Title: Boston Symphony Orchestra Programmes for the 1905-1906 Season. Wilhelm Gericke, Conductor. With Historical and Descriptive Notes by Philip Hale. (24 Issues Bound in One Volume).
Description: Boston: C.A. Ellis, Manager, 1905-1906. 1905-1906. - Octavo, 8-5/8 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. 24 programs bound together without the original wraps into three-quarter black morocco & marbled boards. The covers are heavily rubbed and chipped. The contents consist of 1,804 consecutively numbered pages. A number of pictorial black-and-white ads are included; however, the 14-18 pages of ads at the end of each program were not bound in. There is some soiling to the blank endpapers else the contents are clean and in very good condition.
This volume includes the programs for 24 concerts from October 13, 1905 through April 28, 1906 with historical and descriptive notes throughout by Philip Hale. The volume includes 12 pages of highly useful indexes and summaries at the end. Wilhelm Gericke was music director. The French composer Vincent d'Indy was the guest conductor for a program of French music including his own compositions. Among the soloists featured in these concerts were pianists Olga Samaroff, Adele Aus Der Ohe, Harold Bauer, Rudolph Ganz, Ernest Hutcheson, Waldemar Luetschg and Alfred Reisenauer. Singers included Emma Eames, Johanna Gadski, Mary Hissem De Moss, Louise Homer, Ben Davies, Ellison Van Hoose and David Bispham. Violinists who performed as soloists included Marie Hall, Timothee Adamowski, Hugo Heermann, Henri Marteau and Felix Winternitz. Cellists included Elsa Ruegger and Heinrich Warnke. The season included the World Premiere of the Violin Concerto No. 2 in F-sharp minor by Gustav Strube. Also included was the Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler. It was the first Boston performance and only the second in the US. Fair .
Keywords: BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROGRAMMES FOR THE 1905-1906 SEASON; PHILIP HALE; WILHELM GERICKE; BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; PROGRAMS; COMPOSERS; GUSTAV MAHLER; GUSTAV STRUBE; VINCENT D'INDY; PIANISTS; OLGA SAMAROFF; ADELE AUS DER OHE; HAROLD BAUER; RUDOLP
- Book number: 97644
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