Word: godard
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Dates: during 1891-1891
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Beethoven's third Leonore overture opened last night the last Symphony Concert of the season in Cambridge. The overture was finely rendered by the orchestra. The two selections from Godard were the third and fourth movements of his "Symphonie Orientale," a symphony descriptive of poems by De Lisle, Hugo and Godard. The first. Nikia's Dream, has a beautiful melody for the oboe, taken up by the violins, and then changing to a subject employing the whole orchestra. In the second, In the Hammock, the pricipal theme is introduced by the clarionet and worked out by the strings...
...programme for the last of the Sanders Theatre Concerts which begins at 7.45 this evening consists of Beethoven's Leonore Overture, No. 3; Liszt's "Mignon," a song with the orchestra; two movements from the Symphonie Orientale by Godard; songs with the piano, and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, No. 3, in E flat. Miss Lena Little will be the soloist...
...other soloist of the evening was Mr. C. M. Loeffler, who played a violin concerto by Godard. His playing of the fascinating French music was thoroughly delightful, especially in the part entitled Canzonetta, where the delicate accompaniment of the orchestra and a melody for 'cello solo made a very piquant combination. The rest of the programme consisted of two movements from Cowen's Scandinavian Symphony, and Dvorak's Scherzo Cappriccioso, which were exceedingly well played. The movements by Cowen are not a very high grade of music, being descriptive and imitative in character. the last one suggesting a sleigh ride...