Philharmonic Society of New-York Public Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 May 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Nov 1864, Morning

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York
2)
Roi Lear, Le
Composer(s): Berlioz

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., 17 November 1864.
 The Berlioz overture was “mere rubbish and rot.  Shakespearean overtures by galvanized anthropoid Parisians are becoming a nuisance.”