Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

Event title:

Performance of Liedertafel given by the Prague Men’s Singing Society [Prager Männergesangverein]

Venue: Žofín Island (Žofín Hall)

Event type: Art music culture

Date: 04/11/1862 8pm

Programme comprising:

General participants:
  • Prague Men's Singing Society [Prager Männergesangsverein]: participating institution
LENZ, Leopold : [partsong] Bundeslied, male vv
REIßIGER, Karl : [partsong] So, so, male vv
DESSAUER, Josef : song [Lied] Das geborgene Kind, v, pf, op.4
BIEREY, Gottlob Benedict : partsong Demagogisch, v, 4 hummed voices, pf
VAŠÁK, Emanuel : chorus Nevěrný milý (Unfaithful beloved), male vv
ABT, Franz Wilhelm : song Unterm Fenster from song cycle with declamations Die Kirmes, v, pf, op.101
SCHUMANN, Robert Alexander : unspecified song [Lied], v, pf
chorus Čeští manové
STORCH, Anton : song [Lied] with choral accompaniment Nächtlicher Gruß, v, male vv chorus
ABT, Franz Wilhelm : chorus [partsong] Waldeszauber no.2 from 5 songs [Fünf Gesänge] for male voices, male vv, E-flat major, op.203
MICHL, František : chorus Komu zazpíváme? (To whom shall we sing?), male vv

Commentary:

Prager Morgenpost 2/11/1862 reported in its column of daily news: ‘Liedertafel. On the evening of 4 November at 8pm the Prague Men’s Singing Society [Prager Männergesangverein] have arranged in the Hall of the Žofín Island a Liedertafel. For this an interesting programme is contrived.The material needs [‘Den materiellen Bedürnissen’ - i.e. food and drink] of singers and guests will be met by a new host. Also a better service is promised.’ The report thus intimated that provisions made and the service provided at previous Liedertafel events given by the society were not satisfactory.

Bohemia 2/11/1862 also published news of this event, reporting: ‘The Men
’s Singing Society [Männergesangverein] arranges on 4 November at 8pm in the Žofín Island Hall a Liedertafel, the programme of which is as follows...’ After providing an outline of the programme the source noted that the attendance of the event benefit from a new host [restauranteur] having been appointed to the Žofín Island. The Tagesprogramm published by Bohemia 4/11/1862 listed this event as ‘8pm. In the Žofín Island Hall: Liedertafel of the Men’s Singing Society.’

The programme of the database event record reproduces the Bohemia 2/11/1862 report.


Summary of sources:

Prager Morgenpost (02/11/1862)
Bohemia (02/11/1862)
Bohemia (04/11/1862)