1959 Eighty-first Season 1960

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Charles A. Sink, President Gail W. Rector, Executive Director Lester McCoy, Conductor

Twentieth Annual

CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Festival Quartet VICTOR BABIN, Piano

SZYMON GOLDBERG, Violin

WILLIAM PRIMROSE, Viola

NIKOLAI GRAUDAN, Violoncello

FEBRUARY 12, 13, 14, 1960

RACKHAM AUDITORIUM

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

The Steinway is the officia l piano of the University Musical Society .

A R S LON G A V I T A BREVIS

PRO G RAM

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 8:30 P.M.

Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 16

Grave; allegro rna non troppo

Andante cantabile

Rondo: allegro, rna non troppo

Piano Quartet in D minor, Op. 113

Allegro moderato rna con passione

Vivace; adagio; vivace

Larghetto

Allegro energico

INTERMISSION

Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25, No.1

Allegro

Intermezzo: allegro rna non troppo

Andante con moto

Rondo alIa Zingarese: presto

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First Concert

BEETHOVEN

MAX REGER

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TWENTY ANNUAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVALS

presented by

THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Rackham Auditorium - Ann Arbor, Michigan

1941-1960

ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTED (in order of appearance)

Musical Art Quartet Roth String Quartet . Budapest String Quartet Paganini String Quartet .

1941 1942, 1943, 1944 1945, 1946, 1947

. . 1948, 1949 Budapest String Quartet . . . . . 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953

1954 Griller String Quartet and Reginald Kell Players Budapest String Quartet 1955, 1956

1957 1958 1959 1960

Quartetto Italiano . Budapest String Quartet Societa Corelli Festival Quartet

COMPOSITIONS PERFORMED

ALDINONI, TOMASSO (1674-1745) Allegro from Concerto in D minor . . .... 1959

BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN (1685-1750) (Wood-Hill) Seven Choral Preludes .. .. . 1944 (Roy Harri s) Four Fugues from

"The Art of the Fugue" ...... .. . .... 1951 (Mozart) Five Fugues .......... .. .. .. 1954

BARBER, SAMUEL (1910- ) Quartet in B minor .... . ..... ... 1945, 195 2

BART6K, BELA (1881- 1945) Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin

and Piano ............ ...... .... . .. 1954 Quartet in A minor, Op. 7, No.1 . . . 1948, 1955 Quartet in A minor, Op . 17 , No.2 . . 195 1, 1958

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN (1 770-1 82 7) COMPLETE STRING QUARTET CYCI.E

Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No.1 .. ................ 1943, 1950, 1956

Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No.2 .......... .... .... 1945 , 195 2, 1956

Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No.3 . . 1947, 1956 Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 , No.4 . . 1948, 1958 Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No.5 .. 1946,1958 Quartet in B-flat major,

Op. 18, No. 6 .............. .. 1949,1958 Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No.1 . ... .. . 1949 Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 .. 1947, 1955 Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No.3 .. 194 5, 1952 Quartet in E-Ilat major, OP. 74 . .. . 1946, 1957 Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 ... . . ....... 1943 Quartet in E-Ilat major, Op. 127 . . . 1949, 1954 Quartet in A minor, Op. 13 2 ... . .. 1948, 1953 Quartet in B-flat major, OP. 130 ... 1948, 1953 Grand Fugue, Op. 133 """"."" . • . 1950 Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 .. 1945 , 1951 Quartet in F major, Op. 135 .. 194 2, 1944, 1950

Piano Quartet in E-fl a t major, Op. 16 ... . 1960 Quintet in C major, Op. 29 ..... . . . .... . 1955 Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No.3, for

Violin, Cello, and Piano . . ..... . . .... 1954 BLOCH, ERNEST (1880- 1959)

Prelude; Night ....... ....... ........ 1941 Quartet No.3 .. .... ............... .. 1954

BOCCHERINI, LUIGI (1743- 1805) Concerto in B-lIat major for

Cello and Strings . ....... . ..... . . ... 1959 Concerto in D major for

Cello and Strings . .......... . . . .. . .. 1959 Menuett No.2 in A major . . . . ..... ... . 1959 Quartet in G minor, OP. 33, No.5 . ..... 1942

BORODIN, ALEXANDER (1 833-1887) Quartet in D major, No.2 .... . ... 1941, 1943

BRAHMS, JOHANNES (1833-1897) (Mason) Chorale and Fugue . .. . .. .. . .. 1944 P iano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25, No. 1 .. 1960 P iano Quartet in A major, Op. 26 , No.2 .. 1960 Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60, No.3 . . 1960 Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 , No. 1 .. 1941 , 1951 Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 .. 1945 , 1952 Quartet in B-lIat major, Op. 67 .... 1947, 1950 Quintet in F major, Op. 88 .. . ..... . .... 1958 Quintet in G major, Op. 111 . . . ......... 1955 Trio in A minor, Op. 114, for

Cla rinet, CeUo, and Piano . . .. ... .... 1954 BRITTEN, BENJAMIN (1913- )

Simple Symphony for Strings .. . . .. ..... 1959 BUCCHI, VALENTINO (1916- )

Quartet No.1 ........ ........ ... ... .. 1957 CAMDINI, GIOVANNI GIUSEPPE (1746- 1825)

Quartet No.2 in G minor . .... . ..... .. . 1957 CASELLA, ALFREDO (1883- )

Three Pieces for String Quartet . . ..... .. 1944 Preludio Barbaro Ninna-Nanna Ridiculous Waltz

CaRELLI, ARCANGELO (1653-1713) Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1 . ... ... ... 1959 Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No.3 .. .. .... .. 1959 Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 ... .... .. . 1959 Sarabanda, Giga and Badinerie . . .. . .. ... 1959

DEBUSSY, CLAUDE ACHILLE (1 862-1 9 18) Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 . . 1947 , 1953,1957

DENNY, WILLIAM (1910- ) Quartet No.2 .. " ...... . .... .... .... 1955

DITTERSDORF, KARL DITTERS VON (1739-1799) Quartet in D major .. .. .. .......... ... 1953

DOHNANYI, ERNST VON (1877- ) Quartet in D-flat major, Op. 15, No.2 .. .. 1943

DONIZETTI, GAETANO (1797-1848) Can zone e minuetto .... .. . . .. .. ...... 1959

DVORAK, ANTONIN (1841- 1904) Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 51 .... ..... 1946 Quartet in F major, Op. 96 ........ 1943, 1956

FAURE, GABRIEL (1845-1924) P iano Quartet in G minor, Op. 45 ....... 1960

Foss, LUKAS (192 2- ) Quartet in G .................. . . . . .. 195 2

FRANCK, CESAR, (1822-1890) Quartet in D major .. ... . ............. 1949

GEMINI ANI, FRANCESCO (1667-1762) Andante . . . ..... . ......... . ......... 1959

H ANDEL, GEORGE FREDERICK (1685- 1759) Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No.6,

in G minor ... . .... .. ...... .. .... .. 1959 HARRIS, Roy (1 898- )

Four Preludes and Fugues .. ... . . ...... 1942 HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH (1732- 1809)

Quartet in D major, Cp. 20, No.4 ...... 1951 Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No.3 ...... 194 7 Quartet in G major, Op. 33, No.5 ... ... 1954 Quartet in E-llat major, Op. 50, No. 3 ... 1944 Quartet in B-IIat major, Op. 64, No.3 .. . 1948 Quartet in G major, Op. 64, No.4 ...... 1941 Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No.5 . ..... 1948 Quartet in E-flat major, OP. 64, No.6 . . . 1952 Quartet in G minor, OP. 74, No. 3 . . . . .. 1945 Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No.2 . . .... 1946 Quartet in C major, Op. 76, No.3 ...... 1953 Quartet in B-IIat major, Op. 76, No.4 .. . 1950 Quartet in D major, Op. 76, No.5 .. 1942, 1943 Quartet in G major, Op. 77, No. 1 .. 1949,1955

HINDEMITH, PAUL (1895- ) Quartet in E-llat major

(1943) ... . ............. 1945,1946,1953 Quartet in E-flat major (1945) ......... 1947 Quartet, Op. 22, No.3 ........ .... 1950,1958

J ACOBI, FREDERICK ( 1891- ) Quartet No.3 ... ......... .. ...... .. .. 1949

KODALY, ZOLTAN ( 1882- ) Quartet, Op. 10, No.2 ........ .. . . . . ... 1956

KRENEK, ERNST (1900- ) Quartet No. 7, Op. 96 ... ............. . 1945

LEES, BENJAMIN (1924- ) Quartet No.1 ...... . ......... ........ 1955

MALIPIERO, GIAN FRANCESCO (1882- ) " Rispetti e Strambotti" . . ... . ... . . ... . . 1942

MARCELLO, BENEDETTO (1686-1739) Introduction, Aria, and Presto ..... . .... 1959

MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX ( 1809-1847) Quartet No.1 in E-fiat major,

Op. 12, No.1 ... . . . ........ . . . . . . . . 1953 Quartet No.3 in D major, Op. 44, No.1 .. 1952

MILHAUD, DARIUS (1 892- ) Quartet No.2 ..................... . .. 1948 Quartet No.7 ... . ........ ...... 1949, 1958 Quartet No. 12 ............. . . ..... . . . 1946 Quartet No. 17 ....... . .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. 195 2 Suite for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano . .... 1954

MORRIS, HAROLD (1890- ) Quartet No.2 . . . . ...... .............. 1944

MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS (1756- 1791) Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 .. .... . 1960 Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493 . ... 1960 Quartet No. 14 in G major, K. 387 . 1941,1952 Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421 . 1951,1957 Quartet No. 16 in E-fiat major, K . 428 ... 1950 Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major,

K. 458 ...... ... ........ 1943, 1948, 1954

Quartet No. 18 in A major, K. 464 ...... 1947 Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 .1949, 1957 Quartet No. 20 in D major,

K. 499 . . . .............. 1942,1945,1955 Quartet No. 23 in F major, K. 590 ..... . . 1946 Quintet No.3 in C minor, K. 406 . ... . .. 1958 Quintet No.4 in C major, K. 515 .. . . .... 1956 Quintet No.5 in G minor, K. 516 . .... ... 1956 Quintet No.6 in D major, K. 593 ..... .. 1956 Quintet No.7 in E-flat major, K. 614 ... . 1958

NERI, MASSIMILIANO (Ga 1620-1670) Sonata a quattro ............... .... .. 1957

PISTON, WALTER (1894- ) Quartet No.2 . ............... . ... .. . . 1946 Quartet No.3 .......... .. ... . ........ 1950

PORPORA, NICCOLA ( 1686-1767) Aria for CeIJo and Strings ..... . . .. ..... 1959

PORTER, QUINCEY (1897- ) Quartet No.4 ...... . ..... ..... . . .... . 1943 Quartet No.8 . ..... . .. ...... . . .. ..... 1953

PROKOFIEFF, SERGEI (1891-1953) Quartet No.2 in F major, Op. 92 ... 1947, 19.57

PURCELL, HENRY (Ga 1659-1695) Chaconne ..................... . . . ... 1951

RAVEL, MAURICE (1875-1937) Quartet in F major ... . 1941,1942,1944,1951

REGER, MAX (1 873- 1916) P iano Quartet in D minor, Op. 113 ..... . 1960

RUBBRA, EDMUND (1901- ) Quartet No. 2 in E-IIat, Op. 73 . . . . ...... 1954

SCARLATTI, ALESSANDRO (1659-1725) Pastorale e molto aIJegro .......... .. . .. 1959

SCHUBERT, FRANZ (1797-1828) Quartet No. 2 in C major ... .. .. . ..... . 1957 Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major,

Op. 125, No.1 ..................... 1949 Quartet No. 13 in A minor, Cp. 27 .. . .... 1955 Quartet No. 14 in D minor,

Op. Postb . . . ............ 1941 , 1944, 1950 Quartet No. 15 in G major,

Op. 161 .............. . . . . . .. 1946, 1953 Movement ill C minor, Op. Posth . ....... 1951

SCHUMANN, ROBERT (/810-1856) Piano Quartet in E-llat major, Op. 47 .... 1960 Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No.1 .... . .. 1942 Quartet in F major, Op. 41, No. 2 . . ..... 1944 Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No.3 ....... 1951

SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI (1906- ) Quartet in C major, Op. 49 .......... . .. 1943

SMETANA, BEDmCH (1824-1884) Quartet in E minor, Op. 11 6, No. 1. .1 947, 1956

STRAVINSKY, IGOR (1882- ) Concertino . ..... . . ....... . . . ........ 1951 Concerto in D , for Violin and Orchestra ... 1959

T /\NSMAN, ALEXANDRE (1897- ) Triptych for String Orchestra . .......... 1941

TURINA, JOAQUIN (1882-1949) La Oracion del Torero ... . ....... .. .... 1941

VITALI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA (Ga 1644-1692) Capriccio a quattro . . . ................ 1957

VIVALDI, ANTONIO (Ga 1675- 1741) AIJegro from Concerto in A major .... . .. 1959 Concerto Grosso in D minor,

Op. 3, No. II ..... . . . .... ...... . . .. 1959 L'~stro ha~monico (Concerto No. 5)

10 A maJor . . . . . ... . ............... 1948 Sinfonia No. 1 in C major .. . ... ... .. ... 1959 Sinfonia No.2 in G major ....... . .. . ... 1959

WOLF, HUGO (1860- 1903 ) Italian Serenade . ...... . . ...... .. .... . 1944

PRO G RAM

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 8:30 P.M.

Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 45

Allegro malta moderato

Allegro malta

Adagio non troppo

Allegro malta

Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493

Allegro

Larghetto

A\1egretto

INTERMISSION

Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 26, No.2

Allegro non troppo

Poco adagio

Scherzo: poco allegro

Finale: a\1egro

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(over)

Second Concert

FAURE

MOZART

BRAHMS

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Complete Series 3282

PRO G RAM

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2 :30 P.M.

Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478

Allegro

Andante

Rondo

Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60, No.3

Allegro non troppo

Scherzo: allegro

Andante

Finale: allegro commodo

INTERMISSION

Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47

Sostenuto assai-allegro rna non troppo

Scherzo: molto vivace

Andante cantabile

Finale: vivace

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Third C otlcert

MOZART

BRAHMS

SCHUMANN

Steiltway Piatlo

Complete Series 3283