Event Information
Venue(s):
Steinway Hall
Conductor(s):
James Pech
Event Type:
Choral
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
5 July 2024
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
01 May 1872
Program Details
No time given.
Performers and/or Works Performed
2)
Composer(s): Beethoven
3)
Composer(s): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Citations
1)
Announcement: New York Post, 02 May 1872, 2.
“The final public rehearsal of this society took place yesterday before a large audience. The difficulties of Beethoven’s colossal work, the Mass in D, were boldly encountered and generally with success. Mendelssohn’s ‘Lorelei’ music was also sung.”
2)
Review: New-York Times, 04 May 1872, 4.
This review covers both this rehearsal and the final performance on the following night. See that event for text of the review.
