Word: falla
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Boston Symphony, opened its fourth season under Serge Koussevitzky, gave two worthy catholic programs - Stravinsky, Debussy, Brahms, Berlioz, Bach-Schonberg, Richard Strauss, de Falla. "This year," read a foreword in the program book, "owing to increased expenses the deficit is likely to be $85,000, and we ask all those who are anxious to see these concerts continue to subscribe towards the deficit." Figures showed the operating expenses increased by $32,696; the gross income $717,886; the gross expenditure...
...following program is scheduled for tonight's Pops: March Schubert-Casella Overture to "Oberon" Weber Ballet Suite from "Cephalus and Procris" Gretry-Mottl "The Flying Dutehman," Overture Wagner Spanish Dances Moskowski Cordoba Albeniz-Jacchia Three Dances form "The Three Cornered Hat" De Falla "Espana." Rhapsody Chabrier Indian War Dance Skilton Prelude to "Khovantchina" Moussorgsky Entrance of the Guests into the Wartburg, from "Tannhauser" Wagner
Harpsichord Mistress Wanda Landowska was soloist last week at a Manhattan concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She tinkled away at a recently composed novelty by Spanish Maestro Manuel de Falla (Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello), which she had said would be of "austere, aristocratic beauty." All found it muddy; praised her playing of Mozart...
...performance of Scriabin's piano concerto (Gitta Gradova, soloist); a fantasy by Darius Milhaud for piano and orchestra; Szymanowski's Third Symphony; J. C. Bach's Sinfonia; Bloch's Israel, Honegger's Tempest overture; Pfitzner's three preludes from Palestrina and a De Falla composition for piano and orchestra...
...will give 20 Sunday afternoon concerts, beginning on Oct. 31, 12 Thursday afternoon and 12 Friday evening concerts, 6 Saturday afternoon concerts for young people and 5 Saturday morning concerts for children. Under Dr. Damrosch six new works by six composers of six different countries will be played: De Falla's marionette opera, El Retablo de Maese Pedro, Sibelius' Tapiola, Casella's Scarlatina, Honegger's Phaedre, Ernst Hallfter's Spanish Suite, a symphony by Austin George Antheil, Milhaud's Ballad for Piano and Orchestra. Soloists will be Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Efrem Zimbalist, Alfred Cortot...