Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1880

Date: 
Saturday, February 14, 1880
Time: 
2.30 pm
Season/No: 
1880

Second Grand Orchestral Concert at the Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1880
on Saturday morning, February 14th, 1880.  Concert to commence at half-past two.

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Orchestra of 70 performers

Artistes
Miss Lillian Bailey - soprano
Herr Henschel - basso
Mr Charles Hallé - pianoforte soloist and conductor

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

Part I
Overture, "Weihe des Hauses" (Op. 124) ... Beethoven

Recit. and Air, "Ne trofei d'A;essandro,"  "Lusinghe piu care" (Alessandro) ... Handel

Concertstück - Introduction and Allegro Appassionato (Op. 92) ... Schumann
  Pianoforte - Mr Hallé, with his orchestra

Song, "The Two Grenadiers" ... Schumann
  Instrumental, and sung by Herr Henschel

Symphony in A major, no. 4 ... Mendelssohn
  Allegro Vivace
  Andante con moto
  Con moto (quasi Menuetto)
  Presto (Saltarello)

...........................................

Part II
Overture, "Don Giovanni" ... Mozart

Song, "Ob die Wolke" (Freischütz) ... Weber
  Miss Lillian Bailey

Pianoforte solos,  Two impromptus ... Ch. Hallé
  Mr Charles Hallé

Ballet music from "Der Dämon" ... Rubenstein
  (Orchestra)

Lieder, (a) "Am Meer"  (b) "Eifersucht und Stolz" ... Schubert
  Herr Henschel

Overture, "Semiramide" ... Rossini

 

Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Group/Ensemble: 
The Hallé Orchestra

Performance Type:

Programme Notes: 

No programme notes but words of the songs were available on a separate sheet.

Publicity and Reviews: 

Reviewed in The Times, Feb 21, 1880, pg. 12 Issue 29810; col B

[Reid] Professor: 
Oakeley, Sir Herbert Stanley, 1830-1903