David Epstein, Conductor
SEASON OPENER
December 1, 1963, at 2:30 pm
Wager
Prelude to “The Mastersingers of Nuremburg”
Allegro vivace
Andate con moto
Con moto moderato
Saltarello presto
Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 61 (“Italian”), Op. 61
Allegro vivace
Andante con moto
Con moto moderato
Saltarello presto
Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Allegro, ma non troppo
Larghetto
Rondo
Itzhak Perlman, violinist
Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes From The Opera “Peter Grimes,” Op. 33a
Dawn
Sunday Morning
Moonlight
Storm
WINTER CONCERT
February 16, 1964, 2:30 pm
Handel
Suite from “The Faithful Shepherd”
Introduction and Fugue
Gavotte
Bourrée
Minuet
Finale
Dvorak
Symphony No. 4 (8) in G Major, Op. 88
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Allegretto grazioso
Allegro, ma non troppo
Weber
Concert Piece in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 79
Edith Kraft, Pianist
de Falla
Three Dances from the Ballet
“The Three-Cornered Hat”
The Neighbors
The Miller’s Dance (Farruca)
Final Dance
SPRING CONCERT
April 12, 1964, 2:30 pm
Beethoven
Overture to the Ballet “The Men of Prometheus”
Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
Ziemlich langsam—Lebhaft
Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
Scherzo: Lebhaft
Langsam—Lebhaft
Boccherini
Violoncello Concerto in B flat Major
Allegro moderato
Adagio
Rondo:Allegro
Ellen Zoe Hassman, cellist
Piston
Second Suite for Orchestra (1947)
Prelude
Sarabande
Intermezzo
Passacaglia and Fugue
New York Premiere