SYMPHONY HALL. BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Telephones Ticket Office j ]^^^^ g ' 1492 Branch Exchange | Administration Unices ) THIRTY- THIRD SEASON. 1913 AND 1914 Dr. KARL MUCK. Conductor etiKeaif^;'SJ(SIH. Q£)(BJ icer WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 26 . AT 2.30 O'CLOCK SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 27 AT 8.00 O'CLOCK COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY C. A. ELLIS PUBLISHED BY C. A. ELLIS. MANAGER " u S>P teir the Symplhoiiy Concert a prolonging of musical pleasure by home-firelight awaits the owner of a " Baldw^in. The strongest impressions of the concert season are linked with Baldwintone, exquisitely exploited by pianists eminent in their art. Schnitzer, Pugno, Scharwenka, Bachaus — De Pachmann! More than chance attracts the finely-gifted amateur to this keyboard. Among people who love good music, w^ho have a culti- vated knowledge of it, and who seek the best medium for producing it, the Baldwin is chief. In such an atmosphere it is as happily "at home" as are the Preludes of Chopin, the Liszt Rhapsodies upon a virtuoso's programme. THE BOOK OF THE BALDWIN free upon request. 366 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK CITY 614 Thirty-third Season, 1913-1914 Dr. KARL MUCK. Conductor PEEf lEL Violins. Witek, A. Roth, 0. Concert-master. Kuntz, D. Noack, S. ^ •16g-TREM0?{T-3T- • • D05T0?lMfl5S- The leadership of the Chlckering Piano has never been better exemplified than in our Anniversary Grand, here shown. Its moderate size but serves to impress the user with its power and brilliancy of tone, while the de- sign and finish of the case fit it to a niche in any home. 616 THIRTY-THIRD SEASON. NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTEEN AND FOURTEEN eetL Rchemrsal aimdl Concert FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 26. at 2.30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 27. at 8.00 o'clock Humperdinck Prelude to "Hansel und Gretel" Ravel Ma Mere I'Oye ("Mother Goose"), 5 Pieces Enfantines First Time in Boston I. Pavane de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty). II. Petit Poucet (Hop o' my Thumb). III. Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes (Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodes). IV. Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete (The Conversations of Beauty and the Beast). V. Le Jardin Feerique (The Fairy Garden). Juon . "Vaegtervise" (Watchman's Song), Fantasy on Danish Folk-songs, Op. 31 First Time in Boston Mendelssohn .... Concerto in E minor for violin. Op. 64 I. Allegro molto appassionato. II. Andante. III. Allegretto non troppo : Allegro molto vivace. Berlioz Overture to "Rob Roy" SOLOIST Mr. SYLVAIN NOACK There will be an intermission of ten minutes before the concerto The doors of the hall will be closed during the performance of each nutttber OH the programme. Tliose who wish to leave before the end of the concert are requested to do so in an interval between the numbers. City of Boston, Revised Regulation of August 5, 1898.—Chapter 3. relating to the covering of the head in places of public amusement Every licensee shall not, in his place of amusement, allow any person to wear upon the head a covering which obstructs the view of the exhibition or performance in such place of any person seated in an> seat therein provided for spectators, it being understood that a low head covering without projection, which dees not obstruct such view, may be worn. Attest: J, M. GALVIN. City Clerk. 617 £a^9 A NDER 202 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON Our Novelty Department is full of many new and beautiful things especially chosen abroad for Christmas gifts. As there are but few duplicates in the assortment, an early selection is advised. Gift Store To the seeker for unusual gifts, we offer jewelry and merchandise which represent the utmost in the jeweler's and silversmith's art, gathered from the world's markets. You are invited to visit our store, whether intending to purchase or not, and examine our interesting dis- play of Dieunonds and Pearls, Watches and Watch Brace- lets, Gold Jewelry, Cut Glass, Sterling Silverware, Chafing Dish Accessories, Choice Imported China, Clocks, Bronzes, Umbrellas, and Leather Goods; also Armenian and Abedone Pearl Jewelry, of which we make a specialty. OWtitt^^^tu^ Wecarry an exceptional line of 24 WINTER STREET. BOSTON beautiful Diamona and Pearl Jewelry from the simplest to the Established 91 Years most elaborate designs. 618 Preludb to "Hansel und Gretel" . Engelbert Humperdinck (Born at Siegburg (Rhineland), September i, 1854; now living in Berlin.) " Hansel und Gretel," a fairy opera in three scenes, was produced at the Court Theatre in Weimar on December 23, 1893. Miss Schubert was the first Hansel, and Richard Strauss was the conductor. The success of the opera was immediate. On December 30, 1893, the opera was produced at Munich with Miss Borchers as Hansel and Miss Dressier as Gretel. It was then produced in Carlsruhe, Darmstadt, BerHn (October 13, 1894), Dresden, Vienna, Stuttgart, Brunswick, Dessau. In 1894 it was performed four hundred and sixty-nine times in Germany alone. The libretto by Adelheid Wette, a sister of the composer, was soon translated into French by Catulle Mendes for per- formance in Paris, but the opera was not produced there until May 30, 1900 (Mme. de Craponne, Hansel; Miss Rioton, Gretel; Mme. (then Miss) Delna, the Witch; Delvoye, Peter; Andr6 Messager, conductor). The first performance in English was on December 26, 1894, Q-t Daly's Theatre, London. The translation of the libretto was by Con- stance Bache. The cast was as follows: Peter, Charles Copland; Gertrude, JuUa Lennox; Hansel, Maria Elba; Gretel, Jeanne Douste;* the Witch, Edith Miller; the Sandman, Marie du Bedat; the Dewman, *Jeanne Douste, pianist and singer, was a sister of Louise Douste. The two were brought to this coun- try by Colonel Mapleson in the fall of 1878, when Jeanne was about eight years old. Arditi then conducted her first concert tour. The sisters made their last appearance in Boston during the season of 1886-87. MO^ITZ MOSZKOW; ^^Hbf^'^^^H Jessie Huddleston. Luigi Arditi conducted. On the same evening Mozart's " Bastien and Bastienne" preceded Humperdinck's opera, and was also performed for the first time in England. "Hansel und Gretel" was moved to the Gaiety, Ivondon, on January 28, 1895, and on April 18, 1895, to the Savoy Theatre. The first performance of the opera in the United States was in English and at Daly's Theatre, New York, October 8, 1895, by an English company brought from London by Sir Augustus Harris. Anton Seidl conducted, and the cast was as follows : Peter, Jacques Bars ; Gertrude, Alice Gordon; Han=el, Marie Elba; Gretel, Jeanne Douste; the Witch, Louise Meisslinger; the Sandman, Cecil Brani; the Dewman, Edith Johnson. The first performance of the opera in Boston was in English at the Hollis Street Theatre, January 21, 1896. WiUiam G. Dietrick was the conductor. The cast was as follows: Peter, Jacques Bars; Gertrude, Mary Linck; Hansel, Marie Elba; Gretel, Jessie Huddleston; the Witch, Louise Meisslinger; the Sandman, Grace Damien; the Dewman, Edith Johnson. There was a comparatively small orchestra, and there had been little time for rehearsal. It was said that the score used was one condensed by the composer. • The opera in German was performed at the Boston Theatre by the Metropolitan Opera House Company, April 6, 1907. Alfred Hertz conducted, and the cast was as follows: Peter, Mr, Goritz; Gertrude, Miss Weed; Hansel, Miss Mattfeld; Gretel, Miss Alten; the Witch, Mme. Jacoby; the Sandman, Miss Moran; the Dewman, Miss Shearman. The opera was performed at the Boston Opera House by the Metro- politan Company, January 15, 1910. Mr. Hertz conducted. The singers were Mr. Mtihlmann, and Mmes. Wickham, Mattfeld (Hansel), \ Alten (Gretel), Meitschik, Snelling, Sparkes. There have been later performances there by the Boston Opera House Company. * * * The Prelude was performed in Boston for the first time by the Boston Woman's Orchestra, Arthiur Thayer conductor, April 30, 1895, but not with a complete orchestra. The overture was played at a Melba concert in Music Hall, November 7, 1895 (Landon Ronald conductor); at a concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, December 23, 1897 (Emil Paur conductor) ; at a Jordan Hall Orchestra concert, January 31, 1907 (Wallace Goodrich conductor); and again at a concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, December 23, 24, 19 10 (Mr. Fiedler conductor). The Prelude was played in New York at a concert conducted by Walter Damrosch, December 7, 1894. * * The Prelude is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, 620 IT WB^p JT W L.-S [— J jii BEGINNING MONDAY, DECEMBER 29 A Sale That Has Been a Full Year in Preparation. Exceptional Offerings of Choicest Domestic Undermuslins and also of The Best French Hand-made, Hand-embroidered Undermuslins in this country. Every Department enters into this Sale by Contributing Remarkable Price Concessions. miattft^a Opposite Boston Common 154-155-156-158 TREMONT STREET PARIS LONDON BERLIN DUBLIN VIENNA 621 — two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, bass tuba, a set of three kettledrums, triangle, tambom-ine, cymbals, and the usual strings. It is freely constructed from thematic material that occurs in the opera. The prelude opens Ruhige, nicht zu langsame Bewegung (Tran- quillo non troppo lento), C major, 4-4, with the Prayer played in full harmony and softly by horns and bassoons. This theme is developed by strings and other groups of instruments. The movement changes to B major, Munter (Vivace), 2-2. The trumpet has a vigorous staccato theme against chords in the wood-wind and strings pizzicati. A more agitated motive is developed with many ascending and descending chromatic scales.