Wiener Philharmoniker
1860
1st Season
Sunday 15 January 1860
Karl Eckert, conductor
Alois Ander, tenor Louise Dustmann-Meyer, soprano
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Anacreon, opera, WWV 55 (1803)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Konstanze, Konstanze!’ aria from Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 (1782)
Hector Berlioz Queen Mab Scherzo from Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie dramatique, Op. 17 (1839)
Felix Mendelssohn ‘Infelice!’, concert aria, Op. 94 (1834)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)
Sunday 29 January 1860
Karl Eckert, conductor
Rosa Csillag-Hermann, soprano Alois Ander, tenor
Franz Hrabanek, baritone Carl Mayerhofer, bass
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1841)
Felix Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Ballad for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra,Op. 60 (1832)
Sunday 12 February 1860
Karl Eckert, conductor
Rosa Csillag-Hermann, soprano Gabriele Krauss, soprano
Alois Ander, tenor Franz Hrabanek, baritone
Carl Mayerhofer, bass
Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan, dramatic overture, Op. 62 (1807)
Gaspare Spontini ‘L'amour est un monstre barbare’ aria from La Vestale, opera, GWV A.30 (1807)
Robert Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 (1841)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Di scrivermi ogni giorno’ quintet from Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 (1790)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, ‘Italian’, Op. 90 (1833)
Sunday 18 March 1860
Karl Eckert conductor
Louise Dustmann-Meyer, soprano Rosa Csillag-Hermann, soprano
Gustav Walter, tenor Carl Schmid, bass
Wiener Singakademie
George Frideric Handel Israel in Egypt, Oratorio, HWV 54 (1739)
Sunday 9 April 1860
Karl Eckert conductor
Clara Schumann, piano Alois Ander tenor
Ludwig van Beethoven König Stephan Overture, play, Op. 117 (1811)
Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1841)
Christoph Willibald Gluck ‘O del mio dolce ardour’ aria from Paride ed Elena, opera (1770)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’, Op. 56 (1842)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1860 - 1861
2nd Season
Sunday 4 November 1860
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Alois Ander, tenor Rosa Csillag-Hermann, soprano
Felix Mendelssohn The Fair Melusine, concert overture, Op. 32 (1833)
Christoph Willibald Gluck ‘Ah! quelle erreur! quelle folie!’ air and recitative from Armide (1777)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477 (1785)
Louis Spohr ‘Die stille Nacht entweicht’ aria from Faust, WoO 54 (1816)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op. 97 (1850)
Sunday 18 November 1860
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Gabriele Krauss, soprano Henriette Sulzer, contralto
Gustav Gunz, tenor Carl Schmid, bass
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Les Abencérages, opera, GWV C.25 (1813)
Niels Wilhelm Gade Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 20 (1850)
Ludwig van Beethoven Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118 (1814)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major ‘Jupiter’, K. 551 (1788)
Sunday 2 December 1860
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Gustav Walter, tenor
Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 (1810)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Movements 1 3 & 7 from Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major ‘Gran Partita’ for wind instruments, K. 361 (c. 1781–1782)
Etienne Nicolas Méhul ‘Champs paternels’ aria from Joseph, opéra comique (1807)
Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides ‘Fingal’s Cave’, concert overture, Op. 26 (1830)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812)
Sunday 16 December 1860
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Gabriele Krauss, soprano Rosa Csillag-Hermann, contralto
Karl Mayerhofer, bass Julius Epstein, piano
Julius Rietz Concert Overture, Op. 7 (1834)
Niels Wilhelm Gade Frühlings-Phantasie, Op. 23 (1852)
Louis Spohr Overture to Faust, Op. 60 (1816)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Eroica’, Op. 55 (1803)
Sunday 13 January 1861
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karl Mayerhofer, bass
Felix Mendelssohn Overture to Athalia, incidental music, Op. 74 (1845)
Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (1730)
George Frideric Handel ‘O ruddier than the cherry’ aria from Acis and Galatea, HWV 49 (1718)
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Medea, opera, GWV A.29 (1797)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major ‘Spring’, Op. 38 (1841)
Sunday 27 January 1861
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major ‘Prague’, K. 504 (1786)
Felix Mendelssohn Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21/61 (1826)
Sunday 10 February 1861
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I/93 (1791)
Robert Schumann Genoveva Overture, Op. 81 (1847)
Hector Berlioz ‘March of the Pilgrims’ from Harold in Italy, symphony, Op. 16 (1834)
Julius Rietz Symphony in E-flat major, Op. 16 (1843)
Sunday 3 March 1861
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Gustav Gunz, tenor
Niels Wilhelm Gade Nachklänge zu Ossian Overture, Op. 1 (1840)
Louis Spohr Larghetto from Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 (1828)
Richard Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59 (1840)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Eroica’, Op. 55 (1803)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Dalla sua pace’ aria from Don Giovanni, K. 527 (1787)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1861 - 1862
3rd Season
Sunday 3 November 1861
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Louise Dustmann-Meyer, soprano Josef Hellmesberger (senior), violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, festival play, Op. 124 (1822)
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (1718)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Non piu, tutto ascoltai’ concert scena and rondo with violin solo, concert aria, K. 486a (1785)
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Anacreon, opera, WWV 55 (1803)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 (1846)
Sunday 24 November 1861
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karl Mayerhofer, bass
Louis Spohr Symphony No. 4 in F major ‘Weihe der Töne’, Op. 86 (1832)
Felix Mendelssohn ‘Gott sei mir gnädig’ aria from Paulus, oratorio, Op. 36 (1836)
Carl Reinecke Overture to Dame Kobold, opera, Op. 51 (1864)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (1788)
Thursday 26 December 1861
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Johann Herbeck Symphony No. 1 in C major (1853)
Robert Schumann Overture to Manfred, Dramatic Poem with Music, Op. 115 (1848)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major ‘Italian’, Op. 90 (1833)
Sunday 12 January 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Louise Dustmann-Meyer, soprano Karoline Bettelheim, contralto
Gustav Walter, tenor Franz Hrabanek, bass
Wiener Hofopernchor
Robert Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 (1841)
Francesco Rossi "Ah! rendimi quel core", aria from Mitrane (1686)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor ‘Choral’, Op. 125 (1824)
Sunday 26 January 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Franz Hrabanek, baritone Carl Mayerhofer, bass
Felix Mendelssohn Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, concert overture, Op. 27 (1828)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major ‘Gran Partita’ for wind instruments, K. 361 (c. 1781–1782)
George Frideric Handel ‘Der Herr ist der starke Held’ Duet from Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (1739)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)
Sunday 16 February 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karoline Bettelheim, soprano
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major ‘Drum Roll’, Hob. I/103 (1795)
Johann Sebastian Bach ‘In deine Hände’ aria from Cantata No. 106 (Actus Tragicus), BWV 106 (1707)
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Les Abencérages, opera, GWV C.25 (1813)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1841)
Sunday 9 March 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Julius Epstein, piano Gabriele Krauss, soprano
Niels Wilhelm Gade In the Highlands Overture, Op. 7 (1844)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 (1786)
Ludwig van Beethoven ‘Ah! Perfido’, concert aria, Op. 65 (1796)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808)
Sunday 23 March 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (1807)
Carl Maria von Weber Der Beherrscher der Geister Overture, J. 122 (1811)
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 (1830)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1862 - 1863
4th Season
Thursday 2 November 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Gustav Walter, tenor
Christoph Willibald Gluck Overture to Iphigenie in Aulis, opera, GWV A.30 (1774)
George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso in B flat major (arr from Oboe Concerto), HWV 306 (1739)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Konstanze, Konstanze!’ aria from Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opera, K. 384 (1782)
Robert Schumann Overture to Genoveva, opera, Op. 81 (1847)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor ‘Scottish’, Op. 56 (1842)
Thursday 23 November 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karoline Bettelheim, contralto
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 2 Overture, Op. 72a (1805)
George Frideric Handel ‘Dove sei, amato bene’ aria from Rodelinda, opera, HWV 19 (1724)
Felix Mendelssohn The Fair Melusine, concert overture, Op. 32 (1833)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Sicilienne (adapted by Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin from an unidentified work) (1736)
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major ‘Great’, D. 944 (1828)
Friday 8 December 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karl Mayerhofer, bass
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 1 Overture, Op. 138 (1807)
Johann Sebastian Bach Passacaglia in C minor (orch. Heinrich Esser), BWV 582 (1713)
George Frideric Handel ‘Caddi, è ver, ma nel cadere’ aria from La Resurrezione, oratorio, HWV 47 (1708)
Felix Mendelssohn Overture to Athalia, incidental music, Op. 74 (1845)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1806)
Thursday 28 December 1862
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major ‘London’, Hob. I/104 (1795)
Felix Mendelssohn Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21/61 (1826)
Thursday 25 January 1863
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Louise Dustmann-Meyer, soprano
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op. 97 (1850)
Ludwig van Beethoven Incidental Music to Egmont, Op. 84 (1810)
Thursday 15 February 1863
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karl Mayerhofer, tenor
Franz Lachner Suite No. 1 for orchestra in D minor (1861)
Benedetto Marcello Psalm No. 42 (orch. Peter Josef von Lindpaintner), sacred work (1724)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (1802)
Thursday 8 March 1863
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ferdinand Laub, violin
Johannes Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16 (1859)
Joseph Joachim Violin Concerto ‘Hungarian’, Op. 11 (1861)
Moritz Kässmayer Symphony in C minor (1856) (WP)
Thursday 22 March 1863
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Anna Bochkoltz, soprano Karoline Bettelheim, contralto
Karl Mayerhofer, tenor Franz Hrabanek, bass
Wiener Hofopernchor
Felix Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60 (1832)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor ‘Choral’, Op. 125 (1824)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1863 - 1864
5th Season
Sunday 1 November 1863
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karoline Bettelheim, soprano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute, opera, K. 620 (1791)
George Frideric Handel ‘Wo flieh ich hin’ aria from Hercules, oratorio, HWV 60 (1744)
Hector Berlioz Love Scene and Queen Mab Scherzo from Roméo et Juliette Symphonie dramatique, Op. 17 (1839)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)
Sunday 22 November 1863
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Anacreon, WWV 55 (1803)
Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite in B minor, BWV 1067 (1738)
Waldemar Bargiel Medea, dramatic overture, Op. 22 (1863)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major ‘Italian’, Op. 90 (1833)
Tuesday 8 December 1863
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ferdinand Laub, violin Josef Hellmesberger Sr., viola
Carl Schmid, tenor
Carl Maria von Weber Overture to Der Beherrscher der Geister, opera, J. 122 (1811)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364 (1779)
Felix Mendelssohn ‘Es ist genug’ aria from Elijah, oratorio, Op. 70 (1846)
Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 2 in C major ‘Ocean’, Op. 42 (1851)
Saturday 26 December 1863
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62 (1807)
Franz Liszt Adagio from Faust Symphony, S. 108 (1854)
Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture, Op. 26 (1830)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Eroica’, Op. 55 (1803)
Sunday 17 January 1864
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ernst Pauer, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in F major for Organ (orch. Heinrich Esser), BWV 540 (1713)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major ‘Emperor’, Op. 73 (1809)
Carl Reinecke Overture to Aladdin, opera, Op. 70 (1867)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 (1846)
Sunday 31 January 1864
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I/102 (1794)
Christoph Willibald Gluck Dance of the Furies from Orpheus and Euridice, opera, GWV A.34 (1762)
Felix Mendelssohn The Fair Melusine Overture, Op. 32 (1833)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major ‘Pastoral’, Op. 68 (1808)
Sunday 21 February 1864
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Julius Epstein, piano Josef Hellmesberger Sr., violin
Carl Schlesinger, cello
Robert Schumann Julius Caesar Overture, play, Op. 128 (1851)
Ludwig van Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56 (1803)
Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival, concert overture, Op. 9 (1844)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543 (1788)
Sunday 13 March 1864
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Luise Dustmann, soprano Karoline Bettelheim, contralto
Gustav Walter, tenor Franz Hrabanek, bass
Wiener Hofopernchor
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 1 Overture, Op. 138 (1807)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘A questo seno deh vieni’ Concert recitative and aria, K. 376a (1781)
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 2 Overture, Op. 72a (1805)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor ‘Choral’, Op. 125 (1824)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1864 - 1865
6th Season
Sunday 6 November 1864
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn Overture to Athalia, incidental music, Op. 74 (1845)
Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (1730)
Robert Schumann Overture to The Bride of Messina, play, Op. 100 (1850)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808)
Sunday 20 November 1864
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Waldemar Bargiel Tragedy Overture, Op. 18 (1860)
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major ‘London’, Hob. I/104 (1795)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor ‘Scottish’, Op. 56 (1842)
Sunday 4 December 1864
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ferdinand Laub, violin
Heinrich Esser Orchestral Suite No. 1 in F major (1864)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1806)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major ‘Jupiter’, K. 551 (1788)
Monday 26 December 1864
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Luise Dustmann, soprano Karoline Tellheim, soprano
Gustav Walter, tenor Franz Hrabanek, baritone
Karl Mayerhofer, bass
Wiener Hofopernchor
Felix Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60 (1832)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor ‘Choral’, Op. 125 (1824)
Sunday 8 January 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Hellmesberger Sr., violin
Felix Mendelssohn Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, concert overture, Op. 27 (1828)
Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 (1730)
Hector Berlioz ‘March of the Pilgrims’ from Harold in Italy, symphony, Op. 16 (1834)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812)
Sunday 22 January 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Louise Hauffe, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Zur Namensfeier Overture, Op. 115 (1815)
Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1841)
Carl Maria von Weber Invitation to the Dance (orch. Berlioz), J. 260 (1819)
Franz Liszt Tasso, S. 96 (1854)
Sunday 5 February 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Carl Schmid, tenor
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1800)
Gottfried von Jacquin ‘Io ti lascio, o cara addio’ concert aria (att. Mozart), K. 621a (1787)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op. 97 (1850)
Sunday 19 February 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karoline Bettelheim, mezzo soprano
Robert Schumann Overture to Manfred, Dramatic Poem with Music, Op. 115 (1848)
Anton Rubinstein Die Nixe, cantata for contralto, women's chorus and orchestra, Op. 63 (1861)
Étienne Nicolas Méhul Overture to La Chasse du jeune Henri, opéra comique (1797)
Felix Mendelssohn Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21/61 (1826)
Sunday 19 March 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karoline Bettelheim, mezzo soprano
Franz Schubert Overture to Alfonso and Estrella, opera, D. 732 (1822)
Franz Schubert ‘Memnon’ Lied with Orchestra, D. 541 (1817)
Franz Schubert ‘Gruppe aus dem Tartarus’ Lied with Orchestra, D. 583 (1817)
Franz Schubert ‘Am Grabe Anselmos’ Lied with Orchestra, D. 504 (1817)
Franz Schubert ‘Geheimes’ Lied with Orchestra, D. 719 (1821)
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major ‘Great’, D. 944 (1828)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1865 - 1866
7th Season
Sunday 5 November 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95 (1839)
Julius Otto Grimm Suite in Canonic Form in C for String Orchestra, Op. 1 (1863)
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Lodoiska, opera (1791)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1806)
Sunday 19 November 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, festival play, Op. 124 (1822)
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1831)
Franz Schubert Overture to Fierrabras, D. 796 (1823)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1841)
Sunday 10 December 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karoline Bettelheim, mezzo soprano
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major ‘Surprise’, Hob. I/94 (1791)
Christoph Willibald Gluck ‘Ecco alle mie catene’ aria from Ezio, opera, GWV A.19 (1750)
Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 (1810)
Johann Joseph Abert Columbus Symphony, Op. 31 (1864)
Tuesday 26 December 1865
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Gustav Walter, tenor
Christoph Willibald Gluck Overture to Iphigénie en Aulis, opera, GWV A.30 (1774)
Christoph Willibald Gluck ‘Nur einen Wunsch’ Pylades Aria from Iphigénie en Tauride, opera, GWV A.35 (1779)
Carl Goldmark Sakuntala, concert overture, Op. 13 (1865)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Eroica’, Op. 55 (1803)
Sunday 14 January 1866
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ernst Pauer, piano
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Anacreon, WWV 55 (1803)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 (1803)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477 (1785)
Carl Reinecke Symphony in A major, Op. 79 (1869)
Sunday 18 February 1866
Otto Dessoff, conductor and accompanist
Heinrich Esser, conductor and composer
Gustav Gunz, tenor
Heinrich Esser Orchestral Suite No. 2 in A minor (1864)
Ludwig van Beethoven ‘An die ferne Geliebte’ song cycle (piano accompaniment), Op. 98 (1816)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (1788)
Sunday 4 March 1866
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Carl Schmid, tenor
George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite, HWV 348-350 (1717)
François-Joseph Fétis (att. Alessandro Stradella) ‘Pietà, Signore’ Church Aria (orch. Franz Grutsch) (1833)
Franz Schubert Two Entr’actes from Rosamunde, D. 797 (1823)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major ‘Spring’, Op. 38 (1841)
Sunday 18 March 1866
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ferdinand Hiller Overture in D minor, Op. 80 (1852)
Johann Sebastian Bach Passacaglia in C minor for organ (orch. Heinrich Esser), BWV 582 (1713)
Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (1807)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1866 - 1867
8th Season
Sunday 11 November 1866
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Carl Maria von Weber Overture to Oberon, opera, J. 306 (1826)
Joseph Joachim Raff Suite in C major Op. 101 (1863)
Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival, concert overture, Op. 9 (1844)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major Op. 93 (1812)
Sunday 25 November 1866
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Mary Krebs, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 1 in C major Op. 138 (c. 1807)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major ‘Emperor’, Op. 73 (1809)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante grazioso from Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334 (1779)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor ‘Scottish’ Op. 56 (1842)
Sunday 9 December 1866
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karoline Bettelheim, soprano
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 2 in C major Op. 72a (1805)
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 (c. 1718–1720)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Vorrei spiegarvi oh Dio’ concert aria K. 418 (1783)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major Op. 61 (1845–1846)
Wednesday 26 December 1866
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Irma von Murska, soprano
Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture Op. 26 (1830–1832)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major ‘Gran Partita’ for wind instruments, K. 361 (c. 1781–1782)
George Frideric Handel ‘As when the dove’ aria from Acis and Galatea (orch. Dessoff), HWV 49 (1718)
Ferdinand Hiller Symphony in E minor, Op. 67 (1865)
Sunday 13 January 1867
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Rubinstein, piano
Felix Mendelssohn Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, concert overture, Op. 27 (1828)
Carl Maria von Weber Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in F minor J. 282 (1821)
Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in F major for Organ (orch. Heinrich Esser), BWV 540 (1713)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major ‘Pastoral’ Op. 68 (1808)
Sunday 27 January 1867
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Emilie Kainz-Prause, soprano
Franz Lachner Orchestral Suite No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 122 (1866)
Ludwig van Beethoven Incidental Music from Egmont Op. 84 (1810)
Sunday 10 February 1867
Otto Dessoff conductor
Julius Epstein piano
Waldemar Bargiel Medea, dramatic overture, Op. 22 (1863)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major K. 503 (1786)
Carl Maria von Weber Invitation to the Dance (orch. Berlioz (1841)) J. 260 (1819)
Robert Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale in E major Op. 52 (1841)
Sunday 24 February 1867
Otto Dessoff conductor
Luise Dustmann soprano Karoline Bettelheim mezzo soprano
Gustav Walter tenor Angelo Neumann baritone
Carl Schmid bass
Wiener Hofopernchor
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G major ‘Surprise’ Hob. I:94 (1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quintet from Così fan tutte K. 588 ("Sento oh Dio che questo piede") (1790)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor ‘Choral’ Op. 125 (1824)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1867 - 1868
9th Season
Sunday 10 November 1867
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Anton Rubinstein, piano
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Anacreon, opera, WWV 55 (1803)
Anton Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 35 (1851)
Robert Schumann Genoveva Overture, Op. 81 (1847)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major ‘Italian’, Op. 90 (1833)
Sunday 24 November 1867
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Marie Wilt, soprano
Felix Mendelssohn Trumpet Overture, concert overture, Op. 101 (1826)
Louis Spohr ‘Die stille Nacht entweicht’ aria from Faust, opera, WoO 54 (1816)
eorge Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso No. 6 in G minor, HWV 324 (1739)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808)
Sunday 8 December 1867
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Friedrich Volkmann Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 53 (1857)
Franz Schubert Overture to Alfonso and Estrella, opera, D. 732 (1822)
Moritz Kässmayer Notturno for Orchestra, Op. 4 (1866)
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 101 in D major ‘Clock’, Hob. I/101 (1794)
Thursday 26 December 1867
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Rubinstein, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major ‘Prague’, K. 504 (1786)
Franz Schubert Wanderer Fantasy (orch. Liszt), D. 760 (1822)
Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (1807)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1841)
Sunday 12 January 1868
Otto Dessoff, conductor and accompanist
Gustav Walter, tenor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No. 7 in D major ‘Haffner’, K. 250 (1776)
Franz Schubert ‘Liebesbotschaft’ Song (piano accompaniment), D. 957 No. 1 (1828)
Franz Schubert ‘Ständchen’ Song (piano accompaniment), D. 957 No. 4 (1828)
Robert Schumann ‘Der Nußbaum’ Song (piano accompaniment), Op. 25 No. 3 (1840)
Felix Mendelssohn The Fair Melusine Overture, concert overture, Op. 32 (1833)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)
Sunday 26 January 1868
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Marie Wilt, soprano
Franz Lachner Suite No. 2 in E minor, Op. 69 (1861)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Zeffiretti lusinghieri’ aria from Idomeneo, opera, K. 366 (1781)
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob. I/102 (1794)
Felix Mendelssohn Overture to Athalia, incidental music, Op. 74 (1845)
Sunday 9 February 1868
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Rheinberger Wallenstein, symphonic tone poem (4 movements), Op. 10 (1866)
Felix Mendelssohn Overture Scherzo Nocturne and March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21/61 (1826)
Sunday 1 March 1868
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Asminde Ubrich, soprano Anna Mehlig, piano and accompanist
Ludwig van Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, festival play, Op. 124 (1822)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘L’Amerò, sarò costante’ from Il re pastore, opera, K. 208 (1775)
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 (1830)
Franz Schubert ‘Geheimes’ song (piano accompaniment), D. 719 (1821)
Felix Mendelssohn ‘Wartend’ song (piano accompaniment), Op. 9 No. 3, (1828)
Robert Schumann ‘Der Nußbaum’ song (piano accompaniment), Op. 25 No. 3 (1840)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Eroica’, Op. 55 (1803)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1868 - 1869
10th Season
Sunday 8 November 1868
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, concert overture, Op. 27 (1828)
Luigi Cherubini Entr’acte from Medea, opera, GWV A.29 (1797)
Hector Berlioz Queen Mab Scherzo from Roméo et Juliette Symphonie dramatique, Op. 17 (1839)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1806)
Sunday 22 November 1868
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Clara Schumann, piano
Carl Goldmark Sakuntala, concert overture, Op. 13 (1865)
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1831)
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major ‘Great’, D. 944 (1828)
Sunday 6 December 1868
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Marie Wilt, soprano David Popper, cello
Heinrich Esser Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Op. 44 (1864)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Martern aller Arten’ aria from Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opera, K. 384 (1782)
Friedrich Volkmann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 33 (1853)
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 2 Overture, opera, Op. 72a (1805)
Sunday 20 December 1868
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Auguste Auspitz-Kolár, piano
Moritz Kässmayer Concert Overture in F minor, Op. 7 (1868)
Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1841)
Felix Mendelssohn Scherzo a capriccio in F-sharp minor (piano solo) (1835)
Ferdinand Hiller Scherzo zur Guitarre from 3 Pièces caractéristiques, Op. 17 (piano solo) (1836)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Prelude and Fugue for Strings, K. 546 (1788)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812)
Sunday 17 January 1869
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Jakob Grün, violin
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major ‘Oxford’, Hob. I/92 (1789)
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (1844) R
obert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major ‘Spring’, Op. 38 (1841)
Sunday 31 January 1869
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Sophie Menter, piano Gustav Walter, tenor
Carl Maria von Weber Overture to Euryanthe, opera, J. 291 (1823)
Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124 (1855)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘Un’aura amorosa’ Aria from Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 (1790)
Friedrich Volkmann Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 46 (1863)
Sunday 14 February 1869
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Louis von Bignio, baritone
Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 (1810)
Franz Liszt Les Préludes, symphonic poem, S. 97 (1854)
George Frideric Handel ‘Per te s'accende il cor’ aria from Ezio, opera, HWV 29 (1730)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor ‘Scottish’, Op. 56 (1842)
Sunday 14 March 1869
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Hellmesberger Sr., violin Jakob Grün, violin
Richard Wagner A Faust Overture, concert overture, WWV 59 (1840)
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (1730)
Hector Berlioz ‘March of the Pilgrims’ from Harold in Italy, symphony, Op. 16 (1834)
Christoph Willibald Gluck Dance of the Furies from Orfeo ed Euridice, opera, GWV A. 34 (1762)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major ‘Pastoral’, Op. 68 (1808)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1869 - 1870
11th Season
Sunday 14 November 1869
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ludwig Strauß, violin
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Anacreon, opera, WWV 55 (1803)
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major ‘La Reine’, Hob. I/85 (1786)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1806)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1841)
Sunday 28 November 1869
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Wilhelm Besekirsky, violin
Robert Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 (1841)
Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (1866)
Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides ‘Fingal’s Cave’, concert overture, Op. 26 (1830)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (1788)
Sunday 12 December 1869
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Johannes Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 (1857)
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (1718)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major ‘Italian’, Op. 90 (1833)
Sunday 26 December 1869
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ignaz Brüll, piano
Franz Lachner Orchestral Suite No. 5 in C minor, Op. 135 (1868)
Ignaz Brüll Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 (1868)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808)
Sunday 16 January 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Jakob Grün, violin Josef Hellmesberger Sr., viola
Henriette Burenne, contralto
Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, dramatic overture, Op. 62 (1807)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, K. 364 (1779)
George Frideric Handel ‘Cara sposa, amante cara’ aria from Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7 (1711)
Anton Rubinstein Symphony No. 2 in C major ‘Ocean’, Op. 42 (1851)
Sunday 30 January 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Anton Door, piano
Carl Reinecke Kobold Overture to Dame Kobold, opera, Op. 51 (1864)
Ferdinand Hiller Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, Op. 69 (1861)
Carl Maria von Weber Invitation to the Dance (orch. Berlioz), J. 260 (1819)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 (1845)
Sunday 13 February 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95 (1839)
Johann Sebastian Bach Passacaglia in C minor (orch. Heinrich Esser), BWV 582 (1713)
Hector Berlioz Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, opera, Op. 23 (1838)
Max Bruch Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 28 (1868)
Sunday 6 March 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Sunday 6 March 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 1 Overture, opera, Op. 138 (1807)
George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso No. 6 in G minor (ed. David), HWV 324 (1739)
Anton Rubinstein Ivan the Terrible, Symphonic Picture, Op. 79 (1869)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1870 - 1871
12th Season
Sunday 13 November 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Julius Epstein, piano
Carl Maria von Weber Overture to Euryanthe, opera, J. 291 (1823)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (1806)
Ernst Rudorff Overture to Blonden Eckert, opera, Op. 5 (1867)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op. 97 (1850)
Sunday 27 November 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Henriette Burenne, soprano
Felix Mendelssohn Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, concert overture, Op. 27 (1828)
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 90 in C major, Hob. I/90 (1788)
Max Bruch The Priestess of Iris in Rome (Die Priesterin der Isis in Rom), scena and aria, Op. 30 (1868)
Julius Zellner Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 7 (1870)
Sunday 11 December 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Labor, piano
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Les Abencérages, opera, GWV C. 25 (1813)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 (1803)
Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival, concert overture, Op. 9 (1844)
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major ‘Great’, D. 944 (1828)
Monday 26 December 1870
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Friedrich Gernsheim, piano Anna Regan, mezzo soprano
Robert Schumann Overture to Genoveva, opera, Op. 81 (1847)
Friedrich Gernsheim Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 16 (1869)
Antonio Lotti "Pur dicesti, o bocca bella", from an unidentified opera (c. 1717)
Hector Berlioz ‘L’Absence’ from Les nuits d’été, song cycle, Op. 7 No. 4 (1841)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (1802)
Sunday 8 January 1871
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Niels Wilhelm Gade Symphony No. 6 in G minor ‘Zulauf’, Op. 45 (1857)
George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso No. 3 in E minor, HWV 321 (1739)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1806)
Sunday 22 January 1871
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Johannes Brahms, piano Gustav Walter, tenor
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Les deux journées (The Water Carrier), opera, GWV C. 15 (1800)
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (1858)
Ludwig van Beethoven ‘Welch Dunkel hier’ entr’acte and aria from Fidelio, opera, Op. 72 (1805)
Felix Mendelssohn Overture Scherzo Nocturne and Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, play, Op. 21/61 (1826)
Sunday 26 February 1871
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Étienne Nicolas Méhul Overture to La Chasse du jeune Henri, opéra comique (1797)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318 (1779)
Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in F major for Organ (orch. Heinrich Esser), BWV 540 (1713)
Josef Forster Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 12 (1870)
Sunday 26 March 1871
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Robert Schumann Overture to Manfred, play, Op. 115 (1848)
Carl Goldmark Scherzo for Orchestra in E minor, Op. 19 (1870)
Franz Liszt Orpheus, symphonic poem, S. 98 (1854)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1871 - 1872
13th Season
Sunday 12 November 1871
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Robert Heckmann, violin
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Anacreon, opera, WWV 55 (1803)
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (1844)
Richard Wagner Homage March (Huldigungsmarsch), WWV 88 (1864)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)
Sunday 3 December 1871
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Sophie Menter, piano
Joseph Joachim Raff Symphony No. 3 in F major ‘Im Walde’, Op. 153 (1869)
Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1841)
Franz Schubert Entr’acte and Ballet Music from Rosamunde, incidental music, D. 797 (1823)
Sunday 17 December 1871
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Johann Lauterbach, violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 1 Overture, opera, Op. 138 (1807)
Louis Spohr Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor, Op. 55 (1828)
Friedrich Volkmann Richard III Overture, dramatic overture, Op. 68 (1870)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808)
Sunday 7 January 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Hans von Bülow, piano
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 in B minor ‘Unfinished’, D. 759 (1822)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major ‘Emperor’, Op. 73 (1809)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 (1845)
Sunday 28 January 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Gustav Walter, tenor
Heinrich Esser Suite No. 2 in A minor (1864)
Christoph Willibald Gluck "O malheureuse Iphigénie", aria from Iphigenie en Tauride, opera, GWV A.35 (1779)
Waldemar Bargiel Three German Dances, Op. 32 (1867)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major ‘Jupiter’, K. 551 (1788)
Sunday 25 February 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Robert Fuchs Symphony in G minor (unpublished) (1872) (WP)
Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (1807)
Wilhelm Remy Fantasy Piece (Allegretto grazioso), character piece, Op. 10 No. 2 (1869)
Robert Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 (1841)
Sunday 10 March 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Alfred Jaell, piano
Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides ‘Fingal’s Cave’, concert overture, Op. 26 (1830)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (1795)
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 (1830)
Sunday 24 March 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major ‘La Reine’, Hob. I/85 (1786)
Franz Liszt Les Préludes, symphonic poem, S. 97 (1854)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major ‘Pastoral’, Op. 68 (1808)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1872 - 1873
14th Season
Sunday 17 November 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Edmund Singer, violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 2 Overture, Op. 72a (1805)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1806)
Friedrich Volkmann Serenade No. 2 in F major for String Orchestra, Op. 63 (1869)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major ‘Spring’, Op. 38 (1841)
Sunday 1 December 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Labor, piano
Carl Maria von Weber Overture to Oberon, opera, J. 306 (1826)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 (1786)
Franz Lachner Andantino and Gavotte from Orchestral Suite No. 6 in C major, Op. 150 (1871)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1806)
Sunday 15 December 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Dragomir Krancsevics, violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Zur Namensfeier Overture, festival play, Op. 115 (1815)
Louis Spohr Violin Concerto No. 11 in G major, Op. 70 (1825)
Richard Wagner A Faust Overture, concert overture, WWV 59 (1840)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major ‘Italian’, Op. 90 (1833)
Sunday 29 December 1872
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Marie Wilt, soprano Karoline Gomperz, contralto
Louis Labatt, tenor Emil Kraus, bass
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Christoph Willibald Gluck Overture to Iphigénie en Aulis (Wagner ending), opera, GWV A.30 (1774)
Johann Sebastian Bach Passacaglia in C minor (orch. Heinrich Esser), BWV 582 (1713)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio (ma non troppo) from String Quintet in G minor (arr. for string orchestra), K. 516 (1787)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor ‘Choral’, Op. 125 (1824)
Sunday 12 January 1873
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn Overture to Athalia, incidental music, Op. 74 (1845)
Julius Zellner Melusine, five symphonic pieces for orchestra, Op. 10 (1872)
Ludwig van Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (1807)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1841)
Sunday 26 January 1873
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Walter, violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 (1810)
Giovanni Battista Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor, G. 132 (1792)
Carl Goldmark Sakuntala, concert overture, Op. 13 (1865)
Friedrich Volkmann Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 46 (1863)
Sunday 9 March 1873
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Niels Wilhelm Gade Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 20 (1850)
Franz Schubert Funeral March (orch. Liszt), dramatic extract, D. 732 (1822)
Hermann Grädener Capriccio for Orchestra, Op. 4 (1870)
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I/88 (1787)
Sunday 30 March 1873
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ludwig Breitner, piano Gustav Walter, tenor
Hermann Riedel, accompanist piano
Louis Spohr Overture to Jessonda, opera, WoO 53 (1823)
Felix Mendelssohn Serenade and Allegro Giocoso for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43 (1838)
Ludwig van Beethoven ‘An die ferne Geliebte’ song cycle (with orchestra), Op. 98 (1816)
Franz Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 The Dance in the Village Inn, S. 110 (1861)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1873 - 1874
15th Season
Sunday 2 November 1873
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Johannes Brahms, conductor and composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major ‘Haffner’, K. 385 (1782)
Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a (1873) (WP)
Franz Schubert Overture to Alfonso and Estrella, opera, D. 732 (1822)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1812)
Sunday 16 November 1873
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Annette Essipoff, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, festival play, Op. 124 (1822)
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (1830)
Josef Rheinberger Wallenstein’s Camp (3rd movement from Wallenstein, symphonic tone poem), Op. 10 (1866)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor ‘Scottish’, Op. 56 (1842)
Sunday 30 November 1873
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Josef Staudigl, bass
Louis Spohr Overture to Faust, opera, WoO 54 (1816)
Johannes Brahms Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16 (1859)
George Frideric Handel ‘O Ruddier than the Cherry’ aria from Acis and Galatea, pastoral, HWV 49 (1718)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808)
Sunday 21 December 1873
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Józef Wieniawski, piano
Carl Maria von Weber Overture to Preziosa, play, J. 279 (1821)
Józef Wieniawski Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 20 (1860)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante grazioso from Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334 (1779)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 (1845)
Sunday 4 January 1874
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Albert Dietrich Normannenfahrt, concert overture, Op. 30 (1852)
George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso No. 3 in E minor, HWV 314 (1739)
Friedrich Volkmann Richard III, dramatic overture, Op. 68 (1870)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major ‘Jupiter’, K. 551 (1788)
Sunday 18 January 1874
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Pauline Fichtner, piano Yelizaveta Lavrovskaya, soprano
Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival, concert overture, Op. 9 (1844)
Joseph Joachim Raff Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 185 (1873) (WP)
Francesco Rossi "Ah! rendimi quel core", aria from Mitrane, (pastiche) (1686)
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major ‘Oxford’, Hob. I/92 (1789)
Sunday 1 March 1874
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Johann Lauterbach, violin
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Les deux journées (The Water Carrier), opera, GWV C. 15 (1800)
Louis Spohr Violin Concerto No. 8 in A minor ‘Gesangszene’, Op. 47 (1816)
Hector Berlioz Three Movements from Roméo et Juliette Symphonie dramatique, Op. 17 (1839)
Ludwig van Beethoven Die Weihe des Hauses Overture, festival play, Op. 124 (1822)
Sunday 22 March 1874
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Ignaz Brüll, piano
Hermann Grädener Tragedy Overture, concert overture, Op. 6 (1872)
Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1841)
Louis Spohr Larghetto from Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 (1828)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Eroica’, Op. 55 (1803)
Wiener Philharmoniker
1874 - 1875
16th Season
Sunday 15 November 1874
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn The Fair Melusine, concert overture, Op. 32 (1833)
Robert Fuchs Serenade No. 1 in D major for string orchestra, Op. 9 (1874) (WP)
Felix Mendelssohn Overture to The Bride of Messina, play, Op. 100 (1850)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1806)
Sunday 29 November 1874
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Johannes Brahms, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore No. 2 Overture, opera, Op. 72a (1805)
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (1858)
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major ‘Great’, D. 944 (1828)
Sunday 20 December 1874
Otto Dessoff conductor
Jakob Grün violin
Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides ‘Fingal’s Cave’, concert overture, Op. 26 (1830)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1806)
Richard Wagner A Faust Overture, WWV 59 (1840)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (1788)
Sunday 3 January 1875
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Anne Mehlig, piano
Leo Grill Concert Overture, Op. 11 (1874) (WP)
Anton Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70 (1864)
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue (orch. Johann Joseph Abert), BWV 543 (1708)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812)
Sunday 17 January 1875
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Joseph Joachim, violin Amalie Joachim soprano
Carl Maria von Weber Overture to Euryanthe, opera, J. 291 (1823)
Louis Spohr Violin Concerto No. 7 in E minor ‘Gesangszene’, Op. 38 (1814)
George Frideric Handel ‘Wo flieh ich hin’ aria from Hercules, oratorio, HWV 60 (1744)
Josef Joachim Notturno for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 12 (1852)
Robert Schumann Overture Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 (1841)
Sunday 21 February 1875
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Gabriele Joël, piano
Louis Spohr Overture to The Alchemist, opera, WoO 57 (1830)
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 (1837)
Johann Herbeck Dance Moments (Tanz-Momente), symphonic dance (1870)
Robert Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ‘Rhenish’, Op. 97 (1850)
Sunday 7 March 1875
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Heinrich Röver, cello
Julius Zellner Symphony No. 2 in E major, Op. 44 (1888)
Friedrich Volkmann Serenade No. 3 in D minor for string orchestra, Op. 69 (1870)
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major ‘Italian’, Op. 90 (1833)
Sunday 4 April 1875
Otto Dessoff, conductor
Karoline Bettelheim, soprano
Luigi Cherubini Overture to Anacreon, opera, WWV 55 (1803)
Robert Schumann Bilder aus Osten (Pictures from the East) (orch. Carl Reinecke from piano duet), Op. 66 (1848)
George Frideric Handel ‘Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebet’ aria from The Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 (1741)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1808)
Table 2 - Index of works performed during the period
