THE MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION Operating THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

Frank E. Joseph, President Carl N. Osborne...... Vice President William A. McAfee...... Vice President Edgar A. Hahn...... Vice President Alfred M. Rankin...... Vice President Alan S. Geismer...... Secretary Burton A. Miller...... Treasurer

Walter K. Bailey* Frank K. Griesinger R. Henry "Norweb, Jr. Alfred A. Benesch Edgar A. Hahn* Carl N. Osborne* Mrs. George P. Bickford Newman T. Halvorson Thomas F. Patton* Mrs. Dudley S. Blossom Miss Dorothy Humel Alfred M. Rankin* Kenyon C. Bolton Mrs. Gilbert W. Humphrey* Alexander C. Robinson, III Mrs. Percy W. Brown Jay Iglauer H. Chapman Rose Howard F. Burns James D. Ireland Henry E. Russell Frederick C. Crawford Frank E. Joseph* Ralph S. Schmitt Henry S. Curtiss Mrs. John S. Lucas Kurt L. Seelbach* Leroy B. Davenport Ernest Manring Arthur W. Steudel Walter L. Davis William A. McAfee* Dr. Robert S. Stockton Howard Dingle Charles B. Merrill Vernon B. Stouffer Royal Firman, Jr. Burton A. Miller* Mrs. William C. Treuhaft* Ellwood H. Fisher W. A. C. Miller, III Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr.* Edward W. Garfield John S. Millis Hon. Carl V. Weygandt Alan S. Geismer* John P. Murphy Mrs. Fred R. White Robert Hays Gries Mrs. Richard P. Nash* Lewis B. Williams Ex Officio: Mrs. Webb Chamberlain*, President of Women's Committee * Member of Executive Committee

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Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 6, Ohio (Tel.: CEdar 1-7300) THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA ARTUR RUBINSTEIN Forty-Fourth Season —1961-1962 artur Rubinstein was born in Lodz, Poland. TV The youngest of seven children, he showed GEORGE SZELL, Musical Director and Conductor musical talent at the age of three and was de­ '■ Robert Shaw and Louis Lane, Associate Conductors veloped as an infant prodigy. While still a very PERSONNEL small child, he was taken to Berlin, where he FIRST VIOLINS VIOLONCELLOS BASSOONS played for Joseph Joachim. Joachim was much impressed with the boy, and sent him to Rafael Druian Jules Eskin George Goslee Principal Vaclav Laksar Heinrich Barth for a full course of piano study. Concertmaster Ronald Phillips Ernst Silberstein He also received instruction in composition and Arnold Steinhardt Co-Principal CONTRA BASSOON harmony from Max Bruch and Robert Kahn. Assistant Concertmaster Harry Fuchs Walter Henker He made his first public appearance in Michael Grebanier Berlin at the age of eleven, playing a concerto Ernest Kardos Warren Downs FRENCH HORNS Assistant Concertmaster Albert Michelson Myron Bloom of Mozart with Joachim conducting. His re­ Thomas Liberti Roy Waas markable career as a traveling virtuoso, which Daniel Majeske Rolf Störseth Martin Morris has taken him to many countries, dates from this occasion. He first visited Assistant Concertmaster Jorge Sicre Richard Mackey the United States in 1906. In recent years he has made this country his hpme. Martin Simon Ernani Angelucci urt oebel K L Donald White Charles Blabolil The artist’s active repertoire contains nearly 200 works by 20 composers. James Barrett Theodore Baar Last month, he concluded a series of ten Carnegie Hall recitals during a span Joseph Koch TRUMPETS of 40 days, devoting all the proceeds to a variety of charities. Stephen Erdely BASSES Bernard Adelstein Artur Rubinstein and George Szell first appeared together almost 30 years Leonard Samuels Jacques Posell Thomas Wohlwender Samuel Salkin Lawrence Angell Richard Smith ago, at a 1933 concert in Holland, performing Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4. Gino Raffablli Fay Jennings Their most recent collaboration abroad was at four concerts of the Concertge- Sidney Weiss Thomas LaRusso bouw Orchestra in December of 1958. On Dec. 21-22-23, 1961, they appeared Philipp Naecele Irving Nathanson CORNETS Max Hobart together in three concerts of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, during Frank May Richard Smith Stephane Dalschaert Olin Trogdon David Zauder George Szell’s tenure as guest conductor. Mr. Rubinstein’s most recent Clemens Faber appearances with The Cleveland Orchestra took place on January 26-28, 1961. TROMBONES Edward Matey Raymond Benner Marie Setzer Robert Boyd A complete listing of Artur Rubinstein’s appearances with The Cleveland HARPS Warren Burkhart Orchestra follows: SECOND VIOLINS Alice Chalifoux Merritt Dittert November 25-27, 1937 ...... Brahms:. Concerto No. 2 Hyman Schandler Martha Dalton Allen Kofsky January 12-14, 1939 ...... Tchaikovsky:. Concerto No. 1 Elmer Setzer TUBA February 22-24, 1940 ...... Beethoven:. Concerto No. 4 Bernhard Goldschmidt FLUTES January 29-31, 1942 ...... Chopin:. Concerto No. 1 Chester Roberts William Brown Maurice Sharp Szymanowski: “Symphonie concertante” Samuel Epstein Martin Heylman TYMPANI April 1-3, 1943 ...... Rachmaninoff:.Concerto No. 2 Felix Freilich John Rautenberg December 2-4, 1943 ...... Brahms:. Concerto No. 2 Maurice Wolfson Cloyd Duff November 9-11, 1944 ...... Mozart:.Concerto in A, K. 488 Evelyn Botnick PICCOLO PERCUSSION Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Cathleen Dalschaert William Hebert January 23-25, 1947 ...... Brahms:. Concerto No. 2 Burton Kaplan Emil Sholle March 24-26, 1949 ...... Tchaikovsky:. Concerto No. 1 Bert Arenson OBOES Robert Matson April 9-11, 1953 ...... Brahms:. Concerto No. 2 Robert Pangborn Willis Reinhardt Marc Lifschey ...... Tchaikovsky:. Concerto No. 1 Edward Matey Charles Blabolil Elden Gatwood ...... Brahms:. Concerto No. 1 James Knox ...... Saint-Saëns:. Concerto No. 2 Robert Zupnik KEYBOARD January 17, 19571 Jerome Rosei INSTRUMENTS ...... Beethoven:. Concerto No. 5 Jeno Antal ENGLISH HORN > (special concerts) ...... Schumann: Concerto in A minor George Silfies January 19, 1957 Emil Sholle Harvey McGuire ...... Tchaikovsky:. Concerto No. 1 Theodore Baar ...... Chopin:. Concerto No. 1 Jerome Rosen* January 22, 1959] VIOLAS CLARINETS ...... Tchaikovsky:. Concerto No. 1 Michael Charry* > (special concerts) Abraham Skernick Robert Marcellus ...... Beethoven:. Concerto No. 5 January 24, 1959 Frederick Funkhouser Theodore Johnson LIBRARIANS ...... Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 Edward Ormond George Silfies Tom Brennand January 21-23, 1960 ...... Brahms:. Concerto No. 2 aszlo rausz L K Frederick Funkhouser January 26-28, 1961 ...... Mozart: Concerto in G, K. 453 Tom Brennand E FLAT CLARINET Chopin: Concerto No. 2 Ben Selcer Theodore Johnson PERSONNEL MANAGER Liszt: Concerto No. 1 Muriel Carmen Olin Trogdon William Kiraly BASS CLARINET With his present appearances, January 13-14, 1962, in all five of Bee­ Walter Stummer Alfred Zetzer BAGGAGE MASTER thoven’s piano concertos — the first three of which he has not played here Vitold Kushleika George Higgins before — Artur Rubinstein will have appeared with The Cleveland Orchestra Malcolm Mark SAXOPHONE * Apprentice Conductor at a total of 20 concerts or concert pairs, in 18 different works. Thomas Dumm George Silfies THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA GEORGE SZELL, Conductor

TWO SPECIAL CONCERTS

For the Benefit of The Cleveland Orchestra Pension Fund

A BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL

Soloist: ARTUR RUBINSTEIN, Piano

STEINWAY.. . FIRST PROGRAM PIANO OF IMMORTALS Saturday Evening, January 13, 1962, at 8:30 O'clock PIANO OF RUBINSTEIN

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An exhibit honoring Artur Rubinstein in the 25th anniversary year of his Che Malle Mros. do. first Severance Hall appearance may be seen in the Main Foyer Balcony. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA GEORGE SZELL, Conductor

TWO SPECIAL CONCERTS

For the Benefit of The Cleveland Orchestra Pension Fund

A BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL

Soloist: ARTUR RUBINSTEIN, Piano

SECOND PROGRAM

Sunday Afternoon, January 14, 1962, at 3:00 O'clock

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Allegro con brio Largo Rondo: Allegro

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Allegro con brio Adagio Rondo: Molto allegro

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, “Emperor” Allegro f Adagio un poco mosso (Rondo: Allegro ma non tanto

Steinway Piano Epic Records An exhibit honoring Artur Rubinstein in the 25th anniversary year of his first Severance Hall appearance may be seen in the Main Foyer Balcony. NEXT TWILIGHT CONCERT THE MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION Sunday afternoon, January 21, 1962, at 4 o'clock presents SEVERANCE HALL on Thursday, February 15, 1962, at 8:30 O’clock SEVERANCE HALL THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA A Special Recital for the Benefit of the 1961-62 Cleveland Orchestra Maintenance Fund KULAS FOUNDATION PROGRAM The conducting of this program will be shared by the three conduc­ tors who have been recipients of grants from the Kulas Foundation: IGOR OISTRAKH “Tragic” Overture, Op. 81 Brahms Violin Conductor: MICHEL HALLER, Kulas Fellow with Alexei Zybtsev at the Piano

Suite from the Ballet, “Appalachian Spring” Copland The brilliant young Soviet violinist is making his Cleveland recital debut during Conductor: MICHAEL CHARRY, Apprentice Conductor his first U. S. tour, which begins in Washington in January, followed by a Car­ negie Hall recital on February 4. He is the son of the world-famous violinist David Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, “Jupiter” Mozart Oistrakh, who made such a memorable appearance in the Cleveland Orchestra Conductor: JEROME ROSEN, Apprentice Conductor Maintenance Fund concert of January 13, 1960. Igor Oistrakh is being brought to this country under the Cultural Exchange Agreement between the U. S. State Department and the Soviet Ministry of Culture. The young artist, now 30 years of age, won both the Budapest and Wieniawski competitions, and has appeared throughout Europe to extraordinary critical acclaim. He has made several recordings, together with his father and as soloist. PROGRAM Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Brahms Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 Prokofieff INTERMISSION Chaconne, for violin solo Bach Sonata in E (1935) Hindemith Tzigane Ravel

Our Subscribers and Friends will have the first opportunity to order tickets for this concert. If subscribers will mark the locations of their regular seats on the attached blanks, these will be assigned whenever possible. Requests will be filled in order of receipt. All orders must be received by Saturday, January 20, 1962. Any remaining tickets will be placed on public sale January 22, 1962. Proceeds will go to the 1961-62 Mainten­ For each $6.00 ticket. $2.50 tax deduction ance Fund. A portion of your ticket For each $5.00 ticket. . $2.00 tax deduction price is deductible from your income For each $4.50 ticket. $2.00 tax deduction tax as a contribution. You may For each $3.50 ticket. . $1.50 tax deduction report the following amounts as contri­ For each $3.00 ticket. . $1.25 tax deduction butions for tax purposes: For each $2.50 ticket. . $1.00 tax deduction ORDER BLANK (please underline desired price) Box Seats @ $6.00 ___ Dress Circle @ $5.00, $4.50, $3.50 _ Main Floor @ $5.00, $4.50, $3.50 _ Balcony @ $3.50, $3.00, $2.50 ___ Extra Front Rows @ $3.00 My check for $ ______, made payable to the MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION, is en­ closed, together with a self-addressed, stamped envelope for mailing the tickets requested. NAME (print)______ADDRESS______.______ZONE______11 THE FIVE PIANO CONCERTOS OF BEETHOVEN

have been recently released on EPIC RECORDS as performed by LEON FLEISHER, pianist, with GEORGE SZELL and THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

“Among the most noteworthy piano-conductor collaborations on the current musical scene is that of Leon Fleisher and George Szell . . . The Fleisher-Szell-Cleve- land team has produced some excellent recordings of individual concertos. Now they have undertaken to bring forth a complete cycle of the five Beethoven Concertos. It is an impressive accomplishment.” Herbert Kupferberg, New York Herald Tribune, September 17, 1961

“Mr. Fleisher’s performances here add up to a distinguished, remarkable achievement ... It should be noted immediately that the success of the set owes as much to George Szell and The Cleveland Orchestra and to Epic’s engineers as it does to Mr. Fleisher. The musical attitude of conductor and soloist is completely unified. The orchestral playing is precise, perfectly dovetailed with the piano part. The sound is clear, balanced, spacious, yet unmarred by any excess resonance. The piano tone gleams softly at all times. It is not possible to characterize the performance as a whole, since each concerto is approached in a different spirit, as suits the music. Yet a vitality, a kind of joy in making music suffuses the recordings, even when the music is at its most profound. This, coupled with the intellectual penetration that marks the work of Mr. Szell and Mr. Fleisher, gives the set a special aura.” Raymond Ericson, The New York Times, September 3, 1961

“Distinguished Beethoven playing . . . Fleisher and Szell appear always on top of their energy, always tightly focused upon the thematic line, always able to bring us the most concentrated and effective statement of the material. The result is quite astonishing. The freshness, vitality, and imagination conveyed by these performances greatly exceed one’s normal expectations from recorded music.” Robert C. Marsh, High Fidelity, November 1961

“Memorable performances . . . Not only does Fleisher justify the faith Epic has placed in him, but he proceeds to make his way to the top of the pianistic heap . . . Szell and his magnificent orchestra provide radiant performances of the orchestral parts . . . Throughout there is a real sense of joy and exuberance in the playing ...” Martin Bookspan, HiFH Stereo Review “BEST OF THE MONTH”, December 1961

“. . . Superb accompaniments by The Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell. Fleisher’s varied and impressive performances put him, at 33, in the forefront of U.S. pianists.” LIFE, October 27, 1961

“Fleisher and Szell: their accomplishment will stand” (Headline) “The combination of Leon Fleisher and George Szell with The Cleveland Orchestra has produced some fine recordings in the past, but none of them is so impressive as their presentation of all five of the Beethoven piano concertos. Assisted by masterful engineering, their accomplishment — in the most difficult, assignment they have yet undertaken — will stand high among those 1961 recordings worthy of our attention in the years to come... Brisk, colorful, eminently alive, and decidedly brilliant... An achievement in which everyone involved can take genuine pride.” C. J. Luten, The American Record Guide, December 1961

Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 ...... LC 3788, Stereo BC 1136 ...... LC 3790, Stereo BC 1138

Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 19 Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73 Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 / “Emperor” ...... LC 3789, Stereo BC 1137 ...... LC 3791, Stereo BC 1139

12 Recent recordings on the EPIC label by GEORGE SZELL conducting THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9in D Minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”)—j GEORGE SZELL, Conductor with The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus I...... SC 6041 Robert Shaw, Director [Stereo BSC 112 FOURTEENTH PROGRAM Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 J Thursday Evening, January STRAUSS: “Don Quixote”, Op. 35, with Pierre Fournier, Cellist...... LC 3786 18, 1962, at 8:30 O'clock Stereo BC 1135 Saturday Evening, January 20, 1962, at 8:30 O'clock Stereo tape EC 815 Just released: WALTON: Symphony No. 2 (First recording)...... LC 3812 Assisting Artist: TAMAS VASARY, Piano STRAVINSKY: Suite from “The Fire Bird” Stereo BC 1149 (American debut) LOUIS LANE conducting THE CLEVELAND SUMMER “POPS” ORCHESTRA “Les Amants Magnifiques” André Jolivet Just released: “MUSIC FROM THE FILMS”...... LC 3809 Variations on Themes by Lully (Themes from “Exodus", “Gigi”, “Fanny”, “Henry V”, Stereo BC 1147 “State Fair”, and “Louisiana Story”) {First performance in America) Earlier releases: “POP CONCERT U. S. A.”...... LC 3539 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Liszt Stereo BC 1013 “POP CONCERT LATIN AMERICA”...... LC 3626 in E flat major (In one movement) Stereo BC 1047 “ON THE TOWN WITH THE CLEVELAND POPS”...... LC 3743 INTERMISSION (Music from Broadway Shows) Stereo BC 1107 “SYMPHONIC MARCHES"...... LC 3763 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral Beethoven Stereo BC 1121 THE CLEVELAND SINFONIETTA Tickets for all concerts are on sale at Severance Hall and Burrows, “MUSIC FOR A GOLDEN FLUTE”...... LC 3754 419 Euclid Avenue, or may be ordered at any Burrows store. (Music by Griffes, Foote, Hanson and Honegger) Stereo BC 1116 with Maurice Sharp, Flute

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