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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 47,1927-1928, Trip The regulations of the Academy of Music will not permit the distribution of these programme books at the concert. They may be had at the Liggett Drug Co., Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue. ACADEMY OF MUSIC . BROOKLYN Friday Evening, February 3, at 8.15 Under the auspices of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and the Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn % Vw »» BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. FORTY-SEVENTH SEASON ^ J927-1928 PRoGRKttttE *' to ' . the mechanism is so perfect as to respond any demand and, in fact, your piano ceases to be a thing of nv oo d and ivires, but becomes a sympathetic friend." Otf%&JL \T7ilhelm BachailS, most exacting of pianists, finds * *in the Baldwin the perfect medium of musical ex- pression. Acclaimed the pianist of pianists, beloved by an ever-growing public, Bachaus has played the Baldwin exclusively for twelve years, in his home and on all his American tours. That loveliness and purity of tone which appeals to Bachaus and to every exacting musician is found in all Baldwins; alike in the Concert Grand, in the smaller Grands, in the Uprights. The history of the Baldwin is the history of an ideal. fatftorin palbtom $iano Company 20 EAST 54th STREET NEW YORK GITY ACADEMY OF MUSIC BROOKLYN FORTY-SEVENTH SEASON 1927-1928 ©sta INC. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor X_l FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, at 8.15 WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE COPYRIGHT, 1928, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. FREDERICK P. CABOT President BENTLEY W. WARREN Vice-President ERNEST B. DANE Treasurer FREDERICK P. CABOT FREDERICK E. LOWELL ERNEST B. DANE ARTHUR LYMAN N. PENROSE HALLOWELL EDWARD M. PICKMAN M. A. DE WOLFE HOWE HENRY B. SAWYER JOHN ELLERTON LODGE BENTLEY W. WARREN W. H. BRENNAN, Manager G. E. JUDD, Assistant Manager STEINWAY the instrument of the immortals Not only the best piano, but the best piano value It is possible to build a piano to beauty of line and tone, it is the sell at any given price, but it is not greatest piano value ever offered! often possible to build a good . Convenient terms will be piano under such conditions. arranged, if desired. Steinway pianos are not—and There is a Steinway dealer in your com- never have been built to meet a — munity, or near you, through wkom you price. They are made as well as may purchase a new Steinway piano with human skill can make them, and a small cash deposit, and the balance will the price is determined later. The be extended over a period of two years. result is the world's finest piano. Used pianos accepted in partial exchange. Such an instrument costs more Prices: *PO ana* «P than a commonplace product—yet 4 O in point of long life, prestige, and Plus transportation STEINWAY & SONS, Steinway Hall, 109 W. 57th Street, New York Represented by the foremost dealers everywhere B Forty-seventh Season, 1927-1928 SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Violins. Burgin, R. Elcus, G. Gundersen, R. Sauvlet, H. Cherkassky, P Concert-master Kreinin, B. Eisler, D. Hamilton, V Kassman, N. Theodorowicz, J. Hansen, E. Graeser, H. Fedorovsky, P. Leibovici, J. Pinfield, C. Mariotti, V. Leveen, P. Siegl, F. Mayer, P. Zung, M. Knudsen, C. Gorodetzky, L. Tapley, R. Diamond, S. Zide, L. Fiedler, B. Bryant, M. Beale, M. Stonestreet, L. Messina, S. Murray, J. Del Sordo, R. Erkelens, H. Seiniger, S. Violas. Lefranc, J. Fourel, G. Van Wynbergen, C. Grover, H. Fiedler, A. Artifcres, L. Cauhap6, J. Werner, H. Shirley, P. Avierino, N. Gerhardt, S. Bernard, A. Deane, C. Violoncellos. Bedetti, J. Zighera, A. Langendoen, J. Stockbridge, C. Fabrizio, E. Keller, J. Barth, C. Droeghmans, H. Warnkej J. Marjollet . Basses. Kunze, M. Lemaire, J. Ludwig, 0. Girard, H. Kelley, A. Vondrak, A. Oliver, F. Frankel, I. Dufresne, G Demetrides, L. Flutes. Oboes. Clarinets. Bassoons. Laurent, G. Gillet, F. Hamelin, G. Laus, A. Bladet, G. Devergie, J. Arcieri, E. Allard, R. Amerena, P, Stanislaus, H. Allegra, E. Bettoney, F. {E-flat Clarinet) Piccolo. English Horn Bass Clarinet. Contra-Bassoon. Battles, A. Speyer, L. Mimart, P. Piller, B. Horns. Horns. Trumpets. Trombones. Wendler, G. Valkenier, W. Mager, G. Rochut, J. Pogrebniak, S. Schindler, G. Perret, G. Hansotte, L. Van Den Berg, C Lannoye, M. Voisin, R. Kenfield, L. Lorbeer, H. Blot, G. Mann, J. Raichman, J. Jones, 0. Adam, E. Tubas. Harps. i Timpani. Percussion. Sidow, P. Holy, A. Ritter, A. Ludwig, C. Adam, E. Zighera, B. Polster, M. Sternburg, S. Seiniger, S. Organ. Piano. Celesta. Librarian. Snow, A. Zighera B. Fiedler, A. Rogers, L. J. ACADEMY OF MUSIC - - - - BROOKLYN Fortieth season in Brooklyn Forty-seventh Season, 1927-1928 SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor THIRD CONCERT FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3 AT 8.15 PROGRAMME Bach Concerto No. 2 in F major, for Violin, Flute, Oboe and Trumpet (Edited by Felix Mottl) (Messrs. Burgin, Laurent, Gillet, Mager) I. Allegro moderato. II. Andante. III. Allegro. Dukas "La Peri, Poeme Danse 1 ' Liszt .... Concerto for Pianoforte in E-flat, No. 1 Sibelius .... Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 93 I. Andante ma non troppo; Allegro energico. II. Andante ma non troppo lento. III. Allegro. IV. Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): Andante; Allegro molto. SOLOIST EUNICE NORTON STEINWAY PIANO USED There will be an intermission of ten minutes before the symphony 5 YOUR OWN TRIP TO EUROPE the first step Taunt ano Oi'ttn •^™5:; ",r* 8PBCI H ITINERARY for ME- 482 M8§. CHARLES BLAN£US ...... ****** * * * ******* * .«.,>•,.:. , i i S 3 aturday April BOUA, Pier 59 North River, Foot of West 19th Street. 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Fond of music, not in an idle way, he was extravagant in his tastes and mode of life, often going beyond his income of nearly 50,000 thalers. He met Bach—some say at Carlsbad—in 1718 or 1720, and asked him to write some pieces for his private orchestra, which contained players of high reputation. Bach sent the pieces entitled "Concerts avec Plusieurs Instru- ments" to Berlin, with a dedication in French. This dedication was probably written by some courtier at Cothen, where Bach was then living. Nothing is known about the reception, nor is it known whether the concertos were ever played at the palace of the prince. The Piano House ofBrooklyn invites you to see and hear the new Kranich & Bach Pianos In Classic Period Cases Exquisite instruments from every viewpoint $1300 to $2400 tCwc BROOKLYN -NEW YORK the of It was his habit to catalogue his music ; but name Bach was not found in the list, although the names of Vivaldi, Venturing Valentiri, Brescianello, and other writers of concertos, were re- corded. Spitta thinks that the pieces were probably included in miscellaneous lots, as "77 concertos by different masters for various "100 instruments at 4 ggr (altogether 12 thlr, 20 ggr)" ; or concertos by different masters for various instruments—No. 3, 3 16th." The Brandenburg concertos came into the possession of J. P. Kirnberger. They were then owned by the Princess Amalie, sister of Frederick the Great and a pupil of Kirnberger. Their next and final home was the Royal Library, Berlin. They were edited by S. W. Dehn, and published by Peters, Leipsic, in 1850. In the dedication to "Son Altesse Royalle, Monseigneur Cretien Louis, Marggraf de Brandenburg, etc., etc.," dated Cothen, March 24, 1721, Bach entreated the Margrave "very humbly" "not to judge the imperfections of the concertos by the severity of that fine and delicate taste which every one knows that he possesses ; but rather to see in them, by his kind consideration, the profound respect and the very humble allegiance which they seek to convey." The original autograph bears the title "Concerto 2do a 1 Tromba, ^ sthicLwn NBW YORK anbBOSTON 9fa? Plaza STH WKUE IT CEIIIUL PIM, KEW TORI 97w Savoy-Plaza filth IVEHUE-SSIh'lNO 59lh SU..-NEW TORK fl.'iiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiriuii iiiii;iiiiii!iniii ii n i i i ii 'i HHii i u iiiiiiiii ii HiniHiniiniiii ni n iiii in iM iiiiHiii W MASTERWORKSReg.
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