Bertha Johannsen Annual Soirée Musicale

Event Information

Venue(s):
Steinway's Rooms

Performance Forces:
Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 July 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

10 Apr 1869, Evening

Program Details

Performers also included unidentified students of Bertha Johannsen. Unclear if these students accompanied her in the Schubert vocal quartet.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Pauline [mezzo-soprano] Bimeler;  Theodore Thomas [see also Thomas Orchestra];  Bertha Johannsen;  Frederich [bass-baritone] Steins;  Ferdinand von [pianist] Inten
2)
Rondeau brillant, violin, piano
aka Rondo, violin, piano, D. 895, B minor; Rondo, violin, piano, op. 70, B mino
Composer(s): Schubert
Participants:  Theodore Thomas [see also Thomas Orchestra];  Ferdinand von [pianist] Inten
3)
Sonata, violin, piano, unidentified
Composer(s): Raff
Participants:  Theodore Thomas [see also Thomas Orchestra];  Ferdinand von [pianist] Inten
4)
Songs, unidentified
Composer(s): Schumann
Participants:  Bertha Johannsen
5)
Songs, unidentified
Composer(s): Reinecke
Participants:  Bertha Johannsen
6)
Quintet, women's voices, unidentified
Composer(s): Schubert
Participants:  Bertha Johannsen

Citations

1)
Announcement: New-York Times, 07 April 1869, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 10 April 1869, 8.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 10 April 1869, 9.
4)
Review: Dwight's Journal of Music, 24 April 1869, 22.

“On Saturday evening Mme. Bertha Johannsen gave a very interesting Soirée Musicale at Steinway’s Small Hall, assisted by Theo. Thomas, F. von Inten and others. Among the attractive features of the programme were a Rondo by Schubert, for piano and violin, and a Sonata by Raff, for the same instruments. These were admirably played by Messrs. Von Inten and Thomas. Mme. Johannsen sang several songs by Schumann and Reinecke, and also in a beautiful quintet by Schubert, for female voices.”