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Twenty-five years of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1900-1925

Chapter 58: Appendix I
By Frances Anne Wister
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The narrative traces the orchestra's emergence from earlier civic musical traditions through its establishment, early concerts, and formal association, documenting leadership transitions and artistic development. It details financial strains and fundraising strategies, highlighting the role of women's committees and guarantors in securing support and organizing endowment campaigns. Coverage includes wartime performances and civic engagements, programming milestones under successive conductors, and anniversary celebrations marking institutional growth. An appendix compiles administrative records, concert lists, and personnel rosters that supplement the chronological account.

Appendix I

Partial List of “First Performances” in America

  • Auric—Nocturne (January 26-27, 1923)
  • Bliss—Mêlée Fantasque (February 27-28, 1925)
  • Braunfels—Fantastic Variations (October 14-15, 1921)
  • Carpenter—“A Pilgrim Vision” (November 26-27, 1920)
  • Converse—“The Mystic Trumpeter” (March 3-4, 1905)
  • De Falla—Excerpts from “El Amor Brujo” (April 15-17, 1922)
  • D’Indy—Symphony No. 2, in B flat (December 30-31, 1904)
  • D’Indy—“Wallenstein” (December 19-20, 1902)
  • Dvorak—Heldenlied (December 27-28, 1901)
  • Fitelberg—Polish Rhapsody (November 4-5, 1921)
  • Glazounow—Scènes de Ballet (February 24-25, 1905)
  • Granados—Intermezzo and Epiloque from “Goyescas” (March 10-11, 1916)
  • Hausegger—Symphonic Poem, “Wieland der Schmied” (October 17-18, 1913)
  • Mahler—Symphony No. 8 (March 2, 1916)
  • Mahler—Das Lied von der Erde (December 16, 1916)
  • Daniel Gregory Mason—Symphony No. 1, in C minor (February 18-19, 1916)
  • Purcell—Trumpet Prelude (December 26-27, 1924)
  • Rabaud—Symphony No. 2, in E minor (October 24-25, 1913)
  • Rachmaninoff—Symphony No. 3, “The Bells” (February 6-7, 1920)
  • Rimsky-Korsakow—Excerpts from “Kitesch” (Solitude and The Battle),
  • (October 26-27, 1923)
  • Schelling—A Victory Ball (February 23-24, 1923)
  • Skryabin—Symphony No. 3, “Le Divin Poème” (November 19-10, 1915)
  • Sibelius—Symphony No. 5, in E flat (October 21-22, 1921)
  • Richard Strauss—Alpensymphonie (April 28-29, 1916)
  • Strawinsky—Le Chant du Rossignol (October 19-20, 1923)
  • Strawinsky—Symphonies d’Instruments à Vent, à la mémoire
  • de Claude Achille Debussy (November 23-24, 1923)
  • Strawinsky—Sacre du Printemps (March 3-4, 1922)
  • Concertos
  • Max Bruch—Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra
  • (December 29-30, 1916) First World Performance.
  • Medtner—Concerto in C minor for Piano and Orchestra
  • (October 31-November 1, 1924)
  • Ornstein—Second Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
  • (February 13-14, 1925)
  • Szymanowski—Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
  • (November 28-29, 1924)
  • Tailleferre—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
  • (March 20-21, 1925)
  • Performances of the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven:
  • March 26, 1903; January 1-2, 1904; February 7-8, 1907; February
  • 27, 1907 (Baltimore); March 13-14, 1914; May 7-8, 1920; December
  • 3-4, 1920; April 8, 1921 (Pittsburgh); February 21, 1924 (Toronto);
  • March 4, 1924 (New York); March 6, 1924 (Philadelphia with Mendelssohn
  • Choir of Toronto)