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Unfortunately for those who are fond of nostalgia, the show was stolen by soloist Charles Forbes with a virtuosic performance of the Haydn Cello Concerto, but there was much else to recommend itself...
...closing Haydn concerto was perhaps the finest musical performance of the year. The solo part is very flashy, with half the first movement written high on the fingerboard, and most of the last in difficult figuration. Forbes, who is a very suave cellist, played with impeccable taste and an overwhelming charm...
Some people were disappointed that Senturia did not choose, for his last performance, a work which would allow him to shine somewhat more than the Haydn. But he has never imposed his personality upon the music or the audience, and it seemed entirely appropriate for him to end with a concerto. The mature musician is satisfied with participating, and does not need the constant glare of the spotlight...
...year's schedule, following the pattern of joint concerts started in 1943. Boston's Chorus Pro Musica, the Brandeis University Chorus, the Glee Club and Choral Society have all joined with the orchestra in recent years, as have the Lexington and Framingham Choral Societies. This year's performance of Haydn's Creation was a renewal of association between the three Harvard musical organizations after a separation of four years...
...MILITARY" SYMPHONY (Haydn): Scherchen conducting Vienna Symphony Orchestra...