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...Mendelssohn 11) Handel...
...first selection, Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, was done to perfection. For some strange reason, Dr. Koussevitsky seems to have more or less steered clear of the lighter classical and early romantic composers in most of his programs at Symphony Hall this season. Last night he made up for it with a vengeance. Music of this type must be played cleanly, faultlessly, spiritedly to give the right effect; it is polished, sophisticated music, and needs a polished, sophisticated performance. Dr. Koussevitsky knew the effects he wanted, and got them. In particular, th second and last movements stood out. In the former...
...With Mendelssohn's "Laudati Puerl" as their featured chorale, the Radcliffe singers presented works representing both modern and classical composers. Purcell's "Nymphs and Shepherds" was the opening piece and was followed by works by Shubert, Gluek, Sweelinck, and Constantini...
...Domino" by Constantini and a setting for chorus of the 134th psalm by Bach's contemporary, Sweelink. The 18th century is represented by a beautiful chorus from Gluck's "Orpheus." The two modern choral works to be sung are unusual arrangements. "Mal" Holmes has turned the organ accompaniment of Mendelssohn's motet "Laudati Pueri" into a rich orchestral background, while the other modern piece, the "Valse Nobles" of Schubert, was an arranger's field day. First written by Schubert as a set of piano waltzes it was later fitted out with an original obligato for female voices by a brilliant...
...orchestra itself, immensely improved by a Radcliffe invasion of the string section, will play a Bach suite in C major, a Minuet by Ravel, and last but not least, the brilliant "Fingal's Cave Overture" by Mendelssohn. From what I heard in Sandors last night, the new faces in this year's composite orchestra will make up, visually and aurally, for the loss...