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Syapnony ORCHESTRH TWENTY-EIGHTH SEASON ' (^Imf I908-J909 Wsl/^ :x^y '^^^^ «P. BOSTON SYAPnONY ORCHESTRH TWENTY-EIGHTH SEASON ' (^imf I908-J909 WSl/^ PRoGRSnnE 1 TENSION RESONATOR (PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN EUROPE) Used exclusively in the iias0it^l|aiirliii PIANOS 'The Three Epoch-making Discoveries IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GRAND PIANOS ARE First, The French Repeating Action, 182 Second, The Full Iron Frame and Over-strung Scale, 1859 Third, The Mason & Hamlin Tension Resonator, 1900,— the most important of the three, as it pertains to tone production Qi., e "y in a piano is dependent upon the crown, or arch, USlliy 01 1 one of its sounding-board. Loss of tone-quality is caused by the flattening of the sounding-board through the action of the atmosphere and the great downward pressure of the strings. The Mason & Hamlin Tension Resonator Permanently preserves the crown, or arch, of the sounding-board, and gives to the Mason & Hamlin piano a superior quality of tone and a tone which is inde- structible. A Technical Description in "The Scientific American" of October 11, 1902, CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING: "One imperfection in the modern pianoforte, found even in the instruments made by standard makers, has been the loss in tone quality, due to the inability of the sounding board to retain its tension. The problem seems at last to have been satisfactorily solved by a most simple and ingenious construction embodied in the pianos of Mason & Hamlin of Boston, U.S.A." A copy of the Scientific American article will be mailed upon application MASON & HAMLIN COMPANY 0pp. Inst, of Technology 492-494 Boylston Street SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON 6- MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES , , 5 Ticket Office, 1492 ) „ , TelephonesT, Back Bay^ J Administratiin Offices, 3200 } TWENTY-EIGHTH SEASON, 1908-1909 MAX FIEDLER, Conductor pirngramm^ of ti|p Fifth Rehearsal and Concert WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIP- TIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 13 AT 2.30 O'CLOCK SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14 AT 8.00 O'CLOCK COPYRIGHT. 1908, BY C. A. ELLIS PUBLISHED BY C. A. ELLIS, MANAGER .325 Mme. CECILE CHAMINADE The World's Greatest W^oman Composer Mme. TERESA CARRENO The World's Greatest Woman Pianist Mme. LILLIAN NORDICA The World's Greatest "Woman Singer USE Piano. THE JOHN CHURCH CO., 37 West 32d Street New York City REPRESENTED BY G. L SCHIRMER & GO., 38 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass. Boston Symphony Orchestra PERSONNEL Twenty ^eighth Season, 1908-1909 MAX FIEDLER, Conductor ®t)r at^it'ktrin^ %^inno Bears a name which has become known to purchasers as representing the highest possible value produced in the piano industry. It has been associated with all that is highest and best in piano making since 1823. Its name is the hall mark of piano worth and is a guarantee to the purchaser that in the instrument bearing it, is incorporated the highest artistic value possible. CHICKERING & SONS PIANOFORTE MAKERS Established 1833 791 TREMONT STREET Cor. NORTHAMPTON ST. Near Mass. Ave. BOSTON 328 TWENTY-EIGHTH SEASON, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHT AND NINE Fifth Rehearsal and Concert* FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 13, at 2.30 o^cIock. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER J4, at 8 o'clock. PROGRAMME* Tschaikowsky . Symphony No. 6, "Pathetic." in B minor, Op. 74 Dfed November 6, J 893. I. Adagio ; Allegro non troppo. II. Allegro con grazia. III. Allegro molto vivace. IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso. " " Weber . Scene, How Tranquilly I Slumbered," and Aria, Softly Sighing," from the Opera ""Der Freischiitz" Grdtry . Three Dance Pieces from "Cephalus and Procris," Heroic Ballet. First time in Boston I. Tambourin. II. Menuet ("The Nymphs of Diana"). III. Gigue. (Freely arranged for concert use by Felix Mottl.) Songs with Pianoforte Accompaniment: " a. Richard Strauss ...... "Allerseelen b. Mozart "Das Veilchen" c. Grieg "Ein Traum" Beethoven .... Overture to Goethe's "Egmont," Op. 84 SOLOIST, Mme. MARIE RAPPOLD. The pianoforte is a Stein-way. There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the symphony. The doors of the hall will he closed during the performance of each number on the program^me. Those who wish to leave before the end of the concert are requested to do so in an interval &e- tween the numbers. City of Boston. Revised Reiinlation of Ani{ust 5, 1898.— Chapter 3. relatlnii to the coverinii of the head in places of public amusement. Every in his _ licensee shall not, place of amusement, allow any person to wear upon the head a coveriog which obstructs the view of the exhibition or performance in such place of any person seated in any seat therein provided for spectators, it being understood that a low bead covering without projection, which does not obstruct sxich view, may be worn. Attest J. M. GALVIN, City Clerk. 329 with its supreme stemdaird of musical excellence and its many styles of case, ranging from the simplest to the most elaborate, is within reach of the mam of fine musical taMte, be his income moderate or beyond the need of economy; and, no matter how much or how little may be paid, he is assured that exquisite tone smd perfect action which is exclusive to THE WORLD'S BEST PIANO The Knabe Piano is sold everywhere, and any Knabe representative wiU only be too glad to have the privilege of thowing it to you. WM. KNABE & CO. BALTIMORE NEW YORK WASHINGTON LONDON ST. PETERSBURG BERLIN 330 — Symphony No. 6, ix B minor, "Pathetic," Op.. 74. Peter Tschaikowsky (Born at \'otkinsk, in the government of ^'iatka, Russia, May 7,* 1840; died at St Petersburg, November 6, 1S93.) This symphony is in four movements: I. Adagio, B minor, 4-4. Allegro non troppo, B minor, 4-4 II. Allegro con grazia, D major, 5-4. III. Allegro, molto vivace, G major, 4-4 (12-8). IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso, B minor, 3-4. Tschaikowsky embarked at New York in May, 1891, for Hamburg. The steamer was the "Ftirst Bismarck." His diary tells us that on his Aoyage he made sketches for a sixth symphony. (The Fifth was first performed in 1888.) The next mention of this work is in a letter dated at Vichy, June 30, 1892, and addressed to W. Naprawnik: "After you left me, I still remained at Klin about a month, and sketched two movements of a symphony. Here I do absolutely nothing; I have neither inclination nor time. Head and heart are empty, and my mental faculties are concentrated wholly on my thoughts. I shall go home soon." He wrote his brother in July that he should finish this symphony in Klin. From IClin he wrote Serge Taneieff, the same month, that before 'his last journey he had sketched the first movement and the finale. "When I was away, I made no progress with it, and now there is no time." He was then working on the opera "lolanthe" and the ballet "The Nut-cracker," performed for the first time at St. Petersburg, December i8,t 1892. He was reading the letters of Flaubert with the liveliest pleasure and admiration. In September he went to Vienna, and he visited Sophie Menter, the pianist, at her castle Itter in the Tyrol. He wrote from IClin in October: "I * ^Irs. Kewmarch, in her translation into English of Modest Tschaikowsky's life of his brother, gives the date of Peter's bu-th April 28 (May 10). Juon gives the date April 25 (May 7). As there are typographical and other errors in Mrs. Newmarch's version, interesting and valuable as it is, I prefer the date given by Juon, Hugo Riemann, Iwan Knorr, and Heinrich Stiimcke. t Mrs. Newmarch, in her translation into English of Modest's life of his brother, gives December 17 as the date. TWO GREATEST HITS OF PARIS IN YEARS BOUSS-BOUSS-MEE, by Ch. Borel-Clerc, Piano Solo . Price 60c. DANSE DU PARAGUAY, by J. Valverde, Piano Solo . Price 60c. The Sensational Success of Berlin KASINO WALSER, by Victor Hollaender, Piano Solo . Price 6oc. BOOSEV €& CO., Publishers 9 EAST SEVENTEENTH STREET - - NEW YORK L P. Hollander & Co. We are showing an unusual attractive assortment of Moderate Priced Hats for Misses and Young Ladies TAILORED HATS $5 TO $12 Both imported and copies of originals SPECIAL MOTOR HATS, $10 All Colors BOVUSTOIN ST., BOSTON, MASS, SMITH PATTERSON COMPANY g^fl'won^ Merchants INVITE YOUR ATTENTION TO AN UNUSUALLY 1171 • n • iNtERESTING WhiSt "FIZCS DISPLAY OF BiMMiiiiMiMiMii^^iiiiM ON SPECIAL TABLES IN OUR ART ROOMS 52 SUMMER STREET BOSTON — : shall be in St. Petersburg the whole of November; I must devote December to the orchestration of my new symphony, which will be performed at St. Petersburg toward the end of January." But in December he travelled; he visited Berlin, Basle, Paris; and from Berlin he wrote to W. Davidoff (December 28) : "To-day I gave myself up to weighty and important reflection. I examined carefully and objectively, as it were, my symphony, which fortunately is not yet scored and presented to the world. The impres- sion was not a flattering one for me; that is to say, the symphony is only a work written by dint of sheer will on the part of the composer it contains nothing that is interesting or sympathetic. It should be cast aside and forgotten. This determination on my part is admirable and irrevocable. Does it not consequently follow that I am generally dried up, exhausted? I have been thinking this over for three days. Perhaps there is still some subject that might awaken inspiration in me, but;I do not dare to write any more absolute musijc, —that is, symphonic or chamber music. To live without work which would occupy all of one's time, thoughts, and strength, —that would be boresome.
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