Wolfsohn Beethoven Concert Matinee: 8th

Event Information

Venue(s):
Steinway's Rooms

Event Type:
Chamber (includes Solo)

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 November 2015

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Feb 1867, 3:00 PM

Program Details

Mme Johannsen was indisposed and did not perform; she had been scheduled to perform Schubert’s “Barcarole” and “Post song” and Schumann’s “Wanderlied.”

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Carl Wolfsohn [piano]
2)
Sonata, piano, no. 22, op. 54, F major
Composer(s): Beethoven
3)
Sonata, piano, no. 28, op. 101, A major
Composer(s): Beethoven
4)
Sonata, piano, no. 23, op. 57, F minor
aka Appassionata
Composer(s): Beethoven

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 13 February 1867, 1.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 15 February 1867, 7.
3)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 15 February 1867.

“This afternoon at 3 o’clock Mr. Wolfsohn will give his eighth Beethoven Matinée.  The Sonata Appassionata, and a barcarole of Schubert to be sung by Madam Johannsen, will be among its great attractions.”

4)
Advertisement: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 15 February 1867.
5)
Review: New-York Daily Tribune, 16 February 1867.

“Carl Wolfsohn gave the eighth of his Beethoven matinées yesterday at Steinway’s, with a programme including the famous Sonata Appassionata, and the Sonata in A Major, op. 101.  As usual, Mr. Wolfsohn’s elimination of these beautiful difficulties is masterly.  In consequence of the regretted illness of Madame Johannsen a very interesting part of the programme, comprising Schubert’s Post song and Barcarole and Schumann’s Wanderlied, was unfulfilled.”

6)
Review: New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Herold, 16 February 1867, 8.

The concert was well attended. The program could not be fully performed due to Mrs. Johannsen’s illness. Wolfsohn’s performance was excellent as usual.

7)
Review: New-York Times, 18 February 1867, 4.

“Mr. Wolfsohn gave another of his intelligent readings of Beethoven’s Sonatas at Steinway’s Rooms on Friday last.”

8)
Review: New-Yorker Musik-Zeitung, 23 February 1867, 456.

Listing of performed works and musical analysis and reviewer’s interpretation of them.

9)
Article: New-Yorker Musik-Zeitung, 23 February 1867, 457.

Wolfsohn continues his Beethoven soirees with much success. He has started a new trend and has gained an appreciative and rather large audience. We wish him luck with future endeavors.