Word: norwegians
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Those who went to the Scandinavian concert last night in Sanders Theatre enjoyed an evening of typical Norwegian music given in a thoroughly delightful manner. The orchestral music was played by members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The feature of the evening, however, was the singing of Miss Aagot Lunde, a mezzo-soprano of remarkably sympathetic voice. In her selections from Grieg, she showed great power of adaptation--first, in "The Autumn Gale," full of action, but with the dreariness of the Norwegian minor; then in Eet Syn, a short, vivacious snatch of song; and finally in Solweig's Cradle...
Primarily, the work is a satire upon Norwegian character, bringing out its lack of personality and vacillating half-heartedness, but the poet went beyond the limits of his original conception, and gave to the world the picture of a misguided human soul, in which people of every nation may see themselves more or less prefigured...
Peer Gynt, an indolent, boastful Norwegian, indulged in youth by his mother, Aasse, leads a wild, roistering life. The element of irresponsibility and self-satisfaction in his character dominates the entire plot. Compelled to flee from the scene of his wild career, he takes refuges with the mountain trolls, but fearing to commit himself forever to their fantastic life, returns to his own people. From them his failings cause him to be exiled. He returns, however, in time to witness the death of his mother, after which he starts on a romantic quest after authority and empire. Next, Peer Gynt...
...Land). III. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite: (a) Morgenstimmung; (b) Aases Tod; (c) Anitraz Tanz; (d) In der Halle des Berg Konigs. IV. Ole Bull: Setergjentens Sondag (The Chalet-Girl's Sunday). Kjerulf: Paa Fjellet (On the Mountains). Agathe Grondahl: Til mit Hjertes Dronning (To the Queen of my Heart). Norwegian Folk-Songs: (a) Aa desse gamle Kjerringer (Oh, these Old Gossips); (b) Je ser dei ut for Gluggen (I see you from the Window); (c) Kaaten as Kjellingen (The Cat and the Old Crone). Per Lasson: God Nat (Good-Night). V. Grieg: Two Norwegian Dances...
...Schofield will lecture in the Fogg Museum this afternoon at 3.45 on Ibsen's play, "Peer Gynt." Grieg's accompaniment, the "Peer Gynt Snite," will be played tomorrow night at the Norwegian concert. The lecture is open to the public...