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One Hundred and Twelfth Season 1992-93 BOSTON (SYMPHONY ORCHE STRA SEIJI OZAWA, MUSIC DIRECTOR LASSALE THE ART OF SEIKO Bracelets, cases, and casebacks finished in 22 karat gold. EB. HORN Jewelers Since 1839 429 WASHINGTON ST. BOSTON 02108 617-542-3902 • OPEN MON. AND THURS. TIL 7 Seiji Ozawa, Music Director One Hundred and Twelfth Season, 1992-93 &*=^>^ Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. J. P. Barger, Chairman George H. Kidder, President Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney, Vice-Chairman Nicholas T. Zervas, Vice-Chairman Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer David B. Arnold, Jr. Nina L. Doggett R. Willis Leith, Jr. Peter A. Brooke Dean Freed Mrs. August R. Meyer James F. Cleary AvramJ. Goldberg Molly Beals Millman John F. Cogan, Jr. Thelma E. Goldberg Mrs. Robert B. Newman Julian Cohen Julian T. Houston Peter C. Read William F. Connell Mrs. BelaT. Kalman Richard A. Smith William M. Crozier, Jr. Allen Z. Kluchman Ray Stata Deborah B. Davis Harvey Chet Krentzman Trustees Emeriti Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps Irving W. Rabb Philip K. Allen Mrs. Harris Fahnestock Mrs. George R. Rowland Allen G. Barry Mrs. John L. Grandin Mrs. George Lee Sargent Leo L. Beranek Mrs. George I. Kaplan Sidney Stoneman Mrs. John M. Bradley Albert L. Nickerson John Hoyt Stookey AbramT. Collier Thomas D. Perry, Jr. John L. Thorndike Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Other Officers of the Corporation John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Michael G. McDonough, Assistant Treasurer Daniel R. Gustin, Clerk Administration Kenneth Haas, Managing Director Daniel R. Gustin, Assistant Managing Director and Manager ofTanglewood Michael G. McDonough, Director ofFinance and Business Affairs Evans Mirageas, Artistic Administrator Caroline Smedvig, Director ofPublic Relations and Marketing Josiah Stevenson, Director ofDevelopment Ray F. Wellbaum, Orchestra Manager Mandel, Publications Coordinator Robert Bell, Manager ofInformation Systems Marc Marksbury, Director Madelyne Cuddeback, Director of John C. of Corporate Sponsorships Foundation and Government Support Richard Ortner, Administrator Patricia Forbes Halligan, Director ofPersonnel of Services Tanglewood Music Center Myran Parker-Brass, Coordinator Youth Activities Sarah J. Harrington, Budget Manager of Corporate Margaret Hillyard-Lazenby, Director of Marie B. Pettibone, Director of Volunteers Development Scott Schillin, Assistant Manager, Russell M. Hodsdon, Manager ofBox Office Bernadette M. Horgan, Public Relations Pops and Youth Activities Coordinator Joyce M. Serwitz, Associate Director of Craig R. Kaplan, Controller Development!Director ofMajor Gifts Nancy A. Kay, Director ofSales & Cheryl L. Silvia, Function Manager Marketing Manager Michelle Leonard Techier, Media and Production Manager, Boston Orchestra Susan E. Kinney, Assistant Director of Symphony Development/ Director ofBoston Symphony- Julie Miner White, Manager ofFund Reporting Annual Fund Robin J. Yorks, Director ofTanglewood Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Development Program Annotator Programs copyright ©1993 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover by Jaycole Advertising, Inc. I Photo by Steve J. Sherman Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Thelma E. Goldberg, Chairman Robert P. O'Block, Vice-Chairman Jordan L. Golding, Secretary Mrs. Herbert B. Abelow John P. Hamill Catalina B. Montes Amanda Barbour Amis Ellen T. Harris Richard P. Morse Harlan E. Anderson Daphne P. Hatsopoulos E. James Morton Caroline Dwight Bain Bayard Henry David G. Mugar Mrs. David Bakalar Joe M. Henson Robert J. Murray Mrs. Leo L. Beranek Glen H. Hiner David S. Nelson Lynda Schubert Bodman Mrs. Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Mrs. Hiroshi H. Nishino Donald C. Bowersock, Jr. Lola Jaffe Paul C. O'Brien William L. Boyan Anna Faith Jones Vincent M. O'Reilly Mrs. Levin H. Campbell Susan B. Kaplan Andrall E. Pearson Earle M. Chiles Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon John A. Perkins Gwendolyn Cochran Hadden Richard L. Kaye Millard H. Pryor, Jr. William H. Congleton Frances Demoulas Kettenbach Robert E. Remis William F. Connell Robert D. King Wdliam D. Roddy John M. Connors, Jr. Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley John Ex Rodgers Joan P. Curhan Koji Kobayashi Keizo Saji Phyllis Curtin Mrs. Carl Koch Roger A. Saunders Nader F. Darehshori David I. Kosowsky Mrs. Carl Shapiro JoAnne Dickinson George Krupp Malcolm L. Sherman Harry Ellis Dickson John R. Laird Mrs. Donald B. Sinclair Hugh Downs Mrs. William D. Larkin, Jr. L. Scott Singleton Goetz B. Eaton Thomas H. Lee Micho F. Spring Harriett M. Eckstein Laurence Lesser Ira Stepanian Deborah A. England Stephen R. Levy Vondal M. Taylor, Jr. Katherine Fanning Diane H. Lupean William F. Thompson J. Richard Fennell Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Robert A. Wells Eugene M. Freedman Mrs. Harry L. Marks Mrs. Thomas H.P. Whitney Mrs. James G. Garivaltis William F. Meagher Margaret Williams-DeCelles Mark R. Goldweitz Nathan R. Miller Mrs. John J. Wilson Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Weston W. Adams Leonard Kaplan Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. Frank G. Allen Robert K. Kraft Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Bruce A. Beal Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. William C. Rousseau Mrs. Richard Bennink Mrs. James E Lawrence Angelica L. Russell Mary Louise Cabot C. Charles Marran Francis P. Sears, Jr. Johns H. Congdon Hanae Mori W. Davis Sohier, Jr. Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Mrs. Stephen V. C. Morris Ralph Z. Sorenson Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. Thomas Spurr Morse Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Mrs. Haskell R. Gordon Stephen Paine, Sr. Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Mrs. Richard D. Hill David R. Pokross Luise Vosgerchian Susan M. Hilles Daphne Brooks Prout Mrs. Donald B. Wdson Mrs. Louis I. Kane Symphony Hall Operations Robert L. Gleason, Facilities Manager James E. Whitaker, House Manager Cleveland Morrison, Stage Manager Wdmoth A. Griffiths, Assistant Supervisor ofHouse Crew William D. McDonnell, ChiefSteward H.R. Costa, Lighting Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Molly B. Millman, President Florence T. Whitney, Executive Vice-President Patricia L. Tambone, Treasurer Arline Ziner, Secretary Susan D. Robinson, Nominating Chairman Mce-Presidents Kathryn Bray, Public Relations Paul S. Green, Resources Development Ileen S. Cohen, Tanglewood Association Kathleen G. Keith, Adult Education Helen A. Doyle, Symphony Shop Ann E. Macdonald, Youth Activities Elizabeth B. Eaton, Hall Services Carole G. Siegel, Tanglewood Association Joan W. Erhard, Membership Barbara Steiner, Fundraising Una Fleischmann, Development Business and Professional Leadership Association Board of Directors Harvey Chet Krentzman, Chairman Emeritus James F. Cleary, Chairman William F. Connell, President Members J. P. Barger Francis A. Doyle William D. Roddy Leo L. Beranek George H. Kidder Malcolm L. Sherman William L. Boyan William F. Meagher Ray Stata Nader F. Darehshori Robert J. Murray Stephen J. Sweeney Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Robert P. 0' Block Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The Tanglewood Music Center: Fulfillment of a Dream The Tanglewood Music Center was established by the Boston Symphony Orchestra as the Berkshire Music Center in 1940, fulfilling the hopes and dreams of two of the most important figures in the BSO's history, Henry Lee Higginson, the founder, and Serge Koussevitzky, who was the orchestra's music director from 1924 to 1949. An exhibit of photographs, letters, programs, and other memorabilia relating to the history of the Music Center has been installed in the Cohen Wing lobby by the BSO Archives. Shown here is a photograph of Serge Koussevitzky (center) with two of his conducting proteges, Leonard Bernstein and Eleazer de Carvalho, ca. 1949. 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Providence, Rl 617-545-1370 508-263-9101 401-438-3250 BSO A Tribute to the Calvert Trust Managing Director Kenneth Haas as he accepted the check presented to him in Janu- The appearances of Maria Tipo on February ary. "I know of no other orchestra that has 4, 6, and 12 have been funded in part by The enjoyed the endowment of a musician's chair Calvert Trust Endowment Fund. The Calvert by a currently active player. Everyone who Trust was established in 1965 by the late cares about the future of the BSO is greatly Mrs. Ruth Crary Young and named in honor indebted to Joe and Jan, two fine artists who of her father, Calvert Crary. Mrs. Young was a are also exemplary philanthropists." faithful Friday-afternoon subscriber and dedicated Friend of the Boston Symphony Orchestra during her lifetime. The Fund was BSO to Perform Beethoven's created in 1989 to support the appearance of "Missa Solemnis" for a guest artist each season. First Time Since 1976 Guest conductor Roger Norrington leads the A New Orchestra Chair: Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tangle- The Joseph and Jan Brett wood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor, Hearne Chair in the BSO's first performances of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in more than fifteen years on A thirty-one-year member of the Boston February 25, 26, and 27, and March 2. The Symphony Orchestra's double bass section, soloists will be Amanda Halgrimson, Sarah Joseph Hearne, and his wife Jan Brett, author Walker, John Aler, and Alastair Miles.
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    BENELUX AND SWISS SYMPHONIES From the 19th Century to the Present A Discography of CDs And LPs Prepared by Michael Herman JEAN ABSIL (1893-1974) BELGIUM Born in Bonsecours, Hainaut. After organ studies in his home town, he attended classes at the Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels where his orchestration and composition teacher was Paul Gilson. He also took some private lessons from Florent Schmitt. In addition to composing, he had a distinguished academic career with posts at the Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels and at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and as the long-time director of the Music Academy in Etterbeek that was renamed to honor him. He composed an enormous amount of music that encompasses all genres. His orchestral output is centered on his 5 Symphonies, the unrecorded ones are as follows: No. 1 in D minor, Op. 1 (1920), No. 3, Op. 57 (1943), No. 4, Op. 142 (1969) and No. 5, Op. 148 (1970). Among his other numerous orchestral works are 3 Piano Concertos, 2 Violin Concertos, Viola Concerto. "La mort de Tintagiles" and 7 Rhapsodies. Symphony No. 2, Op. 25 (1936) René Defossez/Belgian National Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 1, Andante and Serenade in 5 Movements) CYPRÈS (MUSIQUE EN WALLONIE) CYP 3602 (1996) (original LP release: DECCA 173.290) (1958) RAFFAELE D'ALESSANDRO (1911-1959) SWITZERLAND Born in St. Gallen. After some early musical training, he studied in Paris under the tutelage of Marcel Dupré (organ), Paul Roës (piano) and Nadia Boulanger (counterpoint). He eventually gave up composing in order to earn a living as an organist.