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SILVERMAn INSURANCE AGENCY Investments For Income :Vat ate NZ Ore geevice; 152 Temple St. UNiversity 5-0865 265 Church St. UN 5-4146 New Haven Page Three PROGRAM NOTES 358 i WHITNEY AVE. Mount Carmel Historical and descriptive notes by Opp. Sleeping Giant JOHN N. BURK Tel. CHestnut 8-276 Copyright by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. SYMPHONY NO. 5 In B-FLAT MAJOR By Franz Schubert Going Away? Born in Lichtenthal, Vienna, January 31, 1797; Our Resort Cottons & Linens are in.' died in Vienna, November 19, 1828 Schubert composed his Fifth Symphony in the year 1816, between September and October. It was played at the house of Otto Hatwig in Schottenhof in the same autumn. The first public performance was at the Crystal Palace, London, February 1, 1873, August Manns con- ducting. The first performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which may well have been the first in the TIRED OF ORDINARY United States, was on February 10, 1883, when Georg HORS D'OEUVRES? Henschel conducted. The Symphony calls for a modest orchestra of flute, Let Stenlia Specialties create 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings. It is some- times referred to as the "Symphony without trumpets imaginative delicacies . casseroles and drums." and canapes to make The sluggishness of the world in awakening to its priceless heritage from Franz Schubert is entertaining easy one of the most incredible occurrences in musical history. Schubert remained during his life prac- Phone Mrs. Humphrey FU 7-5672 tically unnoticed and unknown even in his own Vienna, beyond his circle of personal friends. It is true that he had certain discerning and ardent champions after his death. Robert Schumann eleven years later made much of the chamber works and, discovering the great C major Sym- phony, put it into the hands of Mendelssohn at Leipzig and wrote winged words about it. Liszt labored for Schubert at Weimar, made piano transcriptions of many songs, including the great cycles, and called him "le musicien le plus poete que jamais." The ardor of Sir George Grove was MARK IX equal to Schumann's, and his pioneering efforts have endeared him to every Schubert lover. But the zeal of these champions missed the "Unfinished" Symphony, which was not dug up until it was forty-three years old, and the six earlier symphonies slept as untouched and unre- garded manuscripts in their archives for many years. It was in 1867 that Grove visited Vienna with Sir Arthur Sullivan and discovered the parts of the Fifth Symphony (as copied by Ferdinand Schubert) in the possession of Johann Herbeck. THE MOST EXPENSIVE OF ALL The slow emergence of the symphonies is JAGUARS, BUT ONLY $4,100 brought home by the examination of a thematic (Above Price Delivered Coventry, England) catalogue of Schubert's music compiled by Notte- Singularly elegant styling with disc bohm in 1874, which reveals that at that late brakes and power steering . and a date none but the two last symphonies (the "Un- wealth of power provided by the new 3.8 finished" and the final C major) had been pub- litre XK engine. lished. C. F. Peters at that time had printed the Your Authorized Dealer Andante of the "Tragic" (No. 4) and had brought out in 1870 the "Tragic" and Fifth Sym- phonies in arrangements for piano, four hands. BROWN Cr THOMAS The custom, now less popular than it used to be, IMPORTS, INC. of learning one's symphonies by playing them as duets, apparently did not hasten the publication 266 Whalley Ave. • New Haven 11, Conn. (Continued on page 6) Page Four Unprecedented fur purchase from one of the world's largest fur manu- facturers — We purchased this famous furrier's stock of fresh beautiful minks at fabulous savings now . we pass these savings on to you. 191 ORANGE STREET NEW HAVEN, CONN. PLENTY OF FREE PARKING RIGHT NEXT DOOR Page Five PROGRAM NOTES or anything. It is seriously beautiful, and the (Continued from page 4) first change of key is unmistakably romantic, like those in Schubert's grandest works. and general availability of the Fifth Symphony, "Any minuet for small orchestra in G minor, which was issued at last by the press of Peters in loud and vigorous, with a quiet trio in G major, 1882. Although a flood of songs had come upon must remind us of the minuet of Mozart's G the market shortly after Schubert's death, other minor Symphony. But Schubert's is much sim- major works appeared but slowly. For example, pler. Its rhythms, though free enough, are square, the Quartet in G minor was published in 1852; just where Mozart's are conspicuously irregular; the great C major String Quintet and the Octet and where the only rustic feeling in Mozart's trio in 1854; the Mass in E-flat, 1865, and the Mass is that given by the tone of the oboes, Schubert's in A-flat, 1875. The collected edition of Schu- trio is a regular rustic dance with more than a bert's works published by Breitkopf and Hartel suspicion of a drone-bass. between 1885 and 1897 ended 69 years after the "The finale is in first-movement form, with a composer's death. binary-form theme on Mozart's models." Donald Francis Tovey had a high opinion of the first five symphonies and among them singled out the Fifth as "a pearl of great price." "BACCHUS ET ARIANE," "The whole [first] movement is full of Schu- BALLET, SECOND SUITE, OP. 43 bert's peculiar delicacy; and its form escapes stiffness like a delightful child overawed into By Albert Charles Roussel perfect behaviour, not by fear or priggishness Born in Turcoing (Nord), France, April 5, 1869; but by sheer delight in giving pleasure. died in Royan (near Bordeaux), France, August 23, 1937 "The slow movement reaches a depth of beauty Roussel composed the Ballet Bacchus et Ariane be- tween June and December, 1930, at Vasterival and that goes a long way towards the style of the Paris. It was first performed May 22, 1931, at the later Schubert; especially in the modulating epi- Theatre de l'Opera. Serge Lifar (Bacchus), Peretti (The- sodes that follow the main theme. The main see) and Spessiwtzewa (Ariane) were the principal danc- ers. Philippe Gaubert conducted. The choreography theme itself, however, is a Schubertized Mozart. was planned by Abel Hermant, and executed by Lifar. But the rondo of Mozart's Violin Sonata in The Second Suite, drawn from Act H, was published F (Kochel's Catalogue, No. 377) is a young lady in 1932. It was performed by the Societe PhiMarmon- whose delicious simplicity may get more fun out ique de Paris November 26, 1936, Charles Munch con- of prigs than they are aware of: while Schubert's ducting. The required orchestra consists of 2 flutes and picco- theme never thought of making fun of anybody lo, 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets and bass clari- net, 2 bassoons and contra-bassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba, timpani, celesta, 2 harps, cym- bals, tambourine, bass drum, triangle, military drum Now at our New Address and strings. The score is dedicated to Helene Tony- 16 Whitney Ave. • New Haven, Conn. Jourdan. The legend of Ariadne on the Island of Naxos, • SOHMER PIANOS • WINTER PIANOS once used by Richard Strauss, has furnished • STORY & CLARK • ALLEN & KINSMAN Roussel with a ballet in the Greek classical tra- PIANOS Electronic ORGANS dition. According to the plot of Abel Hermant, Theseus does not abandon Ariadne on Naxos, • Used GRANDS — Spinets & Upright Pianos where he has taken her after she has rescued him from the Minotaur, but is chased from the Island EDDIE SARANEC MUSIC CENTER by Bacchus. The God has first laid a spell of 16 WHITNEY AVE. sleep upon Ariadne, whereby she partakes of his Bus.: MA 4-2357 Res.: CH 8-0160 revels as in a dream, but does not know until she wakes that Theseus has gone. (Continued on page 11) CARLETON G. SMITH COMPANY grace b. Jameson Fine Floor Coverings Custom Millinery • • • 15 WHITNEY AVENUE 152 Temple St. Room 410 Tel. STate 7-0549 Elevator Service Page Six Educating young scientists comes HIGH ... 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