;
Overture, "Husitzka," Dvorak; "Mozartiana" (new),
Tschaikowsky; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt;
Overture, "Lustspiel," Smetana; "Largo," Handel;
"Waltz Movement," Volkmann; March, "Rakoczy,"
Berlioz.
Second Concert, July 13. Overture, "Festival," Lassen;
Storm movement, from "Ocean" Symphony, Rubin-
stein; Ballet music and "Wedding Procession," from
"Feramors," Rubinstein ; "Unfinished Symphony, Schu-
bert; "Folk Life," op. 19, Grieg; "Invitation to the
Dance," Weber; "Romanza," in G. op. 40, Beethoven;
"Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic Fire Scene," from
"Die Walkure," Wagner.
Third Concert, July 16. Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner;
March movement, from "Lenore" Symphony, RafT;
"The Nations," Moszkowski; Air, Bach; Sym-
phonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; Waltz, "Die
Vorstadter," Strauss; "Heart Wounds," and "Spring,"
Grieg; "Spanish Rhapsody," Chabrier.
Fourth Concert, July 20. "Marche Slave," Tschaikow-
sky; "Variations and Finale," op. 55, Tschaikowsky;
Ballet music, "Queen of Sheba," Gounod; Scene de
bal, "Charlotte Corday," Benoit; Selections from
"Orpheus," Gluck; "Allegretto," Goetz; "Wedding
Music," op. 54, Jensen; Symphonic poem, "Phaeton,"
Saint-Saens; "Ave Maria," Schubert; Polonaise, from
"Mignon," Ambroise Thomas.
Fifth Concert, July 23. Overture, "Oberon," Weber;
Andante and finale from symphony in C, Schubert;
"Siegfried's Death," from "Die Gotterdammerung,"
Wagner; "Serenade," No. 2, in F major, op. 63, Volk-
mann; "Albumblatt," Wagner; Ballet music from
"Sylvia," Delibes; "Funeral March of a Marionette,"
Gounod; "Spring Song," Mendelssohn; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt.
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Sixth Concert, July 27. Ballet divertissement, "Henry
VIII.," Saint-Saens; Selections from third act of
"Lohengrin," Wagner; Air, Bach; "Largo," Handel;
"Evening Song," Handel; Ballet music, "Nero,"
Rubinstein; "Rhapsody," No. i, Hallen; "Ave Maria,"
Bach-Gounod; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12,
Liszt.
Seventh Concert, July jo. Overture, "FingaPs Cave,"
Mendelssohn; March movement, "Lenore" Symphony,
Raff; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod; "Invitation to the
Dance," Weber; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner;
"Largo," Handel; Allegretto, Eighth Symphony, Bee-
thoven; Waltz, "Caprice," Rubinstein; Overture,
"William Tell," Rossini; "Amaryllis," Ghys; Waltz,
"On the beautiful blue Danube," Strauss; March,
"Coronation," Meyerbeer.
Eighth Concert, August j. Overture, "Rosamunde,"
Schubert; "Love Song" and "Wedding Beils,"Klein;
Suite, "L'Arl&ienne," Bizet; Scene de bal, from
"Charlotte Corday," Benoit; "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," Schumann; "Funeral March," Chopin-
Thomas; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 14, Liszt; Sym-
phonic poem, "Danse Macabre," Saint-Saens; "Heart
Wounds" and "Spring," Grieg; "Ave Maria," Bach-
Gounod; March, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
[1889]
First Concert, July 8, 1889. "Marche Slave," Tschai-
kowsky; Polka mazurka, "Ein Herz und ein Sinn,"
polka schnell, "Furioso," Strauss; "Siegmund's Love
Song," from "Die WalkUre," and "Waldweben," from
"Siegfried," Wagner; "Swedish Rhapsody," Lalo; "Erl
King," Schubert; Suite, op. 46, Grieg; Introduction,
"Nuptial Chorus" and march movement, from "Lohen-
grin," Wagner; Waltz, "Wedding Bells," Strauss;
"Benedictus," Mackenzie; "Hungarian Rhapsody,"
No. 2. Liszt.
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Second Concert, July 12. March, "Athalia," Mendels-
sohn; "Divertissement a la Hongroise," op. 54, Schu-
bert; "Waldweben," from "Siegfried," and "Siegfried's
Death," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner;
Selections from "Orpheus," Gluck; "Heart Wounds,"
and "Spring," Grieg; "Waltz Movement," Volkmann;
Ballet, "Sylvia," Delibes; Waltz, "Village Swallows,"
Strauss; "Largo," Handel; "Hungarian Rhapsody,"
No. 6, Liszt.
Third Concert, July 15. Overture, "Rosamunde," Schu-
bert; Allegretto, Seventh Symphony, Beethoven; "Sieg-
fried's Rhine Journey," Wagner; "Hungarian Rhap-
sody," No. 6, Liszt; "Wedding Music," op. 54, Jensen;
Symphonic poem, "Phaeton," Saint-Saens; Selections
from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz; "Marche Slave,"
Tschaikowsky; "Serenade," Schubert; "Spring Song,"
Mendelssohn; Waltz, "Spharen Klange," Strauss.
Fourth Concert, July ig. Suite No. 3, in D major, Bach;
"Sicilienne," and "Bounce," Bach; Fugue in A minor,
Bach; "Symphonic Variations," Dvorak; Overture,
"Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; Theme and variations,
Brahms; "Prize Song," from "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner; "Waldweben," from "Siegfried," Wagner;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt; "Allegro Gio-
joso," and "Perpetuum Mobile," Moszkowski.
Fifth Concert, July 22. "Festival March," Theodore
Thomas; Overture, "Egmont," Beethoven; "Andante,"
Fifth Symphony, Beethoven; "Serenade," op. 12,
Herbert; "Mozartiana," Tschaikowsky; Symphonic
Poem, "Dance Macabre," Saint-Saens; "Norwegian
Folk Song," Svendsen; Introduction, "Nuptial
Chorus" and march movement, from "Lohengrin,"
Wagner.
Sixth Concert, July 26. "Festival March," Theodore
Thomas; "Swedish Rhapsody," Lalo; "Soliloquy,"
Pratt; "In the Garden" and "Dance," from "Country
313 THEODORE THOMAS
Wedding Symphony," Goldmark; Overture, "As you
like it," Paine; "Funeral March," Chopin; Symphonic
poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; "Scene de Bal," from
"Charlotte Corday," Benoit; "Norwegian Folk Song,"
Svendsen; Overture, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas.
Seventh Concert, July 29. "Scenes Pittoresques," Mas-
senet; Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale," Saint-
Sae*ns; Storm movement from "Ocean" Symphony,
Rubinstein; "Unfinished Symphony," Schubert; "Spin-
ning Chorus" and "Sailors' Chorus," from "The Fly-
ing Dutchman," Wagner; March movement from
"Lenore Symphony," Raff; "Air," Bach; Overture,
"Semiramide," Rossini.
Eighth Concert, August 2. Overture, "Iphigenia in Aulis,"
Gluck; Finale from "Symphonic Studies," Schumann;
"Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner; "Funeral March,"
Chopin; Overture, "Melusine," Mdndelssohn ; Scherzo
from "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
Andante and finale from concerto, Mendelssohn (Mr.
Max Bendix); "Air, Gavotte, and Musette," Schon-
feld; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt.
[1890]
First Concert, July 14, 1890. Overture, "Semiramide,"
Rossini; March movement, "Lenore" Symphony, Raff;
"Serenade," Schubert; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No.
14, Liszt; Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor," Nic-
olai; "Ave Maria," Gounod; "Waltz Movement,"
Volkmann; Ballet divertissement, "Henry VIII.,"
Saint-SaSns; "Minuet," Boccherini; "Spring Song,"
Mendelssohn; Waltz, "Wine, Woman and Song,"
Strauss; March, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Second Concert, July 18. Overture, "Ruy Bias," Men-
delssohn; "Legends," Nos. i, 2, and 3, Dvorak; " Bal
Costume*," Rubinstein; Prelude, "The Deluge," Saint-
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Saens; "Funeral March," Chopin-Thomas; Symphonic
poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; "Funeral March of a
Marionette," Gounod; "Waltz Movement," Volk-
mann; "Chinoiserie," Godard; "Scenes Napolitaines,"
Massenet.
Third Concert, July 25. "Festival March" (new), Rietzel;
Overture, "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage," Men-
delssohn; "An Island Fantasy," Paine; Suite, "Peer
Gynt," Grieg; "Gavotte, Sicilienne, and Bourre*e,"
Bach; Variations from "Divertissement," No. i,
Mozart; "In the Garden" and "Dance," from "Country
Wedding" Symphony, Goldmark; Suite for string or-
chestra, Schonfeld; Waltz, "Autumn Roses," Strauss;
"Bridal Procession" from "Lohengrin" and "Ride of
the Valkyries," from "Die Walkure," Wagner.
Fourth Concert, July 28. Overture, "Spring," Converse;
"Song of Nokomis" and ''Dance of Paupuk-keewis,"
from "Hiawatha," Phelps; Ballet music and "Wedding
Procession," from "Feramors," Rubinstein; Symphonic
introduction to "Auditorium Festival Ode," Gleason;
"Spinning Song" and "Sailors' Chorus," from "The
Flying Dutchman," Wagner; Suite, "L'Arle*sienne,"
Bizet; "Funeral March of a Marionette," Gounod;
"Swedish Folk Song," Hamerik; Waltz, "Telegram,"
Strauss; Overture, "William Tell."
Fifth Concert, August i. Overture, "Academic," Brahms;
"Marche Funebre," Schumann; Suite, No. 2 (new),
Foote; "Wedding March and Variations," from" Coun-
try Wedding" Symphony, Goldmark; Overture, "Cori-
olanus," Beethoven; "Reverie" and "Dance of the
Wood Nymphs," from "Im Walde" Symphony, Raff;
"Swedish Rhapsody," Lalo; Overture, "Preciosa,"
Weber; "Romanza," op. 40, Beethoven; "Scherzo,"
Cherubim; Waltz, "New Vienna," Strauss.
Sixth Concert, August 4. "Marche Slave," Tschai-
kowsky; "Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue," Bach; "Sere-
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nade," Schubert; "Allegretto,'* Eighth Symphony,
Beethoven; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Over-
ture, "FingaPs Cave," Mendelssohn; "Ave Maria,"
Bach-Gounod; "Waldweben" and "Ride of the Val-
kyries," Wagner; March movement, "Lenore" Sym-
phony, Raff; Waltz, "Kaiser," Strauss; Suite, "Sylvia,"
Delibes.
Seventh Concert, August 8. "Rakoczy March," Berlioz;
Overture, "Semiramide," Rossini; "Invitation to the
Dance," Berlioz; Selections from third act of "Monte-
zuma," Gleason; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12,
Liszt; Second movement of Fifth Symphony, Tschai-
kowsky; "Siegfried's Rhine Journey" and "Siegfried's
Death," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner;
"Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner; "Funeral March of
a Marionette," Gounod; "Serenade," Schubert; Waltz,
"Spharen Klange," Strauss; Polka francaise, "Postilion
d' Amour," and polka schnell, "JocUs," Strauss.
[The educational influence of Mr. Thomas's work is clearly
apparent in these "request programmes." It comes out in
still stronger light when the "request programmes" of the
Chicago Orchestra seasons are compared with them. These
were few in number, and at last were discontinued because it
became unnecessary for Mr. Thomas to ask Chicago audi-
ences what they requested. He knew what they wished, and
they accepted what he gave. Consequently the Chicago pro-
grammes ceased to be problematical or experimental. The
following representative "request programmes" during the
Chicago Orchestra seasons tell the story of growth. — EDR.]
First Season, April 23, /#pj. Introduction to second part
of "Christmas Oratorio," Bach; Symphony in F, No.
3, Brahms; "Marche Funebre," Chopin-Thomas;
Overture to "Tannhauser" ; Theme and variations
from D minor Quartet, Schubert.
Fourth Season, January 5, 1895. Overture, "Academic
Festival," Brahms; Sonata, in F minor, Bach; "Polo-
naise," op. 53, Chopin-Thomas; Symphony, No. 5, in
E minor, Tschaikowsky.
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Eighth Season, February n, 1899. Overtures, "Nature,"
"Carnival," and "Othello," Dvorak; Symphonic poem,
"Les Preludes," Liszt; "Waldweben," from "Sieg-
fried," "Siegfried's Funeral March," from "Die Got-
terdammerung," vorspiel and "Good Friday Spell,"
from "Parsifal," Wagner; Tone poem, "Thus Spake
Zarathustra," Richard Strauss.
Tenth Season, February 25, igoi. Overture, "Sakuntala,"
Goldmark; Symphony No. 3, in F major, op. 90,
Brahms; Prelude and "Liebes Tod," from "Tristan
and Isolde," Wagner; Suite, "Les Erinnyes," Massenet;
Andante and variations from "Kreutzer Sonata," Bee-
thoven (instrumentation by Theodore Thomas); Alle-
gro and finale from "Symphonic Path£tique," Tschai-
kowsky.
Eleventh Season, February 8, 1902. Symphony No. 2, in
D major, op. 73, Brahms; "Zwei Legenden," from
"Kalevala," Sibelius; Suite, "Scheherezade," Rimsky-
Korsakow; "Largo," Handel; Symphonic poem, "Les
Preludes," Liszt.
COMPOSERS' PROGRAMMES
[1877!
Mendelssohn, June 26, 1877. "Cornelius March," over-
ture, "Melusine"; Quartet for horns (Schmitz, Pieper,
Kiistenmacher, and Lorcher) ; Concerto for piano, No.
i, in G minor (Mr. Emil Liebling); Symphony No. 3,
in A minor, "Scotch"; Music to "The Midsummer
Night's Dream."
Scandinavian Composers, July j. "Coronation March"
and symphonic introduction to "Sigurd Slembe,"
Svendsen; "Evening in the Woods" and first "Norse
Suite," Hamerik; Symphony No. i, in C minor, Gade;
Overture, "Aladdin," Hornemann; "Wedding March,"
Soedermann Fantasia, "Visions in a Dream" and
"Champagne Galop," Lumbye.
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Beethoven, July 10. Overture, "Leonora," No. 2, Over-
ture, "Leonora," No. 3; Fantasia, for piano, chorus,
and orchestra (Mr. Julius Fuchs, chorus, and orches-
tra); Symphony No. 7, in A; "Septet," op. 20;
Overture, "Fidelio."
Mozart, July 17. Overture, "Magic Flute"; "Masonic
Funeral" music; Theme and variations from diverti-
mento, No. i, in D, for three pianos (Miss Marie Seipp,
Miss Caddie Cram, and Mr. William Dyhrenfurth) ;
Symphony in G minor; Overture, "Marriage of
Figaro"; Selections from "Don Giovanni"; "Turkish
March."
French Composers, July 20. Overture, "Horatius Codes,"
Mehul; "Rigodon de Dardanus," and "Romanesca,"
Ramcau; Selections from "Masaniello," Auber; Over-
ture, "Les Francs Juges" and scherzo, "Queen Mab,"
Berlioz; Entr'acte to "Colombe," -"Danse des Bac-
chantes," from "Philemon et Baucis," and march
from "Reine de Saba," Gounod; "La Marseil-
laise," De L'Isle; Symphonic poem, "Danse Maca-
bre," Saint-Sae"ns; "Variations," op. 13, Massenet;
"Carnival," Guiraud (first time in America).
Wagner, July 26. Introduction to Act I., "Spinning
Chorus," "Sailors1 Chorus," and cavatina, Act III.,
"Flying Dutchman" (Mr. H. A. Bischoff); Romanza
for violin (S. E. Jacobsohn); "Siegmund's Love Song"
and "Ride of the Valkyries," from "Die Walktire"
(Mr. H. A. Bischoff); Introduction and finale to "Tris-
tan and Isolde"; "Siegfried's Death," from "Die Got-
terdammerung" ; Introduction and "Walther's Prize
Song," Act III., and vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger" (Mr.
H. A. Bischoff); Vorspiel, "Lohengrin"; "Baccha-
nale," from "Tannhauser" ; "Kaiser March."
Italian Composers, July 27. Overture, "Abencerragen"
and introduction to third act of "Medea," Cherubim;
"Sicilian" and "Minuet," Boccherini; Overture,
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"La Vestale"; Cavatina from "Othello" (Miss Jenny
Busk); Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; Aria,
Rossini (Mr. H. A. Bischoff); Andantino and
scherzo fuga, Verdi; Rondo from "Sonnambula" (Miss
Busk); Selection from "Lucia," Donizetti; Aria, "II
Bravo," Mercadante (Mr. Bischoff); "Gavotte" (new),
Bazzini; Overture, "Nabucco," Verdi.
Beethoven, July jj. Music to "Egmont," two equalen for
four trombones (Cappa, Boeber, Deis, and Lowack);
"Adelaide" (Mr. H. A. Bischoff); Symphony No. 5, in
C minor; Overture, "Na oiensfeier" ; Andante canta-
bile, and allegro con brio, from "Prometheus."
Modern Composers, August 2. Overture, "Les Francs
Juges," scherzo "Queen Mab," selections from "Dam-
nation of Faust," and "Rakoczy March," Berlioz;
March, "Vom Fels zum Meer," Symphonic poem, "Les
Preludes," and "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt;
Introduction and finale to "Tristan and Isolde," and
"Siegmund's Love Song," from "Die Walkiire" (Mr.
H. A. Bischoff) ; Introduction, "Walther's Prize Song,"
vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner (Mr. Bischoff).
[1881]
Mendelssohn, July 19, 1881. " War March of the Priests,"
from "Athalia"; Overture, "Calm Sea and Prosperous
Voyage"; Scherzo from the "Reformation" Sym-
phony; "Spring Song"; Overture, "Melusine"; Sym-
phony No. 4, in A major, Italian; Music to "Mid-
summer Night's Dream."
Beethoven, July 26. Ballet music, "Prometheus"; Over-
ture " Coriolanus " ; "Septet," op. 20; Symphony No. 6,
"Pastoral."
[In his arrangement of composers' programmes during the
remainder of the season, Mr. Thomas devoted one part of
them to light and popular music. Only the composers' num-
bers are included in the lists which follow. — EDR.]
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Rubinstein, August n. Symphony No. 5, in G minor,
op. 107 (new) (first time in America).
Schubert, August 16. "Dirge" and selections from the
music in "Rosamunde"; "Cavalry March"; Sym-
phony No. 9, in C major.
Mozart, July n, 1882. Overture and ballet music from
"Idomeneo" (first time in America); Symphonic con-
certante for violin and viola (Herman Brandt and
Julius Risch); Symphony in E flat (Kochel, No. 543).
Schubert, A ugust i. Overture, " Fierrabras " ; Impromptu,
op. 90; "Deutsche Tanze"; Entr'acte in B minor,
"Rosamunde"; Symphony in C, No. 9.
American Composers, August 2. Overture and march
from "The Tale of the Viking," Whiting; Overture,
"Rip Van Winkle," and andante for string orchestra,
Chadwick; Introduction and "March of the Priests,"
from "Montezuma," Gleason; Symphony No. 2, in A,
op. 34, "Im Fruhling," Paine.
[1883]
Beethoven, July 24, 1883. Overtures, "Leonora," Nos. i,
2, 3; Symphony in A, No. 7, op. 92; Overture, "Fide-
lio"; Minuet and finale, string quartet, No. 9, in C;
Finale to Symphony No. 5.
[1885]
Beethoven, July 14, 1885. Symphony No. i, in C major,
op. 21 ; Overture, "Fideiio," op. 72; Rondino for two
oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, and two horns;
Symphony No. 9, instrumental parts; Selections from
"Prometheus"; "Theme and Variations," from quar-
tet No. 5, in A; Finale, Symphony No. 5.
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[1888]
Berlioz, Liszt, Wagner, July 17, 1888. Dramatic sym-
phony, "Romeo and Juliet," op. 17, Berlioz; Andante,
scherzo, and finale from "Eine Faust Symphonic,"
Liszt; "Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic Fire Scene,"
from "Die Walkure," Wagner.
Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, July 24. Suite No. 3, in
D major, "Pastorale," from "Christmas Oratorio,"
gavotte, sicilienne, and bourre'e, fugue in A minor,
Bach; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, Beethoven; Music
to "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn.
[1889]
Scandinavian Composers, July 16, 1889. Overture, "In
Autumn," Grieg; Suite, "Peer Gynt," op. 46, Grieg;
"Swedish Folk Song," Hamerik; "Swedish Wedding
March," Soedermann; "Rhapsody," No. i, Halien;
Suite, " Holbergiana " (first time), Gade; "Norwegian
Folk Song" and "Norwegian Rhapsody," Svendsen.
American and Italian Composers, July 30. "Symphonic
Allegro," from cantata, "Praise Song to Harmony,"
Gleason; Symphony No. 2, in C minor, Florio; Over-
ture, "As you like it," Paine; Suite in E major, op. 12,
Foote; Fragment of ballet music, Shelley; Ballet music,
"AH Baba," Cherubini; "Minuet," Boccherini; "Ga-
votte," Sgambati; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini.
BALL-ROOM PROGRAMMES
[1877]
July 25, 1877. Overture, "Bal Masque*," Auber; Waltz,
"Schonbrunner," Lanner; "Coronation March" and
"Mephisto's Hollenrufe," Johann Strauss (the father);
Polka mazurka, "Devil's Darning Needle," polka
francaise, "Gnomen," and polka schnell, "Forever,"
Joseph Strauss; Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons," Johann
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Strauss; Ballet music to "Prometheus," Beethoven;
Landler," 'SHeimweh," Lanner; Saltarello, "Italian"
Symphony, Mendelssohn; Quadrille, "Artist's Life,"
Strauss; Waltz, " Hydropathcn," Gungl; Polka,
"Anvil," Parlow; Galop, "Champagne," Lumbye.
[1882]
July 22 , 1882. Overture, "Anacreon," Cherubini; Ballet
music to "All Baba" and "WiUiam Tell," Rossini;
Ballet music, "The Four Seasons," Verdi; Ballet music
to "Prometheus," Beethoven; Waltz, "Vorstadter,"
Lanner; " Bacchanale," from "Tannhauser," Wagner;
Waltz, "Wiener Wald," Strauss; Ballet music, "Faust,"
Gounod; "Melodic Hindoue Vartee," from "Roi de
Lahore," Massenet; Ballet music, "Sylvia," Delibes.
Second Concert, July 29. "Overture di Ballo," Sullivan;
Ballet music, "Rosamunde," Schubert; Waltz, "Die
Schonbrunner," Lanner; Ballet music, "Robert le
Diable," Meyerbeer; Polka francaise, "Figaro," and
polka schnell, "Jocus," Strauss; Ballet music and
"Bridal Procession," from "Feramors," Rubinstein;
"Danse Macabre," Saint-Sae'ns; Ballet music, "Queen
of Sheba," Goldmark; Polka mazurka, "Arm in Arm,"
Jos. Strauss; Fantasia, "Visions in a Dream," Lumbye;
Waltz, "Telegram," Strauss; Quadrille, "Artist's
Life," Strauss.
[1883]
August 7, 1883. "Torchlight March," No. i, in B,
Meyerbeer; Waltz, "Die Vorstadter," Lanner; March,
"Egyptian," polka francaise, "Sylphen," and polka
schnell, " Velocipede," Strauss; Waltz, " Hydropathcn,"
Gungl; Tarantelle, Venezia e Napoli," Liszt; "Alia
Mazurka'1 (new), Gernscheim; Waltz, " Wiener Wald,"
Strauss; "Pizzicato Polka," Strauss; Ballet music,
"Sylvia," Delibes; Galop, "Champagne," Lumbye;
Polka mazurka, " Frauenherz," Jos. Strauss; Waltz,
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"On the beautiful Rhine," Keler-Bela; "Tannhauser
March," Wagner.
[1885]
July 20, 1885. "Overture di Ballo," Sullivan; Polka ma-
zurka, "Em Herz und ein Sinn," polka schnell, "Velo-
cipede," and "Persian March," Joseph Strauss; Ballet
music, "William Tell," Rossini; Ballet divertissement,
"Henry VIII." (new), Saint-Saens; March, "Egyp-
tian," and waltz, "From the Mountains," Strauss;
"Kamarinskaya," Glinka; "Valse Lente," and "Pizzi-
cato," from "Sylvia," Delibes; Ballet music, "Rienzi,"
Wagner; "Saltarello," Gounod; "Bal Costume*,"
Rubinstein; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Danube,"
Strauss; "-Torchlight March," No. i, Meyerbeer.
[1886]
August 4, 1886. Overture, "Masaniello," Auber; Ballet
music, "William Tell," Rossini; Waltz, "Vorstadter,"
Lanner; March, "Persian," polka mazurka, "Lob der
Frauen," polka francaise, "Pizzicato," and polka
schnell, "Unter Donner und Blitz," Strauss; "Polo-
naise," No. 2 (first time), Liszt; Waltz, "Wine, Woman
and Song," Strauss; Ballet divertissement, "Henry
VIII.," Saint-Saens; Fantasia, "Visions in a Dream,"
Lumbye; Waltz, " Hydropathen," and march, "En
Avant," Gungl.
[1887]
August 3, 1887. "Festival Polonaise," Svendsen; Waltz,
"Die Vorstadter," Lanner; "Pizzicato Polka,"
Strauss; Ballet music, "Faust," Gounod; March
"Egyptian," Strauss; Polka mazurka, "Devil's Darn-
ing Needle," polka francaise, " 'S giebt nur a Kaiser-
stadt," and polka schnell, "Donner und Blitz,"
Strauss; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Danube,"
Strauss; "Polonaise," No. 2, Liszt; "Scene de Bal,"
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from "Charlotte Corday," Benoit; "Bal Costume*,"
Suite No. i, Rubinstein; Waltz, "In the Vienna For-
est," Strauss; "Rustic Jig," and finale from ballet
divertissement, "Henry VIII.," Saint-Sae*ns.
[1888]
July u, 1888. "Coronation March," Meyerbeer; Waltz,
"Love's Dreams," Lanner; Polka mazurka, "Frauen-
herz," and polka schnell, "Jocus," Joseph Strauss;
Ballet, "Le Cid" (new), Massenet; March, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; Ballet, "Paris and Helen," Gluck;
Waltz, "Myrthenbliithen," Strauss; Polka francaise,
"Pizzicato," Strauss; "Polonaise," No. 2, Liszt; Quad-
rille, "Artist's Life," Strauss; Duo, "I would that my
love," for two cornets, Mendelssohn (F. . Dietz, Senior
and Junior); Waltz, " Hydropathen," Gungl; March,
"Amazons," Michaelis.
Second Concert, July 18. Polonaise, " Festival," Svendsen ;
Waltz, "Schatz," Strauss; Ballet music, "Faust,"
Gounod; Polka francaise, "Figaro," Strauss; Landler,
" 'S Heimweh," Lanner; "Bal Costume*," first suite,
Rubinstein; Waltz, "Village Swallows," Strauss; "Ave
Maria," Bach-Gounod; "Minuet," Boccherini; March,
"Persian," Strauss.
Third Concert, July 25. March, "German Warrior,"
polka mazurka, "Fata Morgana," polka schnell,
"Donner und Blitz," Strauss; Ballet music, "Queen
of Sheba," Gounod; "Slavonic Dances," Dvorak;
"Torchlight March," No. i, Meyerbeer; Waltz, "Wine,
Woman and Song," Strauss; Ballet, "Sylvia," Delibes;
Polonaise, "Mignon," Ambroise Thomas; Ballet,
"Paris and Helen," Gluck; Waltz, Volkmann; "Scene
de Bal," from "Charlotte Corday," Benoit; March,
"DUppler Schanzen Sturm," Piefka.
Fourth Concert, August i. Overture, "Bal Masque*,"
Auber; Waltz, "Artist's Life," Strauss; Finale, "Pro-
metheus," Beethoven; "Minuet," Boccherini; "Poland"
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and "Hungary," Moszkowski; "Invitation to the
Dance," Weber; two movements from "Bal Costume,"
first suite, Rubinstein; "Pizzicato Polka," Strauss;
"Spanish Rhapsody," Chabrier; " Saltarello," Gou-
nod; "Serenade," Schubert; Waltz, "On the beautiful
blue Danube," Strauss; "Marche Indienne," from
" L 'Africaine," Meyerbeer.
[1889]
July 3, 1889. "Ritter Ballet" (first time), Beethoven;
Polka mazurka, "Ein Herz, ein Sinn," polka schnell,
"Furioso," Strauss; Waltz, "Wedding Bells," Joseph
Strauss; "Bal Costume*," first suite, Rubinstein; "Polo-
naise," No. 2, Liszt; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
"Pizzicato Polka," Strauss; Ballet divertissement,
"Henry VIII.," Saint-Saens; Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod; Waltz, "Die
Publicisten," and "Persian March," Strauss.
Second Concert, July 10. Grand Exposition Overture,
Auber; "Ritter Ballet," Beethoven; Polka francaise,
"Sylphen" and polka schnell, "Velocipede," Strauss;
"Serenade," for flute and horn, Titl (Mr. Oesterle and
Mr. Hackebarth); Waltz, "Spharen Klange," Strauss;
Overture, "Semiramide," Rossini; "Largo," Handel;
"Spring Song," Mendelssohn; "Polonaise," Bee-
thoven; Dance suite from the ballet music "Ein
Marchen aus der Champagne," op. 54 (first time),
Bruhl; "Amaryllis," Ghys; Waltz, "Ball Klange,"
Lumbye; "Coronation March," Strauss.
Third Concert, July 17. "March Heroic," Massenet;
Waltz, "Die Vorstadter," Lanner; Polka, "Figaro,"
Strauss; "Ave Maria," Bach- Gounod; "Funeral March
of a Marionette," Gounod; "Scene de Bal," from
"Charlotte Corday," Benoit; Ballet music and "Wed-
ding Procession," from "Feramors," Rubinstein; Fan-
tasia on Schubert's "Le Desir," Servais (Mr. Victor
Herbert); Waltz, "Village Swallows," Strauss; Over-
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ture, "Fra Diavolo," Aubcr; Fantasia, "Visions in a
Dream," Lumbye; "Artists' Quadrille," Strauss.
Fourth Concert, July 24. Overture, "Festival," Lassen;
"Cavatina and Tarantella," op. 85, Raff; Ballet music,
"Faust," Gounod; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue
Danube," Strauss; "The Nations," Moszkowski;
"Norwegian Artists' Carnival," Svendsen; "Minuet,"
Boccherini; Waltz movement, Volkmann; Ballet music,
"Sylvia," Delibes.
Fifth Concert, July j/. Overture and ballet music,
"Rienzi," Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Danse Ma-
cabre," Saint-SaSns; Ballet music, "Queen of Sheba,"
Gounod; Overture, "Der Bauer ein Schelm" (first
time), Dvorak; Ballet air, "Paris and Helen," Gluck;
"German Dances," Schubert; "Fragment of Ballet
Music," Shelley; "Scene de Bal," from "Charlotte
Corday," Benoit; "Egyptian March," waltz, "Wine,
Woman and Song," polka, "Figaro," and polka schnell,
"Furioso," Strauss.
[1890)
July p, 1890. "Marche et Cortege," from "Queen of
Sheba," Gounod; Overture, "Festival," Lassen ; Waltz,
"Die Vorstadter," Lanner; Suite, "Sylvia," Delibes;
March, "Egyptian," polka mazurka, "Ein Herz,
ein Sinn," polka schnell, "Furioso," Strauss; Waltz,
"Village Swallows," Joseph Strauss; Ballet divertisse-
ment, "Henry VIII.," Saint-Saens; "Loin du Bal" and
"Gavotte," Gillet; Polka, "Pizzicato," polka, "Tele-
phone" (new), and waltz, "Rathhaus Tanze" (new),
Strauss.
Second Concert, July 16. "Marche Slave," Tschaikow-
sky; Ballet music, "Faust," Gounod; "Swedish Folk
Song," Hamerik; "Polonaise," No. 2, Liszt; March,
"Russian," polka mazurka, "Lob der Frauen," waltz,
"Kaiser" (new), Strauss; "Largo," Handel; Ballet
music, "Le Cid," Massenet; Overture, "Martha,"
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"Serenade" for flute and horn, Titl (Mr. Oesterle and
Mr. Hackebarth); Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons," and
polka schnell, "Forever," Strauss.
Third Concert, July 23. March, " German Union," Fahr-
bach; "Overture di Ballo," Sullivan; "Ave Maria,"
Bach-Gounod; "Bal Costume," first suite, Rubinstein;
March, "Coronation," polka, "Figaro," waltz, "Art-
ist's Life," Strauss; "The Nations," Moszkowski;
"Scene de Bal," from "Charlotte Corday," Benoit;
"La Vierge," Massenet; "Danse Macabre," Saint-
Saens; March, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Fourth Concert, July 30. "Coronation March," Meyerbeer;
Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner; "Ave Maria," Schubert;
Waltz, "On the beautiful Rhine," Keler-Bela; Polka
francaise, "Postilion d 'Amour," and polka schnell,
"Jocus," Strauss; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
"A night in Lisbon," "La Jota Aragonesa," Saint-
Saens; Waltz, "Freut euch des Lebens," "Artists'
Quadrille," Strauss; "Swedish Wedding March," Soe-
dermann; Ballet air, "Paris and Helen," Gluck; Waltz,
"Dreams on the Ocean" and march, "En Avant,"
Gungl.
Fifth Concert, August 6. "Rakoczy March," Berlioz;
Ballet music, "Faust," Gounod; Polka, "Pizzicato,"
Strauss; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt; Waltz,
"New Vienna," Strauss; "Spinning Song" and "Sail-
ors' Chorus," from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner;
"Largo," Handel; "Danse Macabre," Saint-Saens;
"Amaryllis," Ghys; "Serenade" for flute and horn,
Titl (Mr. Oesterle and Mr. Hackebarth); Waltz,
"Village Swallows," Strauss; "Royal Drummers" and
* ' Vivandiere, ' ' Rubinstein.
Sixth Concert, August 7. Polonaise, " Mignon," Ambroise
Thomas; Ballet music, "William Tell," Rossini; Waltz,
"Wedding Bells," Strauss; "Scenes Napolitaines,"
Massenet; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Air,"
Bach; "Minuet," Boccherini; "Waltz Movement,"
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Volkmann; "Hungarian Dances," Brahms; "Scene de
Bal," from "Charlotte Corday," Benoit; "Spring
Song,'1 Mendelssohn; Waltz, "Wine, Woman and
Song," Strauss; Overture, "Martha," Flotow.
HISTORICAL PROGRAMMES
[1890]
[The dates in the Historical Programmes are those of the
births of the various composers. — EDR.]
July 75, 1890. Suite No. 3, in D major, Johann Sebastian
Bach (1685); Symphony No. i,in D major, Karl Philipp
Emanucl Bach (1714); Symphony in G major, No. 6
(B. & H. Edition), Haydn (1732); "Dance of Happy
Spirits" and "Dance of the Furies," from "Orpheus,"
Gluck (1714); Overture, "Magic Flute" and "Varia-
tions," divertissement, No. i, Mozart (1756); Sym-
phony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven (1770).
Second Concert [Romantic Period], July 22. "Hungarian
March," "Unfinished" Symphony in B minor, "Erl
King," and " Ave Maria," Schubert (1797); "Overture,
Scherzo, and Finale," op. 52, Schumann (1810); Music
to "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn (1809).
Third Concert [New Romantic Period], July 29. Overture
and selections from "Euryanthe," Weber (1786); Over-
ture, "Le Carnaval Romain," and selections from
"Damnation of Faust," Berlioz (1803); Symphonic
poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt (1811); "Wotan's Fare-
well" and "Magic Fire Scene," Wagner (1813); Sym-
phony No. 5, op. 64 (new), Tschaikowsky (1840).
Fourth Concert, August 5. Symphony "Lenore," Raff
(1822); Storm movement from "Ocean" Symphony,
Rubinstein (1830); "Theme and Variations," op. 18,
Brahms (1833); Overture, "Academic," Brahms; Sym-
phonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale," Saint- Safins
(1835); "Symphonic Variations," op. 78, and "Sla-
vonic Dances," Dvorak (1841).
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OTHER CHICAGO PROGRAMMES
[1869-1892]
[The programmes which follow include all of those given in
Chicago, except the preceding, and those of the regular Chicago
Orchestra seasons, which will be found in another place. —
EDR.]
[1869]
First Concert in Chicago, November 27, 1869. Overture,
"Tannhauser," Wagner; Allegretto, Eighth Symphony,
Beethoven; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Solo for
trombone, "The Tear," Stigelli (Mr. F. Letsch);
"Traumerei," Schumann; Grand fantasia, " Midsum-
mer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Overture, "Wil-
liam Tell," Rossini; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue
Danube," Strauss; "Serenade," for flute and French
horn, Titl (Mr. Weiner and Mr. Schmitz); Polka
mazurka, "Lob der Frauen" and polka schnell,
"Jocus," Strauss; "Fackeltanz," No. i, in B, Meyerbeer.
Second Concert, November 29. Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; Air and Gavotte, Bach; Scherzo from
"The Reformation Symphony," Mendelssohn; "Ser-
enade," Haydn; "Traumerei," Schumann; "Fackel-
tanz," in C minor, No. 3, Meyerbeer; Overture,
"Robespierre," Litolff; Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons,"
Strauss; Solo for flute, "Variations Brillantes," Boehm
(Mr. Eugene Weiner); Polka mazurka, "Devil's Darn-
ing Needle" and polka schnell, "Kreuzfidel," Strauss;
Overture, "Der Freischutz," Weber.
Third Concert, November jo. Allegro moderate and an-
dante con moto from the "Unfinished" Symphony,
Schubert; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Trio for
two French horns and trombone, Bergmann (Mr.
Schmitz, Mr. Lotze, and Mr. Letsch); Ballet, "La
Reine de Saba," Gounod; Overture, "Rienzi," Wag-
ner; Waltz, "Telegram," Strauss; "Traumerei,"
Schumann (by request); Polka mazurka, "The Syren"
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and polka schnell, " Eile mil Weilc," Strauss; Overture,
"Mignon."
[A series of concerts was announced to begin at the Crosby
Opera House on Monday, October 9, 1871, but was aban-
doned on account of the great ore which was devastating the
city on that day. — EDR.]
First Concert, March 77, 1873. Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; Concerto No. 4, in D minor, Rubin-
stein (Mr. Anton Rubinstein) ; Concerto for violin, first
movement, Mendelssohn (Mr. Henri Wieniawski);
Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; Air and
variations in E, Handel; Rondo, Mozart; Gigue, Bach,
and Sonata, " Katzenfugc," Scarlatti (Mr. Anton
Rubinstein); Fantasia for violin, "Othello," Ernst
(Mr. Henri Wieniawski); Overture, " Der Freischiitz,"
Weber.
Second Concert, March 18. Overture, "The Water Car-
rier," Cherubini; Concerto No. 5, in E flat, Beethoven
(Mr. Anton Rubinstein); Second part from the drama-
tic symphony, "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz; Concerto
for violin, No. 2, Wieniawski (Mr. Henri Wieniawski);
"Carnival," Schumann (Mr. Anton Rubinstein);
"Huldigung's March," Weber.
Third Concert, October 6. Overture, " Consecration of the
House," Beethoven; Andante cantabile from "Jupi-
ter" Symphony, Mozart; Aria, "Rolling in foaming
Billows," Haydn (Mr. Myron W. Whitney); "Fan-
tasia on Slavonic Airs," for violin, Vieuxtemps (Mr.
Bernhard Listemann); "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2,
Liszt; "Overture di Ballo," Sullivan; "Ave Maria,"
Bach-Gounod; Waltz, "Vienna Temper" (new),
Strauss; Ballad, "Three Fishers," Hullah (Mr. Whit-
ney); "Bacchanale," from " Tannhauser," Wagner;
"Huldigung's March," Wagner.
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Fourth Concert, October 7. "Nordische Suite," op. 22,
Hamerik; Aria from "Magic Flute," Mozart (Mr.
M. W. Whitney); "Air and Variations," for cornet,
Rode (Mr. R. Dargel); Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wag-
ner; "Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner; Overture,
"Hunyadi Laszlo," Erkel; "Theme and Variations,"
op. 18, Beethoven; Song, "I'm a Roamer," from "Son
and Stranger," Mendelssohn (Mr. Whitney); Waltz,
" Biirgersinn," Strauss; "Marche et Cortege," from
"Reine de Saba," Gounod.
Fifth Concert, October 8. Selections from "Midsummer
Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Aria, "Pro Peccatis,"
from "Stabat Mater," Rossini (Mr. M. W. Whitney);
Concerto for clarinet, Weber (Mr. H. Kayser); Selec-
tions from Act I., "Lohengrin," Wagner; Introduction
to "The Seven Ravens," Rheinberger; "Andante Can-
tabile," Beethoven; Air, "O, ruddier than the Cherry,"
Handel (Mr. Whitney) ; Waltz, " Publicisten," Strauss;
Overture, "Jubilee," Weber.
Sixth Concert, October 9. Grand Anniversary Jubilee
March (expressly arranged and performed for this
occasion); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven;
Scherzo from Symphony No. 3, in E flat, Schumann;
Aria, "O, God, have mercy," from " St. Paul," Men-
delssohn (Mr. M. W. Whitney) ; Concerto No. 2, adagio
and rondo, Molique (Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn); "Kaiser
March," Wagner; Overture, "Der Freischiitz," Weber;
Theme and variations from Quartet in D minor, Schu-
bert; Song, "A Mariner's Home is the Sea," Ran-
degger (Mr. Whitney); Overture, "Zampa," Herold.
Seventh Concert [Beethoven Night], October 10. Overture,
"Leonora," No. i; Aria, "Mentre ti lascio," Mozart
(Mr. M. W. Whitney); Overtures, "Leonora," Nos. 2
and 3; Concerto, "Hungarian," for violin, Joachim
(Mr. Bernard Listemann); Overture, "Fidelio," No. 4;
Aria, "In questa Tomba" (Mr. Whitney); Symphony
No. 8, in F, op. 93.
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Eighth Concert, October //. Selections from "Midsum-
mer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Song, "A Mari-
ner's Home is the Sea," Randegger (Mr. M. W. Whit-
ney); Solo for harp, Parish-Alvars (Mr. A. Lockwood);
11 Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Introduction,
chorus, and march, Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner;
Fantasia for violin, "I Lombardi," Vieuxtemps (Mr.
S. E. Jacobsohn); Waltz, "Wiener Blut," Strauss;
Ballad, "Three Fishers" (Mr. Whitney); Overture,
"Hunyadi Laszlo," ErkeL
Ninth Concert, October n. [Repetition of the first pro-
gramme performed by Mr. Thomas in Chicago, No-
vember 27, 1869.]
Tenth Concert, October 15. Introduction, quintet, and
finale, Act III., "Die Meistersinger," Wagner; Song,
"The Two Grenadiers," Schumann (Mr. M. W.
Whitney); Concerto in G minor, op. 22, for piano,
Mendelssohn (Mr. Julius Fuchs); Scene 4 from " Frith-
jof," Bruch (Apollo Club); Overture, "Coriolanus,"
Beethoven; Solos for violin: barcarolle, Spohr, valse,
Chopin, praludium, Bach (Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn);
Scherzo, "Queen Mab," Berlioz; "Rhapsodic Hon-
groise," No. 2, Liszt; Selections, Act I., "Lohengrin,"
Wagner (Mrs. Huck, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Foltz, Mr.
Whitney, and Apollo Club).
[1874]
First Concert, February 16, 1874. Overture, "Eury-
anthe," Weber; Aria, "Non piu andrai," from "Le
Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Mr. M. W. Whitney); An-
dante and march tempo from "Lenore" Symphony,
Raff; "Die Allmacht," Schubert (Germania Manner-
chor, Apollo Club, orchestra, tenor solo, Mr. Alex.
Bischoff); Selections from "The Flying Dutchman,"
Wagner; "Gipsy Life," Schumann (Apollo Club and
orchestra); "Serenade," No. 3, in D minor, Volkmann
(violoncello obligato, Mr. Louis Lubeck); Cavatina,
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Halevy (Mr. M. W. Whitney) ; Scherzo, "Queen Mab,"
Berlioz; March and chorus from "The Ruins of Ath-
ens," Beethoven (the Apollo Club and orchestra).
Second Concert, February 17. Overture, "Nachklange
von Ossian," Gade; Arietta, "In questa Tomba," Bee-
thoven (Mr. M. W. Whitney) ; Concerto for violoncello,
Davidoff (Mr. Louis Lubeck); Aria, "Dove sono,"
from "Le Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Miss Clara
Doria); "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Over-
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; Song, "The Two
Grenadiers," Schumann (Mr. M. W. Whitney) ; Theme
and variations, scherzo and finale from "Septet," op.
20, Beethoven; Songs, "Klange aus der Kinderwelt,"
Taubert (Miss Doria); Overture, "Le Carnaval Ro-
main," Berlioz.
Third Concert, February 18. Overture, "King Stephen,"
Beethoven; Aria, "Rolling in foaming Billows," Haydn
(Mr. M. W. Whitney) ; Concerto for two violins, Spohr
(Mr. Arnold and Mr. Jacobsohn) ; Andante and finale
from Symphony in C, Schubert; Overture, "William
Tell," Rossini; Quartet for horns, Marschner (Mr.
Schmitz, Mr. Pieper, Mr. Kustenmacher, and Mr.
Kohser); Aria from "Faust," Gounod (Mr. M. W.
Whitney); Waltz, Strauss; " Traumerei," Schumann;
"Amaryllis," Ghys; "Hungarian Suite" (new), Hof-
mann.
Fourth Concert, February 18. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, Beethoven; Aria, "Shall I on Mamre's fertile
Plain," from " Joshua," Handel (Mr. M. W. Whitney) ;
"Paradise and the Peri" (first time in America), Schu-
mann (Miss Clara Doria, Mrs. O. K. Johnson, Mrs.
O. L. Fox, Miss Ella A. White, Mrs. T. E. Stacy, Mr.
Fritz Foltz, Mr. E. W. Reuling, Mr. L. A. Phelps, and
Mr. M. W. Whitney).
Fifth Concert, September 28. Overture, "The Ruler of
the Spirits," Weber; Aria, "Parto, ma tu ben mio,"
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from "Clemenza di Tito," Mozart (Miss Emma
Cranch); Symphony No. 5, "Lenore," Raff; Ballet
music, "Le Prophete," Meyerbeer; Cavatina, "Di
tanti palpiti," from "Tancredi," Rossini (Miss
Cranch); "Romanza," for violin, op. 40, Beethoven;
Introduction, chorus, and march, Act III., "Lohen-
grin," Wagner.
Sixth Concert, September 29. Overture, "Benvenuto
Cellini," Berlioz; "Andante Cantabile," op. 97, Bee-
thoven; Aria, "Lascia che io pianga," Handel (Miss
Cranch) ; Concerto for flute, Boehm (Mr. Carl Weiner) ;
"Fantaisie Caprice," Vieuxtemps; Overture, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; Solo for harp (Mr. A. Lockwood);
Aria, " Vaga donna illustra e cara," from "The Hugue-
nots," Meyerbeer (Miss Cranch); "Meditation" (new),
Gounod; "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt.
Seventh Concert, September jo. Overture, " Alphonso and
Estrella," Schubert; Larghetto from Symphony in C
minor, Spohr; Cavatina, " Di tanti palpiti," from "Tan-
credi," Rossini; Selections from "The Flying Dutch-
man," Wagner; Overture, "Mireille," Gounod; Solo
for harp (Mr. A. Lockwood); "Romanza," op. 40,
Beethoven; Songs, Liszt (Miss Cranch); Ballet music,
"Robert le Diable," Meyerbeer.
Eighth Concert [Beethoven Night], September 30. Over-
ture, adagio, and march from "Prometheus"; Con-
certo for violin, op. 61, first movement (Mr. S. E.
Jacobsohn); Song (Miss Emma Cranch); Overture,
"Leonora," No. 3; Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," op. 55.
Ninth Concert [Testimonial Concert], October j. Overture,
"Idomeneo," Mozart; Prelude, chorale, and fugue,
Bach; Romanza from "Mignon" (Mrs. Clara Huck);
Quintet for piano, violin, viola, violoncello, and double
bass, Goldbeck (Mr. Goldbeck, Mr. Jacobsohn, Mr.
Baetens, Mr. Hcmman, and Mr. Uthof); Symphonic
poem, "Orpheus," Liszt; "Ouverture Triomphale"
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(new), Rubinstein; "Traumerei," Schumann (by re-
quest); "Fantaisie Caprice," Vieuxtemps (by request);
Song,' "Dare I tell," Wimmersted (Mrs. Huck); Ballet,
"Rienzi," Wagner.
Tenth Concert [Testimonial Matinee], October 3. Over-
ture, "Nurmahal," Spontini; "Deutsche Tanze," Schu-
bert; Aria, "Parto, ma tu ben mio," from " Clemenza
di Tito," Mozart (Miss Emma Cranch); Symphonic
poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; Overture, "Don Mu-
nio," Dudley Buck; "Kreutzer Sonata," Beethoven
(Mr. Julius Fuchs and Mr. Jacobsohn); "Meditation"
(by request), Gounod; Song, "lo t'amerb," Campana
(Miss Cranch); Overture, "William Tell," Rossini.
First Concert, April 28, 1875. Symphony No. 3, in A
minor, "Scotch," Mendelssohn; Aria, "Che faro senz'
Euridice," from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Emma
Cranch); "Die Loreley," Liszt (Mr. H. A. Bischoff);
Overture and "Romance of Wolfram," from "Tann-
hauser," Wagner (Mr. Franz Remmertz); "Trois
Danses Allemandes," Bargiel; Songs, "Ungeduld" and
"Aufenthalt," Schubert (Miss Cranch); Overture and
duet, "O! Matilde," from "William Tell," Rossini
(Mr. Bischoff and Mr. Remmertz).
Second Concert, April 29. Allegro moderate and andante
con moto from "Unfinished" Symphony, Schubert;
"An die Kunstler," Mendelssohn (Germania Manner-
chor and orchestra); Concerto for two violins and
orchestra, Bach (Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn and Mr. Arnold) ;
"Morgenlied," Rietz (Germania Mannerchor); Over-
ture, "Leonora," No. 2, Beethoven; "Bacchus Chorus"
from "Antigone," Mendelssohn (Germania Manner-
chor and orchestra); "Hungarian Dances" (new),
Brahms; "Chorus of Armorers," from "Rienzi," Wag-
ner (Germania Mannerchor and orchestra).
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Third Concert [Beethoven and Wagner Night], April 30.
"The Pastoral Symphony," Beethoven; "Siegmund's
Love Song," "Ride of the Valkyries," "Wotan's Fare-
well," and "Magic Fire Scene," Act III., "Die Wai-
ktire" (Mr. H. A. Bischoff and Mr. Franz Remmertz);
Introduction and finale to "Tristan and Isolde"; In-
troduction, "Prize Song," and overture, Act III., "Die
Meistersinger" (Mr. H. A. Bischoff).
Matinee, May i. Overture and "Romance of Wol-
fram," from "Tannhauser," Wagner (Mr. Franz
Remmertz); Finale, "Prometheus," Beethoven; "Sieg-
mund's Love Song," Wagner (Mr. H. A. Bischoff);
"Hungarian Dances," Brahms; Overture, "Wedding
of Comacho," Mendelssohn (first time in America);
"Abendlied," Schumann; "Serenade," Haydn; Duet
from " Masaniello," Auber (Mr. Bischoff and Mr.
Remmertz); Waltz, "Artist's Life,"- Strauss; "Festival
Overture," Lassen.
Fijth Concert [Festival Concert], May i. Overture, aria,
"Wo berg' ich mich?" from "Euryanthe," Weber
(Mr. Franz Remmertz); "Chaconne," Bach; Scenes
from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Emma Cranch and
chorus); Overture, "Coriolanus," Beethoven; Duet,
"Sie ruft! ich seh," from "Jessonda," Spohr (Mr. H.
A. Bischoff and Mr. Franz Remmertz); Vorspiel,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; Aria, Act IV., "William
Tell" (Mr. H. A. Bischoff); "Rhapsodic Hongroise,"
No. 2, Liszt.
Sixth Concert, October 12. Overture, "Abencerragen,"
Cherubini; Larghetto, Second Symphony, Beethoven;
Concerto, No. i, in E minor (first movement), Chopin
(Mme. Madeline Schiller); "Rhapsodic Hongroise,"
No. 1 4 (new), Liszt; Overture, "Robespierre," Litolff;
Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale" (new), Saint
Sagns; "Rondo Brillante," Weber (Mme. Schiller);
"Serenade," Schubert (adapted for orchestra by Theo-
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dore Thomas); "Torchlight March," in C minor, No.
3, Meyerbeer.
Seventh Concert, October 15. "Schauspiel Ouvertiire"
(new), Hofmann; Entr'acte, No. 2, "Rosamunde,"
Schubert; "Concertstiick," op. 79, Weber (Mme. Schil-
ler); Selections, Act I., "Lohengrin," Wagner; Fairy
overture, "Aladdin," Hornemann; "Romanza," op. 40,
Beethoven; "Andante" in E flat, Hummel (Mme. Schil-
ler) ; Ballet Music, "Romeo and Juliet," Gounod (new) ;
"Rakoczy March," Berlioz.
Eighth Concert, October 13. Symphony No. 7, in A, op.
92, Beethoven; "Romanza," for violin, Bruch (Mr. S.
E. Jacobsohn); Overture, "Melusine," Mendelssohn;
Romanza and rondo from Concerto No. i, in E minor,
Chopin (Mme. Schiller); "Hungarian Dances" (new),
Hofmann; Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Ninth Concert, October 14. Overture, "Leonora," No. i,
Beethoven; Prelude, chorale, and fugue, Bach; "Sere-
nade," "Allegro Giojoso," Mendelssohn (Mme. Schil-
ler); "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; Overture,
"Tannhauser," Wagner; "Chorus of Happy Spirits in
Elysium," and "Dance of Furies," from "Orpheus,"
Gluck; Solo for piano, "Recollections of Ireland,"
Moscheles (Mme. Schiller); "Serenade," Schubert;
"Marche Indienne," from "L'Africaine," Meyerbeer.
Tenth Concert, October 15. Overture, "Medea," Bargiel;
Concerto, op. 185, for piano (new), Raff (Mme. Schil-
ler); Introduction and finale to "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; Overture, "Le Carnaval Remain," Berlioz;
Theme and variations from Quartet in D minor, Schu-
bert; "Grande Polonaise," in E flat, op. 22, Chopin
(Mme. Schiller); "Rhapsodie Hongroise," No. 6 (new),
Liszt.
Eleventh Concert, October 16. Overture, "Lodoiska,"
Cherubini; Air and gavotte, suite in D, No. 3, Bach;
Sonata in C major, Beethoven (Mme. Schiller);
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"Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 9 (new), Liszt; Overture,
"William Tell," Rossini; "German Dances," Schu-
bert; Polonaise, "Struensee," Meyerbeer; "Ave Maria,"
Bach-Gounod; "Huldigung's March," Wagner.
Twelfth Concert, October 16. Symphony in G, No. 13,
Haydn; Concerto for flute and harp, Mozart (Mr.
Weiner and Mr. Lockwood); Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; Concerto in A minor, op. 54, Schu-
mann; "Three Character Pieces" (new) Hofmann;
Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
FESTIVAL OP THE APOLLO CLUB
First Concert, June 5, 1877. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Aria, "Hence, hence," from "Semele,"
Handel (Miss Annie Louise Gary); Variations on a
theme, by Haydn (Chorale Saint Antoine), Brahms;
Part songs: "Calm Sea," Rubinstein; "You Spotted
Snakes," Macfarren; "Hunting Song," Benedict
(Apollo Club); "Siegfried's Death" and "Ride of the
Valkyries," Wagner; "St. Paul" (first part), Mendels-
sohn (Mrs. H. M. Smith, Miss Gary, Mr. W. J. Winch,
Mr. M. W. Whitney, Mr. Goodwillie, Mr. Broderick,
and Apollo Club).
Matinee, June 6. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber; "Boat
Song" and "Greeting to Spring" (Children's Chorus);
Solo, "O, ruddier than the Cherry," Handel (Mr.
M. W. Whitney); "Theme and Variations," Mo-
zart; "Forest Angels" (Children's Chorus); Aria,
"Waft her, angels," from "Jephthah," Handel (Mr. W.
J. Winch) ; Symphonic poem, "Danse Macabre," Saint-
Saens; Allegretto, Eighth Symphony, Beethoven; Solo,
"Gratias Agimus Tibi," Guglielmo (Mrs. H. M.
Smith); "Praise," "Welcome, Syria's Defender" (Chil-
dren's Chorus); Solo, "I'm a Roamer," Mendelssohn
(Mr. W. M. Whitney); "Sing to the Lord" (Children's
Chorus); "Schiller March," Meyerbeer.
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Third Concert, June 6. Overture, "Fidelio," No. 4, Bee-
thoven; Cantata, "By Babylon's Wave," Gounod
(chorus and orchestra) ; Selections from dramatic sym-
phony, "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz; Cantata, "On
Shore and Sea" (first time in this country), Sullivan
(Mrs. H. M. Smith, Mr. Whitney, and chorus) ; Part
songs: "Evening Twilight," Hatton; "Spring Song,"
Franke (Apollo Club); "Largo," Handel (solo, violin,
Mr. S. E. Jacobsohn); Aria, from "Abu Hassan,"
Weber (Miss Gary) ; Introduction, wedding chorus, and
march, "Lohengrin," Wagner.
Fourth Concert, June 7. Symphony No. 2, in D, op. 36,
Beethoven; Scenes from Act II., "Orpheus," Gluck
(Miss Gary, chorus, and orchestra) ; Selections from
"Israel in Egypt," Handel (Miss Gary, Mr. Winch,
chorus, and orchestra).
FIRST CHICAGO FESTIVAL
[1882]
-First Concert, May 23, 1882. "Jubilate" (Utrecht),
Handel (Miss Annie Louise Gary, Mr. Theodore J.
Toedt, Mr. Franz Remmertz, chorus, orchestra, and
organ); Symphony No. 5, in C minor, Beethoven;
Recitative and aria, "Abscheulicher," from "Fidelio,"
Beethoven (Frau Friedrich Materna); Scenes from
"Lohengrin," Wagner (Frau Materna, Miss Gary, Sig.
Campanini, Mr. Henschel, Mr. Remmertz, Mr. Whit-
ney, chorus, and orchestra).
Matinee, May 24. Symphony in C, "Jupiter," Mozart;
Selections from "Le Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Frau
Materna, Miss Gary, Mr. Remmertz); Introduction
and aria, "Gott! welch' Dunkel hier," from "Fidelio,"
Beethoven (Mr. William Candidus); Supplementary
movement to the "Ocean" Symphony, Rubinstein;
Aria di chiesa, "Pieta Signore," Stradella (Miss Emily
Winant); Selections from "Euryanthe," Weber (Sig.
Campanini, Mr. Henschel); Duo, Mendelssohn (Frau
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Matcrna and Miss Gary); Ball Scene irom "Romeo and
Juliet," Berlioz.
Second Concert, May 24. Oratorio, "The Messiah,"
Handel (Mrs. E. Aline Osgood, Miss Gary, Mr. Candi-
das, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Whitney, Mr. Dietz, trumpet,
Mr. H. Clarence Eddy, organ).
Second Matinee, May 25. Overture, "Tannhauser," Wag-
ner; Song, "Am Meer," Schubert (Mr. Remmertz) ; Air,
Bach; Aria, "O, Fatima," from "Abu Hassan," Weber
(Miss Winant) ;"Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Song,
"The Two Grenadiers," Schumann (Mr. Henschel) ;
Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; Overture,
"William Tell," Rossini; Romanza, "O tu die in seno,"
from "Forza del Destine," Verdi (Sig. Campanini);
"Ave Maria," Gounod; Recitative and air from "La
Reine de Saba," Gounod (Mrs. Osgood); Aria, "In
questa Tomba," Beethoven (Mr! Whitney); Aria,
"Che faro senz* Euridice," Gluck (Miss Gary);
"Wedding March," Mendelssohn.
Third Concert, May 25. Cantata, "Festo Ascensionis
Christi," Bach (Mr. Candidus, Mr. Henschel, chorus,
orchestra, and organ) ; Introduction, Act III., "Medea,"
Cherubini; Scena, "Ocean, thou mighty Monster,"
Weber (Frau Materna) ; Symphony No. 9, in D minor,
Beethoven (Frau Materna, Miss Winant, Mr. Candi-
dus, Mr. Remmertz, chorus, and orchestra).
Third Matinee [Wagner Concert], May 26. Prelude,
Scenes i and 2 and closing scene, "Rheingold" (Miss
Emma Haeckcl, Miss Alice Atwood, Mrs. Mina
Summy, Mr. Remmertz, and Mr. Toedt) ; Prelude, Act
I , Siegmund's Love Song," Ride of the Valkyries,"
"Wotan's Farewell," and "Magic Fire Scene," from
"Die WalkUre" (Mr. Candidus and Mr. Henschel);
"The Welding of the Sword," from "Siegfried" (Sig.
Campanini and Mr. Toedt); "Siegfried's Death" and
finale, "Gotterdammerung" (Frau Materna).
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Fourth Concert, May 26. Mass in C minor, Schumann
(Mrs. Osgood, Miss Winant, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Henschel,
chorus, organ, and orchestra); "Tragic Overture," op.
81, Brahms; "The Fall of Troy," from "Les Troyens,"
Berlioz (Frau Materna, Mrs. Osgood, Miss Winant,
Sig. Campanini, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Henschel, Mr. Rem-
mertz, Mr. Whitney, chorus, and orchestra); "Halle-
lujah Chorus," Handel.
SECOND CHICAGO FESTIVAL
[1884]
First Concert, May 27, 1884. Symphony in G minor,
Mozart; Oratorio, "The Creation," Haydn (Mme.
Christine Nilsson, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Remmertz, chorus,
and orchestra).
Second Concert, May 28. Symphony No. 3, "Eroica,"
Beethoven; Selections from "Tannhauser," Wagner
(Frau Materna, Miss Emma Juch, Herr Emil Scaria,
Herr Hermann Winkelmann, Mr. Remmertz, Mr.
Toedt, Mr. Max Heinrich).
First Matinee [Wagner Concert}, May 29. "Centennial
March"; Selections from "Lohengrin" (Mme. Nilsson,
Frau Materna, Herr Winkelmann); Vorspiel, Good
Friday Spell" and "Funeral Procession," from "Par-
sifal" (Herr Winkelmann and Herr Scaria); "Sieg-
fried's Death," from "Gotterdammerung"; "Pogner's
Address" and vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger."
Third Concert, May 29. "Messe des Morts," Berlioz
(Herr Winkelmann, chorus, and orchestra); "Ride of
the Valkyries," duet, "Wotan's Farewell," and "Magic
Fire Scene," from "Die Walkure" (Frau Materna and
Herr Scaria).
Fourth Concert, May jo. "Dettingen Te Deum," Handel
(Miss Winant, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Remmertz, chorus, and
orchestra) ; Symphony in C, No. 9, Schubert.
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Second Matinee, May 37. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
Selections (Children's Chorus); Aria, "In diesen heir-
gen Hallen," Mozart (Herr Scaria); Scotch Rhapsody,
"Burns," Mackenzie; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod;
Selections (Children's Chorus) ; Variations on a theme
by Haydn, "Chorale Saint Antoine," Brahms; Aria,
from "Iphigenia in Tauris," Gluck (Herr Winkclmann ) ;
"Minuet and Finale," from String Quartet in C, No. 9,
Beethoven ; Aria, "Bethorte die an meine Liebe glaubt,"
from "Euryanthe," Weber (Frau Materna); Symphonic
poem, "Tasso," Liszt.
TESTIMONIAL CONCERTS TO MR. THOMAS
[1889]
First Concert, October 25, 1889. Overture, "Coriolanus,"
Beethoven; "Adagio" from "Prometheus," Beethoven
(violoncello by Mr. Victor Herbert); "Invitation to the
Dance," Weber; Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes,"
Liszt; Concerto in E minor, Chopin-Tausig (Mr.
Rafael Joseffy); " Heart Wounds" and "Spring,"
Grieg; "Waldweben" and "Ride of the Valkyries,"
Wagner.
Second Concert, October 26. Overture, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner; Andante, Fifth Symphony, Beethoven; "Fan-
tasia on Hungarian Airs," Liszt (Mr. Joseffy); Selec-
tions from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz; Overture,
"William Tell," Rossini; "Traumerei," Schumann;
"Berceuse," Chopin; "Valse Impromptu" (new), (Jo-
seffy); "Marche Militaire," Schubert-Tausig (Mr.
Joseffy); Waltz "Hochzeits Klange," Strauss; "Torch-
light March," No. i, in B flat, Meyerbeer.
Third Concert, October 26. Overture, "Flying Dutchman,"
Wagner; Symphony No. 8, in F major, Beethoven;
Concerto in A minor, op. 54, Schumann (Mr. Joseffy) ;
"Funeral March," Chopin-Thomas; "Serenade," No.
3, in D minor, Volkmann (violoncello, Mr. Victor
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Herbert); "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; "In
the Garden" and "Dance," from "The Country Wed-
ding" Symphony, Goldmark.
[1890]
First Concert, March 23, 1890. Overture, "Antony and
Cleopatra" (new), Rubinstein; Symphony No. 8, in B
minor (unfinished), Schubert; Aria from "Iphigenia
in Tauris," Gluck (Sig. Italo Campanini); Scherzo,
"Queen Mab," from "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz;
Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; Serenade, No. 3,
in D minor, Volkmann (violoncello obligate, Mr. Victor
Herbert); Romanza, from "Gioconda," Ponchielli (Sig.
Italo Campanini); Suite, "L'Arle'sienne," Bizet.
Second Concert, March 24. Symphony No. 2, in D major,
op. 36, Beethoven; "Adelaide," Beethoven (Sig. Italo
Campanini) ; "Scherzo Capriccioso," Dvorak; Overture,
"Genoveva," Schumann; "Sarabande, Andante, and
Bourree" (new), Bach; Aria, "Unter bliihenden
Mandelbaumen," from "Euryanthe," Weber (Sig.
Italo Campanini); "Procession of the Gods to Wal-
halla," from "Rheingold," Wagner.
Third Concert, March 25. Suite No. 2, op. 47 (new),
Moszkowski; Aria from "La Juive," Hale*vy (Sig. Italo
Campanini); Overture, "Spring," Goldmark; "Sym-
phonic Variations," Dvorak; "Siegmund's Love Song,"
from "Die Walkiire," Wagner (Sig. Italo Campanini);
"Waldweben," from Siegfried and "Ride of the Valky-
ries," Wagner.
Fourth Concert, March 26. Symphony in G minor
(Kochel, 550), Mozart; Aria, "Dalla sua Pace," from
"Don Giovanni," Mozart (Sig. Italo Campanini);
Variations on a theme by Haydn (Chorale St. Antoine),
Brahms; Overture, fantaisie "Hamlet" (new),
Tschaikowsky; "Norwegian Dances" (new), Grieg;
"Walther's Prize Song" and vorspiel, "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner (Sig. Italo Campanini).
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Fifth Concert, March 27. Vorspicl, "Good Friday Spell,"
"Transformation Scene," and finale from "Parsi-
Wagner; "Lohengrin's Narrative," Wagner (Sig.
Italo Campanini); "Honors of War to Patroclus,"
from "Achilleus," Bruch; "Andante Cantabile" and
"Allegro Moderate," from Symphony No. 5, Tschai-
kowsky; Romanza, "Salve d'Amore," from "Faust,"
Gounod (Sig. Italo Campanini); "Slavonic Airs,"
Dvorak.
Sixth Concert, March 28. Prelude, chorale, and fugue,
Bach; Allegretto and scherzo from Seventh Sym-
phony, Beethoven; "March Funebre," Chopin-
Thomas; "Siegfried's Rhine Journey," from "Gotter-
dammerung," Wagner; Overture to "Antony and
Cleopatra," Rubinstein; "Fantaisie Characteristique,"
Servais (Mr. Victor Herbert); Scherzo from "Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Waltz, "Freut
Euch des Lebens," Strauss; March, "Rakoczy,"
Berlioz.
Seventh Concert, March 28. "Ivan IV., the Terrible,"
Charakterbild, Rubinstein; "Symphonic Espagnole"
(for violin and orchestra), Lalo (Mr. Max Bendix);
"Song of the Rhine Daughters" and "Siegfried's Death
and Funeral March," Wagner; Overture, "Coriolanus,"
Beethoven; Andantino, cradle song, allegro, dance,
serenade, tempo di marcia, from symphony, "Conse-
cration of Tones," Spohr; "Polnische Tanzweisen"
(new), Philipp Scharwenka; "Polonaise," No. 2, Liszt.
[1891]
First Concert, April 27, 1891. Suite No. i, op. 39,
Moszkowski; Aria, "Glocklein im Thale," from
"Euryanthe," Weber (Miss Marie Jahn); Overture and
ballade from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner (Miss
Marie Jahn) ; "Auf dem Lande," op. 32 (new), Nicode*;
Waltz, "Village Swallows, Strauss; "Hungarian Rhap-
sody," No. 6, Lizt.
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Second Concert, April 28. Symphony No. 5, in C minor,
op. 67, Beethoven; Aria from "Figaro," Mozart (Miss
Marie Jahn) ; Vorspiel and "Isolde's Liebestod," from
"Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; "Dreams," Wagner
(violin solo, Mr. Max Bendix) ; "Hungarian Dances,"
Brahms; Aria from "Carmen," Bizet (Miss Marie
Jahn); Orchestral Suite No. 2, "Carmen," Bizet.
Third Concert, April 29. Symphony, "Country Wed-
ding," op. 26, Goldmark; Songs, "Die Rose" and
"Wiegenlied," Wagner (Miss Marie Jahn); Vorspiel,
"Elsa's Dream," from "Lohengrin," Wagner (Miss
Marie Jahn); Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet D'Om-
phale," Saint-Saens; Waltz, "Wine, Woman and
Song," Strauss; Suite, "Peer Gynt," Grieg.
Fourth Concert, April 30. Symphony No. i, in B flat, op.
38, Schumann; Concerto for violin, op. 61 (first move-
ment), Beethoven (Mr. Max Bendix); "Bacchanale,"
and aria, "Dich, theure Halle," from Tannhauser,"
Wagner (Miss Marie Jahn); "Faschingsbilder" (new),
Nicode; Songs, "Es Blinkt der Thau," Rubinstein,
and "Lochung," Alban Foerster (Miss Marie Jahn);
"Danse Baroque," Tschaikowsky.
APOLLO CLUB'S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
[1892]
First Concert, May 17, 1892. Oratorio, "The Creation,"
Haydn (Miss Clementine de Vere, Mr. Charles A.
Knorr, Mr. William Ludwig); "Messe des Morts," op.
5, Berlioz (Mr. Charles A. Knorr, organ, orchestra,
and chorus).
Second Concert, May 18. "Acis and Galatea," Handel
(Miss Clementine de Vere, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr.
Gardner S. Lamson) ; "The Hymn of Praise," Mendels-
sohn (Miss de Vere, Miss Helen E. Buckley, Mr.
Lloyd).
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Third Concert, May /p. "The Passion Music according
to Saint Matthew," Bach (Mrs. Gencvra J. Bishop,
Mme. Amalia Joachim, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. William Lud-
wig, Mr. Gardner S. Lamson, Mr. Albert F. Maish,
Mr. Max Bendbc, violin).
THE CINCINNATI COLLEGE CONCERTS
[1878-1879]
[During the time that Mr. Thomas was engaged as director
of the Cincinnati College of Music (1878-1879), he arranged a
series of orchestral and chamber concerts, as well as class con-
certs and organ recitals, in addition to his other duties as head
of the institution. The most important of these are appended.
— EDR.]
first Orchestral Concert, November 7, 1878. Symphony
No. 2, in D, op. 36, Beethoven; Air, Bach (adapted
for orchestra by Theodore Thomas); Overture, "Geno-
veva," op. 81, Schumann; "Serenade," No. 3, in D
minor, op. 69, Volkmann; "Ball Scene," from "Romeo
and Juliet," op. 17, Berlioz.
Second Concert, November 28. Symphony No. i, in C
minor, op. 68, Brahms; Aria, "Erbarme," Bach (Miss
Louise Rollwagen); Symphonic poem, "Phaeton,"
Saint-Sae'ns; "Der Doppelganger," Schubert (adapted
for orchestra by Theodore Thomas) (Miss Louise
Rollwagen); "Largo," Handel; "Minuet," Bocche-
rini; Overture, "Tannhftuser."
Third Concert, December 19. Overture, "Leonora," No.
3, Beethoven; Concerto in D (first movement), Paga-
nini (Heir August Wilhelmj); Symphony No. 4, in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann; "Hungarian Airs," Ernst
(Herr Wilhelmj); Overture, "Euryanthe," Weber.
Fourth Concert, December 25. "The Messiah," Handt 1
(Marie Van, Emma Cranch, E. H. Thompson, M. W.
Whitney; organ, A. W. Swan).
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Fifth Concert, January 23, 1879. Symphony in G (B. &
H. Edition, No. 13), Haydn; Concerto, op. 61, first
movement, Beethoven (Herr August Wilhelmj);
"Hungarian Dances," Brahms; Fantasia, "Othello,"
Ernst (Herr Wilhelmj); Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger,
Wagner.
Sixth Concert, February 6. Symphony No. i, in D,
C. P. Emanuel Bach; Concerto in D minor (for three
pianos and string orchestra), J. S. Bach (Andres,
Schneider, and Singer); Overture, "Magic Flute,"
Mozart; Symphony No. 6, in F, op. 68, "Pastoral,"
Beethoven.
Seventh Concert, February 27. Symphony in C major,
Schubert; Scena and aria, "Non temer, amato bene,"
Mozart (Miss Marie Van); Overture, "Coriolanus,"
op. 62, Beethoven; Scena and aria, "Tu che le vanita
conoscesti del mondo," from "Don Carlos," Verdi
(Miss Marie Van) ; "Ride of the Valkyries," from "Die
Walkiire," Wagner.
Eighth Concert, March 20. Symphony in G minor,
Mozart; Twenty- third Psalm, "The Lord is my Shep-
herd," Schubert (female chorus and orchestra);
"Stabat Mater," Rossini (Miss Annie B. Norton, Miss
Louise Rollwagen, Mr. E. Hartley Thompson, Mr.
Otto Heilig, Mr. Charles J. Davis, the College Choir,
and orchestra).
Ninth Concert, April j. Symphony in D major, Haydn;
Concerto No. 5, in E flat, op. 73, Beethoven (Mr. Franz
Rummel); Ballet music and "Wedding Procession,"
from "Feramors," Rubinstein; "Fantasia on Hunga-
rian Airs" (Mr. Rummel).
Tenth Concert, April 24. Symphony No. i, in C minor
(by request), Brahms; Selections from "Ruins of
Athens," Beethoven (the College Choir); Selections
from "The Flying Dutchman," Act II., Wagner (Miss
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Annie Norton, Miss Cora Stone, and College Choir);
Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt.
Eleventh Concert, May 15. Symphony, Bach (orchestra
and organ, George E. Whiting); "At the Cloister
Gate," op. 20, Grieg (Miss Annie Norton, Miss Cora
Stone, and College Choir); Symphony No. 3, in A
minor, op. 56, Mendelssohn; Selections from "The
Flying Dutchman," Act II., Wagner (Miss Annie
Norton, Miss Cora Stone, College Choir); Sym-
phonic poem, "Die Hunnenschkcht," Liszt.
Twelfth Concert, May 29. Cantata, "My Spirit was in
Heaviness," Bach (Miss Annie B. Norton, Miss Emma
Cranch, Mr. A. B. Darby, Mr. Alfred Hitt, Jr.); Air,
Bach; Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92, Beethoven.
First Chamber Concert, November 14, 1878. Quartet No.
i, in G, Mozart (Thomas, Jacobsohn, Baetens, and
Hartdegen); Suite for violoncello and piano, op. 16,
Saint-Sae"ns (Hartdegen and Dorner); Quartet No. 9,
in C, op. 59, Beethoven (Jacobsohn, Thomas, Baetens,
and Hartdegen).
Second Concert, December 5. Quartet in G, Haydn
(Jacobsohn, Thomas, Baetens, and Hartdegen); Trio
in B, op. 97, Beethoven (Andres, Thomas and Hart-
degen); Quartet No. 3, in A, op. 41, Schumann
(Thomas, Jacobsohn, Baetens, and Hartdegen).
Third Concert, December 26. Quartet in D minor, Schu-
bert (Jacobsohn, Thomas, Baetens, and Hartdegen);
Quartet in E flat, op. 47, Schumann (Schneider, Jacob-
sohn, Baetens, and Hartdegen); Quartet No. n, in F
minor, op. 95, Beethoven (Thomas, Jacobsohn,
Baetens, and Hartdegen).
Fourth Concert, January g, 1879. Quintet in F minor, op.
34, Brahms (Singer, Thomas, Jacobsohn, Baetens, and
Hartdegen); Songs, "Frauenliebe und Leben," Schu-
mann (Miss Louise Rollwagcn) ; Quartet No. 10, in E
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flat, op. 74, Beethoven (Jacobsohn, Thomas, Baetens,
and Hartdegen).
Fifth Concert, January 30. Quartet in E flat, Mozart
(Jacobsohn, Thomas, Baetens, and Hartdegen);
"Rondo Brillante," op. 70, Schubert (Andres and
Jacobsohn); Quintet in C, op. 29, Beethoven (Jacob-
sohn, Thomas, Baetens, Broekhoven, and Hartdegen).
Sixth Concert, February 20. Quartet No. 3, in D, op. 18,
Beethoven (Jacobsohn, Eich, Baetens, and Hartdegen) ;
"Marchenbilder," op. 113, for piano and violin, Schu-
mann (Mees and Baetens); Quartet No. 2, in A
minor, op. 13, Mendelssohn (Jacobsohn, Eich, Bae-
tens, and Hartdegen).
Seventh Concert, March 6. Trio for strings, in C minor,
op. 9, Beethoven (Jacobsohn, Baetens, and Hart-
degen); Sonata in D major, op. 18, Rubinstein (Schnei-
der and Hartdegen); Quartet No. i, in A minor, op.
41, Schumann (Thomas, Jacobsohn, Baetens, and
Hartdegen).
Eighth Concert, March 27. Quartet in B flat, Haydn
(Jacobsohn, Thomas, Baetens, and Hartdegen) ; Scotch
songs, op. 1 08, Beethoven (Miss Annie Norton, accom-
paniment of piano, violin, and violoncello, Schneider,
Jacobsohn, and Hartdegen); Songs, "Schlummerlied"
and " Fur Einen," Franz (Miss Norton) ; Quintet, in G
minor, Mozart (Jacobsohn, Eich, Baetens, Thomas,
and Hartdegen).
Ninth Concert, April 10. Quintet, in E flat, op. 44, Schu-
mann (Singer, Thomas, Jacobsohn, Baetens, and Hart-
degen); Quartet No. 14, in C sharp minor, Beethoven
(Jacobsohn, Thomas, Baetens, and Hartdegen).
Tenth Concert, May i. Quartet, op. 192, Raff (Jacobsohn,
Thomas, Baetens, and Hartdegen) ; Sonata, in A minor,
op. 19, Rubinstein (Dorner and Jacobsohn); Quintet,
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in C major, op. 163, Schubert (Thomas, Jacobsohn,
Baetens, Hartdegen, and Brandt).
Eleventh Concert, May 8. Trio No. 6, "Serenade" for
flute, violin, and viola, op. 25, Beethoven (Wittgen-
stein, Jacobsohn, and Baetens); Quartet in F major,
op. 17, Xaver Scharwenka (Schneider, Jacobsohn,
Baetens, and Hartdegen); Sonata in A major, "Kreut-
zer," op. 47, Beethoven (Schneider and Jacobsohn).
THE ORANGE SYMPHONY CONCERTS
[1880-1889]
[The higher music has always met with an intelligent,
appreciative, and even enthusiastic welcome in Orange, New
Jersey. It was one of the few places in the earlier days of the
Mason-Thomas Quartette that could be depended upon for
patronage of chamber concerts, and no city in the country has
responded more cordially to Mr. Thomas's efforts in behalf of
orchestral music. The following programmes tell the story
in a significant manner. — EDR.]
SEASON OF 1880-1881
First Concert, November 18, 1880. "Prelude, Chorale,
and Fugue," Bach; Allegro moderato, Symphony in B
minor, first movement, Bach; Aria, "Empio, dir6, tu
sei," from "Giulio Cesare," Handel (Miss Emily
Winant); Finale, "Prometheus," Beethoven; Selections
from "Lohengrin," Act III., Wagner; Overture, "Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; "Ave Maria,"
Gounod; March movement, "Lenore" Symphony,
Raff; Romanza, "La Cieca," Ponchielli (Miss Winant) ;
"Scenes Napolitaines," Massenet.
Second Concert, December 16. Symphony No. 8, op. 93,
Beethoven; Aria, "Sound an Alarm," from "Judas
Maccateeus," Handel (Mr. W. C. Tower) ; "Siegfried
Idyl," Wagner; Overture, "Oberon," Weber; Air,
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Bach; Songs, "Liebesbotschaft," "Ich will meine
Seele tauchen," "Der Wanderer," Fesca (Mr. W. C.
Tower); Scherzo from Suite "Roma," Bizet; "Hunga-
rian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt.
Third Concert, January 20, 1881. Overture, "Alphonse
and Estrella," Schubert; Larghetto, Symphony No. 2,
Beethoven; Concerto for piano, op. 16, Henselt (Mr.
Rafael Joseffy); Selections from "The Flying Dutch-
man," Wagner; Overture, "Fingal's Cave," Mendels-
sohn; "Largo," Handel; "Hungarian Dances,"
Brahms; "Hungarian March," Berlioz.
Fourth Concert, February 17. Symphony in G minor
(Kochel, 550), Mozart; Aria from "Siroe," Act II.,
Handel (Mr. George Henschel); "Bilder aus Osten,"
Schumann; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; "Trau-
merei," Schumann; Song, "The Two Grenadiers,"
Schumann (Mr. Henschel); "Capriccio," op. 4,
Gradner; March, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Fifth Concert, March 17. Suite No. 3, in D major, Bach;
Aria, "Mia cara bene," from "Rodelinda," Handel
(Miss Henrietta Beebe); Adagio, "Prometheus,"
Beethoven; Symphonic poem, "Danse Macabre,"
Saint-Saens; Ballet music, "Rienzi," Wagner; Over-
ture, "Merry Wives of Windsor," Nicolai; "Largo,"
Handel; "Slumber Song," Wagner, and "On Wings
of Music," Mendelssohn (Miss Beebe); "Swedish
Wedding March," Soedermann; "Scenes Napol-
itaines," Massenet.
[1881-1882]
First Concert, November 77, 1881. Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; "Adagio Religiose," Mendelssohn;
"Fantasia," op. 15, Schubert (Mme. Madeline Schil-
ler); "Waldweben," Wagner; Overture, "Academic
Festival" (new), Brahms; Interlude and "Invocation
to the Alpine Fay," from "Manfred," Schumann;
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"Hungarian Rhapsody," Liszt; Ballet music, "Nero"
(new), Rubinstein.
Second Concert, December 15. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, op. 67, Beethoven; Aria, from "Reine de Saba,"
Gounod (Mrs. E. Aline Osgood); Vorspiel, "Lohen-
grin," Wagner; Overture, "William Tell," Rossini;
Two Norwegian melodies, op. 34, Grieg; Ballad, "My
dearest Heart," Sullivan (Mrs. Osgood); Suite, "Syl-
via," Deiibes.
Third Concert, January 19, 1882. Overture, "Prome-
theus," Beethoven; Scherzo and andante, from "Rhen-
ish" Symphony, Schumann; Aria from "Magic Flute,"
"O, zittere nicht," Mozart (Miss Hattie Schell) ; Ballet
music, "Queen of Sheba," Goldmark; Selections from
"Damnation of Faust," Berlioz; Overture, "Mid-
summer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; "Ave Maria,"
Bach-Gounod; "Minuet," Boccherini; "Mailied,"
Meyerbeer, and "Ich muss nun einmal singen,"
Taubert (Miss Schell); "La Jota Aragonesa," Saint-
Sa6ns; Selections from "Lohengrin," Act III., Wagner.
Fourth Concert, February 16. *Symphony in D major (B.
and H. Edition, No. 2), Haydn; Aria, "O, Fatima,"
Weber (Miss Emily Winant); Ballet music and "Wed-
ding Procession," from "Feramors," Rubinstein;
"Nordische Suite," Hamerik; Arietta, "In questa
Tomba," Beethoven (Miss Winant); "Funeral March
of a Marionette," Gounod; Overture, "Ruy Bias,"
Mendelssohn.
Filth Concert, March 16. Symphony in B minor, "Un-
finished," Schubert; Aria, "Revenge! Timotheus
cries," from "Alexander's Feast," Handel (Mr. George
Henschel); Finale, "Prometheus," Beethoven; Sym-
phonic poem "Le Rouet d'Omphale," Saint-Sa6ns;
Selections from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz; "Salta-
rello," from "Italian" Symphony, Mendelssohn; "Pog-
ner's Address," from "Die Meistcrsinger," Wagner
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(Mr. Henschel); Allegretto, "Eighth Symphony," Bee-
thoven; "Largo," Handel; Overture, "Merry Wives of
Windsor," Nicolai.
[1882-1883]
First Concert, November 16, 1882. Overture, "Der Frei-
schiitz," Weber; "Variations and March," op. 114,
Lachner; Romance and rondo, from concerto, op. n,
Chopin (Miss Jessie Pinney); Selections from "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner; Suite op. 30 (new), Dvorak;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt (Miss Pinney);
Ballet, "Paris and Helen," Gluck; Waltz from
"6tienne Marcel," Saint-Sagns; Overture, "Semi-
ramide," Rossini.
Second Concert, November 30. Symphony No. 6, "Pas-
toral," Beethoven; Cavatina from "Der Freischutz,"
Weber (Mrs. George Henschel); "Ride of the Val-
kyries," Wagner; Overture, "Jessonda," Spohr;
"Deutsche Tanze," Schubert; Aria from "Acteon,"
Auber (Mrs. Henschel); "Suite 1'Arl^sienne," Bizet.
Third Concert, January 18, 1883. Overture, "Magic
Flute," Mozart; Larghetto, from Symphony in C
minor, Spohr; Scene, "Ocean! thou mighty Monster,"
from "Oberon," Weber (Mme. Boeme); Scenes from
first act of "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Overture to a
Drama," Hofmann; Adagio, "Prometheus," Bee-
thoven; Suite No. 4, "Scenes Pittoresques," Massenet.
Fourth Concert, February 15. Symphony in B flat, No. i,
op. 38, Schumann; Second concerto in G minor, op.
22, Saint-Saens (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Overture, "Mem
Heim" (new), Dvorak; "Serenade" in D, op. 9,
Fuchs; "Nouvelle Melodic," Joseffy; "Arietta di
Balletto," Gluck- Joseffy; "Rhapsodic Hongroise," No.
12, Liszt (Mr. Joseffy); "Spinning Song" and "Sailors*
Chorus," from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner.
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Fifth Concert, March 75. Overture, "Egmont," Bee-
thoven; "Reverie" and "Dance of the Wood Nymphs,"
from "Im Walde," Symphony, Raff; Song, "Die
Loreley," Liszt (Miss Emma Juch); Ballet music,
"Nero," Rubinstein; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wag-
ner; "Largo," Handel; Scherzo, "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelssohn; "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod
(Miss Juch) ; March, "Vom Pels zum Meer," Liszt.
[1883-1884]
First Concert, November 75, 1883. Symphony No. 8, in
B minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; Aria, "Der Hoile
Rache," from "Magic Flute," Mozart (Miss Amy
Sherwin) ; Second Scotch Rhapsody, "Burns," Macken-
zie; Overture, "Euryanthe," Weber; "Serenade," No.
3, in D minor, Volkmann ; Valse arietta, from "Romeo
and Juliet," Gounod (Miss Sherwin) ; Selections from
"Lohengrin," Act III., Wagner.
Second Concert, December 20. Symphony No. 4, in B flat,
Beethoven; Aria, "Penelope weaving a Garment,"
from "Odysseus," Bruch (Miss Margaret Bryant);
"Good Friday Spell," from "Parsifal," Wagner;
Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Men-
delssohn; Theme and variations, "Austrian Hymn,"
Haydn; Aria, "Deh per questo istante," from "La
Clemenza di Tito," Mozart (Miss Bryant); "Bal Cos-
tume*," Rubinstein.
Third Concert, January 77, 1884. Symphony No. 5,
"Lenore," op. 177, Raff; Aria, "Ah! perfido," Bee-
thoven (Mme. Gabrielle Boeme); Overture, prelude
and first scene of second act of "Tannhauser," Wagner
(Mme. Boeme); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes."
Fourth Concert, February 21. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," Schumann; Aria, " Wie nahte mir der Schlum-
mer," Weber (Miss Emma Juch); Symphonic poem,
"Phaeton," Saint-Saens; Overture, "Fingal's Cave,"
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Mendelssohn; "Largo," Handel; Aria, "Batti, batti,"
from "Don Giovanni," Mozart (Miss Juch); Selections
from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz.
Fifth Concert, March 20. Symphony in C minor, Co wen;
Aria from "Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Miss Zelie de
Lussan); Overture, "Leonora," No. 2, Beethoven;
Selections from "Orpheus," Gluck; "Elegie," Masse-
net (Miss de Lussan); Symphonic poem, "Danse
Macabre," Saint-Saens; Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner.
[1884-1885]
First Concert, November 20, 1884. Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 67, Beethoven; Concert aria, "Infelice,"
Mendelssohn (Miss Emma Juch) ; Overture, " Oberon,"
Weber; "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; "Hungarian Rhap-
sody," No. 3, Liszt; Aria from "Reine de Saba,"
Gounod (Miss Juch); "Triumphal Overture," Rubin-
stein.
Second Concert, December 18. Symphony No. 4, in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann; " Siegmund's Love Song,"
from " Die Walkure," Wagner (Mr. William J. Winch) ;
"Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner; Overture, "Corio-
lanus," Beethoven; "Prelude, Minuet, and Fugue,"
Reinhold; "Zigeuner Melodien," Dvorak (Mr. Winch);
"Pecheur Napolitain et Napolitaine" and "Toreador
et Andalouse," Rubinstein.
Third Concert, January 15, 1885. Symphony in C, "Jupi-
ter," Mozart; Scena, " Ocean, thou mighty Monster,"
from "Oberon," Weber (Miss Charlotte Walker);
Ballet music, "The Vine," Rubinstein; Overture,
"The Merry Wives of Windsor," Nicolai; Second
Scotch rhapsody, "Burns," Mackenzie; Aria, "Figlio
del Sol," from "L'Africaine," Meyerbeer (Miss
Walker); Suite, "The Nations," Moszkowski.
Fourth Concert, February 19. Symphony No. i, in C
major, op. 21, Beethoven; Concerto No. i, in G minor,
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Mendelssohn (Miss Jessie Pinney); Overture, "Le
Carnaval Romain," Berlioz; "Wedding March," and
variations, op. 26, Goldmark; Piano solo, "Iitudes
Symphoniques," Nos. i, 2, n, and 12, Schumann
(Miss Pinney); "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt.
Fifth Concert, March ig. Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral,"
Beethoven; "Mignon," Liszt (Mme. Christine Dos-
sert); Introduction and finale, "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; Overture, "Melusine," Mendelssohn; "Lar-
go," Handel; Aria, " Or la sull, Onda," from " II Giura-
mento," Mercadante (Mme. Dossert); "Le Bal," from
"Symphonic Fantastique," Berlioz; "Hungarian Rhap-
sody," No. 2, Liszt.
[1885-1886]
First Concert, November 5, 1885. Symphony No. 2, in D
major, op. 36, Beethoven; Aria; "Die stille Nacht
entweicht," from "Faust," Spohr (Miss Emma Juch);
"Tarentelle," for flute and clarinet, Saint-Sa6ns (Mr.
Oesterle and Mr. Schreurs); Overture, "Festival,"
Lassen; "Theme and Variations," from D minor
Quartet, Schubert; Aria, "Sweet Bird," from "II
Penseroso," Handel (Miss Juch); "Bal Costume-,"
second series (new), Rubinstein.
Second Concert, December j. Symphony No. i, in B flat,
op. 38, Schumann; Concerto for violin, No. i, op. 26,
Bruch (Miss Maud Powell); "Scherzo Capriccioso,"
op. 66 (first time), Dvorak; Adagio, "Prometheus,"
Beethoven; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Ballet
divertissement, "Henry VIII.," Saint-Saens.
Third Concert, January 14, 1886. Symphony No. 4, in
A major, "Italian," Mendelssohn; Concerto No. 4, in
D minor, op. 70, Rubinstein (Mr. Rafael Joseffy);
"Rhapsody," No. i (new), Hailen; "Siegfried's Rhine
Journey," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner;
Fantasia, "Ruins of Athens," Beethoven-Liszt (Mr.
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Joseffy); "Ball Scene," from dramatic symphony,
"Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
Fourth Concert, February 4. Symphony in E flat (B. &
H. Edition, No. 3), Haydn; Ballet, "The Vine" (new),
Rubinstein; Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor,"
Nicolai; Concerto for flute, Demersseman (Mr. Otto
Oesterle); "Largo," Handel; "Minuet," Boccherini;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt.
Fifth Concert, March 25. Symphony No. 7, in A major,
op. 92, Beethoven; Aria, "I have lost my Eurydice,"
from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Helen D. Campbell);
"Good Friday Spell," from "Parsifal," Wagner;
"Sketch of the Steppes" (new), Borodin; "Tarantella"
(new), Gernsheim; Aria, "Nobil Signer," from "The
Huguenots," Meyerbeer (Miss Campbell); "Festival
Overture," Lassen.
[1887-1888]
First Concert, November 17, 1887. Vorspiel, "Die Mei-
stersinger," Wagner; Symphony No. 7, in A major,
op. 92, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, No. 4, in D
minor, op. 70, Rubinstein (Mr. Emanuel Moor);
Theme and variations from D minor Quartet, Schu-
bert; "Allegretto Giojoso," Moszkowski; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 14, Liszt.
Second Concert, December 8. Symphony in E flat (B. &
H. Edition, No. 3), Haydn; Aria, " E Susanna non vien,"
from "Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Miss Jennie Button) ;
Overture, "Leonora," No. 2, Beethoven; Fantasia,
"Liebesnacht," Philipp Scharwenka; " Kamarinskaja,"
Glinka; Aria from "Herodiade," Massenet (Miss But-
ton); Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt.
Third Concert, January 12, 1888. Overture, "Corio-
lanus," Beethoven; " Bivertissement a la Hongroise,"
op. 54, Schubert; Concerto for violoncello, Golter-
mann (Mr. Victor Herbert); "Polonaise," No. 2, Liszt;
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Symphony No. 3, in F major, op. 153, "Im Walde,"
Raff.
Fourth Concert, February g. Symphony No. 9, in C major,
Schubert; "Funeral March," Chopin; " Tarentelle,"
Saint-Saens (Mr. Oesterle and Mr. Schreurs); "Good
Friday Spell" and "Flower Girls' Scene," from "Par-
sifal," Wagner; "Largo," Handel; "Morceau Sym-
phonique," "La Russie," Rubinstein.
Fifth Concert, March 15. Symphony No. 3, in E flat,
" Rhenish," Schumann ; " Elsa's Dream," from " Lohen-
grin," Wagner (Miss Emma Juch); "Theme and
Variations" and "Perpetuum Mobile," Suite, op. 39,
Moszkowski; Arietta, "Kommt ein schlanker Bursch,"
from "Der FreischUtz," Weber (Miss Juch); "In the
Garden" and "Dance," from "The Country Wedding
Symphony," Goldmark.
[1888-1889!
First Concert, November 22, 1888. Concert overture, " In
Autumn" (new), Grieg; "Dreams," Wagner; Sym-
phony No. 4, in D minor, op. 120, Schumann; Con-
certo for piano, No. 4, in G major, Rubinstein (Mr.
Rafael Joseffy); "Slavonic Dances" (new), Dvorak.
Second Concert, December 20. Symphony No. 2, in D
major, op. 36, Beethoven; Aria, "Ah! perfido," Bee-
thoven (Mme. Fursch-Madi) ; Symphonic variations
(new), Dvorak; Romanza from " He*rodiade," Masse-
net (Mme. Fursch-Madi); Suite, "Peer Gynt" (new),
Grieg; "Hungarian Dances," Brahms.
Third Concert, January 17, 1889. Overture, "Iphigenia
in Aulis," Gluck; "Largo and Allegro," Bach; Song,
"The Two Grenadiers," Schumann (Mr. George
Prehn); Symphony, "Ocean," op. 42, Rubinstein;
"Ride of the Valkyries," "Wotan's Farewell," and
"Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Walkure," Wagner
(Mr. Prehn).
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Fourth Concert, February 21. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, op. 67, Beethoven; Andante and finale from
violin concerto, Mendelssohn (Mr. Max Bendix);
"Waldweben," from "Siegfried," and "Siegfried's
Death," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner;
"Scherzo Capriccioso," Dvorak; " Mozartiana,"
Tschaikowsky.
Fifth Concert, March 21. Symphony No. 5, in E major,
"Lenore," Raff; Concerto No. 2, in G minor, Saint-
Saens (Mme. Julia Rive-King); "Largo," Handel;
Cortege, " Fantastischer Zug" (new), Moszkowski;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt.
THE PHILADELPHIA SYMPHONY CONCERTS
[1882-1891]
[There were nine seasons of symphony concerts in Phila-
delphia, forty-nine in all, beginning in 1882 and closing in 1891,
which was Mr. Thomas's farewell season in the East. The pro-
grammes of these concerts follow. — EDR.]
FIRST SEASON, 1882-1883
First Concert, November i, 1882. Symphony in C minor,
No. 5, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, in G minor,
No. 2, Saint-Saens (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Overture,
"Manfred," Schumann; "Allegro and Passacaille,"
Handel; "Berceuse," Chopin, "Elfenspiel" (new),
Heyman (Mr. Joseffy); Symphonic poem, "Les Prd-
ludes," Liszt.
Second Concert, December 2. Symphony in C, No. 9,
Schubert; Vorspiel, "Good Friday Spell," and Scene
from Act III., "Parsifal" (Mr. Christian Fritsch and
Mr. Franz Remmertz); Introduction to Act L, "Sieg-
mund's Love Song" (Mr. Fritsch), "Ride of the
Valkyries," "Wotan's Farewell to Briinnhilde," and
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"Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Walkiire" (Mr. Rem-
mertz), Wagner.
Third Concert, January 27, 1883. Symphony in E flat
(B. & H. Edition, No. i), Haydn; Scena, "Sweet
Bird," from "II Penseroso," Handel (Miss Emma
Thursby, flute obligato, Mr. Eugene Weiner); Over-
ture, "Coriolanus," Beethoven; "Die Loreley," Liszt
(Miss Thursby); Symphony in B, No. i, op. 38,
Schumann.
Fourth Concert, February 24. Symphony in G minor
(Kochel, 550), Mozart; Concerto for piano, in B, No. 2,
op. 83 (new), Brahms (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); "Sere-
nade," in D, No. i, op. 9, Fuchs; Symphony in F, No. 8,
op. 93, Beethoven.
Fijth Concert, March 14. "The Redemption," Gounod
(Mrs. E. Aline Osgood, Mrs. Hartdegen, Miss Emily
Winant, Mr. Theodore J. Toedt, Mr. Max Heinrich,
Mr. Franz Remmertz, Cecilian Siociety).
Sixth Concert [In Memory o] Richard Wagner], April 25.
Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," op. 68, Beethoven; In-
troduction and finale to "Tristan and Isolde"; "Sieg-
fried's Death," from "Die Gdtterdammerung"; Vor-
spiel and "Pogner's Address," Act I., "Die Meister-
singer" (Mr. Franz Remmertz).
SECOND SEASON, 1883-1884
First Concert, October 27, 1883. Symphony No. 3, op. 55,
"Eroica," Beethoven; "Eine Faust Ouverture," Wag-
ner; "Serenade," No. 3, in D minor, Volkmann; "Batt
Scene," from "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
Second Concert, November 77. Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 2; Aria, "Deh, per questa istante," from "La
Clemenza di Tito," Mozart (Miss Agnes B. Hunting-
ton) ; Symphony No. 4, in D minor, op. 120, Schumann;
Scotch Rhapsody, "Burns" (new), Mackenzie; Aria,
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"Che faro," from "Orpheus," Gluck (Miss Hunting-
ton); "Waldweben," from "Siegfried," Wagner.
Third Concert, December 8. Symphony No. 8, in B minor,
Schubert; Concerto for piano, No. 5, inE flat, op. 73,
Beethoven (Prof. Carl Baermann); Symphony,
"Ocean," Rubinstein.
Fourth Concert, January 26, 1884. "Toccata," Bach;
Symphony No. 4, in B flat, Beethoven; Music to
"Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn (Miss
Minnie Denniston, Mrs. Adolf Hartdegen, and ladies
of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus) ; Selections from
"The Damnation of Faust" (by request), Berlioz.
Fifth Concert, February g. Symphony in C, "Jupiter,"
Mozart ; Concerto for piano, in A minor, op. 54, Schu-
mann (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Variations on theme by
Haydn, Brahms; Symphonic poem, "Tasso," Liszt.
Sixth Concert, March 22. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Concert aria, "Infelice,"
Mendelssohn (Miss Emma Juch); Scherzo, "Queen
Mab," from "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz; "Die Lore-
ley," Liszt (Miss Juch); Symphony No. 7, in A major,
op. 92, Beethoven.
THIRD SEASON, 1884-1885
First Concert, December 8, 1884. Symphony No. 3, in F
major (new), Brahms; Recitative and aria "Crudele,
ah, non mio bene," from "Don Giovanni," Mozart
(Miss Emma Juch); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven; "Scherzo Capriccioso" (new), Dvorak;
"Elsa's Dream," from "Lohengrin," Wagner (Miss
Juch); "Bal Costume," op. 103 (by request), Rubin-
stein.
Second Concert, January 24, 1885. Symphony No. 5, in
C minor (by request), Beethoven; Concerto for violon-
cello, Volkmann (Mr. F. Giese); Overture, "Midsum-
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mer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn (by request);
"Traumerei," Schumann (by request); Ballet music,
"The Vine" (new), Rubinstein; Symphonic poem,
"Les Preludes," Liszt.
Third Concert, February 21. Symphony No. 3, in E flat,
op. 97, Schumann; Concerto for piano, No. 2, in A
major, Liszt (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Overture, "Corio-
lanus," Beethoven; "Prelude, Minuet, and Fugue,"
op. 10, Rcinhold; Scherzo from "Concerto Sympho-
nique," op. 102, Liszt (Mr. Joseffy); "The Nations,"
Moszkowski.
Fourth Concert, March 7. Symphony No. 5, "Lenore,"
op. 177, Raff; Aria, "Sweet Bird," from "II Pense-
roso," Handel (Miss Emma Juch, flute obligate, Mr.
Otto Oesterle); Overture, "Egmont," Beethoven;
" Gavotte, Tambourin, Minuet, Passepied," from " Cas-
tor et Pollux," Rameau; Scene and aria, "Die stille
Nacht entweicht," from "Faust," Spohr (Miss Juch);
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt
Fifth Concert, March 28. Symphony No. 2, in D major,
op. 36, Beethoven; "Mignon," Liszt (Mme. Christine
Dossert); Overture, "Benvenuto Cellini," Berlioz;
"Symphonic Variations" (new), Nicode*; Romanza
from "HjSrodiade," Massenet (Mme. Dossert); Vor-
spiel, " Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Sixth Concert, April 25. Suite No. 3, in D major, Bach;
Symphony No. 2, in C major, op. 61, Schumann;
Scene and aria, "Abscheulicher," from "Fidelio,"
Beethoven (Frau Friedrich-Materna); "Variations,"
op. 26, Goldmark; "Siegfried's Death" and "Briinn-
hilde's Immolation," from "Die Gotterdammerung,"
Wagner (Frau Materna).
FOURTH SEASON, 1885-1886
First Concert, November 7, 1885. Overture, "Iphigenia
in Tauris," Gluck ; Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60,
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Beethoven; Recitative and aria, "Dove Sono," from
"Marriage of Figaro," Mozart (Miss Emma Juch);
Overture, "Husitzka" (first time), Dvorak; "Theme
and Variations," from Quartet in D minor, Schubert;
Recitative and aria, "Die stille Nacht entweicht,"
from "Faust," Spohr (Miss Juch); "Bal Costumg,"
second series (new), Rubinstein.
Second Concert, December 5. Overture, "Lodoiska,"
Cherubim; Symphony No. i, in B flat, Schumann;
Concerto for violin, No. i, op. 26, Bruch (Miss Maud
Powell); Symphonic tone-picture, " Wallenstein's
Camp," Rheinberger; "Romanza," in F major, Bee-
thoven (Miss Powell); "Norwegian Rhapsody," Svend-
sen.
Third Concert, January 30, 1886. Symphony No. 2, in D
minor, Dvorak; Concerto for piano, No. 4, in G major,
op. 58, Beethoven (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Overture,
Tannhauser, Wagner; "Ruins of Athens," Beethoven
(Mr. Joseffy); Ballet music, "Nero" (new), Rubinstein.
Fourth Concert, February 20. Symphony in E flat (Kochel,
504), Mozart; Scena and aria, "Ah! perfido," Bee-
thoven (Mme. Fursch-Madi) ; "Siegfried's Rhine Jour-
ney," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner; "Rhap-
sody," No. i (new), Hallen; Aria from "Reine de
Saba," Gounod (Mme. Fursch-Madi); Symphonic
poem, "Festklange," Liszt.
Fifth Concert, March 6. Symphony No. 8, in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Concerto for piano, violin,
and violoncello, op. 56, Beethoven (Richard Hofmann,
Schmidt, and Hartdegen); Symphonic fantastique,
"Episode de la vie d'un artiste," Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, April j. Symphony No. 3, "Eroica,"
Beethoven; Aria, "O come, my Heart's Delight," from
"The Marriage of Figaro," Mozart (Mme. Pauline
L'Allemand); Overture, "King Lear," Berlioz; Ballet,
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"The Vine" (new), Rubinstein; Scene and legend of
"The Pariah's Daughter," from "Lakme*," Delibes
(Mme. L'Allemand); "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt.
Firra SEASON, 1886-1887
First Concert, October 25, 1886. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, No. 4, in D
minor, op. 70, Rubinstein (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Sym-
phonic prologue to "Othello" (first time), Arnold Krug;
Piano solo, "Nocturne," Rubinstein; "Marche Mili-
taire," Schubert-Tausig (Mr. Joseffy); Symphonic
poem, "Hunnenschlacht," Liszt.
Second Concert, November g. "Marche He*rolque" (first
time), Massenet; Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner;
"Andante Cantabile," op. 97, Beethoven-Liszt; "Varia-
tions and Finale," op. 55, Tschaikowsky ; Aria from "La
Reine de Saba," Gounod (Miss Emma Juch); "Taran-
telle" (new), Cesar Cui; "Marche Funebre," from
Quintet, op. 44 (first time), Schumann; "Waltz Move-
ment" (first time), Volkmann; Arietta, "Kommt ein
schlanker Bursch," from "Der Freischtttz," Weber
(Miss Juch); "Polonaise," No. 2 (first time), Liszt.
Third Concert, December 28. Symphony No. 2, in D
major, op. 73 (first time), Brahms; Concerto for piano,
in A minor, op. 54, Schumann (Mr. Rafael Joseffy);
"Bacchanale," from "Tannhauser," Wagner; Cavatina,
for string quartette, op. 130 (first time), Beethoven;
Hungarian Rhapsody, "Pesther Carneval" (first time),
Liszt.
Fourth Concert, February 24, 1887. Symphony No. i, in
B flat, op. 38, Schumann; Aria from "Ze*mire et Azor,"
Gre*try (Miss Laura Moore, flute obb'gato, Mr. Oes-
terle); "Ciaconna" (first time), Bach; "Flower Girls'
Scene," from "Parsifal" (first time), Wagner; Aria,
"Trahir Vincent," from "Mireille," Gounod (Miss
Moore); Overture, "Le Camaval Remain," Berlioz.
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Fijth Concert, March 5. Symphony, "Jupiter" (by re-
quest), Mozart; "Hungarian Dances," Brahms; Con-
certo for piano, No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Miss Adele
Marguiles); "Slavonic Rhapsody," No. i (first time),
Dvorak; "Serenade," No. 3, in D minor, Volkmann
(violoncello obligato, Mr. M. Brandt) ; Selections from
"Damnation of Faust," Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, March 26. Symphony No. 4, in A major,
"Italian," Mendelssohn; Concerto for piano, in F
minor, op. 16, Henselt (Mr. Rafael Joseffy) ; Overture,
"Der Freischiitz," Weber; Air, Bach; "Waltz Move-
ment," Volkmann; Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes,"
Liszt.
SIXTH SEASON, 1887-1888
First Concert, November 5, 1887. "Huldigung's March,"
Wagner; "Eine Faust Ouvertiire," Wagner; Symphony
No. 7, in A major, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, No.
i, in E minor, op. n, Chopin-Tausig (Mr. Rafael
Joseffy); "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 14, Liszt.
Second Concert, December j. Symphony No. 3, in E flat,
"Rhenish," Schumann; Concerto for piano, No. 2, in
A major, Liszt (Miss Adele Aus der Ohe) ; Capriccio,
op. 4, Gradner; "Trauermarsch," Chopin-Thomas;
Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Third Concert, December 22. Symphony in G minor,
Mozart; Overture, "Leonora," No. 2, Beethoven;
Concerto for violin, op. 46, Rubinstein (Mme. Camilla
Urso); Suite, No. i, op. 39 (new), Moszkowski.
Fourth Concert, February 16, 1888. Symphony No. 4, in
E minor, op. 98 (new), Brahms; Concerto for violon-
cello, op. 96 (new), Rubinstein (Mr. Victor Herbert);
"Divertissement a la Hongroise," op. 54, Schubert;
"Serenade" No. 2, in F major, op. 63, Volkmann;
Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
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Filth Concert, February 25. Symphony in E flat (B. & H.
Edition, No. 3), Haydn; Scene and aria, "Wo berg1 ich
mich ?" from "Euryanthe," Weber (Mr. Emil Fischer);
Overture, "Manfred," op. 115, Schumann; Song, "Der
Wanderer," Schubert (Mr. Fischer) ; Symphony No. 8,
in F major, op. 93, Beethoven.
Sixth Concert, March 8. Overture, "Leonora," No. i,
Beethoven; Symphony No. 8, in B minor, Schubert;
Concerto for piano, op. 23, Tschaikowsky (Mr. Rafael
Joseffy); Symphonic Fantasia, "Italy" (new), Richard
Strauss.
Seventh Concert [Request Programme], March 22. Suite
No. 3, in D major, Bach; "Dies Irae, "Confutatis,"
"Lacrimosa," "Hostias" and "Sanctus," from "Re-
quiem," Mozart (Philadelphia Chorus); Symphony
No. 6, op. 68, "Pastoral," Beethoven; "Tarentelle," for
flute and clarinet, Saint-Saens (Mr. Oesterle and Mr.
Schreurs); "Largo," Handel; "Funeral March,"
Chopin; "Kaiser March," Wagner.
Eighth Concert, April 7. Symphonic poem, "The Tem-
pest," J. K. Paine; "Elsa's Dream," from "Lohen-
grin," Wagner (Miss Emma Juch); "Siegfried's Idyl"
and "Waldweben," from "Siegfried," Wagner; Song,
"Gretchen am Spinnrad," Schubert (Miss Juch);
Symphony, "Landliche Hochzeit," Goldmark.
SEVENTH SEASON, 1889
First Concert, January 26, 1889. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, Beethoven; Aria from "Nozze di Figaro,"
Mozart (Miss Emma Juch); "Symphonic Variations,'
op. 78 (new), Dvorak ; Suite, op. 46, "Peer Gynt" (new),
Grieg; Song, "The Young Nun," Schubert (Miss
Juch); "Dreams," Wagner; "Ride of the Valkyries,"
Wagner.
Second Concert, April 9. Symphony No. 5, in E major,
"Lenore," Raff; Concerto for piano, No. i, in E minor,
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Chopin-Tausig (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); "Invitation to
the Dance," Weber; "Funeral March," Chopin; Selec-
tions from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz.
EIGHTH SEASON, 1890-1891
First Concert, November 19, 1890. Symphony No. 8, in
F major, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, in G major,
Rubinstein (Miss Adele Aus der Ohe) ; Overture, "Cori-
olanus," Beethoven; "Funeral March," Chopin-
Thomas; "Serenade" No. 3, in D minor, Volkmann;
"Waldweben," from "Siegfried" and "Ride of the
Valkyries," Wagner.
Second Concert, March i. "Largo and Allegro in F minor,
Bach; Recitative and aria, "E Susanna non vien,"
from "The Marriage of Figaro," Mozart (Mile. Cle-
mentina de Vere) ; Symphony in E flat (Kochel, No.
543), Mozart; Overture, recitative, and aria from
"Jessonda," Spohr (Mile, de Vere); Scherzo from "A
Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; "Septet,"
op. 20, Beethoven.
Third Concert, March 29. Symphony No. 3, "Eroica,"
op. 55, Beethoven; Songs, "Immer leiser wird mein
Schlummer," Brahms; "O schneller, mein Rosz,"
Spicker; "Widmung," Franz (Mr. Theodore Reich-
mann); Overture, "Spring" (new), Goldmark; "Sieg-
fried Idyl," Wagner; Romanza, "To the Evening
Star," from Tannhauser," Wagner (Mr. Reich-
mann); Rhapsody, "Espagnole," Chabrier.
NINTH SEASON, 1890-1891
First Concert, October 28, 1890. Overture and aria from
"The Flying Dutchman," Wagner; Symphony No. 5,
in E minor, op. 64, Tschaikowsky ; Songs, "Ewige
Liebe," Brahms; "Der Lindenbaum," Schubert (Mr.
Theodore Reichmann); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven.
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Second Concert, December 20. Overture, "FingaPs Cave,"
Mendelssohn; Symphony No. 8, in F major, Beethoven;
Aria, "Dalla sua pace," from "Don Giovanni,"
Mozart (Sig. Italo Campanini); "Largo," Handel;
Vorspiel and "Lohengrin's Narrative," from "Lohen-
grin" (Sig. Campanini); "Good Friday Spell,"
"Transformation Scene," and finale, from "Parsifal,"
Wagner.
Third Concert, January j, 1891. Symphony No. 8, in B
minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; Concerto for piano, No.
i, in E minor, op. n, Liszt (Miss Adele Aus der
Ohe); Dramatic overture, "Husitzka," Dvorak; "Sara-
bande, Andante, and BourreV' (new), Badeich arrange-
ment, Bach; Piano solo, "Polonaise" in E major,
Liszt (Miss Aus der Ohe); "Intermezzo and March,"
from Suite No. 2, op. 47 (new), MoszkowskL
Fourth Concert, February 12. Symphony in G minor,
(Kochel, 550), Mozart; Aria "Voi che sapete," from
"Nozze di Figaro," Mozart (Mrs. Ratcliffe Caperton);
Variations on a theme by Haydn, "Chorale St.
Antoine," Brahms; "Symphonic Espagnole," for violin,
orchestra, Lalo (Mr. Max Bendix) ; "Marche Funebrc,"
Chopin-Thomas; Scherzo, "Queen Mab" and "Ball
Scene," from "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
Fifth Concert, March 12. Symphony in D major, op. 60,
Dvorak; Concerto for piano, No. 4, in G major,
op. 58, Beethoven (Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Overture,
"Antony and Cleopatra" (new), Rubinstein; "Nor-
wegian Dances" (new), Grieg; Suite "L'Arl&ienne,"
Bizet.
Sixth Concert [Farewett Symphony Concert], April 14.
Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92, Beethoven ; Aria,
"O, grant me in the Dust to fall," from "Saint Lud-
mila," Dvorak (Mile. Clementine de Vere); Concerto
for violin, first movement, Beethoven (Mr. Max
Bendix); "Elsa's Dream," from "Lohengrin," Wagner
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(Mile, de Vere); "Song of the Rhine Daughters,"
"Siegfried's Death and Funeral March," from "Die
Gotterdammerung, ' ' Wagner.
[The programme numbers for this farewell concert in
Philadelphia were selected by vote. — EDR.]
XVII
NEW YORK FESTIVAL
[1882]
[The New York Festival of 1882 was an outgrowth of the
Cincinnati Festivals, five of which at that time had been given
with steadily increasing success. It was the intention of the
promoters of the New York Festival to make it a regular
biennial event, and steps were taken in other cities in the same
direction. Two festivals were given in Chicago, in 1882 and
1884, the programmes of which will be found among the regu-
lar Chicago programmes, and there were a few elsewhere in
1882, but the scheme was not carried out, owing to changes in
Mr. Thomas's plans and other circumstances. Only the bril-
liant Cincinnati Festivals have remained, all of which Mr.
Thomas has conducted. The programmes of the New York
Festival were as follows. — EDR.]
First Evening Concert, May 2, 1882. Cantata, "A Strong-
hold Sure," Bach (Miss Gary Mr. Candidus, Mr.
Whitney, chorus, orchestra, and organ) ; Symphony in
C major (Kochel, 551), Mozart; Aria, "Abscheulicher,"
from "Fidelio," Beethoven (Frau Materna); "Utrecht
Jubilate," Handel (Miss Gary, Mr. Toedt, Mr.
Henschel, chorus, orchestra, and organ).
First Matinee, May j. Overture, Scene i, "Diane Impi-
toyable," from "Iphigenia in Aulis," Gluck (Sig.
Galassi) ; Symphony in C major, No. 9, Schubert; Aria,
"Gli angui d'inferno," from "The Magic Flute,"
Mozart (Mme. Etelka Gerster); Overture, "Manfred,"
Schumann; Aria, "Der Kriegeslust ergeben," from
"Jessonda," Spohr (Mr. Henschel); Aria, "Ocean,
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thou mighty Monster," from "Oberon," Weber (Frau
Matcrna); Aria, "Vainement Pharaon," from
44 Joseph," Meliul (Sig. Campanini); Overture, "Ruy
Bias." Mendelssohn.
Second Evening Concert [Beethoven Night], May j. Sym-
phony in C minor, No. 5, op. 67; "Missa Solennis," in
D major, op. 123 (Frau Matcrna, Mrs. Osgood, Miss
Gary, Miss Winant, Sig. Campanini, Sig. Galassi, Mr.
Candidus, Mr. Henschel, Mr. Whitney).
Second Matinee [Wagner Programme], May 4. Prelude
and scene, "The Theft of the Gold" (Hattie Schell,
Amalia Wurmb, Antonia Henne, Oscar Steins),
"Wotan's Apostrophe to Walhalla" (Mr. Remmertz),
"Loge's Tidings" (Mr. Toedt); Closing scene (Mr.
Remmertz, Mr. Toedt, Miss Schell, Miss Wurmb, and
Miss Henne), from "Das Rheingold" ; Introduction to
Act I., "Siegmund's Love Song" (Mr. Candidus);
"Ride of the Valkyries" and "Wotan's Farewell,"
"Magic Fire Scene" (Sig. Galassi), from "-Die Walk-
tire"; "The Forging of the Sword" (Sig. Campanini
and Mr. Toedt), from "Siegfried"; "Siegfried's
Death" and "Briinnhilde's Immolation" (Frau
Matcrna), from "Die Gotterdammerung."
Third Evening Concert, May $. "Israel in Egypt,"
Handel (Mrs. Osgood, Miss Gary, Miss Schell, Mr.
Candidus, Mr. Remmertz, Mr. Whitney, chorus,
orchestra, and organ).
Third Matinee [Italian Programme}, May 6. Sonata in D,
Corelli; Aria di chiesa, "Se i miei Sospiri," Stradeila
(Miss Winant); "Menuetto," Boccherini; Aria, "Pria
che Spunti," from "II Matrimonio Segreto," Cimarosa
(Sig. Campanini); Overture, sestetto finale, "O, ciel,"
Act I., from "LesDeux Journe*es," Cherubim (Mrs.
Osgood, Miss Gary, Mr. Candidus, Mr. Toedt, Mr.
Henschel, Mr. Remmertz); Overture, scena, "Del tuo
gran Ministero," Act II., from "La Vestale," Spontini
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(Mme. Gerster, Miss Gary, Sig. Campanini) ; Overture
and terzetto, from " William Tell," Rossini (Mr.
Candidus, Mr. Remmertz, Mr. Whitney); Duo, "Ah!
Leonora, il guardo," from "La Favorita," Donizetti
(Miss Gary and Sig. Galassi) ; Aria, "Ah! non giunge,"
from "La Sonnambula," Bellini (Mme. Gerster);
Romanza, "Eri tu," from "Un Ballo in Maschera,"
Verdi (Sig. Galassi); Overture, "II Re Lear," Bozzini.
Fourth Evening Concert, May 6. Symphony to Dante's
"Divina Commedia," Liszt (orchestra, women's
chorus, and organ); Scene from "The Demon," Act L,
Rubinstein (Mme. Gerster); "The Fall of Troy," Act
II., Berlioz (Frau Materna, Mrs. Osgood, Miss Win-
ant, Sig. Campanini, Mr. Toedt, Sig. Galassi, Mr. Rem-
mertz, Mr. Whitney, chorus, and orchestra); Chorus,
"Die Meistersinger," Act III., Wagner (chorus and
orchestra).
XVIII
THE PITTSBURG FESTIVAL
[1883]
First Concert, April 30, 1883. Symphony in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Aria from "Ruins of Athens,"
Beethoven (Mr. Franz Remmertz) ; Concerto for piano,
No. 2, in G minor, op. 32, Saint-Saens (Mme. Rive*-
King); Aria, "E dunque ver?" Rubinstein (Mrs. E.
Humphrey Allen); Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes,"
Liszt; Aria, "O, Fatima," from "Abu Hassan," Weber
(Mrs. Belle Cole); Selections from "Damnation of
Faust," Berlioz; "Elijah" (first part), Mendelssohn
(Musical Union).
Second Concert, May I. Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral,"
Beethoven; Aria from "Der Freischutz," Weber (Mrs.
Minnie Hauck); Selections from "Die Walkiire,"
" Gotterdammerung," and "Lohengrin" (Mrs. Hauck,
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Mrs. Cole, Mr. Remmertz, Mr. Klippcl, and Musical
Union).
Third Concert, May 2. Overture, "Tannhauser" ; Wag-
ner; Ballet music, "Feramors," Rubinstein; "Connais
tu le Pays?*' Ambroise Thomas, and "La Styrienne"
(Mrs. Minnie Hauck); Fantasia on Hungarian airs,
Liszt (Mme. Rive*-King); Aria, "Or la sull' Onda,"
Mercadante (Mrs. Belle Cole); Overture, "William
Tell," Rossini; "Traumerei," Schumann; Songs (Mrs.
Minnie Hauck); Suite, "Sylvia," Delibes.
Fourth Concert, May 2. "The Redemption," Gounod
(Mrs. E. Humphrey Allen, Mrs. Lilian N. Hartdegen,
Mrs. Belle Cole, Mr. Frederic Harvey, Mr. Franz
Remmertz, Mr. Joseph Vogel, Mr. J. D. Balfc, and
Musical Union).
XIX
THE SAN FRANCISCO FESTIVAL
[1883]
First Evening Concert, June 7, 1883. Overture, "Tann-
hauser, Wagner; Allegretto, Seventh Symphony, Bee-
thoven; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Song
"Am Meer," Schubert (Mr. Franz Remmertz); Con-
certo No. 2, in G minor, Saint-Saens (Mme. Rive*-
King); "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt; "Prayer
and Barcarolle," from "L'ttoile du Nord," Meyerbeer
(Miss Emma C. Thursby); Overture, "William Tell,"
Rossini; "Traumerei," Schumann; Aria, "Or la sull'
Onda," Mercadante (Mrs. Belle Cole); Suite, "Sylvia,"
Delibes.
Second Evening Concert, June 8. Symphony No. 8, in B
minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; Aria from "Der
FreischUtz," Weber (Mrs. E. Humphrey Allen); Con-
certo No. i, in E minor, op. 2, Chopin (Mme. Rive*-
King); Scenes from "Alceste," Gluck (Mr. Remmertz,
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 271
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Cole, chorus, and orchestra); Sym-
phonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt; Aria, "Mia
speranza adorata," Mozart (Miss Emma C. Thursby);
Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; Chorus,
"Thanks be to God," from "Elijah," Mendelssohn.
First Afternoon Concert, June g. Overture, "The Magic
Flute," Mozart; Allegretto, Eighth Symphony, Bee-
thoven; Cavatina, "Flowers of the Valley," from
"Euryanthe," Weber (Mrs. Anne Hartdegen) ; "Taran-
tella," in D flat, Moszkowski (Mme. Rive-King);
Symphonic poem, "Danse Macabre," Saint-Saens;
Aria, "Salve dimora," from "Faust," Gounod (Mr.
Harvey); Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Mendelssohn; "Largo," Handel (violin solo by Mr.
Hermann Brandt); Cavatina, "Una voce poco fa,"
from "The Barber of Seville," Rossini (Miss Emma C.
Thursby) ; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue Danube,"
Strauss; Ballad (Mrs. Belle Cole) ; Selections from
"Damnation of Faust," Berlioz.
Third Evening Concert [Wagner Night], June 9. Selec-
tions from "Tannhauser" (Mr. Remmertz and Mrs.
Allen); "Die Walkure" (Mr. Harvey and Mr. Rem-
mertz); "Siegfried's Death," from "Die Gotterdam-
merung" (orchestra); "Lohengrin" (Miss Thursby,
Mrs. Cole, Mr. Harvey, and Mr. Remmertz).
Fourth Evening Concert [Beethoven Night], June IT. Over-
ture, "Consecration of the House," op. i, Aria, from
"Ruins of Athens" (Mr. Remmertz); Symphony in C
minor, No. 5, Aria, "Ah! perfido" (Mrs. E.Humphrey
Allen); Concerto for piano in C minor, No. 3, first
movement (Mme. Rive-King); Trio, "Tremate, empi
tremate" (Miss Thursby, Mr. Harvey, and Mr. Rem-
mertz); "Theme and Variations" from "Septet";
Chorus, "Hallelujah," from "Mount of Olives."
Fifth Evening Concert, June 12. Selections from "Man-
fred," Schumann; Aria, "O, Fatima," from "Abu
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Hassan," Weber (Mrs. Belle Cole); "Hungarian
Dances," Brahms; Concerto for piano, No. i, in 1
Liszt (Mme. Rive*- King); "Die Loreley," Liszt (Miss
Thursby); "Hymn of Praise," a symphonic cantata,
Mendelssohn (Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Hartdegen, Mr.
Harvey).
Second Afternoon Concert, June Jj. "Jubilee Overture,"
Weber; March movement from "Lenore" Symphony,
Raff; Aria,"l have lost my Eurydice," from "Orpheus,"
Gluck (Mrs. Cole); Rondo, in E flat, Chopin (Mme.
Rive"- King); Song, "The Two Grenadiers," Schu-
mann (Mr. Remmertz); Ballet music, "Feramors,"
Rubinstein; Scena, "Sweet Bird," from "II Pen-
seroso," Handel (Miss Thursby, flute obligate, Mr.
Oesterle); Scherzo, "Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Mendelssohn; Quartet from "Rigoletto" (Mrs. Allen,
Mrs. Cole, Mr. Harvey, and Mr. Remmertz); Waltz,
"Village Swallows," Strauss ; Polka francaise, "'Sgiebt
nur a Kaiserstadt," polka mazurka, "Devil's Darn-
ing Needle," polka schnell, "Jocus," Strauss.
INAUGURAL FESTIVAL AT MUSIC HALL, ST. LOUIS
[1885]
First Concert, October 28, 1885. Overture, "Consecration
of the House," op. 124, Beethoven; [Address by Hon.
S. M. Kennard, President of the St. Louis Exposition
and Music Hall Association;] Symphony No. i, in B
flat, op. 38, Schumann; Aria, "Ocean, thou mighty
Monster," from "Oberon," Weber (Mme. Fursch-
Madi); Cantata, "The Crusaders," op. 50, Gade (Miss
Emily Winant, Mr. Toedt, Mr. Whitney).
Second Concert, October 29. Overture, "Benvenuto
Cellini," Berlioz; Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92,
Beethoven; Aria, "Ah! perfido," Beethoven (Mme.
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Fursch-Madi) ; "Eine Faust Ouvertiire," Wagner; Aria
from "Faust," "Die stille Nacht entweicht," Spohr
(Miss Emma Juch) ; Symphonic variations in C minor
(new), Nicode*; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 12 (new),
Liszt.
Third Concert, October 30. "Mors et Vita," Gounod (Miss
Emma Juch, Miss Emily Winant, Charles Turner,
Myron W. Whitney, chorus, orchestra, and organ).
Fourth Concert, October 31. Overture, "Academic,"
Brahms; Selections from "Orpheus," Gluck; Aria,
"Sweet Bird," from "II Penseroso," Handel (Miss
Emma Juch); March from "Lenore" Symphony, Raff;
Aria, " 'Tis a glorious sight," from "Oberon," Weber
(Charles Turner); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
Aria, "Pogner's Address," from "Die Meistersinger"
(Myron W. Whitney); "Theme and Variations," op.
18, Beethoven; Aria, "Ave Maria," Bach-Gounod
(Miss Juch); "Bal CostumeY' Suite No. 2 (new),
Rubinstein.
Fifth Concert, October 31. "Elijah," Mendelssohn (Mme.
Fursch-Madi, Miss Emily Winant, Mrs. A. D. Cun-
ningham, Mrs. A. D. Cooper, Mrs. Mattie L. Hardy,
Miss Adele Laers, Theodore J. Toedt, Myron W.
Whitney, Jesse Cozzens, J. H. McKenna, William
Porteus, A. D. Cunningham, chorus, orchestra, and
organ).
XXI
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS
[1883-1885]
[The comprehensiveness of Mr. Thomas's scheme of popular
musical education, and the far-reaching purpose he con-
stantly had in view are clearly illustrated in the young peo-
ple's programmes which were played in New York between
1883 and 1885. He gave the same class of concerts in other
cities. The programmes are of a popular character, and
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dearly intelligible even to untrained and uneducated hearers,
and yet, as will be seen from the following samples, are of a
dignified and instructive character.— EDR.]
FIRST SEASON
First Concert, December 22, 1883. Overture, "Preciosa,"
Weber; Larghetto, Second Symphony, Beethoven;
Aria from "Magic Flute," Mozart (Mrs. Amy Sherwin) ;
"Scherzo and Wedding March," from "Midsummer
Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Ballad, "Within a
mile o' Edinboro* town" (Mrs. Sherwin); Ballet air
from "Paris et Hdene," Gluck; "Waldweben," from
"Siegfried," Wagner.
Second Concert, January 12, 1884. Overture, "Magic
Flute," Mozart; "Airs de Ballet," from "Orpheus,"
Gluck; Allegretto from Eighth Symphony, Beethoven;
Songs, "Who is Sylvia?" and "Whither?" Schubert
(Miss Ella Earle); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
Overture, "William Tell," Rossini; Variations, "God
save the Emperor," Haydn; Song, "The Two Grena-
diers," Schumann (Mr. Franz Remmertz); "Funeral
March of a Marionette," Gounod; Waltz, "On the
beautiful blue Danube," Strauss.
Third Concert, February 2. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
Andante from "Surprise" Symphony, Haydn; Aria,
"Batti, batti," from "Don Giovanni," Mozart (Miss
Emma Juch); Symphonic poem "Rouet d'Omphale,"
Saint-Sae*ns; Piano solo, "Humoreske," Grieg, and
"Minuet," Moszkowski (Miss Mary E. Garlichs);
Cavatina, "Bel Raggio," from "Semiramide," Rossini
(Miss Juch); "Minuet," Boccherini; Overture, "Merry
Wives of Windsor," Nicolai.
SECOND SEASON, 1884-1885
First Concert, December 6, 1884. Overture, "Fra Diavolo"
Auber; Largo and finale, Symphony in G (B. & H.
Edition, No. 13), Haydn; Aria, "Non so piu cosa
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son," Aria, "Voi che sapete," from "Marriage of
Figaro," Mozart (Miss Emma Juch); "Slavonic
Dances," Dvorak; Overture, "Oberon," Weber;
"Largo," Handel (violin obligato, Mr. John F.
Rhodes); "Spring Song," Mendelssohn; "Ave
Maria," for soprano and violin, Gounod (Miss Juch
and Mr. Rhodes); "Polka Pizzicato," Strauss;
"Pecheur Napolitain et Napolitaine," and "Torea-
dor et Andalouse," Rubinstein.
Second Concert, January 17, 1885. Overture, "Prome-
theus," Beethoven; Minuet from Symphony in E flat
and "Turkish March," Mozart; Aria from "Cinq
Mars," Gounod (Miss Henrietta Beebe); Flute solo,
idyl, "Bird in the Forest," Doppler (Mr. Otto Oesterle) ;
"The Nations," Moszkowski; "Cherry Ripe" and
"I've been roaming," Horn (Miss Beebe) ; Waltz, "Vil-
lage Swallows," Strauss; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No.
2, Liszt.
Third Concert, February 7. Entr'acte in B minor, 'Rosa-
munde," Schubert; "Pastoral Symphony from "Christ-
mas Oratorio," Bach; Gavotte, tambourin, minuet,
and passepied from "Castor and Pollux" (first time),
Rameau; Aria, "Vedrai carino," from "Don Giovanni"
Mozart (Miss Zelie deLussan); Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; "Serenade" No. 3, in D minor,
Volkmann (violoncello obligato, Mr. Adolph Hartde-
gen); Songs, Mendelssohn (Miss de Lussan); Ballet
music, "The Vine," (new) Rubinstein; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt.
Fourth Concert, February 28. March from Suite, op. 113,
Lachner; Overture, "Melusine," Mendelssohn; Selec-
tions from "Orpheus," Gluck; Andante and finale
from Symphony No. i, Beethoven; Variations for trom-
bone, Beer (Mr. F. Letsch); "La Jota Aragonesa,"
Saint-Saens; Songs, "Sweet Bird," from "II Penseroso,"
Handel; "The First Violets" and "The Days of
Youth," Mendelssohn (Miss Emma Juch); Ballet
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music and "Wedding Procession," from "Feramors,"
Rubinstein.
Fifth Concert, March 21. Polonaise "Struensee," Meyer-
beer; Overture, "Der Freischiitz," Weber; Andante
from "Surprise" Symphony, Haydn; Aria, "Or la sull'
Onda," from "II Giuramento," Mercadante (Mme.
Christine Dossert) ; "Norwegian Rhapsody," Svendsen;
Theme and variations from "Septet," op. 20, Bee-
thoven; Songs, "Guten Morgen," Grieg, and "Shall I
wake him?" Jensen (Mme. Dossert); "Le Bal," from
"Symphonic Fantastique," Berlioz; Overture, "William
Tell," Rossini.
Sixth Concert, April 18. Symphony in D major, Haydn;
Songs, "Ideal Hope" and "Faith in Spring," Schubert
(Mr. Max Heinrich); "Variations," Handel; "Ber-
ceuse," Kremser, and "Staccato £tude," Scharwenka
(Miss Adele Margulies); Overture, "Merry Wives of
Windsor," Nicolai; Song, "The Two Grenadiers,"
Schumann (Mr. Heinrich); "Suite L'Arlesienne,"
Bizet.
THE AMERICAN OPERA COMPANY
[1886-1887]
[Mr. Thomas was conductor of the American Opera Com-
pany from January 4, 1886, to June 15, 1887— two seasons.
The history of this ill-fated organization is told in sufficient
detail elsewhere in this work. The first performances of the
operas in the repertoire were as follows.— EDR.]
"TAMING OP THE SHREW," GOETZ
[First performance in America.]
New York, January 4, 1886. Baptista, W. H. Hamilton;
Katherint, Pauline L'Allemand; Bianco, Kate Bens-
berg; Horttnsio, Alonzo E. Stoddard; Lucentio, W. H.
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 277
Fessenden; Petruchio, W. H. Lee; Grumio, E. J.
O'Mahoney; A Tailor, John Howson. [In the third
act a grand ballet divertisement, music selected from
Rubinstein's "Bal CostumeV']
"ORPHEUS," GLUCK
New York, January 8, Orpheus, Helene Hastreiter;
Eurydice, Emma Juch; Amor, Minnie Dilthey.
"LOHENGRIN," WAGNER
New York, January 20. Henry I., M. W. Whitney;
Lohengrin, William Candidus; Elsa, Emma Juch;
Ortrud, Helene Hastreiter; Telramund, Alonzo E.
Stoddard; Herald, Edward O'Mahoney.
"MAGIC FLUTE," MOZART
New York, January 27. Queen of Night, Pauline
L'Allemand; Pamina, Emma Juch; The three Ladies,
May Fielding, Charlotte Walker, Helen D. Campbell;
Papagena, Minnie Dilthey; The three Genii, Anna
Phelps, Charlotte Maginnis, Addie Frank; Tamino,
William Candidus; Sarastro, M. W. Whitney; Speaker
o) the Temple, Alonzo E. Stoddard ; First Priest, Albert
Paulet; Second Priest, Edward O'Mahoney; Papageno,
William Hamilton ; Monostatos, John Howson; The two
armed Men, William Santen and Henry Lear.
"MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR," NICOLAI
New York, February 5. Mistress Ford, Pauline L'Alle-
mand; Mistress Page, Jessie Bartlett Davis; Sir John
Falstafl, William Hamilton; Mr. Ford, Alonzo E.
Stoddard; Mr. Page, Myron W. Whitney; Anne Page,
May Fielding; Fenton, William H. Fessenden; Slender,
John Howson; Doctor Caius, Edward O'Mahoney.
DELIBES
New York, March i. Lakme, Pauline L 'Allemand ; Nila-
kantha, Alonzo E. Stoddard; Gerard, William Can-
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didus; Frederick, William H. Lee; Ellen, Charlotte
Walker; Rose, Helen Dudley Campbell; Mrs. Benson,
May Fielding; Mallika, Jessie Bartlett Davis; Hadji,
William H. Fcssenden.
"THE FLYING DUTCHMAN," WAGNER
New York, March 77. The Dutchman, William Ludwig;
Senta, Helene Hastreiter; Daland, Myron W. Whitney;
Erik, Whitney Mockridge; Mary, Helen Dudley Camp-
bell; The Steersman, William H. Fessenden.
"THE MARRIAGE OF JEANNETTE," MASS&
New York, March 24. Jeannette, Pauline L'Allemand;
Jean, William H. Lee; Thomas, G. W. Williams;
Pierre, Kate Oesterle.
"SYLVIA," DELIBES
New York, March 24. Sylvia, Mile. Theodora De Gil-
lert; Diana, Mile. Gorone; Cupid, Mile. Felicita Car-
rozzi; Aminta, Prof. Mamert Bibeyran; Young Shep-
herd, Mile. Romilda Vic; Orion, M. Romeo; Thalie,
Mile. Emilia Corallr Terpsichore, Mile. Marschal.
"FAUST," GOUNOD
Philadelphia, November 75. Faust, Charles Bassett;
Mephistophiles, William Ludwig; Valentine, Alonzo E.
Stoddard; Brandes, Joseph Silvers; Siebel, Jessie Bart-
lett Davis; Marguerite, Emma Juch; Martha, Mathilde
Phillips.
"AlDA," VERDI
Philadelphia, November 20. The King, D. M. Babcock;
Amneris, Cornelia Van Zanten; Aida, Mme. Fursch-
Madi; Radames, William Candidus; Ramfi, Myron W.
Whitney; Amonasro, Alonzo E. Stoddard; Priestess,
Clara Mears; A Messenger, James Dubois.
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"GALATtfE,"
Philadelphia, November 20. Galatee, Laura Moore;
Pygmalion, Jessie Bartlett Davis; Midas, William
Hamilton; Ganymede, John E. Brand.
"THE HUGUENOTS," MEYERBEER
St. Louis, November 30. The Queen, Pauline L'Alle-
^mand; Valentin, Bertha Pierson; Urban, Jessie Bartlett
'Davis; St. Bris, William Ludwig; Nevers, Alonzo Stod-
dard; Raoul, William Candidus; Marcel, Myron W.
Whitney; Maurevert, William Hamilton; Tavennes,
James Dubois.
"MARTHA," FLOTOW
Boston, January 14, 1887. Lady Harriet, Pauline L 'Alle-
mand; Nancy, Jessie Bartlett Davis; Tristan, William
Hamilton; Plunket, Alonzo E. Stoddard; Lionel,
Charles Bassett; Sheriff, John Alton.
"COPPELIA," DELIBES
Boston, January 14. Swanilde, Mile. Marie Giuri;
Frantz, Mile. Felicita Carrozzi; Coppelius, M. Mamert
Bibeyran; The Bell Ringer, M. Cammarano; The
Landlady, Mile. Catharine Coralli; Lord 0} the Manor,
M. Victor; Burgomaster, M. Romeo; Coppelia, Mile.
Emma Papurella.
"NERO," RUBINSTEIN
[First time in America.]
New York, March 14. Nero Claudius, William Candidus;
Julius V index, William Ludwig; Tigellinus, Alonzo E.
Stoddard; Balbillus, Myron W. Whitney; Saccus, Wil-
liam Fessenden; Levine, William Hamilton; Ter pander,
W. H. Lee',Poppoea Sabina, Bertha Pierson ; Epicharis,
Cornelia Van Zanten ; Chrysa, Emma ]uch;Agrippina,
Agnes Sterling; Lupus, Pauline L'Allemand.
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XXIII
THE INDIANAPOLIS FESTIVAL
[1891]
First Evening Concert, May 26, 1891. "Stabat Mater,"
Rossini (Miss Emma Juch, Miss Clara Poole, Emil
Fischer, and W. J. Lavin); Overture, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner; "Bell Song,'1 from "LakmeY* Delibes (Miss
Mary Howe); Suite, op. 46, "Peer Gynt," Grieg;
"Thou brilliant Bird," from "Perle de Br&il," David
(Miss Howe); "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 6, Liszt;
"The Lord is Great," Righini (chorus and orchestra).
First Matinee, May 27. Symphony No. 5, in C minor,
op. 67, Beethoven; Concerto for violin (first move-
ment), Beethoven (Max Bendix); Overture, "Antony
and Cleopatra" (new), Rubinstein; "Marche Fune-
bre," Chopin-Thomas; Aria from "Sappho," Gounod
(Miss Clara Poole); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
"Waldweben," from "Siegfried," "Ride of the Val-
kyries," from "Die Walkure," Wagner.
Second Evening Concert, May 27. "Manzoni Requiem,"
Verdi (Miss Emma Juch, Miss Clara Poole, Emil
Fischer, W. J. Lavin, chorus, and orchestra) ; Symphony
No. 8, in B minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; "Elsa's
Dream," from "Lohengrin," Wagner (Miss Juch);
"Song of the Rhine Daughters," "Siegfried's Death,"
and " Funeral March," from " Die Gotterdammerung,"
Wagner; "Now May again," from " Walpurgis Night,"
Mendelssohn (chorus and orchestra).
Second Matinee, May 28. Symphony in G minor (Kochel,
550), Mozart; Variations on "Chorale Saint Antoine,"
Brahms; "Walther's Prize Song," from "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner (Mr. W. J. Lavin); Vorspiel, "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner; Symphonic poem, " Phaeton,"
Saint-Sae'ns; Two movements from violin concerto in
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D minor, Wieniawski (Mr. Franz Wilczek) ; Norwegian
Dances (new), Grieg; "Suite L'Arlesienne," Bizet.
Third Evening Concert, May 28. " Hymn of Praise," Men-
delssohn (Miss Emma Juch, Miss Clara Poole, W. J.
Lavin, chorus, and orchestra); Symphony No. i, in
B flat, op. 38, Schumann; Aria from "The Jewess,"
Halevy (Mr. Emil Fischer); Aria, "Dich, theure
Halle," from "Tannhauser," Wagner (Miss Juch);
Chorus, "Unfold, ye Portals," from "The Redemp-
tion," Gounod.
XXIV
FAREWELL CONCERT IN NEW YORK
[Madison Square Garden.]
[1891]
August 16, 1891. "Prelude and Fugue," Bach; Ballet
air from "Paris and Helen," Gluck; Andante and
finale from Fifth Symphony, Beethoven; Song, "Les
Rameaux," Faure (Mr. Leo Stormont); "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 12, Liszt; "March Funebre," Chopin-
Thomas; Polacca from "I Puritani," Rossini (Louise
Natalie); March movement, "Lenore," Symphony,
Raff; "Largo," Handel (Max Bendix, violin obligate);
"Spring Song," Mendelssohn; Duo from "II Trova-
tore," Verdi (Miss Natalie and Mr. Stormont); March,
' ' Tannhauser, ' ' Wagner.
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CONCERTS
[1892-1893]
[The scheme of concerts which Mr. Thomas arranged for
the Columbian Exposition at Chicago, in 1893 was most elabo-
rate and comprehensive, and had he been enabled to carry it
out according to his original design, it would have presented
a summary of the progress of music during the last two or three
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centuries. The Music Hall and Festival H;ill programmes
appended suggest the dignity and importance of the purpose
he had in view.— EDR.]
DEDICATION PROGRAMME
October 22, 1892. "Columbus March and Hymn," Prof.
John K. Paine (orchestra, military band, and chorus) ;
" Columbian Ode " (words by Harriet Munroe), George
W. Chadwick (chorus and orchestra); Cantata, "To
the Sons of Art," Mendelssohn (chorus and orchestra) ;
"Hallelujah Chorus," Handel (chorus and orchestra);
Chorus, "In Praise of God," Beethoven (chorus);
"Hail Columbia" and "Star Spangled Banner" (or-
chestra).
OPENING DAY CEREMONIAL PROGRAMME
May /, 1893. "Columbus March and Hymn," Paine;
Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner.
CEREMONIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE OPENING OF THE
WOMAN'S BUILDING
May /, 1893. "Jubilate," Mrs. H. H. A. Beach (mixed
chorus and orchestra); " Grand March," Frau Ingeborg
von Bronsart (orchestra); "Dramatic Overture," Miss
Frances Ellicott (orchestra); "America" (orchestra
and chorus).
MUSIC HALL SERIES
Inaugural Concert, May 2, 1893. Overture, "Consecra-
tion of the House," op. 124, Beethoven; Concerto for
piano, in A minor, op. 17, Paderewski (Ignace J.
Paderewski); Symphony No. 8, in B minor, "Unfin-
ished," Schubert; "Nocturne, Prelude, Mazurka, HIT
ceuse," Chopin, and "Papiilons," Schumann (Mr.
Paderewski); Prelude, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Second Concert, May 3. Symphony No. 3, "Eroica,"
Beethoven; Concerto for piano, in A minor, Schumann
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 283
(Mr. Paderewski); " Symphonic Variations," op. 78,
Dvorak; "Hungarian Fantasia," Liszt (Mr. Paderew-
ski).
Third Concert [Schubert Programme], May 5. Entr'acte
in B minor, " Rosamunde " ; " Waldesnacht " (Mrs.
Katherine Fiske) ; Songs, "The Atlas," "Death and the
Maiden " (Mrs. Fiske) ; Symphony No. 9, in C major.
Fourth Concert [Brahms Programme], May 9. " Serenade,"
op. 16; Songs, "Wie bist du, meine Konigin," "Lie-
bestreu," "Die Maiennacht," "Von Ewiger Liebe"
(Mr. George E. Holmes); Symphony No. 4, in E
minor, op. 98.
Fifth Concert [Beethoven Programme], May 12. Music to
"Egmont" (Mrs. Minnie Fish-Griffin and orchestra);
"Septet," op. 20; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67.
Sixth and Seventh Concerts. [Boston Symphony Orches-
tra, Franz Kneisel, conductor].
Eighth and Ninth Concerts. [New York Symphony Or-
chestra, Walter Damrosch, conductor.]
Tenth Concert [American Programme], May 23. Sym-
phony No. 2, in B flat, op. 21, Chadwick; Serenade, in
E major, op. 25, Foote; Suite, op. 42, MacDowell.
Eleventh Concert, May 24. "Elijah," Mendelssohn
(Lillian Nordica, Christine Nielson-Dreier, Whitney
Mockridge, Plunket Greene, and Chicago Apollo Club).
Twelfth Concert [Raff Programme], May 26. Overture,
op. 127, "A safe Stronghold our God is still"; Con-
certo for piano, in C minor, op. 185 (W. H. Sherwood);
Symphony No. 9, in F major, op. 153, "Im Walde."
Thirteenth Concert, June 2. Suite No. 3, in D, Bach;
Symphony in C major, "Jupiter," Mozart; "Swedish
Dances" (new), Bruch; "An Island Fantasy," J. K.
Paine.
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Fourteenth Concert [Lineft Russian Choir], June 6. Fest-
ouvertiire, "1812," Tschaikowsky; "Kal Slavcn"
("Gloria"), Bortniansky; " Cheronvimskaia " (Cherub
Song), unknown composer; "Da Ispravitsia" ("Hear-
ing Prayer"), Bortniansky; "Swiaty Baje" ("Tris-
agion"), Tschaikowsky; "Otche Nash" ("Lord's
Prayer"), Tschaikowsky; "Sketch on the Steppes,"
Borodin (orchestra); " Kamarinskaia," Glinka (or-
chestra); Songs from Great Russia, "Notchka" (The
Night), " Outiza " (Ducky Darling), " Lootschina " (The
Bird Light), "Sseni" (The Threshold), "Ay Onch-
nem" (Bargeman's Song), "Yo Loosiach" (In the
Meadow), (Russian Choir).
Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Concerts. (Lineff
Russian Choir programmes.)
Eighteenth Concert [Schumann Programme], June p. Over-
ture, "Manfred"; Concerto for piano, in A minor, op.
54 (Mme. Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler) ; Symphony No. 3,
in E flat, op. 97, "Rhenish,"
Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-second
Concerts. (Lineff Russian Choir programmes.)
Twenty-third Concert, June 20. Overture, "The Land of
the Mountain and the Flood," McCunn; Part songs,
"The Lullaby of Life," Leslie, and "Matona, Lovely
Maiden," Lassus (The St. Paul Choral Association);
"Bridal Song and Serenade," from the "Country Wed-
ding" Symphony, Goldmark; Part songs, "Cradle
Song," Smart, "The Sands o' Dee," Macfarren (The
Minneapolis Choral Association;) "Siegfried's Rhine
Journey," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner;
"Third Mass," Gounod (the St. Paul and Minneapolis
Associations).
Twenty-fourth Concert, June 24. Symphony No. 4, in
D minor, Schumann; "A German Requiem," Brahms
(Mrs. Corinne Moore- Lawson, Mr. Louis Ehrgott, and
Cincinnati Festival Chorus).
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Twenty-fifth Concert, June 27. (Concert by the Arion
Society of Brooklyn, N. Y., conductor, Arthur
Classen.)
Twenty-sixth Concert [Ballad Programme], June 29. Suite,
op. 39, Dvorak; Ballad, "The Message," Blumenthal
(Mr. Lloyd); Solo for violoncello, Servais (Bruno
Steindel); Ballad, "Adieu, Marie," Stephen Adams
(Mr. Lloyd); "Swedish Dances," second set (new),
Bruch; Ballad, "Sally in our Alley," fifteenth- century
composer (Mr. Lloyd); "In the Garden," "Dance,"
from op. 26, Goldmark.
Twenty-seventh Concert [German-American Women's
Chorus], July i. "Wedding March," Mendelssohn;
"Morgenanderung" and "O Welt, wie bist du Schon,"
Abt (Mrs. Anna Katzenberger and chorus); "Wander-
er's Night Song," Rubinstein (first quartette section);
"Evening Song," Kuhlau (chorus a capella); Harp
solo, "Fantasie," Schuecker (Edmund Schuecker);
"Hunting Chorus" and "Wedding Chorus," Hummel;
Folk songs, "Wie die Bliimlem draussen Zittern" and
" Abschied von den Alpen," bridal chorus from "Lohen-
grin," Wagner, and "Parting," Schumann (Mrs. Anna
Katzenberger and chorus).
Twenty-eighth Concert [The German Liederkranz oj New
York City], July 5. Overture, " Coriolanus," Bee-
thoven; " Begriissung," Zollner, and " Morgenlied,"
Rietz (Liederkranz); Aria from "The Cid," Massenet
(Miss Lillian Blauvelt); "Indian Love Song," Zollner
(Liederkranz); "Reverie," Vieuxtemps, and "Fairy
Dance," Bazzini, for violin (Mr. Richard Arnold);
" Nachtzauber," Storch, " Minnesanger," Schumann,
"Muttersprache," Engelsberg (Liederkranz); "Christ-
mas Pastorale," Bach; "Santa Maria" (Italian Folk
song), "Die drei Roslein" (German Folk song), and
"Minnelied," Buente (Liederkranz); Aria from "Don
Giovanni," Mozart (Mr. Conrad Behrens); "Hun-
garian Dances," Brahms; "Die Heini von Steier,"
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Zollner (Miss Blauvclt, Mr. Behrens, quartette, and
Liedcrkranz).
Twenty-ninth Concert [American Music], July 6. " Festi-
tival March," Van der Stucken; Overture, "Melpo-
mene," Chadwick; Serenade in E major, op. 25, Foote;
"An Island Fantasy," Paine; Suite, op. 42, MacDowell.
Thirtieth Concert [American Music], July 7. "Festival
March," Foerster; "Carnival Overture" (first time),
Shelby; Suite, Schdnfeld; Songs, "Before the Day-
break," Nevin, and "A Summer Song," Helen Hood
(Miss Priscilla White); "Procession of the Grail,"
Gleason; Suite No. 3, op. 32, Bird.
Thirty- first Concert [Cleveland Vocal Society], July n.
Theme and variations, "Chorale Saint Antoine,"
Brahms; "Morning Song," Raff (chorus); "Lullaby of
Life," Leslie (chorus); Chorus of handmaidens from
"Fridolin," Randegger (chorus); fantasia, op. 103, in
F minor, Schubert; "You stole my Love," Macfarren
(chorus); "Easter Hymn," from "The Damnation of
Faust," Berlioz (chorus); Prelude and closing scene
from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; "Sylvan Pleas-
ures," Benedict (chorus); "Daybreak," Faning (cho-
rus).
Thirty-second Concert [Junger Mannerchor of Philadel-
phia], July 15. Overture, "Oberon," Weber; "Das
Heldengrab," Liebe (chorus); Aria, "Let the bright
Seraphim," from "Samson," Handel (Mrs. Emma
Suelke); "Hoffnung," Mohr (chorus); Vorspiel, "Die
Loreley," Bruch; "Abendfeier," "Friihlings Wandc-
rung," Graner (chorus); Song, "Die Loreley," Liszt
(Mrs. Suelke); "Dudie Stunde kam," Pache, "Cham-
pagner Lied," Heinze (chorus); "Die Weihe des
Liedes," Baldamus (Mrs. Suelke and chorus).
Thirty-third Concert, July 18. Symphony in G minor
(Kochcl, 550), Mozart ; Concerto for violin, op. 26, in
G minor, Bruch (Miss Maude Powell); " Wallenstein's
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Camp" and " Capuchin's Sermon," from Sym-
phony " Wallenstein," Rheinberger ; " Mephisto Waltz,"
Liszt.
Thirty-fourth Concert, July 25. Symphony No. 7, in A
major, op. 92, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, No. 4,
in C minor, op. 44, Saint-Saens (Mr. Carl Stasny);
Overture, " Romeo and Juliet," Tschaikowsky; " Hun-
garian Fantasia," for piano, Liszt (Mr. Stasny).
Thirty -fifth Concert, August i. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Concerto in G minor, Handel (String
orchestra, with obligato violins and violoncello, Bendix,
Knoll, and Steindel) ; Introduction to the third act of
"Medea," Cherubini; Symphony No. 5, in C minor,
op. 67, Beethoven.
Thirty-sixth Concert, August 4. Overture, "Witichis,"
op. 10, Margaret Ruthven Lang; "Suite Creole,"
Broekhoven; Concerto for violin, in E minor, op. 64,
Mendelssohn (Miss Maud Powell); "Concert Over-
ture," Hermann Wetzler.
Thirty-seventh Concert, August 8. Overture, "Sappho,"
Goldmark; Concerto for piano, No. i, in E flat, Liszt
(Mr. H. M. Field); Symphony No. 5, in E minor,
Tschaikowsky.
[Mr. Thomas's name appears for the last time August
n, in the Columbian Exposition programmes, for reasons ex-
plained elsewhere. The programme of August n, the fifty-
third of the "Popular Orchestral Series," was as follows. — EDR.]
Fifty-third Concert, April n. Overture, "Ruy Bias,"
Mendelssohn; "Christmas Pastorale" and fugue in
A minor, Bach; "Hungarian Dances," Nos. 17-21,
Brahms; "Andante Cantabile," op. 55, and waltz,
Tschaikowsky; "Scherzo Capriccioso," op.66, Dvorak;
Vorspiel, " Die Meistersinger."
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FESTIVAL HALL SERIES
First Concert [Wagner Programme], May 22, 1893. " Hul-
digung's March " ; Overture and aria, "O, Hall of Song"
(Frau Materna); Prelude and closing scene, "Tristan
and Isolde"; "Ride of the Valkyries," from " Die Wai
kiire"; "Waldweben," from "Siegfried"; "Siegfried's
Death" and " Briinnhilde's Immolation," from " Die
Gotterdammerung."
Second Concert, May 25. "The Creation" (parts I. and
II.), Haydn (Mme. Lillian Nordica, Whitney Mock-
ridge, Plunket Greene, Chicago Columbian Chorus);
Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; Selections
from Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner.
Third Concert. (Programme of May 22 repeated.)
Fourth Concert. (Exposition Children's Chorus, 1,200
voices, William L. Tomlins, conductor.)
Fifth Concert, June 14. "The Messiah," Handel (Miss
Agnes Thompson, Mrs. Christine Nielson-Dreier, Ed-
ward Lloyd, Ericsson F. Bushnell, and Chicago Apollo
Musical Club).
Sixth Concert, June 16. "Saint Matthew Passion," Bach
(Miss Agnes Thompson, Mrs. Christine Nielson-
Dreier, Edward Lloyd, George E. Holmes, Ericsson F.
Bushnell. A. F. Maish, and Chicago Apollo Musical
Club).
Seventh Concert, June 17. " Centennial March," Wagner ;
Overture, "Husitzka," Dvorak; Aria, "When the Orb
of Day," from "Euryanthe," Weber (Edward Lloyd);
"Les Adieux," Godefroid, and "Mazurka Brillante,"
Schuecker, for harp (Edward Schuecker); "Bridal
Song and Serenade," from " Country Wedding" Sym-
phony, Goldmark; Ballad, "Then you'll remember
me," Balfe (Edward Lloyd); Divertissement, "Henry
VIII.," Saint-Saens.
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Eighth Concert, June 21. " Utrecht Jubilate," Handel,
and "Saint Paul," first part, Mendelssohn (Miss
Emma Juch, Miss Lena Little, Edward Lloyd, Emil
Fischer, Cincinnati Festival Association, Milwaukee
Arion Club, Minneapolis Choral Association, St. Louis
Choral Society, St. Paul Choral Association).
Ninth Concert, June 22. "A Stronghold Sure," Bach,
and selections from "Lohengrin," Wagner (same solo-
ists, with Mr. George E. Holmes added, and same
Choral Associations, as in Eighth Concert).
Tenth Concert, June 23. Selections from "Judas Macca-
baeus," Handel; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Bee-
thoven; "Requiem Mass," Berlioz (solos and chorus as
in Ninth Concert).
Eleventh Concert, June 26. (Children's concert.)
Twelfth Concert, June 28. " The Messiah," Handel (Mrs.
Genevra Johnstone-Bishop, Mrs. Katharine Fiske, Ed-
ward Lloyd, George E. Holmes, and Chicago Apollo
Musical Club).
Thirteenth Concert, June 30. "Stabat Mater," Rossini
(Miss Lilian Riva, Mrs. Katharine Fiske, Edward
Lloyd, Gardner Lamson); "Hymn of Praise," Men-
delssohn (Miss Jennie Button, Miss Helen Buckley,
Edward Lloyd, Chicago Apollo Musical Club).
Fourteenth Concert [Wagner Programme], July j. Vor-
spiel and "Lohengrin's Narrative," from "Lohengrin"
(Edward Lloyd) ; Introduction, "To the Evening Star"
and "Tannhauser's Pilgrimage" (Mr. Lloyd and
George E. Holmes) ; "Ride of the Valkyries," " Wotan's
Farewell," and "Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Wal-
kiire" (Mr. Holmes); "Prize Song," and vorspiel to
"Die Meistersinger" (Mr. Lloyd).
Fifteenth Concert [Chicago Columbian Chorus], July 8.
Scenes from "Orpheus," Gluck (Mrs. Katharine Fiske
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and chorus); Chorus, "In Praise of God," Beethoven
(chorus); "Symphonic Variations," op. 78, Dvorak;
"Columbian Ode," last movement, Chadwick (chorus).
Sixteenth Concert [Wagner Programme], July 10. Over-
ture and romance, "To the Evening Star," from
"Tannhauser" (Mr. Holmes); Vorspiel and "Lohen-
grin's Narrative," from "Lohengrin" (Mr. Lloyd);
"Prelude and Glorification," from "Parsifal"; "Ride
of the Valkyries," "Wotan's Farewell," and "Magic
Fire Scene," from "Die Walkiire" (Mr. Holmes);
"Prize Song" and vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger" (Mr.
Lloyd).
Seventeenth Concert [Choral Festival, First Day], July 12.
"Utrecht Jubilate," Handel, and "St. Paul," part I.,
Mendelssohn (Miss Jennie Dutton, Miss Mary Louise
Clary, Edward Lloyd, George E. Holmes, Cleveland
Vocal Society, Columbus Arion-Club, Dayton Phil-
harmonic Society, Louisville Musical Club, Omaha
Apollo Club, Pittsburg Mozart Club).
Eighteenth Concert [Choral Festival, Second Day], July /j.
"A Stronghold Sure," Bach, selections from "Lohen-
grin," Wagner (Miss Medora Henson, Miss Mary
Louise Clary, Edward Lloyd, George E. Holmes, and
Orme Davall, chorus as in Seventeenth Concert).
Nineteenth Concert [Choral Festival, Third Day], July 14.
Selections from "Judas Maccabaeus," Handel, and from
" Requiem Mass," Berlioz (Miss Medora Henson, Miss
Mary Louise Clary, Edward Lloyd, W. O. Goodrich,
chorus as in Seventeenth Concert).
Twentieth Concert, July 15. (Children's World's Fair
Chorus.)
Twenty-first, Twenty-second, and Twenty-third Concerts.
[Festival by the American Union of Swedish Singers.
Soloists: Mrs. Caroline Ostberg, Mr. C. F. Lindquist, Mr.
Conrad Behrens.— EDR.]
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Twenty-jourth and Twenty-fifth Concerts.
[Festival of the United Scandinavian Singers of America.
Soloists: Miss Sigfrid Wolf, Miss Anna Wallin, Mr. Wil-
helm Herold, Miss Signe Hille, and Miss Augusta Ohrstrom-
Renard. — EDR.]
Twenty-sixth Concert [Wagner Programme], July 29.
" Kaiser March"; Overture and aria of Daland from
"The Flying Dutchman" (Mr. Behrens); "Eine Faust
Ouverture"; " Siegfried Idyl"; "Pogner's Address,"
from "Die Meistersinger" (Mr. Behrens); "Siegfried's
Rhine Journey," "Siegfried's Death," and closing
scene from "Die Gotterdammerung."
Twenty-seventh Concert [Scotland* s Day], August 4. Part
song, "There was a Lad" (Scottish Choral Union);
Piano solo, "Tarn O'Shanter" (Miss Ada McGregor);
Song (Miss Mabel Munro); Violin solo, "Scotch Melo-
dies" (George McDonald); Reading, "Cuddle doon"
(Miss Kate Campbell); Song, "The Highlandman's
Toast" (Walter Bruce); Piano solos, "Valse," "The
Fair" (Master Rubinstein Demarest); Song, "Robin
Adair" (Miss Carrie Benziger); Recital, Scotch story
(Miss Jennie O'Neil Potter); Song (Miss Mabel
Munro); Bag pipes, "Pibroch" (Royal Scots Pipe
Band); Part song, "A man's a man for a' that," and
"Auld Lang Syne" (Scottish Choral Union).
Twenty-eighth Concert, August 5. Suite No. 2 (new),
with organ, Moszkowski (organ, Arthur Mees); Con-
certo in E minor, for harp (first movement), Reinecke
(Senora Cervantes); "Tarentelle," for flute and clari-
net, Saint-Saens (Mr. Andersen and Mr. Schreurs);
"Traumerei," Schumann; Harp solo, "March Tri-
omphale du Roi David," Godefroid (Senora Cer-
vantes); Overture, "William Tell," Rossini.
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XXVI
CHICAGO ORCHESTRA CONCERTS
[1891-1905]
[Mr. Thomas organized the Chicago Orchestra in 1891,
and this year, 1005, it will complete its fourteenth season.
The success of this orchestra is the crowning event in his long
career. In spite of continuous deficits, each year growing
smaller, however, and in the face of many serious obstacles, he
made such an appeal to the public, and secured such a firm
hold upon its esteem and confidence, that when the trustees
announced that they could no longer carry the burden of deficits
and that the orchestra must be disbanded if the public was not
willing to come forward and save it, the people, rich and poor,
promptly responded to the call, raised three-quarters of a million
dollars for a new hall, and made the orchestra self-supporting
and permanent. The story of this unprecedented popular
movement is told in detail in the first volume. The pro-
grammes of these fourteen years are the ripened products of
Mr. Thomas's skill and experience as a programme-m.
They include the highest achievements of classical and modern
composition, and form a complete musical education system. —
EDR.]
FIRST SEASON, 1891-1892
First Concert, October 77, 1891. "A Faust Overture,"
Wagner; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Bee-
thoven; Concerto No. i, Tschaikowsky (Mr. Rafael
Joseffy); Dramatic overture, "Hositzka," Dvorak.
Second Concert, October 24. Suite No. 3, in D major,
Bach; Aria, "O del mio dolce ardor," from "Paride ed
Elena," Cluck (Sig. Galassi); Symphony No. 2, in C
major, op. 61, Schumann; Fantasia overture, "Ham-
let," Tschaikowsky; "Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic
Fire Scene," from "Die Walkure," Wagner.
Third Concert, October 31. Symphony No. 8, in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Concerto for violin, op. 53
(new), Dvorak (Max Bendix); Symphony No. 3, in C
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minor, op. 78, Saint-Saens, organ (Clarence Eddy),
pianos (William Dietrich and Hubbard W. Harris).
Fourth Concert, December 19. Symphony No. 9, in C
major, Schubert; Song, "Der Wanderer," Schubert
(Mr. Emil Fischer); Introduction and closing scene,
" Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; Selections from "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner (solos by Mr. Fischer).
Fifth Concert, January 2, 1892. Symphony No. 3, in A
minor, op. 56, Mendelssohn; Concerto No. 4, in D
minor, op. 70, Rubinstein (Mr. Ignace J. Paderewski) ;
Overture to "Manfred," op. 115, Schumann; Fantasia
on Hungarian airs, Liszt (Mr. Paderewski); "Ball
Scene," from Dramatic Symphony, "Romeo and
Juliet," Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, January 16. Overture to "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Recitative and aria, "E Susanna non
vien," from "Marriage of Figaro," Mozart (Mme.
Clementine de Vere); Symphony No. 3, "Eroica,"
op. 55, Beethoven; Fugue in A minor, Bach; "Theme
and Variations," from D minor Quartet, Schubert;
Aria, "O, grant me in the Dust to fall," from "Saint
Ludmila," Dvordk (Mme. Clementine de Vere);
"Scherzo Capriccioso," op. 66, Dvorak.
Seventh Concert [Popular Programme}, January 23. Over-
ture, "Oberon," Weber; "Andante Cantabile," op. 97,
Beethoven-Liszt ; Aria from " Samson et Dalila," Saint-
Saens (Mrs. Julie L. Wyman); " Tarentelle," for
flute and clarinet, Saint-Saens (Mr. Vigo Andersen and
Mr. Joseph Schreurs); Fantasia for violoncello, "Le
Desir," Servais (Mr. Bruno Steindel); Overture to
"Tannhauser," Wagner; "Marche Funebre," Chopin-
Thomas; "Fantasia di Bravura," for harp, Schuecker
(Mr. Edward Schuecker); Songs, "At Twilight,"
Nevin, "Ma Voisine," Goring-Thomas (Mrs. Wyman);
"Intermezzo et Valse Lento," "Pizzicati," and "Cor-
tege de Bacchus," from the ballet "Sylvia," Delibes.
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Eighth Concert, January 30. Symphony in E flat (Kdchel
543), Mozart; Concerto for French horn, op. u,
Richard Strauss (Mr. Herman Dutschke); Overture,
"Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; " Friihlingswogen,"
op. 87 (new), Scharwenka; Symphonic poem. "Les
Preludes," Liszt.
Ninth Concert, February 6. Overture, Melusine," Men-
delssohn; Concerto in G major, Bach (violin obligate,
Max Bendix); Symphony No. 4, in D minor, Schu-
mann; Concerto No. 3, in G major, op. 45, Rubinstein
(Miss Aus der Ohe); Overture, "Sakuntala," Gold-
mark.
Tenth Concert, February 13. Symphony in G major, No.
13 (B. and H. Edition), Haydn; Scena, "Ocean, thou
mighty Monster," from "Oberon," Weber (Miss Ida
Klein); Overture to " Coriolanus," Beethoven; Aria,
" Dich, theure Halle, grusse Ich," from "Tannhauser,"
Wagner (Miss Klein); Symphony, "Im Walde,"
Raff.
Eleventh Concert [Popular Programme], February 20. " Bal
Costume*," second suite, Rubinstein; Aria from "Iphi-
ge*nie en Tauride," Gluck (Sig. Campanini); "Air
Vane"," op. 15, Wieniawski (Mr. Max Bendix); Vor-
spiel, "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Ride of the Valkyries,"
from "Die Walkiire," Wagner; Symphonic poem,
"Rouet d'Omphale," Saint-Saens; "Theme and Varia-
tions," op. 18, No. 5, Beethoven; "Adelaide," Bee-
thoven (Sig. Campanini); Waltz, "Spharen Klange,"
Strauss.
Twelfth Concert, February 27. Overture, recitative, "The
Term is past," and aria, "Engulfed in Ocean's
Wave," from "The Flying Dutchman," Wagner (vocal
parts by Mr. William Ludwig); Symphony No. 3,
"Ocean," Rubinstein; Overture, "Genoveva," Schu-
mann; Song, "The Two Grenadiers," Schumann
(Mr. Ludwig); "Septet," op. 20, Beethoven.
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Thirteenth Concert, March 5. Symphony No. i, in D
major, op. 60, Dvorak; "Fantaisie de Concert," op. 56
(new), Tschaikowsky (Mme. Rive*- King); "Siegfried
Idyl," Wagner; "Hungarian Dances," first set, Brahms;
Symphonic poem, "Mazeppa," Liszt.
Fourteenth Concert, March 12. Overture to "Medea,"
Bargiel; "La Captive," reverie, op. 12, Berlioz; Sym-
phony, "Harold in Italy," op. 16, Berlioz; "Symphonic
Variations," op. 27, Nicode; Songs, "Gretchen am
Spinnrade," Schubert, and "Meine Liebe ist grim,"
Brahms (Miss Marguerite Hall); " Bacchanale," from
"Tannhauser" (Paris version), Wagner; "Kaiser
March," Wagner.
Fifteenth Concert [Popular Programme], March ip. Over-
ture to "Rienzi," Wagner; Adagio, "Prometheus,"
Beethoven; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber (Berlioz
arrangement); " Concertstiick," op. 79, Weber (Mr.
Emil Liebling); Suite, op. 42, E. A. MacDowell; Sym-
phonic poem, "Phaeton," Saint-Saens; "Suite Mozar-
tiana," Tschaikowsky j Selections from "Damnation of
Faust," Berlioz.
Sixteenth Concert, March 26. Symphony No. 8, in F
major, op. 93, Beethoven; Concerto No. 2, in F minor,
op. 21, Chopin (Mrs. Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler) ; "The
Country Wedding" Symphony, op. 26, Goldmark.
Seventeenth Concert, April 2. Symphony No. 5, in E
minor, op. 64, Tschaikowsky, "Good Friday Spell,"
"Transformation Scene," and vorspiel to "Parsifal,"
Wagner; "Morning Dawn," "Siegfried's Rhine Jour-
ney," "Siegfried's Funeral March," and finale to "Die
Gotterdammerung," Wagner.
Eighteenth Concert, April 9. Symphony No. 2, "Im
Friihling," op. 34, Paine; Aria, "O God, my God,
forsake me not," from "St. Peter," Paine (Mr. George
E. Holmes); Dramatic overture, "Melpomene," Chad-
wick; Romanza, "Deep in my heart," from "Otho
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Visconti," Gleason (Mr. George E. Holmes); Sym-
phonic poem, " Francesca di Rimini," Shelley.
Nineteenth Concert [Popular Programme], April 16. "Hul-
digung's March," Wagner; " Slavonic Rhapsody," No.
3, op. 45, Dvorak; "Polonaise Brillantc," op. 72,
Weber-Liszt (Mr. Adolph Carpe); Suite, "Esclar-
monde," Massenet; Suite, "Peer Gynt," Grieg; Aria,
" Voi che sapete," from "Marriage of Figaro," Mozart
(Miss Medora Head); "Last Mazurka," op. 68, No. 4,
Chopin; Waltz, in A minor, Chopin; "Largo," Handel
(violin obligato by Max Bendix); "Carnival of Paris,"
Svendsen.
Twentieth Concert [Request Programme}, April 23. Intro-
duction to second part of " Christmas Oratorio," Bach ;
Symphony in F, No. 3, Brahms; "Marche Funebre,"
Chopin-Thomas; Overture to " Tannhauser," Wagner;
Theme and variations from D minor Quartet, Schu-
bert; "Les Preludes," Liszt.
SECOND SEASON, 1892-1893
First Concert, October 22, 1892. Overture, "Der Frei-
schiitz," Weber; "Marche Funebre," Chopin (in mem-
ory of the late George William Curtis); Suite from
ballet, "Casse Noisette" (new), Tschaikowsky (piano,
Mr. W. E. C. Seeboeck); Fantasia for violoncello,
"O, cara Memoria," Servais (Mr. Bruno Steindel);
Intermezzo, "L'Amico Fritz" (new), Mascagni ; Waltz,
"Seid umschlungen Millionen" (new), Strauss; Over-
ture, "William Tell," Rossini; "Angelus" (first time)
(string orchestra), Liszt; "Vorspiel," "Malaguena,"
" Scherzo- valse," and "Maurische Fantasie," from the
opera of "Boabdil" (new), Moszkowski.
Second Concert, October 29. "Festival Overture," op. 80,
Brahms; Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92, Bee
thoven; "Symphonic Variations," op. 78, Dvorak;
Symphonic poem, "Tasso." Liszt.
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Third Concert, November 5. Symphony No. i, in B flat,
op. 38, Schumann; Concerto No. 4, in G major, op. 58,
Beethoven (Mr. Ferruccio B. Busoni) ; "Wallenstein's
Camp," "The Capuchin's Sermon," Rheinberger;
"Toccata e fuga," Bach-Tausig; Nocturne in C minor,
Chopin; "Polonaise" No. 2, Lisztr (Mr. Busoni);
Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Fourth Concert [Popular Programme], November 12. Con-
cert overture, "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage,"
Mendelssohn; "Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue," Bach;
"Hungarian Dances," Nos. 17 to 21, Brahms; Legend,
"Sermon to the Birds," Liszt; Concert overture, op.
3 (new), "The Land of the Mountain and the Flood,"
MacCunn; Solo for clarinet, adagio and rondo, Weber
(Mr. Joseph Schreurs); Ballet music, "Queen of
Sheba," Goldmark; "Slavonic Dances," third set,
Dvorak.
Fifth Concert, November 19. Sonata in F minor, Bach;
Symphony in G minor (Kochel, 550), Mozart; Con-
certo No. 2 in G minor, op. 131 (new), Godard
(Max Bendix); Overture, "Leonora," No. 2, Bee-
thoven.
Sixth Concert, December 3. Overture, "Phedre, " Mas-
senet; Concerto No. 4, in C minor (first time), Saint-
Saens (Mrs. Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler) ; "Symphonic
Fantastique" (first time), Berlioz.
Seventh Concert [Popular Programme}, December 10.
"Marche Slave," Tschaikowsky; "Divertissement a la
Hongroise," Schubert; Scena and aria from "Der
Freischiitz," Weber (Mrs. Ragna Linne); Symphonic
Poem, "Danse Macabre," Saint-Saens;"Waldweben,"
from "Siegfried," Wagner; "Fete dans le Temple de
Jupiter," op. 21 (new), Edgar Tinel; Songs, "Violen,"
Svendsen, "Eit Syn," Grieg (Mrs. Ragna Linne);
Ballet music, "Robert le Diable," Meyerbeer; "Rhap-
sody," No. 2, Liszt.
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Eighth Concert [Beethoven night], December 17. Music to
Goethe's "Egmont," Ninth Symphony, op. 125 (solos,
quartette, and chorus, Mrs. Minnie Fish Griffin, Mrs.
Minna Brentano, Charles A. Knorr, George E.
Holmes, and Apollo Musical Club).
Ninth Concert, [Wagner night] December 24. Overture,
aria, "The Term's expired" (George E. Holmes),
Ballade by Senta "Yo-ho" (Frau Werbke-Burchard),
Duo, "Like a Vision" (Frau Werbke-Burchard and Mr
George E. Holmes), from "The Flying Dutchman;"
Prelude to Act I., finale, "Liebestod," from "Tristan
and Isolde;" Overture, aria, "Dich, theure Halle,"
(Frau Werbke-Burchard), from "Tannhauser;" "Ride
of the Valkyries," "Wotan's Farewell," and "Magic
Fire Scene" (George E. Holmes), from "Die WalkUre."
Tenth Concert [Popular Programme], January 21,
Overture, "Spring," op. 36, Goldmark; "Theme and
Variations" from D minor Quartet, Schubert; "Scotch
Rhapsody," No. 2, op. 24, Mackenzie; "Columbus
March and Hymn," Paine; "Cappriccio Italien," op.
45, Tschaikowsky; Fantasia for violoncello, Delsarts
(M. L'Amato); "Suite Alge*rienne," op. 60, Saint-
Saens.
Eleventh Concert, January 28. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Concerto in C minor, op.
185, Raff (Mr. William Sherwood); Overture, "King
Lear," Berlioz; "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt
Twelfth Concert, February 4. Symphony in C (Kochel,
551), Mozart; Concerto for two violins, Bach (Mr. J.
Marquardt and Mr. F. Esscr) ; Variations on a theme
by Haydn, "Chorale St. Antoine," Brahms; Overture
to "Romeo and Juliet," Tschaikowsky.
Thirteenth Concert [Popular Programme], February n.
March, "Marocaine," Berlioz; Overture, "Charlotte
Corday," Benoit; Selections from third act of "Die
Mcistersinger," Wagner; "Polonaise" from "Sere-
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nade," op. 9, Beethoven; "Serenade," No. 2, in F
major, op. 63, Volkmann; Fantasia for flute, on the
Dutch National Hymn, Andersen (Mr. Vigo Ander-
sen); Suite No. i, op. 22, Hamerik.
Fourteenth Concert, February 18. Symphony No. 4, in E
minor, Brahms; Fantasia for violin, op. 131, Schumann
(Mr. Theodore B. Spiering) ; "Eine Faust Ouvertiire,"
Wagner; "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; "Siegfried's Rhine
Journey," Wagner.
Fifteenth Concert [Popular Programme], February 25.
Overture, "Hositzka," Dvorak; Fantasia in F minor,
op. 103, Schubert; "Polonaise," No. 2, Liszt; Ballet
music, "Reine de Saba," Gounod; Symphonic poem,
"The Triumph of Bacchus," Duvivier; Waltz, "Toute
Vienne," Strauss; "Heart Wounds "and "Spring,"
Grieg (string orchestra); "Carmen," Suite No. i,
Bizet.
Sixteenth Concert, March 4. Symphony No. 5, in E minor,
op. 64, Tschaikowsky ; Concerto in A minor, op. 17,
Paderewski (Mr. Ignace J. Paderewski); "Baccha-
nale," from "Tannhauser," Wagner; Nocturne and
Waltz, Chopin; Rhapsody. Liszt (Mr. Paderewski);
"Slavonic Dances," Dvorak.
Seventeenth Concert, March 18. Overture, "Magic Flute,"
Mozart; Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60, Beethoven;
Concerto for violoncello, op. 33 (first time), Volkmann
(Mr. Bruno Steindel); "Queen Mab" and "Ball
Scene," from "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
Eighteenth Concert, March 25. Symphony No. 4, "Ital-
ian," op. 90, Mendelssohn; Concerto in B minor, op.
32 (first time), Scharwenka (Xaver Scharwenka); Vor-
spiel, "Mataswintha (first time), Scharwenka; "Souve-
nir de Florence," op. 70 (first time), Tschaikowsky;
"Cavalry March," Schubert-Liszt.
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Nineteenth Concert [Popular Programme], April i. Over-
ture, "Fingal's Cave," Mendelssohn; "Variations," op.
18, Brahms; Entr'acte and "Invocation of the Alpen
Fay," from "Manfred," Schumann; "Prize Song," from
"Die Meistcrsinger," Wagner (Mr. Whitney Mock-
ridge); "Peer Gynt," suite No. 2, op. 55 (new), Grieg;
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 14, in F, Liszt; Aria,
"Lend me your Aid," Gounod (Mr. Mockridge); Harp
solos, adagio from Concerto, Reinecke, and "At the
Fountain," Schuecker (Mr. Edmund Schuecker) ; "Sep-
tet," op. 20, Beethoven.
Twentieth Concert [Wagner Night], April 75. Vorspiel,
"Good Friday Spell" and "Funeral Procession" (Mr.
George E. Holmes and Mr. Charles E. Knorr), from
"Parsifal; "Bacchanale," "Dich, theure Halle, "(Mme.
Lillian Nordica); Introduction to Act III., "Tannhau-
ser's Pilgrimage," "Evening Star" (Mr. George E.
Holmes), and overture from "Tannhauser"; Vorspiel
and "Siegmund's Love Song" (Charles A. Knorr);
from "Die Walkure"; "Siegfried's Death," finale,
"Briinnhilde's Immolation" (Mme. Nordica), from
"Die Gotterdammerung."
THIRD SEASON, 1893-1894
First Concert, November 25, 1893. Overture, "Penthe-
silea and Achilles," op. 31, Goldmark; "Serenade," op.
48, Tschaikowsky; "Bacchanale," from "Tannhauser,"
Wagner; "Slavonic Rhapsody," op. 45, No. 2, Dvorak;
Suite, "Impressions d'ltalie," Charpentier (first time
in this country).
Second Concert, Dec. 2. Overture, "Count Robert of
Paris," Horatio W. Parker; Symphony No. 2, in D
major, op. 36, Beethoven; Symphonic prologue to
"Othello," Krug; Symphonic poem, "Ce qu'on entend
sur la Montagne," Liszt.
Third Concert, December 9. Symphony in D minor, op.
12, Sinding (first time in the United States); Aria,
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"Pleurez, pleurez, mes Yeux," from "The Cid," Mas-
enet (Mrs. Katharine Van Arnhem); Overture, "Leo-
nora," No. 3, Beethoven; Songs, "Ich grolle nicht,"
and "Widmung," Schumann (Mrs. Van Arnhem);
Three marches, op. 40, Schubert (orchestration by
Theodore Thomas).
Fourth Concert [Popular Programme], December 16. Over-
ture, "The Flying Dutchman"; Suite No. 3, op-55,
Tschaikowsky; Overture, "Lustspiel," Smetana; Inter-
mezzo, "Cavalleria Rusticana," Mascagni; Symphonic
poem, "Chasse Fantastique," Guiraud.
Fifth Concert [Wagner Night], December 23. Overture,
recitative and aria, "Gerechter Gott" (Mme. Amalie
Materna), from "Rienzi"; Introduction to Act III.,
"Elizabeth's Prayer," "Allmacht'ge Jungfrau, hor mein
Flehen" (Mme. Amalie Materna), from Tannhauser";
"Ride of the Valkyries," from "Die Walkure"; "Sieg-
fried Idyl," "Siegfried's Death," and "Brunnhilde's
Immolation" (Mme. Amalie Materna), from "Die
Gotterdammerung,"
Sixth Concert, December 30. Fugue for strings, in A
minor, Bach; Symphony No. 3, in E flat, op. 97, "Rhen-
ish," Schumann; Concerto for violin, No. i, in E,
Vieuxtemps (Max Bendix); Overture, "Benvenuto
Cellini," Berlioz.
Seventh Concert [Popular Programme}, January 13. 1894.
"Wedding March," overture, nocturne, and scherzo,
from "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
"Chorus of Spirits" and "Spirits' Dance," from "Mer-
lin," Goldmark; Vorspielto "Lohengrin," Wagner;
Symphonic poem, "The Moldau," Smetana; Prelude
to second act of "Gwendoline," Chabrier; Waltz,
"Konigslieder," Strauss; Ballet music," Nero," Ru-
binstein.
Eighth Concert, January 20. Overture, "Prometheus
Bound," Goldmark; Concerto for violin in D, op. 77,
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Brahms (Mr. Henry Marteau) ; Symphony, "Lenore,"
in E, No. 5, op. 177, Raff.
Ninth Concert, January 27. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Concerto for string orchestra, in G
minor, Handel (obligate violins and cello, Bendix
Korner, and Steindel); Introduction to Act III., of
"Medea," Cherubini; Symphony No. 5, in C minor,
op. 67, Beethoven.
Tenth Concert [Popular Programme], February j. "Torch-
light Dance," op. 51, Moszkowski (first time in the
United States); Suite, "Roma," Bizet; Overture,
"1812," Tschaikowsky; "Marche Funebre," Chopin-
Thomas; "Slavonic Rhapsody," op. 45, No. 3, Dvorak;
"Largo," Handel (violin obligate, Max Bendix); Suite,
"Sigurd Jorsalafar," op. 56, Grieg.
Eleventh Concert, February 10. Fugue in C minor, Mo-
zart; Symphony No. i, in C minor, op. 68, Brahms;
Concerto for piano, No. i, in A minor, MacDowell
(Mr. E. A. MacDowell); Overture, "Le Carnaval
Remain," Berlioz.
Twelfth Concert, February 17. Overture, "Coriolanus,"
Beethoven; Symphony No. 4, op. 95, in D minor,
"Dramatic," Rubinstein; Concerto for violoncello, in A
minor, op. 33, Saint-Sagns (Mr. Bruno Steindel); Vor-
spiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Thirteenth Concert [Request Programme], February 24.
March No. i, from op. 40, Schubert-Thomas; Over-
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; Suite, "Peer Gynt,"
Grieg; Concerto for piano, No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Miss
Adele Aus der Ohe); Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky;
Symphonic poem, "The Moldau," Smctana; "Traume-
rei," Schumann; Scherzo from "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mendelsshon; "Nocturne," in D flat, Nap-
ravnik, and "Waltz" in E minor, Chopin (Miss Adele
Aus der Ohe); "Polonaise," No. 2, in E major, Liszt.
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Fourteenth Concert, March 3. Suite No. 2, in B minor,
Bach (flute obligato, Vigo Andersen); Overture,
"Tragic," op. 81, Brahms; Symphony No. 6, "Pas-
toral," Beethoven.
Fifteenth Concert, March 10. Symphony No. 2, in D
minor, op. 70, Dvorak; Fantasia, "Scotch," for violin,
Bruch (Mr. Henry Marteau); "Prelude and Glorifi-
cation," from "Parsifal," Wagner; Paraphrase from
"Parsifal," Wagner, for violin (Mr. Henry Marteau);
"Kaiser March," Wagner.
Sixteenth Concert [Request Programme], April 14.
"Marche Slave," Tschaikowsky; Symphony in G
major, op. 20, "Pastoral," Henry Schonfeld; "The
Evening Star," from "Tannhauser," Wagner (Mr.
Plunket Greene); Overture, "Phedre," Massenet;
"Hungarian Dances," first set, Brahms; Songs, "All
through the Night," Somervell; "My Love's an Ar-
butus," and "Patrick Sarsfield," Stanford (Mr.
Plunket Greene); Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes,"
Liszt.
Seventeenth Concert [Wagner Night], April 21. Vorspiel
and "Pogner's Address" (George E. Holmes), from
"Die Meistersinger" ; Vorspiel and "Isolde's Liebes-
tod" (Amalie Materna), from "Tristan and Isolde";
"The Ride of the Valkyries," scena, Briinnhilde and
Wotan, "War es so schmahlich," "Wotan's Farewell,"
and "Magic Fire Scene" (Mme. Materna and Mr.
Holmes), from "Die Walkure"; "Siegfried Idyl,"
"Siegfried's Death," and "Brunnhilde's Immolation"
(Mme. Materna), from "Die Gotterdammerung."
Eighteenth Concert [Symphony Programme], April 28.
Concerto for organ, Guilmant (Mr. Wilhelm Middel-
schulte); Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique," op. 74,
Tschaikowsky; Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Om-
phale," Saint-Saens; Symphonic poem, "Hunnen-
schlacht," Liszt (organ and orchestra, Mr. Middel-
schulte).
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Nineteenth Concert [Beethoven Night], May 5. Sym-
phony No. i, in C major, op. 21; Concerto for violin
and orchestra, in D major, op. 61 (Max Bendix);
Symphony No. 9, in D major, op. 125 (soloists: Mrs.
Minnie Fish Griffin, Miss Fanchon Thompson, C. A.
Knorr, George E. Holmes).
Twentieth Concert [Popular Programme], May 12. Over-
ture, "Der Freischiitz," Weber; Symphony No. 8, in B
minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; Aria, "Dove sono,"
from "The Marriage of Figaro," Mozart (Mrs. Emma
Eames); "Swedish Dances," Bruch; Overture, "Car-
neval," Dvorak; Song, "Gretchen at the Spinning
Wheel," Schubert (Mrs. Eames); "Siegfried's Rhine
Journey," from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner.
FOURTH SEASON, 1894-1895
First Concert, October 20, 1894- Overture "Sappho"
(new), op. 44, Goldmark ; Symphony No. 7, in A major,
Beethoven; "Serenade," No. i, in D major, Robert
Fuchs; Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger."
Second Concert [Popular Programme], October 27. First
Suite, op. 43, Tschaikowsky; Mad scene, "Hamlet,"
Ambroise Thomas (Mrs. Lillian Blauvelt); Overture,
"Les Francs Juges," Berlioz; Vorspiel and introduc-
tion to Act III., "Lohengrin," Wagner; Songs (Mrs.
Blauvelt); "Carnival of Flanders" (new), Johann
Selmer.
Third Concert, November j. Overture to "Euryanthe,"
Weber; Symphony No. 5, in E minor, op. 95, "From
the New World," Dvorak; Music to "Manfred," Schu-
mann; "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt.
Fourth Concert, November 10. Overture, "The Water
Carrier," Chenibini; Concerto in D minor, Handel
(string orchestra, two solo violins, and violoncello,
Bendix, Kiihn, and Steindel); "Polonaise," in A flat
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major, op. 53 (arranged for orchestra by Theodore
Thomas), Chopin ; Symphony in C, No. 9, Schubert.
Fifth Concert [Popular Programme}, November 17. Suite,
"Wandering," Scholz; Fantasia for harp, Saint-Saens
(Mr. Edmund Schuecker); Overture, "Tannhauser;"
"Scherzo Capriccioso," op. 66, Dvorak; "Theme and
Variations," op. 18, Beethoven (string orchestra) ; Waltz
from ballet, "Dornroschen," Tschaikowsky ; Over-
ture, "Moorish Rhapsody" and March from "The
Cid," Massenet.
Sixth Concert, November 24. Overture, "Dimitri Don-
skoi," Rubinstein; Symphony No. 2, in D major,
Brahms; Concerto in B minor, op. 61, for violin, Saint-
Saens (Mr. Max Bendix); Fantasia, "The Tempest,"
Tschaikowsky.
Seventh Concert, December i, 1895. Symphony in D
major (Kochel, 504), Mozart; Concerto for violoncello,
in G minor, op. 33, Arthur Foote (Mr. Bruno Steindel) ;
"Love Scene" and "Queen Mab," from dramatic
symphony, "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz; Prelude and
"Glorification" from "Parsifal," Wagner.
Eighth Concert [Popular Programme], December 8. Vors-
piel, "Hansel and Gretel," Humperdinck; Larghetto
from symphony in E minor, "From the New World,"
Dvorak; "Scenes Alsaciennes," Seventh Suite, Mas-
senet (clarinet, Mr. Schreurs; violoncello, Mr. Steindel) ;
"Forest Devotion," "Leaping Marionettes," two
"Mexican Dances," Goldbeck; Waltz, "Beautiful blue
Danube," Strauss; "Waldweben," from "Siegfried,"
Wagner; "Tournament March," from "Tannhauser,"
for organ and orchestra (organ, Mr. Middelschulte).
Ninth Concert, December 15. Overture, "Fidelio," Bee-
thoven; Symphony No. 3, in E flat, "Eroica," Bee-
thoven; Prelude and finale, "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; "Bacchanale," from "Tannhauser," Wagner;
"Kaiser March," Wagner.
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Tenth Concert, December 22. Symphony No. 4, in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann; Concerto for violin, No. i,
in G minor, Bruch (Mr. Cesar Thompson); Overture,
"Nature," Dvorak; "Fantasia,** for violin, Paganini
(Mr. Thompson); "Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner.
Eleventh Concert [Popular Programme], December 29.
Overture, "From the Highlands*' (new), Lamond; "Te
Deum laudamus" (new), Sgambati (string orchestra
and organ); "Scherzo,** op. 45 (new), Goldmark;
Ballata, "There was a Prince in olden Time,*' from
"II Guarany,'* Gomez (Miss Electa Gifford); "Sieg-
fried's Rhine Journey,*' from "Die Gotterdammerung,"
Wagner; March, "Marocaine,** Berlioz; "Suite L'Arte-
sienne," Bizet; Song, "Nymphs and Fauns," Bemberg;
(Miss Gifford); Waltz, "From the Vienna Woods,**
Strauss; "Danse Cosaque," Tschaikowsky.
Twelfth Concert [Request Programme], January 5, 1895.
Overture, "Academic Festival,*' Brahms; Sonata in F
minor, Bach; Polonaise, op. 53, Chopin-Thomas;
Symphony No. 5, in E minor, Tschaikowsky.
Thirteenth Concert, January 19. Suite in D, Bach; Con-
certo for violin and violoncello, op. 102, Brahms (Mr.
E. Boegner and Mr. Bruno Steindel) ; Symphony No. 5,
in C minor, Beethoven.
Fourteenth Concert [Popular Programme], January 26. A
nautical overture, "Britannia" (new), Mackenzie; "A
Pastoral Prelude" (new), Chadwick; Concerto for
piano, in D minor, Seeboeck (Mr. C. E. Seeboeck);
Recitative and aria, "Pleurez, mes Yeux," from "The
Cid," Massenet (Mile. Carlotta Desvignes); "Theme
and Variations,'* finale, op. 55, Tschaikowsky; Sym-
phonic poem, "Moldau," Smetana; Aria, "Amour!
viens aider," from "Samson et Dalila,*' Saint-Saens
(Mile. Desvignes); "Spanish Rhapsody,*' Chabrkr.
Fifteenth Concert, February 2. Symphony in G minor
(K6chel, 550), Mozart; Concerto for violin, No. 3, in
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B minor, op. 61, Saint-Saens (M. Eugene Ysaye); Over-
ture, "Jessonda," Spohr: "Scotch Fantasia," op. 46,
Bruch (M. Ysaye); "Slavonic Dances," from fourth
series, Dvorak.
Sixteenth Concert, February g. Symphony in B flat (B. &
H. Edition, 12), Haydn; Lied, "Wer ein Liebchen hat
gefunden"; Aria, "Solche hergelauf'ne Laffen," from
"Entfiihrung," Mozart (Mr. Max Heinrich); Overture,
"Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; Concertstiick, op. 40
(new), Chaminade (Mr. Hans Von Schiller); "Wotan's
Farewell," and "Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Wal-
kiire," Wagner.
Seventeenth Concert [Request Programme], February 16.
Selections from "The Country Wedding" Symphony,
Goldmark; "Concertstiick" for viola, Hans Sitt (Mr.
August Yunker) ; "Marche Funebre," Chopin-Thomas;
Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendels-
sohn; Vorspiel and "Liebestod," from "Tristan and
Isolde," Wagner; "Hungarian Rhapsody," No. i,
Liszt.
Eighteenth Concert, February 23. Overture, "Antony and
Cleopatra," Rubinstein; Tone poem, "Death and
Transfiguration," Richard Strauss; Concerto No. 2, in
G minor, for organ (new), Rheinberger (Mr. Clarence
Eddy) ; Symphony No. 8, in F major, Beethoven.
Nineteenth Concert, March 2. "Introduction and Fugue,"
Lachner; "Hornpipe, Larghetto, Allegro Molto," Han-
del; Concerto for piano, No. 2, in B, Brahms (Rafael
Joseffy) ; Symphony No. 2, in C, Schumann.
Twentieth Concert, March p. Symphony No. 6, "Pas-
toral," Beethoven; Introduction and "Song of the
Rhine Daughters," "Rainbow Scene," and "The
Maiden's Lament," from "Rheingold"; "Ride of the
Valkyries," from "Die Walkure"; "Waldweben" and
"Siegfried ascending Brunnhilde's Rock," from "Sieg-
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fried"; "Morning Dawn/' "Siegfried's Rhine Journey"
"Siegfried's Funeral March," and finale, from "Die
Gotterdammerung," Wagner.
FIFTH SEASON, 1895-1896
First Concert [Popular Programme], October 26, 1895.
"Prelude, Chorale, Fugue," Bach; Introduction to Act
III., and "Bacchanale," from "Tannhauser," Wagner;
"Minuet" and finale from String Quartet, in C, No. 9,
Beethoven; Symphonic poem, "Sarka" (first time),
Smetana; Suite, "Mozartiana," Tschaikowsky; Three
dances, "Henry VIII." (first time), Edward German;
Intermezzo, "Cavalleria Rusticana," Mascagni; Over-
ture, "Jubilee," Weber;
Second Concert, November 2. Vorspiel, "Guntram" (first
time), Richard Strauss; "Vision Fugitive," from
"He*rodiade" (Mr. George M. Ferguson), Massenet;
Symphony No. 7, in A, Beethoven; "Symphonic Varia-
tions," op. 78, Dvorak; "The Two Grenadiers" (Mr.
Ferguson), Wagner; Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner.
Third Concert, November 9. Overture, "Genoveva," op.
81, Schumann; Symphony No. 6, "Path&ique," op.
74, Tschaikowsky; Symphonic poem, "Les Eoiides"
(first time), Ce*sar Franck; Scherzo, "Queen Mab" and
"Ball Scene," from "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz.
Fourth Concert [Popular Programme], November 16. Over-
ture, "Nature," op. 91, Dvorak; "Pictures from the
Orient," Schumann; "Dream Music," from "Hansel
and Gretel" (first time), Humperdinck; Rondo, "Till
Eulenspiegel" (first time), Richard Strauss; Polonaise
in A flat, op. 53 Chopin (instrumentation by Mr.
Theodore Thomas); "Fantasia," for violoncello, Dav-
idoff; Ballet music, from "Thais" (first time), Mas-
senet.
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fifth Concert, November 30. Symphony No. i, in B flat,
op. 38, Schumann; Concerto for violin and orchestra,
op. 53, Dvorak (Mr. Franz Ondricek) ; Character pic-
ture, "Gretchen," Liszt; "Hungarian Airs," Ernst
(Mr. Ondricek); Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Sixth Concert, December 7. Serenade, No. i, in D
major, op. n, Brahms; Songs, "Liebestreu," "Stand-
chen," "Meine Liebe ist Grim," Brahms (Miss Mar-
guerite Hall); Symphony, B minor, "Unfinished,"
Schubert; Songs, Schubert, "An den Leiermann," "To
Sylvia," "Rastlose Liebe" (Miss Hall); Overture,
"Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven.
Seventh Concert [Popular Programme], December 14.
"Boyards' March" (new), Halvorsen; Overture, "Der
Freischutz," Weber; "Divertissement a la Hongroise,"
Schubert (instrumentation by Max Erdmansdoerfer
and Liszt) ; Concerto for violin, No. 4, in D moll, Vieux-
temps (Mr. Marsick); Overture, "Donna Diana" and
"Waltz-Interlude" (new), E. N. von Reznicek; Intro-
duction and "Rondo Capriccioso," Saint-Saens (Mr.
Marsick); "Siegfried's Rhine Journey," from "Gotter-
dammerung," Wagner.
Eighth Concert, December 21. Variations, theme by
Haydn, op. 56 (Chorale St. Antoine), Brahms; Sym-
phony No. 3, "Eroica," op. 55, Beethoven; Over-
ture-fantasia, "Romeo and Juliet," Tschaikowsky;
"Scherzo." op. 45, Goldmark; "Mephisto Waltz,"
Liszt.
Ninth Concert, December 28. Overture, "Academic Fes-
tival," op. 80, Brahms; Symphony, D minor, op. 21
(by request), Christian Sinding; Overture, "Sappho,"
op. 44, Goldmark; Introduction and closing scene,
"Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; "Kaiser March,"
Wagner.
Tenth Concert [Popular Programme}, January 4, 1896.
"Marche He'roique," op. 34, and suite, op. 49, Saint-
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Sains; Prelude to 'The Ruby" (new), D'Albert;
"R£ves d'Enfant" and "Danse Baroque," op. 53,
Tschaikowsky; "Huldigung*s March" and vorspiel
"Lohengrin," Wagner; "Scherzo Capriccioso," op. 66,
Dvorak; "Marche Funebre," Chopin; "Hungarian
Rhapsody," No. 2, Liszt.
Eleventh Concert, January 18. Sonata in F minor, Bach;
Symphony No. 4, in E minor, op. 98, Brahms; "Ride
of the Valkyries" and "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; Over-
ture-fantasia, "Hamlet*" op. 67, Tschaikowsky.
Tweltfh Concert [Request Programme], March, "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; Overture, "Melusine," Mendels-
sohn; "Trauermarsch," Schubert; "Polonaise," in A
flat, Chopin (orchestration by Theodore Thomas);
"Waldweben," from "Siegfried," and "Magic Fire
Scene," from "Die Walkure," Wagner; "Till Eulen-
spiegel," Richard Strauss; Suite No. i, "Peer Gynt,"
Grieg; Air, Bach; "Spring Song," Mendelssohn;
"Serenade," Schubert; Dances, "Henry VIII.," Ed-
ward German; Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky.
Thirteenth Concert, February i. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Concerto for piano and
orchestra, No. 4, in D minor, Rubinstein (Mrs. Fanny
Bloomfield-Zeisler) ; Symphony No. 10, in C major,
Schubert.
Fourteenth Concert, February 8. Symphony No. 5, in E
minor ("New World"), Dvorak; Concerto for violin
and orchestra, Mendelssohn (Mr. £mile Sauret); Over-
ture, "Spring," Goldmark; "Introduction and Rondo
Capriccioso," Saint-Sae*ns; "Hungarian Dances" (first
set), Brahms.
Fifteenth Concert, February 22. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, Beethoven; Vorspiel, Act I,, "Kundry'sSolk -na-
tions," Act II., "Good Friday Spell," and "Titurc Is
Funeral Procession," Act III., from "Parsifal," Wag-
ner; "Ride of the Valkyries," from "Die Walkure";
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"Waldweben," from "Siegfried," and "Siegfried's
Death and Dead March," from "Die Gotterdammer-
ung," Wagner.
Sixteenth Concert, February 29. [Requested repetition of
the request programme of January 25, 1896.]
Seventeenth Concert, March 7. Overture, "Oberon,"
Weber; "Serenade," op. 48, Tschaikowsky (string
orchestra); Concerto for violin, op. 77, Brahms (Mr.
Max Bendix); Symphony, "The Country Wedding,"
Goldmark.
Eighteenth Concert, March 14. Symphony, "Im Walde,"
Raff; Concerto No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Mr. Pade-
rewski and orchestra); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3,
Beethoven; "Fantaisie Polonaise," Paderewski (Mr.
Paderewski and orchestra).
Nineteenth Concert, April 18. Overture, "Magic Flute,"
Mozart; Concerto in F, Handel, (string orchestra),
(first time) ; Symphonic poem, "Edris," Frederic Grant
Gleason (first time); Symphony No. 6, in F major,
op. 68, Beethoven.
Twentieth Concert [Popular Programme}, April 25.
"Marche Slave," Tschaikowsky; Overture, "Le Car-
naval Remain," Berlioz; "Invocation," "Minuet of the
Will o' the Wisps," "Dance of the Sylphs," "March
Rakoczy," from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz; Sym-
phonic poem No. i, "Vysebrad," Smetana (first time);
"Meistersinger" (selections), Wagner; March move-
ment, from symphony "Lenore," Raff; Two inter-
mezzi, "Romance and Scherzo," Fr. Siebmann; Sym-
phonic poem, "Danse Macabre," Saint-Saens; Egyp-
tian Dance, "Djamileh," Bizet; "Spanish Rhapsody,"
Chabrier.
Twenty-first Concert, May 2. Symphonic poem, "The
Battle of the Huns," Liszt (orchestra and organ, Mr.
Middelschulte) ; Fantasia in F minor, op. 103, Schu-
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bert; "Eine Faust OuvertUre," Wagner; Symphony No.
3, in C minor, op. 78, Saint-Saens (orchestra, organ,
and piano, Mrs. Middelschulte, Mrs. Johanna Hess-
Burr, Miss Regina Zeislcr).
Twenty-second Concert [Beethoven Programme], May Q.
Symphony in C major, op. 21; Trio, "Tremate, empi
trVmate"; "Hallelujah to the Father/' from "The
Mount of Olives"; Symphony in D minor, op. 125
(choral) (Miss Electa Gifford, Miss Fanchon Thomp-
son, Mr. George E. Hamlin, Mr. Charles W. Clark,
Apollo Musical Club, and orchestra).
SIXTH SEASON, 1896-1897
First Concert, October 24, 1896. "Fanfare Inaugurate"
(new), Paul Gilson; Symphony No. 2, in D, op. 16,
Beethoven; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Sym-
phonic poem, "Thamar" (first time), Balakirew; Over-
ture, Tannhauser, Wagner.
Second Concert, October j/. "Cortege Solennellc," op. 50
(new), Glazounow; Overture, "Nameasfeier," op. 115,
Beethoven; Symphonic poem, "Wallenstein's Camp"
(new), Smetana; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Ride of the Valky-
ries," Wagner; Prelude to third act of "The Cricket
on the Hearth" (new), Goldmark; Suite, "Les Erin-
nyes," Massenet.
Third Concert, November 7. Symphony No. 2, in C
major, op. 61, Schumann; "Adoration" and "Allegro,"
Guilmant (for organ, Mr. Clarence Eddy); Fantasia,
"Francescada Rimini," op. 32, Tschaikowsky ; "Fan-
tasia," Saint-Saens, and "Toccata," Capocci (Mr.
Eddy); Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger."
Fourth Concert, November 14. Overture, "Coriolanus,"
op. 62, Beethoven; Suite No. 2, in B minor, Bach;
Concerto for violin, op. 77, Brahms (Mr. Jan Van
Oordt); Symphonic poem, "Lenore" (new), Henri
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Duparc; "Einleitung" and "Theme and Variations"
(first time), Paganini-Wilhelmj (Mr. Van Oordt);
"Valse de Concert," op. 47, Glazounow.
Fifth Concert, November 21. Overture, "Preciosa,"
Weber; "Pastorale," from "Christmas Oratorio,"
Bach; Symphony in C major, "Jupiter" (Kochel, 551),
Mozart; Symphonic poem, "Phaeton," Saint-Saens;
"Slavonic Rhapsody," Dvorak; "Huldigung's March,"
Wagner.
Sixth Concert, November 28. Overture, "The Corsair,"
Berlioz; Symphonic poem, "Richard III." (new), Sme-
tana; Concerto for piano, in C sharp minor, op. 28,
Schytte (Mr. Moritz Rosenthal); Symphony No. 5,
"Lenore," Raff.
Seventh Concert, December 5. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Sonata in E major, Bach; Overture,
"Manfred," Schumann; Symphony No. 5, in E minor,
op. 64, Tschaikowsky.
Eighth Concert, December 12. Overture, "Patrie," Bizet;
"Oriental Rhapsody" (new), Glazounow; Aria, "Ersze-
beth," Erkel (Mme. Nordica); "Die Konigs Kinder,"
(first performance), Humperdinck; Fantasia, "Mid-
night at Sedan" (new), Zollner; "Ballad on a Norwe-
gian Folk Song" (new), Roentgen; Aria, "O, Hall of
Song," from "Tannhauser," Wagner (Mme. Nordica);
Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Ninth Concert [Beethoven Programme}, December 19.
Overture, "King Stephen," op. 117; Symphony No.
4, in B flat, op. 60; Fantasia for piano, orchestra, and
chorus, op. 80 (Mr. Hans Bruening and orchestra
chorus) ; Symphony No. 8, in F major, op. 93 ; March
and chorus, "Ruins of Athens," op. 114.
Tenth Concert [Request Programme], December 26. Over-
ture, "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
Symphony No. 8, in B minor, Schubert; "Invitation to
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the Dance," Weber; Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes"
Liszt; "Polonaise," Chopin-Thomas; "Serenade," No.
3, in D minor, Volkmann (string orchestra); "Baccha-
nale," from "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Siegfried Idyl,"
Wagner; Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky.
Eleventh Concert, January 2, 1897. Symphony No. 3,
"Scotch," Mendelssohn; Concerto for violin, No. 8,
"Gesangscene," Spohr (Mr. Carl Halir); Symphonic
poem, "The Golden Spinning Wheel," op. 109 (new),
Dvorak; Romanza, Bruch, and "Hungarian Dances,"
Brahms- Joachim (Mr. Halir); March, "Marocaine,"
Berlioz.
Twelfth Concert, January p. Symphony No. 3, in F,
Chadwick; Introduction and closing scene, "Tristan
and Isolde," Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet
d'Omphale," Saint-Sa6ns; Concerto in D minor, for
violoncello, Goltermann (Mr. Bruno Steindel;) Suite
of characteristic dances from "Mlada" (new), Rimsky-
Korsakow.
Thirteenth Concert, January 16. Serenade No. 2, in A,
op. 16, Brahms; Overture, "Prometheus Bound,"
Goldmark; Concerto for piano, No. i, in B flat minor,
Tschaikowsky (Mr. Leopold Godowsky); "Forge
Song," from "Siegfried," and "Kaiser March," Wag-
ner.
Fourteenth Concert, January 23. Overture, " Euryanthe,"
Weber; Symphony No. 4, in E flat, "Romantic"
Bruckner (first time in this country) ; " Scherzo Capric-
cioso," op. 66, Dvorak; "Pilgrim's March," from
"Harold in Italy" Symphony, Berlioz; Selections from
"Die Meistersinger," Act III., Wagner.
Fifteenth Concert, January 30. "Trauermarsch," Schu-
bert; Symphony in C, Schubert; Vorspiel, "Inge-
welde," Act II., Schillings; Concerto for violoncello,
op. 104 Dvorak (new), (Mr. Leo Stem) ; Selections from
"Damnation of Faust," Berlioz.
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Sixteenth Concert, February 6. Symphony in D (B. & H.
Edition, No. 2), Haydn; Concerto for piano, No. 5, in
E flat, op. 73, Beethoven (Mme. Teresa Carrefio) ; Tone
poem, "Thus Spake Zarathustra," Richard Strauss
(first time in this country); "Hungarian Fantasia,"
Liszt (Mme. Carreno); "Ride of the Valkyries,"
Wagner.
Seventeenth Concert, February 13. Overture, "Spinning
Chorus," and ballad, Duo, "Like to a Vision," from
"The Flying Dutchman"; Vorspiel, "Good Friday
Spell," "Funeral Procession and Glorification," from
"Parsifal," Wagner (orchestra, chorus, and soloists:
Mme. Januschowsky, Miss Sue Aline Harrington,
George Hamlin, D. Ffrancgon-Davies).
Eighteenth Concert (Request Programme], February 20.
Symphonic poem, "The Moldau," Smetana; "An-
dante Cantabile," "Valse," from Symphony No. 5,
Tschaikowsky ; Tone poem, "Thus Spake Zarathustra,"
Strauss; "Siegfried's Death March," from "Gotter-
dammerung," Wagner; "Waldweben," from "Sieg-
fried," Wagner; Concerto for violin, Mendelssohn
(Mr. Huberman); "Traumerei," Schumann; "Funeral
March," Chopin-Thomas; March, "Marocaine," Ber-
lioz.
Nineteenth Concert, April 10. "Festival Overture,"
Nicolai; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Bee-
thoven; "Wedding March with Variations," Gold-
mark; Overture, " Bacchanale," march and chorus,
from "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Twentieth Concert, April 17. Symphony No. 3, in F
major, op. 90, Brahms; Concerto for piano, op. 16,
Grieg (Mme. Teresa Carreno); Overture, "Lustspiel,"
Smetana; "Polonaise Brillante," op. 72, Weber; "Pro-
cession of the Gods to Walhalla," from "Rheingold,"
Wagner.
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Twenty- first Concert, April 24. Symphony No. 4, in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann; "Wotan's Farewell" and
" Magic Fire Scene," Wagner; Scenes from "Olav
Trygvason," op. 50, Grieg (chorus, soloists, Miss
N. Estelle Harrington, Miss Sue Aline Harrington,
Mr. Edward H. Dermitt).
Twenty-second Concert, May i. "Chorale and Fugue,"
Bach; Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," op. 68, Beethoven;
Finale, Symphony No. 6, " Pathe*tique," op. 74,
Tschaikowsky; Suite, "Les firinnyes," Massenet;
"Tarentelle," for flute and clarinet, Saint-Sagns (Mr.
Quensel and Mr. Schreurs); "Siegfried's Rhine Jour-
ney," from "Die Gotterdammerung."
SEVENTH SEASON, 1897-1898
First Concert, October 23, 1897. "Grand Festival March
and Hymn to Liberty," Kaun; Symphony No. 7, in A
major, Beethoven; "Overture Fantasia," " Romeo and
Juliet," Tschaikowsky; "Hungarian Dances," Brahms;
Introduction to third act and vorspiel to " Die Meister-
singer."
Second Concert, October 30. Overture, "The Flying
Dutchman," Wagner; Suite, "Scheherazade," op. 35,
Rimsky-Korsakow; Air, "Vision Fugitive," from
"He*rodiade," Massenet (Sig. Campanini); "Theme
and Variations," from Quartet in D minor, Schubert
(string orchestra); "Prologue" to "Pagliacci," Leon-
cavallo (Sig. Campanini); Symphonic poem, "Ma-
zeppa," Liszt.
Third Concert, November 6. Overture, "Consecration of
the House," op. 124, Beethoven; Symphony in G minor,
Mozart; "Dance of the Happy Spirits," "Adagio," and
"Dance of the Furies," from "Orpheus," Gluck; Tone
poem, "Don Juan," Richard Strauss; Introduction to
Act III., " Bacchanale," and overture to "Tann-
hauser," Wagner.
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Fourth Concert, November 13. Overture, "Rienzi," Wag-
ner; "Symphonic Variations," op. 78, Dvorak; Scene
and aria, "Ah! perfido," Beethoven (Mme. Nordica);
Selections from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz; Suite,
"Indian," op. 48, MacDowell; Polonaise, "Mignon,"
Ambroise Thomas (Mme. Nordica); "Invitation to the
Dance," Weber.
Fifth Concert, November 27. Suite No. 3, in D major,
Bach; Symphony No. 3, in E flat, "Rhenish," Schu-
mann; Music to "Midsummer Night's Dream," Men-
delssohn (soloists, Miss Helen Buckley, Miss N. E.
Harrington, orchestra, female chorus).
Sixth Concert, December 4. Symphony No. 2, in D major,
op. 73, Brahms; Concerto for violin, in D major, op. 61,
Beethoven (M.Ysaye); Ballade, "Le Voyode" (pos-
thumous) Tschaikowsky; "Fantasia Appassionata,"
Vieuxtemps (M. Ysaye); "Siegfried's Rhine Journey,"
from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner.
Seventh Concert, December n. Overture, "Sappho,"
Goldmark; Symphonic poem, "King Lear," Wein-
gartner; Concerto for violoncello, op. 104, Dvorak
(Mr. Bruno Steindel); "Hellafest," "Die Konigskin-
der," Humperdinck; Vorspiel to "Lohengrin," Wag-
ner; Fantasia for harp, Shuecker (Mr. Edmund
Shuecker); Suite No. 3, op. 55, Tschaikowsky.
Eighth Concert [Beethoven Night], December 18. Over-
tures Nos. 2 and 3, "Leonora"; "Septet"; Symphony
No. 9, in D minor (soloists: Mrs. Genevieve Clark-
Wilson, Mrs. Christine Nielson-Dreier, George Ham-
lin, Geo. E. Holmes, orchestra, and chorus).
Ninth Concert, December 25. Fugue in A minor, Bach;
Overture, " Coriolanus," Beethoven; Recitative and
aria from "The Creation," Haydn (M. Pol Plancon);
Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale," Saint-
Saens; Concerto for violin, in D minor, Hans Titl (Mr
Leopold Kramer); "Waldweben," from "Siegfried,"
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Wagner; "Serenade," from "The Damnation of
Faust," Berlioz (M. Plancon); "Scenes de Ballet," op.
52, Glazounow.
Tenth Concert, January i, 1898. Symphony in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Recitative and aria from
"Don Juan," Mozart (Mme. Sembrich); Overture,
"Carnival," Dvorak; Concerto for violoncello, Saint-
Saens (M. Gerardy); Cavatina, "Casta Diva," from
"Norma," Bellini (Mme. Sembrich) ; " Huldigung's
March," Wagner.
Eleventh Concert, January 8. Symphonic poem, " Edric,"
F. G. Gleason; "Theme and Variations," from the
Quartet in D minor, Schubert; Aria from "Samson et
Dalila," Saint-Saens (Miss Josephine S. Jacoby);
"Siegfried's Death March," from "Die Gotterdam-
merung," Wagner; Tone poem, "Thus Spake Zara-
thustra," Richard Strauss; Symphony No. 6, "Pas-
toral," op. 88, Beethoven; "Festival March and
Hymn," Kaun.
Twelfth Concert, January 75. Variations, "Chorale St.
Antoine," Brahms; Symphony in D minor, op. 22,
Kaun; Concerto for piano, op. 16, Grieg (M. Pugno);
Introduction and "Liebestod," from "Tristan and
Isolde," Wagner; "Kaiser March," Wagner.
Thirteenth Concert, January 22. Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 67, Beethoven; Concerto for organ, No. i,
Handel (M. Guilmant); Overture, "Tragic," Brahms;
Symphony for organ and orchestra, No. i, op. 42,
Guilmant (M. Guilmant); Tone poem, "Don Juan,"
Richard Strauss.
Fourteenth Concert, January 29. "Marche Slave,"
Tschaikowsky ; Overture, "Manfred," Schumann;
Fantasia in F minor, Schubert; Aria from "Philemon
and Baucis," Gounod (Mrs. Serena Swabacker); Con-
certo for violin, in D minor, Wieniawski (E. Bare*);
Overture, " Dcr Freischiitz," Weber; Symphonic poem,
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"Les Bolides," Cdsar Franck; Selections from "Die
Meistersinger," Act III., Wagner; "Huldigung's
March, Wagner.
Fifteenth Concert, February ip. Overture, "King Lear,"
Berlioz; Symphonic poem, "Le Chasseur Maudit,"
Cesar Franck ; Concerto for violin, in D minor, Dubois
(Mr. Henry Marteau); "Chorale and Chorus," from
"Reformation Cantata," Bach (Association Chorus);
Sonata for violin alone, in G minor, Bach (Mr. Mar-
teau); "One Hundred and Fourteenth Psalm," "When
Israel out of Egypt came," Mendelssohn (Association
Chorus).
Sixteenth Concert, February 26. Symphony No. i, in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann; Grand fantasia for piano,
op. 15, Schubert (M. Siloti); Symphonic poem, "The
Moldau," Smetana; feude No. 7, op. 25, Chopin, and
"Hungarian Rhapsody," No. 14, Liszt (M. Siloti);
Polonaise, op. 53, Chopin-Thomas.
Seventeenth Concert, April 2. " The Country Wedding"
Symphony, Goldmark; Concerto for piano, No. 4, op.
70, Rubinstein (Mr. Josef Hofmann); Suite, "Les
Erinnyes," Massenet; "Deux Chants Polonaises,"
Chopin-Liszt, and "Espagnole," Moszkowski (Mr.
Hofmann); "Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner.
Eighteenth Concert, April 9. Symphony in E minor,
"Gaelic," op. 32, Mrs. H. H. A. Beach; Concerto No.
2, for violin, op. 44, Bruch (M. Ysaye); Vorspiel to
"Lohengrin," and "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; Suite,
"Scenes de Ballet," Glazounow.
Nineteenth Concert, April 16. Symphony No. 3, " Eroica,"
op. 55, Beethoven; "A German Requiem," Brahms
(Mrs. Minnie Fish-Griffin, Charles W. Clark, Mr.
Middelschulte, organ, and Association Chorus).
Twentieth Concert, April 23. Symphony in G major No.
13 (B. & H. Edition), Haydn; Concerto for piano,
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in A minor, op. 54, Schumann (Miss Laura Sand-
ford); "From the North," three Scottish pieces, Mac-
kenzie; Variations symphoniques, "Istar," Vincent
D'Indy; Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky.
Twenty- first Concert, A pril 30. Symphony No. 6, " Pathe*-
tique," Tschaikowsky; Vorspiel, "Good Friday
Spell," "Funeral Procession," and "Glorification,"
from "Parsifal," Wagner (Mr. George Hamlin, Mr.
Joseph S. Baernstein, and Association Chorus).
Twenty-second Concert, May 7. Symphony in E flat
(Kochel, No. 543), Mozart; Concerto for piano, No. 4,
in G major, op. 58, Beethoven (Mr. Josef Hofmann);
Overture, "Nature," op. 91, Dvorak; "Wotan's Fare-
well" and "Magic Fire Scene," from "Die Walkttre,"
Wagner (solo, Mr. Charles W. Clark).
EIGHTH SEASON, 1898-1899
First Concert, October 15. Overture to "Don Juan,"
Mozart (with concert ending by Theodore Thomas);
Symphony No. 8, in F major, op. 93, Beethoven;
"Eine Faust OuvertUre," Wagner; "Symphonic Varia-
tions," Parry; Suite from ballet, "Casse- noisette,"
Tschaikowsky.
Second Concert, October 22. "Pastorale," from "Christ-
mas Oratorio," Bach; Symphony in C major, Schubert;
Symphonic poem, "Viviane," op. 5, Chausson; Three
dances from "The Little Minister," Mackenzie; Over-
ture to "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Third Concert, October 29. Overture to "Fidelio," Bee-
thoven; Symphony No. i, in C minor, Brahms; "Bac-
chanale," from "Tannhauser," and vorspiel to "Lohen-
grin," Wagner; " Ball Scene," from symphony, " Romeo
and Juliet," Berlioz.
Fourth Concert, November 5. Symphony in C major,
"Jupiter" (Kdchel, 551), Mozart; Grand aria from
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"Seraglio," -Mozart (Mme. Sembrich); Overture,
"Bride of Messina," Schumann; Tableau musical
"Le Printemps," Glazounow; Cavatina, "Casta Diva,"
Bellini (Mme. Sembrich); Symphonic poem, "Phae-
ton," Saint-Saens.
Fifth Concert, December 10. Overtures, "Nature," op. 91,
"Carnival," op. 92, "Othello," op. 93, Dvorak; Con-
certo for piano, No. i, in E flat, Liszt (Mr. Moritz
Rosenthal) ; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 97, Bee-
thoven.
Sixth Concert, December 17. Suite No. 2, in B minor,
Bach; Symphony No. 2, in C major, Schumann;
Dramatic overture, "Melpomene," Chadwick; Fan-
tasia, " Kamarinskaja," Glinka; Symphonic poem,
"Sarka," Smetana.
Seventh Concert, December 24. Overture, "Benvenuto
Cellini," Berlioz; Symphony in B minor, op. 58, "Man-
fred," Tschaikowsky; Overture, "Spring," Goldmark;
"Norwegian Melodies," Grieg (string orchestra);
"Siegfried's Rhine Journey," from "Die Gotter-
dammerung," Wagner.
Eighth Concert, December ji. Symphony in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Concerto for piano, in D
major, op. 61, Beethoven (Mr. Burmeister); Symphonic
poem, Shakespeare's "Tempest," John K. Paine;
Vorspiel to "Die Meistersinger."
Ninth Concert, January 7, 1899. Overture to "Oberon,"
Weber; Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 61, Beethoven;
Tone poem, "Don Quixote," Richard Strauss; Sym-
phonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt.
Tenth Concert, January 14. Symphony in G major, "Ox-
ford," Haydn; Variations, "Chorale Saint Antoine,"
Brahms; Suite "Pastorale," Chabrier (new); Scherzo,
"L'Apprenti Sorcier," Dukas; Overture, "Triom-
phale," Tschaikowsky.
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Eleventh Concert, January 21. "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Concerto for piano, No. 2,
in D minor, op. 23, MacDowell (Mme. Teresa Car-
refio); Symphony No. 5, in E minor, "From the New
World," Dvorak.
Twelfth Concert, January 28. Overture, " Barber of Bag-
dad," Cornelius; Two entr'actes, "Rosamunde," Schu-
bert; Concerto No. 3, for violin, op. 58, Bruch (Mr.
Leopold Kramer); Symphony No. 6, " Pathe*tique,"
Tschaikowsky.
Thirteenth Concert, February 4. Concerto for organ,
Rheinberger (Mr. Wilhelm Middelschulte) ; Symphony
No. 4, in E minor, op. 98, Brahms; Overture, "Der
Maler von Antwerpen," Kaun; Passacaglio for organ,
Middelschulte (Mr. Middelschulte) ; Prelude and " Lie-
bestod," from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; "Kaiser
March," Wagner.
Fourteenth Concert [Request Programme], February 11.
Overtures, "Nature," op. 91, "Carnival," op. 92,
"Othello," op. 93, Dvorak; Symphonic poem, "Les
Preludes," Liszt; "Waldweben," from "Siegfried,"
Wagner; "Siegfried's Funeral March," from "Die
Gotterdammerung," Wagner; Vorspiel and "Good
Friday Spell," from "Parsifal," Wagner; Tone poem,
"Thus Spake Zarathustra," Richard Strauss.
Fifteenth Concert, February 18. Symphony No. i, in B
flat, op. 38, Schumann ; Concerto for piano, in E minor,
op. n, Chopin (Mr. Emil Sauer); "Symphonic Dan-
ces," op. 64 (new), Grieg; Tone poem, "Till Eulen-
spiegel's Merry Pranks," Richard Strauss.
Sixteenth Concert, February 25. Symphony No. i, in D
major, Emanuel Bach; "Concertante Quartet" (Ko-
chel, appendix i, No. 9), Mozart (Mr. F. Starke, oboe,
Mr. Joseph Schreurs, clarinet, Mr. M. Bachmann,
bassoon, Mr. L. de Mare, horn); Overture, "Fingal's
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Cave," Mendelssohn; Symphony No. 7, in A major,
op. 92, Beethoven.
Seventeenth Concert, March 4. Symphony No. 4, in A
major, " Italian," Mendelssohn; Concerto for violin,
No. 4, in D minor, Vieuxtemps (Mr. E. Bare) ; Prelude,
"Armor" (new), Sylvio Lazzari; "Siegfried Idyl" and
"Ride of the Valkyries," Wagner.
Eighteenth Concert, March n. Vorspiel and "Dream
Music," from "Hansel and Gretel," Humperdinck;
Concerto No. 2, in G minor, op. 22, for piano, Saint-
Saens (Mr. W. H. Sherwood); "A Faust Symphony,"
Liszt (Mr. George Hamlin and Chicago Mendelssohn
Club).
Nineteenth Concert, March 18. Suite, "Les firinnyes,"
Massenet; Concerto for organ, Bossi (Mr. Clarence
Eddy); Suite, "Peer Gynt," No. i, Grieg; Overture,
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
"Marche Funebre," Chopin-Thomas; "Largo," Han-
del; Three dances, "Henry VIII.," German.
Twentieth Concert, March 25. Overture, "Anacreon,"
Cherubim; Little suite, "Children's Games," op. 22,
Bizet; Concerto for violin, op. 64, Mendelssohn (Lady
Halle); Symphony, "Manfred," op. 58, Tschai-
kowsky.
Twenty- first Concert, April i. Suite in D minor, op. 36,
Arthur Foote; Concerto for violoncello, Raff (M.
Amato); Symphonic poem, "Danse Macabre," Saint-
Saens; Selections from "Parsifal," Wagner; Overture,
"Tannhauser," Wagner.
Twenty-second Concert, April 8. Overture, " Coriolanus,"
op. 62, Beethoven; Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," op. 55,
Beethoven; "Huldigung's March," Wagner; Vorspiel,
"Lohengrin," Wagner; "Invitation to the Dance,"
Weber; Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky.
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NINTH SEASON, 1899-1900
First Concert, October 21, 1899. Overture, "Rienzi,"
Wagner; Symphonic poem, "The Wild Dove" (new),
Dvorak; Suite, " L 'Arlesienne," Bizet; Overture,
"L'Orage," op. 76, Tschaikowsky; "Bounce Fan-
tastique," Chabrier; Waltz, "On the beautiful blue
Danube," Strauss; March, "Marocaine," Berlioz.
Second Concert, October 28. Overture, " Euryanthe,"
Weber; Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Bee-
thoven; "Moorish Rhapsody," Humperdinck; Intro-
duction to Act III., and vorspiel to "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner.
Third Concert, November 4. Overture, " Egmont," Bee-
thoven; Symphony No. 4, in F minor, op. 36, Tschai-
kowsky; Overture, "Der Barenbauter," "Siegfried,"
Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale,"
Saint-Saens; Ballet music, "Feramors," Rubinstein;
"Festival March and Hymn to Liberty," Kaun.
Fourth Concert, December g. "Goethe Festival March,"
Liszt; Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; Inter-
mezzo from Symphony, op. 9, Goetz; Concerto for
violin, op. 35, Tschaikowsky (M. Petschnikoff ) ; "Fan-
taisie Triomphale," for organ and orchestra, Dubois
(Mr. Arthur Dunham); "Invitation to the Dance,"
Weber; Overture, "Tannhauser."
Fifth Concert, December 16. Symphony in D major (K5-
chel, 504), Mozart; Recitative and aria, "Wie will ich
lustig lachen," from "Der Zufriedengestellte Aeolus,"
Bach (Herr Van Eweyk); Overture, "Melusine," Men-
delssohn; Symphonic poem, "Lancelot and Ekiim-,"
MacDowell; Ballad, "Archibald Douglas," Loewe
(Herr Van Eweyk); Overture, "Le Camaval Rornain "
Berlioz.
Sixth Concert, December 23. Symphony No. 4, in D minor,
op. 120, Schumann ; Concerto No. 4, in D minor, op. 70,
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for piano, Rubinstein (M. Hombourg); Overture,
"Sakuntala," Goldmark; Scherzo, "L'Apprenti Sor-
cier," Dukas; Vorspiel to ''Lohengrin" and "Ride of
the Valkyries," Wagner.
Seventh Concert, December 30. Symphonic fantasia,
"Italy," Richard Strauss; " Valse de Concert," op. 47,
Glazounow; "Marche He*roique," Massenet; Ballad
on a Norwegian folk song, Roentgen; "Meditation"
and "Valse Noble," impromptus for string orchestra,
Schonfeld; "Bacchanale" and "March," "Tann-
hauser," Wagner.
Eighth Concert, January 6, 1900. "Rondo Infinite," op.
42 (new), Sinding; Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92,
Beethoven; Concerto for violoncello, Lalo (Miss Elsa
Ruegger); "Capriccio," Weidig; "Waldweben," from
"Siegfried," and "Siegfried's Rhine Journey," from
"Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner.
Ninth Concert, January ij. Overture, " Der Freischiitz,"
Weber; Concerto for piano, violin, and violoncello,
Beethoven (Mr. Leopold Godowsky, Mr. Bare*, and
Mr. Steindel); Selections from "Damnation of Faust,"
Berlioz; Symphony, op. 58, "Manfred," Tschaikowsky.
Tenth Concert, January 20. " Episodes Chevaleresques,"
op. 35 (new), Sinding; Concerto for violin, op. 77,
Brahms (Miss Jackson) ; Entr'acte in B flat and ballet
music in G major, from "Rosamunde," Schubert;
Symphonic poem, "Phaeton," Saint-Saens; "Capric-
cio Italien," op. 45, Tschaikowsky.
Eleventh Concert, January 27. Symphony in E flat,
"Rhenish," Schumann; Aria,"Lend me your Aid,"
from "La Reine de Saba," Gounod (Mr. Whitney
Mockridge); "Fantasia," op. 53, Glazounow; Aria
"Onaway! Awake, Beloved," from "Hiawatha's Wed-
ding Feast," Coleridge-Taylor (Mr. Mockridge); Over-
ture to a comedy, "Prodana Nevesta," Smetana-
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Twelfth Concert, February j. Symphony in D minor,
Cesar Franck; "Pogner's Address," from "Die Mei-
stcrsinger" (Mr. David Bispham); " Marche Funebre,"
Beethoven; "Scherzo Capriccioso," op. 66, Dvorak;
"Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic Fire Scene" (Mr.
Bispham), Wagner.
Thirteenth Concert, February 10. Overture, "Academic
Festival," Brahms; Symphony in B minor, "Unfin-
ished," Schubert; Concerto for piano, No. 5, in E flat,
op. 73, Beethoven (Mr. Ignace J. Paderewski) ; " North-
ern Ballad," op. 46 (new), H. W. Parker; Symphonic
poem, "Tasso," Liszt.
Fourteenth Concert, February 77. Overture, " Sakuntala,"
Goldmark; Concerto for violoncello, in A minor, Gol-
termann (Mr. Walter Unger); Symphony, op. 55,
"Manfred," Tschaikowsky ; "Marche Funebre," Cho-
pin-Thomas; "Invitation to the Dance," Weber;
Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt.
Fifteenth Concert, February 24. Overture, " Iphigenia in
Auiis," Gluck; Concerto in B flat, Bach (string
orchestra); Symphony No. i, in C minor, Brahms;
Overture-fantasia, "Hamlet," Tschaikowsky; "Min-
uet and Finale," op. 59, Beethoven (string orchestra) ;
"Polonaise," op. 53, Chopin.
Sixteenth Concert, March j. Suite, "Medea," D'Indy;
Concerto for piano, No. i, in D minor, Brahms (Mr.
Leopold Godowsky); "Marche £le*giaque" and "In-
termezzo Scherzando," Duvivier; Prelude and "Liebes-
tod," from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; "Kaiser
March," Wagner.
Seventeenth Concert, March 10. "Overture, Adagio, and
Finale," from "Die Geschdpfe des Prometheus," Bee-
thoven; Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125 (instru-
mental parts), Beethoven; "Siegfried's Death March,"
from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner; Tone poem,
"Ein Heldenleben," op. 40, Richard Strauss.
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Eighteenth Concert, March jr. Overture, "The Maid of
Orleans," Soedermann; Symphony No. 5, in E minor,
"From the New World," Dvorak; Aria, "O ma Lyre
Immortelle," from "Sappho," Gounod (Mrs. Kath-
arine Fisk); Suite, "Les Erinnyes," Massenet; "Lar-
go," Handel; Aria, "Fair Spring is returning," from
"Samson et Dalila," Saint-Saens (Mrs. Fisk);
"Capriccio Italien," op. 45, Tschaikowsky.
Nineteenth Concert, April 7. Overture, "Der Maler von
Antwerpen," Kaun; "A Faust Symphony," Liszt
(vocal part, Mendelssohn Club) ; Vorspiel and "Lohen-
grin's Farewell," Wagner (Mr. Ben Davies); "Cen-
tennial Inauguration March," Wagner.
Twentieth Concert, April 14. Overture, "Anacreon,"
Cherubini; "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; Concerto for
piano, op. 16, Grieg (Mr. George Proctor) ; Symphony
No. 6, "Path&ique," Tschaikowsky.
Twenty- first Concert, April 21. Dramatic overture,
"Patrie," Bizet; "Spanish Symphony," for violin and
orchestra, Lalo (Mr. Leopold Kramer); "Love Scene,"
"Queen Mab," from Symphony "Romeo and Juliet,"
Berlioz; Serenade, op. 7 (wind choir), Richard Strauss;
Vorspiel, "Transformation Scene," and "Glorifica-
tion," from "Parsifal," Wagner.
Twenty-second Concert, April 28. "Huldigung's March"
and "Eine Faust Ouvertiire," Wagner; Symphonic
poem, "Orpheus," Liszt; Concerto for violoncello,
op. 33, Volkmann (Mr. Bruno Steindel); Symphony
No. 5, in C minor, Beethoven.
TENTH SEASON, 1900-1901
First Concert, October 20. Overture, "Jubilee," Weber;
"Symphonic Variations," op. 24, Georg Schumann;
"Hungarian Dances," first set, Brahms; Tone poem,
"Death and Transfiguration," op. 24, Richard Strauss;
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Overture, "The Flying Dutchman/* Wagner; Suite de
ballet, "La Belle au Bois Dormant," op. 66, in A,
Tschaikowsk y ; Symphonic poem, "Mazeppa," Liszt.
Second Concert, October 27. " Romantic Overture/' op. 16
(new), Thuille; Symphony in G minor (Kochel, 550),
lit; "Moorish Dances" (new), Paine; "Wallen-
stein's Camp," D'Indy; Andante and variations,
" Kreutzer Sonata," Beethoven (adapted for orchestra
by Theodore Thomas); Overture, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner.
Third Concert, November j. Overture, " Rob Roy " (first
time), Berh'oz; Concerto for violoncello, in A minor,
op. 33, Saint-Saens (Mr. C. Bruckner); Symphony No.
6, in C minor, Glazounow (first time); Overture,
"Genoveva," Schumann; Selections from "Orpheus,"
Gluck; Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger."
Fourth Concert, November 17. Symphony No. 2, in A
minor, op. 55 (first time), Saint-Sagns; Concerto for
violin, No. i, in G minor, op. 26, Bruch (Mr. Leon
Marx); Overture, "Sappho," op. 44, Goldmark; Vor-
spiel, "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Invitation to the
Dance," Weber; Selections from "Damnation of
Faust," Berlioz.
Filth Concert [First Concert oj the Beeihwen Cycle], No-
vember 24. Symphony No. 3, " Eroica," E flat, op. 55 ;
Concerto for piano. No. 4, G major, op. 58 Mr.
Ernst von Dohnanyi); Overtures, "Leonora," Nos. 2
and 3.
Sixth Concert, December i. Symphony No. i, in B flat,
op. 38, Schumann; Concerto for clarinet, No. 2, in
E flat, op. 57, Spohr (Mr. Joseph Schreurs); Sym-
phonic poem, "The Song of Life," Gleason; Suite,
" Impressions d'ltalie," Charpentier.
Seventh Concert, December 8. Symphony No. 3, in F
major, op. 90, Brahms; Concerto for two violins, in
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D minor, Bach (Mr. Leopold Kramer and Mr. E.
Bare") ; Symphonic poem, " Vysehrad," Smetana; " Nor-
wegian Rhapsody," Lalo; Selections from "Tann-
hauser," Wagner.
Eighth Concert [Second Concert of the Beethoven Cyde\
December 15. Symphony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60; Con-
certo for violin, in D major, op. 61 (Mr. Fritz Kreisler);
Overture, " Coriolanus," op. 62; Symphony No. 5, in
C minor, op. 67.
Ninth Concert, December 22. Overture, "The Magic
Flute," Mozart; Suite, Rameau; Concerto for piano, in
D minor, op. i, Burmeister (Richard Burmeister);
Symphony No. 5, Tschaikowsky.
Tenth Concert, January 12, igoi. Overture, "Eury-
anthe," Symphony No. 3, "Harold in Italy," op. 16,
Berlioz; "Ride of the Valkyries" and "Waldweben,"
Wagner; Tone poem, "Thus Spake Zarathustra,"
Richard Strauss.
Eleventh Concert, January ig. Symphony No. 8, in B
minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; Concerto for piano,
No. i, in B flat minor, op. 23, Tschaikowsky (Mr. Ossip
Gabrilowitsch) ; Symphonic prologue to "King (Edi-
pus," Schillings; "Mephisto Waltz," Liszt; Selec-
tions from Act III., "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Twelfth Concert, January 26. Symphony in E flat (Kochel,
543), Mozart; Concerto for violoncello, in D major, op.
1 01, Haydn (Mr. Hugo Becker); Symphonic varia-
tions, op. 78, Dvorak; Tone poem, "On the Shores of
Sorrento," Richard Strauss; Prelude and "Liebestod,"
from "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner.
Thirteenth Concert [Third Concert o] the Beethoven Cycle],
February 2. Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," in F major,
op. 68; Concerto for piano, No. 5, in E flat, op. 73 (Mrs.
Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler) ; Symphony No. 7, in A
major, op. 92.
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Fourteenth Concert, February 16. Overture, "Macbeth,"
Lucas; Serenade, op. 48, Tschaikowsky; Concerto for
violin, No. i, in F minor, op. 20, Lalo (Mr. Leopold
Kramer) ; Symphony No. 2, in C major, Schumann.
Fifteenth Concert [Request Programme], February 23. Over-
ture, "Sakuntala," Goldmark; Symphony No. 3, in F
major, op. 90, Brahms; Prelude and "Liebcstod," from
"Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; Suite, "Les £rinnyes,"
Massenet; "Andante con Variazioni," from "Kreut-
zer Sonata" (orchestration by Theodore Thomas);
"Marche Funebre," Chopin-Thomas; Allegro and
finale, from "Symphonic Pathe*tique," Tschaikowsky.
Sixteenth Concert, March 2. Symphony No. 3, in D
minor, Bruckner; Concerto for piano, No. 2, in A
major, Liszt (Mr. Leopold Godowsky); "Theme and
Variations" from D minor Quartet, Schubert (string
orchestra); Selections from "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Seventeenth Concert [Fourth Concert of the Beethoven Cyde\
March 9. Symphony No. 8, in F major, op. 03 ; "Bene-
dictus," from "Missa Solennis," in D major, op. 23,
(Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson, Mrs. Sue Harrington
Furbeck, Mr. George Hamlin, Mr. Charles W. Clark,
Mr. Leopold Kramer, violin, and Apollo Musical
Club); Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125 (soloists
as above).
Eighteenth Concert, March 23. Suite No. 2, in B minor,
Bach; Symphonic poem, "Le Chasseur Maudit,"
Franck; Concerto for violin, in A major, op. 45, Sin-
ding (Mr. Emil Bart) ; Symphony No. 3, "Im Walde,"
op. 153, Raff.
Nineteenth Concert, March 30. Overture, "Jessonda,"
Spohr; Symphony No. 10, in C major, Schubert; "Fan-
ie and Fugue," for organ, Kaun (Mr. Wilheim Mid-
delschulte); Idyl, "Evening," op. 39, Fibich; "Capric-
cio Espagnuolo," op. 31, Rimsky-Korsakow.
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Twentieth Concert, April 6. "Wallenstein," trilogy,
D'Indy; Scena and aria, "I fain would hide," from
"Euryanthe," Weber (Mr. Charles W. Clark); "Till
Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," Richard Strauss;
"Rainbow Scene," finale to "Das Rheingold," Wag-
ner (Mr. Clark) ; "Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic Fire
Scene," from "Die Walkure," Wagner (Mr. Clark);
"Siegfried's Death March," and closing scene, "Die
Gotterdammerung, ' ' Wagner.
Twenty-first Concert, April 13. Symphony No. i, in D
major, op. 4, Svendsen; Concerto for violoncello, in E
minor, op. 34, Lindner (Mr. Bruno Steindel); Over-
ture, "Manfred," Schumann; Symphonic poem, "Les
fiolides," Franck; "Ball Scene," from "Romeo and
Juliet" Symphony, op. 17, Berlioz.
Twenty- second Concert, April 20. Symphony, "The Coun-
try Wedding," op. 26, Goldmark; Concerto for violin,
op. 35, Tschaikowsky (Miss Maud Powell); "Eine
Faust Ouvertiire," "Siegfried Idyl," and "Kaiser
March," Wagner.
ELEVENTH SEASON, 1901-1902
First Concert, October 26. March in E flat, op. 40, Schu-
bert; Overture, "Oberon," Weber; Symphony No. 2,
in D major, op. 36, Beethoven; Tone poem, "Mac-
beth," Richard Strauss (first time); Fragments from
"Rheingold," Wagner.
Second Concert, November 2. Overture, "King Lear," op.
4, Berlioz; Symphony No. 2, in E flat, op. 29 (new),
Weingartner; Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," Wagner;
Bounces, i and 3, Gavotte and "R£jouissance,"
from Suite No. 4, in D major (first time), Bach;
Symphonic poem, "Le Chasseur Maudit," Franck.
Third Concert, November 16. Overture, "Iphigenia in
Aulis," Gluck; Symphony No. 2, in D major, op. 73,
Brahms; Overture, "Mein Heim," op. 62 (first time),
33* THEODORE THOMAS
Dvorak; Symphonic poem, "La Jeunesse d'Hercuk-,"
op. 50 (first time), Saint-Sae'ns; "Ruses d'Amour," op.
61 (new), Glazounow.
Fourth Concert, November 23. Overture, "Academic
Festival," op. 80, Brahms; Symphony No. 8, in F
major, op. 93, Beethoven; Recitative and aria, from
"Les Troyens" (first time), Berlioz (Miss Gertrude
May Stein); Vorspicl, "Guntram," Richard Strauss;
Recitative and aria, from "Jeanne d'Arc," (first time)
Tschaikowsky (Miss Stein); Suite, "Ein Marchen,"
Josef Suk.
Fifth Concert, November 30. Concert overture, "Cock-
aigne," op. 40 (new), Elgar; Symphony, "Antar" (first
time), Rimsky-Korsakow; Concerto for violin, op. 64,
Mendelssohn (Mr. Charles Gregorowitsch) ; "Siegfried
in the Forest," tone poem from "Siegfried" (new),
Wagner.
Sixth Concert, December 7. "Ouverture Solennelle," op. 73
(new), Glazounow; "La Fortt Enchantee, Le'gende
Symphonic, op. 8 (first time), D'Indy; Concerto for
violoncello, op. 20 (first time), D' Albert (Mr. Bruno
Steindel); "Zwei Legenden," from "Kalevala" (new),
I., "Der Schwan von Tuonela," II., "Lemminkainen
zieht heimwarts," Sibelius; Symphony No. 4, in D
minor, op. 120, Schumann.
Seventh Concert [First Concert of the Historical Series], De-
cember 14. Sonata, "Pian e Forte" and "Canzon a 6,"
Gabrielli (1557); "Trumpet Tune," aria, "Ye Bluster-
ing Brethren of the Skies," and "The Grand Dance,"
Purcell (1658); "Gavotte, Tambourin, and Air Gai,"
from "Castor et Pollux," Rameau (1683); "Water Mu-
sic," Handel (1685); Overture No. 3, in D major, J. S.
Bach (1685); Symphony No. i, in D major, C. P. E.
Bach (1714); Recitative and aria, "Diane Impi-
toyable," from "Iphigenia in Aulis," Gluck (Mr.
Charles W. Clark); Symphony in E flat (B. & H.
Edition, No. i), Haydn (1732).
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Eighth Concert, December 21. Symphony No. 2, in E flat,
op. 35 (first time), Goldmark; Concerto for piano, No.
4, in D minor, op. 70, Rubinstein (Mr. Josef von Sli-
vinski); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven;
"Good Friday Spell," "Funeral Procession" and
"Glorification," from "Parsifal," Wagner.
Ninth Concert [Young People's Programme], December 28.
March, "Marocaine," Berlioz; Overture, "Preciosa,"
Weber; Minuet, from Symphony in E flat (Kochel, 543)
Mozart; Theme and variations, "Kaiser Franz,"
Haydn (string orchestra); Suite, "Peer Gynt," No. i,
op. 46, Grieg; Overture, "Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Mendelssohn; "Largo," Handel; Symphonic poem,
"Phaeton," op. 39, Saint-Saens; Fragments from
"Tannhauser," Wagner.
Tenth Concert, January 4, 1902. Overture, "Phedre,"
Massenet; "Variations," op. 36 (new), Elgar; Con-
certo for piano, No. i, in B flat minor, op. 23, Tschai-
kowsky (Mrs. Ella Dahl-Rich); Symphony No. 7, in
A major, op. 92, Beethoven.
Eleventh Concert [Second Concert of the Historical Series],
January n. Symphony in C major (Kochel, 551),
Mozart (1756); Concerto for violin, No. 8, "Gesang-
scene," Spohr (1784), (Mr.' Fritz Kreisler); Overture,
"Der Freischiitz," Weber (1797); Symphony No. 8, in
B minor, "Unfinished," Schubert (1797); "Variations
and March," from Suite, op. 113, Lachner (1804).
Twelfth Concert, January 18. Serenade, No. i, in D
major, op. n, Brahms; Concerto for piano, in A minor,
op. 16, Grieg (Miss Augusta Cottlow); Tone poem,
"Don Juan," op. 20, Richard Strauss; "Invitation to
the Dance," Weber; Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky.
Thirteenth Concert, January 25. Concert overture,
"Cockaigne," op. 40, Elgar; "Scotch Fantasia," for
violin, op. 46, Bruch (Mr. Leopold Kramer) ; Sym-
phony No. 2, "The Four Seasons," in F minor, op. 30,
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Henry K. Hadley; Vorspiel to "Lohengrin," Wagner;
Suite, "Bin Marchen," op. 16, Suk.
Fourteenth Concert [Third Concert o] the Historical Series],
February /. Overture, "Prometheus," op. 43, Bee-
thoven (1802); Scene and aria, "Ah! perfido," op. 46,
Beethoven (1796); (Miss Electa Gifford); Symphony
No. 3, "Eroica," in E flat, op. 55, Beethoven (1804);
Music to "Egmont," op. 84, Beethoven (iSoV'io)
(reader, George Riddle).
Fifteenth Concert [Request Programme}, February 8. Sym-
phony No. 2, in D major, op. 73, Brahms; "Zwei
Legenden," from "Kalevala," Sibelius; Suite, "Schehe-
razade," op. 35, Rimsky-Korsakow; "Largo," Handel;
Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes," Liszt.
Sixteenth Concert, February 75. Symphony No. 2, in C
minor, op. 17, Tschaikowsky; Concerto for violin, in
A minor, op. 28, Goldmark (Miss Olive Mead) ; Over-
ture, "Le Carnaval Romain," op. 9, Berlioz; "Love
Scene," from "Feuersnot" (new), Richard Strauss;
Fragments from "Das Rheingold," Wagner.
Seventeenth Concert [Fourth Concert of the Historical
Series], February 22. "Wedding March" and scherzo,
from "Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn;
(1809); Overture, "Melusina," Mendelssohn ; Concerto
for piano, No. 2, in F minor, op. 21, Chopin (1810)
(Mrs. Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler) ; Symphony No. 3,
"Rhenish," in E flat, op. 97, Schumann (1810).
Eighteenth Concert [Young People's Programme], March i.
Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner; Larghctto, from the
second symphony, Beethoven; "Invitation to the
Dance," Weber; Fantasia for violin, "Faust," Wien-
iawski (Mr. Emil Bart); "Slavonic Rhapsody," op.
45, No. 3, Dvorak; Vorspiel, "Hansel and Grck-1,"
Humperdinck; Entr'acte in B flat, "Rosamunde"
Schubert; Allegretto vivace, "Roma," Bizet; "Ruses
d' Amour," op. 61, Glazounow.
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Nineteenth Concert [Fifth Concert of the Historical Series},
March 15. "Symphonic Fantastique," op. 14, in A,
Berlioz (1803); Symphonic poem No. 2, "Tasso,"
Liszt (181 1) ; Vorspiel to "Lohengrin," vorspiel to "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner (1813).
Twentieth Concert, March 22. "Marche Slave," op. 31,
Tschaikowsky; "Morceau Symphonique," from "Re-
demption," Cesar Franck; "Variations," op. 36, Elgar;
"Love Scene," from "Feuersnot," Richard Strauss;
Symphony No. 5, "From the New World," in E minor,
op. 95, Dvorak.
Twenty-first Concert [Sixth Concert of the Historical
Series'], March 29. Symphony No. 4, in E minor, op.
98, Brahms (1833); Concerto for piano, No. 2, in G
minor, op.22, Saint-Saens (1835) (Mr. Harold Bauer);
Symphony No. 6, "Pathe'tique," op. 74, Tschaikowsky.
Twenty-second Concert , April 19. Suite No. 3, in D
major, Bach; Recitative and aria, "Waft her, Angels,"
from "Jephthah," Handel (Mr. Ben Davies); Sym-
phony No. 6, "Pastoral," in F major, op. 68, Beethoven;
Prelude and "Liebestod," from "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; Selections from "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Twenty-third Concert, April 26. "Ouverture Solennelle,"
op. 73, Glazounow; "Theme and Variations," op.
32, Arthur Foote (string orchestra); "Capriccio," op.
13, Weidig; "Ride of the Valkyries," from "Die Walk-
tire," "Siegfried's Death Music," and final scene from
"Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner; Tone poem "Em
Heldenleben," Richard Strauss.
Twenty- fourth Concert, May j. Sonata "Pian e Forte,"
Gabrielli; Scenes from "Orpheus," Gluck (Mrs. Ger-
trude May Stein); Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op.
67, Beethoven; Tone poem, "Don Juan," Strauss;
Recitative and aria, "Gerechter Gott," from "Rienzi,"
Wagner (Mrs. Stein); Overture to "Tannhauser,"
Wagner.
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TWELFTH SEASON, 1902-1903
First Concert, October 18. Overture, "Euryant
Weber; "Largo and Vivace," F minor, Bach; Sym-
phony No. 4, in B flat, op. 60, Beethoven ; Tone poem,
"Death and Transfiguration," op. 24, Richard Strauss;
Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Second Concert, October 25. Overture, "Der Improvisa-
tor," D'Albert (new); Variations, "Chorale St. An-
toine," op. 56, Brahms; Symphony No. i, in B flat, op.
38, Schumann; Overture, "The Flying Dutchman,"
Wagner; Tonbilder aus dem Marchenspiel, "Dorn-
roschen" (new), Humperdinck; Symphonic poem,
"The Moldau," Smetana.
Third Concert, November i. Overture, "Les Barbaras"
(new), Saint-Saens; Impromptu in C minor, op. 90,
Schubert; "Barbarossa," Symphonic poem (new), Von
Hansegger; Overture, "Spring," Goldmark; "Evening
in the Mountains" and "At the Cradle," Grieg; Theme
and variations, finale, polonaise, op. 55, Tschai-
kowsky.
Fourth Concert, November 8. "Pastorale," from "Christ-
mas Oratorio," Bach; "Rondino," for two oboes, two
clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons (posthumous,
first time), Beethoven; Symphony No. i, in C minor,
op. 68, Brahms; Concerto for piano, No. i, in E minor,
op. n, Chopin (Mr. Ossip Gabrilowitsch) ; Selections
from "Damnation of Faust," Berlioz.
Fifth Concert, November 15. Suite, "King Christian II."
(new), Sibelius; "Variations Symphoniques," Boell-
mann (Mr. Bruno Steindel); Overture-fantasia,
"Romeo and Juliet," Tschaikowsky; Symphony No. 5,
"Lenore," in E major, op. 177, Raff.
Sixth Concert, November 22. Overture, "The Marriage
of Figaro," Mozart; Symphony in G minor (Kochel,
550), Mozart; Concerto for piano, No. 9, in E flat
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(Kochel, 271), Mozart (M. Raoul Pugno); Overture,
''Leonora," No. i, Beethoven; "Symphonic Varia-
tions," op. 78, Dvorak; Symphonic poem, "Kor-
sholm" (new), Jarnefelt.
Seventh Concert [Popular Programme], November 29.
"Pomp and Circumstance," military marches, op. 39
(new), Elgar; Overture, "The Butterfly's Ball" (first
time), Cowen; "Chorale and Variations," for harp,
Widor, op. 74 (first time) (Mrs. Margaretta Wun-
derle); Waltz for the ballet, "Dornroschen," Tschai-
kowsky; Selections from Act III., "Tannhauser,"
Wagner; Overture, "The Merry Wives of Windsor,"
Nicolai; "Andante and Variations," from the "Kreutzer
Sonata," Beethoven; "Traumerei," Schumann; "Menu-
etto," Boccherini; "Scenes de Ballet," op. 52, Glazou-
now.
Eighth Concert, December 6. Overture, "Benvenuto
Cellini," Berlioz; "Twenty-third Psalm," Schubert,
and a symphony to Dante's "Divina Commedia," Liszt
(with assistance of the Evanston Musical Club); Vor-
spiel to "Lohengrin," and vorspiel to "Die Meister-
singer," Wagner; "Till EulenspiegeFs Merry Pranks,"
Richard Strauss.
Ninth Concert, December ij. Overture, "Lodoiska," Che-
rubini; Concerto for violin, No. 3, in B minor, op. 61,
Saint-Saens (Mr. Leopold Kramer); "Dramatic Sym-
phony," in F minor, Duvivier; Suite, "Raymonda,"
Glazounow: "Kaiser March," Wagner.
Tenth Concert, December 20. Symphony No. i, in C
major, op. 21, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, No. 5,
in E flat, op. 73, Beethoven (Mr. Frederic Lamond) ;
Symphony No. 7, in A major, op. 92, Beethoven.
Eleventh Concert [Young People's Programme], December
27. March, "Tannhauser"; Overture, "Oberon,"
Weber; Selections from "Orpheus," Gluck; Symphonic
poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale," Saint-Sae*ns; "Rhapso-
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die Hongroise," No. 2, Liszt; "Marche Joyeuse,"
Chabrier; WalU, "Du und Du," Johann Strauss; "On
the Shores of Sorrento," Richard Strauss; Overture,
'1812," Tschaikowsky.
Twelfth Concert, January j, 1903. Overture, "Der
Sturm" (new), Urspruch; "Overture, Scherzo, and
Finale," op. 52, Schumann; Concerto for organ, Parker
(Horatio W. Parker); Symphony No. 8, in B minor,
"Unfinished," Schubert; Tone poem, "Don Juan,"
Richard Strauss.
Thirteenth Concert, January 10. Overture, "Le Carnaval
Romain," Berlioz; Symphony, op. 58, "Manfred,"
Tschaikowsky; Song, "An die Hoffnung," Beethoven
(Mr. Anton Van Rooy) ; Serenade, No. 3, in D minor,
op. 69, Volkmann; "Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic
Fire Scene," from "Die Walkure," Wagner (Mr. Van
Rooy).
Fourteenth Concert, January 17. Symphony in B flat (B.
& H. Edition, No. 8), Haydn; Concerto for violin, in D
major, op. 61, Beethoven (Mr. Cornelius Franke);
Prelude and "Liebestod," from "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Fest Klange," Liszt.
Fifteenth Concert, January 24. Overture, "FingaPs Cave,"
Mendelssohn; Symphonic poem, "Es waren zwei
Konigskinder" (new), Volbach; Concerto for piano, in
A minor, op. 54, Schumann (Mrs. Fannie Bloomfield-
Zeisler) ; Symphony No. 10, in C major, Schubert.
Sixteenth Concert, January j/. "Coronation March"
(new), Saint-Saens; Symphony No. 2, in C major, op.
61, Schumann; "Inflammatus," from "Stabat Makr,"
Dvorak (Mrs. Kirkby Lunn); Vorspiel, "Kain" (new),
D'Albert; "Olafs Hochzeits Reigcn" (new), Rittcr;
Songs, "Sea Pictures," Elgar (Mrs. Kirkby Lunn);
"Love Scene," from "Feuersnot," Richard Strauss.
Seventeenth Concert, February 7. "Huldigung*s March,"
Wagner; Symphonic poems, "Minnehaha" and "Hia-
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 339
watha" (new), Kaun; Concerto for piano, No. i, in B
flat minor, op. 23, Tschaikowsky (Mr. Mark Ham-
bourg); Symphony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Bee-
thoven.
Eighteenth Concert [Popular Programme}, February 14.
Suite No. i, op. 43, Tschaikowsky; Concerto for violon-
cello, in E minor, Popper (Mr. Walter Unger) ; Ballade
in A minor (new), Coleridge-Taylor; "Marche Tri-
omphale du Roi David," Godefroid; "Contrasts" (the
Gavotte, A. D. 1700 and 1900), Elgar; "Valse de Con-
cert," op. 47, Glazounow; Fragments from "Das
Rheingold," Wagner.
Nineteenth Concert, February 21. Overture, "Carneval,"
Dvorak; Symphonic poem, "Les Bolides," Franck;
Symphony No. 2, in C minor, Bruckner; Concerto for
violin, op. 64, Mendelssohn (Miss Maud MacCarthy) ;
"Mephisto Waltz," Liszt; "Ride of the Valkyries,"
from "Die Walkure," Wagner.
Twentieth Concert, February 28. Serenade, No. i, in D
major, op. n, Brahms; Concerto for piano, in D flat,
Sinding (Miss Mary Wood Chase) ; Prelude to "The
Birds of Aristophanes," Paine (new); Fantaisie, "Fran-
cesca da Rimini," Tschaikowsky; March, "Pomp and
Circumstance," Elgar.
Twenty- first Concert, March 7. Overture, "The Conse-
cration of the House," op. 124, Beethoven; Overture,
"Coriolanus," op. 62, Beethoven; Symphony No. 8, in
F major, op. 93, Beethoven; Symphony No. 9, in D
minor, op. 125, Beethoven (soloists: Miss Jenny Os-
born, Miss Mabelle Crawford, Mr. Glenn Hall, Mr.
David L. Canmann).
Twenty-second Concert [Young People's Programme},
March 14. Overture, " Masaniello," Auber; Suite,
"Peer Gynt," No. i, op. 46, Grieg; Larghetto from
Second Symphony, Beethoven; Symphonic poem,
"Phaeton," Saint-Saens; "A Sketch of the Steppes of
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Central Asia/' Borodin; "Marche Slave," op. 31,
Tschaikowsky; Overture, "Cockaigne," Elgar; "Fun-
eral March of a Marionette," Gounod; Waltz, "Wein,
Weib, und Gesang," Strauss; "Waldweben," from
"Siegfried," and overture to "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Twenty-third Concert, March 21. Overture, "Genoveva,"
Schumann; Tone poem, "La Bonne Chanson," Loeff-
ler; Symphony for orchestra and piano, op. 25, D'Indy
(Mr. Rudolph Ganz); Symphonic poem, "Les Pre*-
ludes," Liszt; Selections from "Parsifal," Wagner.
Twenty- fourth Concert, March 28. Suite No. 2, in B
minor, Bach; Concerto for violin, in D major, op. 77,
Brahms (Mr. Hugo Heermann); Symphony No. 6,
"Pastoral," Beethoven.
THIRTEENTH SEASON, 1903-1904
First Concert, October 24. "Huldigung's March" and
vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wagner; Symphony No. 7, in
A major, op. 92, Beethoven; Entr^acte symphoniquc,
"Messidor" (new), Alfred Bruneau; Variations on a
Russian theme (new) (composed by N. Artciboucheff,
J. Whitol, A. Liadow, N. Rimsky-Korsakow, N.
Sokolow, A. Glazounow); Overture, "Le Carnaval
Remain," Berlioz.
Second Concert, October j/. "Overture Solennelle," op.
73, Glazounow; Entr'acte, in B minor, "Rosamunde,"
Schubert ; Menuetto from Serenade No. i , in D major,
op. u, Brahms; Symphony No. 2, in D minor, op. 70,
Dvorak; "Introduction Symphonique," to Act II.,
"L'£tranger|' (new), D'Indy; Tone poem, "Death and
Transfiguration," op. 24, Richard Strauss; Vorspiel,
"Die Meistcrsinger," Wagner.
Third Concert, November 7. Overture, "The Magic
Flute," Mozart; Andante and Allegro," from violin
sonata, No. 2 (first time), Bach; Symphony No. 4, in K
minor, op. 98, Brahms; Overture, "Der Improvisator,"
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D'Albert; Symphonic poem," La Belle au Bois Dor-
mant" (new), Bruneau; "Coronation March," op. 117,
Saint-Saens.
Fourth Concert, November 14. Overture, "Melusine,"
op. 32, Mendelssohn; Incidental music and "Funeral
March," from "Grania and Diarmid" (new), Elgar;
Concerto for piano, in A minor, op. 16, Grieg (Mrs.
Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler) ; Symphony No. 6, "Pathe*-
tique," in B minor, op. 74, Tschaikowsky.
Fifth Concert, December 5. Symphony in E flat (Kochel,
54j), Mozart; Concerto for violoncello, in D major, op.
101, Haydn (Mr. Bruno Steindel); Overture, "Corio-
lanus," op. 62, Beethoven; Symphony No. 3, "Rhen-
ish," in E flat, op. 97, Schumann.
Sixth Concert [Berlioz Anniversary], December 12. "Sym-
phonic Fantastique," op. 14, in A; Recitative, "The
Greeks have disappeared," and aria, "Unhappy King,"
from "Les Troyens" (Miss Marguerite Hall); Sym-
phonic dramatique, "Romeo and Juliet," op. 17 ("Ball
Scene" and "Love Scene"); Selections from "The
Damnation of Faust."
Seventh Concert [Beethoven Anniversary], December ig.
"Overture, Adagio, and Finale," from "Die Geschopfe
des Prometheus," op. 43; Rondino in E flat (posthu-
mous) (wind choir); "Alia Danza Tedesca" (allegro
assai) and cavatina (adagio molto espressivo), op. 130
(string choir); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Symphony,
No. 3, "Eroica," in E flat, op. 55.
Eighth Concert [Young People's Programme], December 26.
Ouverture dramatique, "Patrie," Bizet; Suite, "Les
Erinnyes," Massenet; "Andante and Allegro Molto
Vivace," from concerto for violin, op. 64, Men-
delssohn (Mr. Leon Marx) ; Variations and doppelfuge,
"Uber ein lustiges Thema," op. 30 (new), Georg
Schumann; "Slavonic Rhapsody," op. 45, No. i,
Dvorak; "Reverie," for harp, Parish-Alvars (Mr.
34* THEODORE THOMAS
Enrico Tramonti);"R£ves d'Enfant," Tschaikowsky;
Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Ninth Concert, January 2, 1904* Symphony No. 2, in D
major (new), Sibelius; Concerto for piano, No. i, in E
flat (Mr. George Proctor), Liszt; Incidental music and
"Funeral March," from "Crania and Diarmid," Elgar;
"Good Friday Spell", "Transformation Scene," and
"Glorification." from "Parsifal," Wagner.
Tenth Concert, January g. Symphony in D minor, Ce*sar
Franck; Concerto for violin, No. 3, in B minor, op. 61,
Saint-SaSns (M. Jacques Thibaud); Fantaisie sym-
phonique, "La Villanelle du Diable," Loeffler; Vor-
spiel, "Ingwelde," Schillings; "Till Eulenspiegel's
Merry Pranks," op. 28, Richard Strauss.
Eleventh Concert, January 16. Symphony in D minor
(new), Dohndnyi; Concerto for violoncello, in D
major, op. 7 (Mr. Carl Briickner)', Svendsen; "Baccha-
nale," "Tannhauser," Wagner; Suite, "L'Arlesienne,"
Bizet; "Slavonic Dances," op. 72, Nos. 7 and 8,
Dvorak.
Twelth Concert, January 23. Serenade No. 2, in A major,
op. 16, Brahms; Concerto for piano, No. 5, in E flat,
op. 73, Beethoven (Mr. Ferruccio Busoni); Symphony
No. 4, in D minor, op. 120, Schumann; Suite, "Moycn
Age," op. 79 (new), Glazounow.
Thirteenth Concert, January 30. Symphony in E flat (B. &
H. Edition, No. 3), Haydn; Concerto for flute and harp
(Kochel, 299) (Mr. Alfred Qucnsel and Mr. Enrico
Tramonti), Mozart; Symphony No. 8, in F major, op.
93, Beethoven; Symphonic poem No. 3, "Les Preludes,"
Liszt.
Fourteenth Concert, February 6. Suite No. 2, in B minor,
Bach; Concerto for violin, No. 6, in E flat (Kochel, 268)
(M. Jacques Thibaud), Mozart; Symphony No. 8, in
B minor, "Unfinished," Schubert; Tone poem, "Don
Juan," op. 20, Richard Strauss.
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Fifteenth Concert [Young People's Programme], February
ij. Overture, "A Midsummer Night's Dream,"
Mendelssohn; Variations, "Chorale St. Antoine," op.
56, Brahms; "Andante and Allegro," from violin so-
nata, No. 2, Bach; "Tambourin," from "Castor et
Pollux," Rameau; "Scherzo Capriccioso," op. 66,
Dvorak; Concerto for piano, No. 2, in G minor, op.
22 (Miss Jeannette Durno Collins), Saint-Saens;
"Marche Funebre," Chopin-Thomas; Fragments from
"Das Rheingold," Wagner.
Sixteenth Concert, February 20. Overture, "Alceste,"
Gluck; Recitative and aria, "La Clemenza di Tito"
(Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink), Mozart; Sym-
phony No. 9, in D minor, "Unfinished," Bruckner;
"Die Allmacht" (Mme. Schumann-Heink); "Ride of
the Valkyries," fom "Die Walkure," Wagner; "Wald-
weben," from "Siegfried," 'Siegfried's Death Music,"
and final scene, from "Die Gotterdammerung,"
Wagner.
Seventeenth Concert, February 27. Symphony No. 5, in
E minor, op. 64, Tschaikowsky; Concerto for piano,
No. i, in B flat minor, op. 23 (Miss Blanche Sherman),
Tschaikowsky; "Symphonic Variations," Frederick A.
Stock; Prelude and "Isolde's Love-Death," from
"Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; "Kaiser March," Wag-
ner
Eighteenth Concert [Popular Programme], March 5. Two
military marches, "Pomp and Circumstance," op. 39,
Elgar; Suite, "Peer Gynt," No. i, op. 46, Grieg;
"Largo," Handel; Concerto for oboe (M. Alfred Bar-
thel), Guilhaud; Fragments from "Tannhauser,"
Wagner; Symphonic poem, No. i, "Le Rouet d'Om-
phale," op. 31, Saint-Saens; Symphonic poem, No. 3,
"Danse Macabre," op. 40, Saint-Saens; Theme and
variations, "Kaiser Franz" (string orchestra), Haydn;
Overture, "1812," Tschaikowsky.
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Nineteenth Concert, March 12. Overture No. 3, in D
major, Bach; Entr'acte, in B minor, "Rosamunde,"
Schubert; "Eine Faust Ouvcrturc," Wagner; Sym-
phony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125 (Miss Jenny Os-
born, Mrs. Sue H. Furbeck, George Hamlin, Albert
Boroff, and Apollo Musical Club), Beethoven.
Twentieth Concert, April 2. Vorspiel, "Die Meister-
singcr," Wagner; Tone poem, "Thus Spake Zara-
thustra," op. 30, Richard Strauss; Songs, "Das Rosen-
band," op. 36, No. i, "Liebeshymnus," op. 32, No. 3,
"Morgen," op. 27, No. 4, "Cacilie," op. 27, No. 2
(Mme. Pauline Strauss de Ahna), Strauss; Rondo,
"Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," op. 28, Strauss;
Songs, "Meinem Kinde," op. 37, No. 3, "Mutter-
tandelei," op. 43, No. 2, "Wiegenlied," op. 41, No. i
(Mme. Strauss de Ahna), Strauss; Tone poem, "Death
and Transfiguration," op. 24, Strauss (the composer
conducting).
Twenty- first Concert, April g. Symphony No. 2, in D
minor, op. 73, Brahms; Fantasia for piano and orches-
tra, in B flat minor, op. n (Mr. Arthur Whiting),
Whiting; "Variations," op. 36, Elgar; Symphonic poem,
No. 2, "Tasso," Liszt.
Twenty-second Concert [Young People's Programme], April
16. Symphony No. i, in C major, op. 21, Beethoven;
"Invitation to the Dance," Weber- Berlioz; "Noc-
turne," Franz Strauss; "Romanza," for horn (Mr.
Leopold de Mare), Saint-SaSns; Overture, "Der Frei-
schiitz," Weber; Air, Bach; "Tarentelle," for flute
and clarinet, op. 6 (Mr. Alfred Quensel and Mr.
Joseph Schreurs), Saint-Saens; Fragments from "Die
Meistersinger," Wagner.
Twenty- third Concert, April 23. Symphonic poem, "Pen-
thesilea" (new), Hugo Wolf; Concerto for violin, in D
major, op. 61 (Miss Maud Powell), Beethoven; Sym-
phony No. i, in B flat, op. 38, Schumann; "Ft
March, Hymn to Liberty," Kaun.
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Twenty- fourth Concert, April 30. Introduction to Act
III., "Medea," Cherubim ; Overture, "Manfred," Schu-
mann; "Sea Pictures," op. 37 (Miss Muriel Foster),
Elgar; Tone poem, "Eine Saga" (new), Sibelius;
"Hymnus," op. 33, No. 3 (Miss Foster), Strauss; Sym-
phony No. 5, in C minor, op. 67, Beethoven.
FOURTEENTH SEASON
[1904-1905]
First Concert, November 4, 1904. Overture, "Carnival,"
op. 92, Dvorak; Symphony No. 5, "From the New
World," E minor, op. 95, Dvorak; Overture, "In the
South" ("Alassio"), op. 50, new, Elgar; "Siegfried's
Rhine Journey," from "Die Gotterdammerung,"
Wagner; Rondo, "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks,"
Strauss.
Second Concert, November n. Overture, "Academic Fes-
tival," op. 80, Brahms; Symphony No. 2, D major, op.
36, Beethoven; Scena, " Abscheulicher 1 wo eilst du
hin ?" and aria, "Komm Hoffnung," from "Fidelio,"
Beethoven (Mme. Louise Homer); "The Country
Wedding," op. 26, Goldmark; Songs, "Traume,"
"Der Engel," "Stehe still!" and "Schmerzen," Wag-
ner (Mme. Homer); Vorspiel to "Die Meistersinger,"
Wagner.
Third Concert, November 18. Overture to "Benvenuto
Cellini," Berlioz; Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique," B
minor, op. 74, Tschaikowsky; Concerto for pianoforte,
F minor, op. 16, Henselt (Mrs. Fannie Bloomfield-
Zeisler); Overture to "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Fourth Concert, November 2$. Concert overture, "Cock-
aigne," Elgar; Serenade for wind choir, op. 7, Strauss;
Symphonic variations, op. 78, Dvorak; Suite from the
ballet, "Casse-noisette," op. 71 a, Tschaikowsky; Sym-
phonic poem No. 2, "Phaeton," op. 39, Saint-Saens;
"Heart Wounds" and "Spring," Grieg (string orches-
346 THEODORE THOMAS
tra); "Intermezzo" and "Perpetuum Mobile," op. 39,
Moszkowski; Vorspiel to "Lohengrin" and "Ride of
the Valkyries," from "Die Walktire," Wagner.
Fifth Concert, December 2. Overture, "In Italy," op. 49
(new), Goldmark; Variations, op. 36, Elgar; Suite for
n and orchestra, op. 180, Raff (Mr. Leopold
Knimer); Symphony No. 2, C major, op. 61, Schu-
mann.
Sixth Concert, December p. Overture, "Egmont," Bee-
thoven; Symphony No. i, C minor, op. 68, Brahms;
Variations, sur un theme rococo, for violoncello and
orchestra, op. 33, Tschaikowsky (Mr. Bruno Steindel) ;
Symphonic poem No. 3, "Les Preludes," Liszt.
[The above programme was the last in the fourteenth season
performed in the Auditorium, where the concerts had been
given since the first season, in 1891. Orchestra Hall, the new
and permanent home, given to the orchestra by the people of
Chicago, was dedicated Wednesday evening, December 14,
with the following programme, in the performance of which the
orchestra was assisted by the Apollo Musical Club and the
Mendelssohn Club, both of Chicago.— EDR.]
Dedicatory Concert, December 14. "Hail! Bright Abode,"
from "Tannhauser," Wagner (chorus and orchestra);
Dedicatory address (Hon. George E. Adams); Over-
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; Tone poem, "Death and
Transfiguration," Strauss; Symphony No. 5, C minor,
Beethoven; "Hallelujah," from "The Messiah," Han-
del (chorus and orchestra).
[The regular concerts of the season were resumed the same
week in Orchestra Hall, the seventh concert being given, as
had been Mr. Thomas's custom for several years, in celebration
of Beethoven's birthday, with the following Beethoven pro-
gramme.— EDR.J
Seventh Concert, December 16. Symphony No. 4, B flat,
op. 60; Romanza for violin, F major, op. 50 (Mr.
Leopold Kramer); Overture, "Coriolanus," op. 62;
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Overtura, grande fugue, tantot libre, tantot recherchee,
B flat, op. 133 (string orchestra); Symphony No. 7,
A major, op. 92.
Eighth Concert, December 23. Overture, "In der Natur,"
op. 91, Dvorak; Larghetto from Second Symphony,
Beethoven; "Contrasts" (The Gavotte A.D. 1700 and
1900), Elgar; "Suite Pastorale," Chabrier; "Love
Scene," from "Feuersnot," Richard Strauss; "Wald
Fantasie," op. 83, Zoellner; "Traume," Wagner;
Symphonic poem No. i, "Le Rouet d'Omphale," op.
31, Saint-Saens; Waltz, "Village Swallows," Joseph
Strauss; Suite, "Sylvia," Delibes.
Ninth Concert, December jo. Symphony, C major
(Kochel, 551), Mozart; Concerto for oboe, G minor,
Handel (Mr. Alfred Barthel); Symphony No. 8, B
minor ("Unfinished"), Schubert; Scherzo, "A Midsum-
mer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Overture, "Geno-
veva," Schumann.
[Mr. Frederick Stock, assistant conductor of the orchestra,
was leader at the ninth concert, Mr. Thomas having been
stricken with the illness which resulted fatally, January 4, 1905.
The tenth concert was postponed on this account, and memo-
rial concerts were given January 6 at Orchestra Hall and
January 8 at the Auditorium, with the following programme
for each concert. — EDR.]
Memorial Concerts, January 6 and 8, 1905. Chorale,
Bach; Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" (first two movements)
Beethoven; "Siegfried's Death March," from "Die
Gotterdammerung," Wagner; Tone poem, "Death and
Transfiguration," Strauss.
[Concerts were resumed the week ending January 13, when
the eleventh programme was performed, Mr. Stock conducting.
It was necessary again to postpone the tenth concert, owing to
the difficulty of arranging dates for M. de Pachmann, the
pianist, who was to have been the soloist, but in order to pre-
serve the sequence of Mr. Thomas's programmes, the tenth is
inserted in its regular order, as Mr. Thomas prepared it. — EDR.]
i 1 I KODORE THOMAS
Tenth Concert, January 6t 7905. Symphony No. 4, F
minor, op. 36, Tschaikowsky; Concerto for pianoforte,
No. 2, F minor, op. 21, Chopin (M. Vladimir de Pach-
mann); Scherzo, "L'Apprenti Sorcier," Dukas; Tone
Poem, "Death and Transfiguration," op. 24, Strauss.
[As it was impossible to secure the services of M. de Pach-
mann, the programme was most judiciously revised by Mr.
Stock for this concert, which was finally given January 30. —
EDR.]
Eleventh Concert, January jj. Symphony, G major (B.
& H. Edition, No. 13), Haydn; Symphonic concertante
for violin and viola, E flat (Kochel, 364), Mozart (Mr.
Ludwig Becker and Mr. Franz Esser); Variations,
"Chorale St. Anthony," op. 85, Brahms; Overture,
"Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven.
[At the eleventh concert, the " Marche Funebre," from Bee-
thoven's Sonata, op. 26, arranged for orchestra by Mr. Thomas,
was played as a tribute to the memory of Charles D. Hamill,
who died January n, 1905. Mr. Hamill had been a friend of
Mr. Thomas for more than forty years, and was one of his
staunchest supporters in all his musical undertakings. He
was also one of the incorporators of the Orchestral Association,
served as a trustee since its organization in 1890, and at the
time of his death was Chairman of the Executive Committee.
He was largely instrumental in inducing Mr. Thomas to leave
New York and make Chicago his home. He combined musi-
cal knowledge with business ability, and thus became a valued
counsellor and judicious supporter of Mr. Thomas in his efforts
to advance the interests of the higher music. As one of the
founders of the orchestra, as well as of the Art Institute, Chi-
cago owes Mr. Hamill a debt of gratitude for his resolute
and successful labors in the service of the highest and most
beautiful of the arts.— EDR.]
Twelfth Concert, January 20. Suite, "Impressions
d'ltalie," Charpentier; "La Fiancee du Timbalier,"
op 82, Saint-Safins (Miss Muriel Foster); Chorale and
variations for harp and orchestra, op. 74, Wider (Mr.
Enrico Tramonti); Vorspiel to "Lohengrin," Wagner;
Concert overture, "Froissart," op. 19 (first time),
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 349
Elgar; "Sea Pictures," op. 37, Elgar (Miss Foster);
"Italian Serenade" (first time), Hugo Wolf; Suite from
the ballet, "Casse-noisette," op. 71 a, Tschaikowsky.
Thirteenth Concert, January 27. Concert Overture, "Eu-
terpe," Chadwick; "Endymion's Narrative," Converse;
Concerto for violin, D major, op. 77, Brahms (Mr. Fritz
Kreisler); Symphony No. 4, D minor, op. 120, Schu-
mann; Rondo, "Till EulenspiegePs Merry Pranks,"
Strauss.
[Mr. Thomas left no programme for the fourteenth concert.
The programme for the fifteenth is the last complete one written
by him, as that for the sixteenth is only a sketch which he in-
tended to fill out later. The fifteenth is as follows. — EDR.]
Fifteenth Concert, February 10. Symphony in D (Kochel,
504), Mozart; Concerto No. 5, E flat, op. 73, Bee-
thoven (Eugen D' Albert); Symphonic variations, op.
78, Dvorak; Overture, "In the South," ("Alassio") op.
50, Elgar.
[A short time before his death Mr. Thomas made pro-
grammes for two concerts in Milwaukee. They were given
January 17 and February 28, Mr. Frederick Stock conduct-
ing, and are as follows. — EDR.]
First Concert, January 17, 1905. Overture, "In der
Natur," op. 91, Dvorak; Variations, op. 36, organ
(Wilhelm Middelschulte), Elgar; "Dreams," Wagner;
Overture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Symphonic Pathe'-
tique," Tschaikowsky.
[At the request of Milwaukee patrons, the "Siegfried
Funeral March" was played after the Elgar Variations, in
memory of Mr. Thomas. — EDR.]
Second Concert, February 28. Variations, "Chorale Saint
Antoine," op. 56, Brahms; Symphony No. 4, B flat,
op. 60, Beethoven; Tone poem, "Death and Trans-
figuration," Strauss; Symphonic poem, "Phaeton,"
350 THEODORE THOMAS
Saint-Safins; "Heart Wounds" and "Spring," Grieg
(string orchestra); Suite from the ballet, "Casse-noi-
sette," op. yia, Tschaikowsky.
xxvn
CHICAGO ORCHESTRA PEOPLE'S CONCERTS
[1893-1894]
First Concert, January 30, 1893. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, op. 67, Beethoven; "Tarentelle," for flute and
clarinet, Saint-Safins (Mr. V. Andersen and Mr. J.
Schreurs); "Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Over-
ture, "Tannhauser," Wagner; "Theme and variations"
from quartet in D minor, Schubert (string orchestra) ;
"Malaguena," Moorish fantasia, from "Boabdil,"
Moszkowski.
Second Concert, February 20. "Cnorale and fugue,"
Bach; Symphony No. 8, in B minor, "Unfinished,"
Schubert; Aria from "Ludmila," Dvorak (Miss Agnes
Thomson); "Scherzo capriccioso," op. 67, Dvorak;
Vorspiel, "Lohengrin," Wagner; "Hungarian Dances,"
17-21, Brahms; Aria, from "La Reine de Saba,"
Gounod (Miss Thomson); Symphonic poem, "Lcs
Preludes."
Third Concert, March 20. Symphony No. 3, "Eroica,"
op. 55, Beethoven; Vorspiel to "Die Mcistersinger,"
Wagner; "Waldweben," Wagner; "Siegfried's Rhine
Journey," Wagner; Symphonic poem, "Rouet d'Om-
phale," Saint-Safins; Concerto for piano, No. i, in E
flat, Liszt (Mr. August Hyllested); Suite from balkt,
"Casse-noisette," Tschaikowsky.
Fourth Concert, January 15, 1894. Three marches, op.
40, Schubert (instrumentation by Theodore Thomas) ;
Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Beethoven; "Slavonic
Rhapsody," No. 2, Dvorak; £le*gic, theme, and varia-
tions, from suite, op. 55, Tschaikowsky; Vorspiel,
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 351
"Lohengrin," "Waldweben," Wagner; Fantasia for
harp, Saint-Saens (Mr. Shuecker); Waltz, "Kongis-
lieder," Strauss; Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor."
XXVIII
VISITS OF THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA TO
NEW YORK
FIRST VISIT, 1896.
[In March, 1896, the Chicago Orchestra made its first
visit to New York, and gave seven concerts, with the following
programmes. — P^DR.]
First Concert, March 17, 1896. Overture, "Leonora,"
No. 3, Beethoven; "Symphonic Pathe'tique," Tschai-
kowsky; "Symphonic variations," Dvorak; "Polonaise"
in A flat, Chopin (instrumentation by Theodore
Thomas); Vorspiel to "Die Meistersinger," Wagner.
Second Concert, March 21. Variations, Chorale "St. An-
toine," Brahms; Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," Bee-
thoven; Songs (Miss Emma Juch); Introduction and
"Isolde's Verklarung," from "Tristan and Isolde,"
Wagner; Overture-fantasia, "Romeo and Juliet,"
Tschaikowsky.
Third Concert, March 23. Sonata in F minor, Bach (in-
strumentation by Theodore Thomas); Symphony No.
4, Brahms; Concerto No. 4, in G minor; Beethoven
(Mr. Rafael Joseffy); Overture, "Sappho," Gold-
mark.
Fourth Concert, March 24. Marches in E flat and G
minor, Schubert (instrumentation by Theodore
Thomas); Symphony No. 7, in A major, Beethoven;
Concerto for violoncello, Molique (Mr. Bruno Stein-
del); "Scherzo," op. 45, Goldmark; "Fantaisie car-
acteristique," for harp, Parish- Alvars (Mr. Edmund
Shuecker); "Marche Funebre," Chopin-Thomas;
Overture to " Tannhauser."
353 THEODORE THOMAS
Fifth Concert, March 25. Symphony No. i, in B flat,
Schumann; Song, "Ye twice ten thousand Drim-,"
Purcell (Mr. Plunket Greene); Concerto for violin,
Brahms (Mr. Max Bendix) ; Overture-fantasia, "Ham-
let," Tschaikowsky; "Wotan's Farewell" and "Magic
Fire Scene," from "Die WalkUre," Wagner.
Sixth Concert, March 27. Symphony, "From the New
World," Dvorak; Concerto No. 2, in A major, Liszt
(Mr. Rafael Joseffy); " Bacchanale," from "Tann-
hauser," Wagner; "Siegfried Idyl," Wagner; Rondo,
"Till Eulenspiegel," Richard Strauss.
Seventh Concert, March 28. Serenade No. i, in D major,
Brahms; Aria, "Waft her," from " Jephthah," Handel
(Mr. Ben Davies); Symphony in B minor, "Unfin-
ished," Schubert; Aria from "Der Freischutz," Weber
(Mr. Davies); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3, Bee-
thoven.
SECOND VISIT, 1898.
[The second visit to New York was made in March, 1898,
when seven concerts were given, including an extra concert
at Carnegie Hall, March 7, in honor of M. Guilmant, the
organist, and M. Pugno, the pianist. The six regular pro-
grammes were as follows. — EDR.]
First Concert, March i, 1898. Symphony No. 5, in C
minor, op. 67, Beethoven; Concerto for piano, No. 4,
in D minor, op. 70, Rubinstein (Mr. Josef Hofmann) ;
Tone poem, "Don Juan," Richard Strauss; Nocturne
in C minor, waltz in A major, Chopin; Barcarolle,
Rubinstein ; Rhapsody, Liszt (Mr. Hofmann) ; Vorspiel,
"Lohengrin."
Second Concert, March g. Symphony in G minor (Kochcl,
550), Mozart; Aria from "Der Frcischiitz," Weber
(Mr. Pol Plancon) ; Overture, "Coriolanus," Beethoven ;
Fantasia in F minor, Schubert; Serenade from "Dam-
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 353
nation of Faust" (M. Plancon); Suite, "Scenes de Bal-
let," op. 52, Glazounow.
Third Concert, March 12. Symphonic suite, "Schehera-
zade," op. 35, Rimsky-Korsakow; Concerto for piano,
No. 4, in C, op. 44, Saint-Saens (Mr. Josef Hofmann) ;
"Invitation to the Dance," Weber; Tone poem, "Thus
spake Zarathustra," Richard Strauss.
Fourth Concert, March 14. Suite No. 3, in D major,
Bach; Symphony No. 2, in D major, op. 73, Brahms;
Scene and aria, "Ah! perfido," Beethoven (Mme.
Lillian Nordica); Introduction and closing scene,
"Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; "Kaiser March,"
Wagner.
Fifth Concert, March 16. Symphony No. 4, in D minor,
Schumann; Concerto for violin, in D major, op. 61,
Beethoven (M. Ysaye); Overture, "Tragic," Brahms;
Symphonic poem, "Les fiolides," Ce*sar Franck; Cha-
conne, Bach (M. Ysaye); "Festival March and Na-
tional Hymn," Kaun.
Sixth Concert, March 19. Overture, "Leonora," No. 2,
Beethoven; Symphony No. 9 (instrumental parts), Bee-
thoven; Concerto for piano, Beethoven (Mr. Joseph
Hofmann); Overture, "Leonora," No. 3.
CHICAGO ORCHESTRA CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME
[Under the auspices of the Chicago Orchestral Association.]
[1899]
April 22, 1899. "Wedding March," from "Midsummer
Night's Dream," Mendelssohn; Vorspiel to "Hansel
and Gretel," Humperdinck; Air, Bach; Little suite,
"Children's Games," i. March, "Trumpets "and
Drums," 2. Berceuse, "The Doll," 3. Impromptu,
354 THEODORE THOMAS
"The Top," 4. Duo, "Little Husband and Little
Wife," 5. Galop, "The Ball," Bizet; Symphonic poem,
"Danse Macabre," Saint-Sae*ns; Overture, "William
Tell," Rossini; "Traumcrci," Schumann; "Invitation
to the Dance," Weber; "Waldweben," from "Sieg-
fried," and march, " Tannhauser," Wagner.
THE CHICAGO STRING QUARTETTE
[1896-1897]
[In 1896 Mr. Thomas organized a string quartette, com-
posed of players in his orchestra, and inaugurated a series of
chamber concerts. The musical public, however, were too
much engaged with the regular orchestral concerts to give the
undertaking proper support, and the concerts were discon-
tinued in the Spring of 1897. The prpgrammes were as fol-
lows.— EDR.]
First Concert, December 22, 1896. Quartet, No. 4, op. 18,
in C minor, Beethoven; Quintet, op. 44, in E flat,
Schumann; Sextet, op. 18, in B flat, Brahms.
Second Concert, January 5, 1897. Quartet in E flat
(Kochel, No. 428), Mozart; Trio, op. 70, in D major,
Beethoven; Quintet, op. 163, in C major, Schubert.
Third Concert, February g. Quartet in B flat, Haydn;
Trio in E flat, op. 100, Schubert; Quartet in F major,
op. 59, No. i, Beethoven.
Fourth Concert, February 16. Quartet, Thema mit Veran-
derungen, op. 93, Rheinberger; Quintet in F minor,
Brahms; Quartet in A major, op. 41, No. 3, Schumann.
Fifth Concert, April /j. Quartet in F major, op. 40,
Hugo Kaun; Sextet, op. 18, in B flat (by request),
Brahms; Quartet in A major, op. 41, No. 3, Schumann.
CONCERT PROGRAMMES 355
Sixth Concert, May 4. Concerto in G, Bach (for three
violins, three violas, three violoncellos, and double
bass); Quartet No. 15, in A minor, op. 132, Beethoven;
Octet in E flat, op. 20, Mendelssohn.
[With the fifteenth programme of the fourteenth season of
the Chicago Orchestra Concerts, in Orchestra Hall, the long
list closes. It includes more than ten thousand programmes
made by Mr. Thomas during the last fifty years. It is an
eloquent testimonial to the extraordinary activity and strenuous
nature of his life-work, as well as to his matchless skill in pro-
gramme-making. The record should be of the greatest value
to musicians in general and to conductors and those aspiring
to become conductors in particular, and is of supreme signifi-
cance as a compendium of the musical history of the United
States, and as an index of popular musical progress during the
last half century. Mr. Thomas has fully explained in the In-
troduction to this volume his system of programme-making,
and, it may be added, that a programme once made by him
remained unchanged, unless alteration was demanded by the
failure of soloists to appear. There was no occasion to change
orchestral numbers, for, until he was prostrated by his last
illness, he was never absent from or late at a concert or re-
hearsal during a period of more than fifty years. — EDR.]
WORKS INTRODUCED INTO THIS COUN-
TRY BY MR. THOMAS
[The following record of works rendered by Mr. Thomas
for the first time in this country, showing locality and date of
performance, has been prepared with scrupulous care, Mr.
Thomas himself, Mr. Frederick Stock, assistant conductor of
the Chicago Orchestra, Mr. Theodore McNicol, its librarian,
and the editor of this work having cooperated in its compila-
tion. It may be relied upon as correct, and therefore cannot
but prove of important historical value to the musical stu-
dent, while at the same time it will interest the general mu-
sical public as a proof of his wide research, catholic taste,
and artistic enterprise. — EDR.]
ABERT.
Symphony No. i, D major, "Columbus," op. 31,
Brooklyn, October 27, 1866.
D'ALBERT.
Prelude to "The Ruby," Chicago, January 3, 1896.
Overture, " Der Improvisator," Chicago, October 14,
1901.
Vorspiel, " Kain," Chicago, January 30, 1903.
AUBER.
" Grand Inauguration March," New York, Sep-
tember 18, 1862.
BACH (Johann Sebastian).
Toccata in F (Esser arrangement), New York, Janu-
ary 13, 1865.
Passacaglio (Esser arrangement), New York, April
8, 1865.
Suite No. 3, in D, New York, October 26, 1867.
Eight-part Chorus, "I Wrestle and Pray," New
York, March 13, 1869.
357
358 THEODORE THOMAS
Suite in B minor, New York, November 27, 1874.
Magnificat in D, Cincinnati, May 13, 1875.
Suite No. i, in C, New York, March 25, 1876.
Prelude, adagio, gavotte, and rondo (Bachrich ar-
rangement), New York, January 24, 1880.
Ciaconna (arranged by Raff), Philadelphia, February
24, 1887.
Fugue in A minor (Hellmesberger Edition), New York,
December 6, 1887.
Gavotte, sicilienne, and bourre*e (string orchestra),
New York, April 14, 1888.
Bourre*e, gavotte, re*jouissance, Suite No. 4, Chicago,
November i, 1901.
BACH (Carl Philipp Emanuel).
Symphony in D major, New York, September 18, 1862.
BALAKIREW.
Symphonic poem, "Thamar," Chicago, October 23,
1896.
BARGIEL.
Overture, " Prometheus/' Brooklyn, October 28, 1865.
Symphony in C, op. 30, New York, January 13, 1866.
"Trois Danses Allemandes," op. 24, New York, August
6, 1869.
Intermezzo, Chicago, July 28, 1887.
BEETHOVEN.
Concerto No. 2, for piano, Brooklyn, January 21, 1865.
Concerto for piano, violin, and violoncello, New York,
February 18, 1865.
Concerto for piano, No. 3, Brooklyn, December 8,
1865.
Choral fantasia (complete), New York, January 13,
1866.
Symphony No. 9, in D minor, op. 125, Brooklyn,
April 14, 1866.
Overture in C, op. 115, New York, December 2, 1866.
Music to "Prometheus," New York, December 15,
1867.
RECORD OF WORKS 359
Twelve minuets, New York, August 6, 1874.
Serenade, op. 8, New York, July 13, 1875.
Rondino, for two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons,
and two horns, Chicago, July 14, 1885.
Cavatina, from String Quartet, op. 130, Brooklyn,
October 26, 1886.
Grand Fugue, op. 133, New York, March 29, 1888.
"Ritter Ballet," New York, January 17, 1889.
BENNETT.
Symphony in G minor, New York, September 7, 1875.
BERLIOZ.
Overture, "Corsair," New York, March 7, 1863.
Symphony, "Harold in Italy," New York, May 9,
1863.
Second part from dramatic symphony, "Romeo and
Juliet," New York, December 3, 1864.
Overture, "Benvenuto Cellini," Brooklyn, November
9, 1867.
"Tristia," op. 18, New York, February 5, 1885.
BIZET.
Egyptian dance from "Djamileh," Chicago, April 24,
1896.
BOELLMANN.
Variations symphoniques, for violoncello, Chicago,
November 14, 1902.
BORODIN.
"Sketch of the Steppes," Brooklyn, March 23, 1886.
BULOW.
Ballad, "The Minstrel's Curse," op. 16, New York,
February 15, 1868.
BUNGERT.
Symphonic poem, "Auf der Wartburg," New York,
February 28, 1888.
BRAHMS.
Serenade in D, op. n, New York, May 29, 1873.
360 THEODORE THOMAS
Variations on theme by Haydn, Brooklyn, April u,
1874.
Theme and variations, from Sextet, op. 18, Brooklyn,
December 19, 1874.
Hungarian dances, New York, February 6, 1875.
"Tragic" Overture, New York, November 12, 1881.
"Academic" Overture, New York, November 29,
1881.
Rhapsody, op. 53, New York, January 6, 1883.
Third Symphony, F major, op. 90, New York, No-
vember 15, 1884.
Second Symphony, D major, op. 73, New York,
October 3, 1878.
BRISTOW.
Overture, "Great Republic," Brooklyn, May 10, 1879.
BROUELET.
Suite, "Scenes Fantasistes," Chicago, July 19, 1890.
BRUCH.
Symphony in E flat, op. 28, New York, March 13,
1869.
"Honors of War to Patroclus," from " Achilleus," New
York, April i, 1886.
BRUCKNER.
Symphony, No. 7, E major, Chicago, July 29, 1886.
"Te Deum," Cincinnati, May 26, 1892.
Symphony, No. 4, "Romantic," E flat, Chicago, Jan-
uary 28, 1897.
BRUNEAU.
Symphonic poem, "La Belle aux Bois Dormant,"
Chicago, November 7, 1903.
Entr'acte symphonique, "Messidor," Chicago, Feb-
ruary 24, 1903.
BUCK.
"Centennial Meditation of Columbia," Philadelphia,
May n, 1876.
RECORD OF WORKS 361
CATEL.
Overture, " Semiramide," New York, December 12,
1868.
CHADWICK.
"Columbus Ode," Chicago, May 26, 1892.
"Pastoral Prelude," Chicago, January 25, 1895.
CHAMINADE.
" Concertstuck," Chicago, February 8, 1895.
CHANSSON.
Symphonic poem, "Viviane," Chicago, October 21,
1898.
CHARPENTIER.
Suite, "Impressions of Italy," Chicago, November 25,
1893.
CHERUBINI.
Introduction to Act III, from "Medea," New York,
October 26, 1867.
Entr'acte and ballet music, "Ali Baba," Brooklyn,
January 16, 1879.
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR.
Ballad in D minor, Chicago, February 13, 1903.
CONVERSE.
"Festival Overture," Brooklyn, January 25, 1868.
COWEN.
Scandinavian Symphony, New York, November n,
1882.
Welsh Symphony, No. 4, B flat minor, New York,
April n, 1885.
Symphony, No. 5, New York, February 28, 1888.
Overture, "The Butterfly's Ball," Chicago, October
28, 1902.
CUI.
"Tarantella," New York, October 28, 1886.
362 THEODORE THOMAS
DAVID (Ferdinand).
"Festival March," New York, July 30, 1874.
DELIBES.
Ballet, "Sylvia," New York, March 24, 1886.
"Scene de Bal," New York, April 30, 1886.
Ballet, "Coppeiia," New York, January 15, 1887.
DOHNANYI.
Symphony in D minor, Chicago, January 16, 1904.
DUKAS.
Scherzo, "L'Apprenti Sorcier," Chicago, January 13,
1899-
DUPARC.
Symphonic poem, "Lenore," Chicago, November 13,
1896.
DVORAK.
"Slavonic Rhapsody," No. 3, op.' 45, Cincinnati, Feb-
ruary 4, 1880.
Symphony in D, op. 60, No. i, New York, January
6, 1883.
"Scherzo Capriccioso," Brooklyn, November 8, 1884.
Overture, "Husitzka," New York, November 15, 1884.
Symphony, D minor, op. 70, No. 2, New York, Jan-
uary 9, 1886.
Cantata, "Spectre's Bride," op. 69, Brooklyn, March
20, 1886.
"Ugende," New York, March i, 1887.
Suite, op. 39, New York, March 31, 1887.
"Slavonic Dances," op. 72, Second Series, New York,
November 12, 1887.
"Symphonic Variations," op. 78, Chicago, July 19,
1888.
Tone poem, "The Golden Spinning Wheel," Chicago,
January i, 1897,
Symphonic poem, "The Wild Dove," Chicago, Octo-
ber 20, 1899.
Overture, "Mein Hcim," Chicago, November 15, 1901.
RECORD OF WORKS 363
ELGAR.
Concert overture, "Cockaigne," "In London Town,"
Chicago, March 15, 1901.
"Variations," op. 36, Chicago, January 3, 1902.
Military Marches, "Pomp and Circumstance," Chi-
cago, November 28, 1902.
Incidental music and funeral march from "Grania
and Diarmid," Chicago, November 7, 1903.
Concert overture, "Froissart," op. 19, Chicago, Jan-
uary 20, 1905.
FUCHS (Robert).
Symphony in C major, New York, December 10, 1885.
FRANCHETTI.
Prelude to "Asrael," New York, January 24, 1888.
FRANCK (C&ar).
Symphonic poem, "Les Bolides," Chicago, November
8, 1895.
Symphonic poem, "Le Chasseur Maudit," Chicago,
February 8, 1898.
GADBY.
Orchestral scene, "The Forest of Arden," New York,
October 26, 1886.
GADE.
"Spring Fantasia," op. 23, New York, January 16,
1869.
"Noveletten," op. 53, New York, January 4, 1877.
GERMAN.
Three Dances, "Henry VIII.,'" Chicago, October 25,
1895-
GERNSHEIM.
"Tarantella," from Symphony in F, Brooklyn, March
23, 1886.
GLAZOUNOW.
"Oriental Rhapsody," Chicago, November 13, 1896.
Second Concert Waltz, Chicago, October 29, 1897.
364 THEODORE THOMAS
Symphony, No. 6, in C minor, Chicago, October 19,
1900.
Tableaux musicales, "Le Printemps," Chicago, No-
vember 4, 1897.
"Ruses d'Amor," op. 6, Chicago, March 15, 1901.
Overture, " Solennelle," Chicago, December 6, 1901.
Suite, "Moyen Age," op. 79, Chicago, January 23,
1904.
GLEASON.
Symphonic poem, "Edris," Chicago, April 17, 1895.
GLINKA.
Overture, "Rouslane et Ludmila," New York, July
10, 1873.
GLUCK.
Overture, "Paris and Helen," New York, January
8, 1875.
GOETZ.
Concerto, B flat, for violin, New York, April 15, 1882.
Opera, "The Taming of the Shrew," New York,
January 14, 1886.
GOLDMARK.
"Wedding March and Variations," from "Country
Wedding," op. 26, Brooklyn, February 16, 1878.
Overture, " Penthesilea," op. 31, Cincinnati, December
3» '879.
Symphony, No. 2, in E flat, op. 35, New York, No-
vember 17, 1888.
Overture, "Spring," op. 36, New York, March 9, 1890.
Overture, "Prometheus Bound," op. 38, New York,
December 6, 1890.
Overture, "Sappho," op. 44, Cincinnati, May 23, 1894.
"Scherzo," op. 45, Chicago, December 28, 1894.
GOUNOD.
Ballet music, "Queen of Sheba," New York, July i,
1867.
RECORD OF WORKS 365
Larghetto and scherzo from Second Symphony, New
York, June 27, 1871.
Overture, "Le Me*decin Malgre Lui," New York, May
14, 1874.
Overture, "Mireille," New York, May 20, 1874.
Oratorio, "Redemption," New York, December 6,
1882.
Oratorio, "Mors et Vita," St. Louis, October 30, 1885.
GRADNER.
"Eine Lustspiel Ouvertiire," op. 28, New York, Decem-
ber 24, 1887.
GRIEG.
Concert overture, "In Autumn," New York, No-
vember 24, 1888.
Suite No. i, "Peer Gynt," op. 46, New York, January
24, 1889.
"Symphonic Dances," op. 64, Chicago, January 17,
1899.
GRIMM.
Suite in canon form, op. 10, New York, December
30, 1866.
Second Suite in canon form, op. 16, New York,
May 22, 1873.
GUIRAUD.
"Carnival," Chicago, July 20, 1877.
HALVERSON.
"Boyard's March," Chicago, December 13, 1895.
HAMERIK.
"Nordish Suite," op. 22, New York, September 3,
1873-
"Christian Trilogie," Baltimore, May i, 1884.
HANDEL.
"Royal Fireworks Music," New York, October 21,
1868.
Concerto in F, for string orchestra, Chicago, April 17,
1896.
366 THEODORE THOMAS
VON HAUSEGGER
Symphonic poem, " Barbarossa," Chicago, October 31,
1902,
HAYDN.
Theme and variations, " Kaiser Franz Hymn/' Brook-
lyn, November 9, 1867.
"Oxford Symphony," New York, March 4, 1875.
"Surprise Symphony," G major, Brooklyn, January
20, 1881.
HILLER.
"Dramatic Fantasia," New York, May 21, 1874.
HLARAC.
"Chopin Suite," New York, March 3, 1888.
HOFFMAN.
"Hungarian Suite," New York, May 14, 1874.
HOFMANN.
"Frithjof Symphony," New York, February 6, 1875.
"Pictures from the North," Chicago, July n, 1877.
"Overture to a Drama," Chicago, July 12, 1882.
HOHNSTOCK.
Overture, "Hail, Columbia," Brooklyn, March 4,
1865.
HORNEMANN.
Fairy Overture, "Aladdin," New York, July 16, 1871.
HUBER.
"Tell Symphony," New York, February n, 1882.
"Rdmischer Karneval," Chicago, July 21, 1887.
HUMPERDINCK.
Dream music from "Hansel und Gretel," Chicago,
November 15, 1895.
Tone picture from " Doraroschen," Chicago, October
14, 1902.
D'INDY
"WaUenstein's Camp," from " Wallenstein Trilogie,"
Chicago, October 19, 1900.
RECORD OF WORKS 367
"La Foret Enchante'e," Chicago, December 6, 1901.
Introduction symphonique to "L' Stranger," Chicago,
October 31, 1903.
JADASSOHN.
Serenade in canon form, New York, September n,
1873-
JARNEFELT.
Symphonic poem, "Korsholm," Chicago, November
21, 1902.
JENSEN.
"Wedding Music," op. 45, Jersey City, January 21,
1886.
JOACHIM.
March No. i, in C, New York, June 27, 1871.
March No. 2, in D, New York, July 21, 1871.
Hungarian Concerto, Brooklyn, January 10, 1874.
Concerto for violin, G major, New York, January 10,
1891.
KAUN.
"Festival March and Hymn," Chicago, January 7,
1898.
Symphony in D minor, op. 22, Chicago, January 14,
1898.
Overture, "Der Maler von Antwerpen," Chicago,
February 3, 1899.
1. Symphonic poem, "Minnehaha," Chicago, Feb-
ruary 6, 1903.
2. Symphonic poem, "Hiawatha," Chicago, Feb-
ruary 6, 1903.
KLEIN.
"Liebeslied," New York, April 14, 1888.
"Hochzeits Klange," New York, April 14, 1888.
KRUG (Arnold).
Prologue to "Othello," New York, November 14,
1885.
THEODORE THOMAS
KOCKEN.
Quadrille, "Muss Knacker," New York, June 20, 1872.
LACHNER.
Suite in D minor, op. 113, New York, December 3,
1864.
LAMOND.
Overture, "From the Highland," Chicago, December
28, 1893.
LAZZARI.
Prelude, "Armor," Chicago, March 3, 1899.
LISZT.
Symphonic poem, "Mazeppa," New York, November
n, 1865.
Concerto for piano, No. i, in E flat, New York,
December 2, 1865.
Mephisto Waltz (after Lenau^ Brooklyn, December
8, 1866.
March, "Vom Pels zum Meer," New York, July 5,
1867.
Symphonic poem, "The Ideal" (after Schiller), New
York, January n, 1868.
Symphonic poem, "Prometheus," New York, April
3, 1869.
"Goethe March," New York, May 9, 1870.
Symphonic poem, "Orpheus," New York, June 20,
1872.
Symphonic poem, "He*roide Funebre," New York,
August 8, 1872.
"Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. i, New York, May 27,
1875-
"Rhapsodic Hongroise," No. 6 "Pesther Carneval."
New York, June 22, 1875.
"Second Mephisto Waltz," Chicago, July 18, 1882.
Concerto, " Pathe*tique," New York, March 16, 1886.
MACCUNN.
Concert Overture, "Land of the Mountain and the
Flood," Chicago, November n, 1892.
RECORD OF WORKS 369
MACKENZIE.
Scotch Rhapsody, "Burns," op. 24, Brooklyn, No-
vember 3, 1883.
Oratorio, "Rose of Sharon," New York, April 16,
1885.
Overture, "Twelfth Night," op. 40, New York, March
9, 1889.
"Benedictus," New York, March 14, 1889.
Nautical Overture, "Britannia," Chicago, January 25,
1895.
Three dances from "Little Minister," Chicago, Octo-
ber 21, 1898.
MASCAGNI.
Intermezzo, "L'Amico Fritz," Chicago, October 21,
1892.
MASSENET.
"Scenes Pittoresque," New York, July 29, 1874.
"Variations," op. 13, Chicago, July 20, 1877.
March, "H6roique," New York, October 26, 1886.
"La Vierge," for string orchestra, New York, Octo-
ber 28, 1886.
Suite, " Esclarmonde," Chicago, April 15, 1891.
Ballet Music, "Thais," Chicago, November 15, 1895.
MEHUL.
Overture, "Horatius Codes," Chicago, July 5, 1877.
MENDELSSOHN.
"Trumpet Overture," Brooklyn, November 9, 1867.
"March," op. 108, New York, May 21, 1869.
Overture, "Wedding of Comacho," Chicago, May i,
1875-
MEYERBEER.
"Inauguration March," New York, June 25, 1874.
MOLIQUE.
Concerto for violoncello, op. 45, Brooklyn, April 13,
1867.
370 THEODORE THOMAS
MOSCHELES.
Quartet for pianos, " Les Contrastes," New York, May
13, 1862.
MOSZKOWSKI.
Suite, No. i, op. 39, New York, March 22, 1887.
Suite, No. 2, op. 47, New York, November 15, 1890.
"Boabdil," Chicago, October 21, 1892.
"Torchlight Dance," op. 51, Chicago, February 3,
1894.
MOZART.
Symphony in G minor, Brooklyn, April 7, 1863.
Symphony concertante, for violin and viola, New York,
April 8, 1865.
Symphony, No. 3, in D major, Brooklyn, January 20,
1866.
Concerto for two pianos, in E flat, New York, Feb-
ruary 10, 1866.
Andante, variations, and menuetto (from the First
Divertimento), New York, August 29, 1866.
"Turkish March," New York, August 29, 1866.
First, Second, and Third Motets, New York, Decem-
ber 12, 1868.
Symphony in E flat, Brooklyn, April 17, 1875.
Introduction and Fugue, for strings only, New York,
August 5, 1875.
Nocturno, from Serenade, op. 8, New York, April i,
1881.
Overture and ballet music, "Idomeneo," Chicago,
July ii, 1882.
MOLLER.
"Festival March," New York, May 26, 1867.
NICOD£.
Symphonic Variations, New York, January 10, 1885.
"Jubilee March," New York, October 28, 1886.
PAINE.
"Centennial Hymn," Philadelphia, May 11, 1876.
RECORD OF WORKS 371
"Columbus March and Hymn," Chicago, May 26,
1892.
PHELPS.
" Hiawatha Symphony," New York, May 10, 1880.
PRAEGER.
Symphonic poem, "Life, Love, Strife, and Victory,"
New York, April 14, 1888.
PRATT.
"Court Minuet," New York, March 23, 1886.
RAFF.
Symphony, "An das Vaterland," New York, February
18, 1865.
Suite in C, op. 101, New York, January 12, 1867.
Overture, "Dame Kobold," New York, August i,
1872.
"Lenore Symphony," Boston, December 5, 1873.
Sixth Symphony, D minor, op. 189, New York, Jan-
uary 8, 1875.
" Sinfonietta," op. 188, for wind instruments, New
York, June 24, 1875.
Suite No. 2, in F. op. 194, New York, February 26,
1876.
Suite for piano and orchestra, op. 200, New York,
November 20, 1877.
"Die Jahreszeiten," for chorus, piano, and orchestra,
Brooklyn, March 20, 1886.
"Festival March," New York, November 4, 1886.
Concerto for violoncello, op. 193, New York, March
17, 1888.
RAMEAU.
"Romaneska," Chicago, July 20, 1877.
Gavotte, tambourin, minuet et passepied, from
"Castor et Pollux," New York, February 7, 1885.
REINECKE.
Overture, "King Manfred," after Uhland, New York,
May 24, 1868.
373 THEODORE THOMAS
"Festival Overture," New York, June 13, 1871.
"In Memoriam," New York, August 13, 1874.
Variationen Uber "Bin feste Burg ist unser Gott,"
New York, November 12, 1887.
REYER.
"Waking of the Valkyrie," from "Sigurd," New York,
December 8, 1888.
RHEINBERGER.
"Wallenstein's Camp," New York, August 10,
1871.
Overture, "Demetrius," New York, March u,
1881.
" Passacaglio," op. 132, New York, April 14, 1888.
Concerto in G minor, for organ and orchestra, Chicago,
February 22, 1895.
RHEINHOLD.
Prelude, minuet, and fugue, op. 10, New York, Jan-
uary 24, 1879.
Concert overture, op. 32, New York, January 10, 1883.
RIETZ.
"Festival March," New York, July 9, 1867.
RIETZEL.
"Eine Volksthumliche Suite," New York, December
24, 1884.
RIMSKY-KORSAKOW.
Suite of characteristic dances, from "Miladi," Chicago,
January 8, 1897.
Symphonic poem, "Antar," Chicago, November 29,
1901.
RITTER.
Symphonic waltz, "Olafs Hochzeitsreigen," Chicago,
January 30, 1903.
ROENTGEN.
Ballad on a Norwegian Folksong, Chicago, December
ii, 1896.
RECORD OF WORKS 373
RUBINSTEIN.
"Faust," ein musikalisches Charakterbild, op. 68, New
York, January 16, 1869.
Overture, "Dimitri Donskoi," New York, July 19,
1871.
"Don Quixote," Humoreske, op. 87, New York, May
30, 1872.
Ivan IV., Charakterbild, New York, January 24, 1874.
"Ouverture Triomphale," on a Russian hymn, New
York, September 17, 1874.
Dramatic symphony, No. 4, D minor, op. 95, New
York, March 4, 1875.
Fifth Symphony, New York, December 10, 1881.
Ballet music from opera "Nero," New York, July 16,
1881.
"Bal Costume*," first series, op. 183, Chicago, July 18,
1883.
"Vine" ballet, New York, February 7, 1885.
"Fantasia Eroica," Brooklyn, April 18, 1885.
Bal Costume*, second series, Chicago, July 5, 1886.
Oratorio, "Paradise Lost," Brooklyn, March 12, 1887.
Scenes from opera "Nero," New York, November 12,
1886.
Concerto No. 2, op. 95, for violoncello, New York,
February 9, 1887.
Opera, "Nero," New York, March 14, 1887.
Overture, "Antony and Cleopatra," Brooklyn, Jan-
uary 17, 1891.
Second and third tableaux of "Moses," Cincinnati,
May 25, 1894.
SAINT-SAENS.
Symphonic poem, "Phaeton," op. 39, New York,
October 9, 1876.
Tarentelle for flute and clarinet, op. 6, New York,
June 24, 1873.
"Marche He*roique," op. 34, New York, May 21,
1874.
"Danse Macabre," op. 40, New York, Jan. 29, 1876.
374 THEODORE THOMAS
Ballet music from " Samson and Delilah," St. Louis,
March 15, 1877.
Suite, op. 49, Chicago, July 24, 1877.
"Suite Alge*rienne," op. 60, New York, April i, 1881.
Ballet, "Henry VIII.," Chicago, July 20, 1886.
Concerto for piano, No. 3, op. 29, E flat, New York,
November 12, 1885.
Third Symphony, C minor, op. 78, New York, Feb-
ruary 19, 1887.
Symphony, No. 2, op. 55, Chicago, November 16,
1900.
Symphonic poem, "La Jeunesse d'Hercule," op. 50,
Chicago, November 15, 1901.
Overture, "Les Barbares," Chicago, October 31, 1902.
"Coronation March," Chicago, January 30, 1903.
Symphonic poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale," op. 31,
New York, June 5, 1875.
SCHARWENKA (Philipp).
Fantasia, " Liebesnacht," op. 40, Chicago, July 21,
1887.
"Arkadische Suite," New York, January 28, 1888.
" Friihlingswogen," op. 87, Chicago, January 29, 1892.
SCHARWENKA (Xaver).
Concerto for piano, op. 56, No. 2, New York, Feb-
ruary i, 1883.
Symphony in C minor, op. 60, New York, December
12, 1885.
Concerto for piano, op. 32, No. i, B minor, Chicago,
March 24, 1893.
SCHOLZ.
Symphony in B flat, op. 60, New York, March 13,
1886.
Suite, "Wanderings," op. 74, Chicago, November 16,
1893.
SCHUBERT (Franz).
Fantasia, op. 15 (Liszt arrangement), New York, May
RECORD OF WORKS 375
"Reiter March," (Liszt arrangement) Brooklyn, Octo-
ber 27, 1866.
Entr'acte, "Rosamunde," New York, March 13, 1867.
Overture, "Rosamunde," New York, July 7, 1867.
"Unfinished" Symphony, B minor, New York, October
26, 1867.
"Twenty- third Psalm," New York, December 12,
1868.
Overture in Italian style, op. 170, New York, May 12,
1869,
March in B minor (Liszt arrangement), New York,
August 17, 1871.
Overture, "Alfonso and Estrella," New York, June n,
1874.
Impromptu in C minor, op. 90, New York, May 27,
1875-
Overture, "TeufePs Lustschloss," New York, May
28, 1875.
Octet, for string instruments, New York, August 10,
1875-
Symphony in C, No. 10, New York, August 20, 1875.
Divertissement a la Hongroise, op. 54, arranged by
Erdmannsdorfer, New York, January 17, 1888.
Overture in E minor, New York, January 24, 1889.
SCHUMANN (Georg).
Symphonic variations, op. 24, for orchestra and organ,
Chicago, October 20, 1900.
Variationen und doppelfuge, op. 30, Chicago, Decem-
ber 26, 1903.
SCHUMANN (Robert).
Overture, "Bride of Messina," New York, April 8,
1865.
Overture, "Genoveva," Brooklyn, April 13, 1867.
"Traumerei," New York, August 13, 1867.
"Gipsy Life," op. 29, New York, March 13, 1869.
"Paradise and the Peri," Chicago, February 18, 1874.
"Biider aus Osten, op. 66, (orchestrated by Reinecke),
New York, May 27, 1875.
376 THEODORE THOMAS
"ConcertstOck," op. 92, New York, December 4,
1875-
"Marche Funebre," from quintet, op. 44, (orches-
trated by Godard), New York, November 4, 1886.
Fantasia for violin, op. 138, New York, March 28,
1889.
SCHYTTE.
"Pantomimes," op. 30, (orchestrated by Miillcr-
Berghaus), Chicago, July 21, 1886.
SEIFERT.
"Festival March," New York, June 15, 1875.
SGAMBATI.
"Te Deum Laudamus," Chicago, December 28, 1893.
SHELLEY.
"Grand Sonata," for stringed instruments, New York,
March 2, 1888.
SIBELIUS.
"Two Legends" from "Kalevala," Chicago, December
6, 1901.
Suite, "King Christian II.," Chicago, November 14,
1902.
Symphony, No. 2, D major, Chicago, January 2, 1904.
Tone poem, "Eine Sage," Chicago, April 30, 1904.
SINDING.
Symphony in D minor, Chicago, December 8, 1893.
"Rondo Infinite," Chicago, January 5, 1900.
"Episodes Chevaleresques," Chicago, January 19,
1900.
SINGER.
Fantasia, for piano and orchestra, New York, April 3,
1869,
"Festival Ode," for chorus and orchestra, Cincinnati,
May 14, 1848.
SIX RUSSIAN COMPOSERS.
Variations on a Russian theme, Chicago, October 24,
1903-
RECORD OF WORKS 377
SMETANA.
Ouvertiire zur Oper, "Die verkaufte Braut," New
York, November 12, 1887.
Symphonic poem, "Sarka," Chicago, October 25, 1895.
Symphonic poem, "Vysehrad," Chicago, April 24,
1896.
Symphonic poem, "Richard III.," Chicago, No-
vember 13, 1896.
STANFORD.
Serenade in G, New York, January 19, 1884.
STOCK.
Symphonic variations, Chicago, February 26, 1904.
STRAUSS (Johann).
"Blue Danube Waltz," New York, July i, 1867.
Waltz, "From the Mountains," New York, July 7,
1867.
Waltz, "Burgersinn," New York, July 14, 1867.
Polka Mazurka, "Lob der Frauen," New York, July
14, 1867.
Waltz, "Wein, Weib, und Gesang," New York, July
20, 1869.
Waltz, "Seid umschlungen Millionen!" Chicago,
October 21, 1892.
STRAUSS (Richard).
Symphony in F minor, New York, December 13, 1884.
Symphonic fantasia, "Italy," Philadelphia, March 8,
1888.
Vorspiel, from opera "Guntram," Chicago, November
i, 1895.
Rondo, "Till EulenspiegePs Merry Pranks," Chicago,
November 15, 1895.
Tone poem, "Thus Spake Zarathustra," Chicago,
February 5, 1897.
Tone poem, "Don Quixote," Chicago, January 6,
1899.
Tone poem, "Ein Heldenleben," Chicago, March 9,
1900.
378 THEODORE THOMAS
Tone poem, "Macbeth," Chicago, October 25, 1901.
Love scene from "Feuersnot," Chicago, February 14,
1902.
SUK.
Ein Marchen, "Pohadka," Chicago, November 22,
1901.
SULLIVAN.
"Overture di Ballo," New York, May 20, 1873.
Overture, "Tempest," New York, July 16, 1874.
Cantata, "On Shore and Sea," Chicago, June 6, 1877.
Overture, "In Memoriam," Chicago, November 4,
1886.
SVENDSEN.
Symphony, No. i, in D major, New York, June 12,
'
Symphonic Overture, "Sigurd Slembe," New York,
September 18, 1873.
Fantasia, "Romeo and Juliet," op. 18, New York,
March 11, 1881.
"Norwegian Artists' Carnival," New York, January
12, 1886.
"Festival Polonaise," New York, March i, 1887.
Le*gende, "Zorahayda," op. n, New York, March 14,
1889.
TSCHAIKOWSKY.
"Marche Slave," New York, November 2, 1886.
Suite No. 3, op. 55, New York, November 24, 1885.
Suite, "Mozartiana," New York, February 4, 1888.
Introduction and fugue, op. 43, New York, January
24, 1889.
Suite No. i, Brooklyn, March 15, 1889.
Overture fantasia, "Hamlet," Brooklyn, February 14,
1891.
Suite, "Casse Noisette," op. 71, Chicago, October 22,
1892.
Suite du Ballet "La Belle au Bois Dormant," op. 66a,
Chicago, October 19, 1900.
RECORD OF WORKS 379
URSPRUCH.
Overture, "Der Sturm," Chicago, January 2, 1903.
VOLBACH.
"Es waren zwei Konigskinder," Chicago, January 23,
1903.
VOLKMANN.
"Festival Overture," op. 50, Chicago, April 3, 1869.
Serenade in F, op. 63, New York, January 10, 1842.
Serenade in D minor, Brooklyn, January 10, 1874.
Concerto for violoncello, op. 33, Chicago, March 17,
1893.
WAGNER.
Overture, "Flying Dutchman," New York, May 13,
1862.
Vorspiel, "Die Meistersinger," New York, October
20, 1866.
"Kaiser March," New York, June 22, 1871.
"Huldigung's March," New York, Septembers, 1871.
Introduction and final scene from "Tristan and
Isolde," Boston, December 6, 1871.
"Ride of the Valkyries," New York September 17,
1872.
"Wotan's Departure," and "Magic Fire Scene," Phil-
adelphia, January 8, 1875.
Introduction and Siegmund's Love Song from "Die
Walkiire," New York, September 14, 1875.
"Centennial March," Philadelphia, May n, 1876.
"Siegfried Idyl," New York, February 28, 1878.
Vorspiel, "Parsifal," New York, November n, 1882.
Flower Girl Scene from "Parsifal," Philadelphia,
February 24, 1887.
"Dreams" (orchestrated by Theodore Thomas), New
York, January 17, 1889.
WEBER.
"Invitation to the Dance" (Berlioz arrangement),
New York, Februarv 10, 1866.
380 THEODORE THOMAS
Overture, "Abu Hassan," New York, May 14, 1874.
Symphony, No. i, in C, New York, June 17, 1875.
WEIDIG.
Scherzo Capriccioso, op. 13, Chicago, January 5,
1900.
WIDOR.
"Chorale and Variations," for harp and orchestra,
Chicago, November 28, 1902.
WOLF.
Symphonic poem, " Penthesilea," Chicago, April 23,
1904.
"Italian Serenade," Chicago, January 20, 1905.
ZELLNER.
Symphony, op. 7, New York, June 12, 1873.
"Melusine," op. 10, New York, ^August 21, 1874.
ZOLLNER.
"Midnight at Sedan," Chicago, December n, 1896.
THE CHICAGO ORCHESTRA
The following is a list of the members of the Chicago
Orchestra, which was directed for the last time by Theo-
dore Thomas in the orchestra's new home, Orchestra
Hall, December 24, 1904:
FIRST VIOLINS.
Kramer, L., Principal.
Becker, L.
Krauss, A.
Seidel, R.
Marx, L.
Moerenhout, C.
Braun, H.
Tak, E.
Nuernberger, L.
Chapek, J.
Rhys, S.
Combel, A.
Bass, G.
Roehrborn, O.
Kruschwitz, E.
SECOND VIOLINS.
Kuehn, B., Principal.
Hladky, F.
Hillmann, C.
Dasch, G.
Silberstein, J.
Woollett, W.
Novak, L.
Lamport, C.
Bichl, J.
Itte, F.
Fitzek, R.
SECOND VIOLINS.
(Continued.)
Busse, A.
Singer, W.
Ulrich, A.
Rabe, H.
VIOLAS.
Esser, F., Principal.
Stock, F.1
Meyer, G.
Haferburg, C.
Volk, F.
Hesselbach, O.
Fitzek, J.
Andauer, E.
Middelstaedt, F.
Strobach, C.
VIOLONCELLOS.
Steindel, B., Principal.
Unger, W.
Bruckner, C.
Ambrosius, R.
Corell, L.
Britt, H.
Klammsteiner, C.
Clusmann, E.
Kalas, J.
Felber, H.
1 After the death of Mr. Thomas, Mr. Frederick Stock's name was
withdrawn from the viola list, as it became necessary for him to per-
form his duties as Assistant Conductor until Mr. Thomas's successor
was appointed. — EDR.
38*
THEODORE THOMAS
BASSES.
Beckel, J., Principal
Klemm, L.
,H.
Glass, R.
Wolf, O.
Kramer, A.
Mayer, L.
Krausse, J.
Otte, F.
HARPS.
Tramonti, E.
Singer, W.
ORGANIST.
Middelschulte, W.
FLUTES.
Quensel, A.
Baumbach, C.
PICCOLO.
Ballmann, M.
OBOES.
Barthel, A.
Hour, F.
ENGLISH HORNS.
Starke, F.
Hesselbach, O.
CLARINETS.
Schrcurs, J.
Gross,].
BASS CLARINET.
Meyer, C.
BASSOONS.
Kruse, P.
Rabe, II
CONTRA-BASSOON.
Friedrich, L.
HORNS.
de Mart, L.
Cras, R.
Frank, W.
Albrecht, C.
TRUMPETS.
Handke, P.
Llewellyn, J.
CORNETS.
Ulrich,A.
Felber, II.
TROMBONES.
Stange, G.
Zeller, W.
Nicolini, J.
BASS TUBA.
Otte, F.
IIMI'AM.
Zettelmann, J.
PERCUSSIONS.
Wintrich, M.
•IUT, E.
Mittelstaedt, F.
LIBRARIANS.
McNicol, Theo.
Whitcomb, W.
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