Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 87, 1967-1968
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(WV vt. !\ \\< % y : &31 '.?-:v^- V: - c,_ 'c: " >" '^ . ..... A; i |\V ->: BOSTON W % SYMPHONY OS \*fl\ ORCHESTRA FOUNDED IN 1881 BY & HENRY LEE HIGGINSON THURSDAY B SERIES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SEASON 1967-1968 Exquisite Sound From the palaces of ancient Egypt to the concert halls of our modern cities, the wondrous music of the harp has compelled attention from all peoples and all countries. Through this passage of time many changes have been made in the original design. The early instruments shown in drawings on the tomb of Rameses II (1292-1225 B.C.) were richly decorated but lacked the fore-pillar. Later the "Kinner" developed by the Hebrews took the form as we know it today. The pedal harp was invented about 1720 by a Bavarian named Hochbrucker and through this ingenious device it be- came possible to play in eight major and five minor scales complete. Today the harp is an important and familiar instrument providing the "Exquisite Sound" and special effects so important to modern orchestration and arrange- ment. The certainty of change makes necessary a continuous review of your insurance protection. We welcome the opportunity of providing this service for your business or personal needs. We respectfully invite your inquiry CHARLES H. WATKINS & CO. Richard P. Nyquist — Charles G. Carleton 147 Milk Street Boston, Massachusetts Telephone 542-1250 OBRION, RUSSELL & CO. Insurance of Every Description 3fX]' EIGHTY-SEVENTH SEASON 1967-1968 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ERICH LEINSDORF Music Director CHARLES WILSON Assistant Conductor sre THE TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. HENRY B. CABOT President TALCOTT M. BANKS Vice-President JOHN L. THORNDIKE Treasurer PHILIP K. ALLEN E. MORTON JENNINGS JR ABRAM BERKOWITZ HENRY A. LAUGHLIN THEODORE P. FERRIS EDWARD G. MURRAY ROBERT H. GARDINER JOHN T. NOONAN FRANCIS W. HATCH MRS JAMES H. PERKINS ANDREW HEISKELL SIDNEY R. RABB HAROLD D. HODGKINSON RAYMOND S. WILKINS TRUSTEES EMERITUS PALFREY PERKINS LEWIS PERRY EDWARD A. TAFT THOMAS D. PERRY JR Manager NORMAN S. SHIRK JAMES J. BROSNAHAN Assistant Manager Business Administrator SANFORD R. SISTARE HARRY J. KRAUT Press and Publicity Assistant to the Manager ANDREW RAEBURN MARY H. SMITH Program Editor Executive Assistant Copyright 1967 by Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS g BEETHOVEN 8U VltTOH Symphony "EROICA SYMPHONY mSM The Boston BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCH. Tl ERICH LEINSDORF under Leinsdorf Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphonygive Beethoven's"Ere one of the boldest performances you are likely to hear. No daring is their acute reading of Schumann 's Fourth Symph an exquisite fabric of sound. In their first recording of Rus ballet repertoire, the Bostonians produce a shimmering Fire and a glittering Le Cog d'Or. Recorded in Dyna roove so Schumann /Symphony No. 4 s Beethoven /Leonore Overture No. 3 Boston Symphony /Leinsdorf Boston Symphony Orchestra /Erich Leinsdorf Rimsky-Korsakoffy'LE GOQ D'OR" SUTTE Stravinsky/'TIREBiRD" SUITE rcaVictor @The most trusted name in sound ^11* The Fund for the Boston Symphony The Coal $5.5 million <J«SL 4.0 million— to match the Ford Foundation challenge grant of $2 million. 1.5 million — to refurbish Symphony Hall and Tanglewood. Why? Last year Symphony income was $3,123,185. In the same period expense was $3,417,283. Result — a deficit for the year of $294,098. When? Now. The Fund has raised nearly $2.5 million in gifts and pledges already. The objective is an additional $3 million pledged by Christmas. A word from Henry B. Cabot A Symphony Orchestra simply cannot be a "paying" proposition. There is always a gap between income and expense, a gap which must be met by gifts from loyal friends of the Orchestra, be they individuals, corporations, or foundations. The problem is that the gap between income and expense has in recent years been growing wider, and so now, with the help and challenge of the Ford Founda- tion, the Orchestra proposes to increase its financial support. To cover this widening gap between income and expense, the Orchestra seeks additional funds for investment and increased annual support. For both, we must turn to you and all in this community who value music. I do not say orchestral music, for although this is a great orchestra, it is also a group of fine musicians who form the heart and core of the musical life of this city. Our goals are to maintain annual giving of at least $325,000 through the season 1970-71, and to raise in addition to our present perma- nent income producing funds of $3.5 million a further $4 million in which case the Ford Foundation will give us $100,000 per season for expenses and $2 million for investment. We also seek an additional $1.5 million for various purposes, principally renovations at Sym- phony Hall and Tanglewood. If we accomplish these purposes, we will add $6 million to income producing funds, $1.5 million for construction and renovation, and will have established a wide base for annual contributions. The Trustees of the Orchestra have set a target of $1 million as their share of the Fund. Attainment of the total goal depends upon the thoughtful giving of all who love fine music. §)T(a&anna$nc. At the / Boston Symphony Concerts / this year, these Pianists . JOHN BROWNING RITA BOUBOULIDI MALCOLM FRAGER GARY GRAFFMAN GRANT JOHANNESEN LILIAN KALLIR play only Simple ^plencliT or So right for this new season—our the STEINWAY paisley wool kaftan outlined with IN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIR gold braid. Petite, Small, Medium, NEW STEINWAYS AVAILABLE ONLY FROW Large. $135.00 416 BOYLSTON STREET 54 CENTRAL STREET M. STEINERT & SONS BOSTON 02116 WELLESLEY • BOSTOK KEnmore 6-6238 CEdar 5-3430 162 BOYLSTON STREET ALSO WORCESTER and SPRINGFIELD BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ERICH LEINSDORF Music Director CHARLES WILSON Assistant Conductor FIRST VIOLINS CELLOS BASSOONS Joseph Silverstein Jules Eskin Sherman Walt Concertmaster Martin Hoherman Ernst Panenka Alfred Krips Mischa Nieland Matthew Ruggiero George Zazofsky Karl Zeise Rolland Tapley Robert Ripley CONTRA BASSOON Roger Shermont John Sant Ambrogio Richard Plaster Max Winder Luis Leguia Harry Dickson Stephen Geber HORNS Gottfried Wilfinger Carol Procter Fredy Ostrovsky Jerome Patterson James Stagliano Leo Panasevich Ronald Feldman Charles Yancich Noah Bielski Harry Shapiro Herman Silberman BASSES Thomas Newell Stanley Benson Paul Keaney Henry Portnoi Sheldon Rotenberg Ralph Pottle William Alfred Schneider Rhein Joseph Hearne Julius Schulman TRUMPETS Bela Wurtzler Gerald Gelbloom Armando Leslie Martin Ghitalla Raymond Sird Roger John Salkowski Voisin John Barwicki Andre Come SECOND VIOLINS Buell Neidlinger Gerard Goguen Clarence Knudson Robert Olson William Marshall TROMBONES Michel Sasson William Gibson Samuel Diamond FLUTES Josef Orosz Leonard Moss Doriot Anthony Dwyer Kauko Kahila William Waterhouse James Pappoutsakis Ayrton Pinto Phillip Kaplan TUBA Amnon Levy Laszlo Nagy Chester Schmitz Michael Vitale PICCOLO Victor Manusevitch Lois Schaefer TIMPANI Toshiyuki Kikkawa* Everett Firth Max Hobart OBOES John Korman PERCUSSION Ralph Gomberg Christopher Kimber Charles Smith Spencer Larrison John Holmes Harold Thompson Hugh Matheny Arthur Press VIOLAS Assistant Timpanist ENGLISH Thomas Burton Fine HORN Gauger Reuben Green Laurence Thorstenberg Eugen Lehner HARPS Jerome Lipson CLARINETS Bernard Zighera Robert Olivia Luetcke Karol Gino Cioffi Akio Akaboshi* Pasquale Cardillo Bernard Kadinoff LIBRARIANS Peter Hadcock Vincent Mauricci Victor Alpert E\) Clarinet Earl Hedberg William Shisler Joseph Pietropaolo Robert Barnes BASS CLARINET STAGE MANAGER Yizhak Schotten Felix Viscuglia Alfred Robison WILLIAM MOYER Personnel Manager *members of the Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra participating in a one season exchange with Messrs George Humphrey and Ronald Knudsen Wwk ALL THAT GLITTERS, SHINES AND GLOWS . is here, in our brilliant Designer Collection, Misses'. Shining example : this Harvey Berin creation in stormy beige wool crepe aglow with sequins and iridescent beads, $185 mv«Mnr» BOSTON: At the start of The Freedom Trail, 140 Tremont Street, 482-0260. CHESTNUT HILL: 232-8100. SOUTH SHORE PLAZA: 848-0300. 8 ar Contents Program for 9 November 1967 11 Future programs 61 Program notes Kraft — Percussion Concerto 12 Mozart — Piano Concerto in E flat K. 449 18 by James Lyons Schumann — Symphony no. 2 32 by Eric Sams Mozart's Piano Concertos 40 by John N. Burk N. — John Burk an obituary 17 The soloists 48 Your Symphony Hall 58 Tanglewood 1967 59 It is a pleasure to announce that our new branch store at 60 Central Street, Wellesley is now open Housed here will be the many famous and ex- clusive collections of gowns, costumes, coats, sportswear, and accessories that we gather from all over the world. We think you will find shopping with us a pleasant experience. BOSTON s^rfflMnros. WELLESLEY 9 This is an executrix. Should you have one? 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