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London, 1826

If we move up to London in 1826, we find that not much has changed:

 

Programme 4

Philharmonic Society, London, 1 May 1826

HaydnSymphony in E flat
WeiglVocal quartet, 'Stupefatto'
FürstenauConcerto for Flute
RossiniTrio, 'O nume benefico', La Gazza Ladra
WeberOverture, Oberon
[Interval]
BeethovenSymphony in C minor
ZingarelliRecitative and aria, Romeo e Giuletta
Rode and de BériotConcerto for Violin
MozartDuet, 'O Statua gentilissimia', Don Giovanni
A. RombergOverture in D
  
Birkett Foster, History of the Philharmonic Society of London 1813-1912 (London, 1912)

 

Here we find the sequence of pieces much the same as in 1791, though somewhat fewer — ten as opposed to twelve. One can be sure that some subscribers went chiefly to hear the Rossini and Mozart numbers, perhaps as well the one by the 74-year-old Zingarelli, a composer little known to us today but highly respected at that time.

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