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BOSTON SYAPnONY ORCnCSTRH INCORPORATED THIRTY-NINTH SEASON ^Mf PRoGRSAAE Established 1833 WEBSTER AND ATLAS NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON WASHINGTON AND COURT STREETS AMORY ELIOT President JOSEPH L. FOSTER, Vice-President and Cashier ARTHUR W. LANE. Asst. Cashier EDWARD M. HOWLAND. Vice-President HAROLD A. YEAMES, Asst. Cashier Capital $1,000,000 Surplus and Profits $1,600,000 Deposits $11,000,000 The well-established position of this bank in the community, the character of its Board of Directors, and its reputation as a solid, conservative institution recommend it as a particularly desirable depository for ACCOUNTS of TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS and INDIVIDUALS For commercial accounts it is known as A STRONG BANK OF DEPENDABLE SERVICE DIRECTORS CHARLES B. BARNES ROBERT H, GARDINER EDWARD W. GREW JOSEPH S. BIGELOW OLIVER HALL THEODORE G. BREMER WALTER HUNNEWELL Wn^LIAM R. CORDINGLEY HOMER B. RICHARDSON RAYMOND B. COX DUDLEY P. ROGERS AMORY ELIOT THOMAS W. THACHER JOHN W. FARWELL WALTER TUFTS SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Telephones { Ticket Office ) p u r 1/iq«> °^'^'^ "^^ **^^ Branch Exchange ( Administration Offices ) .ft©e Symplhoiniy Orel INCORPORATED THIRTY-NINTH SEASON. 1919-1920 PIERRE MONTEUX, Conductor WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 2 AT 2.30 O'CLOCK SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3 AT 8.00 O'CLOCK COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY BOSTON SYMPHONV ORCHESTRA, INCORPORATED W. H. BRENNAN. Manager G. E. JUDD, Assistant Manager 657 — A name that is spoken with the full pride of ownership^that carries with it the deep satis- faction of possessing the ultimate expression of man's handiwork in Musical Art. A name that is cherished as a Family Tradition that keeps afresh for the next generation the associations and fond remembrances which cluster around the home piano. Supreme achievement of patience, skill and ex- perience, founded on inborn Ideals of Artistry. N WA Catalogue and prices on application Sold on convenient payments Old pianos taken in exchange Inspection invited 107-109 East 14th Street New York Subway Express Stations at the Door REPRESENTED BY THE FOREMOST DEALERS EVERYWHERE 658 ©§4©ini Syffinpli©]niy Oirelieslr^ Thirty-ninth Season, 1919-1920 PIERRE MONTEUX, Conductor PER Violins. " Fradkin, F. Roth, O. Rissland, K. Mahn, F. Concert-master. Hoffmann, J. Bak, A. Gerardi, A. Theodorowicz, J, Ribarsch, A. Sauvlet, H. Di Natale, J. Hankie, R. Traupe, W. Goldstein, H. Ringwall R. Farwell, E. Thillois, F. Goldstein, S. Pinfield, C. Fiedler, A Fiedler, B. Kurth, R. Gunderson, R. Diamond, ?. Deane, C. Bryant, M. Leveen, P. Langley, A. Kurkdjie, N. Blackman, A. Violas. Denayer, F. Berlin, V. Van Veen, H. Kay, W. Grover, H. Wittmann, F, Van Wynbergen, C. Shirley, P. Blumenau, VV. Salis, J. Violoncellos. Bedetti, J. Miquelle, G. Nagel, R. Belinski, M. Wamke, J. Schroeder, A. Keller, J. Barth, C. Fabrizio, E. Stockbridge, C. Basses. Kunze, M. Jaeger, A. Ludwig, O. Agnesy, K. Gerhardt, G. Seydel, T. Schurig, R. Frankel, I. Flutes. Oboes. Clarinets. Bassoons. Laurent, G. Longy, G. Sand, A. Laus, A. Brooke, A. Lenom, C. Mimart, P. Mueller, E. DeMailly, C. Stanislaus, H. Forlani, N. PJUer, B. Piccolo. English Horns. Bass Clarinet. Contra-Bassoon. Battles, A. Mueller, F. Vannini, A. Fuhrmann, M. Siieyer, L. Horns. Horns. Trumpets. Trombones. Wendler, G. Van Den Berg, C. Heim, G. Adam, E. Lorbeer, H. Versney, C. Mann, J. Sordillo, F. Hain, F. Hess, M. Mager, G. Mausebach, A, Gebhardt, W. Folk, G. Kloepfel, L. Kenfield, L. Tuba. Harps. Tympani. Percussion. Mattersteig, P. Holy, A. Neumann, S. Ludwig, C. Burkhardt, H. Cella, T. Gardner, C, Zahn, F. Organ. Librarian. Snow, A. Rogers, L. J. 659 :!'5'!::ir: A Hundred Master Pianists Play for You THINK of hearing the world's greatest pianist B— not once in a hfetime, but whenever you are in the mood! This is possible if you own S%eAMPICO _ _ in die Ornstein, Godowsky, Levitzki, Rachmaninoff —and many more play the masterpieces of music just as you heard them on the con- cert stage. The reproduction is perfect. And there is a wealth of lighter music, includ- ing the latest dance numbers, to choose from. Come in and hear the Ampico in the Chickering Piano today. Warerooms 660 THIRTY-NINTH SEASON. NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETEEN AND TWENTY Teetli Programme FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 1, at 2.30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING. JANUARY 3. at 8 o'clock Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, "Reformation," Op. toy I. Andante; Allegro con fuoco. 17. Allegro vivace. III. Andante; Andante con moto; Allegro vivace; Allegro maestoso. Debussy "Jeux" ("Play"), a Danced Poem (First time in Boston) Glazounoff "Stenka Razine," Symphonic Poem, Op. 13 (First time at these concerts) There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the symphony The ladies of the audience are earnestly requested not to put on hats before the end of a number. The doors oj the hall will be closed during the performance of each number on the programme. Those who wish to leave before the end of the concert are requested to do so in an interval between the numbers. Gty of Boston. Revised Regulation of August 5, 1 898,—Chapter 3, relating to the covering of the head in places of public amusement Every liccntee ahall not, in hi< place of amusement, allow any person to wear upon the head a covering which obstruct the view o^ the exliibition or performance in such place of any person seated in any seat therein provided for spectators. it b«iBg uodcntood that a low head covering without projection, which does not obstruct such view, may be worn. 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Also tours to South America Japan-China and Round the World. Send for Booklet Desired RAYMOND WHITCOMB CO. 17 TEMPLE PLACE Telephone Beach 6964 662 Symphony No. 5, '^Reformation Symphony," for Orchestra, D minor, Op. 107 (No. 36 of the posthumous works) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Born at Hamburg, February 3, 1809; died at Leipsic, November 4, 1847.) This symphony was begun in England in the fall of 1829 ; it was completed at Berlin in April, 1830. It was performed from manu- script for the first time on November 15, 1832, in the hall of the Singakademie, Berlin, at the first of three concerts given by Men- delssohn for the benefit of the fund for widows of orchestral play- ers. The composer conducted. The first performance in England was led by August Manns at the Crystal Palace on November 30, 1868. The first performance in the United States was at the first Trien- nial Festival of the Handel and Haydn Society in the Boston Music Hall on May 9, 1868. Mr. Zerrahn conducted. The overtures to Spohr's "Jessonda" and Rossini's "William Tell" ; "Voi, che sapete" was sung by Adelaide Phillipps, and Alide Topp gave the first per- formance in Boston of Liszt's concerto in E-flat major for the pianoforte. The score and the orchestral parts were not published until March, 1868. It has been said that Mendelssohn was averse to publication during his lifetime; did not wish to have it published JUST ISSUED COLONIAL LOVE LYRICS SIX SONGS BY Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) Edited and Augmented b> Harold Vincent Milligan Fnraptured I Gaze See Down Maria's Blushing Cheek My Love is Gone to Sea With Pleasures Have I Passed My Days The Garland Give Me Thy Heart Soprano or Tenor Mezzo Soprano or Baritone Price $1.25 [{Schmidt's Educational Series No. 213 a-b) The above collection is a sequel to "THE FIRST AMERICAN COMPOSER," Six Songs by Francis Hofkinson, edited and aug- mented by HAROLD V. MILLIGAN. These songs are of particu- lar musical and historical interest, and are being extensively used throughout the country by prominent artists. The volumes are attractively printed and contain a portrait of Francis Hopkinson, and a fac-simile letter from his friend, George "Washington. IT" 7 77 -^ -, , . 1, r^ BOSTON : 120 Boylston St. 1 ne Artnur }r. bcnmiat uo.new york : s west 40th st, 663 after his death; did not like to hear about performances of it.