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MECHANICS HALL.-Wagner Festival "Flying Dutchman" "Die Meistersinger" and "Parsifal' at 2. Beethoven's 5th Symphony and "Goetterdaemmerung...
...Beethoven's seventh symphony was the central selection this time, and on the whole was well played. Something appeared to be the trouble diring the first movement which was dreadfully ragged, each man playing independently, so that it was hard to catch the conductor's interpretation. The remaining three numbers were, however, as well played as we have ever heard the orchestra play Beethoven, except that in the third movement the sudden change to the "tempo primo" was not together. On the whole, though the symphony is a favorite one, it contains probably some of Beethoven's most commonplace thoughts...
...conclusion we must repeat our complaint which seems to remain unheeded by Mr. Henschel that the programmes are not satisfactory as regards the solidity of the main selection. We have had enough experiment of modern symphonies, and would like to hear a good rendering of a Beethoven symphony before the end of this short series...
...selections in Prof. Paine's recital last evening were taken chiefly from Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin. The first two, Prelude in E minor and Fugue in E major, by Bach, were followed by one of Beethoven's masterpieces, a passionate sonata (Op. 57). After playing two selections from Schuman (Op. 28 and Op. 17). Prof. Paine said he would venture to play two compositions of his own. The first was a delightful fugue on "Over the Fence is Out," which was received by such prolonged applause as to demand a repitition. The second, a romance, followed by three selections...
...last Chamber Concert will be given by the Beethoven Club tonight. The programme will be: Quartette in D major, Mendelssohn; "A Dream," Haydn; Quartette, "The Miller's Daughter," Raff...