Music Hall, Bostei if S; ny THIRTEENTH SEASON Ore ra 1 893-94, EMIL PAUR, Conductor. PROGRAMME OP THE Twenty-first Rehearsal and Com WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY WILLIAM F. APTHORP. Friday Afternoon, April 6, At 2.30 o'clock. Saturday Evening, April 7, At 8 o'clock. UBLISHtD BY C. A. ELLIS, MANAGER. (721) JHam&lamlm flMano^jfortee. (722) Twenty-first Rehearsal and Concert, Friday Afternoon, April 6, at 2.30 Saturday Evening, April 7, at 8.00 IN MEMORIAM HANS GUIDO VON BULOW. BORN JANUARY 8, 1830. DIED FEBRUARY 12, 1894. PROGRAMME. Hans von Biilow - Funerale, Op. 23, No. 4 (First Time.) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3, in E-flat major (" Eroica "), Op. 55 I. Allegro con brio (E-flat major) - 3-4 II. Marcia funebre : Adagio assai (C minor) - - 2-4 - III. Scherzo : Allegro vivace (,E-flat major) - 3-4 Trio (E-flat major) - - 3-4 - IV. Finale : Allegro molto (E-flat major) 2-4 Poco Andante (E-flat major; - 2-4 Bernhard Molique Two Movements from Concerto for Violin, No. 5, in A minor, Op. 21 II. Andante (E major) - - 4-4 I. Allegro (A minor) ------ 4-4 Johannes Brahms - Tragic Overture, in D minor, Op. 81 Allegro ma non troppo (D minor) - 2-2 Soloist, Mr. OTTO ROTH. The programme for the next Public Rehearsal and Concert will be found on page 751. (723) : MANUFACTURERS OF GRAND, QUARE AND UPRIGHT MJGEN D'ALBERT : From fullest conviction, I declare them to be the best In- struments of America. OR. HANS VON BULOW : Their sound and touch are more sympathetic to my ears and hands^ than all others of the country. I declare them the absolutely best in America. ALFRED GRUNFELD I consider them the best instruments of our times. P. TSCHAIKOVSKY : Combines with great volume of tone rare sympathetic and noble tone color and perfect action. .WAREROOMS: BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, And 24 E. Baltimore Street. 817 Pennsylvania Avenue. NEW YORK, 148 Fifth Avenue. OLIVER DITSON COMPANY- Sole Ag'ts, 453-463 Washington St., Boston. E. W. TYLER, Manager. (724) Hans Guido, Baron von Bulow was born in Dresden on January 8, 1830, and died in Cairo, Egypt, on February 12, 1894. His father, Ed- uard von Billow, was chamberlain to the Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and had some reputation as a writer. At first the young Hans showed neither taste nor aptitude for music ; but after a long and severe illness in early boyhood his musical gift declared itself. In 1839 he began his studies on the pianoforte under Friedrich Wieck, and in 1841 entered upon the study of harmony and counterpoint under M. K. Eberwein. In 1848 he entered the University of Leipzig as law student, but still kept up his counterpoint under Moritz Hauptmann. In 1849 ne ^ e^ Leipzig to enter the Univer- sity of Berlin. At this time he was much interested in politics, and contributed several articles to a democratic newspaper, Die Abendpost ; now also began his championship of the new German school of music, with its " perhaps St. Richard may be as good an one to pray to as St. Sebastian,"* and his prop- agandism of the ideas of Wagner and Liszt. He also espoused the cause of Berlioz's music in Germany with great ardor. After being present at a performance of Lohengrin, conducted by Liszt in Weimar in 1850, he made up his mind to give up the law and make music his profession ; he was then twenty years old. He accordingly went to Zurich, where Wagner was then living in exile, and placed himself under his guidance. In 185 1 he went to Weimar to complete his pianoforte studies under Liszt's direction, the late Otto Dresel being a fellow-pupil of his at the same time. In 1853 he made his first concert tour, to Vienna, Pesth, Dresden, Carls- ruhe, Bremen, Hamburg, and Berlin, meeting with immense success where- ever he appeared. From 1855 to 1864 he was principal teacher of the pianoforte at Stern & Marx's Conservatorium in Berlin, making occasional concert tours through Germany, the Netherlands, and Russia, appearing both as pianist and orchestral conductor. In 1864 he moved to Munich, * Richard Wagner and Sebastian Bach. BRAIN-WORKERS. Horsford's Acid Phosphate is recommended by physicians of all schools, for restoring brain force or nervous energy, in all cases where the nervous system has been reduced below the normal standard by overwork, as found in lawyers, teachers, students, and brain-workers generally. Descriptive pamphlet free on application to Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R.J* Beware of Substitutes and Imitations. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. (725) } V. BALLARD & SONS, Ladies' Tailors. Thin Coverts, Homespuns, and Tweeds for Gowns. 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Music Hall Building, Room 7, - - BOSTON, Repairer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra (726) where he was appointed chief conductor at the Royal Opera and director of the Conservatorium. The work of remodelling the Conservatorium ac- cording to Wagner's ideas, added to domestic troubles, so told on his health that in 1869 he retired to Florence, where he lived for several years. In 1873 he made his first professional visit to London, and in 1875-76 to the United States. In 1878 he succeeded Karl Ludwig Fischer as con- ductor at the Court Opera in Hannover ; but disputes with the management of the theatre as to the scope of his functions ended in his resignation in 1880. In October of this year he was appointed Court Music Director to the Duke of Meiningen ; he immediately began his work of remodelling the Meiningen orchestra, which he soon succeeded in transforming into one of the first orchestras in the world,— not so much on account of the in- dividual excellence of its members as of the absolute subjection of all to his leadership. In 1885 he resigned his conductorship in Meiningen, and conducted philharmonic concerts in St. Petersburg and Berlin. He also did much work in the pianoforte department of Raff's Conservatory in Frankfurt-am-Main and Klindworth's Conservatory in Berlin. After 1870 von Billow's championship of the new German school grew more lukewarm, and he became more and more classical in his tendencies, albeit he was to the end one of the warmest admirers of Johannes Brahms. He used to say, " Mein musikalischer Glaubensbekmntniss ist in Es-dur,— also mit drei B'en!" (My musical creed is in E-flat major,— that is, with three flats!*) The three flats, or "B's," were Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. FUNERALE IN D MINOR, Op. 23, No. 4 .... HANS VON BfJLOW. This composition is the last of a set of four character-pieces for grand orchestra dedicated to Hans von Bronsart. It consists of a single move- * B is the German for flat. New England conservatory or music (FOUNDED BY DR. HBBN TOURJBH.) RICHARD H. DANA, President. CARL FAELTEN, Director. THE LEADING CONSERVATORY OF AMERICA. The Couksbs of Study insure a musical education of a broad and comprehensive nature. Thorough instruction for pupils of any {grade in Pianoforte, Organ, and all Orchestral Instruments; in Solfeggio, Voice Building, Art of Singing, and in teaching music in Public Schools ; in Theory Harmony, Counterpoint, ana Composition. Tmr Orchestral Department affords unequalled opportunities for both Ensemble and Orchestral Practice under most efficient leadership. Thb Faculty have been chosen with reference not only to their standing as artists,* but also with regard to their ability as teachers of the highest excellence. Tbacmrrs op Wind Instruments are selected from among the members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Hfintl for calendar or call at the ln.*titu.tlor\. F. W. HALE, General Manager. Franklin Square, Boston, Mast. • During last season the following members of the Faculty appeared as soloists in these concerts Miss Louise A. Lelmer, Messrs. Heinrich Meyn, George M. Nowelf, Carl Stasny, and Leo Schuls. (727) ment {Andante sostenuto, in D minor, 3-4 time) in which a single theme is worked out with considerable elaboration. It is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 pair of kettle-drums, and the usual strings. Symphony No. 3, in E-flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55. Ludwig van Beethoven. This symphony was completed in August, 1804, and was first performed at the house of Prince von Lobkowitz in Vienna in 1805. Its full title in the original MS. score is: " Sinfonia eroica, composta per festeggiare il sov- venire di un grand' uomo " (Heroic Symphony, composed to celebrate the memory of a great man). Beethoven originally meant Napoleon by the "great man "; he had indeed inscribed his name on the title-page. But the news of the coup d'etat reached him before the work was finished, whereupon he erased Napoleon's name in disgust, and dedicated the sym- phony to Prince von Lobkowitz.