Program Notes (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

9780331845976: Program Notes (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0331845970 ISBN 13: 9780331845976

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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Rediscover a turn-of-the-century concert season through expert program notes.

This edition compiles the written commentary for the Theodore Thomas Orchestra’s Seventeenth Season (1907–1908), with conductor Frederick Stock leading the Chicago premiere era. Read how critics and scholars described the music, the composers, and the performances that shaped American orchestral programming in that era.

Presented as a reference for concertgoers and students, the notes weave context, history, and musical ideas. The pages cover a wide range of works—from Beethoven and Berlioz to Chausson and Lalo—spotlighting soloists, orchestral highlights, and the dramas of classic pieces. The material offers background on the pieces as they were heard in Chicago, along with biographical sketches and performance histories that illuminate the era’s symphonic culture.

Understand how program notes frame mood, tempo, and thematic ideas for each work.
Explore background on major composers and their works featured in the season.
Learn about the featured soloists and the orchestral lineup of the time.
Gain a snapshot of early 20th‑century concert programming and audience expectations.

Ideal for readers who love historical music programs, orchestral history, and the Chicago concert legacy.

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