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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 82, 1962-1963 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EIGHTY-SECOND SEASON 1962-1963 STRADIVARI created for all time a perfect marriage of precision and beauty for both the eye and the ear. He had the unique genius to combine a thorough knowledge of the acoustical values of wood with a fine artist's sense of the good and the beautiful. Unexcelled by anything before or after, his violins have such purity of tone, they are said to speak with the voice of a lovely soul within. In business, as in the arts, experience and ability are invaluable. We suggest you take advantage of our extensive insurance background by letting us review your needs either business or personal and counsel you to an intelligent program. We respectfully invite your inquiry. CHARLES H. WATKINS & CO. Richard P. Nyquist — Charles G. Carleton — Robert G. Jennings 147 MILK STREET BOSTON 9, MASSACHUSETTS LIBERTY 2-1250 Associated With OBRION, RUSSELL & CO. Insurance of Every Description EIGHTY-SECOND SEASON, [962-1963 Boston Symphony Orchestra ERICH LEINSDORF, Music Director Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor CONCERT BULLETIN with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk The TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Henry B. Cabot President Talcott M. Banks Vice-President Richard C. Paine Treasurer Abram Berkowitz John T. Noonan Theodore P. Ferris Mrs. James H. Perkins Francis W. Hatch Sidney R. Rabb Harold D. Hodgkinson Charles H. Stockton C. D. Jackson John L. Thorndike E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Raymond S. Wilkins Henry A. Laughlin Oliver Wolcott TRUSTEES EMERITUS Palfrey Perkins Lewis Perry Edward A. Taft Thomas D. Perry, Jr., Manager Norman S. Shirk James J. Brosnahan Assistant Manager Business Administrator Leonard Burkat Rosario Mazzeo Music Administrator Personnel Manager SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON 15 [3] — we Qo^d^^^^m^ Under the distinguished baton of Maestro Erich Leinsdorf, new musical director, the 1962 season promises to be one of the greatest in the history of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy this great orchestra in recent Red Seal recordings, Charles Munch conducting: a jewel- like Berlioz Romeo and Juliet, and two superb works by Milhaud Suite Provencale and La Creation du Monde. Both beautifully pack- aged Soria Series albums and both available in Living Stereo, Monaural and also on Tape. Erich Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony record exclusively on RCA VICTOR (@)The most trusted name in sound [4] CONTENTS Program 9 Notes <Fti<3rQji$st<m3Coust of33 oslo* Fine (Notturno for Strings and Harp) 11 Messiaen ("The Ascension: Four Symphonic Meditations") 16 Prokofiev ("Chout" ("Buffoon") Ballet Suite) 32 Entr'actes Chronochromie — Messiaen 's Latest Score (by David Drew) 38 Hindemith's Latest Opera (by H. H. Stilckenschmidt) . 42 Notes Hindemith (Symphony, "Die Harmonie der Welt") 48 EXHIBITION The Subscribers' Exhibition is now on view in the Gallery. A COMPOSER'S PRAISE By Aaron Copland The death of Irving Fine on August 23 moved his friends and admirers to contribute articles to "The Justice," the publication of Brandeis University, for October 30. One of these was by Aaron Copland: "Every musical culture depends, above all else, upon men and women whose instinctive musicality is of the first or- der. Irving Fine was that kind of musi- cian. His outstanding quality was his musical sensitivity—he had an ear that one could trust. His students and his fellow composers depended upon him to tell the truth about their music and, in general, about the music of our time. In the sureness and Tightness of his judg- ment we recognized ourselves. The loss *^u/irid of- ^eauind of that kind of instinctive musicianship Sparkle on a paisley wool skirt, cannot be replaced. topped with wool jersey. Our "This sureness of musical instinct in- teagown in Black, Gold, or Sap- phire. Sizes 10-16. $135.00 formed his every activity, as composer and teacher and performer. He worried 416 Boylston St. 54 Central St. Wellesley, Mass. considerably about each new work in Boston, Mass. KEnmore 6-6238 CEdar 5-3430 process of composition. And yet, when [5] ; we came to know them, they had ele- (Friday, December 28 at 8 o'clock). Wil- gance, style, finish and a naturalness of liam Pierce of Station WGBH, Channel flow. His problems as composer—of 2, acts as host in this series and will hold which he had his share—concerned mat- interviews with those involved in the ters of aesthetics, of eclecticism, of influ- preparation and performance of the ence. These limitations he recognized Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts. they made him modest to a fault. But The opening telecast includes an inter- all his compositions, from the lightest view with Erich Leinsdorf, and shows to the most serious, "sound"; they have the conductor rehearsing Etler's Con- bounce and thrust and finesse; they are certo for Woodwind Quintet. always a musical pleasure to hear. The The remaining three telecasts will be future will decide as to their originality given on Tuesday evenings, January 8, and their staying power. But for us, his Februarv 19 and March 19 at 8:30. friends and colleagues, they have im- bedded in them one of the most cherish- able musical natures of our time." RECORDINGS FOR CHRISTMAS Since every sale of a Boston Sym- phony Orchestra recording results "INSIDE SYMPHONY HALL" in a percentage of profit to the Or- The first of a series of four telecasts chestra, anyone who purchases a showing "behind the scenes" glimpses of recording to give as a Christmas Symphony Hall, was broadcast on Tues- present will be making an indirect day, November 27, and will be repeated contribution against the deficit. by general request in Christmas week from the most enchanting of gowns to the last tiny trinket from our breath-taking collection of clothes and gifts. Let Hurwitch fashion you lightheartedly through the full season ahead. 4 A TWENTY NEWBURY BOSTON .-est!)* -#*<&. [6] Cruise at-ease in new relaxed silU eponge The new line, under Northern lights or Southern sun, is the straight line from shoulder to hip. Pullover blouse with a flick of a scarf, slender skirt, have the elegantly casual look, you 11 be seeing in the smartest places. Apricot or sky blue. Sizes 8 to 16. Only at Filene's seventh floor, Boston only. no / Some like it '. Bach - >' Some think the music from J. S.'s pen and pianoforte is the finest written. Not so, say the classicists, who regard Beethoven as the be-all and end-all. The romantics don't even hear the argument. Their ears are ringing with sweeping melodies. The point is, no two people have the same ideas about anything. Individual tastes in music differ as widely as individual notions about investments. This is no news to anyone, of course. That's why Old Colony Trust Company offers a wide range of investment programs to suit the specific needs and pref- erences of our clients. Each of these programs is expertly handled by our large staff of investment analysts who are as careful of your money as if it were their own. If you would like a rundown on all of our invest- ment services, just send for our little booklet, "Managing Your Money." It's yours for the asking. & Old Colony Trust Company [8] EIGHTY-SECOND SEASON • NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO -SIXTY-THREE Fifth Program TUESDAY EVENING, December 18, at 8:30 o'clock RICHARD BURGIN, Conductor Fine Notturno for Strings and Harp I. Lento II. Animato III. Adagio Messiaen "L'Ascension," Four Symphonic Meditations Majesty of Christ Beseeching His Glory of His Father Serene Hallelujahs of a Soul that Longs for Heaven Hallelujah on the Trumpet, Hallelujah on the Cymbal Prayer of Christ Ascending to His Father Prokofiev Suite from the Ballet, "Chout" ("Buffoon"), Op. 21 The clown and his wife (Andantino scherzando) The clown dresses up as a young girl (Andantino innocente) The young girl is transformed into a goat (Moderato con agitazione) Final dance (Moderato; Allegretto) INTERMISSION Hindemith Symphony, "Die Harmonie der Welt" I. Musica Instrumentalis II. Musica Humana III. Musica Mundana BALDWIN PIANO RCA VICTOR RECORDS [91 ziv'rty&mg&tt >UJ-i fc.r NOW 3 STORES IN WHICH R. H. Stearns, Boston TO SHOP . R. H. Stearns, Chestnut Hill particularly for Christmas . Kn.jwAMi R. H. Stearns, South Shore Plaza [10] NOTTURNO FOR STRINGS AND HARP By Irving Fine Born in Boston, December 3, 1914; died there August 23, 1962 "Nocturne" was composed for the Zimbler Sinfonietta, of which Josef Zimbler was the Director, and was performed by that chamber orchestra on March 28, 1951, the composer conducting. The Adagio, which is the final movement of the suite, was performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in the composer's memory on October 4, 1962. II7HEN the Adagio from Notturno was played by the New York " ^ Philharmonic, Edward Dowries, the annotator of that orchestra, wrote: "The American musical scene lost one of its most sensitive and thoughtful creators, critics and teachers when Irving Fine died sud- denly last August at the age of only forty-seven. Admired by his colleagues and held in strong affection by his friends, Mr. Fine had a heart as well as a mind — a most romantic heart, to judge by some of his music, including the Notturno for Strings and Harp. "This is not to imply that his music was old-fashioned or archaic, or that he was unresponsive to contemporary currents. His early works C6 artx&cd cx/dccomZ' Q/xtaC^u^a a£ CJl/UjtiCUt UCLPttCt, CA(MVC& V&U/U&4 Sunday Services 10 :45 a.m. and 7 :30 p.m. Sunday School (also nursery) 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Testimony Meetings 7 :30 p.m.
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