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F. Gilbert Webb collection: Bach-Beethoven-Brahms Festival (1915)
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Mus. 318 d.25
Description
Programmes for six performances given at the Queen's Hall, London, between 19 April and 24 April 1915 as the Bach-Beethoven-Brahms Festival, held as a bound volume.
Concerts were given by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henri Verbrugghen. Concert nos. 2 and 4-6 featured the Leeds Choir.
All programmes include the words of the vocal pieces, a list of the orchestral ensemble, and Analytical and Historical Notes by F. Gilbert Webb (some with musical examples).
19 April: John Coates (vocal), Arnold Dolmetsch (piccoloviolin and harpsichord), Mrs Gordon Woodhouse (harpsichord) and Miss Jenny Cullen and Mr James Scott Fleming (violin).
20 April: Bach, Mass in B minor, with Miss Carrie Tubb, Miss Phyllis Lett, Mr John Coates, Mr William Hayle and Mr Robert Radford (vocal).
21 April: Miss Sybil Vane (vocal) and Mr Arthur de Greef (piano).
22 April: including Beethoven, Mass in D, with Miss Agnes Nicholls, Miss Ruby Heyl, Mr Wester Millar and Mr Robert Radford (vocal).
23 April: Mr Evlyn Howard-Jones (piano) and Madame Kirkby Lunn (alto).
24 April: Brahms, Requiem/Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, with Miss Lilian Stiles-Allen, Miss Ruby Heyl, Mr Harold Wilde and Mr Herbert Heyner (vocal).
Date range
1915 - 1915
Associated People and Organisations
Woodhouse, Gordon (Mrs) -
Wilde, Harold -
Webb, F. Gilbert -
Verbrugghen, Henri -
Vane, Sybil -
Tubb, Carrie -
Stiles-Allen, Lillian -
Radford, Robert -
Nicholls, Agnes -
Millar, Webster -
Lunn, Kirkby 1873 - 1930
London Symphony Orchestra -
Lett, Phyllis -
Leeds Choir -
Howard-Jones, Evlyn -
Heyner, Herbert -
Heyl, Ruby -
Hayle, William -
Fleming, James Scott -
Dolmetsch, Arnold -
de Greef, Arthur -
Cullen, Jenny -
Coates, John 1865 - 1941
Brahms, Johannes -
Beethoven, Ludwig van -
Bach, Johann Sebastian -
Associated Places
Queen's Hall, London
Associated Times
20th century - early 1900-1930
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Analytical Notes
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Word books
List of orchestral players
Programme notes
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Bodleian Library, Music Library
Broad Street,Music Library Oxford OX1 3BG Open Map
DOMUS
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http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk
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The collection has very strong holdings of British music and related material acquired in part by legal deposit. Many collected editions and scholarly series. Very strong periodical coverage, including major 19thC European journals. Largest collection of American song material in UK.
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