Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
The Birmingham Triennial Music Festival , in Birmingham , England , was a music festival held between 1784 and 1912. The works were always performed in English.
First the performances took place in the Church of Saint Philip , then in the Theater Royal , and then since 1834 in the newly opened Town Hall .
In 1885 the Austrian-Hungarian conductor Hans Richter , who had proven himself at the Bayreuth Festival , was appointed musical director.
Important performances
The following works, among others, were performed in representative performances during the festival:
- 1837: Paul by Felix Mendelssohn
- 1837: 2nd piano concerto by Felix Mendelssohn
- 1846: Elias by Felix Mendelssohn (WP)
- 1873: The Light of the World by Arthur Sullivan
- 1879: The Song of the Bell by Max Bruch
- 1882: La rédemption by Charles Gounod
- 1885: The Specter's Bride by Antonín Dvořák
- 1885: Mors et Vita by Charles Gounod
- 1891: Requiem by Antonín Dvořák
- 1900: The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar
- 1903: The Apostles by Edward Elgar
- 1906: The Kingdom by Edward Elgar
- 1912: The Music Makers by Edward Elgar
literature
- The Music Makers - a Brief History of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festivals 1784–1912 , Anne Elliott, Birmingham City Council, ISBN 0-7093-0224-X
- All About Victoria Square , Joe Holyoak, The Victorian Society Birmingham Group, ISBN 0-901657-14-X
- A History of Birmingham , Chris Upton, 1993, ISBN 0-85033-870-0
