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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 76, 1956-1957 to ^ M,. $ BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDED IN 1881 BY HENRY LEE HIGGINSON fe A 5 illlllfli H ,f SEVENTY-SIXTH SEASON i95 6 " l 957 Tuesday Evening Series BAYARD TUCKERMAN, JR. ARTHUR J. ANDERSON ROBERT T. FORREST JULIUS F. HALLER ARTHUR J. ANDERSON, JR. HERBERT S. TUCKERMAN J. DEANE SOMERVILLE It takes only seconds for accidents to occur that damage or destroy property. It takes only a few minutes to develop a complete insurance program that will give you proper coverages in adequate amounts. It might be well for you to spend a little time with us helping to see that in the event of a loss you will find yourself protected with insurance. WHAT TIME to ask for help? Any time! Now! CHARLES H. WATKEVS & CO. CHARLES H. WATKINS RICHARD P. NYQUIST in association with OBRION, RUSSELL & CO. Insurance of Every Description 108 Water Street Boston 6, Mass. LAfayette 3-5700 SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON Telephone, Commonwealth 6-1492 SEVENTY-SIXTH SEASON, 1956-1957 CONCERT BULLETIN of the Boston Symphony Orchestra CHARLES MUNCH, Music Director Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk The TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Henry B. Cabot President Vice-President Jacob J. Kaplan Richard C. Paine Treasurer KelleHer Talcott M. Banks, Jr. Michael T. Theodore P. Ferris Palfrey Perkins Alvan T. Fuller Charles H. Stockton Francis W. Hatch Edward A. Taft Harold D. Hodgkinson Raymond S. Wilkins C. D. Jackson Oliver Wolcott TRUSTEES EMERITUS Philip R. Allen M. A. DeWolfe Howe N. Penrose Hallowell Lewis Perry Thomas D. Perry, Jr., Manager Brosnahan, Assistant Treasurer G. W. Rector Assistant J. J. Rosario Mazzeo, Personnel Manager N. S. 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The re- view appeared in "Pravda" September 14, 1956: One of the most interesting events in our recent years of concert life, and no doubt the most outstanding, is the visit of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, one of the foremost of symphony organiza- tions, now having its 75th anniversary. Many exceptional conductors have worked with this orchestra and are the reason for its excellence. Among them should be mentioned Arthur Nikisch, Karl Muck, and Serge Koussevitzky who was the head of the orchestra for twenty- five years, Pierre Monteux, and finally Charles Munch, the present conductor. The Boston Symphony Orchestra con- sists of first-class musicians, artists and virtuosi in the full meaning of the word. The various sections, the strings, wood- winds, percussion and brass, combine in- the purest of classics, a to an unusually excellent ensemble. The tone quality of the whole orchestra is as teagown that combines splendid as that of the individual solo- perfect line and breathless ists. The ensemble has reached such a degree of mastery that technical prob- color ... in washable wool lems no longer exist for them and the with self-tone velveteen entire attention is focused on the prob- lems of musical interpretation, Their collar and cuffs. French sonority is as excellent in powerful pas- blue or cyclamen red. Sizes sages as in tender ones where the sound is a whisper; the bowing is like that of 10 to 20. chamber music: completely in unison. Is it necessary to say what a tremendous 45.00 part of this polished unanimity is due to the conductor? Charles Munch is a great artist whose mastery is as evident in old as in contemporary music. If I should try to define the mastery of Charles 416 Boylston St., Boston Munch I would say that it lies in his interpretative power, combining breadth 54 Central St., Wellesley of conception with delicacy of detail. More important than his technical mas- [3] — tery is Charles Munch's human, sincere, and deeply felt musical insight. He pos- sesses the strong intellect of a wise man and the fresh approach of a young soul. We remember Pierre Monteux and his last concert in Moscow in the middle twenties. He is one of the outstanding French conductors who has worked for years with the Boston Symphony Or- chestra in the past and at present is always the partner in the orchestra's activities on tour. Like Munch he com- bines deep understanding of music with a lively interest in contemporary musi- cians and their music. Charles Munch led the Orchestra in the first and third concerts in Moscow, and Pierre Monteux the second. Well known works such as Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony have been performed so many times by so many different conductors that they have lost their freshness and forcefulness of interpretation. It requires a really out- standing talent to bring out the original beauty. Charles Munch accomplishes this ab- solutely. We heard the real Beethoven —the great leader of humanistic ideas of beauty and freedom who leads us through difficult paths towards his ideals. The two Symphonies by Haydn (Mon- teux led the "Surprise"; Munch, No. 102) showed a proper sense of simplic- ity and optimism, with rather heavy folk humor. Monteux did a splendid job with Schubert's Seventh. Now for the con- temporary music—Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe," Strauss's "Don Juan" and Dukas' "L'Apprenti Sorcier." All of these were conducted by Munch and here his talent was shown at its greatest height. His conducting of Ravel showed how small- minded are the artificial critics who see with infinite skill Adele Ravel only as a composer of orchestral color. No doubt Ravel's music is even Simpson sculptures a more of a living force. This composer beaten gold gros de has won us over and conquered us not only because of his technical mastery londre into this and sheer beauty of musical form but memorably im- also because he reaches every one of us personally. The music of "Daphnis and portant cocktail Chloe," like his other works, resembles dress for our rays of the sun which blind us and which at the same time give us life energy. collection These qualities in Ravel's music were of holiday disclosed to us. The most difficult or- chestral selection—Strauss's "Don Juan" treasures. —was played with great fire. And finally, Dukas' "L'Apprenti Sorcier" was like brilliant fireworks. We also remember the fire and virtuosity in the encore of Pierre Monteux—the excerpts from "Der Rosenkavalier." 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