Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1771_05_08Wed 8 May 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 15THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL]. [? should be reversed.]PA[Burrows-Harris 636.]1498A_W1498
1800_06_06Fri 6 June 1800A/WCIANCHETTINI~ 1800CB200010s 6d1: GLUCK OV from GLUCK o ^ALCESTE^; CIMAROSA sg VIGANONI <ARIA>; CIANCHETTINI~ SN PF CIANCHETTINI~ (NEW; FOR THE OCCASION); BENELLI sg BENELLI <POLACCA>; KRUMPHOLTZ CN HP DUPARQUE~; GAZZANIGA DT 2v BENELLI BANTI~; ALDAY CN VN ALDAY. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); SARTI sg BENELLI <ARIA> (BRAVURA); DUSSEK CN PF CIANCHETTINI~ (MILITARY); GLUCK sg 'NON_VI' <ARIA> from GLUCK o ^ALCESTE^; fp <FINALE>.TIPatronised by the Turkish Ambassador.3992A_W3992
1798_04_09Mon 9 Apr 1798A/WFRANKLIN~ 98CB10s 6dLEAD SALOMON; V VIGANONI ROVEDINO ANGELELLI~ DIGNUM FRANKLIN~; PERFORMERS FROM OPERA_HOUSE. CN PF MASI; CN VN PINTO-gf; CN HP DUPARQUE~; CN BN HOLMES.MP; TB 7 Apr3880A_W3880
1771_04_15Mon 15 Apr 1771A/WSIRMEN~ 71CB10s 6dDIR BACH ABEL; V GUADAGNI; FL WENDLING (FROM PALATINE); I FISCHER CIRRI. CN HPD SIRMEN~ [sic].PA; PA 7 MarFrom 1 Feb; 11 Apr.1488A_W1488
1772_01_29Wed 29 Jan 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 2NDCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1545A_W1545
1799_04_15Mon 15 Apr 1799A/WPROFESSIONAL 99 3RDCS1: MOZART OV; FERRARI-gg DT 2v ROVEDINO MORELLI; CN BN HOLMES; SG HARRISON~; CN VC LINDLEY. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND); ANFOSSI SG BENELLI; DEVIENNE CNTE fl ob bn hn MONZANI HARRINGTON HOLMES LEANDER; SG HARRISON~ <MRS_HARRINGTON>; fp <FINALE>. [earlier programme different order; with SG ALLEGRANTI~.]TB; TB 13 Apr[Subscriptions may be taken at the door.]3919A_W3919
1769_03_08Wed 8 Mar 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 7THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1267A_W1267
1800_05_29Thu 29 May 1800A/WDE_MARIN 1800CB200010s 6dLEAD RAIMONDI. 1: HAYDN SYM; GL VINCENT-2 PAGE LEETE SALE-JB <JB_SALE>; DE_MARIN DT PF VN FIELD DE_MARIN; SG DUSSEK~; DE_MARIN SN HP DE_MARIN; MOZART DT 2v DUSSEK~ CIMADOR. 2: MOZART SYM (GRAND); GL [as above]; SN PF FIELD; SG DUSSEK~ + HP DE_MARIN; DE_MARIN TR 3v (DIR DE_MARIN); fp <FINALE>. piece HP DE_MARIN <PETITS AIRS>.TI; TI 10 May; TB 10 MayFrom 28 May; 30 May. Harmonic Lyceum.3985A_W3985
1784_02_11Wed 11 Feb 1784*SMART-G 84 1STSOCFor twelve: 1gn[SMART-G <G>.]MH 6 Feb* At his music warehouse; corner of Argyle Street. His subscription concerts: 12 nights more. [Instruments provided.]259402594
1794_02_13Thu 13 Feb 1794A/WVOCAL 94 1STCS2000For ten: 4gn transf[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT; LEAD MOUNTAIN; PF KNYVETT; V HARRISON KNYVETT HINDLE SALE BARTLEMAN KNYVETT-c2 <JUN> GORE REYNOLDSON BELLAMY-tl <JUN> PAGE SALMON HOBLER GUICHARD CHRISTIAN DANBY WEBBE DUCREST~ KNYVETT-w SALE-jb DANBY-1 [last three: MASTER] HARRISON~. 1: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ARIANNA_IN_CRETA^ <ARIADNE>; GL HARRISON SALE KNYVETT 'GLORIOUS_APOLLO' (+ CH); SMITH-JS GL KNYVETT-w SALE-jb BARTLEMAN <JS; MASTERS> 'AN_EASY'; ATTERBURY gl <ROUND> (NEW); WEBBE SG HARRISON 'HEBE'; KNYVETT-c2 gl HARRISON~ HARRISON KNYVETT BARTLEMAN <composer: JUN> 'SHEPHERDS'; CALLCOTT GL HINDLE KNYVETT-C2 BELLAMY-tl <C_KNYVETT> 'NEW_MARINERS'; PAISIELLO DT 2v DUCREST~ HARRISON~; WEBBE gl 'OCCASIONAL_ODE'. 2: AVISON CNgr; SG KNYVETT-w <MASTER> (FAV SCOTCH); GL HARRISON KNYVETT BARTLEMAN 'PEACE'; PURCELL gl <ROUND> 'WOULD_YOU'; FERRARI-gg SG DUCREST~ 'GELIDO_IL'; WEBBE GL HARRISON~ KNYVETT-w HARRISON SALE <MASTER_KNYVETT> 'GREAT_APOLLO'; ATTERBURY gl <ROUND> 'LADS' (FAV). ARNE-ta gl 'WHEN_BRITAIN' <NAVAL_ODE>: V HARRISON KNYVETT-C2 <C> HINDLE PAGE GORE GUICHARD BELLAMY-tl DANBY WEBBE + CHORUS.OR; OR 17 Dec 1793; OR 11 Feb 1794One ticket [rather than ten].3617A_W3617
1789_05_29Fri 29 May 1789A/WBARNETT~1 89CB10s 6d[? BARNETT~1 <MRS>.]WO 13 MayFrom 15 May.3244A_W3244
1768_02_24Wed 24 Feb 1768A/WBACH-ABEL 68 6THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1160A_W1160
1769_02_22Wed 22 Feb 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 5THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1254A_W1254
1800_03_17Mon 17 Mar 1800A/WLEBEDEFF 1800CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN OV (GRAND); PLEYEL QT; SG DUSSEK~; CN VC LEBEDEFF; GL 3v GORE PAGE SALE (RUSSIAN; WITH ACCOMPANIMENTS); CN PF FIELD. 2: ORIENTAL_SERENADE; INCLUDING INDIAN RAUGH AND RAUGHINIE: V GORE PAGE SALE; INDIAN INSTRUMENTS; FULL BAND. CN VN PINTO-gf; SG DUSSEK~; INDIAN RAUGH; fp <FINALE>.TILEBEDEFF: 12 years in India. To lovers of national characteristic music. Hindostanie [music]; in the true Indian style.3958A_W3958
1772_05_06Wed 6 May 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 13THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1597A_W1597
1795_04_16Thu 16 Apr 1795A/WVOCAL 95 9THCS2000[KNYVETT.] 1: HANDEL OV; MELLISH GL 'LET_THE'; CALLCOTT GL (NEW); MORNINGTON GL 'HERE_IN'; HANDEL SG BARTLEMAN 'ARM_YE'; STEVENS GL 'YE_SPOTTED'; ATTWOOD-t SG HARRISON~ 'THE_CONVENT'; COOKE GL; MORNINGTON GL 'COME_FAIREST'. 2: HANDEL OV; WEBBE GL (NEW); CALLCOTT SG HARRISON (NEW); WILBYE GL 'FLORA_GAVE'; SG PARKE~; NARES GL 'FEAR_NO'; gl <FINALE> 'HARK'.TI 15 Apr3741A_W3741
1773_04_21Wed 21 Apr 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 12THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 727.]1685A_W1685
1769_03_01Wed 1 Mar 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 6THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1262A_W1262
1795_04_23Thu 23 Apr 1795A/WVOCAL 95 10THCS2000[KNYVETT.] 1: HANDEL OV; WEBBE GL 'GLORIOUS_APOLLO'; WEBBE GL 'DISCORD'; SG WORRALL~ 'TELL_ME'; FORD GL 'SINCE_FIRST'; HANDEL SG BARTLEMAN 'MIRTH'; CORFE GL 'IN_APRIL'; ARNE-ta SG PARKE~ 'THE_SOLDIER'; NAUMANN gl 'VINO_VECCHIO' <CANZONET> (FAV). 2: AVISON CNgr; SMITH-js GL 'TOO_LATE' [-js?]; DANBY SG HARRISON (NEW); COOKE GL 'TO_YOU'; SG HARRISON~ 'DONALD'; CLARK-1 DT 2v HARRISON BARTLEMAN (NEW); MORLEY gl <FINALE> 'NOW_IS'.TILast concert.3744A_W3744
1800_03_14Fri 14 Mar 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 4THCS1: HAYDN OV; SG JACKSON~j; TR HN HN VDAG LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt DAHMEN-ja; SG DAMIANI-v; CN PF HENRY~ (FIRST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC); TARCHI TR 3v DAMIANI-v CIMADOR DUSSEK~. 2: MOZART SYM (GRAND); SG DAMIANI-v; CN FL DIMMLER <GERARD_DIMBER / DIMLER> (FIRST APPEARANCE IN THIS COUNTRY); SG DUSSEK~. FINALE: RAIMONDI MARCH. [TB: different order; with sg DUSSEK~ + HP DUSSEK~.]TI; TBSubscribers' friends: 10/6 at the door. HENRY~: pupil of Kreusser. Dimber: of Bavaria.3956A_W3956
1773_05_05Wed 5 May 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 14THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1692A_W1692
1773_03_03Wed 3 Mar 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 6THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1641A_W1641
1785_03_08Tue 8 Mar 1785A/WPARADIS~ 85CB190010s 6dV TENDUCCI CHANU~; I SALOMON MARA FISCHER GRAEFF (FIRST PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC). BACH SG TENDUCCI + PF OB PARADIS~ FISCHER 'TO_TI_LASCIO'; HOFMANN CNTE PF OB PARADIS~ FISCHER (FAV; HOFFMAN_OF_VIENNA). CN HPD PARADIS~; CN OB FISCHER; SL VN SALOMON; CN FL GRAEFF.PA; PA 9 FebMC 11 MarFrom 4 Mar. [Hermann Ullrich: 'Maria Theresia Paradis' Music & Letters 43 (1962) 21-2.]2689A_W2689
1800_02_14Fri 14 Feb 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 1STCS2000For twelve: 5gn[DIR AND] LEAD RAIMONDI; HPD DAMIANI-F <F_DAMIANI>; [instrumentalists listed]. 1: MOZART OV; SG JACKSON~j; qt PF HP HN HN CIMADOR DUSSEK~ LEANDER-lh LEANDER-vt <DT HP PF + HN HN>; SG DAMIANI-V <VITALE_DAMIANI>; TR VN VA VC RAIMONDI FIORILLO LINDLEY; DT 2v DAMIANI-V DUSSEK~. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND 'SURPRISE'); SG DUSSEK~ + HN HN; CN PF LATOUR + VN; SG DAMIANI-V; fp <FINALE>.TI; TI 17 Jan; TI 30 Jan; TI 3 FebCf Monthly Mirror 9 (1800) 176Patronage of Prince of Wales; Duke of Cumberland. JACKSON~j: pupil of BIANCHI. Management of RAIMONDI [?for Mess Willis].3944A_W3944
1769_02_01Wed 1 Feb 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 3RDCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1239A_W1239
1792_05_25Fri 25 May 1792A/WLEE 92CB200010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w. 1: HAYDN OV; SG LAZZARINI; CN OB PARKE; SMITH-js GL GORE BELLAMY PAGE SALE 'WHILE_FOOLS'; PLEYEL CNTE OB VN VA VC PARKE CRAMER-w BLAKE SMITH-2. 2: ROSETTI OV; GL GORE BELLAMY SALE POOLE~ 'TWEED_SIDE'; CN VC LINDLEY; SG POOLE~; PLEYEL fp <FINALE>.OR; OR 19 Mar; OR 30 AprFrom 23 May. [Tickets from various music venues.]3513A_W3513
1770_03_21Wed 21 Mar 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 9THCSDIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1359A_W1359
1800_03_28Fri 28 Mar 1800A/WWILLIS 1800 6THCS1: PLEYEL OV; DT 2v JACKSON~j NIELD; RAIMONDI TR VN VA VC RAIMONDI FIORILLO LINDLEY; SG DAMIANI-v; DEVIENNE CNTE; SG JACKSON~j. 2: JOUVE SYM <GOUVE> (NEW); SG DAMIANI-v; CN VN PINTO-gf [replaced CN VC DAHMEN-ja]; SG NIELD; fp <FINALE>.TI; TI 27 Mar3964A_W3964
1773_02_03Wed 3 Feb 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 4THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PAObtained leave to issue a few more tickets to old subscribers.1629A_W1629
1772_03_11Wed 11 Mar 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 6THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 664.]1557A_W1557
1770_05_04Fri 4 May 1770A/WGUGLIELMI~ 70CB10s 6d[GUGLIELMI~.] DIR BACH ABEL. INCLUDES: GUGLIELMI o ^L'ISOLA_DISABITATA^ <PIETRO_GUGLIELMI; SERENATA> (NEW).PA; PA 27 Feb; PA 31 MarFrom February; 26 Apr. Text by Metastasio.1392A_W1392
1793_05_10Fri 10 May 1793A/WHARRISON 93CB200010s 6dDIR CRAMER-w <DIR ORCH>; PF KNYVETT. 1: ROSETTI OV (GRAND MS); WEBBE GL HARRISON KNYVETT HINDLE GORE SALE WEBBE 'GLORIOUS' (AND CH); RAUZZINI SG HARRISON 'O_CYNTHIA'; HARRISON GL HARRISON~ HARRISON KNYVETT BARTLEMAN 'FOR_ME'; PLEYEL QNT VN VN VA VA VC CRAMER-w DANCE SHIELD ASHLEY-Rg LINDLEY <R_ASHLEY>; SMITH-JS GL KNYVETT-w SALE-jb BARTLEMAN <MASTERS_KNYVETT_AND_SALE; JS_SMITH> 'AN_EASY' (NEW); ANDREOZZI SG HARRISON~; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: BACH OV 2ORCH (GRAND MS); WEBBE GL HARRISON~ KNYVETT-w HARRISON SALE <MASTER_KNYVETT> 'GREAT_APOLLO'; RAUZZINI SG HARRISON 'O_CYNTHIA' [sic] [PA 11 May: PAISIELLO SG HARRISON + BN HOLMES]; CORFE GL HARRISON~ KNYVETT HINDLE BARTLEMAN 'THE_YELLOW-HAIR'D'; CN VC LINDLEY; ATTERBURY gl 3V <ROUND> 'LADS_AND' (NEW); HAYDN SYM.OR; OR 6 AprPA 11 May3594A_W3594
1769_04_19Wed 19 Apr 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 11THCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1288A_W1288
1783_05_05Mon 5 May 1783A/WFLORIO AND PATRIA 83CB193010s 6dV CARNEVALE~ VIGANONI; I PIELTAIN-dp PIELTAIN-pj PARKINSON REINAGLE-h? WEICHSELL~e FLORIO PATRIA.MCFrom 30 Apr.2561A_W2561
1772_04_22Wed 22 Apr 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 11THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1589A_W1589
1769_05_10Wed 10 May 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 14THCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1295A_W1295
1759_04_18Wed 18 Apr 1759CASTLE 58-59SOCPA 13 AprCastle Society: meeting.058200582
1794_05_01Thu 1 May 1794A/WVOCAL 94 LASTCS2000[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT.OROR 3 May (thanks)Last concert.3660A_W3660
1772_02_26Wed 26 Feb 1772A/WBACH-ABEL 72 5THCS1900DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA[Burrows-Harris 661.]1553A_W1553
1771_01_23Wed 23 Jan 1771A/WBACH-ABEL 71 3RDCS1930DIR ABEL; [BACH].PA1433A_W1433
1793_02_21Thu 21 Feb 1793A/WVOCAL 93 3RDCS[DIR] HARRISON KNYVETT. WEBBE GL (NEW); ATTERBURY gl <ROUND> (NEW); ARNE-ta CT; ATTERBURY SG HARRISON 'SAY_WHY' (NEW).-DI 23 Feb3534A_W3534
1773_01_20Wed 20 Jan 1773A/WBACH-ABEL 73 2NDCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA1625A_W1625
1798_05_03Thu 3 May 1798A/WPINTO-gf 98CBDIR SALOMON. [1:] HAYDN OV; SG CELSON~; SALOMON CN VN PINTO-gf [replaced GIORNOVICHI CN VN PINTO-gf]; SG MORELLI; DUSSEK CN PF FIELD; SG PARKE~. 2: HAYDN SYM [replaced LINDLEY CN VC LINDLEY]; SG CELSON~; SALOMON CN VN PINTO-gf; SG MORELLI; fp <FINALE>.TI; TI 30 AprPINTO-gf: pupil of SALOMON.3885A_W3885
1787_04_26Thu 26 Apr 1787A/W MARA~ 87 4THCS20001: HAYDN OV; PLEYEL QT; SG HARRISON; CN vn SALOMON; SG MARA~. 2: BERTON fp <CHACONNE>; SG HARRISON; SN PF CLEMENTI; SG MARA~; ABEL FP.WO; WO 27 Feb[McVeigh-Professional 63.] Postponed because of the Opera.2982A_W2982
1769_01_25Wed 25 Jan 1769A/WBACH-ABEL 69 2NDCS1930DIR BACH; [ABEL].PA; PA 16 JanBurrows-Harris 533From 18 Jan ([Queen's] birthday).1237A_W1237
1793_05_27Mon 27 May 1793A/WLEE 93CB200010s 6dDIR ORCH / LEAD CRAMER-w. 1: HAYDN OV; SG NIELD; PLEYEL QNT VN VN VA VA VC CRAMER-w MOUNTAIN BLAKE CRAMER-F SMITH-2 <F_CRAMER>; SG PARKE~; CN VN SMITH-4 <JUN>. 2: CN VC LINDLEY; SG NIELD; CN FL FLORIO; GL SALE BELLAMY WEBBE [replaced GORE; later omitted: PAGE]; ROSETTI SYM.OR; OR 6 Apr; OR 17 MayFrom 17 May. [Tickets from various music venues.]3602A_W3602
1769_05_25Thu 25 May 1769A/WFAMILY 69 *CB190010s 6dDIR BACH ABEL; V BARTHELEMON~m FEDELI. PERFORM own PIECES: BACH ABEL PUGNANI FISCHER TACET CROSDILL.PA; PA 15 May; PA 18 May; PA 25 May (news)* Family under great difficulties (William Lee; son to John Lee of Opera House). [As additional Bach-Abel concert.] From 24 May.1299A_W1299
1785_05_20Fri 20 May 1785A/WWHEELER~ 85 *CB200010s 6dI CERVETTO-j. 1: BACH OV; SG WHEELER~; DT PF HP CRAMER-jb CARDON <FRENCH_HP>; SG TENDUCCI; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: CN PF CRAMER-jb; SG WHEELER~; CN OB FISCHER; SG TENDUCCI; HAYDN SYM.PA* For the Miss Wheelers; sufferers from a fire.2733A_W2733
1800_05_26Mon 26 May 1800A/WDELAVAL~ 1800CB200010s 6dLEAD SALOMON. 1: OV; SG BENELLI; CN FL DUBOISBAUDRY; SG PARKE~; SN HP DELAVAL~; qt PF HP HN HN <DIV HP + PF HN HN> HP DELAVAL~C <CAMILLA_DELAVAL>. 2: SYM (GRAND); SG VIGANONI; CN VN ALDAY; TR 3v PARKE~ VIGANONI BENELLI; DELAVAL~ qt HP VN VA VC DELAVAL~ + ? <SN HP + VN VA VC>; fp <FINALE>.TIMany in full dress before ball. DELAVAL~C: aged 7.3982A_W3982
1770_03_14Wed 14 Mar 1770A/WBACH-ABEL 70 8THCSDIR BACH; [ABEL].PA[Burrows-Harris 584.]1353A_W1353