Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1776_03_15Fri 15 Mar 1776CSNBARTHELEMON 76 7THCS1930[BARTHELEMON.]PA1970CSN1970
1756_03_31Wed 31 Mar 1756CGCG ORATORIO 56 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0421CG0421
1792_04_27Fri 27 Apr 1792HAYCRAMER-w 92CB2000PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s1: PLEYEL OV (GRAND MS); PLEYEL QT VN VN VA VC CRAMER-C CRAMER-w CRAMER-F LINDLEY <CHARLES; F>; SG LAZZARINI; CN PF CRAMER-jb (NEW); SG BILLINGTON~; PLEYEL CNTE VN VN CRAMER-w CRAMER-f? (MS). 2: HANDEL OV FROM HANDEL o ^ESTHER^; SG BILLINGTON~ 'SWEET_BIRD' + VN CRAMER-w; GEMINIANI CNgr VN CRAMER-w OP.3 NO.1; sg BILLINGTON~ 'MAD_BESS' <SCENE>; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^OCCASIONAL_ORATORIO^.ORCRAMER-C: aged 7+half3492HAY3492
1777_03_19Wed 19 Mar 1777CGCG ORATORIO 77 [10TH]OS1900B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <ORATORIO>. IN PART1: ARNE-ta SG FARRELL~ <DR_ARNE> (NEW); SL VC CERVETTO-j; CN VN LAMOTTE. [part3:] ARNOLD SG SAVILLE; GIORDANI SG REINHOLD; ARNE-ta SG FARRELL~ <DR>; SG TENDUCCI; SACCHINI SG HARROP~ + VN LAMOTTE (NEW). END: handel o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ ^MY_HEART_IS_INDITING^.PA[LS.]2081CG2081
1791_03_25Fri 25 Mar 1791CGCG ORATORIO 91 [5TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; AND PART3: [selection from] handel BOYCE ARNE-ta [items listed]. DIR HARRISON ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G>; ORG KNYVETT; V HARRISON INCLEDON GRIFFITHS SALE POOLE~ PIELE~ BILLINGTON~.DI[LS (with full details).]3373CG3373
1776_04_15Mon 15 Apr 1776PPANTHEON 76 9THCS2100LEAD LAMOTTE; V SCHINDLERIN~ BARTHELEMON~m SAVILLE MASSIMINO (FIRST APPEARANCE IN ENGLAND); OB FISCHER; VC CROSDILL; FL FLORIO.PA1994P1994
1778_04_08Wed 8 Apr 1778DLDL ORATORIO 78 [10TH]OSB 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD LINLEY-t2; V LINLEY~m1 LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY> DRAPER~ NORRIS WEBSTER. END PART1: CN ORG STANLEY. END PART2: CN VN linley-t2.PA[LS.]2184DL2184
1768_02_26Fri 26 Feb 1768HAYHAY ORATORIO 68 [3RD]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sPICCINNI o ^THE_DEATH_OF_ABEL^ <ORATORIO> (PERFORMED BUT ONCE) (WITH ADDITIONAL CHS); o ^MORNING_HYMN^ (FROM PARADISE_LOST) [?galliard o ^the_hymn_of_adam_and_eve^ *]. LEAD BARTHELEMON. SL VN BARTHELEMON; CN OB SIMPSON.PA[LS.] [* But Covent Garden 8 Apr 1772: by various composers.]1164HAY1164
1756_02_02Mon 2 Feb 1756DSTPASSERINI~ 56OB1830P 10s 6d; G 5so [^CHARLOTTENBURG_FESTEGGIANTE^] <PASTORAL> BY KING_OF_PRUSSIA AND OTHERS. V PASSERINI~ MATTEI~ PERALTA~ PAZZAGLIA. handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <ORATORIO>. V PASSERINI~.PAFrom 29 Jan. [LS.]0397DST0397
1753_03_30Fri 30 Mar 1753CGCG ORATORIO 53 [7TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0237CG0237
1758_03_17Fri 17 Mar 1758CGCG ORATORIO 58 [10TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>.PA[LS.]0519CG0519
1762_06_16Wed 16 June 1762RTENDUCCI 62GB5sEND PART2: HANDEL CH from HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^. END PART3: HANDEL CH from HANDEL o ^MESSIAH^. PART4: HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^. BETWEEN PARTS: PIECE HN HN CL CL <PIECES>.PAUsual music in four acts. With addition of good choir. And exhibition and ball.0790R0790
1759_06_30Sat 30 June 1759HAMST CAECILIAN 58-59SOC1100PASt Caecilian Society: annual meeting (concert; with dinner at 1500).0593HAM0593
1792_05_21Mon 21 May 1792HSQSALOMON 92CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); SG SIMONI; CN PF DUSSEK; SG MARA~; CN VN SALOMON. 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); SG SIMONI; CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ <PEDAL_HP> (NEW); SG MARA~; HAYDN fp <FINALE> 'THE_EARTHQUAKE' [from ^the_seven_last_words^].OR[Landon-England 165.]3509HSQ3509
1756_03_16Tue 16 Mar 1756DSTPASSERINI 56 [1ST]OSFor two: 1gn *handel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^ <ORATORIO>; o ^CHARLOTTENBURG_FESTEGGIANTE^ <PASTORAL> BY KING_OF_PRUSSIA [and others: cf 2 Feb]. [PASSERINI.] V PASSERINI~ MATTEI~ PAZZAGLIA THOMAS~ BATTISHILL <BATICHEL>. [replaced handel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS.]PA; PA 9 Feb; PA 17 Feb; PA 26 Feb; PA 12 MarFrom 20 Feb; 26 Feb; 15 Mar. * Admits 2 to P or 4 to G. Individual: P 10s 6d; G 5s. Consent of Handel. Ball if wanted. [LS.]0410DST0410
1786_05_17Wed 17 May 1786HSQTENDUCCI 86CB200010s 6d1: [BACH] OV (GRAND); *[BACH] QT pf vn va vc CRAMER-jb CRAMER-w BLAKE SMITH-2 [replaced CERVETTO-j]. BACH o ^RINALDO_ED_ARMIDA^ <CANTATA>: V TENDUCCI MADDEN~1 MARA~. CN OB FISCHER. 2: CRAMER-w CN VN CRAMER-w. BACH o ^AURORA^ <CANTATA> [from bach o ^cefalo_e_procri^]: V TENDUCCI MADDEN~1 MARA~. [BACH] OV 2ORCH.MC; MC 4 MayPA 22 May; MH 20 May (thanks)Commemoration of JC Bach (MS music). * In which BACH always performed himself. TENDUCCI: [penultimate performance].2822HSQ2822
1768_04_13Wed 13 Apr 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 12THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1195A_W1195
1778_05_15Fri 15 May 1778BUFLIGHT 78CB19005sSL CN <SLS CNS>. SL GU LIGHT; SG LIGHT (FAV HUNTING).MPWith ball (2100).2213BUF2213
1777_02_10Mon 10 Feb 1777PPANTHEON 76-77 5THCS200010s 6d (as before)V AGUJARI~ MANZOLETTO GABRIELLI. CN VN LAMOTTE; CN OB FISCHER; SL VC CROSDILL; CN BN BAUMGARTEN-s.PAMasks not admitted.2045P2045
1769_04_06Thu 6 Apr 1769HGERVASIO 69CB19005s[MAND GERVASIO.]PA; PA 1 Apr1283H1283
1793_03_08Fri 8 Mar 1793HAYHAY ORATORIO 93 [7TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^L'ALLEGRO^ (PART1); HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ (PART1); SELECTION FROM ATTERBURY HANDEL PURCELL PARSONS-w <DR_PARSONS> BOYCE ARNOLD [items listed]. COND ARNOLD; LEAD SHAW; V FERGUSON~ (2ND PERFORMANCE) HARRISON DIGNUM WELSH-j <MR> WELSH-t <MASTER> HUMMELL-1 LEETE POOLE~ LEAK~ HARRISON; VC MASON; VN SHAW. END PART2: SG FERGUSON~ (ITALIAN). INCL: CN VN ALDAY (FIRST PERFORMANCE IN THIS KINGDOM); CN VN JANIEWICZ.TIOR 9 Mar[LS (with full details).]3550HAY3550
1751_03_04Mon 4 Mar 1751CAS CASTLE 50-51SOCGA 22 FebCastle Society [cf 25 Feb].0077CAS0077
1777_05_12Mon 12 May 1777TSTLAMOTTE 77CB10s 6dI BACH BAUMGARTEN-s. 1: VACHON OV (NEW); SG PIOZZI; TR VN VA VC LAMOTTE VACHON CROSDILL; SG BALCONI~; CN VN LAMOTTE. 2: TOESCHI OV; SG PIOZZI; SL VC CROSDILL; QNT VN VN VA VC VC LAMOTTE PUPPO VACHON CERVETTO-j CROSDILL; SG BALCONI~; CN OB FISCHER. [order of instrumentalists is unclear.]PA2113TST2113
1788_03_14Fri 14 Mar 1788TSTTST ORATORIO 88 [6TH]OShandel o ^MESSIAH^. V HARRISON PARRY-2 ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~T <T_ABRAMS> STORACE~.MC 2 JanMC 17 Mar3125TST3125
1782_03_22Fri 22 Mar 1782DLDL ORATORIO 82 [10TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD RICHARDS; V LINLEY~m2 DRAPER~ PRUDOM~ NORRIS REINHOLD. END PART1: CN ORG STANLEY.PAPA 23 Mar[LS (with accounts).]2491DL2491
1771_03_06Wed 6 Mar 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 7THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 626.]1457A_W1457
1773_05_17Mon 17 May 1773HGRASSI~ 73CB10s 6dDIR BACH ABEL. V SAVOI GALLI~ GRASSI~; I BACH ABEL CRAMER-w FISCHER EICHNER TACET CROSDILL. BACH o <CANTATA> (NEW) [?or BACH SG GRASSI~].PA; PA (news)From 16 Apr; 10 May (because of masquerade).1700H1700
1758_04_01Sat 1 Apr 1758DSTWIDOW 58 *OB18305sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <SERENATA>. LEAD BROWN-a; V BEARD CHAMPNESS SOPER YOUNG~2; VN FROUD <VN2>; VC GORDON <VC1>; HPD COOKE. BETWEEN PARTS1-2: CN OB VINCENT.PA* Widow gentlewoman in great distress. From 31 Mar Hickford's (so many tickets disposed of). [LS; Deutsch-Handel 796-7.]0523DST0523
1769_11_29Wed 29 Nov 1769FHFOUNDLING HOSPITAL 69OB120010s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD GIARDINI; V HAYES-1 (PRINCIPAL TENOR) WEICHSELL~f SCOTT~ CHAMPNESS; CHORUS (ABOVE 40 SINGERS); ORG DUPUIS; HPD ARNOLD. CN VN GIARDINI; CN ORG STANLEY.PATo open the new organ. Several perform [gratis] for the charity. [With complete list of orchestra.]1329FH1329
1779_02_01Mon 1 Feb 1779PPANTHEON 79 2NDCS200010s 6d [as before]DIR GIARDINI <DIR ORCH>. 1: SARTI OV; SG PIOZZI; SG HARPER~; CN FL FLORIO; SG MARCHETTI~; CN VN GIARDINI. 2: VANHAL OV; SG PIOZZI; SL VC CROSDILL; SG HARPER~; CN OB FISCHER; SG MARCHETTI~; CN ORG BURNEY-cr.PA2226P2226
1781_04_02Mon 2 Apr 1781PPANTHEON 81 10THCS200010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w <ORCH DIR>. 1: OV; SG SAMPIERI; SL VC CROSDILL; SG PALMER~; CN VN CRAMER-w; SG ANSANI. 2: SYM; SG NIHOUL; CN OB FISCHER; SG ANSANI; GIORDANI qt 4v NIHOUL GHERARDI SAMPIERI PALMER~ <FINALE> (NEW).MCLast concert.2419P2419
1772_03_11Wed 11 Mar 1772CGCG ORATORIO 72 [2ND]OS1830B 5s; P 4s; FG 3s; SG 2sHANDEL o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO> [replaced ARNOLD o ^ABIMELECH^]. END PART1: SL VC DUPORT-jp. END PART2: CN VN SIRMEN~.PA; PA 6 MarSee LS[LS.]1559CG1559
1787_03_05Mon 5 Mar 1787HSQPROFESSIONAL 87 5THCS20001: PFEIFFER OV; PLEYEL QT VN VN VA VC CRAMER-w BORGHI BLAKE CERVETTO-j; SG RUBINELLI; CN OB PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE> *; SG BILLINGTON~; PFEIFFER CNTE PF HN VN VA PFEIFFER FRANZOLIN CRAMER-w BLAKE (PFEIFFER AND FRANZOLIN: FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE IN THIS KINGDOM). 2: ROSETTI SYM (NEW); SG BILLINGTON~; SL VDAG ABEL; SG RUBINELLI; BACH SYM 2ORCH.GZ; MCGZ 7 Mar; Parke-Memoirs i.90 [misdated][McVeigh-Professional 59.] * His first [solo] appearance in this orchestra.2951HSQ2951
1766_03_19Wed 19 Mar 1766CGCG ORATORIO 66 [10TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA[LS.]1024CG1024
1751_03_01Fri 1 Mar 1751CGCG ORATORIO 51 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; handel o ^THE_CHOICE_OF_HERCULES^ <NEW ACT>. [? V in latter:] FRASI~ GALLI~ GUADAGNI. CN ORG (NEW).GA[LS. Deutsch-Handel 702 with incorrect cast. Cf Winton Dean: Handel's Dramatic Oratorios (London 1959) 586.]0076CG0076
1779_03_23Tue 23 Mar 1779TSTPIOZZI 79CB193010s 6d1: SARTI OV; SG PIOZZI; SG HARPER~; SL VC CROSDILL; SG PIOZZI; CN VN GIARDINI. 2: VANHAL OV; SG HARPER~; CN OB FISCHER; SG PIOZZI; TR VN VA VC GIARDINI WILTON CROSDILL [?order]; DT 2v PIOZZI HARPER~.PA[Burrows-Harris 1017-18 1020.]2262TST2262
1778_04_03Fri 3 Apr 1778HSQRAUZZINI AND LAMOTTE 78 2NDCS2000DIR RAUZZINI LAMOTTE. V HARROP~ ROVEDINO RAUZZINI; I LAMOTTE LEBRUN CERVETTO-j CLEMENTI CARAVOGLIA-1 DECAMP. RAUZZINI o? <CANTATA> (NEW).PANone but subscribers admitted. [Burrows-Harris 977.]2176HSQ2176
1771_03_14Thu 14 Mar 1771SSQSOHO 71 5THCS2000DIR BARTHELEMON.PAThe Society [successor to Mrs Cornelys' Harmonical Meeting]: concert and assembly. [No mention of 2nd to 4th.]1467SSQ1467
1784_02_11Wed 11 Feb 1784HSQHANOVER SQ 84 1STCS2000For twelve: 6gnLEAD CRAMER-w. 1: GRAF OV; SG FRANCHI; CN HN PAYOLA; DT VN DB CRAMER-w KAEMPFER; SG LUSINI~; CN OB RAMM. 2: HAYDN SYM (NEW); SN HPD CLEMENTI; SG FRANCHI; CN BN SCHWARZ; SG LUSINI~; FP. SG FRANCHI 'FIGLI' - 'PRENDI' / 'PENDRI'; SG FRANCHI 'LO_SA'; ANDREOZZI SG LUSINI~ 'TIRANNA' - 'NEL_BEL'; SARTI SG LUSINI~ 'SE_MAI'.GZ; MC; MH; MP; PAPA 12 Feb (part = GZ 13 Feb); Cramer Magazin der Musik ii.226; Parke-Memoirs i.31[McVeigh-Professional 32 (with list of orchestra).]2593HSQ2593
1785_02_07Mon 7 Feb 1785FMHKIRCHHOFF 85CB193010s 6d1: BACH OV; HAYDN QT; SG ABRAMS~t <JUN>; CN HP KIRCHHOFF; SG ABRAMS~ <SEN>; CN ob FISCHER. 2: CN VN CRAMER-w; SN PF CRAMER-jb; DT 2v ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t; SN HP KIRCHHOFF; HAYDN SYM.PAKIRCHHOFF: first harp to the King of Denmark.2670FMH2670
1750_11_05Mon 5 Nov 1750DEV PHILHARMONIC 50-51SOCGA 16 OctPhilharmonick Society: first concert.0054DEV0054
1796_05_23Mon 23 May 1796HSQPARKE~ 96CB200010s 6dDIR SALOMON. 1: HAYDN OV; GL HARRISON KNYVETT BARTLEMAN PARKE~; SG BARTLEMAN; CN OB PARKE; PAISIELLO sg PARKE~ <SCENA> (NEW MS); CN VN GIORNOVICHI. 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); SG HARRISON; PARKE~ SN PF PARKE~ (NEW MS); SG PARKE~ 'MAD_BESS'; fp <FINALE>.ORHAYDN OV (MS) by permission of SALOMON.3810HSQ3810
1777_05_28Wed 28 May 1777TSTLIDL 77CB10s 6dDIR BACH. 1: BACH OV 2ORCH; CN FL TACET; SL VC CERVETTO-j; SG BALCONI~; DT VN BARITON LAMOTTE LIDL; CN VDA STAMITZ-c. 2: CN PF WEICHSELL~e; CN VN LAMOTTE; CN OB FISCHER.PA; PA 12 AprFrom 12 May.2121TST2121
1766_01_08Wed 8 Jan 1766SSQWEDNESDAY 66 1STCS1900[For fifteen: 5gn (g); 3gn (l)]DIR BACH ABEL.PASoho Square Concert; the Wednesdays Concerts. Begin between 1900 and 2000. Apply to ladies who have books. [Burrows-Harris 458.]0998SSQ0998
1762_03_26Fri 26 Mar 1762CGCG ORATORIO 62 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS.]0763CG0763
1750_04_10Tue 10 Apr 1750KTDECAYED MUSICIANS 50CB180010s 6d1: CIAMPI OV (NEW); TERRADELLAS SG GIACOMAZZI~m 'JO_SON_QUELL'; COCCHI SG LASCHI 'DILLE_CHE'; ARAIA SG GALLI~ 'QUESTO_CORE'; CN vc PASQUALINO; CIAMPI SG GUADAGNI 'LE_DOLCEZZE'; CIAMPI SG FRASI~ 'INFELICE_IN_VAN'. 2: CN vn DUBOURG; CIAMPI SG MELLINI~ 'QUAL_NOCCHIERO'; CIAMPI SG GIACOMAZZI~m 'DAL_LABRO'; CIAMPI SG FRASI~ 'OH_DIO'; CN bn MILLER-j; CIAMPI SG GUADAGNI 'SON_SVENTURATO'; HANDEL SG GALLI~ 'FAIR_AND_COMELY'. 3: CN ob VINCENT; FINI SG LASCHI 'CRUDO_AMORE'; FINI SG MELLINI~ 'ALLA_SELVA'; PULLI SG GIACOMAZZI~m 'SE_TORNA' <FULLI>; PULLI SG GALLI~ 'SO_CHE'; HANDEL DT 2v FRASI~ GUADAGNI 'O_FAIREST'; HANDEL CNGR.GA 31 Mar; GA 20 MarFund .. for .. Decay'd Musicians or their Families. Subscriber's ticket admits one [anywhere]. [LS.]0035KT0035
1778_05_20Wed 20 May 1778HSQBALCONI~ 78CBDIR BACH ABEL. V TENDUCCI PIOZZI AMANTINI BALCONI~; I BACH ABEL CRAMER-w CERVETTO-j WEISS STAMITZ-c FISCHER [later omitted: CROSDILL]. IN PART1: BACH QT [ob vn va vc?] (FAV). IN PART2: BACH o ^RINALDO_ED_ARMIDA^ <CANTATA> (FAV); WITH SG [?balconi~] + VOCE_UMANA CARAVOGLIA-1 <SGA>.PA; PA 7 Mar; PA 20 AprFrom 20 Mar; 11 May. VOCE UMANA: new instrument.2215HSQ2215
1761_03_04Wed 4 Mar 1761CGCG ORATORIO 61 [7TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dSMITH-jc o ^REBECCA^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS iv (with accounts).]0701CG0701
1765_06_14Fri 14 June 1765RGIUSTINELLI 65GB5sSG GIUSTINELLI <SGS> (NEW).PABetween parts: Venetians in the Chinese Temple; with ballads and instrumental music. And ball.0970R0970
1773_06_02Wed 2 June 1773HGIORDANI AND GIORDANI~ 73CB120010s 6d[GIORDANI GIORDANI~.]PA1707H1707