Word: rossini
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Recitative and Aria "Ah! quel giorno," from Semiramide. Rossini. Miss Mathilde Phillipps...
...Gorman's rendering of Rossini's fantasia from La Gazza Ladra was graceful, light, and airy, and in perfect keeping with the supposed mischievous, mocking character of the subject. He was warmly encored. But the finest individual effort of the evening was Mr. Russak's piano solo, "Regoletto," from Liszt. In answer to an encore he played Mill's "Murmuring Fountain." How far one's judgment may be biassed by outside motives is of course hard to say, but we thought at the time, and have found no cause to change our mind since, that Mr. Russak's playing...
...Pierian Sodality kept up to their usual standard, and showed a good deal of practice and care in the execution of their pieces. Fesca's trio for piano, violin, and violoncello was well rendered by Messrs. Dean, Towne, and Finck, respectively. Rossini's Fantaisie pour Clarionet was also received with favor...
...Lover of Rossini (with surprise). Indeed...