Word: liszt
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Liszt. Concerto for Pianoforte in E flat...
...evening, Frl. Adele Aus Der Ohe, created wonderful enthusiasm by her fresh and inspired playing. She possesses a remarkably delicate touch, and at the same time has sufficient power and technique to play the most exhausting concerto. It is a pity that she chose the E flat concerto of Liszt as her solo number, as it offers very little that is appreciable. Frl. Aus Der Ohe was recalled at least seven times by the combined applause of the orchestra and the Cambridge audience, which had really been thoroughly aroused by the brilliant playing of the artist...
...Liszt. Hungarian Rhapsody...
...possesses. The Concerto for pianoforte was performed by Mme. Anna Clark-Steiniger in rather a lifeless manner. The Concerto is thoroughly Mozart in character and rather tedious than interesting. Mme. Steiniger was very well received by the audience, and was given an encore. The Hungarian rhapsody, No. 2. of Liszt, was also well rendered, the weird character of the piece being carefully observed by the director. The Symphony in D m'nor by R. Volkmann, has been heard in Cambridge before, and requires no comment. Its broad character was sustained throughout, and but for slight unevenness among the strings...
...perfect performance, the rendering of the overture deserves to be called perfect. So vividly were Manfred's sorrows, his despair and noble defiance of fate brought before the listener that when the last low notes died away it seemed a shame that the illusion should be destroyed. Liszt's symphonic poem was given with the usual success, and seemed to be the most popular number on the programme...