Concerts at the National Gallery of Art

Under the Direction of George Manos

January 1998

11 The Pelerinage Duo

Jerry Wong and Shih-yu Cheng,

duo-pianists

18 Hakan Hagegard, baritone

Warren Jones, pianist

25 Ursula Oppens, pianist

February

1 National Gallery Orchestra

George Manos, conductor

8 Hugh Sung, pianist

Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2

Schubert: FMinor

Fantasie

Stravinsky: Sonata

Milhaud: Scaramouche

Schubert: Songs from

Schwanengesang

Ravel: Don Quichotte a

Dulcinee

Songs by Brahms and Sibelius

Beethoven: Sonata, Opus 90

Sonata, Op. 31/2

Sonata, Op. 101

Picker: Four Etudesfor

Ursula

Mozart: Symphony No. 41

Mahler: Adagiettofrom

Symphony No. 5

Korngold: Suite: “Much Ado

About Nothing”

Clementi: Sonata in B-flat

Major

Ravel: Gaspardde la nuit

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an

Exhibition

The use ofcameras or recording equipment

during theperformance is not allowed.

For the convenience ofconcertgoers

the Garden Cafe remains open until 6:30pm.

The Fifty-sixth Season of

THE WILLIAM NELSON CROMWELL and 

F. LAMMOT BELIN CONCERTS

National Gallery of Art

2253rd Concert

NATIONAL GALLERY ORCHESTRA

GEORGE MANOS, conductor

MUSIC OF VIENNA

Sunday Evening, January 4, 1998

at Seven O’Clock

West Building, West Garden Court

Admission Free
PROGRAM

Johann Strauss Jr. Overture to “Die Fledermaus”

(1825-1899) (“The Bat”) Opus 297

Damenspende-Polka

(Ladies’ Benefit) Opus 305

Polka frangaise: Postilion d’amour

(Messenger of Love) Opus 317

Polka schnell: Par force

(By Force) Opus 308

Polka-Mazurka: Tandelei

(Flirtation) Opus 310

Polka schnell: Freikugeln

(Charmed Bullets) Opus 326

Johann Strauss Jr.

INTERMISSION

Overture to “Zigeunerbaron”

(“The Gypsy Baron”) Opus 417

Johann Strauss Jr. Polka frangaise: Kreuzfidel

(Pleased as Punch) Opus 301

Josef Strauss

(1827-1870)

Polka schnell: Plappermaulchen

(The Chatterbox) Opus 245

Johann Strauss Jr. Neue pizzicato Polka

(New Pizzicato Polka) Opus 449

Deutschmeister-Jubilaumsmarsch, Opus 140

(Jubilee March of the Order of the Teutonic Knights)

Perpetuum mobile

(Perpetual Motion) Opus 257

This evening’s concert marks the thirty-second 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 which 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 NewYear’s Day are part ofan illustrious musical legacy,

which includes such giants as Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, and the

Strauss family. Through the medium ofrecordings, radio, and television, this annual celebration ofViennese music has become a worldfamous 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 ofthese gala, joyful concerts is perfect for a celebration

of the NewYear. In this lovely music there is nostalgia for beauties

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 of the

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

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