Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1884
First Grand Orchestral Concert at the Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1884
on Saturday afternoon, February 9th, 1884. Concert to commence at half-past two o'clock.
Venue:
Orchestra of 70 performers
Artistes
Miss Anna Williams - soprano
Mr Frederic King - baritone
(Madlle Marie Krebs - pianoforte)
Mr Charles Hallé - pianoforte soloist and conductor
Programme
Part I
Overture, "Don Giovanni" ... Mozart
Recit. and Aria, "O qual furor" (Fidelio) ... Beethoven
Miss Anna Williams
Pianoforte Concerto, "Rondo Brillant in E flat, op. 29 ... Mendelssohn
Mr Charles Halle and his Orchestra
Prelude and Fugue "Alla Tarantella" ... J.S. Bach
Madlle Marie Krebs
Song, "Rage, thou angry storm" ... Benedict
Mr Frederic King
Symphony, "Die Weihe der Töne" (The Consecration of Sound)... Spohr
1. Largo. - Silence of Naturee before the birth of Sound
Allegro. - Burst of Joyous Life - Voices of animated Nature - Storm
2. Andantino. - Cradle Song
Allegro. - Dance - Serenade
3. March. - Martial Music - March to Battle - Regret of those left behind - Warrior's Return Home
4. Andante Maestoso. - Thanksgiving for Victory
(Founded on an ancient Chant of St Ambrose)
5. Larghetto - Funeral Dirge
(Founded on the Lutheran Burial Chorale)
6. Comfort in Sorrow
(Played for the first time at these Concerts in 1877)
* Spohr, born in 1784
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Part II
Rhapsodie, "Slave" in A flat, Op. 31, No. 3 ... Dvořák
(First time)
Song, "There's a Bower of Roses" ... C. Villiers Stanford
Miss Anna Williams
Pianoforte solos,
(a) Berceuse, (b) Etude, "Si oiseau j'étais á toi je volerais" ... Henselt
(c) Valse in F, Op. 31, No. 3 ... Chopin
Mr Charles Hallé
Rhapsodie Hongroise ... Liszt
Madlle Marie Krebs
Andante and Finale from "Concerto Grosso" in B minor, for Orhestra ... Handel
(First time in Scotland)
Song, "Maid of Athens" ... Gounod
Mr Frederic King
Overture, "Egmont" ... Beethoven
Composer(s):
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750
- Liszt, Franz (Ferenc), 1811-1886
- Spohr, Louis, 1784-1859
- Benedict, Julius, 1804-1885
- Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904
- Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924
- Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893
Performer(s):
Performance Type:
No programme notes but words for the songs are printed on a separate page.
The available copy of the printed programme has the pianoforte works performed by Madlle Marie Krebs. The replacement work have been pencilled in and are incomplete. There is no mention of the specific Rhapsody by Liszt in Part II.