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OSTON sOYMPHONY O:ORCHESTRA 102nd Season 19*2-83 For BestAudience u^-o &++ FIN* T.H E 'F I R S T NAME IN COGNAC SINCE 1724 XC.I.U Sj.VtLY f)N£ CHAMPAGNf COGNAC fROM THf£ TWO BtST DISTRICTS Of THE COGNAC RtGiON : :V |:>. .; Sole U.S.A. Distributor Foreign Vintages, Inc. N.Y., N.Y. 80 Proof. .'• Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Sir Colin Davis, Principal Guest Conductor Joseph Silverstein, Assistant Conductor One Hundred and Second Season, 1982-83 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Abram T. Collier, Chairman Nelson J. Darling, Jr., President Leo L. Beranek, Vice-President George H. Kidder, Vice-President Mrs. Harris Fahnestock, Vice-President Sidney Stoneman, Vice-President Roderick M. MacDougall, Treasurer John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Vernon R. Alden Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick William J. Poorvu J. P. Barger Mrs. John L. Grandin Irving W. Rabb Mrs. John M. Bradley David G. Mugar Mrs. George R. Rowland Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Albert L. Nickerson Mrs. George Lee Sargent George H.A. Clowes, Jr. Thomas D. Perry, Jr. William A. Selke Archie C. Epps III John Hoyt Stookey Trustees Emeriti Talcott M. Banks, Chairman of the Board Emeritus Philip K. Allen E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Mrs. James H. Perkins Allen G. Barry Edward M. Kennedy Paul C. Reardon Richard P Chapman Edward G. Murray John L. Thorndike John T. Noonan Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Thomas W Morris General Manager William Bernell Edward R. Birdwell Daniel R. Gustin Artistic Administrator Orchestra Manager Assistant Manager Caroline Smedvig Walter D. Hill B.J. Krintzman Director of Director of Director of Promotion Business Affairs Planning Judith Gordon Theodore A. Vlahos Joyce Snyder Serwitz Assistant Director Controller Development of Promotion Coordinator Marc Solomon Arlene Germain Katherine Whitty Production Financial Coordinator of Coordinator Analyst Boston Council James E. Whitaker Elizabeth Dunton Anita R. Kurland Hall Manager, Director of Administrator of Symphony Hall Sales Youth Activities James F. Kiley Charles Rawson Richard Ortner Operations Manager, Manager of Administrator, Tanglewood Box Office Berkshire Music Center Steven Ledbetter Marc Mandel Jean Miller MacKenzie Director of Editorial Print Production Publications Coordinator Coordinator Programs copyright ©1982 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover photo by Peter Schaaf 1 ' •' y Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. William J. Poorvu Chairman William M. Crozier, Jr. Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney Vice-chairman Vice-chairman Mrs. Richard D. Hill Secretary John Q. Adams Graham Gund E. James Morton Mrs. Weston Adams Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III John A. Perkins David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. Richard E. Hartwell David R. Pokross Hazen H. Ayer Francis W Hatch, Jr. Mrs. Curtis Prout Bruce A. Beal Ms. Susan M. Hilles Mrs. Eleanor Radin Mrs. Richard Bennink Mrs. Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Peter C. Read T. Mrs. Edward J. Bertozzi, Jr. Mrs. Bela Kalman Harry Remis Peter A. Brooke Mrs. Louis I. Kane Mrs. Peter van S. Rice William M. Bulger Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon David Rockefeller, Jr. Mary Louise Cabot Richard L. Kaye Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Julian Cohen Mrs. F. Corning Kenly Jr. Mrs. William C. Rousseau Mrs. Nat King Cole Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Mrs. William H. Ryan Johns H. Congdon Mrs. Carl Koch Francis P. Sears Arthur P. Contas Robert K. Kraft Mark L. Selkowitz Ms. Victoria L. Danberg Harvey C Krentzman Gene Shalit William S. Edgerly Mrs. E. Anthony Kutten Donald B. Sinclair Mrs. Alexander Ellis, Jr. Benjamin H. Lacy Richard A. Smith Frank L. Farwell John P. LaWare Ralph Z. Sorenson John A. Fibiger Mrs. James F. Lawrence Peter J. Sprague c Kenneth G. Fisher Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Ray Stata Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen C. Charles Marran Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan, Jr. Mrs. August R. Meyer II Tishler, Mrs. Thomas Gardiner J. William Middendorf Mark Jr. Mrs. James Garivaltis Paul M. Montrone Ms. Luise Vosgerchian Roger D. Wellington Avram J. Goldberg Mrs. Hanae Mori Mrs. Ray A. Goldberg Mrs. Stephen VC. Morris Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Jordan L. Golding Richard P Morse John J. Wilson Haskell R. Gordon Mrs. Thomas Spurr Morse Nicholas T. Zervas Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Frank G. Allen Paul Fromm David W Bernstein Carlton Fuller Leonard Kaplan 1 'Harrison, did you know that the dollar is now worth 5H and that taxes take 4H? If it weren't for you Bank of New England trust people, every time I made a dollar Yd lose a dime!' For good advice on personal trust and investment matters, call our Trust Division at (617) 742-4000. Or write Bank of New England, 28 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. 3 e havo exactly what u want F I L E M E S West Goes East With Ralph Lauren Lauren brings back the Americana of frontier days in his inaugural shoe collection. Note the authenticity of detail in his signature granny boot: the museum heel, the comfortable, straight-laced fit, and the supple Italian leathers. Bravo, Lauren! In chestnut brown and black, sizes 6-10. From the Polo Collection, $325. Designer Shoe Salon — fourth floor Boston and Chestnut Hill. BSO Farewell and Thanks Following this week's concerts, Paul Fried leaves the Boston Symphony Orchestra to become co-principal flute of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Mr. Fried joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as assistant principal flute in 1970. We wish him well for this new phase of his career. 'Presidents at Pops" 1983 "72 and growing," said BSO Overseer Harvey Chet Krentzman, general chairman for the 21 June 1983 "Presidents at Pops" gala fundraiser for the BSO. That's the number of participating company sponsors who have subscribed to the event as of 15 October. "We are out to top last year, when more than $405,000 was raised," continued Krentzman. "This program endeavors to develop closer communication between the business com- munity and the Symphony, broaden the base of corporate support, and create a fun and entertaining evening." Co-chairmen Vincent O'Reilly and Malcolm Sherman, and a committee of more than 100 BSO Trustees, BSO Overseers, and members of the business community, are making a special effort to ensure a sell-out and to secure advertising for the special program book. Plans are being formulated for an even more spectacular evening than last year's. Sponsor packages at $3,000 include ten table seats and ten balcony seats to the concert on 21 June, plus two tickets for the Presidents Dinner to be held this year on 9 May at Symphony Hall. Program book advertising is priced at $1,000 per full page, $500 per half- page, and $250 per quarter-page. For further information, please contact Eric Sanders, Director of Corporate Development, Development Office, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA 02115, or telephone (617) 266-1492. Share the BSO With the Kids! The first program of this season's Boston Symphony Youth Concerts, Harry Ellis Dickson, Artistic Director and Conductor, will focus on the concerto with music of Handel, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. The featured soloists will be Berj Zamko- chian, organ,- BSO assistant concertmaster Emanuel Borok, violin,- and BSO principals Charles Kavalovski, horn, and Jules Eskin, cello. Dates for this program are Wednesday, 10 November at 10:15 a.m.,- Friday, 12 November at 10:15 a.m.; and Saturday, 13 November at 10:30 a.m. and again at 2:00 p.m. For tickets and complete information about the 1982-83 Boston Symphony Youth Concerts subscription series, call the Youth Activities Office in Symphony Hall at (617) 266-1492. With Thanks We wish to give special thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities for their continued support of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 1 ****& ...the highest international level of chamber music playing..." —THE BOSTON GLOBE 3 SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT 4PM Gilbert Kalish, pianist SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1982 POULENC Sextet for piano and winds PROKOFIEV Quintet in G minor for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, and double bass, Op. 39 NEW SUBSCRIBER BRAHMS Quartet No. 1 in G minor for piano and FORM. There are a strings, Op. 25 limited number of seats available for the SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 1983 1982/83 season. You Benita Valente, soprano may become a subscriber SCHUBERT Trio in B flat for strings, D.471 by indicating your SCHUBERT 'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen,' for soprano, choice of location clarinet, and piano, D.965 and price and by returning FAURE Quartet in C minor for piano and strings. Op. 15 this form to: New Subscriber, EARL KIM 'Exercises en Route' Symphony Hall, Boston, Ma. 02115. SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1983 BOCCHERINI Quintet for oboe and strings, Op. 45, No. SUBSCRIPTION PRICES. Trio for trumpet, horn, and trombone LOUEL $27.50, $21.00, $16.00. MENDELSSOHN Concert piece in F for clarinet, The 3 prices listed are bassoon, and piano, Op. 1 13 for both orchestra & DOHNANYI Quintet No. 2 in E flat minor for balcony. Select according piano and strings, Op. 26 to your requirements. LOCATION PRICE NO. OF TICKETS TOTALS NAME. ADDRESS CITY STATE . ZIP CODE DAY . PHONE . EVENING PHONE BSO Members in Concert BSO violinist Ronald Knudsen leads the Newton Symphony Orchestra, of which he is music director and conductor, in an all-Beethoven program at Charles Brown Junior High School in Newton on Sunday 7 November at 8 p.m. The program includes the Fidelio Overture, the Pastoral Symphony and the Third Piano Concerto with soloist Ursula Oppens. For ticket information, call 3327495. Mr. Knudsen is also guest conductor with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra on Sunday evening, 14 November at 7:30 p.m. The featured work on the program is the Dvorak Cello Concerto with BSO principal Jules Eskin as soloist.
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    A collection of Stan Ruttenberg’s Reviews of Mahler Recordings from the Archives Of the Colorado MahlerFest (Symphonies 3 through 7 and Kindertotenlieder) Colorado MahlerFest XIII Recordings of the Mahler Third Symphony Of the fifty recordings listed in Peter Fülöp’s monumental discography (up to 1955, and many more have been added since then), I review here fifteen at my disposal, leaving out two by Boulez and one by Scherchen as not as worthy as the others. All of these fifteen are recommendable, all with fine points, all with some or more weaknesses. I cannot rank them in any numerical order, but I can say that there are four which I would rather hear more than the others — my desert island choices. I am glad to have the others for their own particular merits. Getting ready for MFest XIII we discovered that the matter of score versions and parts is complex. I use the Dover score, no date but attributed to Universal Edition; my guess this is an early version. The Kalmus edition is copied from who knows which published version. Then there is the “Critical Edition,” prepared by the Mahler Gesellschaft, Vienna. I can find two major discrepancies between the Dover/Universal and the Critical (I) the lack of horns at RN25-5, doubling the string riff and (ii) only two harp glissandi at the middle of RN28, whereas the Critical has three. Our first horn found another. Both the Dover and Critical have the horn doublings, written ff at RN 67, but only a few conductors observe them.