{"product_id":"3733-koussevitzky-serge-prokofiev-sergei-rimsky-korsakow-nikolai-mussorgsky-modest-duke-vernon-koechlin-charles-grands-concerts-symphoniques-rare-original-program","title":"[Koussevitzky, Serge. (1874-1951) \u0026 Prokofiev, Sergei. (1891-1953) \u0026 Rimsky-Korsakow, Nikolai. (1844-1908) \u0026 Mussorgsky, Modest. (1839-1881) \u0026 Duke, Vernon. (1903-1969) \u0026 Koechlin, Charles. (1867-1950)] Grands Concerts Symphoniques - Rare Original Program","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eA rare group of four original souvenir program booklets from the 1921 and 1922 seasons of the \"Grands Concerts Symphoniques Serge Koussevitzky,\" including the program from the first concert of the first season, together with one program booklet from the 1928 season. Dated November 10, December 8, and December 15, 1921; April 20, 1922 (with Prokofiev performing the premiere of his Third Piano Concerto); and June 14, 1928. The historic concert series, organized by Koussevitzky shortly before he began his tenure with the Boston Symphony, drew from the finest musicians available in Paris and particularly showcased works by Russian composers. The attractive programs feature Art Nouveau typography on the covers, and full-page portrait photographs of the composers and performers involved, as well as advertisements. Two programs include small inserts advertising other concerts. Light to medium toning to the covers and some wear to the staple bindings (1928 program with cover partially detached); overall in fine condition. Each 8.5 x 10.5 inches (22 x 27 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe works performed in these programs include: on \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eNovember 10, 1921 (first concert of the season), Debussy's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eNuages, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eRavel's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eScheherazade, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eworks by Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Weber, as well as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony; on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eDecember 8, 1921 (fifth concert of the season), premières of Alexander Dmitriyevich Kastalsky's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eCommémoration Fraternelle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eand Mussorgsky's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eDestruction of Sennacherib, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003esongs and arias by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, and Lyadov, and the second performance of Scriabin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003ePoème de l'Extase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e; on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eDecember 15, 1921 (sixth concert), Haydn's Symphony no. 13, sacred works by Bach and Buononcini, an aria from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eDie Entführung aus dem Serail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e, and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eApril 20, 1922 (first concert of the season), the premiere of Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto, with the composer at the piano, works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Honneger, and Stravinsky, and the premiere of Charles Koechlin's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eLa forêt païenne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e; and on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eJune 14, 1928, premieres of Rimsky-Korsakov's Suite from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eThe Maid of Pskov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e and the First Symphony by Vladimir Dukelsky (also known by his American name, Vernon Duke), the second act from Prokofiev's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eL'Ange de Feu, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eand Mussorgsky's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003ePictures at an Exhibition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e, orchestrated by Ravel.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eGrands Concerts Symphoniques Koussevitzky\u003c\/em\u003e \"became an important artistic expression of postwar Paris. Their vogue was something like that of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe earlier. The audiences were the finest and the smartest in Paris. Nobody who was anybody or wanted to be anybody in music could afford to ignore the Koussevitzky concerts. They were the very latest fashion, \u003cem style=\"\"\u003ele dernier cri\u003c\/em\u003e. Koussevitzky, still his own manager, as during most of his Russian days, had the best musicians in Paris for his concerts, and he could rehearse them adequately. He was now a conductor of singular magnetism, eloquence, and persuasiveness. He had style, not only musical style but also – what must have counted even more heavily for the Parisians – personal style, dignified, and graceful deportment…. Koussevitzky was now the \u003cem style=\"\"\u003egrand seigneur\u003c\/em\u003e among musicians in Paris, as he had been years before in Berlin and after that in Moscow.\" (Moses Smith, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eKoussevitzky, \u003c\/i\u003ep. 111.)\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093202489503,"sku":"3733","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Koussevitzky_Grands_Concerts_Programs_3733_287_29.jpg?v=1722186567","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/3733-koussevitzky-serge-prokofiev-sergei-rimsky-korsakow-nikolai-mussorgsky-modest-duke-vernon-koechlin-charles-grands-concerts-symphoniques-rare-original-program","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}