Philharmonic Society of New-York Public Rehearsal: 4th
Event Information
Venue(s):
Academy of Music
Price: $.50
Event Type:
Orchestral
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
5 May 2013
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
19 Nov 1864, 3:00 PMProgram Details
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
aka Scottish symphony;
Scotch symphony
Composer(s): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Participants: Philharmonic Society of New York
Citations
4)
: 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., 19 November 1864.
“To Philharmonic rehearsal. Mendelssohn’s symphony . . . The Scotch Symphony--why Scotch rather than Welsh I can not say. Very delightful work. No end of talent, taste, culture, skill, fertility of resources, copiousness of musical language. Every movement is beautiful and original & full of splendid points. No fault can be found with it, except that it is without the surpassing--almost supernatural vigor and beauty that Mozart and Beethoven express. It is first rate work of the second order, and differs in general & not merely in degree, from works of the First Order. But the Scherzo is marvelous, and so is the Finale.”