Philharmonic Society of New York Private Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

10 Feb 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. 97, E-flat major
aka Rhenish symphony
Composer(s): Schumann
3)
Overture to Medea, op. 22
Composer(s): Bargiel
4)
Alladin
aka Aladdin
Composer(s): Reinecke

Citations

1)
: 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., 10 February 1871.

“Private Philharmonic rehearsal at Academy of Music—heard the end of Schumann’s E-flat symphony, Reinecke’s overture to Aladdin, & Bargiel’s to ‘Medea.’ The latter is grandiose & not very spasmodic.”