CBS Symphony Orchestra

Bob Kosovsky
1997 rev. 2017

1950

“TREASURY BANDSTAND: MUSICAL AMERICANA” – and individual programs (part 2)
January 3 – October 18, 1950 

Unless otherwise noted the broadcasts are in the Treasury Bandstand series with the Columbia Concert Orchestra.

The list is assembled from notes and manuscripts found in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which also holds recordings of many of these broadcasts.


1950

Jan. 3 MUSIC FROM THE SOUTH
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Gould, Morton Revival (Fantasy on Negro Spirituals)
MacDowell, Edward Uncle Remus (Woodland Sketches)
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau The Banjo
Still, William Grant Scherzo (from Afro-American Symphony)
Grofé, Ferd Mississippi Suite
1. Father of the Waters
2. Creole Days
3. Huck Finn

 

4. Mardi Gras

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Jan. 10 MUSIC OF WINTER
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich Troika
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang The Snowman
MacDowell, Edward From a Wandering Iceberg (excerpts)
Melachrino, George Winter Sunshine
Mozart, Leopold Musikalische Schlittenfahrt
Schumann, Robert By the Fireside
Waldteufel, Emil The Skaters Waltz

Jan. 17 SOUTHERN CRUISE
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Phillips Cuban Holiday
Benjamin, Arthur Jamaican Song and Rhumba
Walton, William Siesta
Stevens Caribbean Caprice
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau A Night in the Tropics
Nepomuceno, Alberto Batuque

Jan. 24 FIESIDE TALES
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
MacDowell, Edward Of Br’er Rabbit
MacDowell, Edward Of a Taillor and a Bear
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich Puss in Boots
Goldmark, Carl The Cricket on the Hearth
Coates, Eric Cinderella
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich The Sleeping Beauty Waltz

Jan. 31 MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Bliss, Arthur Suite from Things to Come
a. Dance of the Children
b. Reconstruction

 

c. March

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walton, William Two Pieces from Henry V
a. Touch her lips and part

 

b. Death of Falstaff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raksin, David Laura
Newman, Alfred Street Scene
Addinsell, Richard Warsaw Concerto

Feb. 7 Program in Observance of the Jewish Music Festival
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Prokofiev, Sergey Overture on Yiddish Themes
Weinberg, Jacob Nocturne and Youngsters Dance (from Carnival in Israel) First broadcast perf.
Achron, Joseph Hebrew meldoy
Gressin
Jewish Orchestra at the Burgomaster’s Balls

 

(incidental music for The Inspector General)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secunda, Sholom Yemenite Dance
Bloch, Ernest Fugue (Concerto Grosso)

Feb. 14 VALENTINE DAY PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
A) Bouquet of Flowers
Hadley, Henry Marguerites
Hadley, Henry Red Roses
Nevin, Ethelbert Narcissus
Hadley, Henry Daffodils
Hadley, Henry Violets
B) Valentine Greetings
Elgar, Edward Salut d’Amour
Grieg, Edvard Ich Liebe Dich
Borowski, Felix Adoration
Waldteufel, Emil I Love Thee Waltz

Feb. 21 MUSIC THAT WASHINGTON KNEW
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Traditional Washington’s March (or New President’s March)
Old English Air The Glorious Name of Washington
[formerly attributed to Benjamin Franklin] String Quartet
(anon.) Washington’s March at Trenton
(anon.) Brandywine Quickstep and Yankee Doodle
Duport, Pierre Lendrin Two Minutes that Washington Danced
Hopkinson, Francis My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free
Billings, William Chester
(anon.) The President’s March (Hail Columbia)

Feb. 28 A TRIP TO SPAIN
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Albeniz, Isaac Sevilla
Albeniz, Isaac Granada
Albeniz, Isaac Cadiz
Falla, Manuel de Dance Espagnole
Lacombe, Paul La Reja (La Feria)
Turina, Joaquin Orgia

Mar. 7 All Grieg
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Grieg, Edvard Norwegian Dance no. 2
Grieg, Edvard The Last Spring
Grieg, Edvard Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Grieg, Edvard Shepherd’s Boy (Lyric Suite)
Grieg, Edvard Anitra’s Dance (Peer Gynt)
Grieg, Edvard Solvejg’s Song (Peer Gynt)
Grieg, Edvard Norwegian Dance no. 1

Mar. 14 A WALTZ PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Strauss, Johann Graduation Waltz
Delibes, Leo Waltz Lent (Sylvia)
Ravel, Maurice Valse Sentimental no. 5
Bennett, Richard Rodney Waltz for Strings
Chopin, Frederic Waltz in A flat
Volkmann, Robert Waltz from Serenade
Sibelius, Jean Valse Triste
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich Waltz from Swan Lake

Mar. 21 Spring
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Spohr, Louis Spring (from The Seasons)
Grieg, Edvard To Spring
Sinding, Christian Rustle of Spring
Debussy, Claude Spring (Part 1)
Delius, Frederick On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Raff, Joachim The Mill
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix Spring Song (Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62, no. 6)

Mar. 28 COMIC BALLETS
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Carpenter, John Alden Krazy Kat
Copland, Aaron Hoe Down
Lord Berners Luna Park

Apr. 4 MUSICAL TALE OF TWO CITIES
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Nevin, Ethelbert A Day in Venice
1. Dawn
2. Gondoliers
3. Love Song

 

4. Good Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coates, Eric London Again Suite
1. Oxford Street
2. Langham Place

 

3. Mayfair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Apr. 11 AN ENGLISH PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Harty, Hamilton A John Field Suite
Elgar, Edward Contrasts (1800-1900)
Delius, Frederick La Calinda
German, Edward Dances from Henry VIII

Apr. 18 AN AMERICAN PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Edward, Edward Music for a Puppet Play
1. Curtain Music
2. Lullaby

 

3. Waltz for Goo goo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howard, John Tasker Mosses of an Old Manse
Smith, Julia Liza Jane
Crist, Bainbridge Oriental nocturne
Harrington, Clark Faun Call
Kramer, A. Walter Toward Evening
Sorrentino, Charles La Pirouette
McBride, Robert Fugato on a well known tune

Apr. 25 MASSENET PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Massenet, Jules Scenes Pittoresques
1. March
2. Air de Ballet
3. Angelus

 

4. Fete Boheme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massenet, Jules Suite from Le Cid
1. Castillane
2. Andalouse
3. Aragonaise
4. Aubade
5. Madrilene

 

6. Navarraise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


May 2 FROM OLD VIENNA
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Supp, Franz von Overture to Pique Dame
Pachernegg, Alois Landler
Strauss, Johann Perpetual Motion
Strauss, Johann Where the Citrons Bloom Waltz
Strauss, Johann Radetzky March

May 9 OPERATIC FAVORITES OF THE ’90s
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Balfe, Michael Selections from the Bohemian Girl
Planquette, Robert Waltz from “The Chimes of Normandy”
Jones, Sidney Slections from “The Geisha Girl”

May 16 HIAWATHA PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha Suite
1. The Wooing
2. The Marriage Feast
3. Bird Song
4. Laughing Waters
5. Love Song

 

6. The Homecoming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


May 23 Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
MacDowell, Edward Woodland Sketches
1. To A Wild rose
2. Will O’ The Wisp
3. A tht eTrysting Place
4. To a Water Lily

 

5. By a Meadow Brook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straus, Oscar Waltz Scherzo
Eduard, Hans Fiesta De Los Gitanos

May 30 COLUMBIA CONCERT ORCHESRA MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
Corelli, Arcangelo Adagio
Ives, Charles Symphony no. 3

June 6 OFFENBACH PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Offenbach, Jacques Overture to Apothecary and Wig Maker
Offenbach, Jacques Excerpts from Tales of Hoffman
1. Intermezzo
2. Barcarolle

 

3. Waltz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offenbach, Jacques Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld

June 13 WEDDING MUSIC
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Goldmark, Carl Rustic Wedding Symphony
1. Bridal Song
2. Serenade
3. In the Garden

 

4. Wedding Music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


June 20 CYRIL SCOTT PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Scott, Cyril
(arranged by Bernard Herrmann)
Indian Suite
1. The Snake Charmer
2. Juggernaut
3. Indian Serenade

 

4. Dancing Girls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott, Cyril Raindrops
Scott, Cyril
(arranged by Redfield)
Lotus Land
Scott, Cyril Danse Negre

July 5 FROM THE FRENCH OPERAS
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Massenet, Jules Prelude and Minuet from Manon
Delibes, Leo Le Roi s’amuse
1. Flower music
2. Madrigal

 

3. Passepied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas, Ambroise Mignon: Gavotte
Thomas, Ambroise Raymond: Overture

July 12 FROM CHINA
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Hadley, Henry The Streets of Peking
1. Great Stone Man’s Street
2. Sweet Rain Street
3. Rickisha Boy
4. Jade Street
5. Shoemaker Street
6. Sleeping Lotuses

 

7. The Forbidden City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herrmann, Bernard The Willow Leaf
Friml, Rudolf Po Ling and Ming Toy

July 19 SUMMER DAYS AND NIGHTS
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Jensen, Adolf Murmering Zephyrs
Scott, Cyril The Bees & Rain Drops (Summer Garden Suite)
Delius, Frederick To be Sung on a Summer’s Night arr. by the composer for strings
Grieg, Edvard The Butterfly
Honegger, Arthur Pastorale d’Ete

Aug. 30 The Summer Forest
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Raff, Joachim Reverie & Dance of the Dryads (from the Forest Symphony)
Raff, Joachim With the Flowers (from the Spring Symphony)

Sept. 6 FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Gomes, Carlos Grand March and Indian Bacchanale from “Il Guarany”
Villa Lobos, Heitor
(arranged by Bernard Herrmann)
Lullaby & Arithmatic from 1st Children’s Suite
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
(arranged by Felix Guenther)
Polichinelle from suite, The Baby’s Family
Elie, Justin A Night in the Andes
Nepomuceno, Alberto Intermezzo
Williams, Alberto First Argentine Suite
1. Hueya
2. Milonga

 

3. Vidalita

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Sept. 13 KORNGOLD PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang Tales of Strauss
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang Dance and Song of Pierrot (from Die Todt Stadt)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang Hornpipe (from Much Ado About Nothing)

Sept. 20 FROM SPAIN
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Arbos, Enrique Fernandez Bolero from the Spanish Suite
Turina, Joaquin Ensueno from Danzas Fantasticas
De Falla, Manuel Aragonesa
Albeniz, Isaac Cordoba (Midsummer Night’s Serenade)
Granados, Enrique Intermezzo from Goyescas
Falla, Manuel de Nana (Lullaby, from Seven Popular Spanish Songs)
Infante, Manuel Fete from Scenas Gitanas

Sept. 27 THE BALLET, LA SOURCE
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Delibes, Leo Ballet Suite from La Source
1. Scarf Dance
2. Love Music and Variations
3. Dance Circassienne
4. Scherzo Polka
5. Paz de la Cuzla
6. March

 

7. Romance and Finale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Oct. 4 ELGAR PROGRAM
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Elgar, Edward Chanson, Howard de Matin, op. 15, no. 2
Serenade Lyric
Mary Stuart’s Song
Sospiri, op. 70
Three Bavarian Dance, op. 27 (“From The Bavarian Highlands”)
1. The Dance
2. Lullaby

 

3. The Marksman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Oct. 11 A CHILDRENS DAY
Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Quilter, Roger A Children’s Overture
Suk, Josef Fairy Tale
Bizet, Georges Suite of Children’s Games
1. Trumpeter and Drummer
2. The Doll
3. A Top
4. Little Husband, Little Wife

 

5. Finale: A ball

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Oct. 18 Hanson, Howard Andante from Romantic Symphony
Warlock, Peter Capriol Suite
Warlock, Peter An Old Song
Delius, Frederick Intermezzo from Hassan
Delius, Frederick Prelude to Irmelin
Delius, Frederick La Calinda from Koanga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBS Symphony Orchestra
Bob Kosovsky • 1997 rev. 2017
Orchestra/ensemble: CBS Symphony Orchestra
Company/organization: CBS