BPO Classics Repertoire 1958-1959

BPO Classics Repertoire 1958-1959

31 October 1958
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 “Pathetique”
Josef Krips, conductor
Van Cliburn, pianist


2, 4 November 1958
Weber – Oberon: Overture
Mozart – Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K.365
Strauss, R. – Don Juan, op.20
Weber – Konzertstück in F minor, op.79
Schumann – Symphony No.4 in D minor, op.120
Josef Krips, conductor
Gaby Casadesus, pianist
Robert Casadesus, pianist


16, 18 November 1958
Mozart – Symphony No.35 in D major, K.385 “Haffner”
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.22
Stravinsky – Firebird Suite
Brahms – Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Josef Krips, conductor
Arnold Steinhardt, violinist


23, 25 November 1958
Wagner – Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture
Wagner – Der Fliegende Holländer: Spinning Scene and Ballade
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Prize Song
Wagner – Die Walküre: Act I (concert version)
Josef Krips, conductor
Eileen Farrell, soprano
Gladys Kriese, soprano
Albert Da Costa, tenor
Spelios Constatine, bass
Women’s Chorus of Fredonia State Teachers College
Richard Paige, director


30 November, 2 December 1958
Schönberg – Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No.3 in C Major, op.26
Beethoven – Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
Josef Krips, conductor
Gary Graffman, pianist


14, 16 December 1958
Shostakovich – Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47
Brahms – Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, op.83
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Overture
Josef Krips, conductor
Gina Bachauer, pianist


19 December 1958
Handel – Messiah
Josef Krips, conductor
Irene Jordan, soprano
Claramae Turner, contralto
Robert Rounseville, tenor
Donald Gramm, bass/baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Page, director


25, 27 January 1959
Debussy – La Mer
Stravinsky – Petrouchka Suite
Walton – Belshazzar’s Feast
Willis Page, conductor
Herbert Beattie, bass/baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum


1, 3 February 1959
Beethoven – Egmont Overture, op.84
Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Beethoven – Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, op.55 “Eroica”
Josef Krips, conductor
Isaac Stern, violinist


15, 17 February 1959
Handel – Concerto Grosso in B minor, op.6 No.12
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.25
Stravinsky – Capriccio
Mozart – Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 “Jupiter”
Josef Krips, conductor
Rudolf Firkusny, pianist
Max Miller, violinist
Rivka Mandelkern, violinist
Dodia Feldin, cellist
Squire Haskin, keyboard


1, 3 March 1959
Honegger – Symphony No.3 “Liturgique”
Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Guitar Concerto in D major
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64
Josef Krips, conductor
Andres Segovia, guitarist


15, 17 March 1959
Bach – St. Matthew Passion
Josef Krips, conductor
Theresa Green-Coleman, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Leopold Simoneau, tenor
Richard Paige, tenor
Donald Gramm, bass/baritone
Samuel Herr, bass
Squire Haskin, harpsichord
Festival Chorus SUCNY Fredonia,
Richard Paige, director
St.Paul’s Episcopal Boys Choir,
Raymond F.Glover, director


5, 7 April 1959
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, op.80
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Brahms – Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73
Josef Krips, conductor
Mischa Elman, violinist