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