SYMPHONY HALL. BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Branch Exchange Telephones, Ticket and Administration Offices, Back Bay 1492 INC. PIERRE MONTEUX. Conductor FORTY-THIRD SEASON. 1923-1924 roEramm^ WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE COPYRIGHT, 1924, 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 ALFRED L AIKEN ARTHUR LYMAN FREDERICK P. CABOT HENRY B. SAWYER ERNEST B. DANE GALEN L. STONE M. A. DE WOLFE HOWE BENTLEY W. WARREN JOHN ELLERTON LODGE E. SOHIER WELCH W. H. BRENNAN, Manager G. E. JUDD, Assistant Manager X345 '^™r"T'"irT**^^^'*T^^^T^'T*T™T"T"~rTT~T~~r~T~~^_t_ 1 111 T~~r"~r"T^T^f^T '£TNOV€c\, and J^ture Ststnwaj Qolltction bj<J^C'^Vjeth STEIN WAY THE INSTRUMENT OF THE IMMORTALS the 26th of March, 1827, died Liszt and Rubinstein, for Wagner, Berlioz ONLudwig van Beethoven, of whom and Gounod. 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STEINWAY SONS, Steinway HaU, 109 E. 14th Street, New Yoflc 1346 )t sympimoimy %j)i€iim Forty-third Season, 1923-1924 PIERRE MONTEUX, 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, S. Violas. Fourel, G. Werner, H. Grover, H. Fiedler, A. ArtiSres, L. Van Wynbergen, C. Shirley, P. Mullaly, J. Gerhardt, S. Kluge, M. Deane, C. Zahn, F. Violoncellos. Bedetti, J. 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Stevenson's "A Child's Garden of Verses," Op. 29 I. Armies in the Fire. II. The Dumb Soldier. III. Pirate Story. (First Performance) Beethoven .... Concerto in D major for Violin, Op. 61 I. Allegro ma non troppo. II. Larghetto. III. Rondo. Wagner . Ride of the Valkyries (Act HI), "The Valkyrie" SOLOIST CARL FLESCH There will be an intermission of ten minutes after Hill's "Stevensonlana" City of Boston, Revised Regulation of August 5, 1898,—Chapter 3, relating to the covering of 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 s 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 Clerk. 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 1349 4th Annual -Raymond-Whitcomb MIDNIGHT-SUN CRUISE visiting Iceland North Cape Norwegian Fjords To sail June 26, 1924 by the S. S. "Franconia" of the Gunard Line The Ship This newest Cunard liner was built especially for long cruises. The decks are unusually wide, and the saloons spacious. The staterooms are large; practically all have beds instead of berths, as well as hot and cold running water. Over 70 have connecting private baths. It is the largest ship ever to sail to the North Cape. The Route The route includes fascinating Iceland, rarely visited by travelers, the wonderful North Cape, and the famous Fjords of Norway. For a week the Midnight Sun will be visible. France and England will be reached on July 21 — in season for summer travel abroad. 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Unfortunately the programs of some of the concerts at which the symphonies were produced could not be found even by the indefatigable Pohl when he was collecting the material for his "Mozart und Haydn in London" (Vienna, 1867), and we are with- out information concerning the history of some of the symphonies. This Symphony in C major is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, kettledrums, and strings. It was performed here at concerts of the Boston Symphony Or- chestra on October 21, 1882, January 28, 1888, April 12, 1902, and April 9, 1904. The music does not call for elaborate analysis. The symphony Sang at his Jordan Hall Recital Tuesday Evening, March 18th HARRIS S. SHAW, Accompanist Lyrics from the Greek by Edward Ballantine Corinth To Kale •Neath This Tall Pine Aphrodite Memnon Arthur Foote In Bygone Days G. W. Chadwick Other American Songs from Mr. Warren 's Repertoire: Glory and Endless Years Mabel W. Daniels Little David (Negro Spiritual) G. A .Grant-Schaefer ' A Little Wheel a-Rollin (Negro Spiritual) G. A. Grant-Schaefer R SCHMIDT CO,, 120 Boylston St. 1351 begins with an Introduction of thirteen measures, Adagio, C major, 3-4, The main body of the movement is Vivace, C major, 3-4. It is built on two themes: the first is simply robust; the second is in contrasting but cheerful spirit. II. Adagio ma non troppo, F major, 4-4. An aria theme is developed. There is a middle section in F minor. III. Menuetto, Allegretto, C major, 3-4. The trio has a light air for first violins and oboe. IV. The Finale, Presto assai, C major, 2-4, is a rondo in Haydn's characteristic manner. Haydn's name began to be mentioned in England in 1765. Sym- phonies by him were played in concerts given by J. C. Bach, Abel, and others in the seventies. Lord Abingdon tried in 1783 to per- suade Haydn to take the direction of the Professional Concerts which had just been founded. Gallini asked him his terms for an opera. Salomon, violinist, conductor, manager, sent a music pub- lisher, one Bland—^an auspicious name—to coax him to London, but Haydn was loath to leave Prince Esterhazy. Prince Mcolaus died in 1790,, and his successor, Prince Anton, who did not care for music, dismissed the orchestra at Esterhaz, and kept only a brass QUALITY and REPUTATION enable you to know in advance that the VOS© is a most satisfactory piano. WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON 160 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. 1352 . m ^TTpThollander CO. Est. 1848 Latest Parisian Degigei BAGS PURSES CIGARETTE CASES NECKWEAR JEWELRY (Ground Floor) 202-214 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON Bl OO-^KXWC cpo6>oc °°^°°° |(n^ | «l Opposite the Public Geirdens Second Floor DIAMONDS PEARLS ORIENTAL PEARL NECKLACES WATCHES PLATINUM DIAMOND JEWELRY GOLD JEWELRY $5 TO $5,000 AND UPWARD 1353 band; but he added four hundred gulden to the annual pension of one thousand gulden bequeathed to Haydn by Prince Nicolaus. Haydn then made Vienna his home. And one day, when he was at work in his house, the "Hamberger" house in which Beethoven also once lived, a man appeared, and said: "I am Salomon, and I come from London to take you back with me.