Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1776_03_15Fri 15 Mar 1776CSNBARTHELEMON 76 7THCS1930[BARTHELEMON.]PA1970CSN1970
1754_02_26Tue 26 Feb 1754DSTSHEWARD~ 54CB19005sLEAD CHABRAN. 1: OV; SG SHEWARD~; CN FL DAVIES~m <MISS>; SG FOURMANTEL~; SL VDA BIANCHI-1; SG SHEWARD~; CN VC CERVETTO-gb. BETWEEN PARTS: CL CL HN HN. 2: CN OB EIFFERT; SG FOURMANTEL~; SL VC LANZETTI; SG SHEWARD~; SL VN CHABRAN; SG FOURMANTEL~; SG SHEWARD~; FP.PA; PA 16 Feb0293DST0293
1797_03_13Mon 13 Mar 1797KTROPERA 97 4THCSSELECTED BY VIOTTI. 1: CHERUBINI OV; POZZI SG MORELLI; HARRINGTON CN OB HARRINGTON; WINTER DT 2v FABRIZZI~ VIGANONI; HAYDN CNTE OB BN VN VC HARRINGTON HOLMES SALOMON LINDLEY. 2: HAYDN SYM (GRAND MILITARY); HAYDN SG BANTI~; DRAGONETTI CN DB DRAGONETTI; ANDREOZZI DT 2v BANTI~ VIGANONI; FP.TBOpera Concert.3826KTR3826
1777_05_09Fri 9 May 1777FHFOUNDLING HOSPITAL 77OB120010s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. DIR STANLEY; LEAD LAMOTTE; V HARROP~ DRAPER~ WOOD REINHOLD. CN VN LAMOTTE.PAPerformers offered their assistance.2112FH2112
1752_02_24Mon 24 Feb 1752CASCASTLE 51-52SOCGA 15 FebCastle Society. Six remaining on Mondays from 17 Feb.0135CAS0135
1772_07_23Thu 23 July 1772MCARTWRIGHT~1 72GB3s 6d[burletta. also concert:] GIORDANI SG CARTWRIGHT~1 <SGS> (NEW); sg BANNISTER <MUSICAL IMITATIONS>; V YOUNG_LADY; CN ORG HOOK; V CULVER FORBES~.PA[Cf 23 July.]1609M1609
1765_02_06Wed 6 Feb 1765SSQWEDNESDAY 65 [3RD]CS2000DIR BACH; [?abel].PAGentlemen not to lend their tickets. The Wednesday's Subscription Concert.0929SSQ0929
1753_04_14Sat 14 Apr 1753DSTOGLE (MRS) 53CBP 10s 6d; G 5sLEAD GIARDINI; OTHER TUESDAY_NIGHT_PERFORMERS. 1: HASSE SG GALLI~ 'NON_A'; CN BN MILLER-j; SG VESTRIS~mcv 'SO_CHE'; SL VC PASQUALINO; ALBERTI SG FRASI~ 'CARO_SPOSO'; CN OB VINCENT-t. 2: samMARTINI CNgr; SG VESTRIS~mcv 'LASCIATE'; SL VN GIARDINI; SG GALLI~ 'AL_MA_CHE'; GEMINIANI CNgr; CIAMPI SG FRASI~ 'INFELICE_IN_VAN'; CORELLI CNgr.PA; PA 10 Mar etc.[Dispute over who had been contracted to play (see PA 10 Mar; 7 12 Apr).]0254DST0254
1758_02_22Wed 22 Feb 1758CGCG ORATORIO 58 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^BELSHAZZAR^ <ORATORIO> (WITH NEW ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS). V BEARD FRASI~ YOUNG~i FREDERICK~ CHAMPNESS.PA[LS; Deutsch-Handel 794.]0506CG0506
1764_05_22Tue 22 May 1764HGRAZIANI 64CB120010s 6dLEAD GIARDINI; V SARTORI~ CREMONINI~ MAZZIOTTI. CN VN GIARDINI; CN VC GRAZIANI; SL VC GRAZIANI; CN FL FLORIO. [later omitted: CN HPD MOZART [cancelled]; FP.]PA; PA 9 May; PA 17 MayFrom 17 May (opera orchestra engaged). MOZART: aged 7 [PA: might not play]. [Otto Erich Deutsch: Mozart A Documentary Biography (/2 London 1966) 33-4.]0904H0904
1760_03_28Fri 28 Mar 1760CGCG ORATORIO 60 [10TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PALast time of performing it this season. [LS.]0642CG0642
1797_05_12Fri 12 May 1797C&AFAMILY IN DISTRESS 97CB200010s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON; PF ARNOLD (PRESIDE)> 1: HAYDN OV (GRAND); HANDEL SG PAGE; SG ANDREWS~; STEVENS GL (NEW MS) STEVENS AND GENTLEMEN_OF_HIS_SOCIETY; HAYDN QT vn vn va vc SALOMON BARTHELEMON SMITH-4? SCHRAM [?order]; SG NIELD; BARTHELEMON~m SG BARTHELEMON~m <both MRS> (NEW); STEVENS GL (NEW MS) [as above]; BARTHELEMON SL vn BARTHELEMON (NEW; WITH WELSH AIR + VAR; + HP HP WEIPPERT LLOYD). 2: DUPUIS o ^HYMENEAL_ODE^ <LATE DR> (IN HONOUR OF THE NUPTIALS OF THE PRINCE_OF_WURTTEMBERG): ORG DUPUIS-c <MR>; BOYS_OF_CR; GENTLEMEN_OF_CHORAL_FUND. SN HP WEIPPERT; CH 'GOD_SAVE_THE_KING' (GRAND); HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^.TIPatronage of Duke and Duchess of York.3847C&A3847
1766_04_17Thu 17 Apr 1766HAYBARTHELEMON 66CB1900PB 10s 6d; G 5sSG YOUNG~m <POLLY_YOUNG); BARTHELEMON sg YOUNG~m 'THE_RETURN_OF_THE_SPRING' <CANTATA> (NEW); SL VDAG ABEL; ?dt CALASCIONCINO CALASCIONE COLLA COLLA <SL>; CN VC CIRRI [replaced SL VC CIRRI]; CN FL TACET; CN OB EIFFERT; SL MAND LEONE; SL VN BARTHELEMON; CN VN BARTHELEMON.PA; PA 19 Mar; PA 21 MarNot 20 Mar (at Auction Room Pall Mall; 1200) as mistakenly advertised.1035HAY1035
1767_03_13Fri 13 Mar 1767CGCG ORATORIO 67 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ISRAEL_IN_EGYPT^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY.PA[LS.]1087CG1087
1775_03_02Thu 2 Mar 1775KACASTLE 74-75SOCPA 28 FebCastle Society. Four remaining concerts on Thursdays [of which this presumably the first].1857KA1857
1764_05_16Wed 16 May 1764HMARELLA 64CB190010s 6dV CREMONINI~ QUILICI. MARELLA SL VN MARELLA; MARELLA SL VDA MARELLA (NEW); CIRRI SL VC CIRRI (LATELY FROM ITALY; FIRST TIME IN PUBLIC HERE); CIRRI OV; SL FL FLORIO.PA0903H0903
1772_05_28Thu 28 May 1772AAM 71-72SOCPA 20 MayAcademy of Ancient Music: meeting (from 21 May).160401604
1787_01_29Mon 29 Jan 1787PPANTHEON 86-87 [11TH]CS21003s 6dDIR BARTHELEMON <DIR ORCH>; V BOYCE-w2 BILLINGTON CHAPMAN SALMON LINTON-1. 1: STAMITZ OV; SG ARROWSMITH; CNGR [?]; SG BARTHELEMON~m; MORNINGTON GL 'HOW_IN_COOL'; ARNE-ta CT 'WHICH_IS'; ABEL FP. 2: HAYDN OV; SG ARROWSMITH; arne-ta OV from arne-ta o ^the_death_of_ABEL^ <ORATORIO>; SG BARTHELEMON~m; FODOR CN VN BARTHELEMON (WITH RONDO ON 'MALBROOK'); BILLINGTON GL (SCOTCH SG); BATES-w CT 'THE_COMICAL'; BACH FP.MC[Date because of] anniversary of martyrdom of Charles I.2929P2929
1791_03_10Thu 10 Mar 1791FMHWEBBE 91CB200010s 6d1: HAYDN SYM; WEBBE GL (NEW); DUSSEK SN PF WEBBE-s2; CIMAROSA sg POOLE~ 'INFELICE_CHIOSONO' <CANTATA>; WEBBE-s2 GL <JUN> (NEW); CN VN RAIMONDI. 2: HAYDN SYM; CLEMENTI DT PF WEBBE-s2 KNYVETT-c2 <JUNIORS>; WEBBE GL (PRIZE OF LAST YEAR); CN FL GRAEFF; HANDEL SG POOLE~ 'YE_SACRED'; HAYDN SYM.DI3356FMH3356
1779_03_31Wed 31 Mar 1779*CROTCH 79MI1300ORG CROTCH.MP[Advert from Mrs Crotch: he is not dead.] 1300 to 1430 as usual. * Mrs Hart's; Milliner; Piccadilly.227102271
1778_03_13Fri 13 Mar 1778CGCG ORATORIO 78 [3RD]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 4s; FG 3s; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD BAUMGARTEN-kf; V VERNON MEREDITH-1 WRIGHTEN~ WEICHSELL~f. END PART1: CN PF WEICHSELL~e. END PART2: CN VN WEICHSELL.PA[LS.]2155CG2155
1776_02_--[Thu 15 Feb 1776 abandonned]C&AAAM 75-76SOCPA 15 FebAcademy of Ancient Music. No meeting on 15 Feb.1953C&A1953
1784_03_23Tue 23 Mar 1784TSTGUEST~ 84 1STCS1930For five: 2gn transfLEAD PIELTAIN-dp. 1: HAYDN OV; HANDEL SG HARRISON; CN VC REINAGLE-h; SARTI SG CANTELO~; CN PF GUEST~. 2: CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; RAUZZINI DT 2v CANTELO~ HARRISON; BOCCHERINI QNT; KOZELUCH SG CANTELO~; CN OB FISCHER; FP.MH; MC 26 Feb; MC 2 MarFrom 4 Mar; 18 Mar.2616TST2616
1765_07_09Tue 9 July 1765S&HMOZARTS 65MI12002s 6dHPD MOZART. dt HPD MOZART~ MOZART (4 HANDS ON ONE HPD).PATo 1500 daily [not listed]. MOZART plays at sight etc. [Otto Erich Deutsch: Mozart A Documentary Biography (/2 London 1966) 45-6.]0975S&H0975
1780_03_01Wed 1 Mar 1780HSQBACH-ABEL 80 6THCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL]. V HARROP~ TENDUCCI.PA2336HSQ2336
1769_02_17Fri 17 Feb 1769CGCG ORATORIO 69 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^; HANDEL ^ode_for_st_cecilia's_day^ <DRYDEN_ODE>. SL VN PUGNANI.PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 536-7.]1252CG1252
1794_04_11Fri 11 Apr 1794CGCG ORATORIO 94 [11TH]OS1830B 6s; P 3s 6d; FG 2s; SG 1sSELECTION FROM handel SACRED; BOYCE PURCELL [items listed]. DIR ASHLEY-j; LEAD ASHLEY-Gc <G_ASHLEY>; ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>; V MARA~ STUART~ HUMMELL-1 BRUMAN~ PARKE~ INCLEDON HILL-2 FLORIO-ch LINTON-w BARTLEMAN; VN ASHLEY-Gc <G>; VC ASHLEY-Cj <C_ASHLEY>; TPT SARJANT. [includes:] GIARDINI CN VN ASHLEY-Gc <G> 6TH [replaced CN ORG ASHLEY-Jj <J_ASHLEY>].TI; TI 10 Apr[LS (with full details and accounts).]3657CG3657
1773_03_19Fri 19 Mar 1773HMAZZINGHI-t AND SALPIETRO 73CB10s 6dV SALPIETRO~ GERVASIO~ FRASI~ SAVOI. SL OB GIRELLI (1ST PERFORMANCE IN THIS KINGDOM); CN HN SPANDAU; CN BN EICHNER; SL VC CROSDILL; CNte VN VN MAZZINGHI-t SALPIETRO [or two CN VN ?]PA1657H1657
1763_04_15Fri 15 Apr 1763HAYPINTO 63CBPB 10s 6d; G 5s[PINTO.] LEAD SCHOLAR_OF_PINTO; SL VN SCHOLAR_OF_PINTO; CN VN SCHOLAR_OF_PINTO.PASCHOLAR_OF_PINTO: aged 13.0827HAY0827
1794_03_21Fri 21 Mar 1794HSQABRAMS~ 94CB200010s 6dLEAD SALOMON; PF HAYDN (PRESIDE). 1: ROSETTI OV; WEBBE GL; sg ROVEDINO <ARIA>; SN HP GRANDJEAN~ (FIRST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC); TARCHI QT 4v NIELD ABRAMS~ ABRAMS~t ?ABRAMS~e <THE_MISS_ABRAMS>; CRAMER-jb SN PF CRAMER-jb / CRAMER-jb CN PF CRAMER-jb. 2: HAYDN OV (GRAND); PAISIELLO sg NIELD <SCENA>; HAYDN QT; PICCINNI sg DUCREST~ <SCENA>; FIORILLO fp <FINALE> (CHACONNE).OR; MC[Landon-England 244.]3635HSQ3635
1760_04_22Tue 22 Apr 1760HAYFORD~ 60 5THCS1900PB 10s 6d; G 5sV FORD~. SL VDAG FORD~; SG 'OH_LIBERTY' + VDAG FORD~; LSN GU FORD~ [?]; FORD~ sg FORD~ <HYMN>.PALast concert.0651HAY0651
1787_06_14Thu 14 June 1787VVAUXHALL 87GS19301s1: GREENE OV <DR_GREEN> (FULL); SG INCLEDON; PICCINNI OV from PICCINNI o ^LA_BUONA_FIGLIUOLA^; SG BERTLES~; GOSSEC SYM; SG NEWMAN~; HAYDN OV (FULL); SG POOLE~; SG MAHON-j2 <MR>; CN ORG; SG LEARY~; GL; CT. 2: SG INCLEDON; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG BERTLES~; o <FINALE>.PA3029V3029
1766_05_01Thu 1 May 1766GOODWIN 66 ? *CB[GOODWIN <STARLING_GOODWIN>.]PA[* No beneficiary given.] From 17 Apr. [?Single] Subscription Concert; president Starling Goodwin.104501045
1763_04_19Tue 19 Apr 1763HBROMLEY 63CB19005sLEAD PINTO; 1ST VC PAXTON. SL VN PINTO; SL VC PAXTON; CN OB EIFFERT. PIECE HP BROMLEY; dt HP HP BROMLEY PHILLIPS-2 <PIECES>. END PART1: handel OV and handel CH from handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ (FIRST CH); END PART2: handel CH from handel o ^MESSIAH^ (LAST CH).PA; PA 19 MarBROMLEY: blind; educated by Parry.0829H0829
1773_03_31Wed 31 Mar 1773DLDL ORATORIO 73 [10TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2sHANDEL o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. V LINLEY~e WEICHSELL~f LINLEY~M1 <MARY_LINLEY> NORRIS PARRY-2.PA[LS.]1673DL1673
1761_11_27Fri 27 Nov 1761*DRYBUTTER 61MI12001sMGL DRYBUTTER (10 TUNES TO EACH SET OF COMPANY).PA1200 to 1400; 1800 to 2000. Daily except Sunday. [And subsequently; not listed.] * At his house.073200732
1768_03_04Fri 4 Mar 1768CGCG ORATORIO 68 [5TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^JUDAS_MACCABAEUS^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY.PA[LS.]1171CG1171
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
1780_01_26Wed 26 Jan 1780HSQBACH-ABEL 80 2NDCS1900DIR BACH; [ABEL]. V HARROP~ TENDUCCI.PA2319HSQ2319
1761_07_01Wed 1 July 1761RPASQUALINO 61GB5s[PASQUALINO*.]PA; PA 26 JuneFrom 26 June. With fireworks and ball. * PASQUALINO's indisposition: cannot wait in person.0722R0722
1772_07_30Thu 30 July 1772MREINHOLD 72GB18303s 6d[burletta. also concert:] V CULVER THOMPSON~j. ARNOLD SG REINHOLD 'ODE_TO_NIGHT' (NEW); sg BANNISTER <MUSICAL IMITATIONS>. BETWEEN PARTS: sg REINHOLD <MEDLEY CANTATA>.PA[Cf 23 July.]1610M1610
1786_07_07Fri 7 July 1786VVAUXHALL 86GS20001s1: KELLY-tae OV (FULL OV); SG INCLEDON; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^SOSARME^ <SOSARMES>; SG LEARY~; BACH SYM; SG MARTYR~; HAYDN OV; SG WRIGHTEN~; CN ORG HOOK; SG BARNETT~; GL 'COME_LET'; CT 'BEGIN_THE'. 2: SG LEARY~; CN VN PIELTAIN-dp; SG MARTYR~; HOOK o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_BEAUTY^ <FINALE>.MC2859V2859
1767_01_21Wed 21 Jan 1767SSQWEDNESDAY 67 2NDCSDIR BACH ABEL. COND ABEL.PAThe Wednesday's Concert.1072SSQ1072
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
1775_03_13Mon 13 Mar 1775PPANTHEON 74-75 9THCS2000DIR GIARDINI; V AGUJARI~ GALLUCCI~ SAVOI MEREDITH-1.PA1867P1867
1772_03_27Fri 27 Mar 1772DLDL ORATORIO 72 [7TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2shandel o ^JOSEPH_AND_HIS_BRETHREN^ <ORATORIO>. CN VC JANSON.PA[LS.]1573DL1573
1761_03_11Wed 11 Mar 1761CGCG ORATORIO 61 [9TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^MESSIAH^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS iv (with accounts).]0706CG0706
1768_01_13Wed 13 Jan 1768HABCASTLE 67-68SOCPA 5 JanCastle Society: next concert [i.e. from 6 Jan].1147HAB1147
1777_04_21Mon 21 Apr 1777PPANTHEON 76-77 13THCS200010s 6d (as before)V AGUJARI~ MANZOLETTO GABRIELLI. CN BN BAUMGARTEN-s; SL VC CROSDILL; CN OB FISCHER; CN VN LAMOTTE.PA2098P2098
1787_04_19Thu 19 Apr 1787TSTPERSON 87 *CB120010s 6dDIR SALOMON <DIR BAND>.PA 17 Mar* For a person of distinction; reduced to distress by the fate of war; in the service of his country.2976TST2976