New York Philharmonic Society Rehearsal: 1st

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 December 2018

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Dec 1868, 2:30 PM

Program Details

The Haydn symphony was in B-flat major (unidentified in the New York Philharmonic Digital Archives).

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
2)
Symphony, unidentified
Composer(s): Haydn
3)
Sémiramis, overture
aka Semiramide
Composer(s): Catel
4)
Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne
aka Bergsymphonie
Composer(s): Liszt
5)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 10 December 1868, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 11 December 1868.
3)
Review: New York Sun, 12 December 1868.

“The first of the rehearsals for the second concert took place yesterday afternoon at the Academy. The programme is one that finely contrasts the old and the new schools, a Haydn symphony and an overture by Catel, of the former, being played, and a symphonic poem by Liszt, of the latter. Haydn’s work is of course beautiful and melodious. The overture by Catel is a French composition, after the manner of Gluck. Catel was an admirable harmonist, as this work shows a conscientious artist and a man of real ability. The Liszt symphony is an interesting work, easier of comprehension than the Berlioz frenzy that we had at the last concert, and replete with the mannerisms that characterize the composer. The audience at the rehearsal was a very large one.”