Historical Concert
Early symphonies by Haydn, and predecessors and contemporaries of Haydn.
Venue:
A small orchestra, consisting of stringed instruments, two oboes, and two horns
Mr H. Dambmann - leader of the orchestra
Madame Wahler - vocalist
Mr A. Scott Jupp - accompanist
Professor Niecks - conductor
1. Symphony in G major ... Giovanni Battista Sammartini
(a) Spiritoso (b) Andantino grazioso (c) Spiritoso. Rondo
2. "Ah! rendimi quel core," aria from the opera Mitrane ... Francesco Rossi
3. Symphony in G major ... Johann Stamitz
(a) Allegro (b) Andantino (c) Presto
4. Two songs
(a) Abendempfindung ... Mozart
(b) Wiegenlied, "Schlafe mein Prinzchen" ... Fliess
5. Symphony in G minor ... Pierre van Maldere
(a) Allegro assai (b) Andante (c) Presto
6. Symphony in F major ... Francois Joseph Gossec
(a) Allegro molto (b) Andantino allegretto (c) Poco Presto
7. Aria from the opera Rinaldo ... G. F. Handel
8. Symphony in B flat major ... Joseph Haydn
(a) Allegro assai (b) Andantino (c) Presto
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Performer(s):
Performance Type:
Short one page essay, 'preface to the programme', which contextualises the symphonies of Haydn.
On the outside back page - dates and programmes of the four historical concerts.
Promoter:
Since the Haydn symphony is not numbered it is not certain which one was performed on this occasion.