The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-14
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The second concert in the series at
Infantry hall by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra. the l50sth performance. and
its 10Th in this city. Is announced FOR
tomorrow evening.
Although the attendance this season
Is not as large as AN organization such
as this should receive. the management
wishes 20 acknowledge It's appreciation
OF the faithful clientele who have re-
mained steadfast. many Of them from
the very beginning. IL years ago. In
recognition OF such continued support
the same high standard. both OF pro-
gram and performance. Is maintainel
here as in other cities 81 fact which
can easily be substantiated by actual
comparison between the different pro-
grams.
The program for the concert tomor-
row evening is especially notable a.
made up entirely of novelties. Tn
opening selection is the Moorish Rhan-
sody. by Humperdinck. Df the per
formdnce of this work i'm New York
last Thursday evening the Press said
IN the first part four themes arr
worked out with great skill. In thu
second. the babel i'm the cafe is illus
trated closely and there is much pic
turesque writing I'm the closing move.
ment The composition makes a favor
EXQUISITE playing Of the violins i'm the
first movement deserves spcial men.
ton"
OF the Mozart symphony which was
given Its first performance by the mr.
chestra in Boston on Saturday even
ing october 2S. of the present year. the
bo-IOn Herald saws: Mr.. Gericke is
TO he heartily thanked for the oppor-
tunity he has afforded to hear this
work. The score Us remarkable mas
much as il is without flutes. clarinets
and trumDets. and also because n is
the only work i'm which the composer
has used four horns. VI was interest
lnT 10 observe how soNd body OF tone
5rrT WIFI v1VuTJus effecfs No2arf oh
tanned from the simple means to which
hc resorted. The symphony is notable
FOR ITS sustained vieor and for the in
frequency with which are heard those
peculiar Chara cteristics which we boy,s
learned 90 call 'Nozartish.' Mr CO.
irke's reading 90 the work was delight
fully frank and svmnathetir ana IFS
performance was. 'of course faultless
The soloist for tbis ooncert rs Miss
Elsa Ruegger who made her debut I'm
this country at the second CONCERT az
the Boston season. and n will he hor
fret appearance in this city.
Mss Rueeger the daughter Of q gov-
ornmeni official was born I'm I,rcernn
SW .N"i'and. she was taken IN nor
earliest childhood To- Bruss.Is where
she received her musical hnd artisti,
training at the ROval Academy of Ntu.
sic. From her eleventh wear che he0or
playing puhNcly. az first in the charity
~ the Belgium capftat ana
even then she drew the attention ar I'm.
press 90 her hne playing. Miss Rus~.
ger first concert tour was throueh
switzerland with her two elder sisters
one a p.anist and the other a vinllnisl.
From switzerland she went TO Berlin.
Where her performances were rccelve1
with SO great enthusigsm that her stav
of enc week Was nroiOneed To six H.,
success iU Berlin was after,y ,i,inli
Gated nNicnna. Paris and Iondnn a.
we'll as 200 many other smaller cities
she has q most charming personality
Is exceedingly modest aud entirely rrao
fum u'nnarisms which so often mill
tate against the artistic eitccess ~ ner
formers Miss Rnegger was doee,ib.,l
bv one Of the leading critics Of Roston
as follows
~ young girl ~ IS. she is MAINLY /,
master Df her instrument. Her tane n
net p8f isni1rly large is sno~sb varm
and searching her uhrasinV ,riistis la
the eXirpw". hnr techninuo obsoiuta
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iue TIrr sU.rpF- vas unsuat6at
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inc Niar Ru@gscr VIII ul8y fyya Move
u rts from th- Concerto for Violon
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