(Season 1963-1964)

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BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ERICH LEINSDORF, Music Director

RICHARD BURGIN, Associate Conductor

ACADEMY OF MUSIC

Monday Evening, February 24, 1964 8:30

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Hall

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SYMPHONY IN G MINOR, No. 39 HAYDN

Born in Rohrau, March 31, 1732

Died in Vienna, May 31, 1809

I. Allegro assai

II. Andante

III. Menuetto

IV. Finale: Allegro molto

This Symphony was composed before 1770 (probably 1768).

It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 4 horns, and strings.

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SYMPHONY No. 5, IN C-SHARP MINOR MAHLER

Born in Kalischt in Bohemia, July 7, 1860

Died in Vienna, May 18, 1911

Part I ( 1 ) Trauermarsch

(2) Sturmisch bewegt

Part II (3) Scherzo

( French horn obbligato — James Stagliano

Part III (4) Adagietto

( 5 ) Rondo — Finale

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Broad Street At Walnut • Phila., Pa. Mahler completed his Fifth Symphony in 1902. The first performance in the United

States was by the Cincinnati Orchestra under Frank yon der Stucken, March 25,

1905. The first performance in Boston was by the Boston Symphony Orchestra,

February 2, 1906. Wilhelm Gericke, who conducted, gave the work its first New

York hearing on February 15, and repeated it in Boston on February 23. The

Symphony was performed again in Boston under Dr. Muck's direction April 18,

1913, November 21, 1913, and February 27, 1914. Dr. Koussevitzky revived it

October 22, 1937, repeated it March 4 of the same season, and again March 1,

1940. Richard Burgin conducted it on November 19, 1948 and March 29, 1951.

The Symphony is scored for 4 flutes and piccolo, 3 oboes and English horn, 3

clarinets and bass clarinet, 3 bassoons and contra-bassoon, 6 horns, 4 trumpets,

3 trombones and tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, glocken-

spiel, tam-tam, harp and strings.

It was published in 1904.

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