Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1776_04_19Fri 19 Apr 1776HSQCROSDILL 76CB193010s 6d1: BACH OV 2ORCH; GIARDINI SG SAVOI; SL VDAG ABEL; TR VN VA VC CRAMER-w GIARDINI CROSDILL; BACH SG SALIS~ + VC; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: CN PF BACH; BACH SG GRASSI~; TR VN VA VC CRAMER-w GIARDINI CROSDILL; BACH SG SALIS~; SL VC CROSDILL; CN OB FISCHER.PAcf Thomas Twining: British Library Add.39929 f.99v; Burrows-Harris 890-11998HSQ1998
1780_01_19Wed 19 Jan 1780HSQBACH-ABEL 80 1STCS1900[For fifteen:] 5gn transf[BACH ABEL.] V HARROP~ TENDUCCI.PA[See Thomas Twining: Recreations (London 1882) 75]No tickets but those of the night will be admitted. [Burrows-Harris 1044-52317HSQ2317
1778_03_06Fri 6 Mar 1778CGCG ORATORIO 78 [1ST]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 4s; FG 3s; SG 2sDIR HOOK. HANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^. LEAD BAUMGARTEN-kf; V VERNON MEREDITH-1 WRIGHTEN~ WEICHSELL~f. END PART1: CN FL FLORIO. PART3: CN PF WEICHSELL~e; CN OB LEBRUN; CN VN WEICHSELL. SACRED CANONS (ANCIENT AND MODERN) INCLUDING 'NON_NOBIS'.PA[See LS][LS.]2148CG2148
1796_01_28Thu 28 Jan 1796C&AAAM 96 1STSOCSubscr 5gn (g+2l)DIR ARNOLD.OR 1 Feb[Review of rehearsal: OR 23 Jan]Academy of Ancient Music: 1st concert last Thursday. Few vacancies to be ballotted. Gentleman's ticket not transferable.3765C&A3765
1796_05_26Thu 26 May 1796WHCRSM 96OB12001gn *SELECTION FROM HANDEL SACRED [items listed]. COND ARNOLD DUPUIS; LEAD CRAMER-w; V HARRISON BRAHAM LEAK~ PARKE~ KELLY-m NIELD KNYVETT KNYVETT-c2 KNYVETT-w [?] <KNYVETTS> SALE GORE LEETE PAGE FRIEND-j2 <JUN> STORACE~.OR 14 May; OR 19 May[Of rehearsal] OR 25 MayRoyal Society of Musicians. * Includes rehearsal 24 May (1200). Patronage of [King and Queen]. [Pippa Drummond: 'The Royal Society of Musicians' Music & Letters 59 (1978) 285.]3812WHC3812
1758_03_03Fri 3 Mar 1758CGCG ORATORIO 58 [6TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO> (WITH NEW ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS). [at rehearsal:] V FRASI~ YOUNG~i (= SCOTT~) FREDERICK~ <CASSANDRA_FREDERICA> BEARD CHAMPNESS BAILDON.PA[Of rehearsal; see Deutsch][LS; Deutsch-Handel 795.]0511CG0511
1779_01_25Mon 25 Jan 1779PPANTHEON 79 1STCS200010s 6d *DIR GIARDINI <DIR ORCH>. 1: MYSLIVECEK 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.PA; PA 16 Jan[Of rehearsal:] PA 23 Jan (news)* [Any number of tickets for any night; not less than two to be bought.]2224P2224
1794_05_22Thu 22 May 1794VVAUXHALL 94GS20003sLEAD MOUNTAIN; DIR HOOK; COMPOSER HOOK; V DIGNUM TAYLOR-3 (THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE [here]) PHELPS FRANKLIN~ MOUNTAIN~ MILNE~. SGS; GLS; FINALE. [BETWEEN PARTS:] march DUKE_OF_GLOUCESTER'S_BAND <MARTIAL PIECES> (FAV).OR 22 May[Of one:] OR 5 JuneGrand gala. [And subsequently; not listed.]3675V3675
1786_04_12 ?12 Apr 1786 ?THANAPIER 86CSFor eight: 2gnDIR SALOMON. [NAPIER.]MP 10 Apr[MP 21 Apr news item]Thatched House Morning Concert; first. Or 19 Apr. [Intended for gentlemen performers: cf review in MP 21 Apr.]2807THA2807
1800_03_03Mon 3 Mar 1800HATHAT ORATORIO 00 [1ST]OS1930For six: 3gn (g+l / 2l) *[DIR BARTHELEMON.] HANDEL o ^MESSIAH^.TI 22 Feb[Cf advert in TI 8 Mar]* Single ticket 7s. Patronage of Duke and Duchess of York. [Cf 10 Mar; not clear how much of this series took place.]3950HAT3950
1777_02_20Thu 20 Feb 1777TSTSTUART (MRS) 77 1STCSFor ten: 5gn transfDIR AND LEAD LAMOTTE. V SAVOI DAVIES~C <CECILIA_DAVIES_INGLESINA>. STAMITZ-c OV (NEW); CN FL TACET; SL VC CROSDILL; CN VN LAMOTTE; CN OB FISCHER. [later: I TACET CROSDILL STAMITZ-c.] [later omitted: GIORDANI o ^ACI_E_GALATEA^ <TOMMASO_GIORDANI; CANTATA 3V> (NEW ITALIAN): V SAVOI HAUCK DAVIES~C.]MP; PA 30 Jan; PA 12 Feb[Cf advert in MP 27 Feb]From 30 Jan (GIORDANI's music not ready); 13 Feb (indisposition). Limited to 400 subscribers. With ball and cards.2054TST2054
1767_04_10Fri 10 Apr 1767CGCG ORATORIO 67 [11TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY.PA[Cf MS diary of Sylas Neville (LS 8 Apr)]Last time this season. [LS.]1099CG1099
1786_03_10Fri 10 Mar 1786DLDL ORATORIO 86 [3RD]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1s(FROM HANDEL) o ^REDEMPTION^ [SELECTED BY ARNOLD]. LEAD SHAW; V BELLAMY ARROWSMITH NEGUS PRING-1 FORSTER~ GEORGE~.MC[Cf MC 16 Mar][LS.] [Items from] Handel Commemoration [listed in LS].2772DL2772
1791_04_01Fri 1 Apr 1791DLDL ORATORIO 91 [7TH]OS1830B 5s; P 3s; FG 2s; SG 1sHANDEL o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <SERENATA>; AND PART3: SELECTION from handel PURCELL SARTI [items listed]. COND LINLEY-t1; LEAD SHAW; V CROUCH~ BROADHURST~ HAGLEY~ DIGNUM REINHOLD SPENCE KELLY-m BELLAMY-tl <JUN> YOUNG_LADY (FIRST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC) DAVIES~C <CECILIA>. END PART1: CN OB PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE>. END PART2: CN VN CLEMENT.TI; DI[?DI 2 Apr 'Hanover Square'][LS (with full details).]3379DL3379
1790_06_05Sat 5 June 1790VVAUXHALL 90GS20001sBETWEEN PARTS: MARCH DUKE_OF_YORK'S_BAND <MARTIAL MUSIC>. 1: BARTHELEMON OV and BARTHELEMON MARCH (CUMBERLAND_MARCH); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^; SG NEWMAN~; HAYDN OV 'LA_CHASSE' (FULL); SG LEAVER~; CN BN PARKINSON; SG PAGE; CN ORG HOOK (NEW); SG LEARY~; GL (SERIOUS) AND CT (LAUGHING). 2: SG INCLEDON; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG NEWMAN~ (NEW; WITH CARILLON BY HOOK); o ^SHEPHERDS_FESTIVAL^; ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'.PAWO 7 JuneIn commemoration of [the King's] birthday.3344V3344
1787_02_05Mon 5 Feb 1787HSQPROFESSIONAL 87 1STCS2000[? For twelve: 5gn] TransfLEAD CRAMER-w. 1: ROSETTI OV (NEW); BACH QT PF VN VA VC DANCE CRAMER-w BLAKE CERVETTO-j; SG RUBINELLI; SL VC CERVETTO-j; SG DAVIES~C <CECILIA_DAVIES>; HAYDN SYM. 2: CN VN CRAMER-w; SG RUBINELLI; CN OB PARKE; SG DAVIES~C; ABEL SYM.GZ; MC; MH; PA; WO; DUR 3 FebWO 6 Feb; DUR 7 Feb; GZ 7 Feb. cf Parke-Memoirs i.90 [conflates][McVeigh-Professional 57 (with list of orchestra).] [Twelve tickets; one for each night.]2932HSQ2932
1790_06_29Tue 29 June 1790RRANELAGH 90GB200010s 6d1: FEDERICI OV; FEDERICI SG COSTA 'O_PIU'; FEDERICI SG BORSELLI~ 'SPIEGAR'; CIMAROSA SG NERI-g 'SEI_MORELLI'; GIORDANI SG SESTINI~ 'CONTENDO'; ANDREOZZI SG BENIGNI 'CHE_LEGGE'; ANFOSSI SG BORSELLI 'VELOCE_AL'; FEDERICI SG MARCHESI 'SPERAI_VICINO'. 2: GAZZANIGA SG TORREGIANI 'SE_MAI'; FEDERICI SG BORSELLI~ 'LASCIA_OH'; CIMAROSA SG MUSSINI 'CARA_NEL'; GIARDINI SG LAURENTI~; CHERUBINI SG COSTA 'VADO'; DT SESTINI~ BORSELLI~ 'OCCHIETTO'; FEDERICI sg MARCHESI 'SPOSA_AMATA' <RONDO>. 3: ANDREOZZI SG BENIGNI 'CONTRO_LA'; bernardini? SG BORSELLI 'CHE_VUOL' <DA_CAPUA>; TONIOLI SG SESTINI~ 'SE_UN'; FEDERICI SG MUSSINI 'UN_TENERO'; PAISIELLO QT 4v from PAISIELLO o ^GLI_SCHIAVI_per_amore^ <OPERA>; MARTIN_Y_soler SG NERI-g 'SE_UN' <MARTINI>; FEDERICI SG MARCHESI 'PRUDENTE'. [DANCE-MUSIC BY GIORNOVICHI.] [MARA~ ABSENT.]PAWO 30 JuneSerenade of singing and dancing. [No beneficiary named; but evidently an exceptional occasion; some spellings unclear.]3345R3345
1789_03_02Mon 2 Mar 1789HSQ PROFESSIONAL 89 5THCS20001: WINTER OV (MS); PLEYEL QT VN VN VA VC CRAMER-w BLAKE SHIELD CERVETTO-j; SARTI sg PARKE~ <SCENA>; CN HN PIELTAIN-pj; sg MARCHESI <SCENA>; ABEL CNTE OB VN VC PARKE CRAMER-w CERVETTO-j. 2: ROSETTI SYM (MS); SACCHINI SG PARKE~; SL VC CERVETTO-j; SARTI sg MARCHESI <SCENA>; STAMITZ SYM.MH; MP; WOWO 3 Mar; MH 4 Mar[McVeigh-Professional 77.]3189HSQ3189
1789_06_01Mon 1 June 1789HSQMARCHESI 89CB200010s 6d1: ROSETTI OV; TR VN VA VC CRAMER-w RAIMONDI SMITH-2; SG STORACE~; SN PF DUSSEK; TARCHI SG MARCHESI (NEW); CN VN CRAMER-w; DT 2v BENUCCI STORACE~. 2: HAYDN OV; SG BENUCCI. TARCHI o ^LA_TEMPESTA^ <CANTATA> (FOR THE OCCASION).PAWO 3 June[Last is setting of Metastasio.] [Howard A Craw: A Biography ... of J L Dussek (Ann Arbor 1980) 49-50.]3245HSQ3245
1790_04_26Mon 26 Apr 1790HSQ PROFESSIONAL 90 9THCS20001: HAYDN OV; SG CANTELO~; PLEYEL QNT VN VN VA VA VC CRAMER-w BORGHI BLAKE HACKWOOD CERVETTO-j; SG MARCHESI; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: [advertised but OMITTED: BAUMGARTEN-kf CNTE OB OB VN VA VC PARKE PARKE-wt CRAMER-w BLAKE CERVETTO-j]; SG MARA~; SN PF CRAMER-jb; SG MARA~; BACH OV 2ORCH.TI; WOWO 28 Apr (apology)[McVeigh-Professional 83.]3318HSQ3318