Word: violin
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...last concert of the season attracted an unusually large audience to Sanders Theatre last evening to listen to the following programme: Brahms, Tragic Overture; Beethoven, Aria, (Ah Perfido); Gericke, three movements from a serenade for strings; St. Saens, Introduction and Rondo Capriccizo for violin; Gounod, Aria; Masenet, Aria; Beethoven, Allegretto and Allegro from seventh symphony. The soloists were Mme. Fursch-Madi and Mr. Adamowski. Although Mme. Fursch-Madi's voice shows some signs of wear in portions of its compass, she proved herself as true an artist as ever. "Ah Perfido" was given with great dramatic power...
PIERIAN SODALITY. Important rehearsal this Friday evening. Second violin at 7.15. Full orchestra at 7.30. Important business meeting. Every member is requested to be present if possible...
...following was the programme presented at the third concert: Mendelssohn, Overture, (Calm Sea and Happy Voyage). Bruch, Violin Concerto, G Minor. Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 1. Cowen, Symphony, C Minor, Scandinavian. Of these numbers, the symphony was, of course, the piece de resistance. Although it has had several presentations in Boston, it is not so familiar that a few words of analysis will be out of place. The title "Scandinavian" promises something outside the usual order of things, and the promise is amply fulfilled. The most enjoyable movement is the second, "A summer evening on the fiord...
...programme for to-night's symphony concert. (Calm Sea and Happy Voyage) Mendelssohn, Hungarian Rhapsody, Liszt, Scandinavian Symphony, Cowen. Mr. Loeffler will play Bruch's violin concerto in G minor...
Although a large number of the members left college with the class of '85, making vacant a number of places in the orchestra, yet the musical men in the other classes have not been backward in their efforts to fill the vacancies. So energetic were they that one second violin, one cello, one contra basso and one flute have been added to the orchestra, besides an obol tuba, tympani and two trombones, instruments which were not used at all last year. A fair number of freshmen have already been admitted to positions...