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

 
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