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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 48,1928 SANDERS THEATRE . CAMBRIDGE HARVARD UNIVERSITY Thursday Evening, February 7, at 8.00 PR5GR7WIE %kA An Audience worth cultivating Because it reaches an audience of unusual potentiality, The Boston Symphony Orchestra Programme is a most effective medium —for a limited number of advertisers. This audience is composed of people of taste, culture and means. They are interested, essentially, in the better things of life. They can, and do, purchase generously—but discriminately. The descriptive notes by Mr. Philip Hale, foremost of critics, secures for the programme a place among works of reference and gives to it an un- usual permanence. If your product — or service — will appeal to this discriminating audience Write for Rates Jlddress L. S. B. JEFFERDS Advertising Manager Symphony Hall 'Phone Back Bay 1492 Boston :: Mass. SANDERS THEATRE . CAMBRIDGE HARVARD UNIVERSITY FORTY-EIGHTH SEASON 1928-1929 INC. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor SEASON 1928-1929 THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, at 8.00 o'clock WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE COPYRIGHT, 1929, 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 1 THE INSTRUMENT OF THE "through the looking glass" suite, by deems taylor, painted by frank mcintosh It is almost taken for granted today will last 30, 40, and even 50 years or that a well-appointed home shall more, its real economy becomes ap- contain a fine piano. Among culti- parent. Long after a commonplace vated people it is little short of a instrument has gone its way the necessity. And in every walk of life Steinway will serve you well. it is accepted as an index and war- You need never buy another piano. rant of good taste. In homes of this sort the numeri- A new Steinway piano can be cal superiority of the Steinway is bought from overwhelming. And its margin of physical superiority is no less strik- $875 up ing. There is no other piano to com- Any Steinway piano may be purchased with pare with it in the depth and beauty a cash deposit of 10%, and the balance will be extended over a period of two years. of its tone ... its power ... its Used pianos accepted in partial exchange. sensitive and incredibly fluent action. A few completely rebuilt Steinways are Yet for all its obvious advantages, available at special prices. the Steinway is not an expensive Steinway & Sons, Steinway Hall piano. When one considers that it 109 West 57th Street, New York Represented by foremost dealers everywhere 2 Forty-eighth Season, 1928-1929 SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Violins. Burgin, R. Elcus, G. Gundersen, R. Sauvlet, H. Cherkassky, P. Concert-master Kreinin, B. Kassman, N. Hamilton, V. Eisler, D. Theodorowicz, J. ' Hansen, E. Lauga, N. Fedorovsky, P. Leibovici, J. Pinfield, C. Mariotti, V. Leveen, P. Tapley, R. Jacob, R. Zung, M. Knudsen, C. Gorodetzky, L. Mayer, P. 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. Artieres, L. CauhapS, J. Werner, H. Shirley, P. Avierino, N. Gerhardt, S. Bernard, A. Deane, C. Violoncellos. Bedetti, J. Langendoen, J. Chardon, Y. Stockbridge, C. Fabrizio, E. Zighera, A. Barth, C. Droeghmans, H. Warnke, J. Marjollet, L 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. AUard, R. Amerena, P. Stanislaus, E [. 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. Boettcher, G. Valkenier, W Mager, G. Rochut, J. Pogrebniak, S. Schindler, G. Voisin, R. Hansotte, L. Van Den Berg, C. Lannoye, M. Lafosse, M. Kenfield, L. Lorbeer, H. Blot, G. Perret, G. Raichman, J. Mann, J. Adam, E. Tubas. Harps. Timpani. Percussion. Sidow, P. Zighera, B. Ritter, A. Ludwig, C. Adam, E. Caughey, E. Polster, M. Sternburg, S. White, L. Organ. Celesta. Librarian. Snow, A. Fiedler, A. Rogers, L. J. 3 Softly Feminine Lines Reach the Acme of Perfection in Lace Dresses 39 .50 ¥ ACE is so universally flattering, *—* that the vogue of the all lace dress has become strongly estab- lished in an unbelievably short time. Charming lines are gracefully inter- preted in this soft fabric — deeply dipped hems, concentrated draping, dinner jackets, and slender surplice effects. Colors are given a new verve in lace, among the most approved shades are honeycomb or maple beige, silver mist, grey, deep river and nymph blue. Women 's Qowns— Fourth Floor Cimn&ler Sc Co. Boston Common Tremont St. at West Tonight's programme has been changed as follows: Bach . Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major for Violin, Two Flutes, and String Orchestra I. Allegro. II. Andante. HE. Presto. Mozart Symphony in C major, No. 41, "Jupiter" (K. 551) I. Allegro vivace. II. Andante cantabile. m. Menuetto: Allegro; Trio. IV. Finale: Allegro molto. Debussy Nocturnes a. Nuages. b. Fetes. Satie . Gymnopedies (Orchestrated by Debussy) Wagner Prelude to "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg" There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the Symphony SANDERS THEATRE CAMBRIDGE HARVARD UNIVERSITY Forty -eighth Season, 1928-1929 SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor FIFTH CONCERT THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7 AT 8.00 PROGRAMME Bach . Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major for Violin, Two Flutes, and String Orchestra I. Allegro. II. Andante. III. Presto. Mozart . ... Symphony in C major, No. 41, "Jupiter" (K. 551) I. Allegro vivace. II. Andante cantabile. III. Menuetto: Allegro; Trio. IV. Finale: Allegro molto. Debussy Nocturnes a. Nuages. b. Fetes. Satie Gymnopedies (Orchestrated by Debussy) Ravel ...... "La Valse," Choregraphic Poem There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the Symphony 5 Spend Spring on the sunny shores of the ^^Mediterranean, for Spring is the best ^Mediterranean season. Then the weather is pleasantly warm, the air is soft, the foliage is fresh, and the flowers are brightly in bloom. RAYMOND -WHITCOIB Mediterranean Spring1 Cruise Sailing April 8 on the Cunard liner "Carinthia" Rates, including return passage at any time, $72 5 and upward C,In route as well as season this is a most unusual voyage. It is the first cruise ever to include a visit to romantic Carcassonne. It goes to out-of-the-way and. picturesque places that other cruises rarely, if ever, reach — to white Casablanca and oriental "Rabat in Morocco, to ^Malaga and ^Barcelona in Spain, to Talma in the purple Balearic Islands, to Valletta, the fortress capital of Malta, to beautiful Taormina in Sicily, and to ancient %agusa and quaint Cattaro on the Balkan shores of the Adriatic. And it goes also to the usual cruise ports, Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, Nice, etc. Take it for a complete six weeks holiday, or as a new and interesting voyage to Europe by the favorite southern route Send for the ^Booklet —"Mediterranean Spring Cruise" Raymond & Wliitcomb Co. 126 Newbury St. 165 Tremont St. BOSTON Concerto No. 4 in G major for Violin, Two Flutes, and Contintjo Johann Sebastian Bach (Born at Eisenach, on March 21, 1685 ; died at Leipsic, July 28, 1750) This composition is the fourth of the six Brandenburg Concertos. Completed March 24, 1721, they were written in answer to the wish of a Prussian prince, Christian Ludwig, Margraf of Brandenburg, the youngest son of the Great Elector by a second wife. The prince was provost of the Cathedral at Halberstadt. He was a bachelor, and he lived now at Berlin and now on his estate at Malchow. Fond of music, and not in an idle way, he was extravagant in his tastes and* mode of life, and often went beyond his income of nearly fifty thousand 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 they were ever played at the palace of the prince. It was his habit to catalogue his music; but the name of Bach was not found in the list, although the names of Vivaldi, Venturini, Val- entiri, Brescianello, and other writers of concertos, were recorded. ANALYTIC SYMPHONY SERIES Arranged for Piano Solo Edited and Annotated by PERCY GOETSCHIUS Mus. Doc. The master symphonies, from classic to modern, arranged for home study and enjoyment ARNOLD DOLMETSCH, apostle of beauty in tone, recently said: "It is only by playing music yourself that you will realize its unique power to make the mind contented and the soul beautiful. And only too, when music is once more reinstated as the perfect recreation of men and women, will composers cease to wander in their tangled forests of sound." OLIVER DITSON COMPANY, 179 Tremont Street, Boston Chas. H. Ditson & Co., 10 East 34th Street, New York Try your music store first Spitta thinks that the pieces were probably included in miscellane- ous lots, as "77 concertos by different masters for various instru- ments at 4 ggr (altogether 12 thlr, 20 ggr)"; or "100 concertos by different masters for various instruments—No.
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