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6 years after the B flat major, which is BERLIOZ, Hector (1803-1869) commonly known as the second. An 400 AUTO MEMBERSHIP Overture, Roman Carnival, Opus 9 error in the publication of the two Best Wishes on this Berlioz composed the Roman Carnival concertos brought about the inconsist- CLUB Overture as an introduction for the ent numbering. The C major Concer- Magnificent Occasion second act of his opera Benvenuto to opens with a brilliant orchestral ut- Lou Frazin Sales & Service Cellini. Though it bears an earlier from terance, offering the first two themes opus number than either the Sym- on which it dwells for some time, 3000 Las Vegas Blvd. South phonic Fantastique (opus 14a) or prior to the entrance of the solo instru- Harold in Italy (opus 16), it is vir- New Frontier Texaco Station ment. Written in the period of Bee- tually contemporaneous with them, be- Las Vegas Goodrich Tire Dist. u

Gifts — China — Crystal ing conceived in the early 1830's, when thoven's Mozart-Haydn consciousness, and the Beethoven Ninth Symphony was it shows strongly the influence of both men. Yet in the middle of the move- Furnishings for Gracious still a startling novelty. In the Over- ture we encounter such pathbreaking ment a new power asserts itself, that Living innovations as an English horn solo, a of Beethoven, who appears to be tear- A Symphony in Fashions 114 Las Vegas Blvd. North sparkling saltarello, and a final orgi- ing himself loose from the old moor- astic outburst of orchestral sonority ings. The second movement again Flamingo Hotel much more than a mere Carnaval Ro- continued on next page main. In its combination of elements from the opera itself it carries on the specie of dramatic commentary pio- neered by Beethoven, propagated by Weber, and perfected by Wagner. Our Deepest Gratitude to BEETHOVEN, Ludwig Van The Las Vegas Symphony Society (1770-1827) and Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. De Luca Importing Co. The Clark County Fair and 1, C major, Opus 15 and Recreation Board The C major Concerto, No. 1, was written, it is said, in 1797, some two Nevada Beverage Co. for sponsoring the Are Indeed Happy New York Philharmonic LINGERIE OF THE HOUR To Assist Orchestra In This Splendid Project with Leonard Bernstein. JUDGE AND MRS. DAVID ZENOFF LINGERIE

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8 in the last movement (strings), and, STEIN WAV especially, in the second movement, in which pairs of instruments consecu- tively appear with brilliant passages." The composer also gave a clue to the meaning of the work when he wrote: hows in the general direction of Mo- "The general mood of the work repre- A Rare and Rewarding Occasion - zart with its graceful melody, given sents, apart from the jesting second principally to the piano. A elarinct movement, a gradual transition from Tonight's Concert. takes the lead occasionally, and the the sternness of the first movement Our Congratulations to piano part weaves about it in delicate and the lugubrious death-song of the ornamentation. The third movement third, to the life-assertion of the last The Las Vegas Symphony Society is a Rondo, leaning to the Haydn- one. Official Piano of the New York Philharmonic esque, not only as to choice of form, and but also with respect to the joyous spirit of the music. The Clark County Fair & Recreation Board

BARTOK, Bela (1881-1945) DR. & MRS. JAMES B. McMILLAN "PeevuoK & "Day "Pia*ux Concerto for Orchestra EXCLUSIVE DEALER OF STEINWAY PIANOS When the Concerto for Orchestra had its first performance (by the Boston 1117 Maryland Parkway DU 4-6961 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Serge Koussevitzky, on December 1, 1944), Bartok explained why he called it a concerto instead of a symphony: "The title of this symphony-like or- Mr. and Mrs. Arnold chestral work is explained by its ten- dency to treat the single instruments Christensen or instrumental groups in a 'concert- New York Philharmonic, 111 West 57th - yjer/ff/y, /;y • y/ic/i//cy join with everyone ant' or soloistic manner. The 'virtu- Street, New York 19, N. Y. oso' treatment appears, for instance, George Judd, Jr., Managing Director Tropicana Hotel in Southern Nevada in the fugato sections of the develop- Carlos Moseley, Associate ment of the first movement (brass in- Tour Direction: Columbia Festivals Inc. in welcoming struments), or in the 'perpetum mo- CAMI Building bile' -like passage of the principal theme 165 West 57th Street, New York 19, N.Y. THE NEW YORK

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10 11 First-desk men of the New York Phil- harmonic's string section: Leonard Davis, viola; Robert Brennand, bass; John Corigliano, concertmaster; Laszlo Varga, cello and Leopold Rybb, sec- When the renowned music critic ond violin. | James Huneker wrote some years ago, "The history of the Philharmonic is Ithe history of music in the United States," he epitomized not only the I Orchestra's years of uninterrupted music-making since 1842, but its pio- neering courage which made it a lead- | er in establishing musical tradition, in presenting from its earliest days new music along with the standard reper- toire. It has been the inspiration of newer symphonic groups in other communi- ties, and as the Philharmonic tours this year, it can proudly count among its progeny more than 1,000 orchestras throughout the United States devoted to serious music, to say nothing of additional offspring in the form of 15,000 amateur student symphony orchestras. The list of the Philharmonic's con- ductors over the years reads almost like a "Who's Who in Music." Many of the most prominent have become indelibly associated with the Orches- tra's history — Walter Damrosch, Gus- tav Mahler and Willem Mengelberg i in the early days; and more recently, I Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Leo-j pold Stokowski, .Sir John BarbiroMi,[ Artur Rodzinski, Pierre Monteux, Dim-| itri Mitropoulos and Leonard Bern-| stein.

Leonard Bernstein as both conductor and piano soloist in a performance during the past season at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ted Marshall and Family welcome The New York Philharmonic ON CAMERA Orchestra with world-renowned conductor Leonard Bernstein to Las Vegas Leonard Bernstein has frequently been called the.most versatile man on the American musical scene. Time Magazine said of him: ". . . his versa- tility reminds his more enthusiastic admirers of Renaissance Man. In an age of specialization, he refuses to stay put in any cultural pigeonhole." In each of his five chief spheres of ac- tivity — conducting, composing, play- ing the piano, lecturing and teaching — he has won wide recognition as a Greetings to the master practitioner of his art. Now, at the age of 41, Leonard Bernstein is completing his second NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC season of a three-year term as Music Director of the New York Philhar- monic, the first time a native American has held a position of such magnitude

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