Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1773_02_17Wed 17 Feb 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 5THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 8 FebNot on 10 Feb; because of masquerade preparations.1633A_W1633
1770_02_21Wed 21 Feb 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 6THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 582.]1341A_W1341
1768_03_09Wed 9 Mar 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 8THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1174A_W1174
1770_05_17Thu 17 May 1770A/WKAMMELL 70CB[KAMMELL.] DIR BACH ABEL.PA; PA 1 MayFrom 7 May (Soho [Square] masquerade).1397A_W1397
1772_02_05Wed 5 Feb 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 3RDCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1548A_W1548
1770_05_02Wed 2 May 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 13THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1390A_W1390
1800_02_21Fri 21 Feb 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 2NDCS[DIR] RAIMONDI. 1: MOZART OV; SG NIELD; PLEYEL QT; SG DAMIANI-v; RAIMONDI CNTE; SG MARA~. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND MILITARY); SG DAMIANI-v; CN PF FIELD; SG MARA~; fp <FINALE>.TITI 22 FebExpense: no half subscriptions. Management of RAIMONDI.3945A_W3945
1800_03_21Fri 21 Mar 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 5THCS1: HAYDN OV; SG NIELD; PLEYEL QT; SG MARA~; SN PF FIELD; SG DAMIANI-v. 2: MOZART SYM (GRAND); SG MARA~; CN VN RAIMONDI; SG DAMIANI-v. FINALE: RAIMONDI MARCH.TI3960A_W3960
1795_02_12Thu 12 Feb 1795A/WVOCAL 95 2NDCS2000[KNYVETT.] 1: BACH OV; DANBY GL 'COME_YE'; ATTERBURY GL 'THE_COTTAGERS' (NEW; COMPOSED FOR THESE CONCERTS); BYRD gl <BIRD CANON> 'HEIGH-HO'; HANDEL SG PARKE~ 'ANGELS_EVER'; JACKSON-w gl <OF EXETER; FAIRY FANTASY> 'SPIRITS' (COMPOSED FOR THESE CONCERTS). From PURCELL o ^THE_TEMPEST: SG WORRALL~ 'COME_UNTO'; SG BARTLEMAN 'FULL_FATHOM'; QT 4v 'WHERE_THE'. 2: HANDEL OV + HANDEL MARCH from HANDEL o ^TOLOMEO^ <PTOLEMY>; CALLCOTT SG HARRISON 'BREATHE_SOFT'; NARES GL 'FEAR_NO' (FROM CYMBELINE); CIMAROSA SG HARRISON~ 'IL_MIO'; WEBBE GL 'COME_LIVE'; JACKSON-w gl <EPIGRAM> 'GO_FEEBLE'; CALLCOTT GL 'TO_ALL_YOU' (NEW; COMPOSED FOR THESE CONCERTS).OR 11 Feb3699A_W3699
1773_03_31Wed 31 Mar 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 10THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1672A_W1672
1795_03_12Thu 12 Mar 1795A/WVOCAL 95 6THCS2000[KNYVETT.] 1: BACH OV; PAXTON gl? 'COME' <ODE>; SMITH-js GL 'WHILE_FOOLS'; sg WORRALL~ <BALLAD> (NEW); HARRISON GL 'NEVER_TILL'; HANDEL SG BARTLEMAN; DUPUIS GL (NEW); CIMAROSA SG HARRISON; NAUMANN gl 'VINO_VECCHIO' <CANZONET> (FAV). 2: ARNE-ta OV from ARNE-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^; JACKSON-w gl <FAIRY_FANTASY>; RAUZZINI SG HARRISON 'O_CYNTHIA'; ATTERBURY GL 'THE_COTTAGERS' (NEW); MYSLIVECEK SG PARKE~; WEELKES GL 'WELCOME'; CALLCOTT gl <FINALE> 'YOU_GENTLEMEN'.TI3719A_W3719
1771_04_17Wed 17 Apr 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 12THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 633.]1490A_W1490
1783_05_26Mon 26 May 1783A/WKLOFFLER 83CB200010s 6d1: CN <CNS> (NEW). 2: KLOFFLER sym 2ORCH 'BATTLE' (NEW; 50-60 PLAYERS): DIR CRAMER-w; DIR SALOMON.PAPA 29 May; Cramer Magazin der Musik i.828-9Description of the Battle [available].2571A_W2571
1768_04_27Wed 27 Apr 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 14THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1198A_W1198
1772_05_13Wed 13 May 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 14THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1601A_W1601
1784_05_14Fri 14 May 1784A/WFISCHER 84CB200010s 6d1: BACH OV 2ORCH; SG HARRISON; CN VN CRAMER-w; SG CANTELO~; DT PF GUEST~ CRAMER-jb; CN OB FISCHER. 2: FISCHER CNTE OB VN VC FISCHER CRAMER-w CROSDILL; MARA DT VC VC MARA CROSDILL (NEW); RAUZZINI SG CANTELO~ + OB fischer (NEW); CNte OB OB FISCHER KELLNER-c (WITH NEW FAV AIR); DT 2v HARRISON CANTELO~; HAYDN SYM.PA; PA 24 FebFrom 16 Apr. KELLNER-c: scholar of FISCHER.2645A_W2645
1799_03_14Thu 14 Mar 1799A/WPROFESSIONAL 99 1STCS2000For six: 3gn transf[LEAD CRAMER-w]; [MOST OF] OPERA_ORCH. 1: GYROWETZ OV; SARTI SG VIGANONI; CN BN HOLMES; FEDERICI SG BANTI~; CN VC LINDLEY (NEW). 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); SACCHINI tr 3v BANTI~ ROVEDINO VIGANONI <TERZ>; DEVIENNE CNTE FL OB BN HN MONZANI HARRINGTON HOLMES LEANDER (FAV); CIMAROSA SG BENELLI; fp <FINALE>.TB; TB 4 MarProfessional Concert: William Cramer. From 14 Mar. Sale of one ticket will forfeit remaining tickets.3912A_W3912
1772_04_08Wed 8 Apr 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 10THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1584A_W1584
1772_06_01Mon 1 June 1772A/WGIARDINI 72OB10s 6dNEAPOLITAN_NOBLEMAN o (WITH CHORUSSES). V GUGLIELMI~ GRASSI~ SAVOI MORIGI-a2. BETWEEN PARTS: CN OB FISCHER; SL VC CROSDILL; CN VN GIARDINI (NEW).PASetting of Metastasio; copy from Sir William Hamilton.1605A_W1605
1800_05_19Mon 19 May 1800A/WRAIMONDI 1800CB200010s 6d1: MOZART OV; PAISIELLO DT 2v MORTELLARI~ DAMIANI-v <MARTELLANI> (FAV) from PAISIELLO o ^ELFRIDA^; CN PF FIELD; SG MARA~; GEMINIANI CNgr VN RAIMONDI; tr 3v JACKSON~j DAMIANI-v NIELD <TERZ>. 2: raimondi SYM 'BATTLE'; SG DAMIANI-v; CN VC LINDLEY; SG MARA~; fp <FINALE>.TI3979A_W3979
1769_11_09Thu 9 Nov 1769?MUSICAL CLUB 69-70SOCPA 25 Oct 1769Musical club. Gentlemen only for own practice amusement and improvement. 12 nights; weekly; [this] the first. [Cf 16 Feb 1769.]132601326
1787_05_09Wed 9 May 1787A/W MARA~ 87 5THCS 1: HAYDN OV; PLEYEL QT; SG STUART~; CN OB PATRIA; SG MARA~. 2: CLEMENTI OV; SG STUART~; CN VN SALOMON; SG MARA~; DITTERSdorf FP.MH; WO[McVeigh-Professional 63.]2991A_W2991
1768_01_20Wed 20 Jan 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 2NDCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1150A_W1150
1793_02_28Thu 28 Feb 1793A/WVOCAL 93 4THCS[DIR HARRISON KNYVETT.]-[No advertisement found.]3541A_W3541
1800_05_16Fri 16 May 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 11THCS[raimondi.] 1: HAYDN OV; SG NIELD; DEVIENNE CNTE FL OB BN; SG DAMIANI-v; CN PF HENRY~; SG MARA~. 2: MOZART SYM; SG DAMIANI-v; CN VC DAHMEN-ja (MS); SG MARA~; fp <FINALE>.TI[12th not found.]3978A_W3978
1770_05_09Wed 9 May 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 14THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1394A_W1394
1791_05_13Fri 13 May 1791A/WPARKE 91CB200010s 6dDIR CRAMER. 1: HAYDN OV; CALLCOTT GL 'THYRSIS_WHEN'; SG LAZZARINI; SN PF PARKE~; SG MARA~; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: PLEYEL CNTE OB VN VA VC PARKE CRAMER-w SHIELD SMITH-2; SG PARKE~; CN OB PARKE; SG MARA~; HAYDN FP.DI; DI 9 Apr3404A_W3404
1792_02_11Sat 11 Feb 1792A/WVOCAL 92 1STCS2000For eight: 3gn transf[DIR HARRISON KNYVETT]; V KNYVETT HINDLE BARTLEMAN SALE KNYVETT-c2 <JUN> GORE REYNOLDSON BELLAMY-tl <JUN> COOKE-1 PAGE BINNS CHRISTIAN GUICHARD DANBY WEBBE KNYVETT-w <MASTER>. 1: ROGERS-b GL 'COME_ALL' <DR>; JACKSON-w TR 3v 'IN_A_VALE'; ATTERBURY GL 'COME_LET'; BOYCE SG HARRISON 'SOFTLY_RISE'; SMITH-JS GL 'WHILE_FOOLS' <JS_SMITH>; ARNE-ta AND JACKSON-w QT 4v 'WHERE_THE'; ANDREOZZI SG HARRISON~ 'NEL_VEDERMI'; WEBBE CT 'TO_THE_OLD'; CALLCOTT GL 'PEACE_TO'. 2: CALLCOTT GL (NEW); DANBY gl <ROUND> 'O_LET'; MAJO-gf SG HARRISON 'A_MORIR'; DT 2v 'FROM_MORN'; STEVENS GL 'TO_BE_GAZING' (NEW); RAVENSCROFT GL 'WE_BE'; HANDEL SG HARRISON~ 'ANGELS_EVER'; WEBBE GL 2CHOIR 'TO_LOVE'; WEBBE GL 'AWAY_AWAY' (HUNTING).WO; OR 10 Feb; OR 28 JanDI 13 Feb; MH 13 Feb; TI 13 FebHarrison and Knyvett: their Vocal Concert.3433A_W3433
1793_04_18Thu 18 Apr 1793A/WVOCAL 93 9THCS2000[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT. 1: HANDEL OV AND HANDEL CH 'O_THE_PLEASURE'; CALLCOTT GL 'FATHER' (PRIZE GL 1792); CORFE GL 'TWEEDSIDE'; PURCELL gl <ROUND> 'WOULD'; SG KNYVETT-w <MASTER; BALLAD> (NEW); STEVENS GL 'SIGH'; WEBBE GL 'GODDESS' (NEW); SHIELD SG HARRISON~ 'THE_BILLET-DOUX'; WEBBE gl <ROUND> 'TO_THE_OLD'. 2: BACH OV; ATTERBURY GL 'SMILING' (NEW); RAUZZINI SG HARRISON 'O_CYNTHIA'; COOKE GL 'I_HAVE'; WEBBE GL 'GREAT_APOLLO'; BRODERIP SG POOLE~ 'GO_GENTLE'; DANBY DT 2v HARRISON KNYVETT (NEW); DYNE gl <FINALE> 'FILL_THE'.OR3578A_W3578
1795_04_10Fri 10 Apr 1795A/WDANBY 95CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER-w; PF ARNOLD. V IN GL: HARRISON NIELD BARTLEMAN SALE WEBBE LEETE GORE REYNOLDSON KNYVETT-C2 KNYVETT-W <C; W> VINCENT-2 GUICHARD DANBY DANBY-1 WORRALL~ HARRISON~. 1: PLEYEL SYM; DANBY GL 'GO_TO' <J_DANBY>; HANDEL SG WORRALL~ 'HUSH_YE'; PLEYEL QT VN VN VA vc CRAMER-w CRAMER-F SMART-H LINDLEY <F_CRAMER; H_SMART; B not vc>; DANBY GL 'NOR_BLAZING'; DANBY SG HARRISON 'STAY_SILVER'; DANBY CT 'THE_MERRY'. 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND; DIR HAYDN); HANDEL SG PARKE~ 'YE_SACRED'; DANBY GL 'TIS_MIDNIGHT'; CIMAROSA SG NIELD; CN VC LINDLEY; DANBY GL (NEW; COMPOSED FOR THIS CONCERT); SG HARRISON~ 'DONALD'; WEBBE CT 'TO_THE_OLD'.TIDANBY: confined more than 7 months by a severe illness. [Landon-England 300.]3739A_W3739
1768_03_17Thu 17 Mar 1768A/WPUGNANI 68CB10s 6dPUGNANI (COMPOSED ALL THE MUSIC; NEW). CN FL WEISS.PA1182A_W1182
1795_02_26Thu 26 Feb 1795A/WVOCAL 95 4THCS2000[KNYVETT.] 1: HAYDN OV (FAV); ECCLES GL 'INSPIRE'; HANDEL TR 3v 'LIKE_A'; BATTISHILL SG BARTLEMAN; RAUZZINI DT 2v HARRISON~ WORRALL~; DANBY gl <ROUND> 'O_LET'; HAYDN SG HARRISON~; STEVENS GL 'WHAT_SHALL'; WEBBE gl 'ODE_TO_MELANCHOLY'. 2: samMARTINI CNgr; JACKSON-w gl <EPIGRAM> (NEVER PERFORMED); BOYCE SG HARRISON 'SOFTLY' (+ CH); HARRISON GL 'LULLABY'; GUGLIELMI sg PARKE~ <SCENA>; ATTERBURY GL 'COME'; WEBBE gl <FINALE> 'I'LL_ENJOY'.TI 25 Feb3706A_W3706
1785_02_18Fri 18 Feb 1785A/WLOLLI 85CB193010s 6dDIR SALOMON. 1: HAYDN OV; CN VN LOLLI <ANTONIO>; SG FRANCHI; SL VN LOLLI; LOLLI SYM (IN THE RUSSIAN STYLE). 2: CN VN LOLLI; SN PF CRAMER-jb; SG FRANCHI; CN OB FISCHER; SL VN LOLLI; FP.MP; PA 6 Jan; PA 3 FebFrom 31 Jan; 4 Feb.2679A_W2679
1771_01_16Wed 16 Jan 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 2NDCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1430A_W1430
1800_05_23Fri 23 May 1800A/WDAMIANI-v 1800CB10s 6dDAMIANI-v (LAST appearance IN THIS COUNTRY). LEAD RAIMONDI. 1: MOZART OV; SG DAMIANI-v; DEVIENNE CNTE; DT 2v DAMIANI-v DAMIANI-F <F>; SG BANDINI~ (FIRST APPEARANCE IN THIS COUNTRY); PLEYEL QNT; DT 2v DAMIANI-v LADY (AMATEUR). 2: JOUVE SYM (NEW GRAND MS); SG LADY; CN OB HARRINGTON; sg DAMIANI-v <SCENA> (GRAND) from o ^GIULETTA_&_ROMEO^ <OPERA>. FINALE: MARCH.TI; TI 5 AprFrom 28 May.3981A_W3981
1772_05_20Wed 20 May 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 15THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1602A_W1602
1784_06_19Sat 19 June 1784A/WCLERY~ 84CB120010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w <DIR ORCH>. 1: STAMITZ OV; SG HARRISON; SN HP CLERY~; CN HN PIELTAIN-pj; SG CLERY~; CN PF CRAMER-jb. 2: CN VN CRAMER-w; SG HARRISON; DT PF HP CRAMER-jb CLERY~; CN OB FISCHER; SG CLERY~; STAMITZ SYM.PA; PA 5 June; PA 9 JuneFrom 9 June; 16 June. CLERY~: musician on the harp to the Queen of France.2662A_W2662
1783_03_03Mon 3 Mar 1783A/WGALOT 83 *CB10s 6d (1gn for 3)LEAD BARTHELEMON; V HINDLE BARTHELEMON~m. CN VN BARTHELEMON; CN OB PATRIA; SL HP JONES-e <PEDAL_HP>; SL MGL GONETTI <ARMONICAL_GLASSES>.MH; MH 5 Feb; MH 19 FebFrom 28 Feb. And ball. * Messrs Galot's concert.2532A_W2532
1769_02_15Wed 15 Feb 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 4THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA; PA 6 FebBurrows-Harris 536Not 8 Feb (Ash Wednesday).1247A_W1247
1796_05_19Thu 19 May 1796A/WFERRARI-gg 96CB20001: FERRARI-gg OV; CIMAROSA sg ROVEDINO <ARIA>; PAISIELLO DT 2v DUCREST~ VIGANONI; CN PF CRAMER-JB <JB_CRAMER>; FERRARI-gg DT 2v MORELLI ROVEDINO. 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND); FERRARI-gg sg MORELLI 'THE_SPLEEN' <ARIA> (NEW BUFFA); FERRARI-gg tr 3v DUCREST~ ROVEDINO VIGANONI <TERZ>; CN VN JANIEWICZ; FERRARI-gg sg VIGANONI <RONDO> (NEW); fp <FINALE>.MPFrom 11 May.3807A_W3807
1799_04_26Fri 26 Apr 1799A/WPARKE~ 99CB200010s 6dLEAD SALOMON; PF ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; V PAGE GORE; I SMART-H <H_SMART> DRAGONETTI MONZANI HOLMES. 1: HAYDN OV (GRAND); GL 4V; SG NIELD; QT vn vn va vc SALOMON CRAMER-F SHIELD LINDLEY <F_CRAMER>; SG PARKE~ (NEW MS) + OB PARKE; SN PF PARKE~ (NEW); STEVENS GL 5V 'O_STRIKE' + PF HP ASHLEY-Jj MEYER-fC <J; C>. 2: CN VC LINDLEY; SG VIGANONI; CALLCOTT GL PARKE~ PARKE~Fm LEETE <F_PARKE> 'THE_RED-CROSS'; CN VN PINTO-gf; PURCELL SG PARKE~ 'MAD_BESS'; fp <FINALE>.MC; TB 25 Apr; TB 19 AprTB 27 Apr'O_STRIKE': arranged for her concert last year.3923A_W3923
1767_04_29Wed 29 Apr 1767CASTLE 66-67SOCPA 16 AprCastle Society: meeting.110601106
1773_01_27Wed 27 Jan 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 3RDCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1627A_W1627
1800_03_07Fri 7 Mar 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 3RDCS1: MOZART OV; SG DAMIANI-v; CIRRI SXT [?fl vn vn va vc db] MONZANI RAIMONDI CRAMER-F FIORILLO LINDLEY DRAGONETTI <F_CRAMER>; LINDLEY SG YOUNG_LADY (FIRST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC CONCERTS) [? LINLEY-t1 SG / LINLEY-w SG]; SG DAMIANI-v. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); SG YOUNG_LADY; FIELD CN PF FIELD (AS ON THE SECOND NIGHT); SG DAMIANI-v. FINALE: RAIMONDI MARCH. SG DAMIANI-v (FIRST SONG OF THE FIRST NIGHT).TI; TI 28 Feb3952A_W3952
1769_04_26Wed 26 Apr 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 12THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1292A_W1292
1770_04_03Tue 3 Apr 1770A/WTEDESCHINI 70CB123010s 6dLEAD BARTHELEMON; V [TEDESCHINI AND] HIS SCHOLARS. SL VN BARTHELEMON; CN HPD BACH; SL VDAG ABEL; SL OB FISCHER.PA; PA 12 Mar; PA 16 Mar; PA 2 AprMusical Academy; from 22 Mar at 2000 (principals engaged). Not 2 Apr [mistakenly advertised]. No money taken at the door.1373A_W1373
1768_01_27Wed 27 Jan 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 3RDCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1152A_W1152
1795_03_19Thu 19 Mar 1795A/WVOCAL 95 7THCS2000[KNYVETT.] 1: HANDEL OV; DANBY GL 'AWAKE'; JACKSON-w GL 'IN_A_VALE'; WEBBE GL 'GREAT_APOLLO'; HANDEL SG BARTLEMAN 'TEARS_SUCH'; WEBBE GL 'SWIFTLY'; CALLCOTT GL (NEW); CALEGARI SG PARKE~; COOKE GL 'HAND_IN'. 2: AVISON CNgr; WEBBE GL (NEW); HANDEL SG HARRISON 'O_LIBERTY' + VC ?LINDLEY; SMITH-js GL 'RETURN'; HARRISON SG HARRISON~ 'HAIL'; COOKE GL 'HARK'; east gl <ESTE FINALE> 'HOW_MERRILY'.TI3728A_W3728
1789_04_01Wed 1 Apr 1789A/WSARJANT 89CB19305sLEAD MOUNTAIN; V BANNISTER EDWIN PLOMER~ ROMANZINI~ LEARY~. CT BANNISTER BLANCHARD EDWIN 'OLD_THOMAS' (FAV); CN VN MOUNTAIN; handel OV from handel o ^ATALANTA^ (TPT SARJANT); SN PF VINCENT-1 <JUN>; CN OB HUTTLEY.WOAnd ball.3212A_W3212
1781_03_24Sat 24 Mar 1781A/WSNOW-j 81CB130010s 6dV ANSANI LEBRUN~; I SALOMON CERVETTO-j VINCENT SNOW-j.MC; PA 21 Mar2412A_W2412