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:
23 May 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Jun 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Thomas Orchestra

2)

Marche hongroise, no. 2

Composer(s): Liszt

3)

Anacréon, overture

aka Amour fugitif; Acacreon; Anacreon, overture

Composer(s): Cherubini

4)

Aus der Heimath, op. 347

aka Aus der Heimat

Composer(s): Strauss

5)

Ohne Sorgen, op. 271

Composer(s): Strauss

6)

Lucia di Lammermoor, selections

aka Lucy of Lammermoor

Composer(s): Donizetti

7)

Guillaume Tell, overture

aka Guglielmo Tell; William Tell; Introduction

Composer(s): Rossini

8)

Trio, piano, strings, op. 97, B-flat major. Andante cantabile (arr. Liszt)

Composer(s): Beethoven

9)

Neu Wien, op. 342

Composer(s): Strauss

10)

Lohengrin, act 3, Einleitung

Composer(s): Wagner

11)

Mignon, overture

Composer(s): Thomas

12)

Serenade, orchestra

Composer(s): Hertel

13)

Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb’ und Lust!, op. 263

Composer(s): Strauss

14)

Composer(s): Schreiber

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 June 1872, 2.

Includes programme.

2)

Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 June 1872, 5.

“The Central Park Garden improves its hold on popular liking. Mr. Thomas is warmly praised for the skill, tact and industry with which he caters for the musical appetite, and the order and freshness which Mr. Koch continues to maintain add greatly to the attractions of the Garden to the better class of its visitors.”