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...Louis Krasner in its first American performances by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at this week's concerts. Berg, a disciple of the famous exiled German composer, Schoenberg, wrote this particular work while deeply affected by the death of one of his closest friends, Manon Gropius, the stepdaughter of Gustav Mahler. This concerto, while a requiem for her, is also the composer's swan-song for he died soon after. A great reputation has preceded this last effort of Berg, and it should prove significant...
...regular Friday and Saturday concerts. The program, which is the same as that played last night in Sanders Theatre, consists of Bach's Toccata in C major for Organ orchestrated by Leo Weiner, the Symphony No. 1 in G minor by Basil Kalinnikov, and Hindemith's "Mathis der Mahler." Kalinnikov was a Russian composer of the Moscow School who died in 1900, leaving only a few works behind him. "Mathis der Mahler" ("Matthias the Painter") is a so-called symphony consisting of three movements written by the modern German composer, Paul Hindemith. The work comprises excerpts from Hindemith's opera...
...members of the committee, selected from a group of 30 Freshmen, recommended by the proctors in the Yard, are: Vinton A. Dearing, Rodman Gilder, Jr., Langdon B. Gilkey, Barton Kelly, Christian M. Lauritzen 2nd, John I. Mahler, Douglas Mercer, James M. E. Mixter, Arthur W. Page, Jr., J. Warren Palm, Peter E. Pratt, Walter T. Ridder, Walter D. Riddle, Jr., and Frank S. Streeter...
...fifth regular pair of Symphony concerts at Symphony Hall will take place this week-end. Gustav Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde," composed in 1910, is to be performed with Paul Althouse and Maria Ranzow as soloists. The work consists of a cycle of six songs, symphonically treated, which are really Chinese lyrics from the eighth century translated into the German and freely adapted by the composer. Although uneven in its quality, "Das Lied von der Erde" is certainly at least near-great and is well worth hearing for it is infrequently given. Mozart's Symphony in E flat...
Executive council for the group consists of: Robert H. Gallagher 3L., Winfield A. Huppuch 3L., Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. '38, William A. Kirstein '38, Charles M. Lauritzen '40, John I. Mahler '40, and William G. Mitchell '40. These men were all directors of the three former organizations...