Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events

by Henry Charles Lahee

1888. Feb. 24. Liszt's psalm "O Salutaris" for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra, given by the Symphony Society in New York City, with Marianne Brandt as soloist.

1888. Feb. 25. Wagner's only Symphony (in C) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1888. Feb. 28. Bungert's symphonic poem "Auf der Wartburg," and F. Cowen's Fifth Symphony (in F) given by Theodore Thomas in New York City.

1888. Mar. 2. Harry Rowe Shelley's "Grand Sonata" given by Theodore Thomas in New York City.

1888. Mar. 8. R. Strauss's symphonic fantasia "Aus Italien" given by Theodore Thomas in Philadelphia.

1888. Mar. 16. A. Bruckner's Fourth (Romantic) Symphony (E flat) given at a concert in Chickering Hall, New York City, under direction of Anton Seidl.

1888. Mar. 17. Mozart's Violoncello Concerto (Op. 193) given in New York City by Theodore Thomas.

1888. April 3. MacDowell's First Pianoforte Concerto given at a concert under direction of B. J. Lang, with B. F. Whelpley as soloist, in Boston.

1888. April 6. Haydn's "Bear Symphony" (C major) given by Anton Seidl at a concert in Chickering Hall, New York City.

1888. April 7. Karl Goldmark's Second Symphony (E flat major) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.