Beethoven Männerchor Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Germania Assembly Rooms

Conductor(s):
Adolph Neuendorff
Carl Träger [cond-vocal]

Price: $1

Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 January 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Dec 1867, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Beethoven Männerchor;  F. C. Urchs;  H. Schwicardi;  Dora Ziegler;  John Langenbach [tenor];  Mr. [singer] Binisky
2)
Oberon, overture
Composer(s): Weber
3)
"Mein"
Composer(s): Härtel
4)
"Ich wolle meine Liebe ergösse sich"
Composer(s): Fesca
Participants:  John Langenbach [tenor]
5)
"Nacht, Die," D. 983C
Composer(s): Schubert
Participants:  Beethoven Männerchor
6)
Zauberflöte, Die, trio
Composer(s): Mozart
Participants:  H. Schwicardi;  Dora Ziegler;  Mr. [singer] Binisky
7)
Huguenots, Les, "Conjuration et bénédiction des poignards"
aka Schwer und Waffenweihe; Schwur und Waffenweihe; Schwur und Schwerterweihe; Gebet und Waffenweihe; Prayer and Presentation of Weapons; Consecration of the swords; Benediction of the daggers
Composer(s): Meyerbeer
Text Author: Scribe, Deschamps
8)
INTERMISSION
9)
Egmont, overture
aka Egmont overture; Goethe's Egmont
Composer(s): Beethoven
10)
"Du bist die Ruh"
Composer(s): Schubert
Participants:  Dora Ziegler
11)
"Harfners Lied"
Composer(s): Zimmermann
Participants:  Beethoven Männerchor
12)
Nebelbilder
aka Cloud pictures; Dissolving views
Composer(s): Lumbye
13)
"Pescatori, I"
Composer(s): Gabussi
Participants:  F. C. Urchs;  John Langenbach [tenor]
14)
Lieder, op. 48. Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, Die
aka Heavens resound; Heavens proclaim ; Creation hymn; Glory of God in nature; Nature's praise of God; Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre; Himmel ruhmen des Ewiger Ehre
Composer(s): Beethoven
Participants:  Orchestra, unidentified;  Beethoven Männerchor

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 02 December 1867, 8.
2)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 06 December 1867, 6.
3)
Announcement: New-Yorker Musik-Zeitung, 07 December 1867, 283.

The Beethoven Men’s Chorus gives a Sacred Concert today.

4)
Announcement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 07 December 1867, 8.
5)
Review: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 10 December 1867, ? (date and source also uncertain).

The grand hall of the Germania Assembly Rooms was completely filled. The performance was very satisfactory. The orchestra under the direction of the NY Stadttheater conductor Neuendorff played pieces and overtures by von Weber, Meyerbeer, Beethoven, and Lumbye with such excellence that one believed he had hired the best musicians of New York. Of the soloists, Miss Ziegler of the Liederkranz stood out with her tasteful performance of Schubert’s “Du bist die Ruh.” All the other soloists were members of the Beethoven Chorus, except for Mr. Urchs. He excelled in Gabussi’s duet “I Pescatori” with his splendid and in the high ranges pleasant sounding baritone voice. Unfortunately the tenor Langenbach suffered from hoarseness, which took away the effectiveness of the duet and other tenor solos. In the duet from the Magic Flute sung by Miss Ziegler and the gentlemen Schwikardi [sic] and Vinisky the last mentioned did not satisfy. The tenor could not live up the powerful bass and the beautiful soprano of the other participants. [This seems to be rather a trio than a duet…]

The men’s choral pieces “Mein” by Härtel, “die Nacht” by Schubert, and “die Ehre Gottes” by Beethoven, the last with orchestra accompaniment, were performed rather well. Also the performance of the challenging piece “Harfner’s Lied” by Zimmermann satisfied. The tenor’s difficult entrances were accurate and even; however, in other vocal ranges some singers dominated too much over others.

All in all, the concert was a big success. The Central Pianoforte Co. offered one of their excellent pianos for the performance.