Concerts at the National Gallery ofArt

Under the Direction of George Manos

January 1999

17 Gregory Sioles.pianist Debussy:

J. S. Bach:

Corigliano:

Chopin:

Liszt:

Images, Book II

Partita, BWV825

Fantasia on an

Ostinato

Two Nocturnes

“Rigoletto ”

Paraphrase

24 National Gallery Vocal

Arts Ensemble

George Manos,

artistic director

Songs and part-songs by

Pilkington, Blow, Faure,

Poulenc, Allen Trubitt, and 

Morten Lauridsen

31 Jon Klibonoff, pianist Ravel:

Prokofiev:

Schubert:

Vaises nobles et

sentimentales

Sonata No. 6

Sonata in B-flat

Major, Op. Post.

February

7 National Gallery Orchestra

George Manos, conductor

Roussel:

Debussy:

Prokofiev:

The Spider's Feast

Petite Suite

“Romeo andJuliet”

Suite No. 2

14 The Goull String Quartet Haydn:

Maw:

Beethoven:

Quartet, Op. 77//

QuartetNo. 3

Quartet, Op. 59/3

The use ofcameras or recording equipment

during theperformance is not allowed.

Forthe convenience ofconcertgoers

the Garden Cafe remains open until 6:30p.m.

The Fifty-seventh Season of

THE WILLIAM NELSON CROMWELL and 

E LAMMOT BELIN CONCERTS

National Gallery of Art

2293d Concert

NATIONAL GALLERY ORCHESTRA

GEORGE MANOS, conductor

MUSIC OF VIENNA

Sunday Evening, January 10, 1999

Seven O’clock

West Building, West Garden Court

Admissionfree
PROGRAM

Franz von Suppe

(1825-1899)

Overture to “Die schone Galatea”

(“The Beautiful Galathea”)

Johann Strauss Jr.

(1825-1899)

Figaro-Polka

Opus 320

Polka schnell: Leichtes Blut

(Light-hearted) Opus 319

Polka mazurka: Stadt und Land 

(City and Country) Opus 322

Verbriiderungs-Marsch 

(Brotherhood March) Opus 287

Waltz: Feuilleton

(Serial Story) Opus 293

INTERMISSION

Johann Strauss Jr. Polka schnell: Elektrophor

(Static Electricity Generator) Opus 297

Explosions-Polka

Opus 43

Demolierer-Polka 

(Demolitions Polka) Opus 269

Waltz: Du und Du

(Thou and Thou) Opus 367

Express-Polka

Opus 311

Processional from “Der Zigeunerbaron”

(“The Gypsy Baron”) Opus 417

This evening’s concert marks the thirty-third time that a

Viennese New Year concert has been presented at the National

Gallery. The first was presented by Richard Bales and the National Gallery Orchestra on January 2, 1966. The inspiration for

these gala concerts is the concert that takes place in the famous

Musikverein in Vienna, a tradition that began in 1939. All those

who make their way to hear the Vienna Philharmonic play in

that historic hall on New Year’s Day are part of an illustrious 

musical legacy, which includes such giants as Brahms, Bruckner,

Mahler, and the Strauss family. Through the medium of recordings, radio, and television, this annual celebration of Viennese

music has become a world-famous musical event. The presence

of the audience and its reaction to sublime moments, favorite 

tunes, and musical jokes on stage are as important as the players 

in this festive drama.

The spirit of these gala, joyful concerts is perfect for a celebration of the New Year. In this lovely music there is nostalgia for

beauty and happiness now past; but there is also energy, liveliness, humor, and hope, as the music carries us, now whirling in a

waltz, now pulsating in a march, through the present time and

into the future.

As the years have gone by, the Viennese concert at the National

Gallery has taken on the significance for Washington that the

Musikverein concert has for Vienna. It has proven to be one ofthe

Gallery’s most popular concerts, and it is offered as a heartfelt

wish, expressed in music, for a happy and prosperous New Year.