Thomas Central Park Garden Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Central Park Garden

Proprietor / Lessee:
John Koch

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

Price: $.50; $1 extra, private box

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 May 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Sep 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Thomas Orchestra
2)
Hebriden, Die, op. 26
aka The Hebrides; Fingal's Cave; Staffa, Fingal’s Cave; Fingalshöhle; Ouvertüre zur einsamen Insel
Composer(s): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
3)
Symphony, no. 4, op. 120, D minor. Romanze
Composer(s): Schumann
4)
Symphony, no. 4, op. 120, D minor. Scherzo
Composer(s): Schumann
5)
Aufforderung zum Tanze, [arranged by Berlioz]
aka Invitation to the dance; Invitation a la valse
Composer(s): Weber
6)
Tristan und Isolde, act 1, Einleitung
aka Introduction to Tristan and Isolde
Composer(s): Wagner
7)
Tristan und Isolde, Finale
Composer(s): Wagner
8)
Coriolan
aka Coriolan overture; Coriolanus overture; Overture to Collin's Coriolan
Composer(s): Beethoven
9)
Quartet, strings, D. 810, D minor. Andante con moto
aka Theme and variations
Composer(s): Schubert
10)
Hunnenschlacht
Composer(s): Liszt
11)
Dame Kobold, overture
Composer(s): Raff
12)
Lohengrin, "Treulich geführt"
aka Braut-Prozession; Wedding march; Bridal chorus; Brautgesang
Composer(s): Wagner
13)
Neu Wien, op. 342
Composer(s): Strauss
14)
Damnation de Faust, La, "Marche hongroise"
aka Hungarian March; Rákóczi March; Rakoczy
Composer(s): Berlioz

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 12 September 1872, 2.

Includes program.

2)
Review: New York Post, 13 September 1872, 2.

“The Central Park Garden concerts this summer have marked an era in the musical history of this country. The selections, on all occasions, have been from the noblest sources, and the execution has been exceptionally brilliant. We are glad to learn that the concerts have been pecuniarily successful.”