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

Chapter 59: Appendix J
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 J

Programmes of Six Concerts of
the Philadelphia Orchestra
First Season 1900-1901

PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

Mr. Fritz Scheel, Conductor

FIRST CONCERT
Friday, November 16, 1900, at 8.15 P. M.

Programme
Carl Goldmark Overture, “In Spring,” Op. 36
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5, C minor, Op. 67
    I. Allegro con brio 2-4  
II. Andante con moto 3-8  
III. Allegro 3-4  
IV. Allegro 4-4  
Intermission of ten minutes
 
Peter Ilitsch Tschaikowsky Concerto for Pianoforte, No. 1,
  B flat minor, Op. 23
  I. Allegro, non troppo e molto maestoso 3-4  
II. Andantino simplice 6-8  
III. Allegro con fuoco 3-4  
Karl Maria von Weber “Invitation to the Dance,” Op. 65
Orchestration by Felix Weingartner
Richard Wagner Entry of the Gods into “Walhalla”
Mr. Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Soloist

SECOND CONCERT
Friday, December 14, 1900, at 8.15 P. M.

Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven Overture Leonore, No. 3
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2, D major, Op. 73
  I. Allegro non troppo
II. Adagio non troppo
III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino)
IV. Allegro con spirito
Ambroise Thomas “Mad Scene” (Hamlet)
Intermission of ten minutes
 
Peter I. Tschaikowsky Serenade for Strings, Op. 48
Andantino non troppo—Allegro Moderato
Moderato, Tempo di Valse—Larghetto  
Elegiaco—Andante, Allegro con spirito  
Songs
  “Spring Has Come” (Hiawatha), Tyler
  “Skylark,” Händel
  “An April Birthday,” Ronalds
Bedrich Smetana “Vltava” (Moldau)
From Symphonic Poem “My Fatherland”
Mme. Lillian Blauvelt, Soloist
Selden Miller, Accompanist

THIRD CONCERT
Friday, January 18, 1901, at 8.15 P. M.

Programme
Richard Wagner A Faust Overture
Ludwig  van Beethoven Symphony No. 4, Op. 60
    I. Adagio—Allegro Vivace
   II. Adagio
  III. Allegro Vivace
  IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Intermission
 
H. Vieuxtemps   Concerto No. 2, Op. 19
    I. Allegro
   II. Andante
  III. Rondo—Allegro
Engelbert Humperdinck Moorish Rhapsody
    I. Tarifa (Sunset Elegy)
   II. Tanger (A Night in a Moorish Cafe)
  III. Tetuan (A Ride in the Desert)
Mr. Fritz Kreisler, Soloist

FOURTH CONCERT
Friday, February 8, 1901, at 8 P. M.

Programme
William W. Gilchrist Symphony in C
I. Introduction, Vivace Impetuoso. Allegro Molto
II. Adagio, Andante Moderato
III. Scherzo, Vivace
IV. Finale, Molto Allegro
Edward MacDowell Concerto for Piano No. 2
I. Larghetto. Poco più Mosso e con Passione
II. Presto Giocoso
III. Largo. Molto Allegro
Carl Maria von Weber Overture “Oberon”
Edward Grieg Berceuse for Strings, from Op. 68
Heinrich Hoffmann Elves and Giants, from Op. 22
Anton Dvorak Slavonic Dances III and VII
Edward MacDowell, Soloist

FIFTH CONCERT
Wednesday, March 6, 1901, at 8.15 P. M.

Programme
Carl Goldmark Overture “Sakuntala,” Op. 13
August Lindner Concerto for Violoncello, E minor
a. Serenade—Andante 
b. Tarantelle—Allegro Vivace
Peter Tschaikowsky Symphony “Pathétique,” Op. 74
I. Adagio—Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro con Gracio 
III. Allegro Molto Vivace 
IV. Finale—Adagio Lamentoso    
Franz Liszt Les Préludes
Mr. Rudolph Hennig, Soloist

SIXTH CONCERT
Friday, April 19, 1901, at 8.15 P. M.

Programme
Joachim Raff Symphony “Im Walde”
I. Allegro 
  II. Largo—Allegro Assai 
  III. Allegro 
Eduard Grieg Concerto for Piano in A flat
I. Allegro Moderato 
  II. Adagio 
  III. Allegro Moderato 
Peter Tschaikowsky   Overture—Fantasie, “Romeo and Juliet”
Mme. Teresa Carreño, Soloist