Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1760_05_15Thu 15 May 1760HOFFICER 60 *CBPA 16 Apr* Officer in great distress.0663H0663
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
1774_04_22Fri 22 Apr 1774HAYCRAMER-w 74CBPB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s[CRAMER-w.] V GRASSI~ CRAMER~a; I ABEL FISCHER CROSDILL RITTER BEER. BETWEEN PARTS: SG CRAMER~a + HP CRAMER~a <SGS> (NEW; HER FIRST PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC); CN PF CRAMER~a [replaced SN PF CRAMER~a].PA; PA 3 Mar; PA 10 Mar; PA 2 AprFrom 17 Mar; 21 Apr.1798HAY1798
1777_06_06Fri 6 June 1777HVENTO (MRS) 77 *CB190010s 6dDIR SACCHINI; LEAD BORGHI [replaced LAMOTTE]; V RAUZZINI BALCONI~ [omitted later SALVAGNI~T <TERESA_SALVAGNI> (1ST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC)]; BARITON LIDL. CN OB FISCHER.PA; PA 15 Apr; PA 18 Apr; PA 24 May* Widow of the late Mr Matthias Vento. From 18 Apr; 23 Apr; 26 May.2126H2126
1780_05_17Wed 17 May 1780SSQMADDEN~m AND LEE 80CB193010s 6d1: OV; CN FL DECAMP; SG MADDEN~m; SL VDAG ABEL; SG MADDEN~m; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: SYM; CN PF BACH; SG MADDEN~m; CN OB FISCHER; SYM. [later omitted: MADDEN~L SG 'SI_MIO_BEN' from o ^IL_GELOSO_IN_CIMENTO^ <SISTER LUCRETIA>.] [earlier programme differed: COND CRAMER-w. 1: OV; BERTONI SG MADDEN~m; VANHAL QT; SG MADDEN~m 'SHEPHERDS'; CN vn CRAMER-w; MADDEN~L [as above] <JUN>. 2: SYM; ?ANFOSSI SG MADDEN~L; CN OB PARKE; SACCHINI SG MADDEN~m; SYM.]PA; PA 23 Mar; PA 25 Apr; MC 6 AprFrom MADDEN~m 7 Apr; Lee 17 May.2369SSQ2369
1788_02_18Mon 18 Feb 1788C&ACLARK 88CB5sV SHIELD~ CLARK~ CLARK DIGHTON FERGUSON~. HAYES-p DT 2v DIGHTON SHIELD~ 'THE_HIGHLAND' (FAV); SG DIGHTON (LAUGHING); SG FERGUSON~ 'SWEET_ECHO' + OB; CH (GRAND).MPMP 19 Feb (news item)And ball. Concert ends at 2200. CLARK: organist of St Paul's Covent Garden. Annual subscription concert (18th).3097C&A3097
1793_05_01Wed 1 May 1793HSQHOFFMAN~ AND HOFFMAN-j 93CB200010s 6dLEAD SALOMON. 1: HAYDN OV; SN HP HOFFMAN~; SG FERGUSON~; SN PF HOFFMAN-j; CT GL <CTS AND GLS> ROBERT-1 JONES-3 + ? [possibly ROBERT_JONES]; PLEYEL FP. 2: HAYDN SYM; CN PF HOFFMAN~; SG FERGUSON~; GL (FAV) [as above]; PIECE pf DRS HOFFMAN~ HOFFMAN-j 'THE_BATTLE_OF_PRAGUE' <KETTLE_DRUM>; PLEYEL fp <FINALE>.OR 30 AprHOFFMAN~: aged 6+half. HOFFMAN-j: aged 4+half. [Performed] before their majesties at Windsor.3587HSQ3587
1777_05_29Thu 29 May 1777HPRUDOM~ 77CB190010s 6dDIR SACCHINI. [later omitted: LEAD LAMOTTE.] V PRUDOM~ (INGLESINA) MANCINELLI-1 (FIRST APPEARANCE IN ENGLAND) GENTLEMAN (FROM LISBON; [ditto]) TREBBI; I BORGHI.PA; PA 15 May; PA 26 MayFrom 16 May.2122H2122
1754_02_28Thu 28 Feb 1754KTDECAYED MUSICIANS 54CB1800PB 10s 6d; G 5s1: CIAMPI OV (NEW); GALUPPI SG SERASINI 'INTENNERIR'; PEREZ SG FRASI~ 'TI_PARLI'; CN VC PASQUALINO; SG VISCONTI~ 'LASCIAR' from o ^NERONE^; PULLI SG ALBUZIO 'DAL_SUO' <P_PULLI>. 2: CN BN MILLER-j; HASSE SG PASSERINI~ 'SFOGATI'; HANDEL SG BEARD 'ENDLESS_PLEASURE'; DUBOURG CN VN DUBOURG; SG SERASINI 'PUPILLE' from o ^NERONE^; SG VISCONTI~ 'E_MAGGIORE' from o ^NERONE^. 3: CN OB VINCENT; PESCETTI SG ALBUZIO 'RASSERANI'; MAZZONI SG FRASI~ 'NON_VI'; PASQUALI SG BEARD 'OH_'TIS'; GRAUN SG PASSERINI~ 'COMPIANGERMI'; SL VC LANZETTI; VINCI DT 2v VISCONTI~ SERASINI 'TU_VUOI'; HANDEL CNGR <GRAND CN>.PA[LS; Deutsch-Handel 747.] Subscriber's ticket admits one [anywhere].0294KT0294
1753_03_22Thu 22 Mar 1753HCLOES 53CB19001: HANDEL OV; HASSE SG CLOES~ 'NON_CHIAMARMI'; SG BENNETT~ 'YE_SYLVAN'; GRANOM SG BENNETT~ 'WHEN_PHILOMEL'; tr 3V (FRENCH SG; WAR_BETWEEN_HEN_AND_COCK); CN HPD BUTLER; PERGOLESI SG CLOES (COMIC); PERGOLESI DT 2v CLOES CLOES~ (COMIC). 2: GEMINIANI CNgr; LULLY TR 3v (LITTLE FRENCH OPERA); GRANOM SG BENNETT~ 'HOW_BLEST'; SL VN BROWN-a; PERGOLESI SG CLOES (COMIC); PERGOLESI DT 2v CLOES CLOES~ (COMIC). ACCOMPANIMENTS ON PANDOLA by CLOES.PA0229H0229
1790_02_16Tue 16 Feb 1790PHNEWMAN~ 90CB19005sDIR HINDMARSH. 1: HAYDN OV; SG PAGE; CN ?bn PARKINSON <VC>; SG NEWMAN~; CN VN HINDMARSH; DT 2v BERTLES~ NEWMAN~. 2: HANDEL OV; SG PAGE; SN PF MAJOR; SG BERTLES~; CN OB HUTTLEY; SG NEWMAN~; HAYDN FP.MH (Yale)3266PH3266
1759_03_08Thu 8 Mar 1759DSTKOTTOWSKI 59CB1900P 10s 6d; G 5sV CALORI~ RICCIARELLI TEDESCHINI KOTTOWSKI; FL KOTTOWSKI.PAMusician to the King of Prussia.0561DST0561
1790_05_14Fri 14 May 1790HSQHARRISON 90CB200010s 6dLEAD CRAMER-w. 1: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); WEBBE GL HARRISON KNYVETT WEBBE 'NON_FIDI' (PRIZE 1790); SARTI SG HARRISON 'SON_QUAL' + OB OB HN HN BN BN; CN PF CLEMENTI; CIMAROSA SG CANTELO~ 'DOVE_SON'; WEBBE GL CANTELO~ HARRISON KNYVETT WEBBE 'SWIFTLY_FROM'; CN VN CRAMER-w. 2: PLEYEL CNTE OB VN VA VC PARKE CRAMER-w ASHLEY-gc MARA; HANDEL SG HARRISON 'PLEASURE'; STEVENS GL CANTELO~ KNYVETT-c2 HARRISON KNYVETT SALE 'O_MISTRESS' <MASTER_KNYVETT> [possibly KNYVETT-w]; CN OB PARKE; GIORDANI-g SG MARA~ 'SENZA_TE' <GIORDANIELLO>; ROSETTI SYM. [but PA 15 May: HARRISON SG 'RENDI_IL'; CANTELO~ SG 'NEL_VENDERMI'.] [earlier programme different order; and PLEYEL for VN VN VA VC with VN DANCE.]WO; PA 16 Apr; PA 11 MayPA 15 May; PA 17 May (thanks); DI 18 May3329HSQ3329
1794_06_02Mon 2 June 1794HSQFISCHER-1 94CB200010s 6dLEAD SALOMON. 1: HAYDN OV (GRAND MS); sg FISCHER-l <ARIA>; QT FL VN VA VC; sg PARKE~ <SCENA>; CN PF DUSSEK. 2: HAYDN OV (FAV GRAND; WITH THE MILITAIRE MOVT); sg FISCHER-l <SCENA>; HAYDN CNTE OB BN VN VC HARRINGTON MACKINTOSH SALOMON DAHMEN-ja <JUN> (GRAND MS); sg FISCHER-l <ROMANCE>; DT 2v PARKE~ FISCHER-l; HAYDN fp <FINALE>.MC[Landon-England 257.]3683HSQ3683
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
1794_06_18Wed 18 June 1794KTRBANNISTER 94CB200010s 6dDIR ARNOLD; LEAD CRAMER-w. 1: handel OV from handel o ^ATALANTA^ + TPT SARJANT; SG SALE; SG LEAK~; SG BANNISTER <SENIOR>; SG BLAND~ + HP MEYER; CN FL ASHE. 2: HAYDN OV; SG BANNISTER; GIORNOVICHI CN VN TAYLOR-2; SACCHINI TR 3v DIGNUM WILLIAMS-3 BANNISTER; SG ROVEDINO; SG BLAND~; FP.ORPatronage of Prince of Wales. TAYLOR-2: pupil to GIORNOVICHI.3689KTR3689
1785_04_26Tue 26 Apr 1785TSTREINHOLD 85CB200010s 6dV HARWOOD~ HARRISON DYNE HINDLE REINHOLD; I SALOMON PARKE PAXTON CRAMER-jb <MASTER>. SG GL <SGS GLS>; HANDEL CH; BOYCE CH.MC; PA 19 AprFrom 20 Apr; 21 Apr. Refreshments included.2718TST2718
1786_03_28Tue 28 Mar 1786PHCOURTNEY (MRS) 86CB19305sDIR BATTISHILL. 1: BACH OV from BACH o ^ORIONE^; SG PRING-1; CN BN HOGG; SG PRING-1; CN HPD HUDSON~2; COOKE GL 'HARK_THE'; HAYDN FP. 2: HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^ESTHER^; SG GRAY-2; CN VN HINDMARSH; SG PRING-1; CN VC PHILLIPS-f; COOKE GL 'IN_THE_MERRY'; HANDEL OV from HANDEL o ^OCCASIONAL_ORATORIO^.MC 25 MarFrom 9 Mar. Widow of William Courtney (organist of St Giles' Cripplegate). [No support from Musical Fund: not paid up.]2791PH2791
1761_01_23Fri 23 Jan 1761HAYFORD~ 61CB1900PB 10s 6d; G 5sFORD~ (LAST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC). V FORD~. SL VDAG FORD~; LSN GU FORD~; sg FORD~ 'PSALM_104' + ARCHLUTE FORD~. [omitted later: LSN ARCHLUTE FORD~.]PA; PA 10 Jan[Peter Holman: Life after Death (Woodbridge 2010) 239.]0681HAY0681
1760_01_21Mon 21 Jan 1760DSTGAMBARINI~ 60CB1900P 10s 6d; G 5s1: RUSH OV; SG GAMBARINI~; SL FL TACET; GIARDINI SG GAMBARINI~ <RONDEAU> (FAV); RUSH CN ORG; SG GAMBARINI~; DT 2v GAMBARINI~ + ? 2: RUSH OV; SG GAMBARINI~; CN OB SIMPSON; SG PRENTIS; SL HPD GAMBARINI~; DT 2v GAMBARINI~ + ?; HANDEL CN ORG; ?sg GAMBARINI~ <MARTIAL PIECE>; handel SG PRENTIS 'JUBALS_LYRE' from handel o ^JOSHUA^; arne-ta SG PRENTIS 'FOR_FIGHT' from arne-ta o ^ELIZA^. [TENDUCCI withdrew.]PA[Cf also 11 Feb; 18 Feb.]0611DST0611