Annals of Music in America Part 24

1891. Jan. 23. Debut of Xaver Scharwenka in concert at Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1891. Jan. 24. Arthur Foote's symphonic prologue "Francesca da Rimini" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1891. Feb. 4. Chaikovsky's overture fantasia "Hamlet" given by Theodore Thomas in Brooklyn, N. Y.

1891. Feb. 5. Ma.s.senet's cantata "Eve" given by the New York Chorus Society at Lenox Lyceum, New York City.

1891. Feb. 23. Dudley Buck's Romance, for Four Horns and Orchestra, played at an American Composers' Concert in New York City, under Mortimer Wiske. Also H. R. Sh.e.l.ley's Concerto for Violin.

1891. Mar. 7. Klughardt's Third Symphony (D major) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1891. Mar. 14. Paderewski's Pianoforte Concerto in A minor given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Madame Julie Rive-King as soloist.

1891. April 2. G. W. Chadwick's ode, "The Pilgrims' Hymn,"

produced by the Cecilia Society, Boston.

1891. April 10. Dudley Buck's overture "The Star Spangled Banner"

produced at the "Tribune" Celebration in New York City.

1891. April 15. Ma.s.senet's suite "Esclarmonde" given in Chicago, by Theodore Thomas. Produced as an opera in New Orleans, 1893.

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1891. April 29. Balakirev's oriental fantasia "Islamei" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Arthur Friedheim, soloist.

1891. May 5. Berlioz's "Te Deum" given by the Oratorio Society in New York City, at the opening of Carnegie Hall.

1891. May 8. Chaikovsky's "Legend" and "Paternoster" given by the Oratorio Society, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1891. Sept. 9. Mascagni's opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" given in Philadelphia, under Gustav Hinrichs.

1891. Sept. 23. Dr. J. F. Bridge's dramatic oratorio "The Repentance of Nineveh" given at the Worcester (Ma.s.s.) Musical Festival.

1891. Sept. 24. Also Victor Herbert's dramatic cantata "The Captive."

1891. Sept. 24. MacDowell's suite in A minor, and

1891. Sept. 25. Handel's "Overture to an Occasional Oratorio."

1891. Oct. 31. Richard Strauss's tone poem "Don Juan" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, A. Nikisch conducting.

1891. Nov. 3. American debut of Adolf Brodsky, noted violinist, with the New York Symphony Society, in Brahms's concerto.

1891. Nov. 5. Liszt's symphonic poem "Hungaria" given at a concert of the Philharmonic Orchestra in the Tremont Theatre, Boston, with Bernhard Listemann as conductor.

1891. Nov. 13. American debut of Ferruccio Busoni, pianist, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Fourth Concerto.

1891. Nov. 18. American debut of Ignace Paderewski, noted Polish pianist, in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1891. Nov. 21. Production of C. M. Loeffler's suite for violin and orchestra, "Les Viellees de l'Ukraine," by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1891. Nov. 29. Berlioz's "Le 5 Mai," for ba.s.s solo, chorus and orchestra given by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1891. Dec. 8. Rimsky-Korsakof's second symphony "Antar" given by the Arion Society, New York City, F. van der Stucken, conductor.

1891. Dec. 14. American debut of Jean (tenor) and Edouard (ba.s.s) de Reszke in "Romeo et Juliette" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1891. Dec. 21. American debut of Marie van Zandt, American soprano, as _Amina_ in "La Sonnambula" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1891. Dec. 25. Reyer's opera "Sigurd" presented at the French Opera House, New Orleans, La.

1891. Dec. 26. Handel's Concerto in F major for strings and two wind instruments, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1878. Dec. 21. Chaikovsky's fantasia "Francesca da Rimini" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York.

1891. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra established, with Theodore Thomas as conductor.

1892. Jan. 6. Litolff's overture to "King Lear" played at a Young People's Concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Jan. 9. Strauss's tone poem "Tod und Verklarung" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, Theodore Thomas conducting.

1892. Jan. 10. Chadwick's "A Pastoral Prelude" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Jan. 15. American debut of Jean Lasalle, noted French baritone, as _Nelusko_ in "L'Africaine" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1892. Jan. 29. P. Scharwenka's symphonic poem "Fruhlingswogen"

given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Theodore Thomas conductor.

1892. Feb. 5. Max Bruch's Second Concerto for Violin given by the New York Symphony Society with Geraldine Morgan, soloist.

1892. Feb. 6. First recital of Vladimir de Pachmann, Russian pianist, at Chickering Hall, New York City.

1892. Feb. 13. Ma.s.senet's opera "Herodiade" presented at the French Opera House, New Orleans. (Given in New York, Nov. 8, 1909, by Hammerstein.)

1892. Feb. 20. F. Busoni's Symphonic Suite (Op. 23), three movements, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Feb. 27. A. Dvorak's Fourth Symphony (G major) and Borodin's "A Prairie Scene" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1892. April 1. R. Strauss's symphonic poem "Macbeth" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1892. April 16. Suite from G. Henschel's music to "Hamlet" played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1892. May 5. G. W. Chadwick's cantata "Phoenix Expirans" produced at the Springfield, Ma.s.s., Festival.

1892. Aug. 1. John Philip Sousa, noted bandmaster, resigned from the Marine Corps, and organized his band, which gained a world-wide reputation.

1892. Aug. 27. Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, destroyed by fire.

1892. Oct. 21. A. Dvorak's "Carnival" and "Otello" overtures presented at a concert given under the auspices of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City, in honor of the composer's first appearance in America.