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SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Branch Exchange Telephones, Ticket and Administration Offices, Back Bay 1492 Boston Symphony Grdhe§ira INC. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor FORTY-FOURTH SEASON, 1924-1925 WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE COPYRIGHT, 1925, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. FREDERICK P. CABOT President GALEN L. STONE Vice-President • ERNEST B. DANE . Treasurer FREDERICK P. CABOT ERNEST B. DANE HENRY B. SAWYER M. A. DE WOLFE HOWE GALEN L. STONE JOHN ELLERTON LODGE BENTLEY W. WARREN ARTHUR LYMAN E. SOHIER WELCH W. H. BRENNAN, Manager G. E. JUDD. Assistant Manager 1177 — THE INST%U34ENT OF THE IMMORTALS IT IS true that Rachmaninov, Pader- Each embodies all the Steinway ewski, Hofmann—to name but a few principles and ideals. And each waits of a long list of eminent pianists only your touch upon the ivory keys have chosen the Steinway as the one to loose its matchless singing tone, perfect instrument. It is true that in to answer in glorious voice your the homes of literally thousands of quickening commands, to echo in singers, directors and musical celebri- lingering beauty or rushing splendor ties, the Steinway is an integral part the genius of the great composers. of the household. And it is equally true that the Steinway, superlatively fine as it is, comes well within the There is a Steinway dealer in your range of the moderate income and community or near you through 'whom meets all the requirements of the you may purchase a new Steinway modest home. piano "with a small cash deposit, and This instrument of the masters has the balance will be extended over a been brought to perfection by four period of two years. * Used pianos generations of the Steinway family. accepted in partial exchange. But they have done more than this. They have consistently sold it at the Prices: $875 and up lowest possible price. And they have Plus transportation given it to the public upon terms so convenient that the Steinway is well Steinway & Sons, Steinway Hall within your reach. Numerous styles 109 East Fourteenth St., New York and sizes are made to suit your home. 1178 Forty-fourth Season, 1924-1925 SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Violins. Burgin, R. Hoffmann, J. Gerardi, A. Hamilton, V. Concert-master. Mahn, F. Krafft, W. Sauvlet, H. Theodorowicz, J. Gundersen, R. Pinfield, C. Fiedler, B. Siegl, F. Kassman, N. Cherkassky, P. Leveen, P. Mariotti, V. Thillois, F. Gorodetzky, L. Kurth, R. Riedlinger, H. Murray, J. Goldstein, S. Bryant, M. Knudsen, C. Stonestreet, L. Tapley, R. Del Sordo, R. Messina, S. Diamond, S. Erkelens, H. Seiniger, b. Violas. Fourel, G. Werner, H. Grover, H. Fiedler, A. Artieres, L. Van Wynbergen, C. Shirley, P. Mullaly. J. Gerhardt, S. Kluge, M. Deane, C. Zahn, F. The House Where Music Is FOR over a hundred years Chickering has stood supreme among fine pianos. The name has come to have even wider significance, however, for it means, also, an old Colonial building on Tremont Street, a Boston institution where one naturally goes to select a piano at whatever price one can afTord to pay with a certainty of being satisfied. You are cordially invited to our store if only to listen to the tone of our several instru- ments. It will be well worth a visit to hear the Ampico re-enact the very personality of the playing of the greatest artists. If you wish to buy at this time, your present piano will be taken in exchange and con- venient terms of monthly payment may be arranged. ^tfSHck:kertn$ 3t #on^p 169-Tremont Street, Boston PIANOS OF ALL PRICES—EACH PRE-EMINENT IN ITS CLASS 11S0 s FORTY-FOURTH SEASON NINETEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR 6TWENTY-FIVE ifteeeth Programme i CONTEMPORARY FRENCH COMPOSERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 13, at 2.30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, at 8.15 o'clock Rabaud .... "La Procession Nocturne," Symphonic Poem, Op. 6 (after Lenau) D'Indy .... Symphony in B-flat major, No. 2, Op. 57 I. Extremement lent; Tres vif. II. Moderement lent. III. Mod6r6; Tres anime. IV. Introduction, Fugue, et Finale. Roussel .... "Pour une Fete de Printemps," Op. 23 (First time in Boston) Dukas "La Peri," Poeme Danse There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the symphony City of Boston, Revised Regulation of August 5, 1 898. —Chapter 3, relating to the covering ol the head in places of public amusement Every licensee shall not, in his place of amusement, allow any person to wear upon the head a covering which obstruct the view of the exhibition or performance in such place of any person seated in any seat therein provided for spectators. It being understood that a low head covering without projection, which does not obstruct such view, may be worn. Attest: J. M. GALVIN. City Cleric. The works to be played at these concerts may be seen in the Allen A. Brown Music Collection of the Boston Public Library one week before the concert 11S1 RAYMOND -WHITCOMB announce A Summer Cruise to the Mediterranean Sailing June 27 from New York, 53 days, S.S. "Oronsay" For the first time in history we are offering summer travelers a Cruise to the Mediterranean that is the equal in every respect of the best Winter Cruises. Summer The Best Time THIS CRUISE VISITS Summer is not only the most convenient time of year for most travelers, but in Funchal Madeira many other respects it is the best time to Tangier Morocco visit the Mediterranean. The weather is Gibralta Spain Granada much better than in winter. There is less Algiers Algeria rain and the various countries present a Carlo more attractive appearance. On the en- Monte Riviera Nice tire trip only at one or two ports are we Pisa Rome likely to find hot weather and the cool Naples Venice Leghorn Italy nights and time aboard ship always insure Civita Vecchia comfort. After all, Naples and New York Ragusa are at approximately the same latitude. Tugo-Slavia Cattaro Arrival at Cherbourg and Southampton Athens Greece on August 18 permits continued travel Dardanelles on the Continent. Bosphorus Turkey Constantinople A Remarkable Ship Beyrouth Syria The 20,000 ton oil burning "Oronsay," Jerusalem launched in November, 1924, is the finest Bethlehem Palestine ship of the great Orient Line. Designed Haifa Jaffa for service from England to the Mediter- Port Said Cairo Egypt ranean and Australia, she has more single Alexandria rooms than any ship afloat. Every state- Naples room used by us will be an outside room Pompeii Italy (many of the popular "Bibby" type). Genoa Marseilles Not more than two passengers will occupy Cherbourg France any room, except upon request. Mem- (for Paris) bership is limited to less than the first class Southampton England accommodations of the ship. "Oronsay" is (for London) the largest and finest ship ever sent on a This is the most comprehensive itinerary ever oliered by any cruise summer cruise to the Mediterranean. to the Mediterranean (whether in winter or in summer). Very Attractive Rates The rates are extremely reasonable for such a comprehensive cruise — a cruise more complete in its route than any to the Mediterranean in recent years, whether sailing in summer or winter. The rates, of which $675 is the minimum, include many shore excursions — such as a two-day trip to Granada and the Alhambra, two days in Rome, four-day trip through the Holy Land, three-day trip in Egypt. The extremely early filling of our winter Mediterranean Cruise prompts us to urge our friends to make immediate application if it is at all probable that they will wish to join this cruise LITERATURE AND FULL PARTICULARS UPON REQUEST RAYMOND & WHITCOMB CO. 165 Tremont Street, Boston Telephone Beach 6964 26-day Cruise to the West Indies Sailing from New York February 28 "La Procession Nocturne": Symphonic Poem (after Lenau), Op. 6 Henri Rabatjd (Born in Paris, November 10, 1873; now living in Boston) "La Procession Nocturne" was performed for the first time at a Concert Colonne, Paris, January 15, 1899. There was a performance of this work by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati, on November 30, 1900. Mr. Van der Stucken conducted. The first performance in Boston was by the Orchestral Club, Mr. Longy conductor, January 7, 1903. Mr. Chadwick conducted a performance at a concert of the New England Conservatory Orches- tra, November 19, 1909. The first performance in Boston at a concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra was on December 27, 1918, when the composer conducted. A second performance was conducted by Mr. Monteux on April 23, 1920. The programme book of the Cincinnati Orchestra contained this translation of Lenau's* poem: *Nicolaus Lenau, whose true name was Nicolaus Niembsch von Strehlenau, was born at Cstatad, Hungary, August 13, 1802. He studied law and medicine at Vienna, but practised neither. In 1832 he visited the United States and did not like the people. In October, 1844, he went mad. His love for Sophie von Loewenthal had much to do with the wretched mental condition of his later years. He died at Oberdoebling, near Vienna, August 22, 1850. He himself called "Don Juan," which sug- gested Richard Strauss's tone poem of that name, his strongest work. His "Faust"was left incomplete. MODULATION AND RELATED SOME PRACTICAL THINGS IN HARMONIC QUESTIONS PIANO PLAYING Covering clearly and thoroughly such A clear exposition of the technical subjects as scales and key relationships, dia- points concerning such things as the change of keys without modulation, modula- mechanism of the piano, first training of tonic, chromatic and enharmonic the fingers, shall the fingers be held away tion, harmonic changes by movement of elisions, from the keys, octaves, voice leading, etc.