Philharmonic Society of New-York Public Rehearsal: 10th

Event Information

Venue(s):
Irving Hall

Price: $.50

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
16 July 2014

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

14 Feb 1863, 3:30 PM

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

2)
aka Jupiter symphony
Composer(s): Mozart
3)
Composer(s): Wagner
4)
aka Ouverture, Scherzo und Finale, orchestra, op. 52, E major
Composer(s): Schumann

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Post, 02 February 1863, 3.
“The following orchestral pieces will be rehearsed for the next concert: Mozart’s ‘Jupiter,’ Symphony, Wagner’s overture to ‘Faust,’ and an overture in E, by Schumann.”
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 13 February 1863, 7.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 13 February 1863, 7.
4)
Announcement: New York Post, 13 February 1863, 2.
5)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 14 February 1863.

“Thence to Irving Hall. Philharmonic rehearsal of Mozart's grand and lovely C major symphony (‘Jupiter’). Hard to say which of its first three movements is the noblest. I exclude the 4th, not as denying its merits, but only because of my own ignorance of counterpoint. I can appreciate its opening, however, down to where that cantankerous fugue sets in, and if Mozart ever wrote anything more free, bold and energetic, I am not aware of the fact. It always suggests to me the rush of some tremendous, roaring whistling cold N. W. gale; now its phrases remind me of Handel rather than Mozart. They seem to be of the same order with the simple, massive, wrought-iron themes (is that the right word?) of the Messiah. Well, one should thank God for the gist of these various revelations of the highest & most intense beauty and not be content with merely criticising or comparing them. Man's faculty of enjoyment was more than supplied by the art of old Handel, but we have in addition the inspiration of Haydn and Mozart and Beethoven, Weber, & Mendelssohn--and the product of an innumerable host besides of perished or perishing names, each of whom has given us some one or some half-dozen priceless gems of musical thought which we overlook in the abundance of our treasures.”

6)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 17 February 1863.

“Phrases of melodies from that . . . splendid C major symphony of Mozart's keep following me about with a pertinacity almost unpleasant because I cannot recollect them quite accurately. I am haunted, dogged, sprighted?--by the lovely trio (?) in the 3rd movement, a most exquisite, delicate creation, that is not to be appreciated [2 words illegible—ed.] on slight acquaintance.”

7)
Review: Dwight's Journal of Music, 21 February 1863, 376.
“More anon of the Schumann and Wagner works brought out, as the first rehearsals (for the time being, we mean; Wagner’s ‘Faust’ has been played before) are necessarily broken, and leave us with comparatively undecided impressions. But the Mozart Symphony sounded quite an Infant Jupiter beside the bolder instrumentation of the more modern masters.”