The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-29
Tanglewood Concert Attracts Thousands
Boston Symphony Plays Third Program in Berkshire Festival Dr. Koussevitzky Conducting

The Boston symphony Orchestra ensemble, the eminent conductor, Serge Koussevitzky, and those for tunate enough to attend, had one of the most perfect days of the summer for the third program of the Berkshire Festival Sunday aft ernoon at Tanglewood, Lenox. It was happy occasion for those in- side the shed and the hundreds outside on the spacious lawns, many of them coming early to stroll about the grounds and enjoy snacks at intervals
 Mendelssohn, Copland and Tchai- koysky, fine selection in contrast ing musical forms and moods were picked, the concert starting at 3:3o on the dot, and ending at 5:30 with . short internission before the or chestra began the beautiful Andante of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No in E Minor, Opus 64 This was the major work of the afternoon though Mendelssohn's A Major Symphony 1talian), and Aaron Copland' 5 Suite from the Ballet, Appalachian Spring" were too important and too neatly done to start in on a good, better, best.
 Spring Fete
 Appalachian Spring" heard by the majority for the first time mer- tied for the composer who was in the audience yesterday afternoon the Pulitzer award for musical con- position in 1945. pr. Koussevitzky gave earnest consideration to the descriptive piece which was written by MT. Copland for Miss Martha Graham. Previously the Boston Symphony Orchestra played the piece in October, l945. At the con- clusion of the arresting number MT. Copland shared applause with pr. :, Koussevitzky who joined in the ap- plause for MT. Copland. The com- position describes a typical Amer ican rustic background in the Penn- sylvania hills, a Spring fete, as the program notes stated, "a pioneer celebration in the spring around a newly-built farmhouse in the Penn sylyania hills in the early part of the last century" The ballet mu- sic is inspired by Martha Graham and the orchestral arrangement introduces the characters in the dance, first slowly, then fast, and quite fast, still faster, return ing to the mood of the opening, then calm and flowing, and lastly moderate, all what is known as modern" as was sketchily explained by the person in the row behind to her neighbor who was willing to learn all about Appalachian Spring" but was waiting for Tchai- kovskys Fifth, the conclusion of which brought the audience to their feet raising hands high in the air, and waving handkerchiefs; many hurrying out to catch busses and clapping and waving as they exited.
 All the beauty of the Mendels- sohn music was brought out in the four movements and the perfection in execution in all sections is not easy to describe, nor the purity of tone in the exquisite passages of all four parts.
 Tchaikovsky's Fifth
 The many beautiful and familiar themes with which the Tchaikovsky Symphony abounds held the audi ence enthralled, three distinct mel odies, in the Andante Cantabile, haunting, and as the notes explain, the return of the second melody rather than the appealing first closes that lovely part of the symphony Then followed the Valse and the magnificent finale, which was something better understood, perhaps, by our neighbor in back who At out T profound gasp or