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...seventh concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra was given in Sanders Theatre last night. At the suggestion of Mr. Higginson, it was a memorial concert to George William Curtis, and the numbers on the programme, especially the aria from Sampson, the Unfinished Symphony, and the funeral march from Gotterdommerung, were such as arouse in our minds associations of solemnity. In this respect the programme was an admirable exposition of the manner of expressing the same emotion by three widely different schools of musical composition,-the strictly classical school, the romantic school and the school of what fifteen years...
...programme for to-night's Symphony Concert in Sanders Theatre is as follows: Overture, "Iphigenie en Aulis," Gluck; Aria from "Samson," Handel; Unfinished Symphony in Biminor, Schubert; Funeral March from "Die Gotterdammerung," Wagner; Wotan's Farewell and Fire Charm from "Die Walkure," Wagner...
Miss White sang as a second number an Aria from Graun's "Der Tod Jesu." Her rendering was always intelligent and sympathetic The Aria has little of the fire work element about it and therefore to sing it well is to put one's soul into it, not so much being required, perhaps, in the way of mere execution. Throughout, the enunciation was remarkably clear and this is one of the best features of the soloist's work...
...Ophelia's Dying Scene" from "Hamlet" Miss White had a better chance than in the "Aria" for showing what the human voice can do. Great technical skill is here demanded and she did the work justice...
...programme concert to be given in Sanders Theatre tonight at 7.45 is as follows: Suite, Dvorak; Aria from "Der Tod Jesu," Graun; Symphony No. E. Beethoven; Aria from "Hamlet," Thomas; Overture, Euryanthe, Heber. Soloist, Miss Priscilla White...