Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

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Event title:

Court concert given in the presence of the Emperor Ferdinand

Venue: Chambers of the Royal Court, Hradčany

Event type: Art music culture

Date: 09/01/1860

Season: Carnival

Keywords: Private and exclusive performance events, Monarchy and Aristocracy, Genres - Secular choral music, Genres - Solo and concertante instrumental music, Private salons - aristocracy, Genres - music theatre and entr'acte music

Programme including:

General participants:
  • JAHNOVÁ, Božena: soloist, pf
  • TIEFENSEE, Charlotte: soloist, v
  • PISAŘOVIC, Julius: soloist, cl
DREYSCHOCK, Alexander : Morceau de concert L'inquiétude, pf, op.29
CHOPIN, Fryderyck Franciszek : Nocturne, D-flat major, op.27/2
LISZT, Franz : unspecified Fantasie on motives from Donzetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor, pf
BELLINI, Vincenzo : aria Casta diva from act 1 of opera Norma, v, orch [arr. pf?]
unspecified songs
MÜLLER, J. : unspecified work for clarinet, cl, [pf?]
BÄRMANN, C. : unspecified work for clarinet, cl, [pf?]

Commentary:

Reports of this event were published only after the performance had taken place. News appeared in Prager Morgenpost 13/1/1860 that ‘The talented pianist Miss Božena Svoboda, a pupil of Alex. Dreyschock, ... [was granted] the high privilege last Monday to perform a court concert at which His Majesty [the Emperor Ferdinand] was present.’ After listing what Svoboda played the text also related that participating too was the singer Miss Ch. von Tiefensee and the clarinetist Pisařovic. Prager Zeitung 12/1/1860 reported that ‘Miss Charlotte Fischer von Tiefensee had the honour, besides Mr Pisařowitz and the pianist Miss Swoboda on Monday in the apartments of His Majesty the Kaiser Ferdinand to give a court concert, performing several arias and songs.’

The programme listed in the database record is given in order corresponding with the listing of the works in the Morgenpost report. Neither specified source identified the songs performed by Tiefensee or the two clarinet pieces given by Pisařovic.


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