Philharmonic Society of New York Public Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 November 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

31 Jan 1873, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York
2)
Symphony, no. 8, op. 47, B minor
Composer(s): Gade
3)
Galilei
Composer(s): Matzka
4)
Symphony, no. 5, op. 67, C minor
Composer(s): Beethoven

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 29 January 1873, 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., 01 February 1873.

“Philharmonic rehearsal yesterday. Lucy [Derby] & her pleasant young Cushman friends with us. Gade’s symphony in B-flat not very interesting. Overture—Matzka (!) elaborate & worth hearing again, but too long. Thereafter the symphony of symphonies—the C minor.”