Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1876

Date:

Monday, February 14, 1876

Time:

8.00 pm

Season/No:

1876

Third Grand Orchestral Concert at the Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1876
on Monday evening, Feb 14. 1876. Concert to commence at eight o'clock.

Venue:

The Music Hall

Participant(s):

Orchestra of about 70 performers

Madame Antoinette Sterling - soprano
Mr Edward Lloyd - tenor
Herr Straus - leader of the band
M. Lavigne - oboe solo
Mr Charles Hallé - pianoforte soloist and conductor

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

Programme
Part First

Overture, "Egmont" ... Beethoven

Aria, "Quel vago impallidir" (Petrach's Sonnets, no. 98) ... Hauptmann
Madame Antoinette Sterling

Pianoforte Concerto in A minor, op. 16 ... E. Grieg
  Allegro Molto, Moderato*
  Mr Charles Hallé
  (First time in Scotland)

Recit & Air, "His hideous love provokes my rage," "Love sounds the Alarm" (Acis and Galatea) ... Handel
Mr Edward Lloyd

"Lenora," Grand Symphony in E, no. 5, op. 77 ... Raff
  (First time in Scotland)
Part I Part II
   "Love and happiness" "Separation"
____ ____
Allegro    Tempo di Marcia
Andante, quasi Larghetto

Part III
   "Reunion in Death"
____
Allegro
   (After Burger's Ballad "Lenora")

* In consequence of the length of this Concerto, and of Raff's Symphony, only the first movement of the former is played at this Concert.

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Part Second

Overture, An Adventure of Handel's; or "The Power of Song" ... Reinecke
(First time in Scotland)

Lieder
(a) "Der Wachtelschlag" ... Schubert
(b) "Sei still" ... Raff
(c) " Wenn ich früh" ... Schumann
Madame Antoinette Sterling

Pianoforte solo, Prelude and Fugue in A minor (Alla Tarantella) ... Bach
Mr Charles Hallé

Wallenstein's Camp ... J. Rheinberger
  Scherzo (introducing a Soldier's Song of the time)
  Trio-Meno Mosso (The Friar's Sermon)
  (First time in Scotland)

Serenade (From "The Night Dancers" ... Edward Loder
Mr Edward Lloyd

Overture, "Ferdinand Cortez" ... Spontini
(First time in Scotland)