This is a listing of concerts of the great Leopold Stokowski which seeks to
cover the rich period of his collaboration with the Philadelphia Orchestra from
1921 until the end of 1932.
Research for the Leopold Stokowski Concerts 1921-1932
Sources for this listing of Leopold Stokowski concerts 1921-1932 were
primarily from programmes and publications contemporaneous with the
concerts. As well as newspapers the New York publications "Musical America"
and "Musical Courier" were valuable sources.
The Kislak Center archives of the Libraries of the
University of Pennsylvania and the archives of the Free Library of
Philadelphia were most valuable. Also the archives of the New York Public
Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center.
A valuable aid in the verification of certain information on Stokowski
concerts and especially their context within Stokowski's career is the
carefully researched and detailed biography of Oliver Daniel: Stokowski:
A Counterpoint of View1.
I want to thank all those who have provided additions and corrects to this
listing, and in particular two Stokowski experts and musicologists: Theo van
der Burg and Edward Johnson for their aid in this and other Stokowski
projects.
These sources have been invaluable; however, the errors and omissions in the
concert listing below (of which there may well be many) are solely my own.
Corrections, additions and comments on this material will be welcome by
contacting me.
The Concerts of Leopold Stokowski 1921-1932 listed Chronologically
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 61 (1806)
- Fritz Kreisler violin
intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
1921
4, 5 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Roman Carnival Overture opus 9
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Concerning this composition, Mr. Stokowski
made a few remarks... Chausson, he told his hearers, was a melancholy man who
was disposed to brood over the shortness of life and the vanity of earthly
things, and whose sadness was reflected in the music they were about to hear."
134
intermission
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin (1919) in four movements
- Marcel Tabuteau plays the solo in this piece for the first time. 123
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Brünnhilde's final scene
1921
11, 12 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
intermission
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
1921
14 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Playhouse
Wilmington, Delaware
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A opus 129 (1850)
- Michel Penha cello
intermission
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Brünnhilde's final scene
1921
15 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20
Margaret Matzenauer soprano sings arias:
- Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis: 2. "La Chevelure"
- Henri Duparc (1848-1933): Extase (1884)
- Ernest Chausson: Chanson perpétuelle opus 37
The Washington Herald wrote: "Mme. Matzenauer chose three rather mournful songs
for the first of her program. There was too much sameness in her songs and left
the audience rather cold. However, she redeemed herself later... she sang the
Brunhilde in the finale of the "Twilight of the Gods" most dramatically and
effectively and shows what she can do when she lets her voice out." 133
intermission
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Brünnhilde's final scene
- Margaret Matzenauer soprano as Brünnhilde
1921
16 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20
Margaret Matzenauer soprano sings arias:
- Debussy: Chansons de Bilitis: 2. "La Chevelure"
- Henri Duparc (1848-1933): Extase (1884)
- Ernest Chausson: Chanson perpétuelle opus 37
intermission
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Brünnhilde's final scene
- Margaret Matzenauer soprano as Brünnhilde
The Baltimore Sun wrote: "Mme. Matzenauer is fitted, both physically and vocally
to express the superhuman heroic idea of the role of Brunhilde." 135
1921
17 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Orpheum Theater
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20
intermission
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A opus 129 (1850)
- Michel Penha cello
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Brünnhilde's final scene
1921
18, 19 matinee February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20
intermission
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor, opus 22 (1868)
- Mischa Levitzki piano
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Brünnhilde's final scene
1921
21 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Popular Concert"
"The first of three supplementary programs to accomodate the many who have been
unable to gain admission to the subscription series"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
intermission
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
1921
25, 26 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047
- Ernest Williams trumpet (Stokowski's recording had the trumpet playing an
octive lower rather than at the "clarino" tessitura of the score; perhaps
Williams so played)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 3, opus 37 (1800)
- Mischa Levitzki piano
Mischa Levitzki (1898-1941) in 1919
"Levitzki died suddenly of a heart attack aged 42 in 1941, at his home in
Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey"
intermission
Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90
1921
3 evening,
4 matinee,
5 evening March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem opus 45 (1868) performed in English
translation
- Florence Hinkle soprano
- Reinald Werrenrath baritone
- Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus directed by Stephen Townsend 121
1921
8 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem opus 45 (1868) performed in English
translation
- Florence Hinkle soprano
- Reinald Werrenrath baritone
- Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus directed by Stephen Townsend
Musical America wrote: "Mr. Stokowski made two cuts in the score, surprising
since the concert was over by ten o'clock and might well have continued a few
minutes longer. There was reason for gratitude that he contrived to prevent
applause except at the intermission and again at the end." 128
1921
11, 12 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in Bb opus 60 (1806)
intermission
David Bispham (1857-1921) baritone sings:
- Mozart: "Per questa bella mano" K 612 concert aria - with double bass obligato
by Anton Torello
"Mr. Torello played the difficult obbligato without his notes and brought a
beauty of tone and a facility of execution which resembled the cello."
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande opus 5 (1905)
The Philadelphia Ledger wrote: "Before playing the composition Mr. Stokowski
besought the hearers to listen to the composition with an open mind and not to
be disturbed by the modern tendencies of the composer harmonically" 111
David Bispham sings and narrates:
- Max von Schillings (1868-1933): Das Hexenlied (The Witch-Song) opus
15 (1902)
1921
16 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Weightman Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 35 (1878)
- Margaret Sittig violin
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
1921
21 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Playhouse
Wilmington, Delaware
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Oberon: Overture 121
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in Eb, K 364/320d
- Thaddeus Rich violin
- Romain Verney viola
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
1921
26 March
25 March was Good Friday
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, opus 36
Roger Quilter (1877-1953): A Children's Overture (1920)
an English composer, known particularly for his songs
Wagner: Parsifal: Act I Transformation music and Act III Good Friday Spell - as
arranged by Stokowski
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949): La Procesion del Rocío opus 9 (1912)
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892): Symphonie espagnole opus 21 (1874)
- Jacques Thibaud violin
1921
29 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Olga Samaroff piano
1921
5 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
"Tchaikovsky Program"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
intermission
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
The New York Tribune critic wrote: "The conductor was well-justified in showing
off the collective and individual merits of his band in the '1812 Overture',
which made an effective ending for this visiting orchestra's season." 137
1921
7 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Orpheum Theater
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
"Tchaikovsky Program"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
intermission
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
"The tremendous orchestral effects were hightened by the aid of bells and cannon
and brasses in the upper tier of boxes."
1921
8, 9 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Oberon: Overture
The short overture was likely placed to allow the late-comers to gain their
seats prior to the Beethoven symphony.
Beethoven: Symphony no 9, opus 125 (1824) "Choral"
Inez Barbour (1885-1971) soprano (wife of the conductor Henry Hadley)
Marle Alcock (1883-1975) contralto
George Meader (1888-1963) tenor
Royal Dadmun (1884-1964)
"200 Pittsburgh voices" directed by Charles Heinroth
1921
11 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mendelssohn Choir directed by H. A. Fricker
Massey Theater
Toronto, Ontario
Wagner: Parsifal: Prelude to Act I
Jacob Arcadelt (1507-1568): "Ave Maria" (1842) - Mendelssohn Choir a capella
Giovanni da Palestrina (1525-1594): Surge illuminare Jerusalem motet -
Mendelssohn Choir a capella
Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): "A Sea Symphony" - Symphony no 1 (1909)
- Florence Hinkle soprano
- Reinald Werrenrath baritone
- Mendelssohn Choir
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite opus 22: "The Swan of Tuonela" opus 22 no 2
- Peter Henkelman (1882-1949) Philadelphia Orchestra English horn 1901-1905
"After the Sibelius, the audience recalled Mr. Stokowski four times." 140
"
1921
12 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mendelssohn Choir directed by H. A. Fricker
Massey Theater
Toronto, Ontario
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, opus 36
Sir Ernest MacMillan: England - Canadian premiere 139
- Florence Hinkle soprano
- Royal Dadmun baritone
- Mendelssohn Choir
Debussy: La damoiselle élue (1889, revised 1902)
- Florence Hinkle soprano
- Royal Dadmun baritone
- Mendelssohn Choir women's chorus
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924): Songs of the Sea opus 91 (1904)
- Royal Dadmun baritone
- Mendelssohn Choir Men's voices 140
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): "Spinning Chorus" of sailors
- Mendelssohn Choir Men's voices
Eaton Fanning (1850-1927): "Fanning How Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps" - a capella
song set to Shakespeare's text
Eaton Fanning was an English composer who also taught at the Royal Academy of
Music
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
1921
13 April matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Theater
Toronto, Ontario
"Tchaikovsky Program"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
intermission
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
The 1812 Overture was supplemented by sixteen Toronto brass players 140
1921
13 April evening
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mendelssohn Choir directed by H. A. Fricker
Massey Theater
Toronto, Ontario
Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom opus 31 (1910): "We Sing To
Thee"
- Mendelssohn mixed choir
Brahms: "Schicksalslied" (Song of Fate) opus 54 for mixed choir and
orchestra: "Can You Tell Me"
- Mendelssohn mixed choir
A. M. Storch: "Night Witchery"
- Mendelssohn Choir male chorus
Sibelius: Hymn opus 21 (1896) "Natus in Curas"
- Mendelssohn Choir male chorus
Spanish traditional: "El paño" (The silversmith)
- Mendelssohn Choir
Gustav Holst: "Ave Maria" (1900)
- Mendelssohn Choir female chorus
Kurt Schindler (1882-1935): "The Miracle of St. Raymond"
- Mendelssohn Choir 140
Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): "A Sea Symphony" - Symphony no 1 (1909): Scherzo
"The Waves" with chorus
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 in c sharp minor (orchestrated by Karl Müller-Berghaus)
1921
15, 16 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Henri Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no 2 in D minor, opus 22
- Carlton Cooley violin
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave in B-flat minor, opus 31
1921
18 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture opus 36
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Symphony no 5 "Prometheus, Le poeme du feu"
opus 60
The Brooklyn Eagle wrote: "Like the 'Devine Poem' and the 'Poem of Extasy', this
composition speaks an important message."
intermission
Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E-flat K 543
Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1921
20 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Hippodrome
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
"Tchaikovsky Program"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
intermission
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave in B-flat minor, opus 31
The Pottsville review enthused: "A criticism of the concert is absolutely
superfluous. It was wonderful, wonderful, wonderful." 136
1921
22, 23 April
25 April "Special Concert"
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"All-Wagner Progam" from the Ring
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: 'Invocation of Alberich'
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III introduction: "Ride of the Valkyries"
intermission
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: The Rhine Journey, Funeral March
and Brünnhilde's final scene
1921
29, 30 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, opus 36
intermission
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor opus 54 (1845)
- Olga Samaroff piano
William Wallace Gilchrist (1846-1916): Symphonic Poem in G (1910)
Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973): Ditirambo tragico (1917)
"The Ditirambo tragico's distraught, searing dissonances are among the most
extreme Malipiero ever composed"
1921
6, 7 May
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+ Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 (1903) "Resurrection" - sung in English
May Peterson soprano
Marle Alcock contalto
The Public Ledger wrote: "Special mention should be made of the work of the
first and second trumpets, Ernest Williams and S. G. Cohen, and the first horn
Anton Horner who had a remarkably high and difficult ensemble part with solo
passages demanding his beautiful tone, and the first trombone Gardell Simons who
played his exacting part with a variety of tone and a degree of musicianship
rarely heard in this difficult instrument." 138
Opening concert of the 1921-1922 season
1921
7, 8 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opening concert of the 1921-1922 season
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Sir Edward Elgar: 'Enigma' Variations opus 36 (1899)
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1921
14, 15 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D Major, opus 73
intermission
Walter Braunfels (1882-1954): Fantastic Variations of a Theme by Hector
Berlioz opus 25 (1917)
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892): Symphonie espagnole opus 21 (1874)
- Emil Telmanyi violin
Emil Telmanyi (1892-1988) advocate of Carl Nielsen, married to Nielsen's
daughter
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
1921
18 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D Major, opus 73
The New York Herald wrote: "Ita was a noble orchestra Mr. Stokowski confronted
when he lifted his baton to begin the Brahms symphony... an orchestra increased
on the foundation of ten basses instead of eight as last season, and woodwinds
doubled and all the players seated in a new distribution." 114
intermission
+++ Walter Braunfels (1882-1954): Fantastic Variations of a Theme by Hector
Berlioz opus 25 (1917)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
1921
21, 22 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dvorak: Carnival Overture opus 92 (1891)
+++ Sibelius: Symphony no 5 opus 82 (several versions 1916-1919) -
the score of this recent work was also published in 1921 and brought back from Stokowski's
European trip, summer 1921, as well as bringing the score of Vaughan William's
'A London Symphony' revised in 1918. 113 This was said to be the
American premiere of the symphony
intermission
Eric Satie: Gymnopédie nos 1 and 3 - orchestrated by Debussy and Stokowski
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini opus 32 (1876)
1921
28, 29 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
Alfredo Casella (1883-1947): Pagine di Guerra ("Pages of War") (1915)
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: dance episodes arranged by
Stokowski:
- "Menuet des Follets"
- "Danse des Sylphes"
- "Marche hongroise"
1921
1 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
Alfredo Casella (1883-1947): A Notte Alta ("At Midnight") opus 30 (1917)
- Alfredo Casella piano
intermission
César Franck: Variations symphoniques (1885) for piano and orchestra
- Alfredo Casella piano
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: dance episodes arranged by
Stokowski:
- "Menuet des Follets"
- "Danse des Sylphes"
- "Marche hongroise"
1921
4, 5 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+++ Gregor Fitelberg (1879-1953): Polish Rhapsody - US premiere
Ernest Bloch: Suite for Viola and Orchestra (1920)
Louis Bailly viola
Louis Bailly (1882-1974) viola of the Flonzaley Quartet
intermission
Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, opus 98
1921
8 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D opus 77
- Efrem Zimbalist violin
intermission
Eric Satie: Gymnopédie nos 1 and 3 - orchestrated by Debussy and Stokowski
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: dance episodes arranged by
Stokowski:
- "Menuet des Follets"
- "Danse des Sylphes"
- "Marche hongroise"
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1921
9 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D opus 77
- Kathleen Parlow violin
Kathleen Parlow (1890-1963)
intermission
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: dance episodes arranged by
Stokowski:
- "Menuet des Follets"
- "Danse des Sylphes"
- "Marche hongroise"
Eric Satie: Gymnopédie nos 1 and 3 - orchestrated by Debussy and Stokowski
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1921
10 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Orpheum Theater
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
intermission
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: dance episodes arranged by
Stokowski:
- "Menuet des Follets"
- "Danse des Sylphes"
- "Marche hongroise"
Eric Satie: Gymnopédie nos 1 and 3 - orchestrated by Debussy and Stokowski
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1921
11, 12 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"The program started with the Star-Spangled Banner" (this was Armistice Day
commemorating the end of World War 1)
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
Eric Satie: Gymnopédie nos 1 and 3 - orchestrated by Debussy and Stokowski
intermission
Helen Stanley soprano arias:
- Debussy: L'enfant prodigue (1908): 'Lia's Aria'
- Riccardo Zandonai (1883-1944): Conchita Act I: "Ier dalla fabbrica a
Triana"
Helen Stanley (1889-1969)
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1921
18, 19 November
21 November "Special Concert"
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wagner: Faust Overture (1840)
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): preludes to Act I and to Act III
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
intermission
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski
arrangement
In the 25 Novermber Friday afternoon concert, before the final number, Stokowski
"delivered a little lecture in which he reproached the people who move about
during the performance and leave before it is over, and adjured his listeners to
come in a soulful, meditative and receptive frame of mind." 122
1921
25, 26 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture opus 62
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
intermission
Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra opus 16 (1909 version)
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1921
29 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture opus 62
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
intermission
Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra opus 16 (1909 version)
The New York Tribune critic Henry E. Krehbiel (1854-1923) wrote: "...We say that
the audience was too decorous because the composition - we suppose it is that,
no matter what else it may be - ought to have been received with unmistakable
signs of protest... This is 'progress'. Let us be progressive even if progress
leads us into the deep, dark, dank and noisome abysses of hell" 112
The headline of this review was "A Travesty On Harmony."
Richard Aldrich of the New York Times, usually more reserved than the acerbic
Krehbiel wrote: "Now we know the worst... there is littel to say about these
five pieces, except they are worse than the reputation whic preceded them."
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1921
2, 3 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G Minor, K 550
Liszt: Les Préludes (1854)
intermission
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 61 (1806)
- Arrigo Serato violin
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "this served to introduce this new violinist,
and it must be said that he was something of a disappointment. His tone,
although clear and sweet, is extremely small and his intonation is uncertain...
After all, the Beethoven concerto is not for all talents, only for the
greatest." 110
1921
6 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act I
"There was a new arrangement of the strings, the cellos were moved to the right,
and the second violins and the violas were massed behind the first violins, the
reason for which was apparent in the first number, the prelude from Lohengrin."
109
Liszt: Piano Concerto no 2 in A (1861)
- Yolanda Mero piano
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra opus 16 (1909 version)
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1921
7 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act I
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1 in B-flat minor, opus 23
- Ernest Hutcheson piano
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra opus 16 (1909 version)
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1921
8 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Orpheum Theater
Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act I
Rubinstein: Piano Concerto no 4 in D minor, opus 70
- Leo Ornstein piano
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra opus 16 (1909 version)
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1921
9 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act I
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act III
Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra opus 16 (1909 version)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski
arrangement
1921
14 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Children's Concert"
Georges Bizet: Carmen: 'March' from the Suite no 2
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube opus 314
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III introduction: "Ride of the Valkyries"
Demonstration of the differences between the violin (Thaddeus Rich), the viola
(Romain Verney), cello (Michel Penha) and bass (Anton Torello)
1921
16, 17 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047
- Ernest Williams trumpet (Stokowski's recording had the trumpet playing an
octive lower rather than at the 'clarino' tessitura of the score; perhaps
Williams so played)
Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major
intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
1921
20 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047
- Ernest Williams trumpet (as in the Philadelphia concerts of 16, 17 December
1921, Stokowski likely had Ernest Williams playing trumpet an octive lower
rather than at the 'clarino' pitch of the score which may have been considered
technically out of range.)
Stokowski 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" 117
Beethoven: 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 oboe
Saint-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" 123
Wagner: 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"
1922
3, 4 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Schumann: 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 veils
1922
7 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Robert 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 veils
1922
10, 11 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Passacaglia in c minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
this seems to have been Stokowski's first performance of his transcription, which he played many times later
Handel: 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
1922
14 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Beethoven: 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 transcription
1922
15 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Beethoven: 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 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..."
1922
16 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Orpheum Theater
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: 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." 115
1922
17 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: 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 transcription
The Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Herbert A. Fricker with the
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act III
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A Sea Symphony" (1909) for chorus and
orchestra: parts 2 and 3 120
Mikhail 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 veils
1922
24, 25 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Schubert: Rosamunde D797 (1823): Overture
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in Eb, K 364/320d
- Thaddeus Rich violin
- Romain Verney viola
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
1922
27 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New 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
1922
28 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
probably the programme of 24, 25 February 1922 in Philadelphia.
1922
10, 11 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mozart: 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 piano
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 in C sharp minor (1853) - orchestrated
by Stokowski
Eugen d'Albert (1864-1932): Cello Concerto opus 20 (1899)
- Hans Kindler cello
1922
3, 4 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, 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 Valhalla
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 Stokowski
1922
17, 18 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, opus 68
The 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 31
1922
24, 25 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): Overture
Mendelssohn: 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)
1922
31 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): Overture
Mozart: 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)
1922
4 April matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): Overture
Mendelssohn: 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)
1922
5 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): Overture
Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, opus 56, Scottish
The Baltimore Sun wrote: "Dull and hardly interesting enough to force itself to
attention save as a curiosity." 129
- 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)
1922
7, 8 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: 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 piano
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite opus 22: "The Swan of Tuonela" opus 22 no 2
- Peter Henkelman (1882-1949) Philadelphia Orchestra English horn 1901-1905
Alexander 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."
1922
9 April
members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, 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.
1922
15, 17 April
14 April 1922 was Good Friday
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture opus 36
Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E-flat K 543
intermission
+++ Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): El Amor Brujo (1916) - US premiere, apparently without
mezzo-soprano soloist
Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1922
21, 22 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Otto F. Mueller: Carnival Overture Schlaraffiada based on the old song
"Schlaraffiada"
Otto Mueller (Germany 1870-1960) violin and his brother Herman Mueller (Germany
1872-1937) viola were both long-time musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 in Eb, opus 11
- Edward Lane piano - he won a Stokowski performance competition in 1921, but
had a short career
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, opus 64
1922
26 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Hippodrome
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, opus 64
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act III
Schubert: Moment Musical no 3 in F minor D 780 - transcription by
Stokowski
Boccherini: String Quintet No 1 in E opus 11 no 5 G 275 - 3rd movement Minuetto
- Stokowski transcription
Georges Bizet: Carmen Act II: Spanish dance
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
"The orchestra was met at the station by Pottsville's Third Brigade Band.
Bandmaster C. P Hoffman handed the baton to Mr. Stokowski, who led the band in a
stirring march." 132
1922
28, 29 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Debussy: Le martyre de saint Sébastien: 1. 'La Cour des lys'
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote about the concert marking 10 seasons of
Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orhcestra: "Mrs. Francis Wister on behalf
of the four women's committees congratulated Mr. Stokowski with a silver plate.
In acknowledging this gift, Mr. Stokowski made a little speach in which he said
that the four cardinal points of orchestral excellence were ensemble, tone,
flexibility and balance. He thought that these had so far attained as to render
further progress difficult, but that no effort would be spared." 131
Opening concert of the 1922-1923 season
1922
6, 7 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First concert pair of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1922-1923 subscription season
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in Bb opus 60
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Mr. Stokowski was inclined to rather exagerate than minimize
the sentimentality which is one of the weakness of this score [Beethoven Symphony no 4] and
in his delivery of the melodious adagio he actually accomplished what might have been thought
the impossible feat of making Beethoven sound like Jules Massenet." 165
intermission
Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - as arranged by Stokowski
with William Kincaid flute
Debussy: Le martyre de saint Sébastien: 1. 'La Cour des lys'
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): La Valse in d minor (1920)
1922
13, 14 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Oberon: Overture
Claire Dux soprano aria:
- Fromental Halévy (1799-1862): Jaguarita l'Indienne (1855): aria of
Jaguarita with flute obligato by William Kincaid
Schubert: from "16 German Dances" opus 33: Tyrolean Dance - Stokowski
arrangement
intermission
Claire Dux soprano arias:
- Fromental Hal évy (1799-1862): Jaguarita l'Indienne 'Jagarita aria'
- Erich Korngold: Liebesbriefchen (Little Love Letter) (1918)
- Erich Korngold: Summer (1918)
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben opus 43 (1898)
1922
17 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in Bb opus 60
W. J. Henderson wrote: "...he took the finale at a speed high enought to tax the
virtuosity of his orchestra."
intermission
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben opus 43 (1898)
"All the tickets for the Philadelphia Orchestra season here [New York City] have
been sold out, that premiums are paid for subscription pasteboards not being
used by their owners." 78
1922
20, 21 October
"special concert 23 October"
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico - Concerto grosso opus 3 no 11 in d minor RV 565 -
Stokowski transcription
intermission
Rossini: William Tell: overture
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
1922
27, 28 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
27 October only: Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
played in memory of Charles A. Braun, one of the directors of the Philadelphia
Orchestra Association
Schubert: Rosamunde D797 (1823): Overture
Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C opus61 (1845)
intermission
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
Ernest Bloch: Schelomo Hebrew rhapsody for cello and orchestra (1913)
- Hans Kindler cello
Stravinsky: Fireworks opus 4 (1908)
1922
31 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Schubert: Rosamunde D797 (1823): Overture
Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C opus 61 (1845)
intermission
Sigrid Onegin soprano arias:
- Max Bruch (1838-1920): Achilleus oratorio opus 50 (1885):
"Andromache's Lament"
- Richard Strauss: Lieder opus 33 no 4 "Hymnus"
- Richard Strauss: Lieder opus 43 no 2 "Muttertändelei"
The Musical Courier wrote: "She chose three uninteresting things for her first
appearance in America: the long, dull, declamatory "Andromache's Lament" by
Bruch and two Strauss songs, Hymnus" and Muttertändelei, neither of which are
among his best" 78
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow Riverki
"One hears that Stokowski himself reorchestrated the work, reducing
Rimsky-Korsakov's more brilliant arrangement to Mussorgsky's darker accents" 78
Stravinsky: Fireworks opus 4 (1908)
1922
3, 4 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture opus 62
Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G Minor, K 550
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1 in B-flat minor, opus 23
- Olga Samaroff piano
Richard Strauss: Salome opus 54: Dance of the Seven veils
1922
7 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico - Concerto grosso opus 3 no 11 in d minor RV 565 -
Stokowski transcription
intermission
'Mme. Charles Cahier' mezzo-soprano arias:
- Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Prophète Act IV: 'O Prêtres de Baal'
- Tchaikovsky: The Maid of Orléans Act I: "Adieu forôts"
'Mme. Charles Cahier' (born Sara Jane Layton Walker 1870-1951)
Rossini: William Tell: overture
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
Stravinsky: Fireworks opus 4 (1908)
The Washington Star wrote: "A new arrangement of the players, sending the second
violins to the rear and bringing the cello contingent to the front on the right,
with the brasses and woodwinds in the background seems a wonderful improvement"
108
1922
8 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico - Concerto grosso opus 3 no 11 in d minor RV 565 -
Stokowski transcription
Rossini: William Tell: overture
"Mr. Stokowski took the finale at amazing speed."
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, opus 16
- Olga Samaroff-Stokowski piano
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
Stravinsky: Fireworks opus 4 (1908)
(Rimsky-Korsakov "Dance of the Tumblers" had been announced but was not played)
1922
9 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Orpheum Theater
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico - Concerto grosso opus 3 no 11 in d minor RV 565 -
Stokowski transcription
Rossini: William Tell: overture
intermission
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
1922
10 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico - Concerto grosso opus 3 no 11 in d minor RV 565 -
Stokowski transcription
Rossini: William Tell: overture
intermission
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
1922
11 November matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"A concert for 4,000 children packing the Syria Mosque"
"Will Earhart, director of music in the Pittsburgh schools before each number
interpreted the theme of the composer" 105
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act I
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream opus 61 (1826): Scherzo and
Wedding March
Georges Bizet (1838-1875): L'Arlésienne (1872) Suite no 2
Schubert: Moment Musicale no 3 in F Minor - Stokowski arrangement
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave in B-flat minor, opus 31
1922
17, 18 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Symphony no 4 in e minor, opus 98
intermission
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 61 (1806)
- Bronislaw Huberman violin
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 in C sharp minor (1853) - orchestrated
by Stokowski
1922
21 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Brahms: Symphony no 4 in e minor, opus 98
intermission
+++ Elgar: Cello Concerto in e minor opus 85 - "played for the first time in
America"
- Jean Gerardy cello
The Musical Courier wrote: "About the Elgar there was no dissenting opinion. It
is a long work, and it ambles on and on and on, utterly without distinction,
utterly without inspiration." 96
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 in C sharp minor (1853) - orchestrated
by Stokowski
1922
24, 25 November
"special concert 27 November"
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Paul Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice (1897)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre opus 40
Emmanuel Chabrier: España Rhapsody (1883)
Musical America wrote about the 24 November 1922 concert: "Between the symphony
and the group, Mr. Stokowski gave a little talk to say that he had chosen the
French group to show the joy that is such a part of the French people, and that
the Debussy work the greatest example of sheer joy and happiness that had ever
been composed." 95
1922
1, 2 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Haydn: Symphony no 104 in D major "London"
intermission
Camille W. Zeckwer (1875-1924): Jade Butterflies (1897)
Zeckwer was a Philadelphia-based composer who taught at the Philadelphia Musical
Academy. This composition won first prize at a competition which took place in
Evanston, Illinois in July 1922 97
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050
- Alexander Siloti piano
- Thaddeus Rich violin
- William Kincaid flute
Liszt: Totentanz (1864) for piano and orchestra
- Alexander Siloti piano
Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Rhine Journey and 'Brünnhilde
final scene'
1922
5 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Haydn: Symphony no 104 in D major "London"
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 in Eb major opus 73 "Emperor"
- Ernest Schelling piano (1876-1936)
intermission
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Rhine Journey and 'Brünnhilde
final scene'
1922
6 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Haydn: Symphony no 104 in D major "London"
Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2 in B-flat Major, opus 83
- Artur Rubinstein piano
intermission
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Rhine Journey and 'Brünnhilde final scene'
1922
8, 9 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"All-Tchaikovsky Program"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
intermission
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
1922
15, 16 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Debussy: Le martyre de saint Sébastien: 1. 'La Cour des lys'
two arias sung by Eva Gauthier mezzo-soprano:
- Ravel: 2 Mélodies hébraïques (1914)
Ernest Chausson: Poème opus 25 (1896)
Brahms: Hungarian Dance no 5 in G minor, Hungarian Dance no 6 in D major -
orchestrated by Albert Parlow
two arias sung by Eva Gauthier mezzo-soprano:
- Maurice Delage (1879-1961): Four Hindu Poems (1912): "Madras" (with
viola obligator played by Romain Verney), "Lahore"
- Stravinsky: Three Japanese Songes (1913): "Akahito", "Mazatsumi",
"Tsaraiuki"
The Public Ledger wrote of the Stravinsky songs: "Mme Gauthier's ability to sing
in the key, amid such a mass of dissonant tone speaks well for her feeling for
pitch." 99
Eva Gauthier (1885-1958) mezzo-soprano performed many contemporary compositions
in the 1920s
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement
1922
19 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1 in B-flat minor, opus 23
- Olga Samaroff piano
Debussy: Le martyre de saint Sébastien: 1. 'La Cour des lys'
Richard Aldrich in the New York Times wrote: "There is the suggestion of
mystery... determined by the preponderating use of woodwinds, by the succession
of fifths in the harmonies and by other archaic traits. The music has little of
the aspect that is familiarly associated with Debussy... it has a grave, sweet
beauty suggestive of other worldly things... the effect was fully represented by
the remarkably fine and euphonious performance of the orchestra." 98
intermission
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20 (1890)
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: The Rhine Journey, Funeral March
and Brünnhilde's final scene
1922
22, 23 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R (adapted by Bach from the
Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058)
- Jacques Thibaud violin
intermission
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892): Symphonie espagnole opus 21 (1874)
- Jacques Thibaud violin
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1922
26 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Grand Court, Wanamaker Store,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Gala Christmas Concert"
César Franck: 3 Chorals for Organ (1890): 2. Choral in B minor
orchestrated by Wallace Goodrich played by Marcel Dupré with orchestra
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937): Organ Symphony no 5 opus 42 no 1
orchestratd by Frank Stewart Adams played by Marcel Dupré with orchestra
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937): Organ Symphony no 6 opus 42 no 2
orchestratd by Widor played by Charles Courboin with orchestra
Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
other organ-only works were played by Marcel Dupré and Charles Courboin 77
1922
27 December
"58 musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra"
Biltmore Hotel
New York City
"A Soirée Musicale was held at the Biltmore by women of society... to
eliminate the suggestion of formality, the ballroom was arranged to suggest a
drawing room, the subscribers forming in congenial groups. The opening of the
Musicale was at 9:30, set to give subscribers the opportunity of dining at
leisure. The program numbers were announced and explained by Mr. Stokowski."
107
Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - as arranged by Stokowski
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico - Concerto grosso opus 3 no 11 in d minor RV 565 -
Stokowski transcription
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
"Arranged by a group of well-known society women lead by Mrs. Charles S.
Guggenheimer"
Probably a good means for the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians to earn a
generous extra fee.
1922
29, 30 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
"Stokowski took the last movement, the allegro con brio, at a tremendous pace,
but he knew that he could safely do so, and a speed which with a less competent
and well-trained body of instrumentalist might not have been successfully
sustained was splendidly effective."
106
intermission
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto no 2 in G minor, opus 22 (1868)
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico opus 3 no 1: Concerto no 1 in D major - as
arranged by Stokowski
Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Alfred Buchatti in Le Matin wrote: "The pages of Lully and Vivaldi were a
success and their interpretation merits my sincere praise. But what to say of
the Passacaglia of good old Bach. We could not admit such fantasy."
101
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
Robert Brussel in Le Figaro wrote: "His interpretation of the 7th
symphony of Beethoven could surprise. We are accustomed to more mystery than he
put it in his determined, biting, and urgent execution. But with what
sensitivity did he conduct the fragments of Lully and the Concerto of Vivaldi."
103
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung: Death of Siegfried, Rhine Journey, and
final scene
Raymond Charpentier in the music review Comoedia wrote: "He seems to
belong to that race of born conductors and could now compete with, despite his
relative youth, the most renown cappelmeisters of the old continent... Mr.
Stokowski conducted this extensive programme without any score... Mr. Stokowski
did not omit to underline any interesting line, nor neglect the slightest
departure of any importance. If there was, in this way of presenting himself to
us, a tiny bit of affectation, Mr. Stokowski demonstrated, however, to what
extent he knows his scores and how much his brain is essentially musical."
100
1923
21 January
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Teatro Augusteo, Rome, Italy
concert by what is often called the "Augusteo Orchestra" after its hall
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico opus 3 no 1: Concerto no 1 in D major - as
arranged by Stokowski
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung: Finale
The New York Times wrote: "An agreement has been made between the Royal Academy
of Santa Cicilia and the Municipality of Rome for the next five years regarding
the use of the Augusteo Theater for concert performances. This will allow the
Roman Academy of Music to draw up a concert programme. It is this arrangement
that has resulted in the summoning of Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the
Philadelphia Orchestra to conduct in Rome. 26
1923
2, 3 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This programme was announced, but Stokowski's return on the SS Mauretania was delayed sufficiently
that Thaddeus Rich conducted the concert pair.
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, opus 68
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Night on Bare Mountain - Stokowski transcription
Eric Satie: Gymnopédie nos 1 and 3 - orchestrated by Debussy and Stokowski
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1923
6 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
This is the programme which Stokowski was to have conducted upon his return from Italy.
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, opus 68
New York critic William Humiston wrote: "The program began with Brahms First Symphony, which
was played with much spirit and fire. But intensity could be achieved without so much forcing
of the tone - the way the brass played their forte and fortissimo throughout the whole evening
was positively brutal." Humiston like the remainder of the concert.
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Night on Bare Mountain - Stokowski transcription
Eric Satie: Gymnopédie nos 1 and 3 - orchestrated by Debussy and Stokowski
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1923
9, 10 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"All-Wagner Concert"
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Wagner: Tannhäuser (1845): Prelude to Act III
Wagner: Parsifal: Act I Transformation music and Act III Good Friday Spell - as arranged by Stokowski
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act III and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1870)
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
1923
13 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
concert
1923
14 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892): Cello Concerto in d minor (1877)
- Hans Kindler cello
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
The Baltimore Sun wrote: "Striking was the performance of the Vorspiel and Liebestod
as merged for orchestral production. Less than a fortnight ago the German Opera, in
the same hall, gave a splendid performance of the music-drama. Unaided by the
tremendous voices of such a production, Stokowski takes the two great orchestral
passages and makes them glow as brightly as did the full operatic
production." 166
1923
15 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
Mendelssohn Choir Festival
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Bach: Chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (from Cantata BWV140) - Stokowski transcription
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, opus 68
Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda opus 26 - Mendelssohn Choir with orchestra
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
Eric Satie: Gymnopédie nos 1 and 3 - orchestrated by Debussy and Stokowski
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1923
16 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
Mendelssohn Choir Festival
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Brahms: German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem) opus 45
- Marie Tiffany soprano
- John Barkley baritone ("Barkley twice entered too soon which detracted from his work")
Giovanni da Palestrina (1525-1594): Motet "Adoramus te, Christe" (1581) - Mendelssohn Choir
Henry Purcell (1659-1695): "Thou Knowest, Lord" from Funeral Anthem for Queen Mary - Mendelssohn Choir
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924): part songs opus 119 no 3 "The Blue Bird" - Mendelssohn Choir
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Brahms: Hungarian Dance no 5 in G minor - orchestrated by Albert Parlow
1923
17 February matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
Mendelssohn Choir Festival
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto with the Philadelphia Orchestra
1923
17 February evening
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
Mendelssohn Choir Festival
"All-Wagner Concert"
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Wagner: Tannhäuser (1845): Prelude to Act III
Wagner: Parsifal: Act I Transformation music and Act III Good Friday Spell - as arranged by Stokowski
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act III and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1870)
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung Act III: Funeral March
1923
19, 21 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert"
Rossini: William Tell: overture
Boccherini: String Quintet No 1 in E opus 11 no 5 G 275 - 3rd movement Minuetto
- Stokowski transcription
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt: "Anitra's Dance"
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube opus 314
Stokowski discusses the clarinet family: the standard Bb clarinet, smaller Eb clarinet and bass clarinet
Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937): Canzonetta, opus 19 for clarinet and orchestra
- Georges Grisez clarinet
Ernesto Cavallini (1807-1874): Andante Tarantelle
- Jules Serpentini Eb clarinet
Jules Massenet (1842-1912): Élégie
- Paul Alemann bass clarinet
1923
23, 24 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
intermission
Ernest Schelling (1876-1939): A Victory Ball fantasy for orchestra opus 7
the composer was present at the performance
Ruth Montague mezzo-soprano sings arias:
- Debussy: L'enfant prodigue (1908): 'Lia's Aria'
- Tchaikovsky: The Maid of Orléans Act I: "Adieu forôts"
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "These were somewhat ambitious numbers for a debutante to
choose, and it were too much to say that Miss Montague's rendering of them was entirely
satisfying."
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust opus 24: "Rakoczy March" (or "Hungarian March")
as arranged by Stokowski
1923
27 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Ernest Schelling (1876-1939): A Victory Ball fantasy for orchestra opus 7
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico opus 3 no 1: Concerto no 1 in D major - as
arranged by Stokowski
Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873-1945): Piano Concerto opus 30 in C sharp minor (1907)
- Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1923
9 March evening
Philadelphia Orchestra
Forest Theater
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Concert for the benefit of the Edwin Forrest Home"
"At the conclusion of the 9 March [matinee] concert, the entire orchesta, along
with its platform and instruments will be transferred to the Forrest Theater."
102
"the program will consist of the Rossini William Tell overture"
1923
31 March, 2 April
30 March 1923 was Good Friday
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Schoenberg: Kammersymphonie opus 9 (1906)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): two of the Nocturnes (1899):
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Intermission
Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C, K 551 "Jupiter"
1923
3 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Schoenberg: Kammersymphonie opus 9 (1906)
The New York Critic William Humiston wrote:
"Not a melodic idea worth mentioning in the whole work, no orchestral color
that has beauty; nothing but a series of noises which was painful in varying
degree."
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): two of the Nocturnes (1899):
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Intermission
Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C, K 551 "Jupiter"
1923
6, 7 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides concert overture (1932)
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
intermission
Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1 in d minor opus 15
- Artur Schnabel piano
The Philadelphia Inquirer critic was not impressed with Artur Schnabel's debut:
"The concerto choice was not the wisest selection. There is not much for the
piano in this concerto, and Mr. Schnabel was not especially successful. As far as
can be judged from a single hearing, Mr. Schnabel is a competent technicial, and
that is about all." 168
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)
1923
9 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert"
Ferdinand Möhring (1816-1887): "Forest Song"
Charles Gounod: Faust: Act II scene 1: "Kermesse Scene" - waltz
Rossini: William Tell: overture
Saint-Saëns: Romance opus 36 (1874) for horn and orchestra
- Anton Horner horn
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (Carnaval des animaux) (1886)
1923
13, 14 April
17 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
13, 14 April - Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 April - Carnegie Hall
New York City
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture Fantasy - Stokowski arrangement
Liszt: Faust Symphony (1854, revised 1861)
- Arthur Hackett tenor
- Philadelphia Orchestra men's chorus
1923
20, 21 April
23 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
23 April - "Special Concert for University of Pennsylvania students"
"All-Wagner Program"
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: Alberic's curse and the Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III introduction: "Ride of the Valkyries"
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung: Death of Siegfried, Rhine Journey, and final scene
1923
25 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Stanley Theater
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"The Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Leopold Stokowski played last night for the
first time in a motion picture house at popular prices." 167
"The concert lasted two hours and included music from "Das Rheingold", "Die Walkure", "Siegfried",
and "Gotterdammerung".
1923
27, 28 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Concluding concert pair of the 1922-1923 Philadelphia Orchestra subscription series
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
intermission
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
Opening concert of the 1923-1924 Philadelphia Orchestra season
1923
5, 6 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wagner: Rienzi (1840): Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
intermission
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite opus 22: "The Swan of Tuonela" opus 22 no 2
- Peter Henkelman (1882-1949) Philadelphia Orchestra English horn who went to the New York Philharmonic in 1925
"The playing by Mr. Hendelman was simply exquisite."
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien opus 45
1923
16 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Schubert: Rosamunde D797 (1823): Overture, third Entr'acte, second Ballet music - as arranged by Stokowski
Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - as arranged by Stokowski
with William Kincaid flute
intermission
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
1923
19, 20 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Haydn: Symphony 95 in c minor - seems to be Stokowski's first performance of this work
intermission
+++ Stravinsky: Le Chant du rossignol (Song of the Nightengale) (1917) - US premiere
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "During intermission, Mr. Stokowski explained and illustrated...
he was kind enough to indicate, with illustrations from the orchestra, where their enjoyment
should be found." 169
Musical America wrote: "The audience received it [Nightengale] with decorum, which was shattered
at a passage which sounded like the braying of a donkey which provoked general laughter." 170
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
1923
22 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Special Concert" expanding the Philadelphia Orchestra season as agreed with the City of Philadelphia
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
intermission
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
Wagner: Rienzi (1840): Overture
1923
26, 27 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90
intermission
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Invisible City of Kitezh (1904): "Prelude", "The Battle of Kershenetz"
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)
1923
2, 3 November
5 November 'special concert'
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"All-Wagner Concert"
The Monday 5 November 1923 concert was also featured half-price for University of Pennsylvania students.
Wagner: Huldigungsmarsch (1865) march for wind band arranged by Stokowski
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act III
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
- Saul Caston (born Solomon Gusikoff Cohen 1901-1970) trumpet
(announced had been: Gardell Simons (1878-1945): "Atlantic Zephyrs" played by the composer
Gardell Simons Principal trombone 1915-1930 but who became ill)
Henri Kling (1842-1918): "The Elephant and the Mosquito"
- Philip Donatelli tuba (Philadelphia Orchestra 1923-1948)
- John Fischer piccolo (Philadelphia Orchestra 1909-1950)
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker suite opus 71a
1923
16, 17 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gluck (1714-1784): Alceste (1776): overture - as arranged by Stokowski
Handel: Concerto in B-flat major opus 4 no 2 for harpsichord and orchestra
- Wanda Landowska harpsichord - her US debut
Bach: Italian Concerto BWV 971 for keyboard and orchestra
- Wanda Landowska harpsichord solo
Mozart: Piano Concerto no 22 in E flat K 482
- Wanda Landowska piano
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
1923
23, 24 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+++ Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1920) in one movement dedicated to the memory of Claude Debussy
this seems to be the US premiere of this work 179
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche ("Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks") opus 28 (1894)
intermission
Max Bruch (1838-1920): Violin Concerto no 2 in D minor, opus 44
- Thaddeus Rich violin
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Invitation to the Dance opus 65 - Berlioz orchestration
1923
26, 28 November matinees
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert" featuring the harp and percussion
Alphonse Hasselmans (1845-1912): "Gitana" Caprice for Harp Opus 21
- Vincent Fanelli, Jr. harp (Philadelphia Orchestra 1913-1930)
Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738): "Fantasy on Irish Airs"
- Frank Nicoletta Irish harp (Philadelphia Orchestra 1923-1931)
"Oscar Schwar's solo is distinguished by the longest title ever seen on orchestra programmes:
'Concerto Grosso for Timpani, snare drums, big drum, small drum, triangle, tam-tam,
Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Tambourine, Bells, Castanets, Turkish Cymbols, Chinese Cymbols,
German Pauken, and Orchestra'" 171
Edvard Järnefelt (1869-1958): "Praeludium" (1900)
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935): Caucasian Sketches Suite no 1 opus 10 (1894): "In the Village"
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden (1881): "Dance of the Tumblers"
Vincent Fanelli Jr. (1881-1966)
1923
30 November
1 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, opus 36 (1801)
Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 - as arranged by Stokowski, including 'Air on the G string'
- Thaddeus Rich violin
intermission
Elizabeth Bonner contralto sings arias:
- Handel: Tolomeo, re d'Egitto (1729): Elisa's aria "Stille Amare"
- Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: 'Erd's Warning': "Weiche, Wotan, weiche!"
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: the Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
1923
2 December
30 members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Vanderbilt Theater
New York City
International Composers Guild concert 180
The Stravinsky work was conducted by Stokowski. Also on the programme was Claudio Arrau playing
piano pieces by Bartok, Arthur Lourié (1892-1966) and Hindemith, and Schoenberg's
Herzgewächse conducted by E. Robert Schmitz 1
Stravinsky: Renard (1916) "Burlesque Tale"
30 members of the Philadelphia Orchestra plus two tenors and two bassos. Whether the April 1924 Philadelphia
performers: Jose Delaquerriere tenor, Harold Hansen tenor, John Barclay bass, Hubert Linscott bass were also
the performers here is not recorded. Probably they were, given the extensive rehearsals Stokowski prepared
for the performance.
This was the US premiere of Renard180. Although written in 1916,
the world premiere was not until Summer 1922 in Paris. Although Stokowski rarely gave encores,
in this case he consented to play Renard a second time.
the Vanderbilt Theater in the Broadway theater district of NYC
1923
4 December
5 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
4 December - National Theater
Washington DC
5 December - Lyric Theater
Baltimore Maryland
Gluck (1714-1784): Alceste (1776): overture - as arranged by Stokowski
The Baltimore Sun wrote: "The Gluck overture was presented in a manner that suggested a touch of
the modern thought, the scoring being fuller than the traditional scoring of Gluck. Nevertheless,
the work made an interesting introduction to the Beethoven." 173
Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, opus 36 (1801)
intermission
Elizabeth Bonner contralto sings arias:
- Handel: Tolomeo, re d'Egitto (1729): Elisa's aria "Stille Amare"
- Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: 'Erd's Warning': "Weiche, Wotan, weiche!"
"In no way was her presentation or her interpretation authoritative."
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche ("Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks") opus 28 (1894)
The Baltimore Sun wrote: "So splendid was the orchestra's work in tone-color, shading, and precision
that one felt the individual members of the organization under Stokowski entered completely into
the different moods depicted in the music."
At the Washington concert: "Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, wife of the president attended in her box, along with Mrs. Herbert Hoover."
174
1923
7, 8 December
10 December 'special concert'
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Monday 10 December 1923 concert was also featured half-price for University of Pennsylvania students.
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Der Freischütz (1821): Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 in Eb major opus 73 "Emperor"
- Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) piano
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
1923
12 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Philadelphia Forum" with lecture and demonstrations by Stokowski
"The concert opened with an explanation of the tone poem 'Finlandia' by Sibelius."
"Mr. Stokowski then spoke of the history of the oboe"
Handel: Oboe Concerto in G minor (1705)
- Marcel Tabuteau oboe
"Then presented were two works needing no explanation":
Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 - as arranged by Stokowski, including 'Air on the G string'
- Thaddeus Rich violin
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique": second movement
1923
14, 15 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro: Overture
Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G Minor, K 550
intermission
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 61 (1806)
- Carl Flesch who later taught at the Curtis Institute during 1924-1928
the 15 December 1923 concert: "... during the rendition of the concerto, the violinist
[Flesch] became mixed up in his notes and stopped abruptly. He lowered his instrument to his
side and approached Leopold Stokowski who halted the orchestra. The soloist and the conductor
conferred, examing the score; then the concerto was resumed and concluded without difficulty.
It was explained that in the repetition of a passage which, when played a second time, is
somewhat changed, the soloist went back to the original form, thus departing from the score,
making continuance of the concerto impossible." 175
Carl Flesch (1873-1944)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act III and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
1923
21, 22 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ernest Bloch: 3 Jewish Poems (1913): '1. Dance'
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Romèo et Juliette (1839): Part 2: 'Scène d'amour (Love scene)', Queen Mab Scherzo
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in a minor, opus 129 (1850)
- Michel Pehna cello
intermission
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
1923
24 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
City Hall Plaza
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Between 1000 and 1200 singers added to the Yuletide spirit by singing ancient
English Christmas carols at City Hall on Christmas Eve under the baton of
Leopold Stokowski, director of the Philadelphia Orchestra." 172
"There are Russian, Welsh, Italian, French, German, and American choirs in
the chorus."
"The caroling began at 8:30 o'clock and traffic was diverted during the singing."
1923
27 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Concert given as part of the Pennsylvania State Education Association meeting in Philadelphia
"Governor Pinchot will give an address on 'Better Schools'. The greater part of the
Thursday program will be given over to a concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra lead by
Leopold Stokowski." 172
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
Ernest Bloch: 3 Jewish Poems (1913): '1. Dance'
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Romèo et Juliette (1839): Part 2: 'Scène d'amour (Love scene)', Queen Mab Scherzo
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act III and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
1923
28, 29 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Josef Hofmann Works Program"
Josef Hofmann (1876-1957): Piano Concerto no 2 in A flat (1903) - played by the composer
Josef Hofmann: The Haunted Castle (1918)
intermission
solo piano works by Josef Hofmann played by the composer:
- Impression for Piano no 2: L'Orient et l'Occident (East and West) (1915)
- Impression for Piano no 3: Le Sanctuaire (The Sanctuary) (1915)
- Kaleidoscope opus 40 no 4
Chromaticon for Piano & Orchestra - Josef Hofmann piano
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840): Violin Concerto no 4 in d minor
- Georges Enesco violin
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, opus 36
1924
12 February
13 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
12 February - National Theater
Washington DC
13 February - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
"All-Russian Program"
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857): Ruslan and Lyudmila (1842): overture
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, opus 36
intermission
Nina Koshetz (1891-1965) soprano sings arias
- Mussorgsky: The Fair at Sorochyntsi (1880): Rêverie and dance
- Rimsky-Korsakov: three arias
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden (1881): "Dance of the Tumblers"
1924
19 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
St. Denis Theater
Montréal, Québec
Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550
The Montreal Gazette wrote: "... playing without pause, Mr. Stokowski sought to maintain continuity...
In the Mozart Symphony in G minor, the conductor was thwarted after the first and second movements,
a portion of the audience insisting on applause, despite the warning baton, but succeed passing from
the trio to the finale." 178
Stravinsky: The Firebird - 1911 Suite
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre opus 40
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden (1881): "Dance of the Tumblers"
1924
20 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Russell Theater
Ottawa, Ontario
"Cancelled Philadelphia Orchestra Concert"
"The cancellation of the Philadelphia Orchestra concert on account of the teriffic snow storm of
last Wednesday has been a topic of conversation. The people flocked to the Russell Theater
through snowstorm and snow drifts to partially fill the theater." 177
"The special train bearing the Philadelphia Orchestra and consisting of five sleepers and two
baggage cars was due in Ottawa at 11:45 Wednesday morning, arrived Thursday morning at 6:30
and left for Toronto at 7:15. The members of the orchestra had a rather trying time. They
had made no provision for meals. Fortunately, they had a supply of sardines and sodas with
them."
1924
21 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
The Mendelssohn Choir Festival 176
Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, opus 125 'Choral'
- Marie Tiffany soprano
- Elizabeth Bonner contralto
- Charles Stratton tenor
- John Barclay bass
- Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Frederick A. Fricker
Mendelssohn Choir directed by Frederick A. Fricker sings a capella:
- Bach: motet "Come, Jesus, come" BWV 229 (1732)
- Brahms: 4 Songs opus 17 - Mendelssohn Choir Ladies' Voices
Brahms: Song of Destiny opus 54 - Mendelssohn Choir and Philadelphia Orchestra
1924
22 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
The Mendelssohn Choir Festival 176
Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - four excerpts
- Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Frederick A. Fricker
Mendelssohn Choir directed by Frederick A. Fricker sings a capella:
- Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924): part songs opus 119 no 3 "The Blue Bird" - Mendelssohn Choir
- other part songs
1924
23 February matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
The Mendelssohn Choir Festival 176
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, opus 36
1924
23 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
The Mendelssohn Choir Festival 176
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro: Overture
Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G Minor, K 550
Richard Strauss: Don Juan opus 20
Stravinsky: The Firebird - 1911 Suite
Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (1872): scenes sung by chorus with orchestra
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): scenes sung by chorus with orchestra
1924
29 February
1 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936): Sinfonia Drammatica (1915) - a one hour long early symphony by Respighi
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 2 in G major, opus 44 (1880) (the Liszt Concerto had been announced)
- Yolanda Mero (1887-1963) piano
Yolanda Mero had performed this lesser-known Tchaikovsky concert with Stokowski and the Cincinnati Symphony
in December 1910.
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement
1924
4 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, opus 125 'Choral'
- Mabel Garrison soprano
- Merle Alcock contralto
- Paul Althouse tenor
- Royal Dadmun baritone
- Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Frederick A. Fricker
Mendelssohn Choir directed by Frederick A. Fricker sings a capella:
- Giovanni da Palestrina (1525-1594): Motet "Adoramus te, Christe" (1581)
- Giovanni da Palestrina (1525-1594): "Exultate Deo"
- William Byrd (1540-1623): "Ave Verum Corpus" (1605)
- Bach: motet "Come, Jesus, come" BWV 229 (1732)
1924
5 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - four excerpts
- Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Frederick A. Fricker
Mendelssohn Choir directed by Frederick A. Fricker sings a capella:
- Giovanni da Palestrina (1525-1594): Motet "Surge illuminare Jerusalem"
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695): "Nymphs and Shepherds"
- Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): 3 Chansons: "Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis" in A minor
1924
6 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, opus 125 'Choral'
- Mabel Garrison soprano
- Merle Alcock contralto
- Paul Althouse tenor
- Royal Dadmun baritone
- Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Frederick A. Fricker
Mendelssohn Choir directed by Frederick A. Fricker sings a capella:
- Giovanni da Palestrina (1525-1594): Motet "Adoramus te, Christe" (1581)
- Giovanni da Palestrina (1525-1594): "Exultate Deo"
- William Byrd (1540-1623): "Ave Verum Corpus" (1605)
- Bach: motet "Come, Jesus, come" BWV 229 (1732)
1924
7, 8 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"All Russian Program"
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857): Ruslan and Lyudmila (1842): overture
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936): Violin Concerto in a minor opus 82 (1904)
- Grisha Monasevitch violin
Grisha "Harry" Monasevitch was a Philadelphia prodigy who joined the Philadelphia Orchestra 1927-1936,
then moved to Hollywood as a studio musician.
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, opus 64
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden (1881): "Dance of the Tumblers"
1924
14, 15 March
17 March 'special concert'
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 March 1924 was Saint Patrick's Day
Victor Herbert: Irish Rhapsody (1892)
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924): Irish Rhapsody no 1 in D minor opus 78
intermission
Mme. Huida Lashanska soprano sings arias:
- Mozart: The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) K 620: 'Pamina's aria'
- Gustave Charpentier: Louise Act III: "Depuis le jour"
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892): Le roi d'Ys (1888): overture
1924
21, 22 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+ Deems Taylor (1885-1966): Through the Looking-Glass (1918, for orchestra 1921)
- "Dedication"
- "In the Garden of Live Flowers"
- "Jabberwocky"
- "Looking Glass Insects"
- "The White Knight"
Stravinsky: The Firebird - 1911 Suite
intermission
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
1924
25 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
+ Deems Taylor (1885-1966): Through the Looking-Glass (1918, for orchestra 1921)
- "Dedication"
- "In the Garden of Live Flowers"
- "Jabberwocky"
- "Looking Glass Insects"
- "The White Knight"
Stravinsky: The Firebird - 1911 Suite
intermission
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
1924 +
28, 29 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Chorale prelude (Clavier-Übung III): "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" BWV 680 - Stokowski transcription
Albéric Magnard (1865-1914): Hymne à la justice opus 14 (1902)
Jean Roger-Ducasse (1873-1954): Nocturne de printemps (1918)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
intermission
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Preludes to Act I and Act III
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
another work by Hans Krasa: Marche was announced but not played.
1924
7, 9 April matinees
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concerts"
Rossini: William Tell: overture
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, opus 36: movement 3 'Pizzicato'
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube opus 314
"winners of the musical 'hide and seek' game devised by Mr. Stokowski"
1924
11, 12 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture opus 36 (20 April 1924 was Easter Sunday)
Stravinsky: Renard (1916) "Burlesque Tale"
- Jose Delaquerriere tenor - the fox
- Harold Hansen tenor - the rooster
- John Barclay bass - the goat
- Hubert Linscott bass - the cat
- Carlos Salzedo piano (which plays an important part)
Stokowski conducted the US premiere of Renard in NYC at an International
Composers' Guild concert 2 December 1923. 180. Although written in 1916,
the world premiere was not until Summer 1922 in Paris.
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
intermission
Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor (1851)
Bach: Passacaglia in c minor BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1924
15 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture opus 36 (20 April 1924 was Easter Sunday)
+ Stravinksy: Renard (1916) "Burlesque Tale"
- Jose Delaquerriere tenor - the fox
- Harold Hansen tenor - the rooster
- John Barclay bass - the goat
- Hubert Linscott bass - the cat
- Carlos Salzedo piano (which plays an important part)
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
intermission
Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor (1851)
Bach: Passacaglia in c minor BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1924
19, 21 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18 April 1924 was Good Friday, so no concert was played that Friday.
Wagner: Parsifal: Act I Transformation music and Act III Good Friday Spell - as
arranged by Stokowski
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Intermission
Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C, K 551 "Jupiter"
1924
22 April
23 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
22 April - National Theater
Washington DC
23 April - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Leo Sowerby (1895-1968): Ballade
- Guy Maier piano
- Lee Pattison piano
The Baltimore Sun wrote: "... the "Ballade" allowed the ensemble pianists to exhibit their
skills, but the work itself was no more or less than an infliction upon the hearer's musical
sensibilities. Not a single musical thought was expressed, nothing but harsh, strange, and
wierd sounds." 178
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture opus 36 (20 April 1924 was Easter Sunday)
Mozart: Concerto for two pianos in E-flat major, K 365
- Guy Maier piano
- Lee Pattison piano
intermission
Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor (1851)
1924
25, 26 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Concluding concert pair of the 1923-1924 Philadelphia Orchestra subscription series
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
Opening concert of the 1924-1925 Philadelphia Orchestra subscription season
1924
10, 12 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opening concert of the 1923-1925 season
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Euryanthe (1823): Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
intermission
Georges Bizet (1838-1875): L'Arlésienne (1872): Suite no 1:
- Prelude,
- Allegro deciso
- Minuet
- Adagietto
- Carillon
Alfredo Casella (1883-1947): Elegia eroica opus 29
Wagner: Rienzi (1840): Overture
later touring concerts: New York, Washington, Baltimore, Toronto, Buffalo, Princeton
1924
15, 16 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Childrens' Concert"
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92: movement 2. Allegretto
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
David Sokolove (later spelled 'Sokoloff' 1911-1956), 12 year old pianist 181 played selections:
- Rachmaninoff: "Humoresque" in G opus 10 no 4
- Mendelssohn: "Doux Souvenir (Sweet Remembrance)" opus 19 no 1
- Edward MacDowell: "Witch's Dance" opus 17 no 2
the children sing
1924
17, 18 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, opus 68
intermission
Stravinsky: Feu d'artifice (Fireworks) opus 4 (1909)
Stravinsky: Song of the Volga Boatmen as arranged by Stravinsky from the Russian song
in 1917 for woodwind, brass and percussion
Stravinsky: The Firebird - 1919 Suite
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "The 'Firebird' was wonderfully played under Mr. Stokowski's direction, and
seems far easier to listen to now than it did some years ago. The Philadelphia Orchestra's playing
of the work heretofore has also served to familiarize the public with this music." 182
1924
21 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
Stravinsky: Feu d'artifice (Fireworks) opus 4 (1909)
Stravinsky: Song of the Volga Boatmen (1917)
Stravinsky: The Firebird - 1919 Suite
review by famous British comentator Ernst Newman "I am sorry we have no
orchestra in England at present that can compare in quality of material and
discipline with the Philadelphia Orchestra... Of the first Brahms symphony, Mr.
Stokovsky gave us a highly personal and extremely interesting reading. The
reading on which I was brought up, that of Hans Richter, was as the poles
asunder from Mr. Stokovsky's. Richter made the symphony sound as if it were made
from granite. It never indulged in the slightest rubato (that was always
Richter's abhorrance) but with its steady tempo bore down on us like a mighty,
irresistable army. Mr. Stokovski's Brahms is more nervous, and more romantic,
but in its way equally convincing." 27
1924
24, 25 October
27 October 'special concert'
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, opus 36
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 35 (1878)
- Michael Press violin
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave in B-flat minor, opus 31
1924
31 October
1 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E-flat K 543
intermission
+++ Nikolai Medtner (1880 - 1951): Piano Concerto in c minor no 1, opus 33 (1918) - American premiere
- Nikolai Medtner piano
"a scholarly piece in one movement"
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement
1924
7, 8 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn in Bb opus 56 (1873)
Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935): A Pagan Poem (1906)
intermission
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
+ Edgar Varèse (1883-1965): Hyperprism (1923)
The North American Review wrote: "More than 50 persons rose from their seats and walked out of
the Academy of Music when Leopold Stokowski began a performance of Edgar Varese's 'Hyperprism'.
Hereafter, Mr. Stokowski intends to place all new music last, so that the conservatives can
leave without missing the remainder of the concert."
1924
10 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Special Concert"
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn opus 56 (1873)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
"...with a beautiful flute obbligato by William Kincaid."
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement
intermission
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
1924
14, 15 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Chorale prelude (Clavier-Übung III): "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" BWV 680 - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B-flat major, opus 60
intermission
+ Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Nusch-Nuschi Dances
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)
1924
18 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Bach: Chorale prelude (Clavier-Übung III): "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" BWV 680 - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B-flat major, opus 60
intermission
+ Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Nusch-Nuschi Dances
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)
1924
21, 22 November
26 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
21, 22 November - Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
26 November - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
"All-Wagner Concert"
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer) (1843): Overture
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act I
Wagner: Tannhäuser (1845): Preludes to Act I and Act III
intermission
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1870)
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III introduction: "Ride of the Valkyries"
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1924
28, 29 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Der Freischütz (1821): Overture
Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major "Surprise"
intermission
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Violin Concerto no 1 opus 35 (1916)
- Paul Kochanski violin
Anatoli Liadov (1855-1914): Dance of the Amazon opus 65 (1905)
1924
1 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Special Concert"
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Der Freischütz (1821): Overture
Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major "Surprise"
intermission
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1870)
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III introduction: "Ride of the Valkyries"
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1924
2 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Der Freischütz (1821): Overture
Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major "Surprise"
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Violin Concerto no 1 opus 35 (1916)
- Paul Kochanski violin
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1924
5, 6 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+ Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974): Symphony no 2, opus 6 (1913)
intermission
Debussy: Three Nocturnes (1899):
- Nuages
- Fêtes
- Sirènes
Philadelphia Orchestra chorus
Richard Strauss: Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra
- Horace Alwyne piano (who was Director of Music at Bryn Mawr College
César Franck: Variations symphoniques (1885) for piano and orchestra
- Horace Alwyne piano
1924
10, 11 December matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Childrens' Concert"
Chopin: Polonaise in A opus 40 no 1 "Military" as arranged by Stokowski
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique": second movement
Mozart: Violin Concerto no 5 in A K.219: first movement
- teenage violinist Oscar Shumsky introduced by Stokowski
children sing "Auld Lang Syne"
"Stokowski then introduced three scales: the major, one of the minor, and the whole-tone scale.
The Steven Foster song "Oh Suzanna" was then harmonized with each of these three scales."
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust opus 24: "Rakoczy March" (or "Hungarian March")
as arranged by Stokowski
1924
12, 13 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Bernhard Sekles (1872-1934): Gesichst (Visage or Face) miniatures for small orchestra, opus 29 (1923)
Bernhard Sekles (1872-1934) was professor at the Hoch'sche Konservatorium in Frankfurt teaching Paul Hindemith
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: dance episodes arranged by
Stokowski:
- "Menuet des Follets"
- "Danse des Sylphes"
- "Marche hongroise"
1924
16 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
+ Edgar Varèse (1883-1965): Hyperprism (1923)
The Chronicle wrote of this concert: "The work has stirred New York critics to link Hyperprism to
strange sounds, and one of their number has made the discovery that it resembles a fire alarm
in a zoo."
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: dance episodes arranged by
Stokowski:
- "Menuet des Follets"
- "Danse des Sylphes"
- "Marche hongroise"
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): two of the Nocturnes (1899):
- Nuages
- Fêtes
1924
24 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Independence Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"A festival chorus of 1000 singers will be led by Leopold Stokowski, director of
the Philadelphia Orchestra in Independence Square at 6 PM."
"The caroling will be concluded by the singing ot the 'Hallelujah Chorus' from
Handel's 'Messiah'."
Bach: Harpsichord Concerto no 5 in F minor BWV 1056
- Wanda Landowska harpsichord
Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
attributed, wrongly, to Henry Purcell (1659-1695) by Stokowski and others until later scholarship extablished
Jermiah Clarke's composition
Mozart: Piano Concerto no 20 in d minor K 466
- Wanda Landowska piano, who wrote her own cadenzas for the performance
Romanus Hoffstetter (attributed to Franz Josef Haydn): String Quartet in F major opus 3 no 5,
Hob III-17 mvmt 2: Andante cantabile (sometimes called "Haydn's Serenade") - Stokowski transcription
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896): Symphony no 7 in E (1885)
"Commemorating the centenary of his birth"
This was the only performance of a Brucker symphony during Stokowski's career other than the
Symphony no 4 with the Philadelphia Orchestra on 30, 31 October 1914. Regarding Bruckner, in an interview,
which I remember, but cannot locate, Stokowski mentions that Bruckner is a composer whom he
recognizes as great, but whom he cannot appreciate (he qualified it as being "up to now").
intermission
Henry P. Joslyn (1884-1931): Native Movement suite: "War Dance"
Joslyn was little-known and died age 46 of an infection, but his works were performed by the
New York Philharmonic under Erich Kleiber and Albert Coates, and the Chicago Symphony under
Frederick Stock.
Henry Eichheim (1870-1942): Japanese Nocturne (1922)
Stokowski also tried to record Japanese Nocturne with the Philadelphia Orchestra
acoustically in May, 1923, but the recording was not successful.
Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937): Paysages franciscains opus 43: "Sur la route de Poggio Bustone"
What a concert! Can you imagine such a programme given by a major symphony orchestra today ?
1925
9, 10 January
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great"
intermission
Brahms: Serenade no 1 opus 11: Minuet in G major and Minuet in g minor
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture Fantasy - Stokowski arrangement
Carl Flesch violin soloist had been announced but was ill.
1925
4, 5 February matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Childrens' Concert"
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro: Overture
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique": second movement
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished": first movement
Johann Strauss Senior (1804-1849): Radetzky March opus 228
children sing traditional Scottish song "Charlie is my Darling"
1925
6, 7 February
9 February evening
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"All-Wagner Program"
Wagner: Parsifal: Prelude to Act I, Act I Transformation music and Act III Good Friday Spell - as
arranged by Stokowski
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: 'Invocation of Alberich'
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: the Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
Wagner: Siegfried Act III: Siegfried passes through the ring of fire, emerging on Brünnhilde's rock
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung: Death of Siegfried, Rhine Journey, and final scene
1925
17 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Robert Schumann: Symphony no 2 in C opus 61 (1845)
intermission
+ Leo Ornstein (1893-2002): Piano Concerto in 3 movements (1921)
- Leo Ornstein piano
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture Fantasy - Stokowski arrangement
1925
22 February
musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
"League of Composers Concert"
Lazare Saminsky (1882-1959): opera "The Gagliada of a Merry Plague" (1924)
"fully staged chamber opera with soloists orchestra, ballet"
- Richard Hale baritone
- Patricia O'Connell soprano
- Paul Oscard dancer
"chorus which will speak and sing directed by Estelle Liebling"
Henry Eichheim (1870-1942): Malay Mosaics (1922)
also conducted by Howard Barlow were Schoenberg Pierrot lunaire and Louis Gruenberg The Daniel Jazz
1925
20, 21 February
23 February evening
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Russian Program"
+ Prokofiev: Scythian Suite opus 20 (1915)
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, opus 64
1925
27, 28 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture opus 62
Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90
Arthur Bliss (1891-1975): Mêlée Fantastique (1921)
Richard Strauss: Don Juan opus 20
1924
4 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
+ Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
called by Stokowski "Purcell Trumpet prelude" when this was thought to be by Henry Purcell (1659-1695).
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Mr. Stokowski discovered the manuscript for this composition in the
British Museum last summer [1924]." 183
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
intermission
Giovanni Valentini (1582-1649): Sonata for Cello and Piano no 10 in E - orchestrated for cello and orchestra
- Hans Kindler cello
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959): Schelomo (1916) for cello and orchestra
- Hans Kindler cello
Richard Strauss: Don Juan opus 20
1925
6, 7 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
+ Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
called by Stokowski "Purcell Trumpet prelude" when this was thought to be by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "Mr. Stokowski discovered the manuscript for this composition in the
British Museum last summer [1924]." 183
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): Ballet Suite from Gluck operas - arranged by Felix Mottl (1856-1911):
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): lento
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762): "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
- Armide (1777): musette
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - as arranged by Stokowski
- with William Kincaid flute
intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
1925
11 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Elmwood Music Hall
Buffalo, New York
+ Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
called by Stokowski "Purcell Trumpet prelude" when this was thought to be by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
The Buffalo Courier wrote: "Stokowski found the manuscript for the prelude last summer
in the British Museum and arranged for its orchestration. It is scored for three trumpets, two
oboes, two bassoons, and strings. It opens with a solo for first trumpet and is played
antiphonally."
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): Ballet Suite from Gluck operas - arranged by Felix Mottl (1856-1911):
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): lento
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762): "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
- Armide (1777): musette
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
Bach: Passacaglia in c minor BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
The Buffalo Courier wrote: "This music was designed for something other than the modern orchstra
being essentially organ music."
intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
1925
13 March matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
The Mendelssohn Choir Festival
Canadian national anthem
Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) opus 54
- Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in b minor, BWV 1067
- with flute obbligato by William Kincaid
Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto sings a capella:
- Samuel Wesley (1766-1837): In exitu Israel for a capella voices
- Healey Willan (1880-1968): "How They So Softly Rest"
- Peter Cornelius (1824-1874): "The Surrender of the Soul" opus 18
Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232: "Cum Sancto spiritu"
- Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
Wagner: Die Götterdämmerung: Death of Siegfried, Rhine Journey, and final scene
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Act III finale
- Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto
1925
13 March evening
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
The Mendelssohn Choir Festival
"There were about 250 choristers"
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934): The Dream of Gerontius opus 38 (1900)
- Nevada Vander Veer (Miller) (1884-1958) contralto (the Angel)
- Richard Crooks tenor (Gerontius)
- Walter Clapperton bass (Priest, Angel of Agony)
- the Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto directed by Frederick A. Fricker
1925
14 March matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
The Mendelssohn Choir Festival
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): Ballet Suite from Gluck operas - arranged by Felix Mottl (1856-1911):
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): lento
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762): "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
- Armide (1777): musette
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
Bach: Passacaglia in c minor BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1925
14 March evening
Philadelphia Orchestra
Massey Hall
Toronto, Ontario
The Mendelssohn Choir Festival
Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
The Mendelssohn Choir sings:
- Handel: coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest" (1727)
- Berlioz: La damnation de Faust opus 24 Part II Scene 4: "Easter Hymn"
The Mendelssohn Choir mens' voices sing:
- Thomas Dunhill (1877-1946): "It Was a Lover and His Lass"
- Jean Roger-Ducasse (1873-1954): "On Some Lines From Virgil"
The Mendelssohn Choir women' voices sing:
- Gustav Holst: Ave Maria opus 9b
The Mendelssohn Choir sings:
- 'Ukranian Folk Melodies"
- Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes opus 52
- Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900): The Golden Legend (1886)
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 1: 'Song of the Rhine Maidens' - orchestra with Mendelssohn Choir women' voices
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture Fantasy - Stokowski arrangement
1925
18 March matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert"
Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
Julius Weissenborn (1837-1888): Capriccio for Bassoon and Orchestra (1883)
Weissenborn was Principal bassoon of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra from 1857-1887.
- Walter Guetter bassoon (Principal bassoon of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1922-1937)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
1925
20, 21 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Roman Carnival Overture opus 9
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20 (1890)
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor opus 54 (1845)
- Alfred Cortot piano
intermission
+ Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983): Concerto for piano and orchestra (1923) - a short 12 minute piece
- Alfred Cortot piano
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "The concertino by Tailleferre, for so it seemed after the wonderful
Schumann music, is in the customary three parts. The first is a kind of moto perpetuo of short
duration, the second in quiet mood, having a certain suspense of interest, and the finale,
an allegro, is not unlike the first part in general feeling. After the performance, M. Cortot
graciously shared the complimentary applause with the composer, who was present." 184
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
1925
22 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Philharmonic Society Concert"
Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): Ballet Suite from Gluck operas - arranged by Felix Mottl (1856-1911):
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): lento
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762): "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
- Armide (1777): musette
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
Bach: Passacaglia in c minor BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
intermission
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto no 4 opus 44 in c minor (1875)
- Leonora Cortez piano - daughter of Philadelphia Orchestra English horn Peter Henkelman
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
1925
25 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Philadelphia Civic Award Ceremony"
Presented to Dr. Charles Custis Harrison (1844-1929) former Provost of the University of Pennsylvania.
Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided incidental music
Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
1925
27, 28 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Concert marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Philadelphia Orchestra"
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Euryanthe (1823): Overture
Schumann: Abendlied (Evening Song) opus 85 for string orchestra
Bizet: symphonic suite Roma in C in four movements: Scherzo
Mozart: Violin Concerto no 4 in D, K.218
- Carl Flesch violin
intermission
+ Josef Suk (1874-1935): Fantasie for violin and orchestra opus 24 (1903)
- Carl Flesch violin
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 in c sharp minor (orchestrated by Karl Müller-Berghaus)
1924
1 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899): Symphony in B-flat opus 20 (1890)
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto no 4 opus 44 in c minor (1875)
- Alfred Cortot piano
intermission
+ Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983): Concerto for piano and orchestra (1923) - a short 12 minute piece
- Alfred Cortot piano
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
1925
3, 4 April
6 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
no 3 in E-flat major, Opus 55 "Eroica"
intermission
+ Arthur Bliss: Concerto for Two Pianos, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion (1924)
- Guy Maier and Lee Pattison dual pianists
this work which had been premiere by the Boston Symphony in 1924 was reworked by Bliss in 1929 and 1950
Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) in 1922
+ Edward Burlingame Hill (1872-1960): Jazz Study Number 1 (1924) for two pianos
- Guy Maier and Lee Pattison dual pianists
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act I
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no 1 in C sharp minor (1853) - orchestrated
by Stokowski
1925
8 April matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert"
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
Saint-Saëns: Romance for horn opus 36
- Anton Horner (horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1902-1946)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
flute obbligato by William Kincaid
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave in B-flat minor, opus 31
1925
11, 13, 14 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
11, 13 April - Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
14 April - Carnegie Hall
New York City
Easter concert; 10 April was Good Friday so this matinee concert was given Monday 13 April 1925
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture opus 36
Mily Balakirev (1837-1910): Islamey opus 18 (1869) orchestrated by Alfredo Casella and Stokowski
Rachmaninoff: symphonic poem Isle of the Dead opus 29
intermission
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
Bach: Passacaglia in c minor BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1925
17, 18 April
20 April
27 April Special Concert
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"All-Wagner Concert"
Bach: Chorale "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" (from Cantata BWV 80) - Stokowski transcription (not Wagner but
appropriate for Easter)
Wagner: Huldigungsmarsch (1865) march for wind band arranged by Stokowski
Wagner: A Faust Overture for orchestra in D minor (1855)
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
intermission
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Preludes to Act I and Act III
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act I, Prelude to Act III and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
1925
22 April matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert"
Stravinsky: Song of the Volga Boatmen as arranged by Stravinsky from the Russian song
in 1917 for woodwind, brass and percussion
Joseph La Monaca: "Scherzo Caprice" for four flutes - "Mr. Stokowski stated that this was the first
time that a composition for four flutes had been played anywhere in the world."
Joseph La Monaca played flute with the Philadelphia Orchestra 1910-1940
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished": second movement
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube opus 314
concert concluced with the children singing
1925
24, 25 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Georges Bizet (1838-1875): L'Arlésienne (1872): Suite no 1:
- Prelude,
- Allegro deciso
- Minuet
- Adagietto
- Carillon
Saint-Saëns: Le Rouet d'Omphale opus 31
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
1925
28 April matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert"
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique": second movement
- Saul Caston (born Solomon Gusikoff Cohen 1901-1970, trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1923-1945)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act III and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
1925
1, 2 May
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Final concert pair of the 1924-1925 Philadelphia Orchestra subscription season
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
Opening concert of the 1925-1926 Philadelphia Orchestra subscription season
1925
9, 10 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opening concert of the 1925-1926 Philadelphia Orchestra season
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
intermission
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream opus 61 (1826):
Overture
Scherzo
Nocturne
Wedding March
in previous performances of incidental music from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stokowski had not included the Wedding March.
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act III and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
1925
16, 17 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Chorale prelude (Clavier-Übung III): "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" BWV 680 - Stokowski transcription
Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90
"Mr. Stokowski's reading of the Brahms F major symphony was meticulous and reserved."
intermission
Chopin: Piano Sonata no 2 in Bb minor opus 35: movement 3 'Funeral March' orchestrated by Stokowski
this music was played in memory of Mrs. Alexander J. Dallas Dixon, a founding member of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association.
+ Gustav Holst (1874-1934): Japanese Suite opus 33 (1915)
Liszt: Les Préludes (1854)
1925
20 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Bach: Chorale prelude (Clavier-Übung III): "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" BWV 680 - Stokowski transcription
Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90
Edward Cushing in the Eagle wrote: "I like the statement of the great theme with which the F major
symphony opens to have a boisterous, careless enthusiasm that Mr. Stokowski's precise genius never
permits him to achieve. The second and last movements he did superbly."
intermission
+ Gustav Holst (1874-1934): Japanese Suite opus 33 (1915)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act III and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
1925
26 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Special Monday Night Concert"
Bach: Chorale prelude (Clavier-Übung III): "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" BWV 680 - Stokowski transcription
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream opus 61 (1826):
Overture
Scherzo
Nocturne
Wedding March
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): two of the Nocturnes (1899):
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Richard Strauss: Salome opus 54: Dance of the Seven veils
1925
23, 24 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mozart: The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) K 620: Overture
Haydn: Cello Concerto no 1 in C
- Hanns Pick cello - he was Principal cello for one season 1925-1926
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
intermission
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube opus 314
played to honor the centenary of the birth of Johann Strauss II
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): two of the Nocturnes (1899):
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Richard Strauss: Salome opus 54: Dance of the Seven veils
1924
28 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Bach: Chorale prelude (Clavier-Übung III): "Wir glauben all an einen Gott" BWV 680 - Stokowski transcription
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
intermission
Mozart: Piano Concerto no 23 in A K. 488
- Olga Samaroff piano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): two of the Nocturnes (1899):
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Richard Strauss: Salome opus 54: Dance of the Seven veils
1925
30, 31 October
3 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
30, 31 October - Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 November - Carnegie Hall
New York City
Mily Balakirev (1837-1910): Islamey opus 18 (1869) orchestrated by Alfredo Casella and Stokowski
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor, opus 18 (1901)
- Lester Donahue (1892-1964) piano - a California born musician, but not successful developing a solo career
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "A surprising new pianoforte invented by John Hays Hammond Jr. can
make a note that was struck seem to increase in volume and can change tonal color at will was introduced
at this concert. Mr. Stokowski spoke briefly of the piano, its sustaining power, its capability of a
crescendo on a held chord, and its color combinations."
intermission
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
1925
6, 7 November
9 November Special Concert
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: dance episodes arranged by
Stokowski:
- "Menuet des Follets"
- "Danse des Sylphes"
- "Marche hongroise"
Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935): Death of Tintagiles opus 6 (1900)
- viola d'amore played by Thaddeus Rich
Linton Martin of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "This novelty was excessively long, but seemed
infinitely longer than that. There were times when one's only hope was the consciousness that
everything must come to an end sometime. Loeffler's music is robustly scored, and has ample
diversity of development. But the net result is that it is downright dull." 185
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, opus 36
1925
13, 14 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Concert to Celebrate the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra"
Karl Goldmark (1830-1915): Im Frühling,(In the Spring) Overture opus 36 (1889)
- a 10 minute concert overture conducted by Thaddeus Rich, Concertmaster
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1 in B-flat minor, opus 23
- Ossip Gabrilowitsch piano
Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878-1936) had perfored this same work during the first Philadelphia Orchestra concert of
16 November 1900 under conductor Fritz Scheel
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Invitation to the Dance opus 65 - Berlioz orchestration
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: the Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
1925
20, 21 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act III
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D opus 77
- Thaddeus Rich violin
intermission
Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961): The Enchanted Isle
- Salzedo taught harp at the Curtis Institute
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "This work seems to have no communicable message of beauty with its
egregious grotesqueries."
Stravinsky: The Firebird - 1919 Suite
1925
27, 28 November
1 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
27, 28 November - Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 December - Carnegie Hall
New York City
Armas Järnefelt (1869-1958): Praeludium in F for small orchestra (1904)
Sibelius: Symphony no 5 opus 82 (several versions 1916-1919)
- Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra had given the American premier on 21 October 1921
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)
1925
4, 5 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959): Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra with piano obbligato (1925)
Tadeusz Jarecki (1889-1955): Chimere symphonic poem opus 26
intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
1925
7 December Special concert
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration) opus 24 (1889)
1925
9 December matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert"
the national anthems of France (La Marseillaise) and Japan (the Kimigayo) were played.
"Leopold Stokowski rubbed Aladdin's magic lamp and suddenly a large France flag dropped down, with
the playing of the Maraeillaise, followed by a large Japanese flag dropping with the playing
of the Japanese national hymn."
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): prelude to Act III
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor: second movement
young Eleanore Josephine Nicoletta played three harp solos.
the children sang the French folk song "Au clair de la lune"
Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances (1868): Hungarian Dance Number 1 in G minor - orchestrated by Stokowski
1925
11, 12 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Handel: Concerto Grosso in Bb opus 3 no 1 - Stokowski transcription
Stravinsky: The Firebird - 1919 Suite
the second performance of this work this season
intermission
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 61 (1806)
- Joseph Szigeti violin in his US debut
Joseph Szigeti near the time of his debut
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
1925
18, 19 December
21 December Special concert
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn opus 56 (1873)
*** Vassily Leps: Loretto from a suite of four 'portraits'
Leps born Wilhelm Leps 1870-1942 in Russia and was a little-known Philadelphia based musician
William Wallace Gilchrist (1846-1916): Symphonic Poem in G (1910)
Gilchrist founded the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia in 1874 and taught composition
Schubert: from "16 German Dances" opus 33 - Stokowski arrangement
Johann Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods opus 325
this was the centenary of the birth of Johann Strauss II
1925
22 December matinee
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"School Children's Concert"
Woodwind instruments were featured
Handel: Oboe Concerto no 3 in G minor
- Marcel Tabuteau oboe who was Principal oboe of the orchestra 1915-1954
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937): Suite opus 34 no 2: "Romance and Scherzo for Flute"
- William Kincaid flute who was Principal flute of the orchestra 1921-1960
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, opus 36: movement three 'Pizzicato'
the children sang
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube opus 314
1925
25 December
Philadelphia Orchestra and bands
Independence Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"More than 1000 singers rang out in celebration of the natal day of Christ in Independence Square under the
direction of Leopold Stokowski. Promptly at 5:15 PM, the electric bulbs of the 40 foot cedar tree were
illuminated, and the combined bands and orchestra were the accompaniment of the celebration of the
spirit of "Peace on Earth and Good
Will to Men" 186
1925
26, 28 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The usual Friday concert would have fallen on Christmas day and was played on Monday December 28 1925
Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G Minor, K 550
Roland Hayes tenor sings:
- Mozart: concert aria "Si mostra la sorte" K. 209
Handel: Messiah: 'Pastoral Symphony'
Roland Hayes tenor sings:
"three negro spirituals sung by the colored tenor"
- "Wade in die Water"
- "Lit'l David, Play yo Harp"
- "It's Me Oh Lord"
Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve suite from the opera (1903): 'Christmas Night' (the introduction to the opera)
played with the accompaniment of a color organ, a "clavilux".
intermission
Povia Frijsh Danish soprano sings arias.
1926
8 January
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All-Wagner Concert
Wagner: Parsifal: Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): Act I: Prelude
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1870)
Wagner: "Die Götterdämmerung" - Siegfried's Rhine Journey, Siegfried's Death Music,
Immolation Scene and Act III Finale - Stokowski transcription
1926
3 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Children's Concert
Debussy: Children's Corner suite orchestrated by André Caplet
saxophone duet played by Samuel Belov and Victor Geoffrion
Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G Minor, K550: 3rd movement menuetto
1926
8 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Georges Enesco violin soloist
1921
15 February
Philadelphia Orchestra - playing for the International Composer's Guild
Carnegie Hall
New York City
++ Stravinsky: Les Noces (1923) - North American premiere of the ballet
soloists:
- Madame Charles Cahier
- Margaret Ringo
- Colin O'More
- Richard Hall
4 pianos played by:
- Alfredo Casella
- George Enesco
- Carlos Salzedo
- Germaine Taillefer
1926
16 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor opus 18
- Harold Samuel piano
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
22 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Syria Mosque
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor opus 18
- Lester Donahue piano playing the Hammond piano
John Hays Hammond was the developer of a piano with reflectors which would emphasize certain
octives of the piano.
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
note: the Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950): Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 18 (1919)
had been announced.
1926
23 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Memorial Hall
Dayton, Ohio
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor opus 18
- Lester Donahue piano playing the Hammond piano
John Hays Hammond was the developer of a piano with reflectors which would emphasize certain
octives of the piano.
The Dayton Herald wrote: "...there were times when, even with the increased volume of th
Hammond piano, the orchestra was overpowering so that the piano was scarcely heard..."
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
24 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Chicago, Illinois
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor opus 18
- Lester Donahue piano playing the Hammond piano
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
26 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Public Auditorium
Cleveland, Ohio
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor opus 18
- Lester Donahue piano playing the Hammond piano
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
27 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Masonic Temple Auditorium
Detroit, Michigan
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor opus 18
- John Hays Hammond piano
Hammond was the developer of a piano with reflectors which would emphasize certain
octives of the piano.
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
2 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
National Theater
Washington DC
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor opus 18
- John Hays Hammond piano
Hammond was the developer of a piano with reflectors which would emphasize certain
octives of the piano.
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
12 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All-Tchaikovsky Concert
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, opus 71a
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
1926
23 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Sibelius: Symphony no 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82 (1915-1919)
Brahms: "Variations on a Theme by Haydn" opus 56a
Schubert: 16 German Dances opus 33: Tyrolean Dances - Stokowski arrangement
encore: Johann Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods opus 325
1926
29 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 61 (1806)
- Joseph Szigeti violin
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Sibelius: Symphony no 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82 (1915-1919)
1926
3, 5 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche ("Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks") opus 28 (1894)
Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1 in d minor opus 15
- Harold Bauer piano
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, opus 36
1926
30 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
30 March - Washington Auditorium
Washington DC
31 March - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Violin Concerto in A minor
- Sascha Jacobson (1895-1972) violin
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream opus 61 (1826):
Overture
Scherzo
Nocturne
Wagner: Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: "Forest Murmurs"
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration), opus 24
1926
3, 6 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche ("Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks") opus 28 (1894)
Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1 in d minor opus 15
- Harold Bauer piano
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, opus 36
1926
9, 10 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
++ Edgar Varese (1883-1965): Amériques
although composed in 1921, this was the world premiere of Amériques
Edgar Varese was in the audience
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite opus 22: "The Swan of Tuonela" opus 22 no 2
Georges Hüe (1858-1948: Theme And Variations (1907)
- Samuel Lifschey viola
Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C, K 551 "Jupiter"
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
12 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor opus 54 (1845)
- Wilhelm Bachaus piano
Edgar Varese (1883-1965): Amériques
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite opus 22: "The Swan of Tuonela" opus 22 no 2
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
13 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York City
+ Edgar Varese (1883-1965): Amériques - New York premiere
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite opus 22: "The Swan of Tuonela" opus 22 no 2
Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C, K 551 "Jupiter"
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1926
25 April
Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Penn Athletic Club Ballroom
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stokowski and Thaddeus Rich conduct the Curtis Symphony Orchestra
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre opus 40
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
other works conducted by Thaddeus Rich, including Beethoven Symphony no 7
Shura Cherkassky as a Curtis student played Anton Rubinstein Piano Concerto in D minor: Moderato Assai
1926
26 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
concert
Conclusion of the 1925-1926 season
1926
30 April, 2 May
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
final concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1925-1926 season
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Preludes to Act I and Act III
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in Eb opus 49
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
in these concerts, Stokowski had the stage lights darkened with a spotlight on his hands.
He observed: "...the lights had led patrons to protest that their eyes were injured
by the bright lights..." 187
Concerts of the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
1926
14 September
Philadelphia Orchestra
Auditorium of the 'Sesqui'
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
first concert of the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
Convention Hall: 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
Leopold Stokowski led the Philadelphia Orchestra in 4 concerts in September 1926 at
the 'Sesqui' as the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition was referred to.
In June and July, guest conductors lead the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts at
the Sesqui: Willem van Hoogstraten (1884-1965), Nicolai Sokoloff, Henry Hadley,
Alexander Smallens, Walter Rothwell, Arthur Rodzinski, Frederick Stock; all lesser
conductors except for Rodzinski and Stock. 188 These concerts had the
added plus that they gave the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra a full
summer of employment.
interesting to note that the prior concerts featured free admission, while Stokowski's
concerts had an admission charge. "Leopold Stokowski attracted an audience of
nearly 4000 paid admissions..."
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Roman Carnival Overture opus 9
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Concerts of the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
1926
18 September
Auditorium of the 'Sesqui'
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
concert of the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): Ballet Suite from Gluck operas - arranged by Felix Mottl (1856-1911):
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): lento
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762): "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
- Armide (1777): musette
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Concerts of the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
1926
21 September
Auditorium of the 'Sesqui'
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
concert of the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
Linton Martin wrote: "Despite the barnlike aspect of the huge hall, the most delicate nuances
were easily audible and of a silken smoothness, while the fortissimos lost nothing
in power, and their beautiful tone balance throughout." 189
Concerts of the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
1926
25 September
Auditorium of the 'Sesqui'
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
final concert of the 1926 Philadelphia Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
encore: J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
first concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1926-1927 season
1926
8, 9 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
first concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1926-1927 season
+ Mozart: Overture in B-flat major K311
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
++ William Schroeder (1892-1974): orchestral rhapsody "Pan"
played in the presence of the composer
Paul Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice (1897)
1926
13 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Young Person's Concert
Paul Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice (1897)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: Andante
- Michel Gusikoff violin
everyone sings "My Old Kentucky Home" by Stephen Foster
1926
19 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Bach: Chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" BWV 645 - Stokowski transcription
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite opus 20
Anton Webern (1883-1945): 5 Pieces for Orchestra opus 10 (1913)
1926
22, 23, 25 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Symphonie Fantastique opus 14 (1830)
Helen Traubel (1899-1972) soprano at the beginning of her career sings:
- Paul Dukas: L'Invitation au voyage
- Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Shéhérazade (1903)
Helen Traubel in 1930s
+ César Franck (1822–1890): Prelude, Fugue & Variation, opus 18
1926
24 October
Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Curtis Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
student concert
1926
26 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
26 October - Washington Auditorium
Washington DC
27 October - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Bach: Chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" BWV 645 - Stokowski transcription
Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): Fantasia On A Theme by Thomas Tallis (1910)
Ernest Pingoud (1887-1942): Le prophète opus 21
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
The Washington Star wrote: "With the opening notes of the first movement the audience
was launched into a wonderland of musicial magic."
1926
23, 24 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
23 November - Washington Auditorium
Washington DC
24 November - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op.35
- Hans Kindler cello
Lord Berners (Gerald Tyrwhitt) (1883-1950): Fantasie Espagnole
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959): Schelomo (1916)
- Hans Kindler cello
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
The Washington Star wrote: "It is doubtful if Mr. Stokowski has ever given this work
a finer interpretation."
1926
3, 4 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Der Freischütz (1821): Overture
Paul Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice (1897)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: Andante
- Michel Gusikoff violin
everyone sings "My Old Kentucky Home" by Stephen Foster
Mozart: Piano Concerto no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"
- Wanda Landowska piano
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): Harpsichord Concerto (1926) dedicated to Wanda Landowska
- Wanda Landowska harpsichord
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
1927
10, 11 January
Philadelphia Orchestra
10 January - Washington Auditorium
Washington DC
11 January - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 - Stokowski Transcription
Bach: a Brandenberg Concerto
1927
11, 12 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All-Beethoven Programme
Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major opus 36
Beethoven: Equali for 4 trombones (1812)
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, opus 61
- Fritz Kreisler violin
1927
18, 19 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Rapsodie espagnole (1907)
1927
21 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Murat Theater
Indianapolis, Indiana
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Rapsodie espagnole (1907)
1927
22 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Odeon Theater
Saint Louis, Missouri
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Rapsodie espagnole (1907)
1927
23 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Orchestra Hall
Chicago, Illinois
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Rapsodie espagnole (1907)
1927
26 February
Philadelphia Orchestra
Masonic Auditorium
Detroit, Michigan
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Rapsodie espagnole (1907)
1927
1, 2 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
1 March - Washington Auditorium
Washington DC
2 March - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Rapsodie espagnole (1907)
1927
4, 5 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Julian Carrillo (1875-1965): Concertino for violin, cello, guitar in 4ths, horn and harp in 16ths-of-tone
the composer was present during the performance
Anton Webern: Passacaglia opus 1 (1922)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
1927
8 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Anton Webern: Passacaglia opus 1 (1922)
Julian Carrillo (1875-1965): Concertino for violin, cello, guitar in 4ths, horn and harp in 16ths-of-tone
the composer was present during the performance
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
1927
11, 12 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All-Swedish Programme
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927): Midwinter - Symphonic Rhapsody (1907)
the composer died of a stroke some months later 20 November 1927 at 56 years of age
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942): Symphony no 3 in F minor "Lappland Symphony" (1913-1915)
Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974): Symphony no 4 in G minor "Little Symphony" (1918)
Hugo Alfven (1872-1960): Midsummer Vigil (1903)
1927
18, 19 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
++ Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 4 in G minor opus 40 (1926)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff piano
the world premiere of Rachmaninoff's fourth piano concerto
Rachmaninoff songs:
+ Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): "Oh, My Johnny!" (1926)
+ Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): "Powder and Paint" (1925)
+ Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): "The Duck and the Drake"
songs sung by the Mendelssohn Club Choir of Philadelphia
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture Fantasy - Stokowski arrangement
1927
29, 30 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Beethoven: Egmont opus 84 (1810): Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, opus 93
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 4 in G minor opus 40 (1926)
the concerto had been premiered in Philadelphia on 18 March 1927 - it was later revised in 1928 and 1941
1927
25, 26, 28 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All-Beethoven Programme
Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E-flat major, opus 55 "Eroica"
Beethoven: Egmont opus 84 (1810): Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, opus 93
1927
29, 30 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
29 - Washington Auditorium
Washington DC
30- Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Beethoven: Egmont opus 84 (1810): Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, opus 93
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Concerto no 4 in G minor opus 40 (1926)
the concerto had been premiered in Philadelphia on 18 March 1927 - it was later revised in 1928 and 1941
1927
1, 2 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
++ Boris Koutzen (1901-1966): Solitude
conducted by the composer, violin of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Kammermusik no 2 opus 36 no 1
Walter Gieseking piano
Walter Gieseking
Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973): "On The Stream Of Time"
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): Nights in the Gardens of Spain, opus 36
Walter Gieseking piano
Linton Martin wrote: "Mr. Gieseking is a musician of unusual endowments. He gave a
dazzling display of virtuosity in the Spanish suite, and orchestral emphasis
in both pieces."
1927
12 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
+ Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935): Memories of My Childhood "Life in a Russian Village" (1925)
+ Edgar Varese (1883-1965): Arcana 1927 - New York premiere
the composer was present during the performance
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
Bach: Prelude in B minor BWV 869 from Book I of the "Well-Tempered Clavier" - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Prelude in E flat BWV 869 from Book I of the "Well-Tempered Clavier" - Stokowski transcription
J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
1927
15, 16 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Easter Programme
Wagner: Parsifal as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude to Act I
- "transformation music" to Scene 2
- "Good Friday Spell"
+ Rudolf Mengelberg (1892-1959): Symphonic Scherzo
+ André Illiashenko (1884-1954): Antique Dances
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, opus 36
1927
22, 23 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
conducted by both Artur Rodzinski and Leopold Stokowski
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave") opus 26
conducted by Rodzinski
remainder of the concert conducted by Leopold Stokowski
Chopin: Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor, opus 11
- Moriz Rosenthal (1862-1946) piano
Moriz Rosenthal circa 1920s
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra (1910)
- Frédéric Parme played this on the Saxophone
John Parsons Beach (1877-1953): Orleans Alley: "New Orleans Street Cries At Dawn"
the composer was present at the concert
Henry Eichheim (1870-1942): 'Oriental Impressions' Suite: Burma
1927
24 April
Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
student concert conducted by Leopold Stokowski and Artur Rodzinski
the concert was broadcast from the Academy of Music on WIP radio Philadelphia,
and in New York City by WGBS.
1927
29, 30 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Request Programme
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
the Meistersinger Prelude was conducted by Rodzinski, and the others by Stokowski
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Stokowski conducted his these last concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra
1926 - 1927 season before departing on a one year absence.
the Philadelphia Orchestra 1927-1928 season
October 1927 to
April 1928
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Leopold Stokowski did not conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra at all for the 1927 - 1928
season, although he did record very extensively during the calendar year 1927. To read
about these famous 1927 recordings
click here for the 1927 recordings.
opening of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1928-1929 season
1928
28, 29 September
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opening programme of the 1928-1929 season
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
Albert Roussel (1869-1937): Evocations (1911)
Albert Roussel
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1928
5, 6 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
Albert Roussel (1869-1937): Concert pour petit orchestre opus 37
Albert Roussel
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1928
8 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Opening concert of the Monday evening series - similar to 28, 29 September, but with a different
French work
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
Albert Febvre-Longeray (1886-1942): Stèle pour le Pêcheur de lune (1928)
Albert Febvre-Longeray
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
1928
16 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90
Edward Cushing in the Eagle wrote: "Stokowski's Bach and Brahms were alike remarkable
not only for the virtuosity of execution but as well for the artistic strength and
integrity."
Lev Knipper (1898-1974): Fairy tale of a gypsy god opus 1
Lev Knipper wrote 21 symphonies, mostly forgotten today
Lev Knipper
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
1928
26, 27. 29 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): The Love for Three Oranges opus 33
Nina Koshetz soprano sings:
- Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956): "Over the Steppe"
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): "Cradle Song of Death"
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): "Hopak"
Rachmaninoff with Nina Koshetz
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): "La vida breve" (1905): Interlude and Dance
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture Fantasy - Stokowski arrangement
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
1928
2, 3 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gluck (1714-1784): Alceste (1776): overture - as arranged by Stokowski
Bach: Brandenberg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 for trumpet and orchestra
rather than the high Clarino trumpet, Stokowski had Sol Casten play trumpet one octive lower
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
++ Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Symphony no 1 in F minor opus 10
US premiere of this work, given under the name 'Szostakowicz'
1928
6 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Gluck (1714-1784): Alceste (1776): overture - as arranged by Stokowski
Bach: Brandenberg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 for trumpet and orchestra
rather than the high Clarino trumpet, Stokowski had Sol Casten play trumpet one octive lower
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Nina Koshetz soprano sings:
- Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956): "Over the Steppe"
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): "Cradle Song of Death"
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): "Hopak"
+ Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Symphony no 1 in F minor opus 10
New York premiere
1928
9, 10 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
All-Wagner Concert
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I, Prelude to Act III
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
intermission
Wagner: Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: "Forest Murmurs"
Wagner: "Die Götterdämmerung" - Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
Siegfried's Death Music, Immolation Scene and Act III Finale
- Stokowski transcription
Linton Martin wrote: "Stokowski was superb in the Rhine Journey and the Immolation Scene. It is such
music that outmodes the ultra-modern so rapidly."
Stokowski for the first time closed the doors at the start of the concert and they were not
opened until intermission.
1928
13 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
13 - Washington Auditorium
Washington DC
14- Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
All-Wagner Concert
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I, Prelude to Act III
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
Wagner: Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: "Forest Murmurs"
Wagner: "Die Götterdämmerung" - Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
Siegfried's Death Music, Immolation Scene and Act III Finale
- Stokowski transcription
1928
16, 17 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): Act I: Prelude
Georges Elbert Migot (1891-1976): "Le Paravent de Laque aux 5 Images" (1917)
Georges Migot
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration), opus 24
1928
19 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Monday evening concert which began by Stokowski's speach in praise of Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
on the 100th anniversary of his death.
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
Yves de la Casinière (1897-1971): Hercule et les Centaures (1920)
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): Act I: Prelude
Georges Elbert Migot (1891-1976): "Le Paravent de Laque aux 5 Images" (1917)
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration), opus 24
1928
23, 24 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yves de la Casinière (1897-1971): Hercule et les Centaures (1920)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): "Três danças características (africanas e indígenas)"
a young Villa-Lobos
J. S. Bach: Suite in B Minor for Flute and Strings BWV 1067 as arranged by Stokowski
Bach: Prelude in E flat BWV 869 from Book I of the "Well-Tempered Clavier" - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
1928
27 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
J. S. Bach: Suite in B Minor for Flute and Strings BWV 1067 as arranged by Stokowski
Bach: Prelude in E flat BWV 869 from Book I of the "Well-Tempered Clavier" - Stokowski transcription
Yves de la Casinière (1897-1971): Hercule et les Centaures (1920)
Yves de la Casinière
encore: Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
1928
4 December
Phildelphia Orchestra
Googhard Hall
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
the dedication of Goodhart Hall, donated to Bryn Mawr College by Howard L. Goodhart
of New York City
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): Act I: Prelude
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
G565
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 in E-flat major (1856)
- Horace Alwyn piano - director of the music department of Bryn Mawr College
choruses from Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
- Bryn Mawr College Glee Club
encore: Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
1928
13, 14 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Orchestra Hall
Detroit, Michigan
Orchestra Hall Detroit
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
throughout his career, the Brahms first symphony was one of the works Stokowski performed
when he wished a certain success.
the symphony was played without pauses between movements.
encore: Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Wagner: Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: "Forest Murmurs"
Wagner: "Die Götterdämmerung" - Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
Siegfried's Death Music, Immolation Scene and Act III Finale
- Stokowski transcription
The Los Angeles Times wrote: "What would it mean to have a man of such imagination,
courage, power and magnetism to conduct in Los Angeles more often? It would mean a
sudden confligration of enthusiasm for the symphony concerts and financial support."
1929
29, 30 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stokowski returns to the Philadelphia Orchestra after an absence of 4 months.
He conducts all of April 1929 until season end.
Sandor Harmati (1892-1936): "Prelude to a Drama" (or 'Melodrama' - 1928)
Wallingford Riegger (1885-1961): "Study in Sonority for 40 Violins"
also entitled "Study in Sonority, for Ten Violins (or any multiple thereof)" (1928)
Wallingford Riegger in the 1920s
Frederick Jacobi (1891-1952): "Indian Dances" (1928)
Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K.550
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
1929
5, 6 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Khovanshchina (1880) excerpts as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude
- Dawn over the Moscow River
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
Edward Cushing wrote: "The playing of the Polowetzki Dances, the entre'acte from 'Khowantschina'
and the 'Oiseau de Feu' superbly illustrated the virtuosity of the Philadelphia
Orchestra and it's indespensible conductor."
1929
25 April
Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
sponsored by the National Music League
Stravinsky: "Les Noces" ballet
Claudio Monteverdi: "Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda"
Nina Koshetz soprano
Sophie Braslau contralto
1929
26, 27 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
concluding concerts of the 1928-1929 Philadelphia Orchestra season
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
conclusion of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1928-1929 season
beginning of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1929-1930 season
the 1929-1930 season had a reduced number of concerts conducted by Stokowski, and the
introduction of Ossip Gabrilowitsch as a 'regular' conductor for the non-Stokowski
concerts. there were 30 pairs of Friday matinee and Saturday evening concerts, and
10 Monday evening concerts, and 4 New York concerts and 2 children's concerts.
Stokowski conducted during October, November, and until December 21, 1929.
Stokowski's friend and conductor of the Detroit Symphony,
Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878-1936) conducted during the next 10 weeks.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch in the 1920s
Then, Stokowski returned for the 28, 29 March 1930 concerts and continued
through April 1930 to season end. Gabrilowitsch was not particularly
well received by the Philadelphia audiences. The art of the great symphony
conductor continues to be a mystery.
1929
4, 5 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
opening concerts of the 1929-1930 Philadelphia Orchestra season
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: the Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III introduction: "Ride of the Valkyries"
Wagner: "Die Götterdämmerung" - Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
Siegfried's Death Music, Immolation Scene and Act III Finale
- Stokowski transcription
1929
October 6
November 3
December 8
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
radio broadcasts of the Philadelphia Orchestra from the Academy of Music.
1 hour broadcast 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM eastern time on the NBC Red Network -
the widest USA coverage radio network with 52 stations in 1929.
Programmes were:
October 6, 1929:
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
November 3, 1929:
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (1913): 1. Adoration 2. Human Sacrifice
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, opus 36
December 8, 1929:
All French Programme
Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust: "Marche hongroise"
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Nocturnes (1899): Fêtes
1929
15 October
Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Library of Congress
Washington D.c.
Concert sponsored by the Coolidge Chamber Music Festival given at the
Library of Congress
J. S. Bach: "The Art of the Fugue" BWV 1080 - 14 fugues and 4 canons in D minor
this performance version was prepared by Wolfgang Graeser (1906-1928) who published
the first modern analysis of the work and who prepared a realisation and orchestration
performed in several European locations in 1927.
the performance was by Lewis Richards (1881-1940) harpsichord and members of the
Philadelphia Orchestra conduced by Leopold Stokowski in the Coolidge Auditorium
of the Library of Congress.
1929
22 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C Major, D. 944 "The Great"
intermission
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951): Introduction, Variations, and Fugue opus 31
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
Edward Cushing wrote of the Schoenberg: "The design of the score is impressive, its
contents interesting and it indicates the clarification and stabilization of
Schoenberg's thought and style."
1929
1, 2 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sonia Friedman-Gramatté (1902-1974) of France and Germany perform three of her
compositions, with her as violin and piano soloist.
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Roman Carnival Overture opus 9
Sonia Friedman-Gramatté (1902-1974): Elegie and Caprice no 8 for violin and orchestra
- Sonia Friedman-Gramatté violin
Sonia Friedman-Gramatté (1902-1974): Piano Concerto
- Sonia Friedman-Gramatté piano
Sonia Friedman-Gramatté (1902-1974): Konzertstück for piano or violin and orchestra
- Sonia Friedman-Gramatté violin
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
1929
5, 6 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
5 - Constitution Hall
Washington D.C.
6 - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Roman Carnival Overture opus 9
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor (1887): Polovetsian Dances - Stokowski arrangement
1929
13 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Orchestra Pension Fund Concert
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube opus 314
Emmanuel Chabrier: España Rhapsody (1883)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Nocturnes (1899): Fêtes
Mozart: The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) K 620: Overture
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): music from Gluck's operas - Stokowski transciptions:
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Night on Bare Mountain - Stokowski transcription
1929
19 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E-flat major, opus 55 "Eroica"
Deems Taylor (1885-1966): Jürgen
Sir Edward Elgar: 'Enigma' Variations opus 36 (1899)
Edward Cushing wrote: "Mr. Stokowski chose to present the 'man' of the Eroica
as a man rather than the 60 foot Olympian that has so often been represented."
1929
22, 23 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): music from Gluck's operas - arranged by Felix Mottl:
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): lento
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762): "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
- Armide (1777): musette
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Bach-Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor BWV 979
- Denyse Molié (1903-1995) piano
Debussy: Fantaisie for piano and orchestra (1919)
- Denyse Molié piano
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
- Ravel's Orchestration commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky
1929
10, 11 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
10 - Constitution Hall
Washington D.C.
11 - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): music from Gluck's operas - arranged by Felix Mottl:
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): lento
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762): "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
- Armide (1777): musette
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Bach-Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor BWV 979
intermission
Dvorak: Symphony no 9 in e minor opus 95 'From the New World'
1929
17 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D Major, opus 73
the Brahms second symphony was less performed by Stokowski during his career than the other
Brahms symphonies.
intermission
J. S. Bach: Brandenberg Concerto no 6 in B flat major BWV 1051
encore: Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Edward Cushing wrote: "The second symphony of Brahms differs from the other in that
its form is essentially lyrical, while the others are dramatic. Perhaps for this
reason Mr. Toscanini found it less and Mr. Stokowski found it more difficult of
mastery than the other."
1929
20, 21 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
final concert of the 1929-1930 concert conducted by Leopold Stokowski
Wagner: Rienzi (1840): Overture
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): Act I: Prelude
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Wagner: Parsifal: Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" Overture Fantasy - Stokowski arrangement
intermission
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Overture in B-Flat Major opus 42
Aleksandr Krein (1883-1951): Threnody in Memory of Lenin (1925)
Nikolay Myaskovsky (1881-1950): Symphony no 10 in F minor opus 30 (1927)
Edward Cushing wrote: "...neither Prokofiev's Overture, Krein's Ode, nor the Miaskowsky symphony
merit the benefit of the doubt. They exemplify modern music nearly at its worst."
1930
11, 12, 14 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
special drama and ballet concert
+ Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951): Die glückliche Hand (The Hand of Fate) opus 18 (1913)
presented as a drama with actors on the stage (Ivan Ivantzoff, Olin Howland, Doris Humphries,
Charles Weidman on stage)
North American premiere of this music and drama production
intermission
+ Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (1913) presented as a ballet
North American premier of 'Le Sacre' in ballet production.
1930
19, 21 April - Monday concert
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Easter programme
+ Albert Roussel (1869-1937): Psalm 80 opus 37 (1928)
- with Mendelssohn Club choir
J. S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
- Grisha Monasevitch violin (Jasha Simkin violin on Monday)
- Alexander Zenker violin (Herman Weinberg violin on Monday)
intermission
J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Wagner: Parsifal as arranged by Stokowski:
- Prelude to Act I
- "transformation music" to Scene 2
- "Good Friday Spell"
1930
22 April
Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
sponsored by the National Music League
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951): Die glückliche Hand (The Hand of Fate) opus 18 (1913)
presented as a drama with actors on the stage
Edward Cushing wrote: "the score represents of cours, the practice of Schoenberg's harmonic
theories; its texture is atonal and achieves in its design that ultimate incoherence of which
only a relentless logician is capable."
intermission
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (1913) presented as a ballet
Edward Cushing wrote: "the designs for the setting and the costumes for the production were
made by Nicholas Roerich who in 1913 created the original 'Sacre'... His 'Sacre' setting was
nothing more than a landscape, crude in design and color." 190
final concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1929-1930 season
1930
25, 26 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Request Programme
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Piero Coppola (1888-1971): Burlesque
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Boléro
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
beginning of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1930-1931 season
the 1930-1931 season featured a reduced number of concerts conducted by Stokowski.
Beginning October 3,4, the orchestra had 30 pairs of Friday, Saturday concerts,
and 12 Monday evening concerts beginning Monday 6 October 1930.
Stokowski conducted beginning with the opening October 3, 4, 1930 concerts and in
November, and until December 22, 1930, with the exception of November 24 to December 1.
During that two week period, Leopold Stokowski and Arturo Toscanini exchanged
orchestra concerts.
After being away January, February and most of March, Stokowski then
returned on March 24 and conduct the concluding concerts of 1930-1931 season.
Stokowski's friend and conductor of the Detroit Symphony,
Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878-1936) conducted during 12 weeks of Stokowski's
absence.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
1930
3, 4 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All Russian Program
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Symphony no 5 "Prometheus, Le poeme du feu"
opus 60
- Harold Bauer piano
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, opus 64
1930
10, 11 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spanish and French modern compositions
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): El Amor Brujo (1916)
- Rose Bampton contralto soloist, still a student at the Curtis Institute
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): Nights in the Gardens of Spain, opus 36
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Sacred and Profane Dances (1904)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Boléro
1930
21 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
1930
22 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall
Hartford, Connecticut
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
played without pause between movements
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
1930
24, 25 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beethoven: Egmont opus 84 (1810): Overture
Piero Coppola (1888-1971): Burlesque
Mozart: Piano Concerto no 26 in D Major K537
- Ossip Gabrilowitsch piano
intermission
Brahms: Symphony no 4 in e minor, opus 98
1930
October 12
November 16
December 25
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
radio broadcasts of the Philadelphia Orchestra from the Academy of Music.
1 hour broadcast 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM eastern time on the NBC Red Network.
Programmes were:
October 12. 1930:
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909): Iberia: 'Fête-dieu à Seville' (1908) - Stokowski orchestration
Falla: El Amor Brujo (1916) - without mezzo-soprano soloist
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Boléro
November 16, 1930:
All-Wagner Programme
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: the Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: 'Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music'
Wagner: Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: "Forest Murmurs"
Wagner: "Die Götterdämmerung" - Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
December 25, 1930
traditional Christmas songs:
"What Child Is This?"
"Noel"
"Stille Nacht"
"Adeste Fidelis"
Handel: Messiah: 'Pastoral Symphony'
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Shepherd's Christmas Music
Bach: Prelude in E flat BWV 869 from Book I of the "Well-Tempered Clavier" - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
1930
4, 5 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
4 - Constitution Hall
Washington D.C.
5 - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
All-Russian Concert
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
intermission
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (1913)
1930
25 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): El Amor Brujo (1916)
- Rose Bampton contralto soloist, still a student at the Curtis Institute
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): Nights in the Gardens of Spain, opus 36
- George Copland (1882-1971) piano
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Sacred and Profane Dances (1904)
- George Copland (1882-1971) piano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Images pour orchestre: Ibéria (1908)
1930
27 November
New York Philharmonic
(New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestras)
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90
intermission
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
Edward Cushing in the Eagle wrote: "Never in the experience of the writer has this
orchestra played as badly as it did last evening. Its irresolute and frayed attack,
the inaccuracies in which the wind players indulged themselves with what seemed
deliberate intent, the coarseness of brass, the thin and rasping tone of the
cellos, the lack of balance...these offenses were shocking to us who have known
the Philharmonic-Symphony as an ensemble of fine quality and great skill."
1930
30 November
New York Philharmonic
(New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestras)
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture opus 80
Harold Strickland wrote: "the Academic Festival Overture under Stokowski; here the
obstreperous orchestra refused to follow a skillful and experienced musician." 190
Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, opus 102
- Scipione Guidi violin, Alfred Wallenstein cello
intermission
J. S. Bach: "Wir glauben al' an einen Gott" BWV 437 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
1930
4, 5 December
New York Philharmonic
(New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestras)
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor opus 39
intermission
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (1913)
1930
6, 7 December
New York Philharmonic
(New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestras)
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Sibelius: Finlandia opus 26 (1899)
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor opus 47 (1905)
- Efrem Zimbalist violin
intermission
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (1913)
1930
12, 13 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 - Stokowski Transcription
Dimitrios Levidis (1885-1951): Poeme symphonique pour solo d'ondes Musicales et Orchestre
- Maurice Martenot ondes musicales
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Mozart: Larghetto in F Major
- Maurice Martenot ondes musicales
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration), opus 24
1930
19, 20, 22 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
final concerts of the 1930 calendar year - a radio concert was played December 25, 1930
All-Bach Programme
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047
- Sol Caston trumpet, whom Stokowski play one octive lower, rather than the usual 'clarino'
trumpet play
Bach: Chaconne in D minor - from Partita no 2 in D minor BWV 1004 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major BWV 1050
- Sylvin Levin piano
Bach: Prelude in E flat BWV 869 from Book I of the "Well-Tempered Clavier" - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Toccata and Fugue, D minor, BWV 565 - Stokowski transcription
subsidized by Mary Louise Curtis Bok, heress who endowed the Curtis Institute of Music,
and who funded more than 120 rehearsals of this work.
the performance included a stage band of 25 musicians from the Curtis Institute.
- Ivan Ivantzoff - Wozzek
- Anna Roselle - Marie
- Gabriel Leonoff - the Drum-Major
- Bruno Korell - Captain
- Ivan Steschenko - the Doctor
- Albert Mahler - the Idiot
Wozzek and Marie in the 1931 performance
Linton Martin wrote: "The opera apparently aroused mixed emotions in the audience. An
art work like 'Wozzek' will probably always be limited in appeal. But rightly approached
and appreciated, it widens the musical horizon."
1931
March 31
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Brahms: Symphony no 4 in e minor, opus 98
intermission
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Paris version 1861): Overture and Venusberg Music
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): Act I: Prelude
Joseph Miller wrote: "Stokowski conducting his own orchestra played Brahms's
glorious Fourth, thus obviously contrasting his own group with the
New York Philharmonic-Symphony of several months ago. The New York band
did not respond to the guest leader - they simply did not like him and did
not give their best." 192
1931
4, 6 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
no concert on Good Friday April 5, 1931.
Easter Programme
Wagner: Parsifal: "transformation music" to Scene 2 and "Good Friday Spell"
Ruth Deyo (1884-1960): "Diadem of Stars"
Ruth Deyo in the 1920s
Kurt Weill: "Lindburg's Flight" (1929)
- with text by Bertolt Brecht
- Paul Althouse tenor, William Simmons baritone, James Davies bass
- Mendelssohn Club Choir
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, opus 36
1931
April 5 Easter Sunday
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
final radio broadcast of the Philadelphia Orchestra in the 1930-1931 season.
1 hour broadcast 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM eastern time on the NBC Red Network.
Kurt Weill: "Lindburg's Flight" (1929)
- with text by Bertolt Brecht
- Paul Althouse tenor, William Simmons baritone, James Davies bass
- Mendelssohn Club Choir
Wagner: Parsifal: "transformation music" to Scene 2 and
"Good Friday Spell" as arranged by Stokowski
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, opus 36
1931
13 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Premieres of Stravinsky "Oedipus Rex" and Prokofiev "Pas d'Acier"
Sponsored by the New York League of Composers
Stravinsky: "Oedipus Rex" (1927)
- Wayland Rudd speaker
- Paul Althouse Oedipus
- Margaret Matzenauer Jocasta
- Moses Rudinov oreon
- Mendelssohn Club Choir
- chorus interludes by the Princeton University Glee Club
Stokowski with animated figures used during the "Oedipus Rex" performance
Prokofiev: Pas d'Acier opus 41 (1926 ballet)
- "sixty dancers were present" lead by Edwin Strawbridge and
Yeichi Nimura.
1931
15 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Concert for the benefit of Unemployed Musicians
J. S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
J. S. Bach: Chorale Prelude "Christ lag in Todesbanden" BWV 718 - Stokowski transcription
Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 - Stokowski Transcription
Aaron Copland: Dance Symphony (number 1) of 1929
played with Copland in the audience.
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: the Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
Wagner: "Good Friday Spell" as arranged by Stokowski
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
1931
17, 18 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Roman Carnival Overture opus 9
Chopin: Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor, opus 11
- Josef Hofmann piano
Linton Martin wrote: "It was a mighty, moving and memorable performance of
the Chopin concerto that Hofmann gave. Sheer show was dismissed in favor of
persuasive poetry, and less of the tremendous power shown in most of his
recitals."
Arthur Lourié (1892-1966): Sinfonia Dialectica - Symphony no 1 (1930)
Michel Dvorsky: Chromaticon "symphonic dialogue for piano and orchestra"
- Josef Hofmann piano
Josef Hofmann later disclosed that he wrote the works published under the pen name
of 'Michel Dvorsky'
1931
April 21
Philadelphia Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
Production of Stravinsky's Oedupus Rex also broadcast
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM eastern time on the NBC Red Network.
Sponsored by the New York League of Composers
Stravinsky: "Oedipus Rex" (1927)
- Wayland Rudd speaker
- Paul Althouse - Oedipus
- Margaret Matzenauer - Jocasta
- Moses Rudinov - Oreon
- Mendelssohn Club Choir
- chorus interludes by the Harvard University Glee Club
April 25, 1931
Leopold Stokowski sailed for Europe on April 25, 1931.
"Musicians who have just finished their American seasons are going to Europe
for the Spring Festivals. Among 1,000 passangers who sailed on the North German
Lloyd Liner Bremen were Vladimir Horowitz, distinguished Russian pianist
and Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra." 193
beginning of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1931-1932 season
similar to the previous two seasons, the 1931-1932 season featured a reduced number
of concerts conducted by Stokowski. Beginning October 9, 10, the orchestra had
30 pairs of Friday, Saturday concerts, and 12 Monday evening concerts beginning
Monday October 12, 1930. There were 30 concerts given by the Philadelphia Orchestra
in other cities, plus 4 concerts listed as 'special concerts' and children concert.
As well as Stokowski, Fritz Reiner (1888-1963) and Bernardino Molinari (1880-1952) conducted.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch who had previously shared conducting with Stokowski did not return,
but Molinari who had previously directed had gained favorable audience reviews.
10 Philadelphia Orchestra concerts were given in New York City conducted by Stokowski
and Reiner and Molinari. Four pair of concerts were given in Washington D.C. and
Baltimore, of which Stokowski conducted two. Stokowski conducted beginning with the opening
October 9, 10, 1931 concerts. Stokowski concluded the 1931-1932 season with the
April 15, 16 1932 concerts. Unlike the two previous Philadelphia Orchestra seasons,
Stokowski did not take an extended winter vacation in 1931-1932.
Bernardino Molinari (l) and Fritz Reiner (r) early 1930s
1931
October, November, December
Concerts broadcase via CBS radio
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
radio broadcasts of the Philadelphia Orchestra from the Academy of Music.
1 hour 45 minute broadcasts 8:15 PM to 10:00 PM eastern time on 71 stations
of the CBS Network.
Programmes were:
October 12. 1930 concert: baroque excerpts
November 21, 1931 concert: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
December 5, 1931 concert: Schuber, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Berlioz
1931
9, 10, 12 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Monteverdi: excerpts from the opera "L'Orfeo" (1607)
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
attributed in the programme to Henry Purcell
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico opus 3 no 1: Concerto no 1 in D major - as
arranged by Stokowski
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764): Castor et Pollux 1737
- suite of excerpts arranged by Stokowski
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
the Monday night October 12, 1931 concert performance was also broadcast on the CBS network.
1931
13, 14 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
13 - Constitution Hall
Washington D.C.
14 - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Monteverdi: excerpts from the opera "L'Orfeo" (1607)
Jean Baptiste Lully: suite of Stokowski transcriptions:
- Alceste (1674): Prelude
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche des sacrificateurs
- Le Triomphe de l'Amour (1681): Nocturne
- Temple de la paix (1685): Menuet
- Thèsèe (1675): Marche
Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707): Suite in D Major: Prince of Denmark's March ("A Trumpet Voluntary") - Stokowski transcription
attributed in the programme to Henry Purcell
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico opus 3 no 1: Concerto no 1 in D major - as
arranged by Stokowski
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764): Castor et Pollux 1737
- suite of excerpts arranged by Stokowski
Handel: Water Music Suite (1717)
1931
16, 17 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Euryanthe (1823): Overture
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1870)
intermission
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration), opus 24
1931
21 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall
Hartford, Connecticut
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Euryanthe (1823): Overture
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (1870)
intermission
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration), opus 24
1931
23, 24 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pierre-Octave Ferroud (1900-1936 died in a car accident): Symphony in A major (1930)
Linton Martin wrote: "Mr. Ferroud's symphony is a 'precious' piece marked by more mannerisms
than meaning, more eccentrities than ideas."
Stravinsky: Four Studies for Orchestra opus 7 (1928)
Pedro Sanjuán (1886-1976): Castillia
Stan Golestan (1876-1956): First Romanian Rhapsody
1931
November 19
Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Production by the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Alban Berg (1885-1935): Wozzek
- Ivan Ivantzoff - Wozzek
- Anna Roselle - Marie
- Gabriel Leonoff - the Drum-Major
- Ivan Steschenko - Captain
- Nelson Eddy - the Doctor
- Albert Mahler - the Idiot
stage band formed of musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music.
1931
20, 21 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gluck (1714-1784): Alceste (1776): overture - as arranged by Stokowski
Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major
Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C major K 299
Mozart: Don Giovanni: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
1931
November 24
Philadelphia Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
Production by the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Alban Berg (1885-1935): Wozzek
- Ivan Ivantzoff - Wozzek
- Anna Roselle - Marie
- Nelson Eddy - the Drum-Major
- Bruno Korell - Captain
- Ivan Steschenko - the Doctor
- Albert Mahler - the Idiot
stage band formed of musicians of the Curtis Institute of Music.
1931
27, 28, 30 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gluck (1714-1784): Alceste (1776): overture - as arranged by Stokowski
Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major
Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C major K 299
Mozart: Don Giovanni: Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
1931
4, 5 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Invitation to the Dance opus 65 - Berlioz orchestration
Schubert: Rosamunde D797 (1823): Overture, third Entr'acte, second Ballet music - as arranged by Stokowski
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Roman Carnival Overture opus 9
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream opus 61 (1826): Scherzo
Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor (1851)
the December 5, 1931 concert was also broadcast over the CBS radio network.
1931
18, 19, 21 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Popular Request Programme
César Franck (1822–1890): Symphony in D Minor
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
1931
26, 28 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No concert on Christmas day December 25, 1931.
Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, opus 90
intermission
Wagner: "Die Götterdämmerung" - Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
Siegfried's Death Music, Immolation Scene and Act III Finale
- Stokowski transcription
Linton Martin wrote: "These portions of the Nibelungen Ring will be given in a special
continuity arrangement by Stokowski. ... This method may bring to us other excepts of
the highest musical value, not only from the Wagnarian works, that are today generally
regarded as outside the symphonic scope because of their character."
radio broadcasts of the Philadelphia Orchestra from the Academy of Music.
1 hour 45 minute broadcasts 8:15 PM to 10:00 PM eastern time on 71 stations
of the CBS Network.
Programmes were:
January 18, 1932: All-Wagner concert
March 12, 1932 concert: Modern Russian music concert
April 2, 1932 concert: American composers
1932
January 5
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Felix Catoria: Dances
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D (1931)
- Samuel Dushkin violin
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Concerto for percussion and orchestra opus 109
"The Milhaud work had a nice sense of instrumental possibilities was scored cleverly
and well." 194
Efrem Zimbalist (1889-1985): Daphnis et Chloé orchestra suite
Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973): "Iron Foundry" (1926)
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
- Ravel's Orchestration commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky
1932
8, 9 January
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nikolai Lopatnikoff (1903-1976): Symphony no 1 opus 12
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Concerto for percussion and orchestra opus 109
Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973): "Iron Foundry" (1926)
Alexander Mosolov in 1927
intermission
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D (1931)
- Samuel Dushkin violin
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
- Ravel's Orchestration commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky
1932
12, 13 January
Philadelphia Orchestra
12 - Constitution Hall
Washington D.C.
13 - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Nikolai Lopatnikoff (1903-1976): Symphony no 1 opus 12
Nikolai Lopatnikoff in the 1940s
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Concerto for percussion and orchestra opus 109
Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973): "Iron Foundry" (1926)
intermission
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D (1931)
- Samuel Dushkin violin
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
- Ravel's Orchestration commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky
1932
15, 16, 18 January
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All-Wagner Programme
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
- Abrasha Robofsky tenor, Anges Davis soprano, Rose Bampton contralto,
Paul Althouse tenor, Ruth Gordon mezzo, Edwina Eustis contralto,
Ruth Carhart contralto.
Wagner: Das Rheingold Scene 4: the Entrance of the Gods Into Valhalla
Paul Althouse tenor
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: Song of the Valkeries
- Elsa Alsen soprano, Rose Bampton contralto, Paul Althouse tenor
Wagner: Siegfried: Rhinemaidens and Siegrried
- Paul Althouse tenor, Anges Davis soprano, Rose Bampton contralto,
Paul Althouse tenor, Ruth Gordon mezzo, Edwina Eustis contralto,
Ruth Carhart contralto.
Wagner: "Die Götterdämmerung" - Immolation scene
- Elsa Alsen soprano
the January 16, 1932 concert was broadcast over the CBS Network.
Stokowski departed for South America on January 19, 1932.
1932
11, 12 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Modern Russian Concert
Sergey Vasilenko (1872-1956): "The Witches' Flight"
Sergey Vasilenko
André Illiashenko (1884-1954): Deptyque Mongol
"lliashenko's Dyptique Mongol dissonantly depicted the retreat of the warriors
escorting dead Genghis Khan, their preparations for battle afterward"
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms (1930)
Mendelssohn Club Choir
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Symphony no 5 "Prometheus, Le poeme du feu"
opus 60
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
- Ravel's Orchestration commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky
the March 12 concert was broadcast on CBS radio
1932
18, 19, 21 March
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Request Programme
Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, opus 67
intermission
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
1932
March 22
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Sergey Vasilenko (1872-1956): "The Witches' Flight"
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Symphony no 5 "Prometheus, Le poeme du feu"
opus 60
Prokofiev: Symphony no 3 in C minor opus 44 (1928)
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
- Ravel's Orchestration commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky
1932
31 March
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Revel: L'heure espagnole (1911)
intermission
++ Carlos Chávez (1899-1978): H.P. a ballet symphony (1932)
later entitled "Caballos de vapor"
world premiere of this version, with costumes by Diego Riviera
Linton Martin wrote: "with dancing sailors, fishes, mermaids, pineapples and bananas,
with H.P. himself chiefly nude with H.P. tattooed on his back."
"A special train brought in a New York audience to add to the Philadelphia patrons.
Aboard the train were, among other luminaries, Diego Rivera and his wife, the Mexican
painter Frida Kahlo; George Gershwin; and Chávez;s friend Aaron Copland"
195
1932
1, 2 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920): Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan (1912)
Henry Cowell (1897-1965): Synchrony (1930)
John Powell (1882-1963): "Three Virginia Country Dances" (1932)
John Powell in the 1920s
Aaron Copland: "Music for the Theatre" (1925)
Louis Gruenberg (1884-1964): "Moods"
- an Oscar-nominated film composer in Hollywood in the 1940s.
Vladimir Dubensky (1873-1938): "Fugue for 18 Violins"
- Dubensky had been Principal cello of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1906-1907
Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981): Abraham Lincoln Symphony (1929)
Walter Piston (1894-1976): Orchestral Suite (1929)
the April 2, 1932 concert was broadcast by CBS radio
1932
8, 9. 11 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Schoenberg: Gurre-lieder
Jeanette Vreeland, soprano - Tove
Rose Bampton, mezzo-soprano - Waldtaube
Paul Althouse, tenor - Waldemar
Robert Bette, tenor - Klaus-Narr/Klaus the Jester
Abrasha Robofsky, bass - Bauer/Farmer
Benjamin de Loache - narrator
Princeton Glee Club, Alexander Russell, director
Fortnightly Club - Henry Gordon Thunder, director
Mendelssohn Club - Bruce Carey, director
The Chorus of the Philadelphia Orchestra - an eight part mixed chorus
This work was recorded by Victor during three performances on Friday,
Saturday and Monday, 8, 9 and 11 April 1932. Ward Marston writes of
these recordings in his notes for the beautiful and superbly done
Andante album 4978 containing this work. He reports that 25 78 RPM
sides were recorded during the April 8 premiere, using two cutting
turntables alternating sides. However, this April 8 recording was
not complete, stopped presumably due to difficulties in the performance.
Ward Marston reports that the April 9, 1932 performance was recorded
in Victor's new 33 1/3 RPM format (later issued in Victor long playing
album LM-127 on 5 long-play disks). The Victor recording of the
April 11, 1932 performance was used in the eventual 78 RPM issue
of this work in Victor Musical Masterpiece album M-127.
1932
15, 16 April
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude, Act 2 love music, Act 3 Liebestod
- in a new Stokowski arrangement including Act 2 music.
intermission
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor, opus 74 "Pathétique"
conclusion of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1931-1932 season
1932
4 May
a Band of 200 Musicians
Philadelphia Convention Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tribute to John Philip Sousa conducted by Stokowski and others
Stokowski conducted "El Capitan", "Stars and Stripes Forever" and "Manhattan Beach"
1932
28 June
Philadelphia Orchestra
Robin Hood Dell - Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stokowski conducted the work in the first 1932 summer concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra
in the performance shell in the bowl of Robin Hood Dell in Fairmount Park in
Philadelphia.
he conducted Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867): Prelude to Act I
Alexander Smollens conducted the remaining works of the concert.
1932
5 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall
Hartford, Connecticut
Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Werner Josten (1885-1963): The Jungle (1928)
first concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra 1932-1933 season
1932
7, 8 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A Major, opus 92
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Préludeà l'après-midi d'un faune (1894)
Werner Josten (1885-1963): The Jungle (1928)
played twice by Stokowski, but many walked out during the second playing.
Werner Josten in the 1930s
1932
October, November, December
Concerts broadcast via CBS radio
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
radio broadcasts of the Philadelphia Orchestra from the Academy of Music.
1 hour 45 minute broadcasts 8:15 PM to 10:00 PM eastern time on 71 stations
of the CBS Network.
Programmes were:
October 28, 1932: Wagner, Brahms
Nobember 18, 1932 concert: All-Russian Concert
November 26, 1932 concert: baroque, Beethoven, Brahms
December 9, 1932 concert: MacDowell, Stravinsky
December 17, 1932 concert: Wagner, Hindemith, Strauss
1932
14, 15 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
intermission
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod - Stokowski arrangement
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote: "it was exclusively reported that Stokowski's arrangement
consists of the entire Prelude except the final two pizzicati bass notes, the scene as
Tristan is awaited by Isolde in the first act, the episode of Tristan's entrance, the
muted hunting horns of from the second act prelude, the principal part of the love duet
from 'O sink hernieder' through Brangëne's warning, some measures from
Tristan's vision from Act III, returning to the love music of Act II leading into
the 'Sterben' lyrics which introduce the Liebestod music.
Linton Martin wrote: "No jungle lion roars, no explanatory speaches about modern music,
no departure of hearers by the hundreds marked the Philadelphia Orchestra concert last
night."
1932
18 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
Edward Cushing, a Stokowski admirer of the Brooklyn Eagle wrote: "the performance made it
clear that Mr. Stokowski intended this to be a bigger and better C Minor than any he had
ever given us - indeed, this was the trouble with it for the admirable characteristics
of his previous readings were overemphasized to the point of distortion. He seemed determined
that this would be a memorable performance of the symphony, and a memorable performance it
was, but in quite another sense." 196
Leopold Stokowski in the 1930s
intermission
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude, and some Act 1 music and Act 2 with some Act 3 music
interpilated and concluding with the Liebestod music.
1932
28, 29 October
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wagner: Lohengrin (1850): Act I: Prelude
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, opus 64
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D opus 77
- Oskar Shumsky violin "Philadelphia boy violinist"
Ernest Brooks (1903- ): "Three Units" (a Chicago-based composer)
Stokowski again played the new work - "Three Units" - at the concert end for a second time,
during which many in the audience walked out. The 28 October 1932 matinee concert was
broadcast over the CBS Radio network - but it is not recorded whether the broadcast
included the repeat performance of the Ernest Brooks work.
1932
4, 5 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sibelius: Symphony no 4 in A minor opus 63 (1911)
Jean Sibelius in 1913
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Daphnis et Chloé
1932
8 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): Piano Concerto in G major,
- Sylvan Levin piano
Sibelius: Symphony no 4 in A minor opus 63 (1911)
intermission
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Pràludes I, no 10 "La cathédrale engloutie" - Stokowski transcription
1932
18, 19 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
All-Russian Concert
Anatoly Liadov (1855-1914): Eight Russian Folk Songs opus 58 Stokowski arrangement:
- Religious Chant
- Christmas Carol - Kolyada
- Plaintive Melody
- Humorous Song 'I Danced With The Gnat'
- Legend of the Birds
- Cradle Song
- Round Dance
- Village Dance Song
Anton Rubinstein: Piano Concerto in D minor
- Josef Hofmann piano
Josef Hofmann in the 1930s
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade opus 35 (1888)
the 18 November 1932 concert was broadcast on CBS Radio.
1932
22, 23 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
22 - Constitution Hall
Washington D.C.
23 - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C Minor, opus 68
intermission
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude, and Tristan's entrance in Act 1, opening scene of
with off-stage horns from the Love Scene Act 2, Tristan's vision in Act 3, and Isolde's
Transformation.
the Baltimore Sun wrote: "there was a pause after the Prelude, with the remaining music
played without pause." 187
1932
25, 26 November
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): music from Gluck's operas - arranged by Felix Mottl:
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): lento
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1762): "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
- Armide (1777): musette
- Iphigénie en Aulide (1774): air gai
- Armide (1777): sicilienne
Handel: Chandos Anthem no 2 in d minor HWV 247 - Overture in D minor - Stokowski transcription
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3, opus 72b
Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, opus 102
- Lea Luboshutz (1885-1965) violin, Felix Salmond (1888-1952) cello
Lea Luboshutz and Felix Salmond
the November 26, 1932 concert was broadcast on CBS Radio
1932
9, 10 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Edward MacDowell (1860-1908): Indian Suite (1892):
"In War-Time"
"Dirge"
Stravinsky: Roi des Étoiles (King of the Stars) (1912)
"singers from the Curtis Institute of Music"
this work is rarely performed since it was written for an unusually large orchestra -
quadruple woodwind, eight horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum,
tam-tam (the entire percussion section only plays in one measure), two harps, celesta,
and heavily divided strings, plus six-part men's chorus, and because it lasts barely
five minutes.
+ Arcady Dubensky (1890-1966): "The Raven" (1931)
Benjamin deLoache (1906-1994) speaker for this work based on the Edgar Allan Poe work
a particularly rare Stokowski recording is Victor Picture Disc L-2000 and L-2001 of The Raven
recorded in 1933.
the concert of 9 December 1932 was broadcast over CBS Radio.
1932
16, 17 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wagner: Siegfried: "Symphonic Synthesis" of Stokowski
- consisted of the brief music from the Act 1 scene where Wotan disguised as a Wanderer
asks questions of the dwarf Mime; then to Siegfried's Forging Song, then to the famous
"Forest Murmurs" and then to the finale of the opera in Act 3, where Siegfried discovering
Brunnhilde within the ring of fire kisses her, waking her from her magic sleep.
She renounces the immortal world of the gods, and together they sing of their
"light-bringing love, and laughing death."
+ Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Kammermusik no 2 for piano and 12 instruments opus 36/1 (1925)
- Eunice Norton (1908-2005) piano
Eunice Norton in the 1930s
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Tranfiguration), opus 24
programme of the December 17, 1932 concert which was also broadcast on CBS Radio
1932
20, 21 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
20 - Constitution Hall
Washington D.C.
21 - Lyric Theater
Baltimore, Maryland
Wagner: Siegfried: "Symphonic Synthesis" of Stokowski
see the concerts of 16, 17 December for a description of the Stokowski "Synthesis"
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919) as adapted by Stokowski
announced was Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, but sustituted were: 198
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 2 Nocturnes (1899)
- Nuages
- Fêtes
Sibelius: The Tempest: Berceuse opus 109 (1926)
1932
30, 31 December
Philadelphia Orchestra
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): L'estro armonico opus 3 no 1: Concerto no 1 in D major - as
arranged by Stokowski
Schubert: Symphony no 8 in b minor "Unfinished"
intermission
+ Arcady Dubensky (1890-1966): "Fugue for 18 Violins" (1932)
Arcady Dubensky in the 1930s
+ Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Symphony no 3 "The First of May" opus 20 (1929)
North American premiere of this lesser symphony of Shostakovich, a Shostakovich symphony
not later programmed by Stokowski.
these were the concluding concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1932
If you have any comments or questions about this Leopold Stokowski site, please
e-mail me (Larry Huffman) at e-mail address:
leopold.stokowski@gmail.com
1 Daniel, Oliver. Stokowski A Counterpoint of
View. Dodd, Mead & Company. New York 1982 ISBN 0-396-07936-9
2 Kaplan, Richard. The Philadelphia Orchestra: An
annotated discography. Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield. New York.
2015. ISBN 978-1-442-23915-9
3 thanks to Frederick Fellers of Indianapolis for this
photo
4 pp. 54-55. Daniel, Oliver. Stokowski A
Counterpoint of View. opus cit.
5 Archives of the Libraries of the University of
Pennsylvania accessed 1999-2018.
6 p. 45. Matters Musical. The
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 21 November 1909.
7 p. 8. Oberlin's Music Festival. The
Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio. 4 December 1909.
8 p. 2. Big Orchestra Will Give Fine Program.
The Dayton Herald. Dayton, Ohio. 15 January 1910.
9 p. 7. Thurman, J. Herman. Music. The
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 18 December 1909.
10 p. 3. Special Dispatch from Columbus.
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 29 March 1910.
11 p. 3. Music. The Akron Beacon
Journal. Akron, Ohio. 10 March 1910.
12 p. 13. Connersville Festival This Week.
The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. 9 May 1910.
13 p. 3. English's Opera House. The
Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. 5 Feb 1910.
14 p. 3. Mischa Elman. The Cincinnati
Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio, 20 February 1910.
15 p. 43. Matters Musical. The
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio, 11 December 1910.
16 p. 7. Big Triumph For Both Orchestra And
Soloist. The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2 Dec
1910.
17 p. 10. Leopold Stokovski. Detroit
Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. 20 November 1910.
18 p. 3. Concert Here. The Akron
Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. 29 November 1910.
19 p. 5. Leopold Stokovski.
Palladium-Item. Richmond, Indiana. 1 Dec 1910.
20 p. 34. Big Attractions. Detroit
Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. 27 November 1910.
21 p. 5. The Symphony at Omaha. The
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 25 January 1911.
22 p. 2. Music. The Cincinnati
Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 22 January 1911.
23 p. 6. Forum Tickets Going. The
Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. 24 January 1911.
24 p. 19. Mayor Is Highly Pleased By Forum.
The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. 29 January 1911.
25 p. 8. Samaroff's Genius Delights Audience.
The Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. 10 March 1911.
26 p. 5. Music From Other Countries.
The New York Times. New York, New York. 7 January 1923.
26 p. 15. Royalty At Rome Concert. The
New York Times. New York, New York. 22 January 1923.
27 p. 16. Newman, Ernst. Music. The
New York Evening Post. New York, New York. 22 October 1924.
28 p. 9. Philadelphia Orchestra at Old Penn.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6 March 1913.
29 p. 15. Ascendency of the Organ as a Concert
Instrument. Musical America. New York, New York. 17 April 1920.
30 p. 1. Noted Orchestra Appears To-Night.
The Daily Pennsylvanian (University of Pennsylvania). Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. 13 March 1919.
31 p. 2. Organ to be Heard with Orchestra.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 21 March 1919.
32 p. 9. Stokowski Forces Visit Washington.
Musical America. New York, New York. 8 November 1919.
33 p. 7. Stokowski Forces Visit Washington.
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 2 January 1912.
34 p. 52. Cincinnati Orchestra Performs Debussy.
The Musical Courier. New York, New York. 17 February 1916.
35 p. 11. Covington: Grand Symphony Concert.
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 10 April 1912.
36 p. 11. Covington: Grand Symphony Concert.
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 25 December 1910.
37 p. 11. Brilliant Program Given By Cincinnati
Symphony. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 8 February 1912.
38 p. 2. Symphony Popular Concert. The
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 28 February 1911.
39 p. 1. Symphony Popular Concert. The
Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. 29 November 1911.
40 p. 1. Orchestra's First Rehearsal.
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 6 November 1911.
41 p. 2. Interests. The Sandusky
Star-Journal. Sandusky, Ohio. 29 November 1911.
42 p. 2. Notable Triumph Scored By Young
Orchestra Leader. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri.
14 December 1911.
43 p. 4. Symphony Concerts. The
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 10 December 1911
44 p. 8. Symphony Concerts. The
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 24 December 1911.
45 p. 9. Special Dispatch To The Enquirer.
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 13 December 1911.
46 p. 3. Stokowski Is Released From Big Orchestra.
The Dayton Herald. Dayton, Ohio. 15 April 1912.
47 p. 9. Brilliant Program Given By Cincinnati
Orchestra. The Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 8 February
1912.
48 p. 6. A Dayton Product. The Dayton
Herald. Dayton, Ohio. 12 March 1912.
49 p. 8. J.M. Orchestra Gives Third Concert.
The Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 21 February 1912.
50 p. 7. J.M. Rapid. The
Democratic Banner. Mount Vernon, Ohio. 8 March 1912.
51 p. 17. Tribute To Genius. The
Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 14 March 1912
52 p. 21. Thurman, J. Herman Music.
The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 17 March 1912.
53 p. 6. A.K. Music in London. The
Guardian. London, England. 23 May 1912.
53 p. 8. Orchestral Season Will Be Brilliant.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 16 June 1912.
54 p. 1. Opening Concert December 14.
The Daily Republican. Monongahela, Pennsylvania. 5 December 1912.
55 p. 2. Orchestra Played As One Man.
The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. 3 Dec 1912.
56 p. 10. All Sorts. The Wichita Daily
Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. 27 December 1912.
57 p. 22. Stokowski Gives Haunted Castle.
Musical America. New York, New York. 22 November 1919.
58 p. A-5. Hofmann Admits He's Michel Dvorsky.
Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles, California. 23 January 1920.
59 p. 45. Stokowski Refuses to Let Darkness Halt
Concert. Musical America. New York, New York. 17 April 1920.
60 p. 33. Stirring Welcome For Return of Ring To
Philadelphia. Musical America. New York, New York. 22 November
1919.
61 p. 2. Philadelphia Hails Imposing New Work by
Rachmaninoff. Musical America. New York, New York. 14 February
1920.
62 p. 28. Favorites Dominate Philadelphia Week.
Musical America. New York, New York. 13 December 1919.
63 p. 22. Philadelphia Cheers Return of Wagner.
Musical America. New York, New York. 20 March 1920.
64 p. 11. Events of the Musical Season.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 16 March 1913.
65 p. 6. Lyric - Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 15 November 1917.
66 p. 2. Second Concert Wins Praise.
The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. 26 November 1917.
67 p. 5. Stokowski Pleases With Slavic Program.
The Washington Herald. Washington, District of Columbia. 14 November 1917.
68 p. 37. Some Notes of the Musical Season.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 25 November 1917.
69 p. 3. Orchestral Season Opens Brilliantly.
The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. 13 November 1917.
70 p. 2. Phila Orchestra at Camp Dix.
The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. 31 December 1917.
71 p. 2. Local Red Cross Unit. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 22 December 1917.
72 p. 14. Next Orchestra Concerts.
Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 9 December 1917.
73 p. 5. Music. Pittsburgh Daily Post.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 30 October 1917.
74 p. 11. Orchestra to give Free Concerts.
Evening Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 29 October 1917.
75 p. 29. Reformation Music Festival.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 21 October 1917.
76 p. 13. Opening Event of the Musical Season.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 13 October 1917.
77 p. 26. Christmas Gala at Wanamakers in
Philadelphia. Musical Courier. New York, New York. 27 December
1922.
78 p. 28. New York Concerts. Musical
Courier. New York, New York. 9 November 1922.
79 p. 9. Fiery Russian Music. Evening
Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 23 March 1918.
78 p. 24. Central New York Music Festival.
Musical Courier. New York, New York. 18 May 1916.
79 p. 55. Orchestra Novelties Played in
Philadelphia. Musical Courier. New York, New York. 16 March 1916.
80 p. 5. Musical Treat at Lyric. The
Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 23 March 1916.
81 p. 32. Repeating the Mahler Symphony.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 26 March 1916.
82 p. 1. Philadelphia to Have the Honor of the
First Peformance of the Alpine Symphony. Musical Courier. New
York, New York. 27 April 1916.
83 p. 8. Martin Wins New Laurels. The
Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 15 May 1916.
84 p. 7. Stokowski and Philadelphia Orchestra.
Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 13 May 1916.
85 p. 5. Great Audience Hears Concert.
The Scranton Truth. Scranton, Pennsylvania. 16 December 1913.
86 p. 24. Notes of the Musical Season.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 14 December 1913.
87 p. 8. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1 January 1914.
88 p. 7. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 22 January 1914.
89 p. 6. Music News. The New York
Times. New York, New York. 6 December 1914.
90 p. 8. A Change of Program. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1 November 1914.
91 p. 6. Orchestra Wins In First Concert.
The Evening Journal (Wilmington, Delaware. 17 November 1914.
92 p. 20. Concert News. Musical
Courier. New York, New York. 5 August 1914.
93 p. 43. Philadelphia and Cincinnati Orchestras
Visit Detroit. Musical Courier. New York, New York. 25 December
1919.
94 p. 9. Orchestra Chorus In First Concert.
The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1 November 1919.
95 p. 47. Philadelphia is Pleased.
Musical Courier. New York, New York. 7 December 1922.
96 p. 30. Philadelphia Orchestra.
Musical Courier. New York, New York. 30 November 1922.
97 p. 9. Evanston Festival. Musical
Leader. Chicago, Illinois. 1 June 1922.
98 p. 22. Aldrich, Richard Music. The
New York Times. New York, New York. 20 December 1922.
99 p. 14. Orchestra Performs a Modern Program.
The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 16 December 1922.
100 p. 23. Charpentier, Raymond. Les Grandes
Concerts. Comoedia. Paris, France. 15 January 1923.
101 p. 5. Buchatti, Alvred. Les Grandss Concerts.
Le Matin. Paris, France. 15 January 1923.
102 p. 14. Stokowski To Aid At Stage Benefit.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 28 February 1923.
103 p. 4. Robert Brussel, Robert. Les Concerts.
Le Figaro. Paris, France. 15 January 1923.
104 p. 2. Musique et Les Concerts.
Comoedia. Paris, France. 17 May 1909.
105 p. 2. The Music Explained.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 11 November 1922.
106 p. 9. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 30 December 1922.
107 p. 9. Soiree Musicale Held At Biltmore.
New York Herald. New York, New York. 28 December 1922.
108 p. 10. Philadelphia Orchestra.
Evening Star. Washington, District of Columbia. 8 November 1922.
109 p. 3. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Washington Herald. Washington, District of Columbia. 7 December 1921.
110 p. 12. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3 December 1921.
111 p. 12. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 19 November 1921.
112 p. 8. Krehbiel, H. E. "Five Pieces" A Wierd
Effort. New-York Tribune. New York, New York. 30 November 1921.
113 p. 20. Gaul, Harvey. "Musical Comments.
Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 9 Oct 1921.
114 p. 2. Philadelphia Orchestra Opens New York
Season. The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 19 October
1921.
115 p. 6. Many Please By Stokowski Concert.
Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) 17 February 1922.
116 p. 23. Clavicembalo Introduced By Stokowski.
The Washington Times. Washington, District of Columbia. 15 February 1922.
117 p. 12. Children Enjoy A Fine Concert.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2 February 1922.
118 p. 32. News of the Musical Season.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 5 February 1922.
119 p. 172. Barnett, Andrew. Sibelius.
Yale University Press. New Haven, Connecticut. 2007.
120 p. 281. Toronto. The Musical
Times. Chicago, Illinois. 1 April 1922.
121 p. 4. Philadelphia Orchestra Here On Monday.
The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. 19 March 1921.
122 p. 9. Bispham Soloist With Orchestra.
The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 21 March 1921.
123 p. 141. Storch, Laila. Marcel Tabuteau.
Indiana University Press. Bloomington, Indiana. 2008. ISBN-13:
978-0-253-34949.
124 p. 36. Gala Concert for Damrosch.
New York Herald. New York, New York. 26 February 1922.
125 p. 6. The Philadelphians. The
Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 15 March 1922.
126 p. 12. Childrens Concert. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 9 March 1922.
127 p. 6. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 18 March 1922.
128 p. 3. New York Indebted To Stokowski For
Revival Of Brahms Requiem. Musical America. New York, New York.
19 March 1921.
129 p. 4. Triumph Scored in Concert at Lyric".
The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 6 April 1922.
130 p. 3. A Gala Concert". The Philadelphia
Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 10 April 1922.
131 p. 10. Philadelphia Orchestra". The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 29 April 1922.
132 p. 1, 6. Sold Out House for Philadelphia
Orchestra". The Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 27 April
1922.
133 p. 5. Large Audience Hears Stokowski
Orchestra Play". The Washington Herald. Washington, District of Columbia. 16
February 1921.
134 p. 7. Phila Orchestra". The Philadelphia
Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 5 February 1921.
135 p. 7. Lyric. The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore,
Maryland. 17 February 1921.
136 p. 5. Orchestra Played to a Crowded House".
Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 21 April 1921.
137 p. 8. Krehbiel, H. E. Stokowski Ends N.Y.
Season. New-York Tribune. New York, New York. 6 April 1921.
138 p. 19. Stokowski Gives Mahler Symphony.
The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)07 May 1921.
139 p. 34. Warren, Richard. A History of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra. University of Toronto Press. Toronto,
Ontario. ISBN-978-0-8020-35882.
140 p. 29. Toronto Festival. Musical
America. New York, New York. 23 April 1921.
141 p. 14. Lyric. The Baltimore Sun.
Baltimore, Maryland. 18 November 1919.
142 p. 17. First of Concert Series is Given.
Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 20 November 1919.
143 p. 12. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 8 November 1919.
144 p. 68. Afterthoughts of the Week.
The Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 15 February 1920.
145 p. 9. Cortot Soloist With Orchestra.
The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3 January 1920.
146 p. 8. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 14 February 1920.
147 p. 3. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 23 October 1920.
148 p. 58. Philadelphia Orchestra.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 31 October 1920.
149 p. 14. Matzenauer Soloist With Orchestra.
The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 30 October 1920.
150 p. 67. Some News of the Musical Season.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 20 April 1919.
151 p. 18. Interesting News. The
Washington Herald. Washington, District of Columbia. 13 January 1918.
152 p. 11. Philadelphia Orchestra Home From Storm.
The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. 26 January 1918.
153 p. 10. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 26 January 1918.
154 p. 74. Philadelphia Orchestra Concert.
The Baltimore Record. Baltimore, Maryland. 17 January 1918.
155 p. 10. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 19 January 1918.
156 p. 12. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 23 February 1918.
157 p. 13. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 15 February 1918.
158 p. 13. Friends of Music Give Concert.
New York Herald. New York, New York. 28 March 1918.
159 p. 8. Lyric. The Baltimore Sun.
Baltimore, Maryland. 21 March 1918.
160 p. 81. Musical Philadelphia.
Musical America. New York, New York. 12 October 1918.
161 p. 14. Lyric". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore,
Maryland. 12 November 1918.
162 p. 9. Stokowski Conducts. New York
Times. New York, New York. 12 March 1919.
163 p. 15. Philadelphia Orchestra Prospectus.
Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 18 May 1919.
163 p. 14. Philadelphia Orchestra.
Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 13 December 1919.
164 p. 27. Philadelphia Orchestra. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2 May 1920.
165 p. 12. Musical Season Opened At Academy. The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 7 October 1922.
166 p. 5. Lyric. The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore,
Maryland. 15 February 1923.
167 p. 2. Stokowski at Stanley.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 26 April 1923.
168 p. 2. Philadelphia Orchestra.
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 7 April 1923.
169 p. 7. Philadelphia Orchestra.
Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 20 October 1923.
170 p. 9. "Song of the Nightengale".
Harrisburg Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 30 October 1923.
171 p. 26. Second Pair Children's Concert.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 25 November 1923.
172 p. 6. State's Educators Convention.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 16 December 1923.
173 p. 8. Lyric. The
The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 6 December 1923.
174 p. 4. Washington Happenings.
The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. 5 December 1923.
175 p. 4. Disturbed by Trifles.
The Daily News. Frederick, Maryland. 18 December 1923.
176 p. 14. The Mendelssohn Choir Festival.
The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1 March 1924.
177 p. 4. Music.
The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 1924.
178 p. 6. Stravinsky Music Concert Feature.
The Gazette. Montreal, Canada. 20 February 1924.
178 p. 29. Lyric. The Baltimore Sun.
Baltimore, Maryland. 24 April 24.
179 p. 367. Walsh, Stephen. Stravinsky: A Creative Spring:
Russia and France, 1882-1934. University of California Press. Los Angeles, California.
2003. ISBN-13: 978-0-5202-27491.
180 p. 41. The Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6 April 1924.
181 p. 13. David Sokolove Pleases. The
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 17 October 1924.
182 p. 10. Orchestra Concert.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 18 October 1924.
183 p. 46. The Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 15 March 1925.
184 p. 32. The Philadelphia Orchestra.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 21 March 1925.
185 p. 14. Linton Marton. Stokowski Electrifies.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 7 November 1925.
186 p. 1. Joyful Christmas Celebration.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 25 December 1925.
187 p. 6. Themes and Variations.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1 May 1926.
188 p. 65. Themes and Variations.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 30 May 1926.
189 p. 2. Stokowski in Varied Programme
at Sesqui. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
22 September 1926.
190 p. 20. Cushing, Edward. Music of the Day.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 23 April 1930.
191 p. 22. Strickland, Harold. Between the Ledger Lines.
Times Union. Brooklyn, New York. 7 December 1930.
192 p. 16. Miller, Joseph. Music World.
Standard Union. Brooklyn, New York. 1 April 1931.
193 p. 2. Bremen Sails To Europe.
The Brooklyn Citizen. Brooklyn, New York. 25 April 1931.
194p. 18. Cushing, Edward. Music of the Day.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 6 January 1932.
195pages 179-210. Parker, Robert L. 1985. "Carlos Chavez and the Ballet:
A Study in Persistence". Dance Chronicle 8 numbers 3 and 4.
196p. 65. Cushing, Edward. Stokowski and Brahms.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 23 October 1932.
197p. 21. Music.
The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 24 November 1932.
198p. 16. Stokowski Revises Program.
The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 19 December 1932.
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