Philharmonic Society of New York Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
31 October 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Dec 1871, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York
2)
Symphony, no. 3, op. 153, F major
aka Im Walde; In the forest
Composer(s): Raff
3)
Symphony, no. 88, G major
aka Symphony, no. 13
Composer(s): Haydn

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 14 December 1871, 7.
2)
: 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., 15 December 1871.

“Philharmonic rehearsal this p.m. with dear Lucy [Derby, Strong’s niece], William Schemerhorn, etc. The Raff symphony grows on one. But how infinitely below good honest old Joseph Haydn (Haydn in G) in freshness, 'spontaneity,' geniality, & inspiration! It is like a volume of Robert Browning after Shakespeare’s songs, or Milton’s Allegro & Penseroso. Note Haydn’s slow movement & his lovely finale. Why does nobody write phrases like the opening of that finale anymore?”