Word: orchestra
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spirit and precision. The soloist of the evening was Mr. L. A. Corne who played a selection from Rode's Seventh Concert for the violin. Mr. Corne played with considerable feeling and depth but evidently lacked in technical skill. The second part opened with a Volkmann Suite for String Orchestra and was followed by the celebrated Louis XIII gavotte. Three glees "Kate Kearney," "Drink to me only with Thine Eyes," and "Here's to the Maiden of Bashful Fifteen," were extremely creditable pieces of work and were well received. The club sang these old-fashioned songs with exquisite skill...
...Symphony concert in Sanders theatre last evening, Mr. Loeffler, the soloist, played with his accustomed mastery and refined taste. His selection, "The Symphony Espagnole," for violin and orchestra, is written in the modern fashion of full instrumentation, and is very poetical. Had the orchestra supported Mr. Loeffler better the effect of his solo would have been greatly enhanced. But the accompaniment was ragged and frequently off the beat. The snare drummer was the particular offender in the latter respect...
...prelude to Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" was received with slight favor. The orchestra played this member faultlessly and impressively and the trouble seems to be in the score itself which presents a monotonous length of unvarying tonality...
...members of the orchestra came to the Seventh Symphony of Beethoven with enthusiasm. They played the different movements unerringly and con amore. It is difficult to detect much difference in the excellence of the orchestra under Mr. Gericke and under Mr. Nikisch. At times the military precision of Mr. Gericke, or the subdued refinement of his playing is missed. On the other hand, Mr. Nikisch's free interpretation of Beethoven's scores is a delightful change. Mr. Nikisch again conducted without score...
...programme for the concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Sanders theatre this evening is as follows: Overture, "Genoveva," Schumann; Symphony Espagnole for violin and orchestra, Lalo; prelude, "Tristan and Isolde," Wagner; Symphony in A major No. 7, Beethoven. The soloist will be Mr. C. M. Loeffler...