£uJ&$4 -/ X) %r r BOSTON Iff SYMPHONY ORCHES FOUNDED IN 1881 BY HENRY LEE HIGGINSON 24 i \A\ ^fe*' ^s H EIGHTY-FOURTH SEASON 1964-1965 TAKE NOTE The precursor of the oboe goes back to antiquity — it was found in Sumeria (2800 bc) and was the Jewish halil, the Greek aulos, and the Roman tibia • After the renaissance, instruments of this type were found in complete families ranging from the soprano to the bass. The higher or smaller instruments were named by the French "haulx-bois" or "hault- bois" which was transcribed by the Italians into oboe which name is now used in English, German and Italian to distinguish the smallest instrument • In a symphony orchestra, it usually gives the pitch to the other instruments • Is it time for you to take note of your insurance needs? • We welcome the opportunity to analyze your present program and offer our professional service to provide you with intelligent, complete protection. We respectfully invite your inquiry i . , ... CHARLES H. WATKINS CO. & /obRION, RUSSELL 8c CO. Richard P. Nyquist — Charles G. Carleton / 147 milk street boston 9, Massachusetts/ Insurance of Every Description 542-1250 EIGHTY-FOURTH SEASON, 1964-1965 CONCERT BULLETIN OF THE Boston Symphony Orchestra ERICH LEINSDORF, Music Director Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk Copyright, 1965, by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. The TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Henry B. Cabot • President Talcott M. Banks • Vice-President Richard C. Paine Treasurer Abram Berkowitz Henry A. Laughlin The Rev. Theodore P. Ferris Rt. Rev. Edward G. Murray Robert H. Gardiner John T. Noonan Francis W. Hatch Mrs. James H. Perkins Harold D. Hodgkinson Sidney R. Rabb E. Morton Jennings, Jr. John L. Thorndike Raymond S. Wilkins TRUSTEES EMERITUS Palfrey Perkins Lewis Perry Edward A. Taft Oliver Wolcott Thomas D. Perry, Jr., Manager Norman S. Shirk James J. Brosnahan Assistant Manager Business Administrator Rosario Mazzeo Harry J. Kraut Orchestra Personnel Manager Assistant to the Manager SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON [i475] The Boston Symphony under Leinsdorf "It is a revelation" said HiFi/Stereo Review of the Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony recording of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, In this remarkable performance the emotions, tensions and, perhaps most of all, the superb structure of the work come through with brilliant clarity. Coupled with it in a 2-record album are excerpts from Wozzeck with Phyllis Curtin as Berg's non-heroine, Marie. Another symphonic masterpiece, Brahms' First Symphony, exhibits the Bostonians' famed "glorious mellow roar" in a Dynagroove recording which, like the Mahler, cannot fail to enrich any collection of fine music. Victor RGAsp /O """ ® (fSJThe most trusted name in sound 1476] ^H W8 CO NTENTS Program (for this week) . 1481 ©U_aftar2ttcdiic. A Letter from Erich Leinsdorf to the Subscribers . 1483 cThc cfroMsscau3Cous? of33asfon Notes Wagner (Prelude to "Lohengrin") 1490 Entr'actes Bruckner — The Lone Symphonist (/. N.B.) 1496 The Quest for the Original Bruckner . !527 Notes Bruckner (Symphony No. 8) 1516 EXHIBITIONS The exhibitions shown in the Gallery through the past season were loaned by the following artists and associations: New Hampshire Art Association (September 25 - October 13) John J. Enneking (Vose Galleries) (October 15 - November 10) Doll and Richards Gallery (November 12-28) Subscribers' Exhibition (December 8 - 22) New England Artists' Group (January 1 - February 2) Boris Mirsky Gallery (February 4-20) Boston Society of Watercolor Painters (March 5 -20) Gallery of Tyringham, Massachusetts (March 25 -April 20) • • RETIRING PLAYERS Six members of the Orchestra are re- tiring at the conclusion of the present season. The years in which they joined the Orchestra are here given: Einar Hansen, violin (1926), George Madsen, —Xr (J^reath of Spring. flute (1935), Pierre Mayer, violin (1925), Bernard Parronchi, cello (1945), Manuel Soft pastel flowers afield on Valerio, clarinet (1933), and Manuel drifts of sheer chiffon. Petite, Zung, violin (1925). Small, Medium. $65.00 NEWLY ELECTED TRUSTEES 416 BOYLSTON STREET 54 CENTRAL STREET BOSTON 02116 WELLESLEY Robert H. Gardiner and The Rt. Rev. KEnmore 6-6238 CEdar 5-3430 Edward G. Murray have been elected to the Board of Trustees of this Orchestra. [»477 Monsignor Murray is a native of Bos- ton and a graduate of Holy Gross Col- lege. He was ordained to the priesthood Conrad in Rome in 1930 and has served as Professor and Rector of St. John's Yhandler Seminary, Boston. For a period of five ; years he was Vice-Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Boston. Currently Mon- signor Murray is Pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Roslindale. He is also a Trustee of the Boston Public Library and a Director of the World Affairs Council. Mr. Gardiner, President of the Fidu- ciary Trust Company, Boston, received Bachelor of Arts and Law Degrees from Harvard University and served in the United States Navy during World War II. He joined the Fiduciary Trust in 1946 and has been President since 1957. Mr. Gardiner is President of the United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston and also serves as a Trustee of Groton School, Colby College, and Rad- cliffe College. THE BERKSHIRE FESTIVAL PROGRAMS — 1965 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Erich Leinsdorf, Music Director In the Music Shed at Tanglewood Friday and Saturday Evenings at 8; Sundays at 2 :30 July 2 Mozart Symphony No. 33, K. 319 Mozart Piano Concerto, K. 415 (Frager) Mozart Symphony No. 38, K. 504 July 3 Mozart Divertimento in B-flat, K. 287 Mozart Piano Concerto, K. 414 (Frager) A swish of soft textured wool, A-line Mozart Symphony No. 39, K. 543 pepped with stitched detail. Mint, July 4 eggnog beige. 7-13. $45 Haydn Sinfonia Concertante Junior Coats — Fourth Floor Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 BOSTON (Frank) Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 [M78] July 9 Bach Concerto for Two Violins Really darlings ... I know Haydn Cello Concerto in C (Eskin) it's low, low priced Beethoven Rondo in B-flat (Lettvin) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 for what is obviously the (Lettvin) highest quality ... and even Mozart Symphony No. 35, K. 385 those, er . Top Value Stamps July 10 with it all . but, Gluck Orfeo, Act II, Scene 2 Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos what do I do with it? (Vronsky, Babin) Bach Cantata 140, "Wachet auf" July 11 ." Bach Cantata 146, "Wir miissen . Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 !" Bach Cantata 70, "Wachet ! betet July 16 Beethoven Symphony No. 8 Kodaly Peacock Variations Wagner G otterdammerung excerpts July 17 Fine Toccata Concertante Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 (Istomin) Brahms Symphony No. 2 July 18 Weber Overture to Oberon Beethoven Romance in F (Stern) Dvorak Violin Concerto (Stern) Strauss Dance of Salome from Salome Kodaly Suite from Hary Janos July 23 Satisfy Dvorak Cello Concerto (Rose) your fondest Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 compulsions July 24 economically Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 at Beethoven Romance in G (Stern) Sibelius Violin Concerto (Stern) July 25 Seiji Ozawa, Guest Conductor StoP'Shop Hindemith Konzertmusik for Strings SUPERMARKETS and Brass Beethoven Triple Concerto (Stern, Rose, Istomin) Franck Symphony in D minor Top Value Stamps, too (Continued on page 1526) [ '479] "I'm sure Father would have wanted me to have a Rolls." We're used to being given plenty of rope in our work as trustee. And most of the time the requests we get are reasonable. But every once in a while, a beneficiary throws us a curve. Then we have to be firm. That's why this young man probably won't get his Rolls Royce. Acting as trustee — as executor or guardian, too — is a big and responsible job. We try to face each problem with a steady eye to both sides of the equation — the financial and the human. We feel it is this basic philosophy, as much as anything else, that has made us the largest trust institution in New England. We'll be glad to work with you and your lawyer to make your future plans come true. THE FIRST & OLD COLONY The First National Bank of Boston and Old Colony Trust Company [1480] EIGHTY-FOURTH SEASON • NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR- SIXTY-FIVE Twenty-fourth Program FRIDAY AFTERNOON, April 16, at 3:30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, April 17, at 8:30 o'clock Wagner Prelude to "Lohengrin" INTERMISSION Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor I. Allegro moderato II. Scherzo III. Adagio IV. Feierlich (nicht schnell) These concerts will end about 5:10 o'clock on Friday Afternoon; 10:10 o'clock on Saturday Evening. BALDWIN PIANO RCA VICTOR RECORDS The Friday afternoon concerts at 2:00 are broadcast direct from Symphony Hall by Station WGBH-FM; the Saturday evening concerts at 8:30 by Station WCRB, AM and FM, and by WGBH-FM; the Tuesday evening concerts at 8:30 by Station WBUR-FM; the Tuesday evening "Cambridge Series" concerts at 8:30 by Station WGBH-FM and likewise televised by WGBH-TV, Channel 2. [1481] RU%W»<4 ^»st^rff:?'5 , ^, ( BOSTON • CHESTNUT HILL • SOUTH SHORE PLAZA [1482] A LETTER FROM ERICH LEINSDORF TO THE SUBSCRIBERS It seems appropriate that from time to time the Music Director of your Orchestra should give you a report on his stewardship. The final program of my third season with the Boston Symphony Orchestra presents such a natural checkpoint. First I want to thank you for your support. Seven different subscrip- tion series in Boston plus the eight open rehearsals and the two cycles of Lincoln Center concerts in New York have been fully subscribed for these three years. To such a loyal public much gratitude is due. This letter is first and foremost a thank-you, or, if you please, a return acknowledgment. Your support gives us freedom to plan artistically instead of looking anxiously to the day-to-day box office.