21 June 1830

Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Farewell Concert

London: Concert Room, King’s Theatre—Time: Evening, Two o’Clock

Tickets: 10s. 6d.; Boxes available

Programme

Part I
Septet No.1 in D minor, for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Violoncello, Double bass	Messrs. Hummel, [?], [?], [?], [?], [?], [?]	Hummel
Cavatina	Miss Cramer	Mozart
From Il Turco in Italia: Duetto Buffo, ‘D’un bell’uso in Turchio’	Signors de Begnis, Lablache	Rossini
Piano Rondo Brillant	Mr. Hummel	Hummel
Duet	Mme Malibran-Garcia, Signor Lablache	Donzelli
Part II
Harp and Violin Concertante	Miss E. Bisset, Monsieur de Bériot
Song	Master Phillips	Attwood
Terzetto, ‘Va da si via di quâ’	Miss Cramer, Signors de Begnis, Piozzi	Martini
Sonata for Two Pianos in [D major]	Messrs. Hummel, Moscheles	Mozart
Tyrolesian Air with Variations	Mme Malibran-Garcia	Hummel
Free Piano Fantasia	Mr. Hummel

Principal Vocalists: Miss Cramer, Mme Malibran-Garcia; Master Phillips, Signors de Begnis, Lablache, Piozzi

Principal Instrumentalists: Miss E. Bisset; Messrs. Dragonetti, Lindley, Hummel, Mori, Moscheles, Nicholson, Monsieur de Bériot

Leader: Mr. Nicolas Mori; Conductor: Sir George Smart

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The Morning Chronicle (June 1, 1830): 1.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT will take place on Monday Morning, the 21st June, at Two o’clock, in the Concert Room, King’s Theatre.—Particulars will be duly announced.

John Bull (June 6, 1830): 177.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT will take place at the GREAT CONCERT ROOM, King’s Theatre, on MONDAY MORNING, June 21, under the immediate Patronage of his Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence. Particulars will be duly announced.—Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal Music Shops.

The Morning Post (June 9, 1830): 1.

The Courier (June 10, 1830): 1.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT, (under the immediate Patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence) will take place at the Great Concert Room, King’s Theatre, on Monday Morning, June 21, at Two o’Clock precisely.—Particulars will be duly announced.—Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal Music Shops

The Atlas (June 13, 1830): 384.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to announce to the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT, under the immediate Patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence, will take place on MONDAY MORNING, the 21st June, at the Concert-room, King’s Theatre, at two o’clock precisely. Vocal Performers:—Madame Malibran, Miss Cramer, Signor Lablache, and Signor De Begnis; also the high attractions of the celebrated Mr. De Beriot, who will perform, with Miss E. Bisset, a Rondo Brilliant for Harp and Violin. Mr. Hummel will introduce, in the course of the Concert, the Grand Septetto in D minor; a Rondo Brilliant, (by particular desire); the favourite Grand Sonata for two Pianofortes by Mozart, with Mr. Moscheles; and an Extemporaneous Performance on the Pianoforte.

Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal Music Shops.—Applications for Boxes to be made to Mr. Hummel.

John Bull (June 13, 1830): 173.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT, under the immediate Patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence, will take place on MONDAY MORNING, the 21st June, at the CONCERT ROOM, King’s Theatre, at 2 o’clock precisely. Vocal Performers—Madame Malibran, Miss Cramer, Signor Lablache, and Signor De Begnis. Also the high attractions of the celebrated Mr. De Beriot, who will perform, with Miss E. Bisset, a Rondo Brillant for Harp and Violin. Mr. Hummel will introduce, in the course of the Concert, the Grand Septetto in D minor; a Rondo Brillant; by particular desire, the favourite Grand Sonata for two Piano-fortes by Mozart, with Mr. Moscheles; and an Extemporaneous Performance on the Piano-forte.—Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal Music Shops.—Applications for Boxes to be made to Mr. Hummel.

The Morning Chronicle (June 15, 1830): 1.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT (under the immediate Patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence) will take place on Monday Morning, June 21, at the Concert Room, King’s Theatre, at Two o’clock precisely. Vocal Performers:—Madame Malibran, Miss Cramer, Signor Lablache, and Signor De Begnis; also the high attractions of the celebrated Mr. De Beriot, who will perform, with Miss E. Bisset a Rondo Brillant for Harp and Violin. Mr. Hummel will introduce, in the course of the Concert, the Grand Septetto in D minor; a Rondo Brillant (by particular desire), the favourite Grand Sonata for Two Pianofortes by Mozart, with Mr. Moschelles; and an Extemporaneous Performance on the Piano-forte.—Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal Music Shops.—Applications for Boxes to be made to Mr. Hummel.

The Morning Post (June 15, 1830): 1.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT (under the immediate Patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence) will take place on MONDAY MORNING, June 21, at the Concert Room, King’s Theatre, at Two o’clock precisely. Vocal Performers: Madame Malibran, Miss Cramer, Signor Lablache, and Signor De Begnis; also the high attractions of the celebrated Mr. De Beriot, who will perform, with Miss E. Bisset, a Rondo Brillant for Harp and Violin. Mr. Hummel will introduce, in the course of the Concert, the Grand Septetto in D minor; a Rondo Brillant (by particular desire), the favourite grand Sonata for Two Pianofortes by Mozart, with Mr. Moschelles; and an extemporaneous performance on the Pianoforte.—Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal Music Shops.—Applications for Boxes to be made to Mr. Hummel.

The Courier (June 16, 1830): 1.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT (under the immediate Patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence) will take place at the Great Concert Room, King’s Theatre, On Monday Morning, June 21, at Two o’cCock precisely. Vocal Performers—Madame Malibran, Miss Cramer, Signor Lablache, and Signor De Begnis; also the high attractions of the celebrated Mr. De Beriot, who will perform, with Miss E. Bisset, a Rondo brilliant for Harp and Violin. Mr. Hummel will introduce, in the course of the Concert, the Grand Septetto in D minor; a Rondo Brillant (by particular desire), the favourite grand Sonata for two Pianofortes by Mozart, with Mr. Moschelles; and an extemporaneous performance on the Pianoforte.—Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal Music Shops.—Applications for Boxes to be made to Mr. Hummel.

The Morning Post (June 17, 1830): 2.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWELL CONCERT (under the immediate Patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of CLARENCE) will take place on MONDAY MORNING, June 21, at the Concert Room, King’s Theatre, at Two o’Clock precisely. Vocal Performers: Madame Malibran, Miss Cramer, Signor Lablache, and Signor De Begnis; also the high attractions of the celebrated Mr. De Beriot, who will perform, with Miss E. Bisset, a Rondo brilliant for Harp and Violin. Mr. Hummel will introduce, in the course of the Concert, the Grand Septetto in D minor, a Rondo brilliant (by particular desire), the favourite grand Sonata for two Pianofortes by Mozart, with Mr. Moschelles; and an extemporaneous performance on the Pianoforte.—Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal Music Shops.—Applications for Boxes to be made to Mr. Hummel.

The Morning Chronicle (June 18, 1830): 1.

[Same as issued in The Morning Chronicle on June 15]

The Morning Post (June 18, 1830): 1.

[Same as issued in The Morning Post on June 17]

The Court Journal: Gazette of the Fashionable World, vol. 2, (June 19, 1830): 400.

Vocal Performers:— Madame Malibran, Miss Cramer, Signor Lablache, and Signor De Begnis; also the high attractions of the celebrated Mr. De Beriot, who will perform, with Miss E. Bisset, a Rondo brilliant for Harp and Violin. Mr. Hummel will introduce, in the course of the Concert, the Grand Septetto in D Minor, a Rondo Brilliant (by particular desire), the favourite grand Sonata for Two Pianofortes by Mozart, with Mr. Moschelles; and an Extemporaneous Performance on the Pianoforte.

Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough-street; and at all the principal music-shops.—Applications for Boxes to be made to Mr. Hummel.

The Spectator (June 19, 1830): 425.

MR. HUMMEL has the honour to announce to the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that his FAREWEILL CONCERT (under the immediate Patronage of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence) will take place on MONDAY MORNING, 21^st June, at the Concert Room, KING’S THEATRE, at Two o’Clock precisely. Vocal Performers.—Madame Malibran will sing a new (MS.) Air, expressly composed for her by Mr. Hummel, and the favorite Tyrolean Air with Variations, by the same Composer. Miss Cramer, Signor Lablache, and Signor De Begnis, who will sing a favourite Duetto (Turco in Italia), by Rossini: also the high attraction of the celebrated Mr. De Bériot (First Violin to the King of the Netherlands), lately arrived from the Continent, who will perform with Miss E. Bisset a Duo brilliant, for Harp and Violin, composed by Labarre and De Bériot. In the course of the Concert Mr. Hummel will introduce the grand Septetto in D minor, a Rondo brilalnt (by particular desire), the favourite grand Sonata for Two Pianofortes, by Mozart, with Mr. Moscheles; and an extemporaneous Performance on the Pianoforte. Tickets, Half-a-Guinea each, to be had of Mr. Hummel, 18, Great Marlborough Street, where also application for Boxes may be made; and at all the principal Music Shops.

John Bull (June 20, 1830): 193.

Reviews

The Morning Post (June 22, 1830): 3.

HUMMEL’S FAREWELL CONCERT.

This eminent Professor’s third and last Concert look place yesterday morning at the Opera Concert Room which was completely crowded; no less than 151 admissions were paid for at the doors, exclusively of about 600 tickets sold. The vocalists were Madame MALIBRAN and Miss CRAMER, Master PHILLIPS, of the Royal Academy, LABLACHE, PIOZZI, and DE BEGNIS, who sung [sic] a variety of popular pieces.

HUMMEL performed the Pianoforte part of his own Septette in D minor in a most finished style of excellence; he also gave a Rondo Brillante with exquisite taste and neatness of execution, and performed MOZART’S Grand Sonata with MOSCHELES, for the third time, with undiminished spirit and effect. His extemporaneous performance was truly wonderful; he appeared as it inspired, for his whole soul wrapt in the flow of harmony which he produced from the instrument. A Concertante Duet, violin and harp, by DE BERIOT and Miss BISSET, was well performed, but the composition was very indifferent, and totally unworthy of the Violinist’s superior talents. MORI led a select Band, and Sir GEORGE SMART conducted.

The Standard (June 22, 1830): 4.

MR. HUMMEL’S FAREWELL CONCERT.

Yesterday afternoon this celebrated pianist took his farewell benefit at the Great Concert Room, King’s Theatre, under the immediate patronage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence. The company assembled on the occasion was evidently composed of the higher classes of society, the Haymarket and streets adjacent to the King’s Theatre being filled with carriages.

The performances commenced with a grand septetto, which was very spiritedly executed, and obtained its full meed of approbation. Next followed, a cavatina by Mozart, very sweetly sung by Miss Cramer; a [*] next the favourite duetto by Rossini, “D’un bell’ usio in Turchio,” from Il Turco in Italia, next excellently and numerously sung [sic] by Signors Lablache and De Begnis. Mr. Hummel’s rondo brilliant met with decided success; and the first part was very triumphantly concluded by a laughable duet, of Donzelli’s, in which Lablache, and particularly Madame Malibran, greatly distinguished themselves—the later, in receiving a lesson from her master, proved herself no inapt scholar. She imitated to perfection every variety of tone and musical expression of which, perhaps, the human voice is susceptible. This performance was highly and deservedly applauded. The second part commenced with an instrumental performance by Miss E. Bisset on the harp accompanied by Mons. De Beriot on the violin. Our readers are [*] aware that this gentleman’s performances are very celebrated; it is almost needless, therefore, to [*] [*], [*] this occasion he afforded great delight, which was testified by loud applause; nor should we [*] ourselves of injustice were to deny to Miss Bisset her duo share of it. Master Phillips, a pupil of the Royal Academy of Music, sung [sic], by permission of its committee, Attwood’s “Marnton and Yaratildu” with great sweetness and feeling. Martini’s terzetto, “Vulasi viu di qua,” by Miss Cramer and Signors Piozzi and De Begnis, elicited great laughter and applause. But what was looked forward to with [*] expectation, and listened to with most delight, is [*] likely, perhaps to the heard again to the same perfection, was Mozart’s celebrated sonata for two pianofortes, by Mr. Hummel and Mr. Moscheles; nor, seemingly, was ever anxiety or expression more amply gratified, for great and unanimous was the applause which rewarded the exertions of these two most eminent pianists. A new Tyrolesian air, with variations, by Mr. Hummel, was most exquisitely sung [sic] by Madame Malibran. An “extemporaneous performance on the pianoforte,” which afforded Mr. Hummel further opportunity for the display of his extraordinary skill on this instrument, concluded the concert which, as a whole, was a treat of the highest order. The orchestra was not numerous, but composed of efficient members, as a slight enumeration will show:—Violin, Mori (leader); double bass, violoncello, Dragonetti; violoncello, Lindley; flute, Nicholson ; and conductor, Sir G. Smart.

The Harmonicon, vol. 8 (June 1830): 3067

Mr. HUMMEL’S FAREWELL CONCERT

was given, under the patronage of the Duchess of Clarence, at the Concert Room of the King’s Theatre, on Monday morning, June 21st; but such was the desire to hear him, as it was likely that no other opportunity would be presented, that the room was filled soon after the opening of the doors. So crowded, indeed, was every part, and so blocked up were the avenues, that though we attended before the performance commenced, we could obtain no admission, therefore have only to state, from the programme, that M. Hummel played his own sestet in D minor; a rondo brilliant; the duet of Mozart for two piano-fortes, with M. Moscheles; and that he concluded with an extemporaneous performance.