Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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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