Private Orchestral Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Residence of Edmund Schermerhorn

Conductor(s):
Franz Rietzel [cond.-comp.fl-vn]

Event Type:
Chamber (includes Solo), Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
14 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

11 Mar 1873, 3:15 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York - Selected members;  Benno [violinist] Walter
2)
Oberon, overture
Composer(s): Weber
3)
Quartet, strings, no. 10, op. 74, E-flat major
Composer(s): Beethoven
4)
Nachtlager in Granada, Das, overture
Composer(s): Kreutzer
5)
Quartet, strings, H. III, 77, C major. Poco adagio
aka Variations on the Emperor hymn; Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser; Austrian National hymn variations; Kaiser Franz theme and variations
Composer(s): Haydn
6)
Fantasie on Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots
Composer(s): Unknown composer

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., 11 March 1873.

“With Ellie, Lucy [Derby], & Temple 3:15 p.m. at Edmund Schermerhorn’s, for the first of his new series of afternoon concerts. Rietzel succeeds the pseudo-oxonian Pech as conductor. Orchestra about 18, picked Philharmonickers, such as Matzka, Boehm, Sohst, Schussel. Bergner & Ohlemann. Audience about 50, nice people, & remarkably sympathetic. Programme was (1) Overture to Oberon (2) Beethoven’s quartette, op. 74, no. 1 (3) Duo for horn & flute, with orchestra (quite nice) (4) Kreutzer Nachtlager am Grenada overture, brilliant & pretty (5) Violin solo with orchestra, Benno Walther (he plays with spirit & fire), Andante, ‘God preserve the Emperor Francis’ from Haydn’s quartette & (6) an orchestral fantasia on phrases from ‘the Huguenots.’ Altogether a most satisfactory afternoon.”