Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925Wister, Frances Anne
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Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925
Wister, Frances Anne
Philadelphia Orchestra
1918-19: MacDowell “Indian Suite” dirge in memory of fallen Americans;
Dvorsky, “The Haunted Castle”; Debussy “Sirènes,” orchestra and women’s
voices; Lorenziti, Suite for Viole d’Amour, Henri Casadesus, soloist;
Rachmaninoff, Air for a Choir of Solo Violins with orchestra; Programme
of four American composers, Frederic S. Converse, H. Clough-Leiter,
John Alden Carpenter, Cecil Forsyth; Leo Ornstein, piano soli, composer
at the piano; Chadwick, “Tam o’Shanter”; Ernest Bloch, Symphony No. 1;
Louis Garnier, “Vision” Poème for Orchestra.
1919-20: Beethoven, Choral Fantasy in C minor, piano, orchestra and
chorus, Mme. Samaroff, pianist; Malipiero, “Pause del Silenzio”;
Loeffler “A Pagan Poem” for Orchestra, with piano, English horn and
three trumpets obligato, Bauer pianist; Charles T. Griffes, four
compositions for orchestra; Rachmaninoff, Concerto No. 3, piano and
orchestra, composer at the piano; Symphony “The Bells”[54] (after Poe),
orchestra solo voices and Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus; Lorenziti,
Concerto for Viole d’Amour, double bass and orchestra, Thaddeus Rich
and Anton Torello, soloists; Weber, Concertino in F for bassoon and
orchestra, Richard Krueger, soloist; André Maquarre, two compositions
for orchestra; Mozart Opus 30, arranged as a Concerto for oboe and
small orchestra, Marcel Tabuteau, soloist; Beethoven, Ninth Symphony,
Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus, marking Ninety-sixth Anniversary of
first performance, 1824.
[54] First performance in America.
1910-21: Leo Sowerby “Comes Autumn Time”; J. Guy Ropartz, Symphony
No. 4; Cyril Scott, concerto piano and orchestra, composer at the
piano; John Alden Carpenter “A Pilgrim Vision” to mark Tercentenary of
Landing of the Mayflower; Beethoven, Ninth Symphony with Philadelphia
Orchestra Chorus; Brahms; double concerto violin and cello, Rich and
Penha, soloists; Brahms, “Requiem,” soprano and baritone soli, chorus
and orchestra; Gilchrist[55], Symphonic Poem, unveiling of Gilchrist
memorial; Mahler, Symphony No. 2, for orchestra, chorus and solo
soprano and contralto.
[55] Philadelphian.
1921-22: Sibelius, Symphony No. 5[56]; Alfredo Casello, “Pages of War”
for orchestra; Gregor Fitelberg, Polish Rhapsody[57]; Bloch, Suite
for viola and orchestra; Schoenberg, Five Orchestra Pieces; Vincent
d’Indy “Poème des Rivages,” d’Indy, guest conductor (first performed
on present tour); Bach Passacaglia, orchestrated by Leopold Stokowski
(first time); Strawinsky “Sacre du Printemps”[58]; Manuel de Falla,
excerpts from “El Amor Brujo”[59]; Otto Mueller, Carnival Overture
“Schlaraffiada.”
1922-23: Debussy “La Cour des Lys”; Ravel, “La Valse Choreographic,”
Poem for Orchestra; Strawinsky, “Feuerwerk”; Franck Centenary, Symphony
D minor. The orchestra was engaged by Dr. Richard Strauss for four New
York concerts of his own works exclusively. Dr. Strauss also conducted
one in Philadelphia.
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