Edinburgh Orchestral Festival 1888

Date: 
Tuesday, February 14, 1888
Time: 
8.00 pm
Season/No: 
1888

Edinburgh Orchestral Festival (Nineteenth Year) Grand Concert of Chamber Music
Third Performance, Tuesday evening, 14th February 1888.  Concert to commence at 8 p.m.

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Principals of Mr Halle's orchestra

Signor Risegari - second violin
Herr Straus - viola
Mons. Vieuxtemps - violoncello
Herr J. Hoffmann - double bass
Mr G. A. Hoffmann - clarinet
Mons. Lalande - bassoon
Herr F. Paersch - horn
and
Madame Norman-Neruda - first violin
and 
Mr Charles Hallé, LL.D., - pianoforte

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

Part I

Grand Quintett, Pianoforte and Strings, in e flat, op. 44 ... Schumann
 (a) Allegro brillante
 (b) In modo d'una Marcia (funebre)
 (c) Scherzo
 (d) Allegro, ma non troppo
   Mr Hallé, Madame norman-Neruda, Signor Risegari,
   Herr Straus and Mons. Vieuxtemps

Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin in A major ... Bach
  Mr Charles Hallé and Madame Norman-Neruda

Solo Pianoforte: 
 (a) Caprice Brillant, in E, Op. 33, no. 3 ... Mendelssohn
 (b) Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35, No. 1 ... Mendelssohn
  Mr Charles Hallé

Solo Violin, (a) Barcarolle in G minor,  (b) Scherzo in D ... Spohr
  Madame Norman-Neruda

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Part II

Grand Septuor, Op. 20 ... Beethoven
 (a) Adagio, (b) Allegro con brio, in E flat,
 (c) Adagio Cantabile, in A flat
 (d) Tempo di Menuetto, in E flat
 (e) Tema con 5 Variazioni, in B flat
 (f) Scherzo and Trio, Molto vivace, in e flat
 (g) Andante con moto, in E flat minor; and
 (h) Finale, Presto, in E flat major

   Madame Norman-Neruda (First violin)
   Herr Straus (Viola)
   M. Vieuxtemps (Violoncello)
   Herr J. Hoffmann (Double Bass)
   Herr G. A. Hoffman (Clarinet)
   M. Lalande (Bassoon)
   Herr F. Paersch (Horn) 

 

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Programme Notes: 

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