Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 49,1929-1930, Subscription Series
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SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Branch Exchange Telephones, Ticket and Administration Offices, Commonwealth 1492 INC. Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor FORTY-NINTH SEASON, 1929-1930 WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE COPYRIGHT, 1930, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. FREDERICK P. CABOT t 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 1653 ! the sxEINWAY that you buy today will serve your children's children three ordinary pianos, besides giving you the depth and beauty of tone which only a Steinway can give. There are many models and prices. Make your visit to your nearest Steinway dealer—today. 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With these softer, feminine fashions, restrained trimmings are noted, a touch of straw lace, a twist of velvet or ribbon, or a single cluster of beautiful flowers introducing just the right touch. $ 15 <» *25 FRENCH SALON—SECOND FLOOR Cfjanbier & Co. ESTABLISHED OVER A CENTURY TREMONT AT WEST ST. 1656 FORTY-NINTH SEASON. NINETEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE AND THIRTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 4, at 2.30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, at 8.15 o'clock Beethoven . Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastorale" I. Awakening of serene impressions on arriving in the country; Allegro, ma non troppo. II. Scene by the brookside: Andante molto moto. III. Jolly gathering of country folk: Allegro; in tempo d'allegro Thunderstorm; Tempest: Allegro. IV. Shepherd's Song; Gladsome and thankful feelings after the storm: Allegretto. Beethoven . Concerto for Pianoforte, No. 4, in G major, Op. 58 I. Allegro moderate 5 II. Andante con moto. ( III. Rondo vivace. Beethoven .... Overture to "Leonore," No. 3, Op. 72 SOLOIST ARTUR SCHNABEL BECHSTEIN PIANO There will be an intermission after the Symphony 1657 Raymond-Whitcomb * announce * ROUND THE WORLD CRUISE To sail January 21, 1931 CLThe Cruise Ship will again be the "Columbus" — which is the largest and fastest ship ever to sail round the world. Because of her superior speed, the time spent at sea will be less than on other cruises — and the length of the Cruise will be reduced to 107 days without reducing the number of places visited or the shore programs, ^fc. With visits to all the usual Round-the-World- Cruise countries and to Penang, Malacca, Zamboanga, Macassar — and trips to Bali and Angkor Wat. $2000 and up. MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE To sail January 31, 1931 ©.This cruise is timed to be in Nice for the famous Carnival. It will visit five of the larger and historic Mediterranean islands — Sicily, Malta, Cyprus, Rhodes and Corsica — and several of those smaller Mediterranean cities which are truly typical — as Palermo, Taormina, Cattaro and Ragusa.- With ten days in Egypt and the usual visits to Algiers, Tunis, Naples, Venice, Constantinople, Athens and the Riviera. Rates, $1000 and upward. North Cape Cruise, June 24, 1930 Land Cruises in America Tours and Independent Trips to Europe RAYMOND & WHITCOMB COMPANY 165 Tremont Street Tel. Hancock 7820 122 Newbury Street Tel. Kenmore 2870 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 1658 Symphony No. 6, in F major, "Pastoral/' Op. 68 Ludwig van Beethoven (Born at Bonn, December 16 (?), 1770; died at Vienna, March 26, 1827) This symphony—"Sinfonia pastorale" was composed in the coun- try round about Heiligenstadt in the summer of 1808. It was first performed at the Theatre an der Wien, Vienna, December 22, 1808. The symphony was. described on the programme as "A symphony en- titled 'Kecollections of Life in the Country/ in F major, No. 5" (sic) . All the pieces performed were by Beethoven : an Aria, "Ah, perfido/' sung by Josephine Kilitzky ; Hymn with Latin text written in church style, with chorus and solos ; Pianoforte Concerto in G major, played by Beethoven; Grand Symphony in C minor, No. 6 (sic) ; Sanctus, with Latin text written in church style from the Mass in C major, with chorus and solos ; Fantasie for pianoforte solo ; Fantasie for pianoforte, "into which the full orchestra enters little by little, and at the end the chorus joins in the Finale." The concert began at half-past six. We know nothing about the pecuniary result. There was trouble about the choice of a soprano. Anna Pauline Milder, the singer for whom Beethoven wrote the part of Fidelio, was chosen. Beethoven happened to meet Hauptmann, a jeweller, who was courting her. In a strife of words he called him "stupid TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION Candle-Light Concert, Jordan Hall, Sunday, April 6th 3.30 P.M. 18th CENTURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Raffaele Martino, Conductor Betty B. Higginson, Soprano Featuring The First American Song "MY DAYS HAVE BEEN SO WONDROUS FREE" BY FRANCIS HOPKINSON (1737-1791) AMERICA'S FIRST COMPOSER Published separately for high or low voice, price 40c. net. Also included in THE FIRST AMERICAN COMPOSER. 6 Songs by Francis Hopkinson (Schmidt's Educational Series No. 212 a-b). High or low voice. Price $1.25 net. Another Collection by the same Composer COLONIAL LOVE LYRICS, 6 Songs by Francis Hopkinson (Schmidt's Educational Series No. 213 a-b). High or low voice. Price $1.25 net. Lists of works suitable for Tercentenary Programs mailed free upon application, Please state whether vocal or instrumental music required. 1659 — ass!" Hauptmann, apparently a sensitive person, forbade Pauline to sing, and she obeyed him. Antonia Campi, born Miklasiewicz (1773), was then asked, but her husband was angry because Miss Milder had been invited first, and he gave a rude refusal. Campi, who died in 1822 at Munich, was remarkable not only as a singer : she bore seventeen children, among them four pairs of twins and one trio of triplets, yet was the beauty of her voice in no wise affected. "Ah, perfido," had been composed in 1796 at Prague for the Countess Josephine Clari, an amateur singer who married Count Christian Clam-Gallas, 1797. The aria was first sung probably at Leipsic on November 21, 1926, by Josephine Duschek, the friend of Mozart. The "Fantasie," for piano, orchestra, and chorus, was Op. 80. J. F. Keichardt wrote a review of the new works. He named, but incorrectly, the subtitles of the Pastoral Symphony, and added, "Each number was a very long, complete, developed movement full of lively painting and brilliant thoughts and figures; and this, a pastoral symphony, lasted much longer than a whole court concert lasts in Berlin." Of the one in C minor he simply said: "A great, highly-developed, too long symphony. A gentleman next us assured us he had noticed at the rehearsal that the violoncello part alone Bonds of the highest grade Harris, Forbes & Co Incorporated Harris Forbes Building 24 Federal St., Boston 1660 aute uture From our large and exclusive collection ol original ± aris dresses and suits we are prepared to make lacsimile copies or modifications at reasonable prices.