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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 18, 1898-1899 t»« £_v c%i THE Liszt Organ Is the instrument par excellence for Salon, Music Hall, and Drawing=room. Its artistic capabilities attract the greatest musicians IN DUO WITH THE PIANOFORTE THE EFFECT IS ORCHESTRAL. wOWLo The Liszt Organ has —been used and praised by the following artists and by many more : FRANZ LISZT. EMIL PAUR. GOUNOD. ARTHUR NIKISCH. SAINT- SAENS. ANTON SEIDL. SCHARWENKA. THEO. THOMAS. GUILMANT. WALTER DAMROSCH. NO TE.— Fully illustrated catalogue of Liszt Organs- mailed on application. H20tt & ^amltn €0. BOSTON. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. New England Representatives, 146 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON. Boston Symphony Orchestra* MUSIC HALL, BOSTON. EIGHTEENTH SEASON, j* J> <* 1898-99. J- J> & WILHELM GERICKE, Conductor. PROGRAMME OF THE SIXTH REHEARSAL and CONCERT WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY WILLIAM F. APTHORP.^^ FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 25, AT 2.30 O'CLOCK. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, AT 8.00 O'CLOCK. PUBLISHED BY C. A. ELLIS, MANAGER. (177) Steinway & Sons, manufacturers J I A \ | \ CL Grand and of PIANOSXT P^Y\\JZ5 Upright Beg to announce that they have been officially appointed by patents and diplomas, which are displayed for public inspection at their warerooms, manufacturers to His majesty, NICOLAS II., THE CZAR OF RUSSIA. His Majesty, WILLIAM II., EMPEROR OF GERMANY and THE ROYAL COURT OF PRUSSIA. His Majesty, FRANZ JOSEPH, EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA and KING OF HUNGARY. Her Majesty, VICTORIA, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN. Their Royal Highnesses, THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, and THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. His Majesty, OSCAR II., KING OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY. His Majesty, UMBERTO I., THE KING OF ITALY. Her Majesty, THE QUEEN OF SPAIN. His riajesty, Emperor William II. of Germany, on June 13, 1893, also bestowed on our Mr. William Steinway the order of The Red Eagle, III. Class, an honor never before granted to a manufacturer. The Royal Academy of St. Caecilia at Rome, Italy, founded by the celebrated composer Pales- trina in 1584, has elected Mr. William Steinway an honorary member of that institution. The following is the translation of his diploma : — The Royal Academy of St. Ccecilia have, on account of his eminent merit in the domain of music, and in conformity to their Statutes, Article 12, solemnly decreed to receive William Steinway into the number of their honorary members. Given at Rome, April 15, 1894, and in the three hundred and tenth year from the founding of the society. Alex. Pansotti, Secretary. E. Di San Maktino, President. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES flAILED FREE ON APPLICATION. STEINWAY & SONS, Warerooms, Steinway Hall, = = 107-111 East 14th Street, New York. M. STEINERT & SONS CO., New England Representatives, 162 Boylston Street, Boston. (178) " EIGHTEENTH SEASON, 1898-99. Sixth Rehearsal and Concert* FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 25, at 230 o'clock. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, at 8.00 o'clock. PROGRAMME. Felix Mendelssohn- Bartholdy Overture, "Fingal's Cave," Op. 26 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Recitative, " Mia speranza adorata," and Rondo, "Ah! non sai qual pena sia Paul Gilson - - Symphonic Sketches, "The Sea" (First time complete in Boston.) I. Sunrise : Allegretto (F major) -.-....- 6-8 II. Sailors' Songs and Dances: Allegro (A major) 3-4 Molto Presto - 2-4 III. Twilight : Allegro moderato (D -flat major) - 4-4 Un poco meno lento - 5-4 IV. Tempest : Allegro moderato (F major) - 2-2 (6-4) " Leo Delibes The Legend of the Pariah's Daughter, from " Lakm* " Franz Liszt - - Symphonic Poem No. 3, " The Preludes Soloist, Mrs. MARIAN TITUS. Owing to the continued illness of Mr, Gericke, the performance will be given under the direction of Mr, Franz JKneisel. Patrons unable to remain until the close of the concert are politely requested to leave the hall during a pause in the programme. (179) L. P. HOLLANDER & CO. Parisian Neckwear. Some entirely New Designs just received, including many exquisite lace goods, especially designed for the theatre and similar occasions. ALSO NEW THINGS IN Chiffon Lace and Feather Boas. Ladies5 English Walking Hats. ] New Shapes from Henry Heath and other London houses. 202 to 212 BOYLSTON STREET and PARK SQUARE. 1 Mother always comes home with a box of ST. CLAIR S Chocolates and Caramels, What is so Rare as to find them positively made the day you buy them, and ICE CREAM SODAS made with abso- lutely pure fresh fruit syrups ? Such wonders are to be found at ST. CLAIR'S, Corner Temple Place and Washington St. (180) Overture, " Fingal's Cave," Opus 26. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. (Born in Hamburg on Feb. 3, 1809; died in Leipzig on Nov. 4, 1847.) This overture was begun in Rome in the winter of 1830, about a year after Mendelssohn's visit to Staffa with Klingemann. The original MS. score, dedicated to Franz Hauser, is dated Rome, December 16, 1830, and bears the title Die einsatne Insel (The Lonely Island). A second MS. score, dated London, June 20, 1832, differs considerably from the first, especially in the working-out. The first published score (Breitkopf & Hartel, Easten 1834) bears the title Die Fingals-Hohle. Later the title was changed to Die Hebriden (The Hebrides), by which name the overture is generally known in this country. The first performance of the first version was by the London Philharmonic Society, on May 14, 1832. The overture was given in New York by the Philharmonic Society in the season of 1852-53. The overture is in the regular overture form, the first theme coming in at the very beginning in the violas, 'celli, and bassoons, in B minor; the sec- ond theme entering somewhat later than usual in the relative D major in the 'celli, clarinets, and bassoons, after a good deal of development of the first. The conclusion-theme, which is but a rhythmic variation of the first theme, comes in fortissimo on the full orchestra, in D major, and leads to an ascending fanfare on the horns and trumpets on the notes of the chord of D major, which ends the first part, and introduces the working-out. This begins pianissimo with the first theme in the violas, 'celli, and double basses against tremulous harmonies in the violins : every phrase of the theme is almost immediately followed by a loud call from the wind instru- ments,— now from the wood, now from the brass. This loud call gradually HORSFORD'S • • • Acid Phosphate. Recommended and prescribed by physicians of all schools, for Dyspepsia, Nervousness, Exhaustion, and all diseases arising from imperfect digestion and derangement of the nervous system. Taken before retiring, induces refreshing sleep. Pleasant to the taste. For sale by all Druggists. (181) Cloth Street Gowns V. BALLARD & SONS. VENETIANS, HELTONS, VICUNAS. Each in black, Oxford gray, and twenty-five colors. We use only the best silk linings obtainable. Prices consistent. Young ladies' costumes at very reasonable prices. 256 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON. Opposite Public Garden, Subway outlet. OYSTERS AND SALADS A SPECIALTY. Genuine Vienna Ices. 25 Temple Place and 33 West St. JACOB THOMA, 0. A. JENKINS & CO. VIOLIN MAKER. 407 Washington Street, (Awarded a Prize Medal at the Vienna Exposition.) LADIES' HATTERS Old Violins, Violas, 'Cellos, Artist Italian Strings, Silver AND FURRIERS. G's, Artist Bows, Paris Rosin, Violin Cases of all kinds, etc. Agent for Connelly, New York, Turbans. New Violins made from old selected wood over 350 years. Copies after Stradivarius, Guarnerius, etc. Used by the members of RICH FURS. the Boston Symphony Orchestra. ARTISTIC REPAIRS A SPECIALTY. Finest skins and latest styles. BOWS REHAIRED. Garments made to measure. Music Hall Building, Room 7, Boston. Perfect satisfaction guaranteed Repairer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. (182) . assumes a shape very like that of part of the first theme itself. The effect of the fragments of the theme in the lower register of the strings, against the tremulous accompaniment of the violins,— all kept in a mysterious pianissimo,— interrupted ever and anon by the wild screams of the wind in- struments, is wholly original, and as suggestively poetic as it is original. One cannot help thinking to hear the cries of sea-gulls and terns. Here Mendelssohn shows that he fully earned the title of " grand paysagiste" that a certain other great composer once gave him. Except for an almost constant undulatory movement in the strings, which easily enough suggests the restlessness of a wind-swept sea, there is exceedingly little of what should properly be called realism in the music : there is no attempt directly to imitate the sounds or movements of animate or inanimate nature in the wild neighborhood of lonely islands in the Northern seas. But such is the suggestiveness of the music, with its sudden contrasts of loud with soft, staccato with legato, of long-sustained notes with restlessly moving parts, that, knowing the title, the listener has to stretch his imagination but very little to shut his eyes and see the whole picture, hear the birds scream and the winds whistle, smell the salt sea-weed on the rocks. The third part, which follows the working-out, is somewhat curtailed from the first, and leads soon after the second theme to a short but brilliant coda, with which the overture ends. This overture is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 pair of kettle-drums, and the usual strings. The score bears no dedication. MEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF HUM Charles P. Gardiner, President. George W. Chadwick, Musical Director. School year, September to June. Pupils may enter at any time. The regular courses of study are supplemented by special provision for Orchestral and Choral Training. 1 Weekly rehearsals of the Orchestral and Choral Classes. 2. The study of Concertos and Choral Works, in which the soloists are advanced students of the various departments.
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