Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

Event title:

Sixth evening musical entertainment given by the Music Institute of Jiránek

Venue: Music Institute of Jiránek

Event type: Art music culture

Date: 12/04/1851 4pm

Season: Lent

Programme including:

General participants:
  • Music Institute of Josef Jiránek: participating institution
arr. unspecified, ?: P. von Lindpaintner: Overture to opera Der Vampyr , multiple pfs
arr. unspecified, ?: Beethoven: Symphony no.1, C major , arr. multiple pfs
arr. unspecified, ?: unspecified polonaise of C.M. von Weber , 4 pf
CZERNY, Carl : Quartet, 4 pfs, nr.2
BACH, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for 2 keyboards and strings, 2 kbd, str, C major, BWV1061
SCHUBERT, Franz Peter : unspecified Sonata for pianoforte, pf
LISZT, Franz : Les Patineurs no.2 from Transcriptions Illustrations de Prophète, pf, S414

Commentary:

News of the forthcoming evening musical entertainments arranged and given by the Music Institute of Jiránek appeared in Bohemia 6/3/1851. The dates and time of the six entertainments were listed, together with the venue.

The Lokalzeitung section of Bohemia 11/4/1851 published an advance report of the final event in this series, listing a selection of works to be performed, the date and venue of the production and noting that the time of the event was 4pm. The programme comprised besides solo items also ‘ensemble pieces [Ensemblestücken]’, such as a symphony by Beethoven. These would have been performed in arrangements for multiple pianos. The event, its date, time and venue was also given in the Tagesanzeiger text of Bohemia 11/4/1851.


Summary of sources:

Bohemia, ein Unterhaltungsblatt (06/03/1851)
Bohemia, ein Unterhaltungsblatt (11/04/1851)
Bohemia, ein Unterhaltungsblatt (11/04/1851)