14 February 1831

Third Subscription Concert and Ball

York: Great Assembly Room

Time: Evening, Eight o’Clock

Tickets: Subscribers, 5s.; Non-Subscribers, 7s.

 

Programme

Part I
Overture, Anacreon		Cherubini
Glee Four Voices, ‘Shed not your sweets’	Messrs. Barker, Ellis, Kaye, Master Smith	Welsh
From Rodelina   Aria, ‘Dove sei, amato bene?’	Mrs. Atkinson	Handel
Glee Six Voices, ‘Listen! he must be near’	Mrs. Atkinson, Messrs. Barker, Brown, Ellis, Kaye, Master Smith	Bishop
Piano Fantasia, The Recollections of Ireland, with Orchestral Accompaniments	Mr. Moscheles	Moscheles
From Oberon: Air, ‘O Araby, Dear Araby’	Mrs. Atkinson	Weber
From Oberon: [?]		Weber
Part II
Piano Fantasia, Anticipations of Scotland, with Orchestral Accompaniments	Mr. Moscheles	Moscheles
Cavatina, ‘Meet me tonight’	Mrs. Atkinson	Horn
Overture, Egmont		Beethoven
From Il crociato in Egitto   Conspiration for Six Voices, ‘Mid those shades of silent gloom’	Messrs. Barker, Brown, Ellis, Kaye, Lee, Master Smith	Meyerbeer
Free Piano Fantasia, incl. ‘My lodging on the cold ground’, and ‘Rule Britannia’	Mr. Moscheles
From Die Zauberflöte   ‘Non paventar, amabil figlio!’	Mrs. Atkinson	Mozart
Overture, Der Freischütz		Weber

Principal Vocalists: Mrs. Atkinson; Messrs. Barker, Brown, Ellis, Kaye, Lee, Master Smith

Principal Instrumentalists: Mr. Moscheles

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Encore: ‘Non paventar, amabil figlio!’—Mrs. Atkinson—Mozart

Advertisements

Yorkshire Herald (February 5, 1831): 2.

YORK.

SATURDAY, February 5, 1831.

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YORK SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS.

DR. CAMIDGE most respectfully begs to inform the Subscribers, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of York and its Vicinity, that the THIRD CONCERT and BALL will take place

on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14th,

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

The Right Hon. LADY DUNDAS

FOR WHICH

MR. MOSCHELLES,

The celebrated Piano Forte Performer and Composer, and

MRS. P. ATKINSON,

ARE ENGAGED.

In the course of the Concert, Mr. MOSCHELLES will perform his TWO Grand Fantasias, “The Recollections of Ireland,”—and “Sir Walter Scott’s favourite Strains of the Scottish Bards,” with full Orchestral Accompaniments—Also, an EXTEMPORE Fantasia.

The Concert will commence at Eight o’Clock precisely.

Tickets, for Subscribers’ Parties to be had only at Mr. Hardman’s and Mr. Robinson’s Music Warehouse, at Five Shillings each.—Non Subscribers’ Tickets to be had at the Rooms—Seven Shillings.

Yorkshire Gazette (February 5, 1831): 2.

YORK SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS

DR. CAMIDGE

MOST respectfully begs to inform the SUBSCRIBERS, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of York and its Vicinity, that the

THIRD CONCERT AND BALL

Will take place on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14th,

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

The Right Hon. LADY DUNDAS

FOR WHICH

MR. MOSCHELLES,

The celebrated Piano Forte Performer and

Composer, and

MRS. P. ATKINSON,

Are engaged,

In the course of the Concert, Mr. MOSCHELLES will perform his TWO GRAND FANTASIAS, “The Recollections of Ireland,” and “Sir Walter Scott’s favourite Strains of the Scottish Bards;” with full Orchestral Accompaniments. Also an EXTEMPORE FANTASIA.

The CONCERT will commence at EIGHT o’Clock precisely.

Tickets for Subscribers’ Parties to be had only at Mr. HARDMAN’S & Mr. ROBINSON’S Music Warehouse, at Five Shillings each.—Non Subscribers’ Tickets to be had at the Rooms—Seven Shillings.

Yorkshire Gazette (February 5, 1831): 3.

YORK SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS.—We this week announce the third of these concerts, which will take place the 14th inst. At that concert, the lovers of music will have a treat of no ordinary description. To say nothing of Mrs. P. Atkinson, who is the admiration of all who hear her.—Mr. MOSCHELLES, who on that occasion will make his appearance in York,—is the first pianist in Europe; and will “witch the ears” of his auditors with his unrivalled performances.—This gentleman is a native Prague, where he was born on the 30th of May, 1794; and gave the first indication of his talent for music so early as his fifth year, since which the art appears to have taken entire possession of his inclination. He was placed under Weber (no relation to M. Yon Weber) director of the Conservatory at Prague,—and at the age of eleven he passed for the first piano-forte player in Prague and in public concerts made an extraordinary sensation, his musical reputation as child being fully equally to that of Liszt, or even of Hummel, to whom he may be compared in many other respects. At the age of fourteen he went to Vienna, and has since visited most of the principal cities in Germany, and France; coming to England in June 1821—his fame having preceded him. We owe his introduction to this country to the directors of the Philharmonic Concerts; who never lose an opportunity of introducing any celebrated performer or noted composition to the British public. His performance was found to exceed the most sanguine expectations. Few pianists had before been heard of equal rapidity, delicacy, and brilliance of execution and whose performance was at once so finished, and so elaborately scientific. He is also an eminent composer, as well as performer; but there are few pianists who can successfully overcome the difficulties which his score presents. We are quite sure that the musical part of our fellow-citizens will feel highly indebted to Dr. Camidge, for affording them the opportunity of hearing this wonderful man.

Yorkshire Herald (February 12, 1831): 2.

YORK SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS.

DR. CAMIDGE

MOST respectfully begs to inform the SUBSCRIBERS, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of York and its Vicinity, that the

THIRD CONCERT AND BALL

Will take place on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14th,

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

The Right Hon. LADY DUNDAS

FOR WHICH

MR. MOSCHELLES,

The celebrated Piano Forte Performer and

Composer, and

MRS. P. ATKINSON,

Are engaged,

In the course of the Concert, Mr. MOSCHELLES will perform his TWO GRAND FANTASIAS, “The Recollections of Ireland,” and “Sir Walter Scott’s favourite Strains of the Scottish Bards;” with full Orchestral Accompaniments. Also an EXTEMPORE FANTASIA.

The CONCERT will commence at EIGHT o’Clock precisely.

Tickets for Subscribers’ Parties to be had only at Mr. HARDMAN’S & Mr. ROBINSON’S Music Warehouse, at Five Shillings each.—Non Subscribers’ Tickets to be had at the Rooms—Seven Shillings.

Yorkshire Gazette (February 12, 1831): 2.

YORK SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS

DR. CAMIDGE

MOST respectfully begs to inform the SUBSCRIBERS, and the Ladies of York and its Vicinity, that the

THIRD CONCERT AND BALL

Will take place on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14th,

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

The Right Hon. LADY DUNDAS

FOR WHICH

MR. MOSCHELLES,

The celebrated Piano Forte Performer and

Composer, and

MRS. P. ATKINSON,

Are engaged,

In the course of the Concert, Mr. MOSCHELLES will perform his TWO GRAND FANTASIAS, “The Recollections of Ireland,” and “Sir Walter Scott’s favourite Strains of the Scottish Bards;” with full Orchestral Accompaniments. Also an EXTEMPORE FANTASIA.

The CONCERT will commence at EIGHT o’Clock precisely. Tickets for Subscribers’ Parties to be had only at Mr. HARDMAN’S & Mr. ROBINSON’S Music Warehouse, at Five Shillings each.—Non Subscribers’ Tickets to be had at the Rooms—Seven Shillings.

Reviews

Yorkshire Gazette (February 19, 1831): 3.

THE THIRD

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT.

This entertainment was attended by the most brilliant assemblage of rank and fashion ever witnessed at a Subscription Concert in York; it reminded us of the Assize Concerts, as have seen them, when all the elite of the city and county were collected the Great Assembly Room. In addition to Lord and Lady Dundas, Lord Downe, Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Stisted, with the officers the 3d Dragoons—we noticed most of the fashionable families in the city, and several distance. The ladies were elegantly attired—and, motion, the splendid Egyptian Hall of Lord Burlington presented the appearance a panorama of the most beautiful description.

The following is a scheme of the Concert.

PART FIRST.

OVERTURE (Anacreon)..Cherubini

GLEE (4 voices), “Shed not your sweets,”. .Welsh.

SONG (Dove sei), Mrs. P. ATKINSON.. Handel.

GLEE (6 voices), “Listen! he must be near,”.. Bishop.

FANTASIA, “Recollections of Ireland,” Mr. MOSCHELES—Moscheles.

Song, “O Araby,” Mrs. P. ATKINSON—Weber.

GRAND FINALE (Oberon)..Weber.

PART SECOND.

FANTASIA, “Anticipations of Scotland,” Mr. MOSCHELES —Moscheles.

CAVATINA, “Meet me to-night,”’ Mrs. P. ATKINSON..Horn.

OVERTURE (Egmont)..Beethoven.

CONSPIRATION (6 voices), “Mid those shades of silent gloom,” Mayerbeer.

EXTEMPORE FANTASIA—Mr. MOSCHELES.

SCENA ED ARIA—“Non paventar, amabil figlio!”—Mrs. P. ATKINSON.. Mozart.

FINALE (Freischutz)—Weber.

Cherubini’s overture was not so well played as we have heard it, and went off very flat. Welsh’s glee was sung by Messrs Ellis, Barker, Kaye, and Master Smith; whose voices attuned delightfully to the harmony; it was executed with the most perfect consent throughout, and was a very pleasing specimen of English glee singing. Mrs. P. ATKINSON, in Handel’s song, evinced all that purity of style and correct taste, for which she is so eminently distinguished; but did not appear us to be in her usual good voice. She took the soprano part in Bishop’s glee, along with the four singers abovenamed, and Mr. Brown; but this was not so satisfactory a performance as the first concerted piece.

Mr. MOSCHELES now took his place the piano, and every ear was bent in the most sedulous attention. He performed his celebrated fantasia, entitled “Recollections of Ireland,” originally composed as a tribute of gratitude for the hospitality and other attentions, which he received from the cognoscenti in that country, during his visit in 1826. Three beautiful Irish airs are introduced into this fantasia, and most skilfully treated, they are, the Groves Blarney, Garry Owen, and St. Patrick’s Day; the second of which is thrown into a brilliant finale, and blended with St. Patrick’s Day, producing a novel and pleasing effect. There are accompaniments for a full orchestra, which are adapted with great skill—in fact, they are the most beautiful things of the kind we ever heard. In the performance of them, the band was admirably kept together by Dr. CAMIDGE, and they did ample justice to the composer—who, in the execution of the solo parts, was rapturously applauded.

The song “O Araby!” opens the third act of Oberon; it is composition redolent of genius, and one of the most popular airs in the opera. Mrs. ATKINSON sung it delightfully; contrast between the plaintive strain of the first movement, and the cheerful one of the second was strikingly effective; and the performance was warmly applauded. The Finale was also given with great spirit and effect, by Mrs. ATKINSON, and the other vocal performers.

The second part opened with another fantasia by Mr. MOSCHELES, entitled “Anticipations of Scotland.” It is, like his “Recollections of Ireland,” constructed upon three airs—Kelvin Grove. Auld Robin Gray, and Lord Moira’s Strathspey. The opening adagio has some masterly modulations; concluding allegro is the gayest and liveliest strain possible. In this fantasia the introduction of the full band displays the same masterly knowledge harmonic effect which characterizes the “Recollections of Ireland.”

Mrs. ATKINSON pleased us much in Horn’s cavatina; and Beethoven’s overture, (which displays great share of his extraordinary genius) was given with most admirable precision and spirit by the band. We did not like the “Conspiration,” as it is termed, from Mayerbeer’s Crociato en Egitto, which was sung by Messrs. Brown, Barker, Ellis, Kaye, Lee, and Master Smith.

Mr. MOSCHELES now gave a third fantasia, which was an extempore performance, and appeared to give more delight than even his two former ones. After a beautiful introduction, he introduced the Irish air of “My lodging on the cold ground;” and ran through a variety of brilliant variations which excited the warmest admiration. Rule Britannia was brought in at the conclusion—and a warm and enthusiastic burst of applause rewarded the talents of the performer.

Mr. MOSCHELES is certainly one of the best, if not the very best, pianist we ever heard. He excites, as an eminent musical critic has truly observed, “as much astonishment by the readiness of his invention, by the indescribable rapidity of his execution is so rapid, it is perfectly correct and distinct. Every note tells—and his tone is the most full and brilliant that can possible be conceived. The effect of his performance will long be remembered in York.

Mrs. ATKINSON was encored the Scena ed Aria, from Mozart’s Zauberflote; a scientific composition, the execution of which proves her perfectly equal to any of the pieces of the most celebrated masters.

The overture to Der Freischutz closed the Concert—which was most admirably performed.

A ball followed, that was kept with great spirit; and we heartily congratulate Dr. CAMIDGE upon the success of this Concert.

The Morning Post (February 24, 1831): 2.

YORK CONCERTS.—Our Third Subscription Concert, on Monday last, was very numerously attended by all the rank and fashion in the neighborhood, and the performance did great credit to our City. Mr. MOSCHELLES was the star of the evening. His performance of the Recollections of Ireland and Anticipations of Scotland was most masterly, while his extraordinary extempore playing quite electrified the delighted company. He has been equally successful both at Leeds and Wakefield, and he carries with him to the Metropolis that esteem and respect which talents such as he possesses are sure to command.