Sunday Sacred Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
New Yorker Central Halle

Proprietor / Lessee:
George [proprietor] Küster
[proprietor] Grube

Conductor(s):
Adolph Schmidt [comp.-cond.]

Price: $.30

Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
27 January 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 May 1867, 8:00 PM

Program Details

The Japanese Polka by Schmidt was probably written to acknowledge the Japanese acrobats currently performing at the Academy of Music. This was Karl Feininger’s debut in the United States.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Orchestra, unidentified;  Karl Feininger
2)
O bitte euch, liebe Vögelein
aka Ye merry birds
Composer(s): Voigt
3)
Diamants de la couronne, Les, overture
aka Krondiamanten, Die
Composer(s): Auber
4)
Huldigungs-Quadrille, op. 233
Composer(s): Strauss
5)
Juive, La, selections
aka The Jewess; Die Jüdin
Composer(s): Halévy
Text Author: Scribe
6)
INTERMISSION
7)
Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Die, overture
aka Merry Wives of Windsor
Composer(s): Nicolai
8)
Fantaisie brillante, violin
Composer(s): Haumann
Participants:  Karl Feininger
9)
Japanesen-Polka
Composer(s): Schmidt [comp.-cond.]
10)
Studenten-Commerce, Der
aka Studenten-Commers
Composer(s): Neumann
11)
INTERMISSION
12)
Reine d’un jour, La, aria
Composer(s): Adam
13)
Airs hongrois variés, op. 22
aka Variations hongroises; Variations, violin (Hungarian); Variations on Hungarian songs
Composer(s): Ernst
Participants:  Karl Feininger
14)
Gruss ans Liebchen, op. 25
aka Gruss ans Liebchen galopp; Gruss aus Liebchen; Greetings to my love galop; Love's greeting; Greeting from love
Composer(s): Michaelis [comp.-cond.]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 19 May 1867, 8.

Includes program.

2)
Review: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 20 May 1867, 8.

Feininger possesses a virtuoso technique; the sound of his violin, though not big, is very beautiful. In the cantilena he enchanted with a gentle, flowing performance, in the other two pieces he impressed with lightness and bravura the technical difficulties presented. The audience welcomed him warmly and with enthusiastic applause. The orchestra showed much improvement under the direction of the capable and energetic direction of Schmidt. If Schmidt would present new artists more frequently, not only would he serve the music scene, but also attract larger audiences.