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Collection name
F. Gilbert Webb collection: Royal Philharmonic Society programmes (1928-34)
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Mus. 318 d.29/11
Description
The first of five boxes within the F. Gilbert Webb collection relating to the Royal Philharmonic Society, containing a miscellaneous collection of programme books for performances given at the Queen's Hall, London, during the 116th (nos. 4-8), 117th (nos. 1-8), 118th (nos. 1-3), 122nd (no.13) and 123rd seasons (nos. 1-3).
Unless otherwise stated below, these were two-part orchestral concerts, with some solo/concertante items, including a number of pieces receiving their first performances in England.
All programmes carry historical and analytical notes (with musical examples) and provide, where appropriate, the texts for the vocal/choral pieces. They also carry lists of the orchestral and choral ensembles and lists of the various Officers and Members of the Society.
A number of programmes carry handwritten annotations, which comment on the performances and on the works performed.
116th season
5 January 1928: York Bowen (piano), conducted by Ernest Ansermet.
26 January 1928: Harriet Cohen (piano), conducted by Basil Cameron.
23 February 1928: Joseph Szigeti (violin), conducted by Vaclav Talich.
22 March 1928: Handel, Solomon, with the Philharmonic Choir and Dora Labbette, Stiles-Allen, Clara Serena and Walter Widdop (vocal), conducted by Thomas Beecham.
1 May 1928: Sir Hamilton Harty (conductor).
117th season
1 November 1928: Nicolas Medtner (piano), conducted by Sir Landon Ronald.
15 November 1928: including Schubert, Mass in E flat with the Philharmonic Choir. Also, Livio Mannucci (cello), conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood.
6 December 1928: Handel, Hercules, with the Philharmonic Choir and Dora Labbette, Stiles Allen, Muriel Brunskill, Tudor Davies and Horace Stevens (vocal), conducted by Thomas Beecham.
17 January 1929: Alexandre Barjansky (cello), conducted by Sir John Barbirolli.
31 January 1929: Artur Schnabel (piano), conducted by Basil Cameron.
21 February 1929: Wagner Programme with Horace Stevens (vocal), conducted by Albert Coates.
21 March 1929: Alfred Cortot and the London Select Choir, conducted by Thomas Beecham.
18 April 1929: Keith Falkner (vocal), conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood.
118th season
24 October 1929: Delius Festival Concert with Albert Sammons (violin), Pauline Maunder, Olga Haley, Herbert Heyner and John Goss (vocal) and the London Select Choir, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
14 November 1929: Egon Petri (piano), conducted by Eugen Szenkar.
28 November 1929: Joseph Szigeti (violin), conducted by Hermann Scherchen.
122nd season
22 February 1934: Artur Schanbel (piano), conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
123rd season
18 October 1934: Myra Hess (piano), conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
8 November 1934: Delius Memorial Concert with William Parsons and the London Select Choir, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
Date range
1928 - 1934
Associated People and Organisations
Wood, Henry -
Widdop, Walter -
Webb, F. Gilbert -
Wagner, Richard -
Talich, Vaclav -
Szigeti, Joseph -
Szenkar, Eugen -
Stiles-Allen, Lillian -
Stevens, Horace -
Serena, Clara -
Schubert, Franz -
Schnabel, Artur -
Scherchen, Hermann -
Sammons, Albert -
Royal Philharmonic Society 1813 -
Ronald, Landon -
Philharmonic Choir -
Petri, Egon -
Parsons, William -
Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich -
Maunder, Pauline -
Mannucci, Livio -
London Select Choir -
Labbette, Dora -
Heyner, Herbert -
Hess, Myra -
Harty, Hamilton -
Handel, George Frideric -
Haley, Olga -
Goss, John -
Falkner, Keith -
Delius, Frederick -
Davies, Tudor -
Cortot, Alfred -
Cohen, Harriet -
Coates, Albert -
Cameron, Basil -
Brunskill, Muriel -
Bowen, York -
Beecham, Thomas -
Barjansky, Alexander -
Barbirolli, John -
Ansermet, Ernest -
Associated Places
Queen's Hall, London
Associated Times
20th century - early 1900-1930
20th century - mid 1931-1970
Associated Content
Annotations
Analytical Notes
Musical Examples
Word books
First performances
List of orchestral players
Programme notes
List of chorus members
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Bodleian Library, Music Library
Broad Street,Music Library Oxford OX1 3BG Open Map
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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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