Katow and Wehli Concert: 2nd

Event Information

Venue(s):
Irving Hall

Price: $1; $1.50 reserved

Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 June 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Apr 1865, Evening

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  James M. Wehli;  Henriette [soprano] Behrens;  Helene de Katow;  Domenico Paolicchi
2)
Home, sweet home, piano, left hand
Composer(s): Wehli
Participants:  James M. Wehli
3)
Fantasia on Gounod's Faust
aka Fantaisie sur Gounod's Faust
Composer(s): Wehli

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 10 April 1865, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Post, 10 April 1865.
3)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 10 April 1865.
4)
Review: Courrier des États-Unis, 10 April 1865, 1.

     According to this source, Katow and Wehli had departed by now.

5)
Announcement: New-York Times, 12 April 1865, 5.
6)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 12 April 1865, 4.

     “Mdlle. de Katow and Mr. Wehli. These celebrated and popular artists will appear at Irving Hall this evening. Mr. Wehli will play two of his wonderful left hand pieces and other selections. We need not repeat what we have so often said in favor of Mr. Wehli. He is unquestionably a great artist, and will have a large audience.”

7)
Review: New-York Times, 13 April 1865, 5.

     Mlle. de Katow and Mr. James M. Wehli gave an excellent concert here last evening.  The lady played several of her agreeable tunes in a pleasant and popular way.  Mr. Wehli has rarely been heard to greater advantage.  His left-hand performances are really surprising; but beyond this, and preferable to our taste, are the particular productions from the gentleman’s own pen-morceaux that possess merit of the nicest order and are played invariably with unfaltering delicacy, and the just amount of strength.

     Mrs. Behrens was the vocalist of the evening.”