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Groves Dictionary Of Music And Musicians,vol.4, Ed.3, 1908
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1PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
31918-19. Ronald, Boult, G. Toye.
41919-20. Coates, Toye, Boult, C. K. Scott, Ronald.
51920-21. Coates, Hamilton Hart.
61921-22. Coates, Boult, Frank Bridge.
71922-23. Coates, Ronald, E. Goossens, jun.
81923-24. Coates, E. Ansermet, Ronald, Furtwängler, Goossens, Weingartner.
91924-25. Furtwängler, Walter, Goossens, Ansermet, Weingartner, P. Klenau, Malcolm Sargent.
101925-26. Coates, Elgar, Sargent, Rhène-Baton, P. Klenau, Ronald.
111926-27. Wood, Walter, Arbos, Monteux, F. Bridge, Allen.
13The concerts given by the Society during the earlier years of its existence were the chief means of introducing new music to England, due largely to the policy adopted of commissioning works from composers. As time went on and other organisations appeared, first performances became a less frequent feature of the programmes. The following list gives a summary of the leading events in chronological order; a † signifies 'new to England,' and a * 'composed for the Society.'
151813. Three symphonies of Beethoven (numbers not given in the programmes), 4 of Haydn, 3 of Mozart. Beethoven's septet and other chamber music.
161814. † 'Eroica' symphony. Cherubini commissioned to compose a symphony, overture and vocal piece for £200. Début of Catalani.
171815. Cherubini appeared at two concerts; his † 'Anacreon' overture and a † symphony played. 3 overtures bought from Beethoven for £75.
181816. Beethoven's †C minor symphony; Dragonetti played at these concerts for the first time. Début of Baillot.
191817. † 'Fidelio' overture and †7th Symphony of Beethoven.
201820. First visit of Spohr, who introduced the use of the baton; from now onwards the musician described as 'at the pianoforte' was styled 'conductor.' Attwood, Smart, Ries, Potter and Welsh were so described this season.
211821. Début of L. Moscheles.
221823. Beethoven's † 'Weihe des Hauses' overture.
231824. Beethoven's †C minor concerto. First appearance at these concerts of Pasta and Manuel Garcia.
241825. † 'Choral' symphony; † 'Euryanthe' overture. Women associates first elected.
251826. Weber conducted one concert, the programme including the 'Euryanthe' and 'Der Freischütz' overtures and Beethoven's 7th symphony.
261827. £100 sent to Beethoven for his illness. Début of Liszt.
271829. First appearance of Mendelssohn, who conducted his †C minor symphony. Sontag and Malibran sang.
29ARGYLL ROOMS DESTROYED BY FIRE; CONCERTS GIVEN AT KING'S THEATRE:
301830. Mendelssohn conducted 'Midsummer Night's Dream' overture. Rossini's † 'William Tell' overture. De Bériot played and Lablache sang.
311831. Spohr's 'Last Judgment' selection, the first oratorio performed by the Society. Rubini sang and Hummel (first visit to England) played.
321832. Mendelssohn's † 'Hebrides' overture; John Field played, Schröder-Devrient and †Tamburini sang. Mendelssohn was offered £105 for a symphony, overture and vocal piece.
34CONCERTS GIVEN IN HANOVER SQUARE ROOMS:
351833. Mendelssohn's † 'Italian' symphony and † 'Trumpet' overture. Clara Novello sang. Honorary members first elected; they included Auber, Hummel, Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer.
361834. Mendelssohn's † 'Melusine' overture. Grisi sang, Vieuxtemps played.
371835. First appearance of Sterndale Bennett.
381836. Mendelssohn's † 'Calm Sea' overture. Thalberg and Ole Bull played. Opera directors refused to allow opera singers to appear at the concerts.
391837. Beethoven's 'Choral' symphony revived. Bennett's † 'Nalades' overture.
401838. Mendelssohn's †D minor concerto.
411839. Bennett's † 'Wood Nymphs' overture. Début of Mario.
421841. Berlioz's † 'Benvenuto Cellini' overture.
431842. Mendelssohn conducted his † 'Scotch' symphony.
441843. Chopin's †F minor concerto. Staudigl sang. Sivori played, Spohr played and conducted.
451844. Beethoven's † 'Leonora,' No. 1, and † 'Ruins of Athens' overtures. Ernst, Sainton, Piatti and Joachim (13 years old) played. Mendelssohn conducted 5 concerts.
461845. This year an attempt was made to engage a conductor for the whole season for the first time. See list of conductors.
471846. Costa appointed conductor. Beethoven's † Mass in D; Mendelssohn's violin concerto.
481847. Mendelssohn conducted at the fourth concert (his last visit).
491848. Alboni and Pauline Viardot-Garcia sang.
501849. Début of Mlle. Neruda (9 years old).
511851. Stockhausen sang; Bottesini and Pauer played.
521852. Charles Hallé played.
531853. Berlioz conducted his 'Harold in Italy' symphony; Schumann's † 'Overture, Scherzo and Finale' introduced.
541854. Schumann's † symphony in B flat.
551855. Wagner appointed conductor.
561856. Sterndale Bennett appointed conductor. Schumann's † 'Paradise and the Peri.' Début of Clara Schumann. Jenny Lind sang.
571857. Rubinstein played.
581859. Joachim introduced his † 'Hungarian' violin concerto.
591862. Jubilee season. Commemoration concert at St. James's Hall at which Bennett's † 'Paradise and the Peri' overture was introduced and the soloists included Tietjens, Joachim and Santley.
601863. A Shakespeare tercentenary concert with 'Coriolanus' and 'Merry Wives of Windsor' overtures and all the 'Midsummer Night's Dream' music of Mendelssohn.
611865. Wagner's † 'Rienzi' overture.
621867. Cusins appointed conductor. Nilsson sang.
631868. Schumann's † 'Concert-stuck,' op. 92; Bruch's violin concerto in G minor.
65CONCERTS GIVEN IN ST. JAMES'S HALL:
661869. Analytical programmes (by G. A. Macfarren) introduced.
671870. All the Beethoven symphonies played and a Beethoven birth centenary concert † 'Preislied' from 'Die Meistersinger.'
681871. Schaller's bust of Beethoven presented by Frau Linzbauer to the Society. Wyon's Beethoven gold medal struck and presented, amongst others to Sterndale Bennett, Nilsson, Joachim and Santley. Gounod conducted his symphony in D.
691873. Brahms's † 'Requiem.' Début of Von Bülow.
701874. Brahms's † 'Serenade in A.' Début of Sarasate and Saint-Saëns.
711875. Concert in memory of Sterndale Bennett. Brahms's † 'Haydn' Variations. Wilhelmj played.
721876. Prelude to † 'Die Meistersinger.'
731877. Dannreuther played; Henschel sang.
741879. Brahms's violin concerto (Joachim).
751881. Hueffer appointed programme annotator. Berlioz's † 'Romeo et Juliette' (complete version); L'Albert and Sophie Menter played; Sembrich and Albani sang.
761882. Guarantee Fund raised in view of losses incurred during the previous six seasons.
771883. Wagner memorial concert. Sarasate introduced Bruch's † 'Scottish' concerto. Mackenzie's † 'La Belle Dame sans merci.' Pachmann played.
781884. Several conductors engaged for the season. Dvořák conducted his † 'Husitzka' overture, a rhapsody and symphony in D.
791885. Sullivan appointed conductor. Programmes annotated by Hueffer, C. E. Stephens and J. Bennett. Dvořák conducted his *D minor symphony.
801886. Saint-Saëns conducted his *C minor symphony; Fanny Davies played and Ondříček introduced Dvořák's violin concerto.
811888. Cowen appointed conductor. Tchakovsky conducted his † 'Serenade for strings and † Tema con variazioni; Grieg played his pianoforte concerto and conducted his 'Two Elegiac Melodies' for
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