BPO Classics Repertoire 1963-1964

BPO Classics Repertoire 1963-1964

26, 29 October 1963
Ives – Unanswered Question
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring
Brahms – Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Lukas Foss, conductor


3, 5 November 1963
Wagner – Tristan and Isolde: Prelude
Schubert – Symphony No.8 in B minor “Unfinished”
Schubert – The Magic Harp: Overture (Rosamunde)
Berg – Three Early Songs: Nacht; Im Zimmer; Die Nachtigall
Berg – Lulu: Ostinato
Berg – Wozzeck: Three Excerpts
Wagner – Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod
Lukas Foss, conductor
Phyllis Curtin, soprano


17, 19 November 1963
Beethoven – Excerpts from Wellington’s Siege, op.90
Beethoven – Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, op.55 “Eroica”
Britten – Ballad of Heros
Diamond – This Sacred Ground
Lukas Foss, conductor
André Montal, tenor
George Hoffmann, bass/baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Fredonia College Choir,
Richard Shiel, director
St.Paul’s Cathedral Boy’s Choir,
Donald Ingram, director


24, 26 November 1963
Beethoven – Coriolanus Overture, op.62
Schumann – Symphony No.2 in C major, op.61
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.22
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.4 (Andante con moto for JFK)
Lukas Foss, conductor
André Watts, pianist


6, 10 December 1963
Gabrieli – Canzon Quarti Decimi Toni for Brass
Bach/Webern – Fugue Ricercata from “Das Musikalische Opfer”
Bach – Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor
Copland – El Salon Mexico
Ravel – Bolero
Villa-Lobos – Choros No.10
Lukas Foss, conductor and pianist
Festival Chorus SUCNY Fredonia,
Richard Paige, director


15, 17 December 1963
Mozart – Rondo from Serenade in B-flat major for Winds
Mozart – Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550
Mozart – Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216
Mozart – Don Giovanni: Music for Three Orchestras and Overture
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K.364
Lukas Foss, conductor
Richard Dufallo, assisting conductor
Ulrich Meyer, assisting conductor
Isaac Stern, violinist
Alexander Schneider, violist


20 December 1963
Handel – Messiah
Lukas Foss, conductor
Pierrette Alarie, soprano
Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano
Leopold Simoneau, tenor
John West, bass/baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Richard Sheil, director
Guido Chorus,
Clyde D.Kline, director
Kenmore Methodist Church Choir,
Roy Kehl, director
Kenmore Presbyterian Church Choir,
Peter Van Dyke, director


12, 14 January 1964
Strauss, R. – Don Quixote
Haieff – Divertimento
Dvorak – Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 “New World”
Ulrich Meyer, conductor
Alexei Haieff, composer, conductor
Leonard Rose, cellist
Ascher Temkin, violist


19, 21 January 1964
Rossini – La Scala di Seta: Overture
Haydn – Symphony No.102 in B-flat major, op.98
Rochberg – Time-Span
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63
Ravel – Rapsodie espagnole
Richard Duffalo, conductor
George Rochberg, composer, conductor
Eudice Shapiro, violinist


2, 4 February 1964
Hindemith – Mathis der Maler: Entombment
Wagner – Tannhäuser: Overture, Venusberg Music
Debussy – Trois Nocturnes
Debussy/Boulez – Twelve Chansons (Bilitis)
Boulez – Improvisations sur Mallarmé
Schönberg – Survivor from Warsaw
Lukas Foss, conductor
Vera Zorina, narrator
Susan Belink, soprano
SUNYAB Glee Club and Women’s Chorale,
Robert Beckwith, director


9, 11 February 1964
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Tchaikovsky/Stravinsky – Sleeping Beauty: Passacaglia de Deux
Stravinsky – Capriccio
Tchaikovsky – Fantasie de Concert
Stravinsky – The Fairy’s Kiss: Divertimento
Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini Fantasia, op.32
Lukas Foss, conductor
Leo Smit, pianist


23, 25 February 1964
Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture, op.9
Beethoven – Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano, op.56
Sapp – Colloquies
Strauss, R. – Til Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Lukas Foss, conductor
Alan Sapp, composer, conductor
Norma Bertolami, pianist
Laszlo Steinhardt, violinist
Dodia Feldin, cellist


1, 3 March 1964
Xenakis – Pithoprakta
Mussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition
Stockhausen – Momente
Lassus – Cantiones Duarum Vocum: No.8 Sancti Mei
Lassus – Cantiones Duarum Vocum: No.9 Qui Veult Venire
Lukas Foss, conductor
Karlheinz Stockhausen, composer, conductor
Martina Arroyo, soprano
SUNY-Potsdam Crane Collegiate Singers,
Brock McElheran, conductor
St.Paul’s Cathedral Boys Choir,
Donald Ingram, director


14, 15, March 1964
Bernstein – French Choruses from The Lark
Bernstein – Candide: Overture
Bernstein – West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Bernstein – Latin Choruses from The Lark
Bernstein – Symphony No.2 “Age of Anxiety”
Lukas Foss, conductor, pianist
Leonard Bernstein, composer, conductor
SUNY-Fredonia College Choir,
Richard Sheil, director


22, 24 March 1964
Bach – St. John Passion
Lukas Foss, conductor
James Schwabacher, tenor
John West, bass/baritone
Patricia Brooks, soprano
Joanna Simon, mezzo-soprano
André Montal, tenor
Gene Hollmann, bass/baritone
Festival Chorus SUCNY Fredonia,
Harriet Simons, director
Saturday Morning Choirsters of the Buffalo Public Schools
Ruth E. Hill, director