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Fogg Art Museum Scrapbook, January 1931-August 1933

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The image is a collection of documents related to a concert by the Stradivarius Quartet of New York, held at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University on Friday, January 8, 1932, at 8 PM. Here is a detailed summary of the contents:

  1. Top Left Section - Concert Announcement:

    • Title: "FOGG ART MUSEUM - HARVARD UNIVERSITY CONCERT"
    • Performed by: The Stradivarius Quartet of New York
    • Under the auspices of: The Division of Music and the Fogg Art Museum
    • Date and Time: Friday, January 8, 1932, at 8 PM
    • Open to the public
  2. Top Right Section - Newspaper Clipping:

    • Headline: "The Stradivarians Again in Cambridge"
    • The article discusses the popularity of the Stradivarius Quartet and their previous performance at Harvard. It mentions the large audience and the quartet's ability to engage listeners with their music. The article also highlights the quartet's unique playing style and the individual talents of the musicians.
  3. Middle Left Section - University Teas Announcement:

    • Title: "University Teas. III."
    • Location: Faculty Club, Quincy Street
    • Time: 4 to 6 PM
    • Invitation: All Officers of the University and their wives, and all students are cordially invited to attend
    • Special Invitation: Members of various divisions and courses are especially invited
    • Concert: The Stradivarius Quartet of New York City, Court of the Fogg Art Museum, 8 PM
  4. Middle Right Section - Concert Details:

    • Title: "Concert by the Stradivarius Quartet"
    • Under the auspices of: The Divisions of Music and of the Fine Arts
    • Members: Wolfe Wolfinsohn (first violin), Alfred Pochon (second violin), Nicolas Moldavan (viola), Gerald Warburg (violoncello)
    • Date and Time: Friday, January 8, at 8 o'clock
    • Program: Quartet in D minor, Op. 34 (Joseph Haydn), Theme and Variations (from Quartet in D, Op. 7), Zigeuner Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 (Joseph Haydn), Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
    • Open to the public
  5. Bottom Left Section - Incidents and Prospects:

    • The Stradivarius String Quartet will be heard at the University Tea on Friday evening next at the Faculty Club. The concert is free and open to the public. The program includes works by Haydn and Beethoven.
  6. Bottom Right Section - Additional Concert Announcement:

    • Under the auspices of: The Divisions of Music and Fine Arts
    • The Stradivarius Quartet will give a concert in the court of the Fogg Museum on Friday, January 8, at 8 o'clock
  7. Handwritten Notes:

    • "Transcript Jan. 5, 1932"
    • "Crimson Jan. 4, 1932"
    • "Transcript Jan. 9, 1932"
    • "Calendar" with the same concert details

The documents collectively provide information about the concert, including the performers, the program, and the invitations extended to the university community and the public.

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The image shows a document from the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, detailing a concert by the Stradivarius Quartet of New York City.

Main Concert Details:

  • Date: Friday, January 8, 1932
  • Time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Venue: The Court of the Fogg Art Museum
  • Open to the Public: Yes

Program Overview:
The concert is under the auspices of the Division of Music and the Fogg Art Museum. The Stradivarius Quartet comprises:

  • Wolfe Wolfensohn, first violin
  • Alfred Pochon, second violin
  • Nicolas Moldavan, viola
  • Gerald Warburg, violoncello

The concert features the following works:

  • Haydn’s Theme and Variations in D major, Op. 64, No. 5
  • Tchaikovsky’s Quartet in G minor, Op. 18, No. 4
  • Beethoven’s Quartet in D minor, Op. 132

Teas:
A separate event, a university tea, is scheduled for the same day:

  • Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Faculty Club, Quincy Street
  • Attendees: Faculty, their spouses, and students, along with members of the Division of Ancient Languages, Modern Languages, Romance Languages, Music, and History.

Descriptions and Comments:

  • There are descriptions and reviews in the document about the Stradivarius Quartet’s performance, highlighting their skill and the quality of their interpretation.
  • One section mentions the concert being open to the public and includes an excerpt from an earlier article that notes the quartet’s performance quality and audience engagement.

Calendar and Transcripts:

  • A small calendar lists the concert date.
  • There are a few handwritten notes and transcripts, including one dated January 4, 1932, and another from January 5, 1932.

This document captures the historical context and audience details for the concert, emphasizing the cultural and artistic significance of the event at Harvard University.

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The image shows a page from a program or calendar detailing events at Harvard University, specifically at the Fogg Art Museum, on January 8, 1932. The main event is a concert by the Stradivarius Quartet of New York, which was held at 8 p.m. and was open to the public. The program for the concert included:

  1. Haydn: Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5
  2. Taneyev: Andante and Scherzo for String Quartet in D minor, Op. 11
  3. Beethoven: Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4

The program also mentions that the concert was under the auspices of the Division of Music and Fine Arts, and provided the names of the quartet members: Wolfe Wolfsohn (first violin), Alfred Pochon (second violin), Nicolas Moldavan (viola), and Gerald Warburg (violoncello).

Additionally, there is a note about University Teas at the Faculty Club on the same day from 4 to 6 p.m., to which faculty and students were invited.

There is an article titled "The Stradivarians Again in Cambridge" which reviews the performance, praising the quartet's playing and their selection of pieces. The article also mentions that the concert was well-attended and that the audience was appreciative of the performance.

The page is dated with a handwritten note indicating it was transcribed on January 5, 1932, and includes a calendar note for the concert on January 8, 1932, at 8 p.m.

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The image is a collection of documents related to a concert by the Stradivarius Quartet of New York, held at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University on Friday, January 8, 1932.

Details of the Documents:

  1. Concert Announcement:

    • Title: Concert by The Stradivarius Quartet of New York
    • Sponsor: Under the auspices of the Division of Music and the Fogg Art Museum
    • Date and Time: Friday, January 8, 1932, at 8 P.M.
    • Venue: Open to the public at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
  2. Tea Invitation:

    • Event: Tea for members of various academic divisions and their wives, and students.
    • Invited Divisions: Ancient Languages (Indic Philology and Classics), Modern Languages (English, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Romance Languages and Literatures, Comparative Literature), Semitic Languages and History, courses in Chinese and Japanese, Slavic Languages, and the Concentration Field of History and Literature.
    • Date and Time: Friday, January 8, 1932, from 4 to 6 P.M.
    • Location: Faculty Club, Quincy Street
    • Follow-up Event: Concert by the Stradivarius Quartet at the Fogg Art Museum at 8 P.M.
  3. Concert Program:

    • Performers: The Stradivarius Quartet (Wolfie Wolfinsohn - first violin; Alfred Pochon - second violin; Nicolas Moldavan - viola; Gerald Warburg - violoncello)
    • Pieces to be Performed:
      1. Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5 ("The Lark") by Joseph Haydn
      2. Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 by Ludwig van Beethoven
      • Intermission
      1. "Haydn" Variations, Op. 3, by Arnold Schoenberg
  4. Newspaper Clipping (The Stradivarians Again in Cambridge):

    • Content: The article discusses the popularity of the Stradivarius Quartet in Cambridge, particularly highlighting their last performance at the Fogg Art Museum. It notes that the quartet plays on instruments made by the famous luthier Antonio Stradivari. The performance included works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Schoenberg. The audience was particularly moved by Beethoven's C minor quartet and Schoenberg's "Haydn" Variations.
  5. Transcript Notices:

    • Dates: Transcripts dated January 5 and January 9, 1932.
    • Content: Brief records indicating announcements or updates related to the concert.
  6. Calendar Note:

    • Date: Friday, January 8
    • Event: Concert by the Stradivarius Quartet at the Fogg Art Museum, 8 P.M.

These documents collectively provide an overview of the events surrounding the concert, including invitations, program details, and media coverage.

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The image contains a collection of documents and a newspaper clipping related to a concert by the Stradivarius Quartet at Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum on January 8, 1932.

  1. Concert Announcement (Left Side, Top):

    • The document is a formal announcement for a concert by the Stradivarius Quartet of New York, under the auspices of the Division of Music and the Fogg Art Museum.
    • Date and time: Friday, January 8, 1932, at 8 p.m.
    • The concert is open to the public.
  2. University Tea Invitation (Left Side, Center):

    • An invitation to a University Tea, scheduled for the same day, January 8, 1932, from 4 to 6 p.m.
    • The tea is for Officers of the University, their wives, and all students, with special invitations extended to members of various academic divisions and departments.
  3. Concert Programme Details (Left Side, Bottom):

    • The concert program includes:
      • Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5 by Haydn
      • Theme and Variations from Quartet in D, Op. 7 by Tausig
      • Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 by Beethoven
    • The concert is open to the public.
  4. Newspaper Clipping (Right Side, Top):

    • Headline: "The Stradivarians Again in Cambridge"
    • The article discusses the popularity of the Stradivarius Quartet and their performance in Cambridge.
    • It highlights the quartet's reputation for high-quality performances and their ability to engage the audience.
    • The article mentions the program for the concert, which includes pieces by Haydn, Beethoven, and Tausig.
  5. Calendar Note (Right Side, Bottom):

    • A handwritten note on a calendar marking January 8, 1932, for the concert by the Stradivarius Quartet at the Fogg Art Museum at 8 p.m.
  6. Incidents and Prospects (Left Side, Bottom):

    • A brief mention of the Stradivarius String Quartet performing the following Friday, January 8, at 8 p.m., in the Fogg Art Museum.
    • The program is again detailed, listing the pieces by Haydn, Tausig, and Beethoven.

The documents collectively provide detailed information about the concert event, its schedule, and the anticipated program, emphasizing the significance and quality of the Stradivarius Quartet's performance.

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The image is a collection of documents related to a concert event organized by the Stradivarius Quartet of New York at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, on Friday, January 8, 1932. Here's a detailed summary of each section:

Left Side (Top Section):

Fogg Art Museum – Harvard University Concert:

  • Event: Concert by the Stradivarius Quartet of New York
  • Date: Friday, January 8, 1932
  • Time: 8 P.M.
  • Location: Fogg Art Museum
  • Open to the Public

Left Side (Middle Section):

University Teas:

  • Event: University Teas, III
  • Location: Faculty Club, Quincy Street
  • Time: 4 to 6 P.M.
  • Invitation: All officers of the University and their wives, and all students are cordially invited to attend this Tea.
  • Special Invitation: Members of the Division of Ancient Languages, the Division of Modern Languages, the Division of Romance Languages and Literatures, the Division of Music, the Division of Semitic Languages and History, the Courses in Chinese and Japanese, the Courses in Literature, and the Concentration Field of History and Literature are especially invited.

Left Side (Bottom Section):

Concert Program:

  • Concert: Stradivarius Quartet of New York City at the Fogg Art Museum
  • Date and Time: Friday, January 8, 8 P.M.
  • Program:
    • Theme and Variations (from Quartet in D Op. 77) by Haydn - Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5
    • Trio - Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 by Beethoven

Right Side (Top Section):

Article Title: The Stradivarius Again in Cambridge

  • Content: Describes the popularity and appeal of the Stradivarius Quartet's performance in Cambridge.
  • Details: The concert was held in the Central Court of the Fogg Art Museum. The audience was described as highly appreciative, with listeners coming back for more concerts. The quartet's playing is noted for its skill, intelligence, and artistic qualities, bringing out the spirit and personality of the composers. The article highlights the quartet's ability to interpret familiar masterpieces in a fresh and engaging manner.

Right Side (Middle Section):

  • Transcript: Transcription of the concert announcement and details.
  • Date: January 5, 1932

Right Side (Bottom Section):

Calendar Entry:

  • Event: Concert by the Stradivarius Quartet
  • Date: Friday, January 8
  • Time: 8 P.M.
  • Location: Fogg Art Museum

Additional Details:

  • Incidents and Prospects: A brief note about the upcoming concert and the quartet's performance.
  • Transcript Date: January 4, 1932, and January 5, 1932, with handwritten notes and details.

The documents collectively provide a comprehensive overview of the concert event, including invitations, program details, and a descriptive article about the concert's reception and the quartet's performance.

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This image shows a scanned document featuring an announcement for a concert by The Stradivarius Quartet of New York, which was scheduled to take place at the Fogg Art Museum – Harvard University on Friday, January 8, 1932, at 8 p.m. The concert was open to the public. The event was under the auspices of the Division of Music and the Fogg Art Museum. The announcement also includes details about University Teas, which were to be hosted on the same day from 4 to 6 p.m.

On the right side of the document, there's a column of text titled "The Stradivarians Again in Cambridge" which discusses the popularity of the Stradivarius Quartet, their previous performances, and praises their artistry and musical interpretations. There are also notes on the composition of the quartet, highlighting the violinists and their repertoire.

The bottom of the page features two stamps: one is "Transcript Jan. 5, 1932," and the other is "Crimson Jan. 8, 1932." There is also a third handwritten annotation "Jan 9,1932." These markings suggest that the document was referred to or handled on those dates, possibly within the context of newspaper reports or library archiving.

Lastly, there's a section at the bottom of the image titled "CALENDAR" which reiterates the event details for Friday, January 8, with the concert by The Stradivarius Quartet at the Fogg Art Museum, at 8 p.m.

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This is an image of a page that contains multiple newspaper clippings, evidently related to a concert event. The main heading announces:

FOGG ART MUSEUM – HARVARD UNIVERSITY
CONCERT
BY
THE STRADIVARIUS QUARTET OF NEW YORK
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DIVISION OF MUSIC AND THE FOGG ART MUSEUM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1932, AT 8 P.M.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Below this heading, there is a program notice detailing events at Harvard University on Friday, January 8, including teas at the Faculty Club from 4-6 PM and the advertised concert at 8 PM.

To the right, there is a newspaper clipping titled "The Stradivarians Again in Cambridge," which discusses the popularity and context of the Stradivarius Quartet's performances. It provides details on their upcoming pieces and general information about the group's contributions to chamber music.

Scattered throughout the page are smaller clippings:

  • Concert announcement for the Stradivarius Quartet, describing the members, pieces to be performed, and the time and place at the Fogg Art Museum.
  • Notes on incidents and prospects.
  • A repeated brief announcement about the concert and its auspices.

Handwritten notes indicate the sources of the clippings and dates, such as "Transcript Jan. 5, 1932," "Crimson Jan. 4, 1932," and "Transcript Jan. 9, 1932," as well as some involving Harvard publications.

Overall, the image depicts the documentation and varied announcements associated with the Stradivarius Quartet’s concert at Harvard University’s Fogg Art Museum on January 8, 1932.

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The image depicts a historical document, likely a flyer or announcement, for a concert event held at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. The document is dated Friday, January 8, 1932, and is titled "The Stradivarians Again in Cambridge". Here is a detailed description of its content:

Header and Title:

  • The top of the document prominently displays the Fogg Art Museum—Harvard University and indicates that this is a CONCERT by The Stradivarius Quartet of New York.
  • The event is scheduled for Friday, January 8, 1932, at 8 P.M., and it is open to the public.

Main Body:

  • The concert is being held under the auspices of the Division of Music and the Fogg Art Museum.
  • The Stradivarius Quartet consists of:
    • Wolfgang Wolffsohn (first violin)
    • Alfred Pochon (second violin)
    • Gerald Warburg (viola)
    • Nicolas Moldavan (cello)
  • The program includes:
    • Quartet in D major, Op. 64, No. 5 by Haydn
    • Theme and Variations from Quartet in D minor, Op. 18, No. 4 by Tchaikovsky
    • Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 by Beethoven

Additional Information:

  • The document also mentions University Teas, III, scheduled for the same evening from 4 to 6 P.M., held at the Faculty Club, Quincy Street. It is open to all officers of the University and their wives, as well as all students.
  • Specific academic departments and divisions are invited to the teas, including:
    • Division of Ancient Languages (Indo Philology and the Classics)
    • Division of Modern Languages (English, Germanic Languages and Literatures; Romance Languages and Literatures; Comparative Literature)
    • Division of Music
    • Division of Fine Arts
    • Division of History and Literature
    • Courses in Slavic Languages, Chinese, and Japanese
    • Concentration Field of History and Egyptology
  • The concert is also open to the public, and the program details can be found on page 66.

Review or Commentary Section:

  • On the right side of the document, there is a review or commentary titled "The Stradivarians Again in Cambridge." It discusses the performance of the Stradivarius Quartet, highlighting their popularity and the audience's positive reception. The review praises their "reliable quality of interpretation" and "creditable skill," noting that their playing is "spirited, artificial, and familiar yet always count on for delicate ensemble personality."
  • The review also mentions that the program includes works by composers such as Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven, and it describes the performance as "less familiar French and Russian composers" and "less many interesting works for your harp."

Footer:

  • The bottom of the document includes a CALENDAR section, reiterating the concert details:
    • Friday, January 8
    • Concert by the Stradivarius Quartet, Fogg Art Museum, 8 P.M.
  • Handwritten notes at the bottom include:
    • "Transcript Jan. 5 1932"
    • "Crimson Jan. 4, 1932"
    • "Transcript Jan. 9, 1932"
    • "N.A. 13"
    • "Jan. 8 1932"

Overall Context:

The document serves as both an announcement for the concert and a review of the performance. It reflects the cultural and academic environment of Harvard University in the early 20th century, highlighting the importance of musical performances and the engagement of academic departments with such events. The inclusion of handwritten notes suggests that this document may have been part of an archive or collection, possibly used for research or historical documentation.

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The image shows an old document that appears to be a program or announcement for a concert event. The text is handwritten and printed on aged paper. The document is folded in half, revealing a few details about the concert. The concert is titled "The Stradivarius Quartet of New York" and is scheduled to take place on Friday, January 8, 1932, at 8 p.m. The location of the concert is the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. The program includes works by Haydn and Beethoven. The document also mentions that the concert is open to the public.