Thomas Popular Garden Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Central Park Garden

Conductor(s):
Theodore Thomas [see also Thomas Orchestra]

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
10 December 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

13 Sep 1870, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Thomas Orchestra;  Friedrich [cornet à piston] Dietz
2)
Königs-Polonaise
aka Konigs-Polonaise; King's polonaise
Composer(s): Bilse
3)
Fliegende Holländer, Der, overture
aka Flying Dutchman overture
Composer(s): Wagner
4)
Aquarellen, op. 258
Composer(s): Strauss
5)
Don Carlos, act 3, finale
Composer(s): Verdi
6)
Overture, op. 7, A major
aka Concert overture
Composer(s): Rietz
7)
Quartet, strings, no. 5, op. 18, no. 5, A major. Andante cantabile
Composer(s): Beethoven
8)
Bürgersinn, op. 295
aka Burgersinn
Composer(s): Strauss
9)
Fantasia on themes from Rossini's Guillaume Tell
aka Guglielmo Tell; William Tell
Composer(s): Unknown composer
10)
Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Die, overture
aka Merry Wives of Windsor
Composer(s): Nicolai
11)
"Ave Maria," (Instrumental version)
aka Méditation sur le 1er Prélude de piano de J. S. Bach; Meditation, prelude, for piano, organ and cello; Meditation on Bach's Prelude No. 1
Composer(s): Gounod
Participants:  Friedrich [cornet à piston] Dietz
12)
An der schönen, blauen Donau, op. 314
aka Blue Danube
Composer(s): Strauss
13)
Sommernachtstraum, Ein, "Hochzeitsmarsch"
aka Midsummer night's dream, A; wedding march
Composer(s): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 13 September 1870, 9.

Includes program.

2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 13 September 1870, 7.

Includes program.