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...York Symphony is next oldest to the New York Philharmonic in the U. S. It has introduced to the U. S. such famed composers as Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Elgar, Rimsky-Korsakov; introduced such artists as Paderewski, Kreisler, Saint-Saens, Sarasate, Lilli Lehmann and Hans von Bulow. It has toured some 400,000 miles, played to 8,000,000. Harry Harkness Flagler is the sole guarantor...
...Adagietto Carillon Songs by James R. Houghton (Baritone) a. "Wanderlied" Schumann b. The House by the Side of the Road Gulesian "Tsar Saltan," Suite Rimsky-Korsakov "The Moldau," Symphonic Poem Smetana Spauish Rhapsody Ravel Ballet of the Hours, "La Gioconda" Ponchielli Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" Mascagni "Pomp and Circumstance" Elgar...
...that in C minor), everything is just right; when led up to a climax, we expect something, we get it. Then how marvelously is our excitement assuaged without being allowed to die out entirely! The valleys, tablelands, and mountain peaks have the same convincing symmetry as nature herself. Edward Elgar, the eminent English composer, well says, "A modern composer, while listening to the C Minor Symphony or studying its design, feels as humble as a travelling tinker standing before that marvel of engineering skill, the bridge over the Firth of Forth...
...Gavotte--Chaconne Turkish March from "The Ruins of Athens" Beethoven Ride of the Valkyries from "The Valkyrie" Wagner Cortege from "The Queen of Sheba" Gounod Suite, "Namouna" Lalo "Children's Corner," Suite Debussy-Caplet "Espana," Rhapsody Chabrier Indian Sketches Gilbert Prelude--Invocation--Snake Dance Largo Handel Pomp and Circumstance Elgar...
...England, importunate Sir Thomas Beecham, patron and paladin of liberal music, has been beseeching the Government to bestow upon Composer Delius the Order of Merit, highest civilian honor (already possessed by Composer Sir Edward Elgar). "Before it is too late," pleads Sir Thomas. But the Government has other things to think about...