Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1769_03_22[Wed 22 Mar 1769]A/WBACH-ABEL 69 8THCS1930[DIR BACH; ABEL.]-[PA missing in Burney Collection.]1279A_W1279
1793_05_24Fri 24 May 1793A/WSAINVILLE 93CB130010s 6dQT GIORNOVICHI FIORILLO? SPERATI PIELTAIN <SIORELLO>; SN PF DUSSEK; DT HN ?vn PIELTAIN-pj PIELTAIN-dp? <MESSRS_PIELTAIN>; sl VN GIORNOVICHI + pf DUSSEK <SN VN> [?dt pf vn].TI 23 MayAssault [fencing] and concert.3599A_W3599
1799_05_27Mon 27 May 1799A/WPINTO-gf 99CBDIR SALOMON. 1: HAYDN OV; SG VIGANONI 'SCIMIA_TOSCAR' [?composer]; GIORNOVICHI CN VN PINTO-gf; ANDREOZZI SG PARKE~; FIELD CN PF FIELD. 2: HAYDN SYM; CIMAROSA SG BENELLI; SALOMON CN VN PINTO-gf; DT 2v VIGANONI PARKE~; fp <FINALE>.TI; TBFrom 22 May. PINTO-gf: pupil of SALOMON.3931A_W3931
1798_05_23Wed 23 May 1798A/WPARKE~ 98CB200010s 6dLEAD SALOMON; PF GREATOREX (PRESIDE); V GORE REYNOLDSON PARKE~Fm <F_PARKE>; [instrumentalists listed]. 1: OV; JACKSON-w GL 4V 'GO_FEEBLE'; SG NIELD; CN OB PARKE; CALLCOTT GL 3V 'PEACE_TO'; ANDREOZZI sg PARKE~ <SCENA> (NEW); CN HP DELAVAL~; PICCINNI tr 3v HARRISON BARTLEMAN PARKE~ <TERZ> (MS). 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND MILITARY MS); SG HARRISON; STEVENS GL 5V 'STRIKE_THE' + PF HP GREATOREX DELAVAL~; DT PF PARKE~Fm PARKE~ <F_PARKE>; PURCELL SG BARTLEMAN; LINLEY-W GL 4V <WM_LINLEY> (NEW FAIRY GL); SG PARKE~; fp <FINALE>.TB; MP; TB 17 May3893A_W3893
1791_05_30Mon 30 May 1791A/WLEE 91CB200010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w. 1: HAYDN OV; SG GARELLI; CN OB PARKE; SG MARA~; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: ROSETTI OV; DT 2v MORELLI GARELLI [replaced SG MORELLI]; TR [?vn va vc] lindley-j lindley-c lindley <MASTERS_LINDLEY>; SG MARA~; BACH SYM.DI; DI 28 May3416A_W3416
1792_02_18Sat 18 Feb 1792A/WVOCAL 92 2NDCS2000[DIR HARRISON KNYVETT.]TI[Subsequent concerts not found; except 13 Apr.]3437A_W3437
1768_03_02Wed 2 Mar 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 7THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1167A_W1167
1791_05_06Fri 6 May 1791A/WCRAMER-w 91CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN OV; GL; SG LAZZARINI; CN VN CRAMER-C <C_CRAMER>; SG BILLINGTON~; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: RAWLINGS CNTE OB VN VA VC PARKE CRAMER-w BLAKE SMITH-2; SG PACCHIEROTTI; SN PF CRAMER-jb; SG BILLINGTON~; CLEMENTI OV (NEW MS).DIFrom 29 Apr. CRAMER-C: aged 6+half3400A_W3400
1795_03_26Thu 26 Mar 1795A/WVOCAL 95 8THCS2000[KNYVETT.] 1: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^BERENICE^; ROGERS-b GL 'COME'; COOKE GL 'I_HAVE'; PURCELL SG PARKE~ 'MAD_BESS'; WEBBE gl <ROUND> 'TO_THE_OLD'; HANDEL DT 2v WORRALL~ KNYVETT-W <W>; COOKE GL 'IN_THE_MONTH'; HANDEL SG BARTLEMAN 'NASCE'; WEBBE GL 'WHEN_WINDS'. 2: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^RODELINDA^; JACKSON-w DT 2v HARRISON~ WORRALL~; HAYDN SG HARRISON; PURCELL gl <ROUND> 'WOULD_YOU'; BIANCHI SG HARRISON~; WEBBE GL 'SINCE_HARMONY'; DYNE gl <FINALE> 'FILL_THE'.TI3734A_W3734
1799_03_--[Mar 1799 abandonned]A/WSALOMON 99CSFor six: ?[SALOMON.]TB 13 Feb; TB 26 Feb[Salomon advertised a series on Mondays; to begin 4 Mar; but abandonned.]3915A_W3915
1800_03_27Thu 27 Mar 1800A/WFRANKLIN~ 1800CB10s 6dLEAD RAIMONDI. MASI CN PF MASI; CN VC LINDLEY; piece HP DUPARQUE~; SHIELD SG INCLEDON 'BATTLE_SONG' from SHIELD o ^THE_ITALIAN_VILLAGERS^ + pf MAJOR (ENCORED); SG FRANKLIN~; SG DIGNUM; SG GRAY-3 <MASTER> (FROM BATH).TB 10 MarMonthly Mirror 9 (1800) 176[Programme from review; not in order.]3963A_W3963
1768_02_03Wed 3 Feb 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 4THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1154A_W1154
1771_04_03Wed 3 Apr 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 10THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 631.]1480A_W1480
1799_04_22Mon 22 Apr 1799A/WPROFESSIONAL 99 4THCS1: DITTERSDORF OV; CIMAROSA SG VIGANONI; MONZANI CN FL MONZANI; CHERUBINI QT 4v VIGANONI MORELLI ROVEDINO HARRISON~; DEVIENNE CNTE. 2: MOZART SYM (GRAND); FEDERICI SG BANTI~; CN VC LINDLEY; ANDREOZZI SG HARRISON~; fp <FINALE>.TB; MC3921A_W3921
1770_01_31Wed 31 Jan 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 3RDCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1336A_W1336
1771_03_13Wed 13 Mar 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 8THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 628-9.]1464A_W1464
1792_05_04Fri 4 May 1792A/WVOCAL 92 LASTCS[DIR HARRISON KNYVETT.]-DI 5 MayLast.3499A_W3499
1800_05_02Fri 2 May 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 9THCS1: HAYDN OV; DT 2v DUSSEK~ CIMADOR (FAV); BREVAL CNTE FL BN MONZANI HOLMES; SG DAMIANI-v; GEMINIANI CNgr VN RAIMONDI 3RD; SG DUSSEK~. 2: MOZART SYM (THE GRAND); SG DAMIANI-v; CN PF DUSSEK~; TARCHI tr 3v DAMIANI-v CIMADOR DUSSEK~ 'SON_PRIGIONIERO' <TERZ> (FAV); fp <FINALE>.TI3974A_W3974
1768_04_20Wed 20 Apr 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 13THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1197A_W1197
1769_01_11Wed 11 Jan 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 1STCS1930As 68 (one person only)DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 19 Dec 1768; PA 2 JanFrom 4 Jan. Mess Bach and Abel ... the concerts. Tickets transferable; [valid only for the night indicated].1235A_W1235
1773_04_28Wed 28 Apr 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 13THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1688A_W1688
1784_03_30Tue 30 Mar 1784A/WREYNOLDS~ 84CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN OV; VENTO SG HARRISON 'DEL_SIGNOR'; CN VC REINAGLE-h [replaced SL VC REINAGLE-h]; SG CANTELO~ 'IDOL_MIO'; CN PF REYNOLDS~. 2: CN OB PARKE; GL 'WHEN_SAPPHO' [later omitted: V HARRISON WEBBE]; SL VN SALOMON [replaced CN VN SALOMON]; DT PF GUEST~ REYNOLDS~; SG CANTELO~ 'TU_JORAI' + VN; CN CL MAHON; FP. [earlier programme different order.]PA; PA 27 Mar2625A_W2625
1769_05_17Wed 17 May 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 15THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PALast concert.1297A_W1297
1772_03_25Wed 25 Mar 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 8THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 666.]1570A_W1570
1770_04_04Wed 4 Apr 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 11THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 586 591.]1374A_W1374
1793_02_07Thu 7 Feb 1793A/WVOCAL 93 1STCS2000For ten: 4gnLEAD MOUNTAIN; V HARRISON KNYVETT HINDLE BARTLEMAN SALE KNYVETT-c2 <JUN> GORE REYNOLDSON BELLAMY-tl <JUN> COOKE-1 PAGE HOBLER SALMON GUICHARD CHRISTIAN [later omitted: LEETE] DANBY WEBBE DUSSEK~ KNYVETT-w DANBY-1 SALE-jb PRING-3 [last four: MASTER] POOLE~ HARRISON~. 1: HANDEL OV AND CH 'O_THE_PLEASURES' from HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; SMITH-JS GL 4V 'WHILE_FOOLS' <JS_SMITH>; PURCELL gl 3V <ROUND> 'WOULD_YOU'; GUGLIELMI SG POOLE~ 'SI_TI'; WEBBE GL 4V 'GREAT_APOLLO'; HILTON CT 3V 'COME_LET'; RAUZZINI SG HARRISON 'O_CYNTHIA'; DANBY GL 4V 'NOR_BLAZING'; 'GOD_SAVE_THE_KING' [ARRANGED PARSONS-w]. 2: DT HN HN LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt; CALLCOTT GL (NEW); SARTI SG HARRISON~ 'IDOL_MIO'; DANBY gl 3V <ROUND> 'O_LET'; SACCHINI tr 3v HARRISON~ DUSSEK~ HARRISON <TERZ>; WEBBE CT 3V 'MR' (AND CH); SG DUSSEK~; PURCELL DT 2v 'TO_ARMS' AND PURCELL CH 'BRITONS' from PURCELL o ^BONDUCA^.DI; OR 5 Jan; OR 22 Jan; OR 31 JanDI 8 FebHarrison and Knyvett: Vocal Concert. [Try to prevent sale of single tickets.]3525A_W3525
1770_05_16Wed 16 May 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 15THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1396A_W1396
1772_01_22Wed 22 Jan 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 1STCS1900TransfDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA; PA 9 Jan; PA 13 JanFrom 15 Jan. No tickets but those of the night admitted. [Burrows-Harris 656.]1543A_W1543
1773_05_12Wed 12 May 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 15THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1697A_W1697
1770_02_07Wed 7 Feb 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 4THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 581.]1338A_W1338
1793_04_25Thu 25 Apr 1793A/WVOCAL 93 10THCS2000[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT. 1: BACH OV; PURCELL GL 'MAY'; SMITH-js GL 'AN_EASY' (NEW); CALLCOTT GL 'PEACE'; HARRISON SG HARRISON~ 'O'ER_HILL'; ARNE-ta CT 'BUZ'; PURCELL o ^THE_TEMPEST^ [EXTRACTS]; SG KNYVETT-w <MASTER; BALLAD> (NEW); WEBBE GL 'SINCE'. 2: AVISON CNgr; SMITH-js GL 'BLEST'; WEBBE SG HARRISON 'FROM_GLARING'; HARRISON GL 'FOR_ME'; SARTI SG DUSSEK~; ATTERBURY gl <ROUND> 'LADS' (NEW); COOKE GL 'HARK'; ATTERBURY gl <FINALE> 'HAPPY'.ORDI 29 Apr (thanks)Last.3581A_W3581
1800_04_25Fri 25 Apr 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 8THCS1: MOZART SYM; SG NIELD; RAIMONDI DT VN VC RAIMONDI LINDLEY; SG MORTELLARI~; CN PF FIELD (NEW); SG MORTELLARI~. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); SG MARA~; CN VN SPAGNOLETTI. SELECTION FROM PERGOLESI o ^STABAT_MATER^: V DAMIANI-v JACKSON~j.TI3973A_W3973
1770_02_08Thu 8 Feb 1770A/WDU BOIS (LADY) 70 *CB10s 6dDIR BACH ABEL; V JEWELL~. CN VC PAXTON; SL VN DU_BOIS <MR>.PA* Lady Dorothea Du Bois; eldest daughter of Richard - last Earl of Anglesey. [Cf 23 Feb 1769.]1339A_W1339
1769_03_29Wed 29 Mar 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 9THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PABurrows-Harris 5411280A_W1280
1791_06_08Wed 8 June 1791A/WNAPIER 91CB200010s 6d[NAPIER.] DIR and LEAD GIORNOVICHI. 1: BACH SYM 2ORCH (GRAND MS); GL (FAV) [later omitted: HINDLE SALE BELLAMY 'WHEN_SAPPHO']; CN PF DUSSEK; SG DAVIDE; PLEYEL OV (NEW). 2: GYROWETZ SYM (NEW); SG STORACE~; CN VN GIORNOVICHI; SG DAVIDE; HAYDN SYM (NEW). [earlier programme different order; with SG MORELLI.]DI; DI 2 JuneDI 9 June; MH 9 JuneFrom 20 May; 3 June.3422A_W3422
1794_03_03Mon 3 Mar 1794A/WFRANKLIN~ 94CB5sFRANKLIN~ (LATE LEARY~).MH 8 Feb (Yale)3622A_W3622
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
1787_05_24Thu 24 May 1787A/W MARA~ 87 6THCS200010s 6d1: SCHUSTER SYM; PLEYEL QT; SG HARRISON; CN fl GRAEFF; SG MARA~. 2: SG MARA~; SN pf CLEMENTI; SG HARRISON; ABEL CNte OB VN VC; SG MARA~.WODUR 26 Feb[McVeigh-Professional 63.]3002A_W3002
1769_02_23Thu 23 Feb 1769A/WDU BOIS (LADY) 69 *CB190010s 6dDIR BACH ABEL. SL VN PUGNANI; SL OB FISCHER.PA; PA 31 Jan* Lady Dorothea Du Bois; eldest daughter of Richard - last Earl of Anglesey. From 3 Feb Hickford's (Decayed Musicians benefit).1259A_W1259
1772_04_01Wed 1 Apr 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 9THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 670.]1577A_W1577
1772_02_19Wed 19 Feb 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 4THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA; PA 11 Feb (advert in news)No concert on 12 Feb [death of King's mother].1550A_W1550
1771_03_06Wed 6 Mar 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 7THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 626.]1457A_W1457
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
1773_04_14Wed 14 Apr 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 11THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1682A_W1682
1768_05_06Fri 6 May 1768A/WKAMMELL 68CB10s 6d[KAMMELL] <ANTONIO_KAMMELL>. DIR BACH ABEL. MUSIC NEW. PRINCESS_DOWAGER_OF_SAXONY~ OV <ONE OF OV>.PA; PA 1 Mar; PA 12 Mar; PA 21 AprFrom 24 Mar Thatched House Tavern; 29 Apr. So late as unable to get a proper room.1201A_W1201
1766_04_18Fri 18 Apr 1766A/WMIDDLESEX HOSPITAL 66CB1gn (2l or 1g)LEAD BARTHELEMON; V SCOTTI~. SL VN BARTHELEMON; CN OB SIMPSON.PAGrand Concert and Ball.1036A_W1036
1770_03_28Wed 28 Mar 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 10THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL]. V FEDELI [NOT GUGLIELMI]. CN PF BACH; CN OB FISCHER <OLD; WITH THE FAVOURITE MINUET>.PABurrows-Harris 585-61366A_W1366
1800_05_15Thu 15 May 1800A/WPINTO-gf 1800CBDIR SALOMON. 1: HAYDN OV; VIOTTI TR; SG DUSSEK~; CN OB GRIESBACH-f; SG VIGANONI; CN PF HENRY~. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); DT 2v VIGANONI CIMADOR; CN VN PINTO-gf; sg DUSSEK~ <SCENA>; fp <FINALE>.TI; TB 12 AprFrom 5 May (naval pillar benefit).3977A_W3977
1769_05_03Wed 3 May 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 13THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1294A_W1294
1794_02_20Thu 20 Feb 1794A/WVOCAL 94 2NDCS2000[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT.TISubscription closed last Thursday.3619A_W3619