Philharmonic Society of New York Public Rehearsal: 6th

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 April 2021

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Jan 1869, 2:30 PM

Program Details

Strong appears to have entered the wrong date in his diary, since the rehearsal took place on January 8th rather than the 7th. The Philharmonic website does not identify the Haydn symphony.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York;  Sebastian Bach Mills;  Camilla Urso
2)
Symphony, B-flat major, unidentified
Composer(s): Haydn
3)
Concerto, violin, op. 61, D major. Allegro ma non troppo
Composer(s): Beethoven
4)
Sémiramis, overture
aka Semiramide
Composer(s): Catel
5)
Concerto, piano, no. 5, op. 73, E-flat major
Composer(s): Beethoven
6)
Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne
aka Bergsymphonie
Composer(s): Liszt

Citations

1)
: 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., 07 January 1869.

“Went to . . . Philharmonic rehearsal. Academy of Music.  Crowd unprecedented. We staid thro—the Haydn Symphony and the Beethoven Concerto. The concerto includes many beautiful points and never was anything more wholesome, good, genial and sweet than the Symphony.”