Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 78, 1958-1959
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SEVENTY-EIGHTH SEASON, 1958-1959 Boston Symphony Orchestra CHARLES MUNCH, Music Director Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor CONCERT BULLETIN with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk Copyright, 1958, by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. The TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Henry B. Cabot President Jacob J. Kaplan Vice-President Richard C. Paine Treasurer Talcott M. Banks Michael T. Kelleher Theodore P. Ferris Henry A. Laughlin Francis W. Hatch John T. Noonan Harold D. Hodgkinson Palfrey Perkins C. D. Jackson Charles H. Stockton E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Raymond S. Wilkins Oliver Wolcott TRUSTEES EMERITUS Philip R. Allen M. A. DeWolfe Howe N. Penrose Hallowell Lewis Perry Edward A. Taft Thomas D. Perry, Jr., Manager Norman S. Shirk James J. 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LAfayette 3-6800 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation D94] SYMPHONIANA Exhibition Joseph de Pasquale J__jnLIVxmli liijL^INC. The Recording Project THE TROUSSEAU HOUSE OF BOSTON EXHIBITION An exhibition of paintings from the eCordova and Dana Museum of Lin- coln, Massachusetts is now on view in he Gallery. JOSEPH DE PASQUALE Joseph de Pasquale, the Principal Viola of the Orchestra, was born in Philadel- phia. He graduated with honors from the Curtis Institute after studying with Louis Bailly, Max Aronoff and William Primrose. During the War, he played in the Orchestra of the Marines maintained by the Corps in Washington. Later he To Grace a Fireside was a member of the American Broad- casting Company Orchestra in New Take soft, luxurious — and wash- York. In 1947 Serge Koussevitzky in- vited him to take the post of solo violist able — vocama in the deep shades in Boston. of fall: Pumpkin, Antique Gold, Mr. de Pasquale has played on several Autumn Green, Powder Blue and occasions in Berlioz's Harold in Italy and Strauss's Don Quixote. He has also Royal. been soloist in Mozart's Sinfonia Con- Sizes 10-20, $45.00. certante, Handel's Concerto in B minor, and Walton's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. Walter Piston composed es- 416 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON 16 • KE 6-6238 pecially for him the Viola Concerto 54 CENTRAL ST., WELLESLEY • CE 5-3430 which was performed at these concerts last season. [»95] I : THE RECORDING PROJECT The Symphony of Chorales by Lukas g&Lpfc Foss is one of the works scheduled to be recorded on tape from the perform- ance and submitted to the judges of the American International Music Fund Re- cording Project for possible later dis- semination. Martinu's Parables to be performed on November 28, 29, and Kurka's Symphony No. 2 to be per- formed on January 2, 3, will also be taped. Easley Blackwood's First Symphony HUE is the cry this fall ... so and Alexei Haieff's Second Symphony, important we are making our which had their first public performances at these concerts last season, were re- Originala coats available in 17 corded and submitted to the Recording high-impact colors . from pal- Guarantee project. The two were among pitating pink to tingling night- 55 works by 45 contemporary composers sky blue. performed by 29 leading orchestras of the United States and Canada, and were We've always said a girl can't go chosen as the best. The two works will too FUR . and to prove it, fur- therefore be recorded and sold on a touched coats and suits are one commercial basis. The jury, which included Nadia Bou- of the most refurred-to(l) fashions langer of Paris, Carlos Chavez of Mexico this season. 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There were many more shape that's attractive to both that should be recorded; if continued sexes ... so make the most of it! annually, the award could become a kind of capstone for each season's presenta- tion of contemporary music for the orchestras of the entire nation. "Furthermore, in depositing copies of L>/ the tapes in libraries, you have pro- vided a permanent and valuable record twenty newbury of the entire project, and one which should have distinctly significant results (Continued on page 231) [196] This season's signature is in the cut of your first fall suit—the jacket shapely high on your figure, free at your waistline . illustrating the new collections from the great designers of the world now in our French Shops. Ben Zuckerman's black looped mohair suit enriched with the incredible elegance of Russian tip-dyed sable— lavishly curved in a deep collar over your shoulder, caught with soft bows. You'll want a suit again as the background of your wardrobe. 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WORTHY OF YOUR TRUST Old Colony Trust Company , ONE FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON Allied with The First National Bank of Boston [»98] SEVENTY-EIGHTH SEASON • NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT - FIFTY-NINE Fourth Program FRIDAY AFTERNOON, October 31, at 2:15 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, November 1, at 8:30 o'clock Berlioz Overture to "Beatrice et B£n£dict" Foss Symphony of Chorales, for Orchestra I. Toccata (Chorale No. 90 — "Hilf Gott, dass mir's gelinge") II. Andante sostenuto Chorale No. 77 — "Herr, ich habe misgehandelt"; Contrapunctus: B-A-C-H) III. Allegretto tranquillo (Chorale No. 139 — "Nun ruhen alle Walder") IV. Introduzione; Tempo di primo movimento; Allegro vivace (Chorale No. 133 — "Nun danket alle Gott") (Conducted by the composer; first performance at these concerts) INTERMISSION Schubert Symphony in C major, No. 7 I. Andante; Allegro ma non troppo II. Andante con moto III. Scherzo IV. Finale These concerts will end about 4:10 o'clock on Friday Afternoon, 10:25 o'clock on Saturday Evening. BALDWIN PIANO RCA VICTOR RECORDS [1993 . COAT NEWS See our exciting designer and other collections in Boston and in Chestnut Hill Watch for new silhouettes . new fabrics . new colors BOSTON • CHESTNUT HULL [200] OVERTURE TO "BEATRICE ET BENEDICT" By Hector Berlioz (Born at Cote-Saint-Andre, December n, 1803; died at Paris, March 8, 1869) Berlioz' Opera Comique, Beatrice et Benedict, was first sketched in the autumn of i860, completed February 25, 1862, and first performed at Baden, August 9, 1862, at the Theatre de Bade, the composer conducting. There followed a production at Weimar April 8, 1863. It did not reach France until June 5, 1890, when Lamoureux conducted it at the Odeon. There was a revival at Leipzig April 19, 1913, under the direction of Josef Stranski, who revised the score and text. The opera was performed in English at Glasgow, March 24, 1936. The Overture was performed at these concerts December 16-17, x 949' The overture calls for flute and piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, cornet-a-pistons, 3 trombones, timpani and strings. ^vn January 19, 1833, Berlioz wrote to his friend d'Ortigue: "A ^^ propos, I am going to write a very lively opera upon Shakespeare's comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. Such being the case, I will ask you to lend me the volume containing it." This plan, formed at a time when Berlioz was deep in Shakespeare, did not take effect for twenty- seven years, and indeed his single venture into a comedy was destined to become his last work.