Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1877
Second Grand Orchestral Concert at the Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1877
on Monday evening, Feb 12. 1877. Concert to commence at EIGHT o'clock.
Venue:
Orchestra of 70 performers
Artistes
Madlle. Thelka Friedländer - soprano
(Her first appearance in Scotland)
Signor Foli - basso
Herr Straus - leader of the band
Mr Charles Hallé - pianoforte soloist and conductor
Programme
Part I
Overture, "Leonora," no. 3 ... Beethoven
Air, "Auf starken Fitige" (Schopfung) ... Haydn
Air, "On mighty pens the eagle soar aloft" (Creation) ... Haydn
Madlle Thelka Friedländer
Menuetto, Gavotte and Musette ... J. Raff
from Suite in E flat for pianoforte (Mr Halle) and orchestra
(First time in Scotland)
Aria, "O jours heureux" (Etoile du Nord) ... Meyerbeer
Signor Foli
Grand Symphony, "Die Weihe der Töne" ("The Consecration of Sound")... Spohr
...............................
An interval of fifteen minutes
Part II
Overture, "Der Fliegende Holländer" ... R. Wagner
Lieder, (a) "Wanderlied" ... Schumann
(b) "Wann ich ein Vöglein wär" (Volkslied) ... F. Hiller
Madlle Thelka Friedländer
Scherzo Pastorale, from 4th Suite for Orchestra ... F. Lachner
(First time)
Song, "Break, break, break" ... H.S. Oakeley
Signor Foli
Pianoforte solos, "Trois Etudes," Nos. 1, 7 and 9, op. 25 ... Chopin
Mr Charles Hallé
Overture, "L'Etoile du Nord" ... Meyerbeer
(First time in Scotland)
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No programme notes.
The advertisement for this concert in The Scotsman on 12 Feb. 1877 advised that "As Beethoven's Greatest Overture is the First Piece, the Audience is earnestly requested to be punctual. During the Performance of this Overture the Doors will be Closed"
Reviewed in The Monthly Musical Record, March 1, 1877, p.43
The song by Schumann sung by Mdlle Friedlander is op. 51 no. 3 not that of which the words have been printed for distribution. The Scotsman, 12 Feb. 1877