Annals of Music in America Part 27

1895. Cincinnati Orchestral a.s.sociation founded, with Frank van der Stucken as conductor.

1895-6. German opera given in New York and several of the large cities by Walter Damrosch, with a company including Johanna Gadski, Marie Brema, Rose Sucher, Rothmuhl (tenor) and others.

1896. Jan. 4. Lalo's Suite "Namouna," given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Jan. 23. Edward MacDowell's "Indian Suite" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1896. American debut of Milka Ternina, soprano, as _Brunnhilde_ in "Die Walkure" in Boston.

1896. Feb. 7. Chaikovsky's First Symphony (G minor) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1896. Feb. 11. Stage production of Walter Damrosch's opera "The Scarlet Letter," at the Boston Theatre, Boston, Ma.s.s., with Gadski, Berthald and Mertens.

1896. Feb. 13. Scharwenka's opera "Mataswintha" given in concert form by the Ma.n.u.script Society in New York City.

1896. Feb. 22. H. Zollner's orchestral fantasia "Midnight at Sedan" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Mar. 21. "Three Hungarian Dances" by Brahms, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. April 4. Production of Gustav Strube's Symphony in C minor, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. April 17. Handel's Concerto in F, for strings, given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and on the 24th Smetana's symphonic poem "Vysehrad."

1896. April 24. Henschel's "Stabat Mater" given by the Oratorio Society, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1896. Oct. 17. Bourgault-Ducoudray's "L'Interrement d'Ophelie"

given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Oct. 23. Balakireff's symphonic poem "Thamar" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Oct. 24. Chabrier's Overture to "Gwendoline" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Oct. 31. Production of Mrs. H. H. A. Beach's "Gaelic Symphony" (from MS.) by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Nov. 7. The "Sevilliana" from Ma.s.senet's opera "Don Cesar de Bazan" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Nov. 8. American debut of Karl Halir, violinist, in Beethoven's Violin Concerto, with the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1896. Nov. 13. Giordano's opera "Andrea Chenier" given at the Academy of Music, New York City, by Mapleson, with Bonaplato-Bau, Scalchi and Durot.

1896. Nov. 13. Smetana's symphonic poem "Richard III," Duparc's symphonic poem "Lenore," and Glazunof's "Oriental Rhapsody,"

given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Nov. 21. The Intermezzo from Goldmark's opera "Das Heimchen am Herd" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Nov. 24. American debut of C. Gregorovitch, violinist, at Chickering Hall, New York City, with the American Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Dec. 11. Roentgen's "Ballad on a Norwegian Folk Song" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1896. Dec. 19. Dvorak's Violoncello Concerto in B minor, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Schroeder, soloist.

1896. Dec. 26. Selections from Gluck's ballet, "Don Juan," and from Humperdinck's opera "Konigskinder," also Handel's First Overture, in D minor, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1896. American debut of Jacques Bars, tenor, in "Hansel und Gretel" at Daly's Theatre, New York City.

1896. Margaret Ruthven Lang's "Sappho's Prayer" produced in New York City.

1896. Los Angeles (Cal.) Symphony Orchestra organized.

1896. Martin Marsick, violinist, made his first tour in America.

1897. Jan. 1. Dvorak's tone poem "The Golden Spinning Wheel"

given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Jan. 2. Smetana's symphonic poem "Wallenstein's Lager" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Jan. 8. Rimsky-Korsakof's suite "Mlada" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Jan. 16. Dittersdorf's Symphony in C major, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Feb. 4. Dvorak's symphonic poem "The Water Fay" given at a concert of the Seidl Society at the Academy of Music, New York City.

1897. Feb. 5. R. Strauss's tone poem, "Also sprach Zarathustra,"

given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Feb. 12. Ma.s.senet's opera "Le Cid" given at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Felia Litvinne, Clementine de Vere, J. Bars, J. de Reszke, Pol Plancon, J. Lasalle and E. de Reszke. Mancinelli conducting.

1897. Mar. 6. Arthur Whiting's Fantasy for pianoforte and orchestra in B flat minor, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Mar 17. J. W. Glover's oratorio "St. Patrick at Tara" given at the Lexington Opera House, New York City.

1897. Mar. 24. Mozart's Symphony in A major given by the American Symphony Society in Chickering Hall, New York City. Sam Franko, conductor.

1897. April 3. Dvorak's Rondo for Violoncello (Op. 94) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. April 17. Rimsky-Korsakof's symphonic suite "Scheherazade"

given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. June 25. H. R. Sh.e.l.ley's Symphony in E flat played at the Music Teachers National a.s.sociation Convention in New York City.

1897. Sept. 22. Production of Gustav Strube's Violin Concerto (Op.

13) at the Worcester (Ma.s.s.) Festival, with F. Kneisel as soloist.

1897. Oct. 16. Glazunof's "Poeme Lyrique" (Op. 42) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Oct. 23. Rimsky-Korsakof's overture on Russian church themes, "La Grand Paque Russe," and Gernsheim's Violin Concerto in D major, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1897. Oct. 29. Glazunof's Second Concert Waltz given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and on the 4th Nov. Glazunof's tableaux musicales "Printemps."