Central Park Band Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Madison Square

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
21 August 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

02 Jun 1870, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Central Park Band
2)
Don Bucefalo
Composer(s): Wiegand
3)
Cheval de bronze, Le, overture
Composer(s): Auber
4)
"Gut' Nacht, fahr' wohl mein treues Herz"
aka Good night, farewell; Gute Nacht
Composer(s): Kücken
5)
Galop, unidentified
Composer(s): Faust
6)
Waltz, unidentified
Composer(s): Kühner
7)
Polka, unidentified
Composer(s): Kühner
8)
Dichter und Bauer, overture
aka Poet and peasant overture
Composer(s): Suppé
9)
Waltz, unidentified
Composer(s): Lanner
10)
Lurline, selections
Composer(s): Wallace
11)
Belle Hélène, La, selections
Composer(s): Offenbach
12)
National potpourri
aka National pot pouri; National potpourri; National medley; National airs
Composer(s): Dodworth

Citations

1)
Review: New York Herald, 02 June 1870, 6.

“Concert in Madison Square.—The Park band again delighted the bon ton of the aristocratic avenues and the Manhattan Belgravia with a choice programme, comprising some of their best selections. It opened with a grand march, ‘Don Bucefalo,’ by Wiegand, and closed with the usual potpourri of popular airs. The sparkling overture to the ‘Bronze Horse,’ one of the most characteristic that ever Auber wrote, and Kucken’s delicious song ‘Good Night,’ were the best selections played. Carl Faust contributed a couple of gallops, Kuener a waltz and a polka, Suppe the ever popular ‘Dichter un [sic] Bauer’ overture, Lanner one of his best waltzes, Wallace some gems from ‘Lurline’ and Offenbach a few champagne beads from ‘La Belle Hélène.’ A dense crowd surrounded the music stand and listened to the beautiful strains until the shades of evening commenced to fall.”