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/K. ^v ( . A ,,..... ,J)t \n\\ \l\ , fi^Y^:! Vf\ m Ay V ..."//yf —^e<y/ \ f {-. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDED IN 1881 BY HENRY LEE HIGGINSON MONDAY EVENING Wj SERIES ->-<*,?i "'re-..-:--',,..--:'. '-:'' : - ./. , • B • - ': :,...-- u - - . qFW Hi ^5r EIGHTY-FTRST SEASON 1961-1962 STRADIVARI created for all time a perfect marriage of precision and beauty for both the eye and the ear. He had the unique genius to combine a thorough knowledge of the acoustical values of wood with a fine artist's sense of the good and the beautiful. Unexcelled by anything before or after, his violins have such purity of tone, they are said to speak with the voice of a lovely soul within. In business, as in the arts, experience and ability are invaluable. We suggest you take advantage of our extensive insurance background by letting us review your needs either business or personal and counsel you to an intelligent program. We respectfully invite your inquiry. CHARLES H. WATKINS & CO. Richard P. 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The Rational Shawmut Bank of 'Boston Complete Banking and Trust Services • Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [4] CONTENTS Program 9 Notes Bach (Suite No. 2 in B minor, for Flute and Strings) . 11 Stravinsky (Symphony in Three Movements) . 16 Entr'acte Ansermet and the Moderns (Edward Lockspeiser) . 3° Notes Debussy ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun") 44 Moussorgsky ("Pictures at an Exhibition") . 48 ERNEST ANSERMET Ernest Ansermet, born in Vevey, Switzerland, November 11, 1883, began his career as a professor of mathematics at the University of Lausanne, and at the Sorbonne, but studied music with Denereaz in Lausanne, Gedalge in Paris, and Otto Barblan and Ernest Bloch in 3eneva. He became conductor of the Kursaal concerts in Montreux in 1912, and succeeded Stavenhagen as director }f the Geneva Subscription Concerts in 1914. In 1915 he toured Europe and 30th Americas as conductor of Diaghi- eff's Ballet Russe. In 1918 he founded :he Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. He las conducted the symphony orchestras jf South America and the United States n several seasons. Having conducted concerts over Radio Berne during the var, he resumed his activities as guest conductor in Europe in 1946, and re- urned to this country in the season 1947-1948 for guest appearances. On ^Jwo ? January 25, 28-29, 1949, he appeared as Our beautifully cut one piece [uest conductor of this Orchestra. In the pajama of black Helenca jer- season of 1951-1952, he conducted the sey with its separate over-skirt concerts from December 14 to February of flowered pure silk satin. >, during the illness of Dr. Munch, and Sizes 10-16. $145.00 igain conducted December 30-January 1956. 4l6Boylston St. 54 Central St. Boston 16 Wellesley The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande KEnmore 6-6238 CEdar 5-3430 till commands most of his time. [5] WGBH AND THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA On Saturday morning, October 14, the FM broadcasts started ten years ago in studios and much of the equipment of 1951, when WGBH came into being with WGBH-FM and TV were destroyed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a fire. Thanks to the immediate offer by charter member of the new venture. other stations and colleagues of their This calamity has brought a general quarters and technical apparatus, the public realization that this outstanding television broadcasts were resumed at educational station must have a new 8:30 Monday morning. The radio broad- home of its own. The Boston Symphony casts were continued without interrup- Orchestra, in the midst of a drive for tion, and the Boston Symphony Orches- funds for its own pressing needs, is also tra concert of the same evening was fully aware that the rehabilitation of broadcast as usual from the studios in WGBH is essential and urges donations Symphony Hall. It was here that the to WGBH, Cambridge 42, Massachusetts. Q& Be it an ash tray or a holiday Ball-Gown . it will always he in good taste if it comes from Bros. r 6] YMBALSl Used by the Greeks and Romans in miniature form, these "sounding I brasses" reappeared in Europe sometime before #l 1300 A. D. Curiously, mediaeval musicians re- frained from clashing them; instead, they were delicately touched together to produce a bell-like tone, much as a modern triangle is struck. During the Renaissance, they fell into disuse —partly, at least, because they were a favored instrument of the Ottoman armies which then threatened central Europe. But by 1680 cymbals were in cautious and sparing use again, providing exotic effects in German operas. A century later, the Turkish Janissaries had ceased to be a threat, and music "a la Turque" was all the rage among the Classical composers. This called for cymbals, often played by the bass drummer for econ- omy's sake. 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Just when you think you'd named them all, Blackwood, Bloch and Berger might occur to you. In the same way, people who have made out their wills often discover a little later on, that there are important additions that should be included. You see, keeping a will up to date is just as essential as making it out. A will is your only guarantee that your estate will be disposed of as you wish. So be sure it's complete. If you'd like to review the whys and wherefors of will-making, we suggest you write us for a complimentary copy of "When There's a Will." It's easy to read and — oh yes, there's Samuel Barber, too. You see? 4 Old Colony Trust Company Listen to the CBS World News Roundup on WEEI each weekday at 8 a.m. Watch The Robert Herridge Theatre on Channel 2, Mondays at 10 p.m. [81 EIGHTY-FIRST SEASON • NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE - SIXTY-TWO Second Program MONDAY EVENING, December 18, at 8:30 o'clock ERNEST ANSERMET, Guest Conductor Bach Suite No. 2, in B minor, for Flute and Strings I. Overture II. Rondeau III. Sarabande IV. Bourrees I and II V. Polonaise and Double VI. Menuett VII. Badinerie Flute Solo: DORIOT ANTHONY DWYER Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements I. Allegro II. JAndante III. (Con moto INTERMISSION Debussy "Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un Faune" (Eclogue by Stephane Mallarme) Moussorgsky "Pictures at an Exhibition," (Piano Pieces, Arranged for Orchestra by Maurice Ravel) Promenade — Gnomus — Promenade — II vecchio castello — Tuileries — Bydlo — Promenade — Ballet of Chicks in their Shells — Samuel Goldenburg and Schmuyle — Limoges: The Marketplace — Cata- (Con mortuis in lingua mortua) — The Hut on Hens' Legs — The The Great Gate of Kiev. Harpsichord by courtesy of Eric Herz BALDWIN PIANO RCA VICTOR RECORDS [9] Whether you re spending a lot or o little . an unusual, a distinctive, an exclusive or an imported GIFT FROM STEARNS adds volumes to your prestige, nothing to your cost { Ufym. BOSTON • CHESTNUT HILL [10] OVERTURE (SUITE) NO. 2 in B minor for Flute and String Orchestra By Johann Sebastian Bach Born in Eisenach, March 21, 1685; died in Leipzig, July 28, 1750 This Suite was first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (the continuo edited by Robert Franz) February 13, 1886. Bach's orchestral suites, of which there are four, have generally been attributed to the five-year period (1717-23) in which he was Kapellmeister to the young Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen. Albert Schweitzer conjectures that they may belong to the subsequent Leipzig years, for Bach included them in the performances of the Telemann Musical Society, which he conducted from the years 1729 to 1736.

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