Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1874

Date:

Monday, February 16, 1874

Time:

8.00 pm

Season/No:

1874

Third Grand Orchestral Concert at the Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1874
on Monday evening, 16th February. Concert to commence at eight o'clock.

Venue:

The Music Hall

Participant(s):

Orchestra of about 70 performers

Madame Otto Alvsleben - soprano
(Of the Theatres of Dresden, Berlin, etc.)
Madlle Enriquez - contralto
Mr C Seymour and Herr Straus - leaders of the band
Mr Charles Halle - pianoforte soloist and conductor

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s):

Programme

Part First

Overture, "Namensfeier," ... Beethoven
(First time)

Recit. & Aria, "Mi paventi" (Britannico) ... Graun
Madame Alvsleben

Concerto-Symphony, no. 3 in E flat, op. 45 ... Litolff
  (National Hollandois)
  Maestoso
  Presto - introducing "Als is one Prins je nog zoo klein"
  Andante
  Allego Vivace - introducing "Wien Neerlands bloed"
Mr C. Halle
(First time in Scotland)

Recit. "E questo il loco", Aria Ah, se tu dormi (Guiletta e Romeo) ... Vaccaj
Mdlle. Enriquez

Grand Symphony no. 2 in C major ... Schumann
  Sostenuto assai, Allegro ma non troppo
  Scherzo, Allegro vivace. Trio 1 and 2, Coda
  Adagio Espressivo
  Allegro molto vivace
   (First time in Scotland)

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Part Second

Concerto in E minor ... Mendelssohn
  Allegro molto appassionato
  Andante
  Allegro molto vivace
   Madame Norman Neruda - violin

Song, "With plaintive notes" (Samson) ... Handel
Madame Alvsleben

Orchestral Pieces,
  (a) Pastoral Symphony (Christmas Oratorio) ... Bach
  (b) Prelude to Third Act of "Lohengrin" ... Wagner
  (Both pieces for first time in Scotland)

Song, "O Fatima" ... Weber
Mdlle Enriquez

Pianoforte solo, Scherzo op. 31 ... Chopin
Mr C Halle

Overture, "Nourmahal" ... Spontini
(First time)