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...given in Sanders Theatre last evening. While the aim of the symphony concerts is to give the best music, there are few minds, even in Cambridge, capable of thoroughly appreciating three such works as Schubert's Unfinished and Beethoven's Heroic Symphonies, and St. Saen's concerto, when heard one directly after the other. Whatever reasons might be urged in defence of this course in Boston, where the concerts may be considered as an educational series, are futile here. Where they are so few and have such a long interval between them. We hope, therefore, that the next programme will...
Saint-Seans. Concerto in G minor...
Following are the numbers for the concert this evening. Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, B. Minor; St. Saens' piano forte Concerto, G. Minor, op. 22; Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. Soloist, Mr. Alex. Lambert...
...Concerto for 'Cello op. 33, Volkmann...
...orchestra, than whom it has been our fortune to hear few better performers when at his best; which he apparently was not last night. His tone had not quite so much of that full richness and purity that it usually has; but his technique was most effective. The Volkmann concerto which he played is in a very different style from the Symphony by the same composer, played at the first concert of the series, and is as interesting and full of feeling and melodic beauty as the symphony was dry and barren of ideas...