Annals of Music in America Part 34

1905. Mar. 25. Rimsky-Korsakof's musical picture "Sadko" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Mar. 30. Ysaye's "Poeme elegiaque" for violin and orchestra given by the New York Symphony Society with Ysaye as soloist.

1905. April 1. Chaikovsky's fantasia "Night" given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City. Also Rubinstein's "Romance et Caprice Russe."

1905. April 4. Charpentier's symphonic drama "La Vie du Poete"

given by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1905. April 14. R. Strauss's cantata "Taillefer" given by the Oratorio Society in New York City.

1905. April 18. E. Chausson's "Hymn Vedique," and G. Hue's symphonic suite "t.i.tania" given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1905. April 22. Gustav Strube's symphonic poem "Longing" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. April 29. G. Ropartz's "Fantasia in D minor" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Sept. 29. G. W. Chadwick's symphonic poem "Cleopatra"

produced at the Worcester (Ma.s.s) Festival.

1905. Oct. 21. Smetana's overture "Libussa" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Oct. 27. Liadof's "Baba Yaga" given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Nov. 18. Rimsky-Korsakof's suite "Snow Maiden" given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City. Also, Rachmaninof's "Second Pianoforte Concerto" (won Glinka Prize 1904) with Raoul Pugno as soloist.

1905. Nov. 18. Busoni's "Comedy Overture" in C major given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Nov. 25. American debut of Madame Jeanne Jomelli, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, as _Elizabeth_ in "Tannhauser."

1905. Dec. 2. Cesar Franck's symphonic poem "Psyche and Cupid"

given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Dec. 4. Magnard's "Chant Funebre" and Chausson's Symphony in B flat given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Philadelphia, with Vincent d'Indy as guest conductor.

1905. Dec. 22. Production of Wa.s.sily Leps's j.a.panese reincarnation theme "Andon," for soprano, tenor, and orchestra, by the Philadelphia Symphony Society.

1905. Dec. 23. Gustav Strube's Violin Concerto in F sharp minor produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. Dec. 24. Sibelius's symphonic poem "Finlandia" given at a concert at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with A.

Vigna as conductor. It was played by the Russian Symphony Orchestra on Dec. 30.

1905. Dec. 30. Zolotaref's "Rhapsodie Hebraique" given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City. Also Arensky's Violin Concerto (Op. 54), with Maud Powell as soloist.

1905. Dec. 30. Webber's Symphony in C minor given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1905. The St. Paul (Minn.) Symphony Orchestra formed under Walter Rothwell.

1905. Frederick Stock appointed conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1905. The Inst.i.tute of Musical Art established in New York City by Frank Damrosch.

1905-6. The guest conductors of the New York Philharmonic Society this season were:

Willem Mengelberg of Amsterdam, Holland.

Victor Herbert of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Max Fiedler of Hamburg, Germany.

Vasily Safonof of Moscow, Russia.

Ernst Kunwald of Frankfort am Main, Germany.

Fritz Steinbach of Cologne, Germany.

1906. Jan. 2. Guiraud's "Cha.s.se Fantastique"; Faure's "Pavane"; Ma.s.senet's "Pastorale Mystique," from the opera "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame"; Lalo's "Valse de Cigarette, Namouna"; Bruneau's "Preludes de l'Ouragan"; Sparck's "Legende," for saxophone and orchestra (production); Tiersot's "Danses Populaires Francaises," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1906. Jan. 9. First American appearance of Rudolph Ganz, noted pianist, with the Kneisel Quartet, in Boston.

1906. Jan. 20. Chausson's Symphony in B flat major given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Jan. 26. Tirindelli's symphonic poem "Tragi-Commedia" given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Jan. 27. American debut of Josef Lhevinne, noted pianist, at a concert of the Russian Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1906. Jan. 27. Glazunof's symphonic picture "The Kremlin" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Jan. 31. Giordano's opera "Siberia" presented at the French Opera House, New Orleans, La.

1906. Jan. 31. F. S. Converse's opera "The Pipe of Desire,"

produced at Jordan Hall, Boston. (It was presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Mar. 18, 1908.)

1906. Feb. 6. V. d'Indy's oratorio "St. Mary Magdalene" given by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1906. Feb. 11. J. Suk's Scherzo for Orchestra given by the New York Symphony Society.

1906. Feb. 24. Konius's suite "Childhood" given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1906. Mar. 2. Adolf Weidig's symphonic fantaisie "Semiramis" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 3. F. Boehe's "First Four Episodes for Orchestra" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 3. Production of F. S. Converse's ballads for baritone and orchestra by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Providence, R.

I., with David Bispham as soloist.

1906. Mar. 10. J. Dalcroze's "Violin Concerto in C minor" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1906. Mar. 10. Arthur Shepherd's "Ouverture Joyeuse" also H. F.

Gilbert's "Salammbo's Invocation" given at a concert of the New Music Society in New York City, and at the same concert Ruth Deyo, pianist, made her debut.

1906. Mar. 17. R. M. Gliere's First Symphony; Serof's "Cossack Dances"; Cesar Cui's "Waltz"; and Mlynarsky's "Violin Concerto,"

given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City.