Word: beethoven
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Overture to Egmont BEETHOVEN...
...Recitative and Aria from Fidelio BEETHOVEN...
...overture to Egmont, so suggestive of the spirit of Goethe's great drama, was finely played, and formed a suitable introduction to the recitative and aria, "Abscheulicher," from Beethoven's only opera. We have, however, heard this aria sung with more feeling, and voices of better timbre, on the stage in Germany. Miss Wilde is said to be a fine actress, and to have been more popular once than even Materna. She must have had a fine voice when she was Prima Donna soprano at the Imperial Opera House of Vienna, but fine voices seldom last long. Her greatest merit...
...with great spirit, only it seemed to us that in some parts of the presto the violins were not strong enough to give the melody sufficient prominence. Mr. Thomas is to appear again at the next and last concert of the season, for which, among other things, are promised Beethoven's Overture to Coriolanus, Schumann's Symphony in B flat, and the new duo Concertante for solo violin and 'cello, and orchestra, by Professor Paine, which, as far as can be judged from the piano-score, promises to be a very interesting composition...
SANDERS THEATRE. The programme for the fourth concert, Tuesday evening, February 12, at 8. Pastoral Symphony, Beethoven, by Thomas's Orchestra; Overture to Midsummer-Night's Dream, Mendelssohn, by the orchestra; Wedding March, Gold-mark, by the orchestra; Scharwenka's new Piano Concerto, - the first time in America, - by Mme. Madeline Schiller. Tickets $ 1.00 ; for sale at the University Bookstore and at the door...