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Collection Summary

Collection Title

Charles Halle's Orchestral Concerts (1879)

Unique Identifier

d.488.l. (5.)

Description

Programme and wordbook for the last concert in Charles Halle’s Orchestral Concerts series of 1878-79, given on 4 March 1879 at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool. This was a two-part concert of vocal, instrumental and orchestral repertory, much of it by nineteenth-century German composers, including first performances of Wagner’s own arrangement of Selections from the Opera of ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’ and Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 13 in D (Charles Halle, piano).

The programme provides detailed information regarding both the vocal and instrumental soloists and includes a complete list of the orchestral ensemble: Madame Norman-Neruda (violin), Herr Straus (viola), Herr Franz Neruda (cello), Herr Grosse (clarinet), M. Lalande (bassoon), M. Vanhaute (horn), Herr Neuwirth (double bass), with Herr Henschel (vocal).

The programme also includes extensive historical and analytical notes, with musical examples.

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Date range of collection

1879 - 1879

Accumulation Dates

-

Suggested Audience

Not Specific

Associated People or Organisations

• Wagner, Richard -
• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -
• Hallé, Charles -

Associated Places

• Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Associated Times

• 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899

This collection is about

• Analytical Notes
• Musical Examples
• Word books
• List of orchestral players
• First performances
• Programme notes

Location Details

British Library, Music Collections

96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom

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music-collections@bl.uk

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020 7412 7772

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020 7412 7751 

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