intermission Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Night on Bare Mountain - Stokowski transcriptionAlexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement19221 February 1922Philadelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania"Children's Concert" featuring double reed instrumentsStokowski apparently arranged the Beethoven, Saint-Saëns and Bartaletto for these instruments Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt: "In the Hall of the Mountain King" - Marcel Tabuteau (with the orchestra 1915-1954) oboe The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Mr. Stokowski assured his audience that if they listened closely they could hear the goblins chasing Peer Gynt, and the king giving him a resounding smack" 117Beethoven: Piano Sonata no 14 in C# minor "Moonlight" opus 27, no 2: movement 1 - orchestrated by Stokowski with Lewis Raho (with the orchestra 1918-1924) oboe d'amore Guy Ropartz (1864-1955): Pastorale et danses - Marcel Tabuteau oboeSaint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals: "The Swan" - Peter Henkelman (with the orchestra 1901-1925) English horn M. Bartaletto: Il Sogno (The Dream) - Edward Raho (with the orchestra 1913-1930) bass oboe, which Stokowski referred to as a "hecklephone" 123Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act III"Mr. Stokowski explained the story of 'Lohengrin' prior to the prelude"Brahms: Hungarian Dance no 6 in D major - orchestrated by Albert Parlow "After all was over, Mr. Stokowski stood shaking hands with many of the children"19223, 4 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBeethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72bSchumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor (1851) intermission Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d minor opus 47 (1905) - Ferenc Vecsey violin Ferenc Vecsey (1893-1935) violin - Vecsey was a champion of this Sibelius concerto, performing it often, beginning when he was 13 119 Richard Strauss: Salome opus 54: Dance of the Seven veils19227 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraCarnegie HallNew York CityBeethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72bRobert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor (1851) intermission Maria Ivogun soprano arias: - Mozart: "Mia speranza adorata" aria K 416- Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos opus 60 (version 1916): 'Zerbinetta's Aria' Maria Ivogun, Hungarian soprano (1891-1987) Richard Strauss: Salome opus 54: Dance of the Seven veils192210, 11 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBach: Passacaglia in c minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcriptionthis seems to have been Stokowski's first performance of his transcription, which he played many times laterHandel: Concerto Grosso in Bb opus 3 no 1 - Stokowski transcription with "Stokowski playing the clavicembalo""For the Handel Concerto, Mr. Stokowski uses an edition of the score made by himself... the clavicembalo is represented by a modern instrument [in fact a Steinway grand piano] devised to approximate the tone of an eighteenth century clavichord" 118 intermission Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67 192214 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraNational TheaterWashington DCBeethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67 intermission Handel: Concerto Grosso in Bb opus 3 no 1 - Stokowski transcription with "Stokowski playing the clavicembalo"described as: 'Concerto for flutes, oboes, bassoons, strings, with Stokowski playing the clavicembalo' ["clavicembalo: a transformed Steinway grand that has an attachment to give the tone of the ancient instrument" 116]. The Washington Times: "Fresh tempo, delicious duos with piano and first violin with Thaddeus Rich adding quaintness in the quality of his tone and the vivacity of its playing" 116 Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription192215 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraLyric TheaterBaltimore, MarylandBeethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67 intermission Handel: Concerto Grosso in Bb opus 3 no 1 - Stokowski transcription with "Stokowski playing the clavicembalo" Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcriptionThe Baltimore Sun: "Especially noticable is the concluding Bach fugue, into which is poured such a tremendous volume of song as to make the hall vibrate..." 192216 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraOrpheum TheaterHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaBeethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67 intermission Handel: Concerto Grosso in Bb opus 3 no 1 - Stokowski transcription with "Stokowski playing the clavicembalo" Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription The Harrisburg Telegraph wrote: "The Beethoven number was to have been played last, but almost at the last minute, Stokowski, who has a way of changing programs reversed the sequence playing the Bach number last." 115192217 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraSyria MosquePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaBeethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67 intermission Handel: Concerto Grosso in Bb opus 3 no 1 - Stokowski transcription "The three movements were directed by Mr. Stokowski from the clavicembalo." Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription192220 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraMassey HallToronto, Ontario"Mendelssohn Choir Twenty-Fifth Annual Festival" 120The Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto with the Philadelphia Orchestra Gustav Holst: Festival Te Deum (1919)Schubert: Moment Musical no 3 in F minor D 780 - transcription by StokowskiJ. S. Bach: "Sing Ye To The Lord" motet BWV 2325Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888) Hubert Parry (1848-1918): "Blest Pair of Sirens" (1887)192221 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraMassey HallToronto, Ontario"Mendelssohn Choir Twenty-Fifth Annual Festival" 120The Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Herbert A. Fricker with the Philadelphia Orchestra Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust (1846)- Florence Hinkle (1885-1933) soprano - Marguerite- Thomas Burke (1890-1969) tenor - Faust- John Barclay baritone - Mephistopheles- Walter S. Clapperton (1892-1944) bass - Brander- The Mendelssohn Choir as peasants, sylphs, soldiers and celestial spirits192222 February matineePhiladelphia OrchestraMassey HallToronto, Ontario"Mendelssohn Choir Twenty-Fifth Annual Festival" 120The Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Herbert A. Fricker with the Philadelphia Orchestra Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90Handel: Concerto Grosso in Bb opus 3 no 1 - Stokowski transcription - it was directed by Mr. Stokowski from the clavicembalo.Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription192222 February eveningPhiladelphia OrchestraMassey HallToronto, Ontario"Mendelssohn Choir Twenty-Fifth Annual Festival" 120The Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Herbert A. Fricker with the Philadelphia OrchestraWagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act IIIVaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A Sea Symphony" (1909) for chorus and orchestra: parts 2 and 3 120Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935): Five Characteristic Pictures opus 18 for female chorus and orchestra: "The Fairy"Geoffrey O'Hara (1882-1967) "The Wreck of the Julie Plante" (1921 song by this Canadian composer)Gustav Ferrari (1872-1948): "Old King Cole" - four part song for women's voices Somervelle arrangement of the traditional "Men of Harlech"Richard Strauss: Salome opus 54: Dance of the Seven veils192224, 25 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSchubert: Rosamunde D797 (1823): OvertureMozart: Sinfonia concertante in Eb, K 364/320d- Thaddeus Rich violin- Romain Verney viola intermission Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"192227 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraCarnegie HallNew York City"Gala Concert for the Walter Damrosch Fellowship""Three Symphony Orchestras with five conductors will take part in the fund raising concert" Josef Stransky conducts the New York Philharmonic:- Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act I- Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b Arthur Bodanzky conducts the New York Philharmonic:- Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I- Berlioz: La damnation de Faust opus 24: "Rakoczy March" Albert Coates conducts the New York Symphony:- Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, opus 68 Willem Mengelberg conducts the New York Symphony:- Liszt: Les Préludes S 97 (1865) Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra:- Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla "To commemorate the service of Walter Damrosch to American Music and to mark the establishment of a perpetual fellowship in the American Academy in Rome" 124 192228 FebruaryPhiladelphia OrchestraCarnegie HallNew York Cityprobably the programme of 24, 25 February 1922 in Philadelphia.192210, 11 MarchPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMozart: Symphony no 41 in C, K 551 "Jupiter" intermission John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951): A Pilgrim Vision (1920) - a short piece to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage to America. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 in Eb major opus 73 "Emperor"- Josef Hofmann pianoLiszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 in C sharp minor (1853) - orchestrated by StokowskiEugen d'Albert (1864-1932): Cello Concerto opus 20 (1899)- Hans Kindler cello19223, 4 MarchPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania+++ Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (1913) - US premiere; a full score had been published in Germany in 1922 which Stokowski may have used."Mr. Stokowski addressed the audience prior to the work to say that the composer had undertaken to express the reactions of nature, not on the cultivated and sophisticated intelligence, but on the minds of a primitive people."Ernest Schelling (1876-1939): Suite Fantastique opus 7 (1906) intermission Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods Into ValhallaWagner: Siegfried Act II: 'Waldweben' (Forest Murmurs)Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: The Rhine Journey, Funeral March and Brünnhilde's final scene19228 MarchPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania"Children's Concert" featuring flute, alto flute and piccolo Charles-Marie Widor: Suite opus 34 (1877): "Romance" - William Kincaid fluteAugust Damm: "Concert Polka" - John Fischer piccoloJoseph La Monaca: "Primavera" - 'written for this concer' for alto flute, played by the composerJoseph La Monaca played flute with the Philadelphia Orchestra 1910-1940Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens opus 113: "Turkish March"Schubert: Moment Musical no 3 in F minor D 780 - transcription by StokowskitMikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935): Caucasian Sketches Suite no 1 opus 10 (1894): "Procession of the Sardar""Mr. Stokowski explained the the wild country in which this composer lived and the savage character of the people"Georges Bizet (1838-1875): L'Arlésienne (1872): Suite no 1:- Prelude, - Allegro deciso- Minuet- Adagietto - Carillonalso, the children sang "Auld Lang Syne" and "America" 126192210, 11 MarchPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMozart: Symphony no 41 in C, K 551 "Jupiter" intermission John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951): A Pilgrim Vision (1920) - a short piece to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage to America. Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 in Eb major opus 73 "Emperor"- Josef Hofmann pianoLiszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 in C sharp minor (1853) - orchestrated by Stokowski192214 MarchPhiladelphia OrchestraCarnegie HallNew York CityWagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods Into ValhallaWagner: Siegfried Act II: 'Waldweben' (Forest Murmurs)Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: The Rhine Journey, Funeral March and Brünnhilde's final scene intermission Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2 in B-flat Major, opus 83- Ossip Gabrilowitsch piano"Mr. Stokowski was in thorough accord with the soloist. A transcendental reading was the answer." 126 John Alden Carpenter (1876-1951): A Pilgrim Vision (1920) - a short piece to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims' voyage to America. "The composition is weak, if also bombastic"Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 in C sharp minor (1853) - orchestrated by Stokowski192217, 18 MarchPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBrahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, opus 68The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "How admirably it was played, with what eloquence of expression, brilliancy of execution, and lucidity of exposition, with what clear sense of its values and sympathetic appreciation of its significance, those who know from experience how brightly Mr. Stokowski shines as an interpreter of Brahms can readily imagine." 127 intermission Dvorak: Cello Concerto in b minor opus 104 (1895)- Michel Penha cello (Principal cello fo the Philadelphia Orchestra 1920-1925) Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave in B-flat minor, opus 31192224, 25 MarchPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaWagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): OvertureMendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, opus 56, Scottish intermission Maria Ivogun, Hungarian soprano (1891-1987) sings arias:- Mozart: "Mia speranza adorata" concert aria K 416- Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos opus 60 (1909): Zerbinetta's aria "So war es mit Pagliazzo"Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)192231 MarchPhiladelphia OrchestraSyria MosquePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): OvertureMozart: Concerto for two pianos in E-flat K 365/316a- Josef and Rosina Lhevinne duo-pianists intermission Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 in Eb, opus 11- Josef Lhevinne piano Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)19224 April matineePhiladelphia OrchestraNational TheaterWashington DCWagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): OvertureMendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, opus 56, Scottish intermission Nina Koshetz soprano sings arias:- Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin: Tatyana's Letter scene- Mussorgsky: The Fair at Sorochyntsi (1880): Rêverie and dance- Prokofiev: one of the Melodies opus 35 for soprano and orchestra Nina Koshetz (1891-1965) "Known for her overly-extravagant life style, her vocal powers declined in the 1930s and in 1940s"Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)19225 AprilPhiladelphia OrchestraLyric TheaterBaltimore, MarylandWagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): OvertureMendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, opus 56, ScottishThe Baltimore Sun wrote: "Dull and hardly interesting enough to force itself to attention save as a curiosity." 129 intermission Marguerite d'Alvarez (1883-1953) contralto sings arias:- Gluck (1714-1784): Alceste (1776) Act II: "Divinités du styx" - Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis: 2. "La Chevelure"Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)19227, 8 AprilPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBeethoven: Egmont opus 84 (1810): Overture Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn opus 56 (1873)Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E-flat K 543 intermission Richard Strauss: Burleske in d minor (1886) - Harold Bauer pianoSibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite opus 22: "The Swan of Tuonela" opus 22 no 2- Peter Henkelman (1882-1949) Philadelphia Orchestra English horn 1901-1905Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Symphony no 5 "Prometheus, Le poeme du feu" opus 60"this tone poem, with its weird discords and its sky-scraping ascents was assisted in the piano part of the Scryabin by Mr. Harold Bauer."19229 Aprilmembers of the Philadelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania"Gala Concert of the Philharmonic Society of Philadelphia""The Society had engaged the full personnel of the Philadelphia Orchestra for the occasion, conducted by the efficient Josef Pasternack, and present as a guest conductor Leopold Stokowski, under whose guidance the orchestra performed Strauss's tone poem Tod und Verklärung. 130 Pablo Casals cello and John Barclay baritone with the Mendelssohn Choir (Toronto) also performed.192215, 17 April14 April 1922 was Good FridayPhiladelphia OrchestraAcademy of MusicPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaRimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture opus 36Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E-flat K 543 intermission
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