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...Cavatina Raff...
...three other composers represented, Goldmark, Wagner and Raff, the first may be said to be the pupil and imitator of the second. The dramatic overture to Goldmark's "Prometheus" shows signs of the master hand of Wagner. It was very graphic and rose again and again to such heights of feeling that one longed to know what it was all about...
Compared with the former numbers, Raff's symphony "Im Walde" had a touch of simplicity about it. The symphony had a double disadvantage to overcome by coming at the end of the programme, and directly after Wagner's production on the same theme. In the latter respect it suffered slightly from comparison. The former disadvantage, however, it fully overcame. It was dramatic and varied enough to hold the attention, and although it showed signs of inferior genius, portions of it, especially the dance of the Dryads, and the spirited, wild hunt, were remarkably good...
...programme for the seventh concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Sanders Theatre this evening at 7.45 will be as follows: Overture to "Prometheus" by Goldmark; first movement of a violin concerto by Brahms; "Waldweheu" from Siegfried by Wagner; Symphony "Im Walde" by Raff. The soloist of the evening will be Mr. Franz Kneisel, the first violin of the orchestra...
...Nikisch was the soloist of the evening. She made a very favorable impression in her first song. "Traumkonig and sein Lieb," by Raff, winning an enthusiastic overture. For her second number she gave three songs by Heuberger, Jensen and Goldmark, respectively, which were so highly appreciated by the audience that Mrs. Nikisch was compelled to sing again. She has beautiful voice, especially in the middle and upper registers. Mr. Nikisch played her accompaniments with rare sympathy and good taste...