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November 12, 1948 [1 0] Boston Symphony O rchestra (First concert of the season) F riday evening- - 8: 30p.m . SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDED IN 1881 BY HENRY LEE HIGGINSON . 1 . SIXTY~-EIGHTH SEASON t 948-1949 Academy of Music, Brooklyn Under the auspices of the BRoOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SciENCES and the PHILHARMONIC SoCIETY OF BROOKLYN I9.f8-19{9 BROOKLYN COl\IMITTEE roR The Boston Symphony Orchestra Concerts \Jr. \d1 ian \'an Sinderen \It <;. H. Haughton l3ell C hairma 11 1~ \f' < ulh•(' Chairman \frs. l .d\\aHl C. Blum \frs. \\' illi:-~m H. Cood \It s. ll cnr~ .J. D;l\cnpmt T' ir <'-C lwi nnnn T' io•- C lw irma 11 r' i('('-cIt{/ i r nI(/ I! \Irs. \\'illiam G . .Jame~ \ft s. Ca1 roll J. Dickson \frs. Luella \\'il~on \'aile JJo\f's C lin i 1111n 11 J f c• mlu• rsh i p 1' io·-CIt a i rm n 11 Chairman n1 . Jo,cph Dana \ llcn \ fts. \\'illiam P. Hamilton \frs. Charles E. Perkins \l1s. l·Jnest \sh \fr. and \fr. Charles Pratt \frs. Renjamin Prince I Ion. \\ ' illi:-~m R . Ra'e' \frs. \\'alter Hammitt \fiss Dorotln Bett-; \fr. Frank R. Hancock \fl . G. \\'illiam Rasch \fiss \ ~ne~ Ritchie \frs. (.emge \f. Billings \Irs. Jnmes M. Hills \fr~. C:ha tl e~ E. Rogers \fr. and \fiss Elsie Hincken \ f rs. Frederick H . Roh lfc; \ftc;. R obe1 t F. Blum \fr. \\'illiam T. Hunter \lr•;. Donald Ros \fp,, B1nce Rrom)e, \Irs. lning G. Idler \ r rs. Rtt pert \. Root \frs. <:>amuel T. Brown \[r<;. George H. Iler \frs. In ing Sands \fl s. \\'alter Rruchhausen \frc;. Ra) monel V. Ingersoll .J. \ r IS. F. R. Schepmoes \Ire;. In ing L. Cabot \fr'>. Henry \. Ingraham \frs. Robe1t \\' . l:ihearman \Jp;, Otis Swan Carroll \frs. Robert F. Ive \I I" •. F1·ank E. Simmons \Jt,. OliH·r (,, C ane1 \ft '·Charles Jaffa \frs. E. \ .Sunde \frs. Thomas F. Case\ \lis. Hans V. Kaltenborn \fr '> . b nest K. Tnnner \frs. Francis T. Christ\ \fr<;. \Iiles Ka tendieck \frs. Hollis K.. Thayer \fr-;. l'..llwood Colahan \fr'i. \fa>..well Lester \frs. Conlon \\'eir Colton \frs. Edith Lincoln \fr. Carl H. rollef en \fr~. Ruc;sell V. Cruikshank \I iss .Jessie Lockitl \frs. \Va lter Tnt low 1 \fJ<;. SidnC) \\ • Da' ichon \frs. William I[. Lohman \Irs. \clrian \'an Sinderen \frs. \!ary C. Draper \fp,, Frederick D . :\facKay \f r<;. Peter \'. D. \'oorhees \frs. R cmid. C. Eckhanll \f r~. Thomas H. :\fcCiintock \frs. Clarence \\'aterm an Mrs. Edwin P . Maynard, \frs. "\fenill :"!.Foote Jr. \ft s. Morris \Vatkins \frs. Lcwi<~ \V. Francis \1 is~ Charlotte Morgan \I r'> . \Va ller F. \\'atton \ft . .ltHI \ft s. Leonard P. l\lo01e \[rs. (,corge H. Gartlan \[iss Emma .Jessie Ogg \frs. Walter F. \\'ells \frs. l'd\\in L. Ganin \fr-,. Dean C. O~home \frs. George X . Whittlesey \frs. Charles R . Ga; \I rs. William ~1. P;nke \fr . William H. Whitton \frs. ~ilas \1. R. Giddings \fr~ . William B. Parker lion. George .\ . \\'ingate \II . \ ll(!re'\ L. Gomoq \Irs. Frank H. Parson \frs. "\fa ude 13. Wood \Irs. \\'illiam B. Greenman \fts. William P. Pashley \fi"s Elitabeth \\'ri ~ht SIXTY-EIGHTH SEASON, 1948- 1949 Boston Symphony Orchestra SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Music Director RICHARD BuRGIN, Associate Conductor Concert Bulletin of the First Concert FRIDAY EVENING, Noventber 12 with historical and descriptive notes b)' JoHN N. BuRK THE TRUSTEES OF THE BO STON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INc. HENRY B. CABOT President JACOB J. KAPLAN Vice-President RICHARD C. pAINE Treasurer PHILIP R. ALLEN M. A. DE WoLFE HowE JoHN NICHOLAs BRowN RoGER I. LEE ALVAN T. FuLLER LEWIS PERRY JEROME D . GREENE HENRY B. SAWYER N. PENROSE HALLOWELL RAYMOND s. WILKINS FRANCIS w. HATCH OLivER WoLcoTT GEORGE E . JuDD, Manager BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SeRGE KoussEVITZKY, !lfusic Director October [). 1 ~H DFAR ~IR. rfAI· r: You hzn c a,· keel how you and other cle\'Oted Ineinber ' of the Friend of the Orchc. tra can cxl..~rc~ - to rne in tangible form your "appreciation and gratitude" on n1y twenty-fifth anni\·crsary as Conductor. 'Truly there i only one way in ·which I would wish you to do thi - by a gift to the Orche~tra. a [Jig gift. '\ orld condition~ arc '\O uncertain ancl conditions here arc ·o un, culecl that e\·en , uch an in. titution a the Bo ton y1nphony Orche tra, ·with all it n1aturity, fine tradition and high ideals, i vulnerable. It pennanence should be in, urccl. You and the Tru tee will know be t ho·w thi houlcl be accornplished. I would con ider it the fine, t of all per onal tribute if rny friend houlcltake thi occa ion to give convincing proof that thi plendid orchestra to which I have de­ voted n1y be t effort for nearly a quarter of a century hall never flounder or fall through lack of adequate financial upport. Faithfully yours, (See page 4) [ 2 ] Acade1ny of Music, Brooklyn Boston Symphony Orchestra SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Music Director FIRST' CONCERT FRTD. \ Y EVENT l'\ G, Non:l\IBFR 12, at 8:30 o'clock Program PROKOFIFFF ......... ... ... .. .. ... ymphony No. 5, Op. 100 I. Andanle II. Allegro moderaLo HI. Adagio IV. Allegro gioco·o INTERMISSION RAVEL ......... ............... Concerto for Piano and Orchestra I. Allegramente II. Adagio assai III. Presto RAVEL . .. .. .......... "Daphnis et Chloe," Ballet ( econd uite) Lever du jour - Pantomime - Danse generale SOLOIST JESUS MARfA SANROMA BALDWIN PIANO VICTOR RECORDS [ 3 l KOUSSEVITZKY ANNIVERSARY Iive FUND ESTABLISHED • The establishment of the Serge Kous­ oga1n sevitzky Anniversary Fund of the Bos­ ton Symphony Orchestra has been an­ these nounced by the Orchestra's Trustees. The sum asked is $250,000 for use moments • • • without restrictions for cultural and edu­ cational development by the Orchestra, realistically reproduced and as a cushion against emergencies. It with the is to be a revolving fund in the sense that any withdrawals in any one year are to be restored as soon as practicable. The Trustees consider the Anniversary Fund as a prudent step in "long term planning." Henry B. Cabot, President of the Trustees, has stated in a communica­ tion to the Friends of the Orchestra: " For twenty-five years our Orchestra has been under the inspired directorship of Serge Koussevitzky.... It is proper that we who enjoy the concerts of our Orchestra and take pride in its continu­ ing success should seize this occasion to record in tangible form our apprecia­ tion of Dr. Koussevitzky's magnificent contribution to the fame of our historic institution. It is hoped that many others will care to join us in paying tribute to a worthy conductor who has served us so long and with such integrity and de­ votion. It is his desire that any such five expression should take the form of a dollars gift to the Orchestra." Dr. Koussevitzky, in a letter to Edward A. Taft, the chairman, has warmly en­ dorsed this plan. The letter is printed on page 2. All communications concerning the Fund should be sent to Mr. Edward A. Taft, Symphony Hall, Boston. AT YOUR DEALER'S-A FULL SELECTION Of FINE FIDELITONE NEEDLES Fidelitone Supreme ............ ... .... $2.50 Fidelitone Moster . 1.50 Nylon Fide li tone ............... •. .. .. 1.25 Fidelitone Deluxe. 1.00 Fidelit?ne Floating Point. ... ... .. .... 50c [ 4] SYMPHONY NO. 5, Op. 100 By SERGE PROKOFIEFF Born in Sontsovka, Russia, April 23, 1891 Prokofieff composed his Fifth Symphony in the summer of 1944. It had its first performance in Moscow on January 13, 1945, when the composer conducted. The symphony had its first American performance by lhe Boston Symphony Orchestra, November 9, 1945. The orchestra required consists of two flutes, two clarinets, E-flat clarinet and bass clarinet, two oboes and English horn, two bassoons and contra-bassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones and tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, harp, piano, military drum and strings. ROKOFIEFF composed his First ("Classical") Symphony in 1916- P 1917 and his Fourth (Op. 47) in 1929, dedicating it to this or­ chestra on its fiftieth anniversary. It was after fifteen years of much music in other forms that he composed another. Robert Magidoff, writing from Moscow to the New York Times (March 25, 1945), de­ scribed the Fifth Symphony. Prokofieff told the writer that he had been working upon this Symphony "for several years, gathering themes for it in a special notebook. I always work that way, and probably that is why I write so fast. The entire score of the Fifth was written in one month in the summer of 1944. It took another month to orchestrate it, and in between I wrote the score for Eisenstein's film, 'Ivan the Terrible.' " "The Fifth Symphony," wrote Magidoff, "unlike Prokofieff's first four, makes one recall Mahler's words: 'To write a symphony means to me to create a whole world.' Although the Fifth is pure music and Prokofieff insists it is without program, he himself said, 'It is a sym­ phony about the spirit of man.'" It can be said of the symphony in general that the broad construc­ tive scheme of the four movements is traditional, the detailed treat­ ment subjective and daring. The opening movement, AndanteJ is built on two full-voiced melodic themes, the first in triple, the second in duple beat. Contrast is found in the alternate rhythm as both are fully developed. There is an impressive coda. The second movement has earmarks of the classical scherzo. Under the theme there is a steady reiteration of a staccato accompaniment, 4-4. The melody, passed by the clarinet to the other wood winds and by them variously treated, plays over the marked and unremitting beat.

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