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&cabemp of Jfflustc . proofelpn ^ ^\wmi»«/////. „ BOSTON , '*SYAPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. FIFTY-FIFTH SEASON 1935-1936 [5] Friday Evening, April 3 Under the auspices of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and the Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn Boston Symphony Orchestra [Fifty-fifth Season, 1935-1936] Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductot Personnel Violins BURGIN, R. ELCUS, G. LAUGA, N. SAUVLET, H. RESNIKOFF, v. Concert-master gundersen, r. KASSMAN, n. cherrassky, P. EISLER, D. THEODOROWICZ, J. HANSEN, E. MARIOTTI, V. FEDOROVSKY, P. TAPLEY, R. LEIBOVICI, J. PINFIELD, C. LEVEEN, P. KRIPS, A. KNUDSON, C. ZUNG, M. BEALE, M. GORODETZKY, L. MAYER, P. DIAMOND, S. DEL SORDO, R. FIEDLER, B. BRYANT, M. STONESTREET, L. MESSINA, S. MURRAY, J. ERKELENS, H. SEINIGER. , S. Violas LEFRANC, J. FOUREL, G. BERNARD, A. GROVER, H. ARTIERES, L. CAUHAPE, J. VAN WYNBERGEN, C. WERNER, H. AVIERINO, N. DEANE, C. HUMPHREY, G. GERHARDT, S. JACOB, R. Violoncellos SEDETTI, J. LANGENDOEN, J. CHARDON, Y. STOCKBRIDGE, C. FABRIZIO, E. ZIGHERA, A. BARTH, C. DROEGHMANS, H. WARNKE, J. MARJOLLET, L. ZIMBLER, J. Basses KUNZE, M. LEMAIRE, J. LUDWIG, O. GIRARD, H. JUHT, L. VONDRAK, A. MOLEUX, G. FRANKEL, I. DUFRESNE, G. Flutes Oboes Clarinets Bassoons LAURENT, G. GILLET, F. POLATSCHEK, V. LAUS, A. BLADET, G. DEVERGIE, J. VALERIO, m. ALLARD, R. AMERENA, P. STANISLAUS, H. MAZZEO, R. PANENKA, E, Eh Clarinet Piccolo English Horn Bass Clarinet Contra-Bassoon MADSEN, G. SPEYER, L. MIMART, P. PILLER, B. Horns Horns Trumpets Trombones BOETTCHER, G. VALKENIER, W. MAGER, G. raichman, j. MACDONALD, W. LANNOYE, M. LAFOSSE, M. HANSOTTE, L. VALKENIER, W. SINGER, J. VOISIN, R. L. LILLEBACK, w. GEBHARDT, W. LORBEER, h. VOISIN, R. ADAM, E. MANN, J. Tuba Harps Timpani Percussion -.DAM, E. ZIGHERA, B. SZULC, R. STERNBURG, S. CAUGHEY, e. POLSTER, M. WHITE, L. ARQERI, E. Organ Piano Celesta Librarian FIEDLER, SNOW, A. SANROMA, J. A. ROGERS, L. J. $Uabemj> of fMusrtc • Jlroofelpn FIFTY- FIFTH SEASON, 1935-1936 Boston Symphony Orchestra INCORPORATED Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor RICHARD BURGIN, Assistant Conductor Concert Bulletin of the Fifth Concert FRIDAY EVENING, April 3 with historical and descriptive notes By John N. Burk COPYRIGHT, 19.36, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, IflC. The OFFICERS and TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Bentley W. Warren President Henry B. Sawyer . Vice-President Ernest B. Dane Treasure? Allston Burr Roger I. Lee Henry B. Cabot William Phillips Ernest B. Dane Henry B. Sawyer N. Penrose Hallowell Pierpont L. Stackpole M. A. De Wolfe Howe Edward A. Taft Bentley W. Warren G. E. Judd, Manager C. W. Spalding, Assistant Managi [1} SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON Two Performances Sunday, April 26 Monday, April 27 Boston Symphony Orchestra Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Bach's St. Matthew Passion WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HARVARD GLEE CLUB RADCLIFFE CHORAL SOCIETY AND SOLOISTS INCLUDING— JEANNETTE VREELAND KATHRYN MEISLE FREDERICK JAGEL KEITH FALKNER DAVID BLAIR McCLOSKY Dr. V. ERNST WOLFF, Harpsichord PENSION FUND CONCERTS Tickets now at $3.50, $3.00, $2.50, $2.00, $1.50 (no tax) Mail orders accompanied by check, addressed to Symphony Hall, Boston, will be given prompt attention [*'] 3Uabemp of music • JSrooWpn Boston Symphony Orchestra FIFTY-FIFTH SEASON, 1935-1936 Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor FIFTH CONCERT FRIDAY EVENING, April 3 Programme Hill Sinfonietta for String Orchestra, Op. 40a I. Allegro giocoso II. Moderato e risoluto III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace IV. Allegro deciso (First Performance) Bach Chaconne for Violin unaccompanied (transcribed for orchestra by Alfredo Casella) INTERMISSION Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 I. Un poco sostenuto; Allegro II. Andante sostenuto III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso IV. Adagio: Allegro non troppo, ma con brio [Si SINFONIETTA FOR STRING ORCHESTRA, Op. 40a By Edward Burlingame Hill Born in Cambridge, Mass., September 9, 1872 This Sinfonietta is a transcription for string orchestra of the String Quartet, Op. 40, which Mr. Hill composed between July and September, 1935, and dedicated to Yves Chardon and the Chardon Quartet. The quartet was performed by this group for the first time at Paine Hall, Cambridge, January 23 of the present year. The orches- tral version was made at the suggestion of Dr. Koussevitzky. The four movements of the work follow the orthodox form. Mr. Hill's father was professor of chemistry at Harvard, and his grandfather was president of the University. Like them, he has been connected with Harvard College for a number of years, as professor in the music department, Of his works, the following have been played by this orchestra: "The Parting of Lancelot and Guinevere," Symphonic Poem. "Stevensoniana" (First Suite). "Stevensoniana" (Second Suite). "The Fall of the House of Usher," Poem. Waltzes for Orchestra. Scherzo for Two Pianos and Orchestra. "Lilacs," Poem for Orchestra. Symphony in B-flat major, No. 1. Symphony in C major, No. 2. Sinfonietta, in one movement. An Ode (Poem by Robert Hillyer). (Composed for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Orchestra.) Concertino for Piano and Orchestra. Mr. Hill has also written a sonata for clarinet (or violin), and piano; Jazz Study for two pianos; "Nuns of the Perpetual Adoration," for women's voices and orchestra. t4] CHACONNE, from the Second Suite (Partita) for Violin Unaccompanied By Johann Sebastian Bach Born at Eisenach on March 21, 1685; died at Leipzig, July 28, 1750 Arranged for Orchestra by Alfredo Casella Born in Turin, Italy, July 25, 1883 It was a way with Bach to follow with docility some superficial custom of musical formalism, and, seized by his subject, to expand it prodigiously, as if his imagination, taking flight, had quite for- gotten its modest starting point. The French composers, whom he carefully studied, would often include a chaconne (or passacaglia) in their instrumental suites. They were light and elegant pieces, ap- proaching the rondo. Bach, writing his second suite in D minor for violin unaccompanied, added to its four complete movements a chaconne, as a sort of appendage. Upon the four meagre strings of the violin, he erected a structure of almost terrifying grandeur, ex- ceeding in length the preceding movements combined. "The spirit of the master," wrote Phillip Spitta, "urges the instrument to in- credible utterance; at the end of the major section it sounds like an The Analytic Symphony Series Edited and annotated by PERCY GOETSCHIUS, Mus. Doc. Published by Oliver Ditson Company, Inc. The Analytic Symphony Series comprises thirty-four volumes cov- ering the most important symphonies of the world's greatest masters. Each volume is presented in playable two-hand piano score, and contains complete analytical notes on the structure and orchestration in addition to critical notes appraising the sig nificance of the composition and its salient points. Copies may be had from your Music Dealer or the Publishers OLIVER DITSON COMPANY, Inc. 359 Boylston Street Boston, Mass* [5 "J organ, and sometimes a whole band of violins might seem to be playing. This chaconne is a triumph of spirit over matter such as even he never repeated in a more brilliant manner." Many have been the transcriptions of the Chaconne to a fuller instrumentation and so- nority. Schumann and Mendelssohn had the temerity to add a piano accompaniment to Bach's violin solo. There have been orchestral versions, of which that by Joachim Raff was performed by this or- chestra under Wilhelm Gericke, April 26, 1889, and again in 1899. The most recent transcription has been made by Alfredo Casella. The score is dedicated to Dr. Koussevitzky and this orchestra; it is dated Siena, September, 1935. The work was performed in Turin, December 14, 1935; performances in Rome and Naples followed. Mr. Casella has scored the work for wood winds in threes (with piccolo, English horn and E-flat clarinet); the usual brass, timpani, and strings. An organ is introduced in the last pages. Mr. Casella has written a preface to his score, which is here translated: Everyone knows — and surely it need hardly be stressed here — the musical splendor of the "Chaconne," its nobility, its melodic wealth, its miraculous balance and sublimity of expression. Nevertheless, such is the disproportion between the natural resource of the violin limited by its four strings, and the amplitude of the piece in sonority and polyphony, its orchestral implications, that its performance — save We bring to your banking and trust problems sixty - nine years of continuous experience. Nothing To Sell But Service The Oldest BROOKLYN TRUST Trust COMPANY Company MAIN OFFICE- 177 MONTAGUE STREET NEW YORK OFFICE-26 BROAD STREET in Brooklyn MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OVER 80 YEARS' BROWN'S TROCHESREPUTATION For relief of Coughs, Hoarseness, Minor Bronchial and Asthmatic Throat Troubles. Invaluable to Singers and Speakers for clearing the voice. Free from opiates. Sold only in boxes. 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I have tried to preserve and even to intensify by means of contemporaneous instrumentation two elements in the music — the Spanish atmosphere, reserved, grandiose, baroque, as Bach conceived it (the Andalusian origin of the dance is not patent until the harmonic progressions in the final part); also, its inherent strain of violin virtuosity, which indeed cannot be extended to the entire instrumentation.