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...neither ambition was he greatly successful. Weimar heard Rienzi, The Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser and Lohengrin but the last was the only one which Liszt presented for the first time. He perfected and published the best of his own music. For a time Weimar was the musical centre of Europe but its brilliance gradually began to dim. In December 1858, Liszt heard what were probably the first hisses of his career. He resigned immediately...
...RIENZI B. LEMUS...
...organist, accompanist, vocal teacher, guest conductor in Paris, Dresden, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Rochester, Minneapolis, Cincinnati. With steady, vigorous beat he last week directed his Milwaukee debut. Featured were Tenor Edward Johnson, Soprano Yvonne Gall and Baritone William Phillips in excerpts from Faust. The rest was straight fare?Wagner's Rienzi Overture, Liszt's Les Preludes, Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony; also there was George Gershwin's American in Paris whose absurdities caused the usual giggles. Suggested Critic Richand S. Davis of the Milwaukee Journal: "He should now construct A Frenchman in Chicago, which ought to be an even more impish diversion...
...will be presented at the Pops Concert in Symphony Hall tonight, starting at 8.15 o'clock: Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor" Nicolai Ave Maria Shubert-Wilhelmj Bacchanale, "Samson and Delilah" Saint-Shens College Songs Algerian Suite Saint-Saena Spring Grieg "Pacific 2 3 1" Honegger Overture to "Rienzi" Wagney "Espana," Rhapsody Chabrier Waltz, "Artist's Life" Strauss Ride of the Valkyries Wagner
...following program will be played at the Pops concert tonight, starting at 8.15 o'clock: French Military March Saint-Saens Ballet Suite, "Nutcracker" Tchaikovsky Overture to "Rienzi" Wagner Excerpts from "The Damnation of Faust" Berlioz On the Steppes of Central Asia Borodin "Fountains of Rome," symphonic poem Respigli Overture to "Le Maschere" Mascagni Dance of the Waves Catalani Overture to Silican Vespers Verdi