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Kraut Press and Publicity Assistant to the Manager Andrew Raeburn Assistant to the Music Director SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON I .* [3] The Boston Symphony Jupiter" Symphony "— under Leinsdorf Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Boston Symphony Orchestr; The complexities of Mozart's"Jupiter" Sym- Erich Leinsdorf phony impose severe demands on both conductor and orchestra. Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony respond with a virtuoso performance marked by discipline and polish. Recorded with it, the delightful "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik." Equally impressive, in the Romantic idiom, is their recording of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto with Artur Rubinstein. Enjoy these fine perform- RCA Victor ances on RCA Victor Red Seal albums. The most trusted name in sound 14 CONTENTS • 9 NO T E S Hindemith ("Der Schwanendreher") .11 ' Entr'actes Hindemith — His Art and His Views (By Jay S. Harrison) . 20 (D. T. G.) . Mozart at Twenty • 45 No T E s Mozart (Serenade in D major, "Haffner") • 36 Copyright 1966 by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. IN MEMORIAM Georges Edmond Moleux, Principal Bass of the Orchestra from 1939 until his retirement in 1966, died on Decem- ber 7, aged 66, at his home in Marshfield. A native of France, he had taken his musical training in bass and clarinet, First Prize in both instruments, at the Paris Conservatory. He joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930 at the invitation of Dr. Koussevitzky, be- coming Principal nine years later. He was active as a soloist and teacher at the New England Conservatory, Boston University, and the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood. SUBSCRIBERS' EXHIBITION The annual exhibition of paintings by subscribers, Friends and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is now on view in the Gallery. Golden Glitter To brighten your merry whirl THE SOLOIST — our hostess robe of metallic For nine years, prior to joining this gold outlined with golden braid. Orchestra in 1963, Burton Fine was Concealed front zipper. Petite, a research chemist with the National Space and Aeronautics Administration Small, Medium, Large. $50-00 in Cleveland. He is a native of Phila- Long version (not shown) delphia, where he studied at the Settle- $6000 ment Music School with Ivan Galamian. He continued his studies with Mr. 416 Boylston St. 54 Central St. Galamian for four years at the Curtis Boston 16, Wellesley Institute, before moving to the Univer- KEnmore 6-6238 CEdar 5-3430 sity of Pennsylvania, where he received 15] a Bachelor of Science degree in chem- istry. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Illinois Institute of Technol- ogy. During his years with the Space Agency, he was active in Cleveland's leading chamber-music groups. Mr. Fine joined the Orchestra as a member of the second violin section, and assumed his new position as Principal Viola in the fall of 1964. He is a mem- ber of the faculty of the Berkshire Music Center, where he also studied in 1950, and of the New England Conservatory. NEW BOOKS ON MUSIC In the last six months, there have been published four valuable books on music. savings Perhaps it will be helpful to call these to the attention of our audience. Mr. Paul Henry Lang is the author of a careful and up-to-date study of Han- that del. This book is the result of many years of research, and is probably the most complete study of that master in the English language. The book is pub- are lished by W. W. Norton and Company. The Oxford University Press has re- cently published a new study of Bach, written by Karl Geiringer, which in- music cludes much new material and also summarizes a life-long study of Bach by this scholar. In the field of modern music, there is to a new study of Stravinsky written by Eric Walter White, and published by the University of California. This is undoubtedly the most complete study your of the works of Stravinsky available. In the early fall, W. W. Norton and Company published Music in the 20th Century, from Debussy through Stra- ears! vinsky. This book was written by Wil- liam W. Austin of Cornell University, and provides a detailed review of most musicians who have written important music up to 1960. A very complete bib- liography is helpful to music scholars. Any of the above books should be a permanent acquisition for a musical library. •Qv #=© i«j NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY AND BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA present BOSTON SYMPHONY CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES BOSTON SYMPHONY STRING QUARTET GINO CIOFFI Assisting Artist Wednesday, January 4, at 8:30 Jordan Hall . Program . 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Variationen "Seid ihr nicht der Schwanendreher" Massig schnell (First performance in this series) SOLOIST BURTON FINE INTERMISSION Mozart Serenade in D major ("Haffner"), K. 250 Allegro maestoso — Allegro molto Andante Menuetto Rondo Menuetto galante Andante Menuetto Adagio — Allegro assai (First complete performance in this series) ' Violin Solo: Joseph Silverstein BALDWIN PIANO RCA VICTOR RECORDS [9] (9($to* Flying south—the sun-drenched Manner. A shift in the Tanner scattering of blooms in Dacron or blue polyester and cotton. Pink on white with a little edge of contrast. Sizes 10 to 16, $35 hat to Big brimmed "sun-Tanner' fling along,$11 [lb] 1 "DER SCHWANENDREHER," CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND SMALL ORCHESTRA By Paul Hindemith Born in Hanau, Germany, November 16, 1895; died in Frankfurt, December 28, 1963 The orchestral accompaniment is scored for 2 flutes and piccolo, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, harp, cellos and basses. This Concerto, "Der Schwanendreher"* was first performed in Amsterdam by the Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Willem Mengelberg, with the composer as soloist. On the printed score Mr.