Word: violins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Thursday evening the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux conducting, gave its fourth concert at Sanders Theatre. Mr. Paul Kochanski was the soloist. The program was as follows: Massenet, Overture to "Phedre"; Bruch, Fantasy on Scottish Airs for violin and orchestra; Schonberg, "Verklarte Nacht" for strings alone; and Rimsky-Korsakow, "Night on Mount Triglav" from "Mlada...
...rapid and laborious succession of double-stopped chords showed what a fine master of technique he is. Why he should have chosen the Bruch Fantasy to play, we cannot imagine. It is far too long, and the accompaniment is so heavy that it completely drowns out the violin on many occasions. There is little evidence of any Scottish characteristics except when the folk tunes themselves appear. At times we are reminded of an inferir "Rheingold". The work, however, has always been a favorite with violinists as it is understandingly written for the instrument, and is not too difficult...
Overture to "Phedre", Massenet Fantasia on Soottish Airs, for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46, Bruch...
...featured number on the program, the quartet, assisted by Mr. Hugo Kortschak on the viola, will play Brahms' Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and 'Cello. The members of the quartet are Mr. Hans Letz, first violin; Mr. Sandor Harmati, second violin; Mr. Edward Kreiner, viola; and Mr. Lajos Shuk, violoncello...
...porcelain statuette of the young Mozart and his violin, presented to the Glee Club by the French Government as a token of appreciation of the Club's visit to France last summer, has been received at the University and was placed on exhibition yesterday in the Treasure Room of Widener Library, along with numerous other mementoes of the Club's European trip...