• HASERT, Rudolf: soloist, pf

Národní listy 27/3/1862 published news of this concert, noting its date, time, an outline of the programme in performance order and the participating soloists.

Bohemia 29/3/1862 published a review signed ‘V.’ of this concert. The critic reported that ‘The farewell-concert given by Mr Hasert the day before yesterday showed itself to us to have been far more successful that the second [concert], through the attendance of the audience only being in inverse proportion to the excellence of the playing of this great pianist. New in the programme was Beethoven’s D minor Sonata op.31 nr.2. So magnificent was the performance, the first two movements so clear, sharp, accurate and elegant, as also was the delightful Rondo finale...’ However, Hasert was criticised for his frequent rubatos which the reviewer considered inappropriate to the work. The performance of Henselt’s “Wenn ich ein Vöglein wäre” [Si oiseau j‘étais] was thought to have been magnificent, ‘the crystal clarity and the elegant beauty of the performance caused a great sensation, the acceleration of the tempo was fabulous. On general demand the piece was repeated. The other performances of own compositions (Festival polonaise and the Danish national anthem), then Chopin’s op.37 nr.2 were well-known from the previous concerts given by Mr Hasert. The concert-giver was pleasingly supported this time by Miss Brenner [Brennerová], who Meyerbeer’s “Kuhreigen” and Donizetti’s “La zingara” performed with her usual success, the last-named effective composition having to be encored. Mr Doppler also took part. He played Vieuxtemps “Phantasie über slavische Lieder.”’

The Étude by Henselt noted by the Dalibor 20/4/1862 and Bohemia 29/3/1862 reviews as having been performed by Hasert in this concert, was not included in the original programme given by Národní listy. The Dalibor review did not mention the appearance of any vocal soloist in the concert, nor did its description of the programme include any reference to works by Meyerbeer or Donizetti. That these works and their performers did form part of this event was confirmed by the Bohemia review source. However, neither review did noted a performance of Eduard Reményi’s Fantasie Eredeti Magyar népdalok és Csárdásek [Hungarian folksongs and dances], which had been listed as part of the programme by the original Národní listy report. Both reviews only referred to the violinist Antonín Doppler as having performed the item by Vieuxtemps. Only the latter piece for violin has therefore been included in the database event record.