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Represented on the program are works of Bach, Frederick the Great, Haydn, Ramean, Vivaldi, and other renowned composers. In addition to being a statesman, Frederick the Great was a zealous musician, composing extensively for and playing the flute...
Also on the program is a symphony by Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), an Italian by birth, who lived for many years in England; and the orchestral concerto, "Spring," from the "Four Seasons" by the early 18th century Venetian composer, Antonio Vivaldi...
Critics and fellow-fiddlers have long remarked on Fritz Kreisler's predilection for obscure composers who lived in the 17th and 18th Centuries. On his programs Kreisler has appeared as an arranger of Vivaldi, Pugnani, Couperin, Porpora and a half a dozen others just as little known. But not until last week did Fritz Kreisler admit that he himself had written all the music which he had attributed to them...
...Vivaldi concerto for four violins, a piece seldom given, will be included in the program. The harpsicord will be played by H. C. Crook '34. R. U. Jameson '32, president of the Sodality, will play as a solo, a concerto for the violin-cello by John Braun (1753-95). This composition which has probably never been heard in Boston concerts, was obtained from the library of Professor G. B. Weston...
...programme of the first concert will consist of numbers by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Braun, and Holst...