Annals of Music in America Part 49

1920. Dec. 31. Gustav Holst's symphony, "The Planets," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Dec. Adolph Tandler appointed conductor of the Los Angeles (Cal.) Symphony Orchestra.

1921. Jan. 9. American debut of Selma Kurtz, Viennese soprano, in a concert at the Hippodrome, New York City, in a miscellaneous program.

1921. Jan. 13. Mary Garden appointed artistic director of the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation.

1921. Jan. 13. Production, from MS., of Josef Stransky's two songs for voice and orchestra, "Thy Fragrant Hair," and "Hymnus," by the Philharmonic Orchestra, New York City, with Margarete Matzenauer as soloist.

1921. Jan. 14. American debut of Ignaz Friedman, pianist, in a recital at Aeolian Hall, New York City.

1921. Jan. 14. Francesca Malipiero's "Grottesco," for small orchestra, given by the National Symphony Orchestra, New York City. A. Bodansky conducting.

1921. Jan. 14. American debut of Alexander Schmuller, Russian violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1921. Jan. 17. American debut of Izzy Mitnisky, Russian violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1921. Jan. 19. American debut of Daisy Jean, Belgian violoncellist, in a recital at Aeolian Hall, New York City.

1921. Jan. 19. Frank Bridge's Suite for String Orchestra, and Debussy's "Jet d'Eau" for voice and orchestra, given by the Boston Musical a.s.sociation, in Jordan Hall.

1921. Feb. 2. National Symphony Orchestra of New York merged with the Philharmonic Orchestra, under Josef Stransky.

1921. Feb. 2. American debut of Erika Morini, Austro-Italian violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City, supported by an orchestra under Bodansky. She played the Mendelssohn concerto and one by Vieuxtemps.

1921. Feb. 3. Respighi's "Suite of Four Songs and Dances of the Sixteenth Century" for the lute (transcribed for orchestra) given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1921. Feb. 4. Granville Bantock's prelude to "Sappho" given by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

1921. Feb. 6. Pietro Yon's "Concerto Gregoriano" for organ and orchestra given by the Symphony Society, New York City. (Had been previously played by the composer as an organ piece at Wanamaker's, and in Chicago.)

1921. Feb. 12. R. Strauss's orchestral suite from "Der Burger als Edelman" (opera based on Moliere's play "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme") given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Alfred de Voto at the pianoforte.

1921. Feb. 14. American debut of Paul Kochanski, Russian violinist, at Carnegie Hall, New York City, in Brahms's concerto in D. Walter Damrosch conducting.

1921. Feb. 16. A. Bruneau's symphonic poem "Penthesilee," for voice and orchestra; V. Davico's "Impressionna Romana" from MS., and M. Ravel's "Alborada del Gracioso," also from MS., given by the Boston Musical a.s.sociation in Jordan Hall. Georges Longy, conductor.

1921. Feb. 17. Debussy's Two Nocturnes for pianoforte and orchestra, and a "Fantasy," given by the Symphony Society, New York City, with Alfred Cortot at the pianoforte.

1921. Feb. 22. American debut of Carlo Sabatini at Carnegie Hall, New York City, in a miscellaneous program including the Bruch concerto in G minor and Beethoven's "Kreutzer Sonata."

1921. Mar. 4. Production of H. F. Gilbert's orchestral suite "Indian Sketches" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. P. Monteux conducting.

1921. Mar. 4. Daniel Gregory Mason's Prelude and Fugue for pianoforte and orchestra given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with John Powell, pianist.

1921. Mar. 4. Victor Vreuil's symphonic poem "Jour de Fete" given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, E. Ysaye conducting.

1921. Mar. 4. Production from MS. of Reginald Sweet's overture to the one-act opera "Riders to the Sea" by the Philharmonic Orchestra, New York City.

1921. Mar. 5. Emanuel Moor's Concerto for string quartet and orchestra given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1921. Mar. 9. Karl Weiss's opera "The Polish Jew" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emile Capoulican, Kathleen Howard, Raymonde Delaunais, Mario Chamlee, Angelo Bada, R. Leonhardt, William Gustafson, L. d'Angelo and Paolo Ananian.

Conducted by A. Bodansky.

1921. Mar. 11. Kurt Atterbury's First Symphony (F major) given by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

1921. April 27. Florent Schmitt's "Chant de Guerre" given for the first time in America with orchestra, by the Boston Musical a.s.sociation, a.s.sisted by the Harvard Glee Club; also Charles Bordes's "Rhapsodie Basque" for pianoforte and orchestra, with Miss Marion Carley, pianist.

1921. May 26. F. Stock's choral work, "A Psalmodic Rhapsody,"

produced at the North Sh.o.r.e Festival, Evanston, Ill., conducted by the composer.

1921. June 7. Production of Paolo Gallico's prize oratorio, "The Apocalypse," in the gymnasium of Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., at the Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Music Clubs.

1921. July 20. Production of music by Edgar Stillman Kelley, F. S.

Converse, George W. Chadwick, Arthur Foote, John Powell, E. B.

Hill, Leo Sowerby, Chalmers Clifton, and Henry F. Gilbert, at the pageant given at Plymouth, Ma.s.s., to celebrate the tercentenary of the Pilgrims' landing.

1921. Oct. 14. Walter Braunfels's "Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Berlioz," given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1921. Oct. 14. American debut of Emil Telmanyi, Hungarian violinist, in Lalo's "Symphony Espagnole," with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

1921. Oct. 15. American debut of Elly Ney, noted French pianist, in a recital of Beethoven's works at Carnegie Hall, New York City. She appeared with the Philharmonic Orchestra Nov. 26, and played Chaikovsky's "First Concerto."

1921. Oct. 21. Cesar Franck's Organ Chorale No. 2, B minor, arranged for orchestra and organ by Wallace Goodrich, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Wallace Goodrich as soloist.

1921. Oct. 21. Jan Sibelius's "Fifth Symphony" (E flat) given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1921. Oct. 23. Production of Louis T. Gruenberg's symphonic poem "The Hill of Dreams" by the Symphony Society, New York City, at Aeolian Hall. (This work won the prize offered in 1920 by Harry Harkins Flagler.)

1921. Oct. 28. Ravel's "La Valse" given by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, under Alfred Hertz.

1921. Nov. 4. Gregor Fitelberg's "Polish Rhapsody" given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. (This work in its original form, won the $1000 prize offered by Mrs. F. S. Coolidge in 1919, and was played at the Berkshire Festival of Chamber Music at Pittsfield, Ma.s.s., in September of that year.)

1921. Nov. 6. Rudolf Ganz formally welcomed as conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1921. Nov. 13. H. H. Wetzler's overture to "As You Like It," given by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

1921. Nov. 14. American debut of Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor, as _Alfredo_ in "La Traviata," at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1921. Nov. 15. American debut of Tino Pattiera, Italian tenor, as _Mario_ in "La Tosca" with the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation.

1921. Nov. 16. Operatic debut of Edith Mason as _Cio-Cio-San_ in "Madama b.u.t.terfly," with the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation.

1921. Nov. 17. Production of H. K. Hadley's tone poem "The Ocean"

by the Philharmonic Orchestra, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1921. Nov. 19. Erich W. Korngold's opera, "Die Tote Stadt,"

presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, on which occasion Marie Jeritza, noted Moravian soprano, made her American debut. Bodansky conducting.