Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: March 29, 1977 Page: 4
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THE ABILENE PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION
Twenty-Seventh Season Fifth Subscription Concert Tuesday, March 29, 1977
P R O G R A M
"THE PLANETS", Op. 32 - Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
1. Mars, the Bringer of War
II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Ill. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
V. Uranus, the Magician
The English composer, Gustav Hoist, ga ned his early musical experience in a village
choir and as church organist. After his stdies at the Royal College of Music, where he
studied composition with Charles V. Stanford, he ultimately became a Fellow of the RCM
and taught for years. He was also associated w th the Royal Opera at Covent Garden for
a time. His numerous compositions were written between 1895 and 1924. During one
period of his work he became intensely interested in Hindu epics and the culture of India,
and this interest colored his composition for a time. His varied interests and avid scholar-
ship reflected in many compositions. His most famous work, "The Planets", is an example.
The work is a suite of seven orchestral tone poems suggested by astrological associations.
Composed in 1915, during the first years of Wor'd War I, it is thought to have been inspired
by the events of the time. The first performance was given in 1919 by the Royal Phil-
harmonic Society. Hoist supplied the following remarks regarding the work:
"These pieces were suggested by the astrological significance of the planets.
There is no program in them, neither have they any connection with the deities
of classical mythology bearing the same names. If any guide to the music is
required, the subtitle to each piece will be found sufficient, especially if it be
used in a broad sense. For instance, Jupiter brings jollity in the ordinary sense,
and also the more ceremonial kind of rejoicing associated with religious or
national festivities. Saturn brings not only physical decay, but also a vision of
fulfillment. Mercury is the symbol of mind."
I N T E R M I S S I O N
SYMPHONY in E minor, No. 2, Op. 27 ____ Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
I. Largo; allegro moderato
II. Allegro molto
Ill. Adagio
IV. Allegro vivace
The remarkable career of Sergei Rachmaninoff involved not only his extraordinary
pianistic abilities, but also his great skill as a conductor, and equally effective communica-
tion as a composer. In following all three fields, a feat not possible for lesser minds,
Rachmaninoff explains how it was possible:
"When I am concertizing I cannot compose. When I feel like writing music I
have to concentrate on that - I cannot touch a piano. When I am conducting I
can neither compose nor play concerts. Other musicians may be more fortunate
in this respect; but I have to concentrate on any one thing I am doing to such a
degree that it does not seem to allow me to take up anything else."
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