Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1790_07_12Mon 12 July 1790TOPTIBBS 90CB12007s[TIBBS <W_TIBBS>.] LEAD CRAMER-w.WO 8 JulyW Tibbs: tenth annual concert.3346TOP3346
1771_01_09Wed 9 Jan 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 1STCS1930TransfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PANo Tickets but those of the Night will be admitted; no tickets can be delivered on the Night.1428A_W1428
1791_04_06Wed 6 Apr 1791CGCG ORATORIO 91 [8TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^L'ALLEGRO' [PARTS1-2]; AND PART3: [selection from:] handel SACCHINI BOYCE [items listed]. DIR HARRISON ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G>; ORG KNYVETT; V HARRISON INCLEDON GRIFFITHS POOLE~ PIELE~ BILLINGTON~; VN ASHLEY-gc. END PART2: CN VN WEICHSELL.DIDI 7 Apr[LS (with full details).]3383CG3383
1776_04_19Fri 19 Apr 1776CSNBARTHELEMON 76 11THCS1930[BARTHELEMON.]PA1997CSN1997
1774_07_29Fri 29 July 1774MKENRICK 74MISG DUBELLAMY 'BLOW_BLOW'; SG WEWITZER~1 'WHEN_DAISIES'.PADr Kenrick's lecture on Shakespeare [etc]. [Cf 16 July.]1830M1830
1775_02_01Wed 1 Feb 1775HSQBACH-ABEL 75 1STCS1900[For fifteen:] 5gn transfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 23 JanLetters of the First Earl of Malmesbury (London 1870) i.287; Burrows-Harris 798-9From 25 Jan; as furniture [etc] not ready. No tickets but those of the night will be admitted. [Burrows-Harris 787 795.]1844HSQ1844
1772_04_29Wed 29 Apr 1772HATMC 72 *CB190010s 6d (l+g); 5s 3d (single)PIECES BY GENTLEMEN; SG CT <SGS CTS> (FAV).GZ 25 AprWith ball at 2100. * Master of Ceremonies.1593HAT1593
1758_02_03Fri 3 Feb 1758DSTTRAVERS 58CB18305sTRAVERS o ^ODE_FOR_THE_PRINCESS_OF_WALES'_BIRTHDAY^ <ODE ON THE BIRTH DAY OF ... THE PRINCESS_OF_WALES).PA0501DST0501
1777_02_17Mon 17 Feb 1777PPANTHEON 76-77 6THCS200010s 6d (as before)V AGUJARI~ MANZOLETTO GABRIELLI. CN FL DECAMP; SL VC CROSDILL; CN OB FISCHER; CN VN LAMOTTE.PA2049P2049
1784_04_28Wed 28 Apr 1784HAYEVANS 84CB1900B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sLEAD BARTHELEMON; [later omitted: V HINDLE]. 1: HAYDN OV (FAV); SG BARTHELEMON~m; CN BN PARKINSON; LSN HP EVANS <TRIPLE_HP>; SG BARTLEMAN; CN OB PARKE. 2: MAHON OV; SG BARTHELEMON~m; CN CL MAHON; SG BARTLEMAN; CN VN BARTHELEMON; JACKSON-w dt 2v BARTHELEMON~m BARTLEMAN 'TIME_HAS_NOT' <CANZONET> + HP EVANS; LSN HP EVANS; FP.PA; PA 24 AprPA 29 Apr2638HAY2638
1778_05_05Tue 5 May 1778TSTLIDL 78CB190010s 6d1: STAMITZ OV; CN FL DECAMP; SG TENDUCCI; LIDL DT VN BARITON LINLEY-t2 LIDL (FAV); SG BALCONI~; CN VN LINLEY-t2. 2: CN PF WEICHSELL~e; SG TENDUCCI; LIDL TR VN VDAG VC LINLEY-t2 LIDL PAXTON (NEW) [?order]; SG BALCONI~; CN OB FISCHER; CN BARITON LIDL (NEW).PA2205TST2205
1756_10_11Mon 11 Oct 1756KAMONDAY 56-57SOC1900PA 5 OctMonday Night's Concert at KA: first concert.0443KA0443
1793_03_06Wed 6 Mar 1793CGCG ORATORIO 93 [6TH]OS1830B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sSECOND SELECTION FROM handel BOYCE PURCELL [items listed]. DIR ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>; ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; V MARA~ SHARP~2 CROUCH~ INCLEDON BARTLEMAN REYNOLDS-3 KELLY-m. END PART1: CN VC ASHLEY-Cj <C_ASHLEY> [or CN VN ASHLEY-Gc <G>] [replaced CN VN GAUTHEROT~]. storace-s2 SG CROUCH~ 'CAPTIVITY'.OR; OR 4 Mar[LS (with full details); Milligan-Concerto 341.]3545CG3545
1764_08_13Mon 13 Aug 1764MHIGHATT~ 64GB18302s 6dV LOWE SQUIBB LAMPE~ HIGHATT~ VINCENT~. SG VINCENT~ 'SWEET_BIRD'. SG <SGS> (NEW).PA0915M0915
1784_03_26Fri 26 Mar 1784C&ABATE 84CB19005s[BATE?] LEAD HINDMARSH; V WRIGHTEN~ BANNISTER~ JOHNSTONE BANNISTER EDWIN. 1: LEDUC OV; CN HPD GRIFFES; CN VC PHILLIPS-f; hook OV from hook o ^THE_LADY_OF_THE_MANOR^. 2: HAYDN OV; GRIFFES CN FL SOWERBY; CN VN HINDMARSH; FP.MHAnd ball.2622C&A2622
1771_03_07Thu 7 Mar 1771KTKT ORATORIO 71 [5TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3sJOMMELLI o ^LA_PASSIONE_di_gesu_cristo^ (PART1) <ORATORIO>. V TENDUCCI SAVOI GRASSI~ GUGLIELMI~ BARTHELEMON~m MORIGI-a2. END PART1: CN VN SIRMEN~. PERGOLESI o ^STABAT_MATER^. END PART1: CN BN BAUMGARTEN-s. END PART2: SL VN SIRMEN~; GUGLIELMI CH (GRAND).PA[LS.]1460KT1460
1782_10_30Wed 30 Oct 1782C&AANACREONTIC 82-83SOCMC 18 Oct 1782Anacreontic Society: first concert. Anniversary dinner on 23 Oct (1530).2520C&A2520
1791_06_24Fri 24 June 1791RD'EON 91GB5s1: HANDEL OV; SG PIELE~; AVISON CNgr; SG MORELLI; CN ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; SG NEGRI~; CN VN CLEMENT. 2: HAYDN OV; SG PIELE~; CN VC ASHLEY-Cj <C_ASHLEY>; SG MORELLI; CN CL MAHON; SG NEGRI~; BACH FP. [DURING FIREWORK: DUKE_OF_YORK'S_BAND.]OR; DI 23 JuneOR 25 JuneFor Chevalier d'Eon. [Mollie Sands: Invitation to Ranelagh (London 1946) 177-9.]3425R3425
1774_04_20Wed 20 Apr 1774SSQBACH-ABEL 74 13THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1795SSQ1795
1786_06_03Sat 3 June 1786WAHANDEL 86 [2ND]OSSELECTION FROM HANDEL SACRED [items listed]. V MARA~ RUBINELLI BILLINGTON~ HARWOOD~ ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~T <T_ABRAMS> HARRISON NORRIS TASCA SAVILLE SALE KNYVETT PARRY-2 CORFE HUDSON MATHEWS HINDLE DYNE; [instrumentalists listed]; VN CRAMER-w.MC; MC 29 MayMC 5 June; William Ayrton: British Library Add.60380 (no foliation)Royal Society of Musicians; for Decayed Musicians Fund; Westminster Hosp; St George's Hosp. Rehearsal 29 May (1200; 10s 6d).2830WA2830
1790_02_18Thu 18 Feb 1790P PANTHEON 90 4THCS200010s 6dLEAD WEICHSELL. 1: KOZELUCH OV (GRAND); GIORDANI-g SG BIANCHI-3 <GIARDANELLO>; GYROWETZ QT VN VN VA vc <B>; BIANCHI SG PACCHIEROTTI 'NON_MI_DIR'; SN PF BURNEY-cr. 2: GYROWETZ SYM (NEW MS); SARTI SG BIANCHI-3; CN VN WEICHSELL; PAISIELLO SG PACCHIEROTTI 'MENTRE_TI'; CN OB FISCHER; BIANCHI SG PACCHIEROTTI / PICCINNI SG PACCHIEROTTI 'PER_VOI'.DI; TI; WO; GZ 17 Feb; MH 17 Feb (Yale)WO 19 Feb; WO 23 Feb[McVeigh-Professional 86.]3267P3267
1779_04_05Mon 5 Apr 1779HLOCKHART 79CB19005sDIR LOCKHART; LEAD BARTHELEMON. V LOCKHART LOCKHART~1 KENNEDY~ (WAS FARRELL~) [later omitted: BARTHELEMON~m]. CN VN BARTHELEMON; CN TPT SARJANT. END PART1: SIMPSON-1 SN HPD SIMPSON-1 (1ST PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC).PA; PA 29 MarSIMPSON-1: pupil of LOCKHART; aged 12.2273H2273
1783_03_10Mon 10 Mar 1783FMHFMH 83 1STCS[original programme: composers SWANBERG ABEL BACH; V HARRISON CANTELO~; I CRAMER-w DUPORT-jl FISCHER.]MH 24 Feb etc.2535FMH2535
1772_04_06Mon 6 Apr 1772HAYWENDLING 72OB1900PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3sBACH o ^ENDIMIONE^ <SERENATA> (WITH GRAND CHORUSSES). V GRASSI~ CARARA~ SAVOI LOVATTINI; i FISCHER PUNTO WENDLING. [later omitted: BETWEEN PARTS1-2: CN FL WENDLING.]PA; PA 19 Mar[Text] by Metastasio. [LS; Burrows-Harris 670.]1583HAY1583
1766_03_17Mon 17 Mar 1766HLEONE 66CB190010s 6dDIR VENTO; LEAD BARTHELEMON. [later omitted: V WRIGHT~e.] MUSIC ENTIRELY NEW. 1: OV BARTHELEMON; CN VC CIRRI; SG YOUNG~m <POLLY_YOUNG>; CNte CALASCIONCINO CALASCIONE COLLA COLLA; SL FL TACET; CN VN OLIVER_Y_ASTORGA <OLIVER> (SPANISH); SL MAND LEONE. 2: BARBELLA FP; DT MAND MAND; CN HPD SMITH-T1 <T_SMITH> (GERMAN; NEVER IN PUBLIC); SL CALASCIONCINO colla; SL vn BARTHELEMON; SG YOUNG~m; SL MAND leone; BARTHELEMON FP.PA; PA 28 Feb; PA 5 MarFrom 6 Mar (Opera postponed to then).1021H1021
1773_02_11Thu 11 Feb 1773GLOLEE 73RM19452s 6d (5 for 1gn)[includes:] DT 2v; CN HPD; DT 2v; SG; ch? <HYMN>.PALee's New Entertainment (readings and music). [Vocal items associated with readings from Milton.]1632GLO1632
1758_03_30Thu 30 Mar 1758HABCASTLE 57-58SOCPA 18 MarCastle Society: next two concerts on 22 Mar and 30 Mar (with meeting).0521HAB0521
1750_04_04Wed 4 Apr 1750CGCG ORATORIO 50 [10TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^SAMSON^ <ORATORIO>. V GUADAGNI GALLI~.GA[LS; Handel-Handbuch 4 (Kassel 1985) 437 after Dean.]0031CG0031
1776_10_24Thu 24 Oct 1776HATSTAMITZ-c 76CB190010s 6dDIR STAMITZ-c; V YOUNG_LADY (TWO; NEVER SUNG IN PUBLIC BEFORE). CN VN STAMITZ-c (LATELY from ABROAD; FIRST PERFORMANCE IN ENGLAND); STAMITZ-c DT vn VA; STAMITZ-c SYM <SYMS> (NEW FAV; NEVER PUBLISHED).PA 21 Oct 1776[?Benefit.]2024HAT2024
1794_04_28Mon 28 Apr 1794HSQSALOMON 94 10THCS20001: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); sg FISCHER-l <ARIA>; WRANITZKY QNT VN VN VA VA VC SALOMON DAHMEN-p FIORILLO DAHMEN-ja <JUN> + ? (NEW); [SG PARKE~] [replaced sg MARA~ <SCENA>]; CNte HN HN DAHMEN-W ZONCADA <DOUBLE CN; W_DAHMEN> (THEIR FIRST PERFORMANCE IN THIS COUNTRY). 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); sg FISCHER-l <SCENA>; CN PF DUSSEK; [SG PARKE~] [replaced sg MARA~ <RONDO>]; fp <FINALE>.MC; OR 26 AprMC 30 Apr[Landon-England 249-50.]3659HSQ3659
1765_02_28Thu 28 Feb 1765HFOURMANTEL~ 65CB19005sV GIUSTINELLI FOURMANTEL~. SL VN BARTHELEMON; SL VC CIRRI; CN FL TACET; CN OB EIFFERT.PAFrom 21 Feb.0941H0941
1775_05_17Wed 17 May 1775HSODERINI 75CB123010s 6dDIR BACH ABEL; V GRASSI~ [replaced CORRI~1 WEICHSELL~f]; I <SL> BACH ABEL FISCHER FLORIO CERVETTO-j SODERINI.PA; PA 8 Apr; PA 25 AprFrom 28 Apr [evening] because of CORRI~1 benefit. [Burrows-Harris 829.]1914H1914
1781_05_10Thu 10 May 1781HSQGIARDINI 81CB[GIARDINI.]PA; PA 23 Feb; PA 21 MarFrom 29 Mar; 27 Apr.2448HSQ2448
1751_12_28Sat 28 Dec 1751DSTDEAN ST 51-52 3RDCS19001: handel OV from handel o ^ESTHER^; PALMA-2 SG SHEWARD~ 'SHEPHERD'; LAMPUGNANI SG GALLI~ 'ALMA_CHE'; CN VC PASQUALINO; HANDEL SG FRANCESINA~ 'BUT_OH'; HASSE SG GALLI~ 'CHI_NON'; RAMEAU CN HPD OGLE. 2: CN OB VINCENT; PASQUALI SG SHEWARD~ 'O_'TIS'; SG FRANCESINA~ 'FRA_TUTTE'; SL VN GIARDINI; CIAMPI SG GALLI~ 'LA_PER'; PALMA-2 SG FRANCESINA~ 'SE_L'AMISTA'; GEMINIANI CNgr 4TH.GA[Deutsch-Handel 713-14.]0112DST0112
1761_04_24Fri 24 Apr 1761FHFOUNDLING HOSPITAL 61OB120010s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. DIR SMITH-jc. CN ORG STANLEY.PA0716FH0716
1789_03_04Wed 4 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^. o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TRUTH^ (SELECTED BY ARNOLD FROM HANDEL PURCELL ARNE-ta CORELLI JOMMELLI SACCHINI HAYDN). END: ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ (SECOND APPEARANCE) AMBROSE~.PAPA 5 Mar; PA 6 Mar[LS.] [PA 6 Mar lists some items.]3190DL3190
1777_03_10Mon 10 Mar 1777PPANTHEON 76-77 9THCS200010s 6d (as before)DIR LAMOTTE; V AGUJARI~ MANZOLETTO GABRIELLI. CN BN BAUMGARTEN-s; CN VN LAMOTTE; SL VC CROSDILL; CN OB FISCHER.PA2072P2072
1791_03_18Fri 18 Mar 1791CGCG ORATORIO 91 [3RD]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^L'ALLEGRO^ [PARTS1-2] AND PART3: [selection from] HANDEL ARNE-ta [items listed]. DIR HARRISON ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G>; ORG KNYVETT; V HARRISON INCLEDON GRIFFITHS SALE POOLE~ PIELE~ BILLINGTON~; HP MEYER <JUN>. [includes:] GIORNOVICHI CN VN ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>.DI; MCDI 19 Mar[LS (with full details).]3366CG3366
1771_08_24Sat 24 Aug 1771MMARYBONE 71GS[burletta. also concert:] V HARPER~ ESSER~ CATLEY~. arne-ta SG CATLEY~ 'SWEET_ECHO' (FAV) from arne-ta o ^COMUS^ (ECHO BY YOUNG_GENTLEMAN).PA[Cf 23 May.] [LS.]1532M1532
1769_04_20Thu 20 Apr 1769A/WFISCHER AND KAMMELL 69CB190010s 6dDIR BACH; DIR ABEL; V FEDELI WEICHSELL~f. CN <CNS> BY: ABEL BACH FISCHER <FISHER> KAMMELL WEISS.PA[Unlikely to be FISHER.]1289A_W1289
1754_03_13Wed 13 Mar 1754CASTLE 53-54SOCPA 8 Mar 1754Castle Society: meeting.030300303
1755_02_17Mon 17 Feb 1755HAB]CASTLE 54-55SOCPA 17 FebCastle Society. On Monday because of [Covent Garden] oratorios [and succeeding weeks].0341HAB0341
1773_04_02Fri 2 Apr 1773CGCG ORATORIO 73 [11TH]OS1830P 5s; B 4s; FG 3s; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. V CATLEY~ MATTOCKS~ VENABLES~ RISTORINI REINHOLD. END PART1: CN HN SPANDAU. END PART2: CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA[LS.]1677CG1677
1785_05_18Wed 18 May 1785HSQFISCHER 85CB200010s 6dI CERVETTO-j. 1: HAYDN OV (FAV) 'LA_CHASSE'; SG TENDUCCI; CN OB FISCHER; SG CHANU~; RAIMONDI sym 'BATTLE' [AS ON 11 May]. 2: CN VN CRAMER-w; SG TENDUCCI; HOFMANN CNTE PF OB CRAMER-jb FISCHER <HOFFMAN_AT_VIENNA>; SG BABBINI; HAYDN SYM (NEVER PERFORMED HERE) ['FAREWELL_SYM' - described].PA; PA 14 MayMH 21 May2731HSQ2731
1776_04_24Wed 24 Apr 1776HSQBACH-ABEL 76 13THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA2000HSQ2000
1766_03_07Fri 7 Mar 1766CGCG ORATORIO 66 [7TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ALEXANDER'S_FEAST^; HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^ <ANTHEMS>. CN ORG STANLEY.PA[LS.]1016CG1016
1790_04_15Thu 15 Apr 1790P PANTHEON 90 10THCS200010s 6dMORTELLARI-m o ^VENUS_AND_ADONIS^ <VENERE_ED_ADONE>. LEAD WEICHSELL; V PACCHIEROTTI BIANCHI-3 TORREGIANI FERGUSON~ (FIRST APPEARANCE) <MUSICAL DRAMA; WITH CHORUSSES / CANTATA>. CN OB FISCHER.DI; MH (Yale); TI; WO; GZ 14 AprTI 16 Apr; WO 16 AprText by Giannini. [McVeigh-Professional 88.]3313P3313
1757_04_01Fri 1 Apr 1757CGCG ORATORIO 57 [11TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>.PALast. [LS.]0476CG0476
1764_03_28Wed 28 Mar 1764SSQWEDNESDAY 64 [6TH?]CS2030PAThe Wednesday Subscription Concert.0880SSQ0880
1795_06_08Mon 8 June 1795KTRASHE 95CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER-w; PF CLEMENTI (PRESIDE). 1: CLEMENTI OV (GRAND MS); SG NIELD; DEVIENNE CNTE FL OB BN ASHE HARRINGTON HOLMES; GIORDANI-g sg MARA~ <GIORDANIELLO SCENA>; ASHE CN FL ASHE (WITH REGULATED DOUBLE SOUNDS). 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND MS; DIR HAYDN); GUGLIELMI sg MARA~ <SCENA>; ASHE CNTE FL FL ASHE ASHE (BOTH FLUTES); CN [later omitted: VIOTTI CN VN VIOTTI (NEW); ANDREOZZI] sg MARA~ <SCENA + RONDO>; fp <FINALE>.TI; TI 4 JuneHaydn in Landon[Landon-England 313.]3761KTR3761