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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 33,1913-1914, Trip FOURTH CONCERT OF THE ELLIS COURSE MECHANICS HALL . WORCESTER Boston Symphony Orchestra Thirty-third Season, 1913-1914 Dr. KARL MUCK, Conductor Pr« WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10 AT 8.00 COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY C. A. ELLIS PUBLISHED BY C. A. ELLIS. MANAGER No Piano of American make has been so favored by the musical pub- lic as this famous old Boston make. The world's greatest musicians have demanded it and discriminating people have purchased it. THE CHICKERING PIANO enjoys the distinction of being the recipient of 129 First Medals and Awards for Superiority Its wonderful tone and action call it to the studio to stimulate and encourage the pupil, and it is sought by teachers and musical people when the best is desired. WORCESTER, MASS. J7" ^r *^- " MECHANICS HALL .... WORCESTER Thirty-third Season, 1913-1914 Dr. KARL MUCK, Conductor SECOND CONCERT TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10 AT 8.00 PROGRAMME Beethoven .... Symphony in A major, No. 7, Op. 92 I. Poco Sostenuto; Vivace. II. Allegretto. III. Presto: Presto meno assai. IV. Allegro con brio. Tschaikowsky . Air des Adieux from "Jeanne d'Arc" Bizet . Suite No. 1, from the Music for Alphonse Daudet's Play, "L'Arlesienne" I. Prelude. II. Minuetto. III. Adagietto. IV. Carillon. Debussy . Recitative and Aria of Lia, from "L'Enfant Prodigue" Berlioz Overture to " Rob Roy SOLOIST Miss CHRISTINE MILLER There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the symphony 3 . ili-i A NEW STYLE OF THE NEW ENGLAND'S FAVORITE PIANO GIVE YOUR CHILDREN this piano. Its full, rich tone will be a delight to you and an education to them. They can- not begin too early to develop an artistic feeling for tone quality. Hundreds of music teachers in New England use and recommend the Jewett Pianos. They are durable, reliable pianos — uniformly of the highest quality and good for a lifetime's musical satisfaction. See this handsome new style at any Steinert store Prices of Jewett Pianos range from $375 up. Old Pianos taken in exchange. Liberal credit terms. 308 MAIN STREET, WORCESTER, MASS. STORES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF NEW ENGLAND Hi Symphony in A major, No. 7, Op. 92 . Ludwig van Beethoven (Born at Bonn, December 16 (?), 1770; died at Vienna, March 26, 1827.) The first sketches of this symphony were made by Beethoven prob- ably before 181 1 or even 18 10. Several of them in the sketch-book that belonged to Petter of Vienna, and was analyzed by Nottebohm, were for the first movement. Two sketches for the famous allegretto are mingled with phrases of the Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, dedicated in 18 18 to Count Rasoumoffsky. One of the two bears the title: "Anfang Variations." There is a sketch for the Scherzo, first in F major, then in C major, with the indication: "Second part." Another sketch for the Scherzo bears a general resemblance to the beginning of the "Dance of Peasants" in the Pastoral Symphony, for which reason it was rejected. In one of the sketches for the Finale Beethoven wrote: "Goes at first in F-sharp minor, then in C-sharp minor." He preserved this modulation, but he did not use the theme to which the indication was attached. Another motive in the Finale as sketched was the Irish air, "Nora Creina," for which he wrote an accompaniment at the request of George Thomson, the collector of Scottish, Welsh, and Irish melodies. Thayer states that Beethoven began the composition of the Seventh Symphony in the spring of 18 12. Prod'homme believes that the work was begun in the winter of 1811-12. The autograph manuscript that belongs to the Mendelssohn family of Berlin bears the inscription: "Sinfonie. L. v. Bthvn 18 12 i3ten M." A clumsy binder cut the paper so that only the first line of the M is to be seen. There was therefore a dispute as to whether the month were May, June, or July. Beethoven wrote to Varena on May 8, 18 12: "I promise you imme- diately a wholly new symphony for the next Academy, and, as I now have opportunity, the copying will not cost you a heller." He wrote DAY BUILDING, 4 WALNUT STREET WORCESTER, MASS. Elevators: 4 Walnut Street and 306 Main Street Pianoforte — Vocal — Organ — Violin — Harmony — Ensemble — Sight Reading School year begins second week in September. Pupils received at any time during School year. Term begins with first lesson. A three-manual organ with full set of pedals and electric motor for lessons and practice. Churches supplied with singers and organists for permanent positions, and substitutes secured at short notice. School is open each evening for the benefit of those who are unable to take lessons during the day. Graded preparatory department for young children at reduced rates. Parents having small children, wishing to avail themselves of the method taught in the School, can have lessons given at their homes by one of the teachers of the School. For further information address Telephones: School, Park 4155; House. Cedar 1552-M. EDWARD L. SUMNER, Director. MELBA KUBEL1K These world famous artists prefer and use exclusively itemt&Iamlm Everywhere acknowledged to be, musically, the most beautiful piano the world has ever known. Send for a description of the MASON & HAM- LIN TENSION RESONATOR, the greatest discovery in pianoforte construction in the last fifty years. ifoim&lfamlmdk ESTABLISHED 1854 BOSTON NEW YORK on July 19: "A new symphony is now ready. As the Archduke Ru- dolph will have it copied, you will be at no expense in the matter." It is generally believed that the symphony was completed May 13, in the hope that it would be performed at a concert of Whitsuntide. The first performance of the symphony was at Vienna, in the large hall of the university, on December 8, 18 13. Malzel, the famous maker of automata, exhibited in Vienna during the winter of 1812-13 his automatic trumpeter and panharmonicon. The former played a French cavalry march with calls and tunes; the latter was composed of the instruments used in the ordinary military band of the period,—trumpets, drums, flutes, clarinets, oboes, cymbals, triangle, etc. The keys were moved by a cylinder, and overtures by Handel and Cherubini and Haydn's Military Symphony were played with ease and precision. Beethoven planned his "Wellington's Sieg," or "Battle of Vittoria," for this machine. Malzel made arrangements for a concert,—a concert "for the benefit of Austrian and Bavarian soldiers disabled at the battle of Hanau." The arrangements for this charity concert were made in haste, for several musicians of reputation were then, as birds of passage, in Vienna, and they wished to take parts. Among the distinguished executants were Salieri and Hummel, two of the first chapel -masters of Vienna, who looked after the cannon in "Wellington's Sieg"; the young Meyerbeer, who beat the bass drum and of whom Beethoven said ' to Tomaschek : ' Ha ! ha ! ha ! I was not at all satisfied with him ; he never struck on the beat; he was always too late, and I was obliged to speak to him rudely. Ha ! ha ! ha ! I could do nothing with him ; he did not have the courage to strike on the beat!" Spohr and Mayseder were seated at the second and third violin desks, and Schuppanzigh was the concert-master; the celebrated Dragonetti was among the double-basses. Beethoven conducted. A Study of His Personality and Work By PAUL STEFAN Translated from the German by T. E. CLARK Pp. viii& 132 PRICE, Cloth, $2.00 Net The Author does not wish this work to be considered as a biography. And, although lead- ing biographical data are not lacking, the whole spirit of the book is rather one of enthusiastic appreciation and propaganda. Dr. Stefan's masterly analyses of Mahler's compositions fill a large portion of the book, and will be found most illuminative and interesting. A full list of these compositions, and a bibliog- raphy, are contained in the Appendix. (Inc 1 3 EAST 43d STREET NEW YORK m im iiiiHiiiii — ,if m a prolonging of musical pleasure by home-firelight awaits the owner of a " Baldwin." The strongest impressions of the concert season are linked with Baldwintone, exquisitely exploited by pianists eminent in their art. Schnitzer, Pugno, Scharwenka, Bachaus De Pachmann! More than chance attracts the finely-gifted amateur to this keyboard. Among people who love good music, who have a culti- vated knowledge of it, and who seek the best medium for producing it, the Baldwin is chief. In such an atmosphere it is as happily "at home" as are the Preludes of Chopin, the Liszt Rhapsodies upon a virtuoso's programme. THE BOOK OF THE BALDWIN free upon request. 366 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY aw The programme was as follows: "A brand-new symphony," the Seventh, in A major, by Beethoven; two marches, one by Dussejc, the other by Pleyel, played by Malzel's automatic trumpeter with full orchestral accompaniment; "Wellington's Sieg, oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria." "Wellington's Sieg" was completed in October of 1813 to celebrate the victory of Wellington over the French troops in Spain on June 21 of that year. Malzel had persuaded Beethoven to compose the piece for his panharmonicon, and furnished material for it, and had even given him the idea of using "God save the King" as the subject of a lively fugue. Malzel's idea was to produce the work at concerts, so as to raise money enough for him and Beethoven to go to London.
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