Annual Reid Concert 1896

Date: 
Thursday, February 13, 1896
Season/No: 
1895-96, Concert V

German Chamber Music

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Participant(s): 

 

Professor Niecks - first violin
Madame Agnes Hamilton - second violin
Mr J. F. Guyer - viola
Mr Carl D. Hamilton - violoncello

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1.  Minuet and March ... General Reid

2. Quartet for two violins, viola and violoncello, in B flat, op. 76, book 2, no. 1... Haydn

       (a) Allegro con spirito
       (b) Adagio
       (c) Menuetto
       (d) Allegro ma non troppo

3. Quartet for two violins, viola and violoncello, in G major (1782) ... W.A. Mozart

       (a) Allegro vivace assai
       (b) Menuetto
       (c) Andante cantabile
       (d) Molto allegro

4. Quartet for two violins, viola and violoncello, in F major, op. 59, no. 1... L. van Beethoven

       (a) Allegro
       (b) Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
       (c) Adagio molto
       (d) Allegro

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Programme: 
4 page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme note written by Professor Niecks

[Reid] Professor: 
Niecks, Frederick Maternus, 1845-1924

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Notes: 

Although the string quartet by Haydn is given as op. 76, no.1, the key of B flat major and the movement titles suggests that it was the one now referred to as op. 76, no. 4 ("sunrise").