Annals of Music in America Part 36

1907. Mar. 31. Handel's oratorio "Belshazzar" given by the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston, with Madame Kileski-Bradbury, Misses Bouton, Kellogg, Mr. George Hamlin, and Mr. Watkin Mills as soloists.

1907. April 1. X. Scharwenka's opera "Mataswintha" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1907. April 3. Dr. P. Hartmann's oratorio "St. Peter" produced at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1907. April 6. Howard Brockway's Symphony in D major produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. April 9. J. K. Paine's opera "Azara" presented, in concert form, by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1907. April 13. Reger's "Serenade" (Op. 59) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra; also production of Henry K. Hadley's tone poem "Salome."

1907. April 27. Victor Bendix's Fourth Symphony (D minor) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Oct. 2. F. S. Converse's dramatic poem "Job" produced at the Worcester (Ma.s.s.) Festival.

1907. Oct. 4. A. Hinton's Second Pianoforte Concerto.

1907. Oct. 18. V. d'Indy's symphonic poem "Jour d'ete a la Montagne" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Nov. 1. F. Stock's "Symphonic Waltz" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Nov. 4. American debut of Jeanne Gerville-Reache, French contralto, as the _Blind Mother_ in "La Gioconda" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1907. Nov. 14. Glazunof's Eighth Symphony (E flat) given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1907. Nov. 16. The overture to Pfitzner's Christmas play "The Little Christ Elf" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Nov. 17. Edward German's "Welsh Rhapsody" given by the Symphony Society in New York City, conducted by the composer.

1907. Nov. 18. Francesco Cilea's opera "Adrienne Lecouvreur"

presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Cavalieri, Caruso and Scotti in the leading parts.

1907. Nov. 20. American debut of the Russian ba.s.so Chaliapin in "Mefistofele" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1907. Nov. 23. C. M. Loeffler's symphonic poem "A Pagan Poem"

produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Also Reznicek's adagio, scherzo and finale from "Symphonic Suite in E minor,"

given for the first time in America.

1907. Nov. 30. E. Boche's symphonic poem "Taormina" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Dec. 1. Dr. L. Damrosch's "Silver Wedding" produced by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1907. Dec. 4. Wolf-Ferrari's oratorio "Vita Nuova" given by the Oratorio Society, New York City.

1907. Dec. 7. Liapunof's Pianoforte Concerto given by the New York Symphony Society with Josef Hoffman as soloist.

1907. Dec. 12. Ilyinsky's suite "Mir und Antra," and Arensky's "First Symphony," given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1907. Dec. 20. Max Reger's "Variations and Fugue" (Op. 100) given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Dec. 21. D'Ambrosio's Violin Concerto in B minor, with R.

Czerwonski as soloist; the "Goldonian Intermezzo" from Bossi's "Suite Variee," and Humperdinck's overture to "The Forced Marriage," given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. First Beethoven Festival given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

Carl Pohlig appointed conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra (1907-1912).

1907. Max Zach appointed conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Jan. 1. American debut of Gustav Mahler as conductor of a performance of "Tristan und Isolde" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1908. Jan. 3. Charpentier's opera "Louise" presented at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden in leading part, Campanini conducting.

1908. Jan. 14. H. Bischoff's Symphony in E major given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Jan. 15. New York debut of Luisa Tetrazzini, great soprano, in "La Traviata" at the Manhattan Opera House. (She had previously been heard in San Francisco.)

1908. Jan. 15. Beethoven's "Twelve Dances" given under Sam Franko at Mendelssohn Hall, New York City.

1908. Jan. 16. Sibelius's Third Symphony (C major) given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1908. Jan. 18. Mozart's "Three German Dances" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Jan. 21. Henri Rabaud's Second Symphony (E minor); E.

Chausson's "Poeme de l'Amour et de la Mer" for voice and orchestra, (1) "La Fleur des Faux," "Interlude," (2) "La Mort de l'Amour"; and Balakiref's symphonic poem "En Boheme" given at an orchestral concert in Boston by Mrs. Richard J. Hall.

1908. Jan. 25. Sch.e.l.ling's "Fantastic Suite" for pianoforte and orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Jan. 29. Dohnanyi's Violoncello Concerto in D given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Indianapolis, Ind., with H. Warnke as soloist.

1908. Feb. 2. Chaikovsky's opera "Eugen Onegin" given in concert form by the Symphony Society in New York City.

1908. Feb. 13. The scene "Winter" from Glazunof's ballet, "The Seasons," given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1908. Feb. 14. Richard Wagner's "Columbus" overture given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 15. Rimsky-Korsakof's "Caprice on Spanish Themes"; and Schjelderup's "Sunrise on the Himalayas" from the stage music to Gjellerup's "Opferfeuer"; also Schjelderup's symphonic poem "A Summer Night on the Fjord" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 19. Debussy's opera "Pelleas et Melisande" presented at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden, Jeanne Gerville-Reache, and Perier in the cast. Campanini conducting.

1908. Feb. 22. Production of Chadwick's "Symphonic Sketches" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Feb. 28. Josef Hofmann's Third Pianoforte Concerto given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1908. Feb. 29. E. Dohnanyi's Concert Piece in D major given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1908. Mar. 4. American debut of Madame Berta Morena as _Sieglinde_ at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.