Aeolian Hall (London) - Revision history

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	'''Aeolian Hall''', at 135–137 [[w:New Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], [[w:London\|London]], began life as the [[w:Grosvenor Gallery\|Grosvenor Gallery]], being built by [[w:Coutts Lindsay\|Coutts Lindsay]] in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the [[w:aestheticism\|aesthetic movement]], for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity. An [[w:outhouse\|outhouse]] became a substation, and equipment was installed in the basement, which upset some of the neighbours, and caused others to buy electricity from him. Thus began the system of electrical distribution in use today, but the threat of fire ended these activities, and by 1890, Lindsay was forced to sell out to the Grosvenor Club. By 1903 the whole building was taken over by the Orchestrelle Company of New York (the Aeolian Company). As manufacturers of musical instruments, and especially the mechanical piano-player known as the pianola, they converted the space into offices, a showroom, and a concert hall.		'''Aeolian Hall''', at 135–137 [[w:New Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], [[w:London\|London]], began life as the [[w:Grosvenor Gallery\|Grosvenor Gallery]], being built by [[w:Coutts Lindsay\|Coutts Lindsay]] in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the [[w:aestheticism\|aesthetic movement]], for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity. An [[w:outhouse\|outhouse]] became a substation, and equipment was installed in the basement, which upset some of the neighbours, and caused others to buy electricity from him. Thus began the system of electrical distribution in use today, but the threat of fire ended these activities, and by 1890, Lindsay was forced to sell out to the Grosvenor Club. By 1903 the whole building was taken over by the Orchestrelle Company of New York (the Aeolian Company). As manufacturers of musical instruments, and especially the mechanical piano-player known as the pianola, they converted the space into offices, a showroom, and a concert hall.

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	*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42105#s4 History of the London Aeolian Hall]		*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42105#s4 History of the London Aeolian Hall]

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	[[File:Salon of the Vocalion Warerooms, Aeolian Hall, London.png\|thumb\|Salon of the [[Vocalion Records\|Vocalion]] warerooms, Aeolian Hall (1916)]]		[[File:Salon of the Vocalion Warerooms, Aeolian Hall, London.png\|thumb\|Salon of the [[w:Vocalion Records\|Vocalion]] warerooms, Aeolian Hall (1916)]]
	'''Aeolian Hall''', at 135–137 [[New Bond Street]], [[London]], began life as the [[Grosvenor Gallery]], being built by [[Coutts Lindsay]] in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the [[aestheticism\|aesthetic movement]], for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity. An [[outhouse]] became a substation, and equipment was installed in the basement, which upset some of the neighbours, and caused others to buy electricity from him. Thus began the system of electrical distribution in use today, but the threat of fire ended these activities, and by 1890, Lindsay was forced to sell out to the Grosvenor Club. By 1903 the whole building was taken over by the Orchestrelle Company of New York (the Aeolian Company). As manufacturers of musical instruments, and especially the mechanical piano-player known as the pianola, they converted the space into offices, a showroom, and a concert hall.		'''Aeolian Hall''', at 135–137 [[w:New Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], [[w:London\|London]], began life as the [[w:Grosvenor Gallery\|Grosvenor Gallery]], being built by [[w:Coutts Lindsay\|Coutts Lindsay]] in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the [[w:aestheticism\|aesthetic movement]], for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity. An [[w:outhouse\|outhouse]] became a substation, and equipment was installed in the basement, which upset some of the neighbours, and caused others to buy electricity from him. Thus began the system of electrical distribution in use today, but the threat of fire ended these activities, and by 1890, Lindsay was forced to sell out to the Grosvenor Club. By 1903 the whole building was taken over by the Orchestrelle Company of New York (the Aeolian Company). As manufacturers of musical instruments, and especially the mechanical piano-player known as the pianola, they converted the space into offices, a showroom, and a concert hall.

	Aeolian Hall was a popular venue for the Russian recitalist [[Vladimir Rosing]]. The hall was even turned into an intimate opera house for one set of performances. In June 1921 Rosing presented, with director [[Theodore Komisarjevsky]] and conductor [[Adrian Boult]], a season of ''Opera Intime'', performing ''[[The Queen of Spades (opera)\|The Queen of Spades]]'', ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', and ''[[Pagliacci]]''.<ref>Boult, Adrian Cedric. ''My Own Trumpet'' (1973), p.48, Hamish Hamilton, London.</ref> On 12 June 1923 the first performance of ''[[Façade (entertainment)\|Facade]]'', music by [[William Walton]], poems by [[Edith Sitwell]], took place.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gnxM_3gNVFUC&pg=PA263&dq=benjamin+britten+%22edward+clark%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gkUOUYc9yoqbBavpgZAJ&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=benjamin%20britten%20%22edward%20clark%22&f=false Stephen Lloyd, ''William Walton: Muse of Fire'']</ref>		Aeolian Hall was a popular venue for the Russian recitalist [[w:Vladimir Rosing\|Vladimir Rosing]]. The hall was even turned into an intimate opera house for one set of performances. In June 1921 Rosing presented, with director [[w:Theodore Komisarjevsky\|Theodore Komisarjevsky]] and conductor [[w:Adrian Boult\|Adrian Boult]], a season of ''Opera Intime'', performing ''[[w:The Queen of Spades (opera)\|The Queen of Spades]]'', ''[[w:The Barber of Seville\|The Barber of Seville]]'', and ''[[w:Pagliacci\|Pagliacci]]''.<ref>Boult, Adrian Cedric. ''My Own Trumpet'' (1973), p.48, Hamish Hamilton, London.</ref> On 12 June 1923 the first performance of ''[[w:Façade (entertainment)\|Facade]]'', music by [[w:William Walton\|William Walton]], poems by [[w:Edith Sitwell\|Edith Sitwell]], took place.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gnxM_3gNVFUC&pg=PA263&dq=benjamin+britten+%22edward+clark%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gkUOUYc9yoqbBavpgZAJ&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=benjamin%20britten%20%22edward%20clark%22&f=false Stephen Lloyd, ''William Walton: Muse of Fire'']</ref>

	After the destruction of their [[St. George's Hall (London)\|St George's Hall]] studios in March 1943,<ref>[http://wiki.ibs.org.uk/audiocompendium/index.php?title=St._George's_Hall Institute of Broadcast Sound] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928134813/http://wiki.ibs.org.uk/audiocompendium/index.php?title=St._George%27s_Hall \|date=September 28, 2007 }} accessed 16 April 2007</ref> the [[BBC]] took it over for the recording and broadcast of concerts and recitals. The premises are currently converted to office use but remain otherwise intact.		After the destruction of their [[w:St. George's Hall (London)\|St George's Hall]] studios in March 1943,<ref>[http://wiki.ibs.org.uk/audiocompendium/index.php?title=St._George's_Hall Institute of Broadcast Sound] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928134813/http://wiki.ibs.org.uk/audiocompendium/index.php?title=St._George%27s_Hall \|date=September 28, 2007 }} accessed 16 April 2007</ref> the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] took it over for the recording and broadcast of concerts and recitals. The premises are currently converted to office use but remain otherwise intact.

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	*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42105#s4 History of the London Aeolian Hall]		*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42105#s4 History of the London Aeolian Hall]

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{{For|the Aeolian Hall in Canada|Aeolian Hall (London, Ontario)}}
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[[File:Salon of the Vocalion Warerooms, Aeolian Hall, London.png|thumb|Salon of the [[Vocalion Records|Vocalion]] warerooms, Aeolian Hall (1916)]]
'''Aeolian Hall''', at 135–137 [[New Bond Street]], [[London]], began life as the [[Grosvenor Gallery]], being built by [[Coutts Lindsay]] in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the [[aestheticism|aesthetic movement]], for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity. An [[outhouse]] became a substation, and equipment was installed in the basement, which upset some of the neighbours, and caused others to buy electricity from him. Thus began the system of electrical distribution in use today, but the threat of fire ended these activities, and by 1890, Lindsay was forced to sell out to the Grosvenor Club. By 1903 the whole building was taken over by the Orchestrelle Company of New York (the Aeolian Company). As manufacturers of musical instruments, and especially the mechanical piano-player known as the pianola, they converted the space into offices, a showroom, and a concert hall.

Aeolian Hall was a popular venue for the Russian recitalist [[Vladimir Rosing]]. The hall was even turned into an intimate opera house for one set of performances. In June 1921 Rosing presented, with director [[Theodore Komisarjevsky]] and conductor [[Adrian Boult]], a season of ''Opera Intime'', performing ''[[The Queen of Spades (opera)|The Queen of Spades]]'', ''[[The Barber of Seville]]'', and ''[[Pagliacci]]''.<ref>Boult, Adrian Cedric. ''My Own Trumpet'' (1973), p.48, Hamish Hamilton, London.</ref> On 12 June 1923 the first performance of ''[[Façade (entertainment)|Facade]]'', music by [[William Walton]], poems by [[Edith Sitwell]], took place.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gnxM_3gNVFUC&pg=PA263&dq=benjamin+britten+%22edward+clark%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gkUOUYc9yoqbBavpgZAJ&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=benjamin%20britten%20%22edward%20clark%22&f=false Stephen Lloyd, ''William Walton: Muse of Fire'']</ref>

After the destruction of their [[St. George's Hall (London)|St George's Hall]] studios in March 1943,<ref>[http://wiki.ibs.org.uk/audiocompendium/index.php?title=St._George's_Hall Institute of Broadcast Sound] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928134813/http://wiki.ibs.org.uk/audiocompendium/index.php?title=St._George%27s_Hall |date=September 28, 2007 }} accessed 16 April 2007</ref> the [[BBC]] took it over for the recording and broadcast of concerts and recitals. The premises are currently converted to office use but remain otherwise intact.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42105#s4 History of the London Aeolian Hall]

{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|51.5121|-0.1443|type:landmark|display=title}}

[[Category:Music venues in London]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:13, 23 January 2023
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	[[File:Salon of the Vocalion Warerooms, Aeolian Hall, London.png\|thumb\|Salon of the [[w:Vocalion Records\|Vocalion]] warerooms, Aeolian Hall (1916)]]		[[File:Salon of the Vocalion Warerooms, Aeolian Hall, London.png\|thumb\|Salon of the [[w:Vocalion Records\|Vocalion]] warerooms, Aeolian Hall (1916)]]
	'''Aeolian Hall''', at 135–137 [[w:New Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], [[w:London\|London]], began life as the [[w:Grosvenor Gallery\|Grosvenor Gallery]], being built by [[w:Coutts Lindsay\|Coutts Lindsay]] in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the [[w:aestheticism\|aesthetic movement]], for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity. An [[w:outhouse\|outhouse]] became a substation, and equipment was installed in the basement, which upset some of the neighbours, and caused others to buy electricity from him. Thus began the system of electrical distribution in use today, but the threat of fire ended these activities, and by 1890, Lindsay was forced to sell out to the Grosvenor Club. By 1903 the whole building was taken over by the Orchestrelle Company of New York (the Aeolian Company). As manufacturers of musical instruments, and especially the mechanical piano-player known as the pianola, they converted the space into offices, a showroom, and a concert hall.		'''Aeolian Hall''', at 135–137 [[w:New Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], [[w:London\|London]], began life as the [[w:Grosvenor Gallery\|Grosvenor Gallery]], being built by [[w:Coutts Lindsay\|Coutts Lindsay]] in 1876, an accomplished amateur artist with a predeliction for the [[w:aestheticism\|aesthetic movement]], for which he was held up to some ridicule. In 1883, he decided to light his gallery with electricity. An [[w:outhouse\|outhouse]] became a substation, and equipment was installed in the basement, which upset some of the neighbours, and caused others to buy electricity from him. Thus began the system of electrical distribution in use today, but the threat of fire ended these activities, and by 1890, Lindsay was forced to sell out to the Grosvenor Club. By 1903 the whole building was taken over by the Orchestrelle Company of New York (the Aeolian Company). As manufacturers of musical instruments, and especially the mechanical piano-player known as the pianola, they converted the space into offices, a showroom, and a concert hall.