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1938

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Premiere of Villa-Lobos's "Impressões Seresteiras" and "Dança do índio branco" (pieces from the Brazilian Cycle), performed by Julita Neves d’Almeida, Rio de Janeiro.

January 19. Recital by Hermann Frischler (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano).

January 28. TMSP. January 28. Recital "A valsa", with words by Guilherme de Almeida and performed by Souza Lima, by the Sociedade de Cultura Artística de São Paulo.

May 17. Recital by Vitalina Brazil with works by Bach-Busoni, Scarlatti, Beethoven (Sonata No. 12), Chopin, Debussy, Alexandre Levy (Brazilian Tango), Lorenzo Fernandez (Lullaby of Longing and The Fairy of the Woods), João Itiberê da Cunha (Joyful and Sentimental Dance), Villa-Lobos (Longing for the Brazilian Jungles No. 2), Alberto Williams, José Navarro, and Ernesto Lecuona.

June 13. TMRJ. June 13th. Recital by José Iturbi with works by Handel, Mozart, Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Chopin, Ravel, Albéniz, and De Falla.

June 14. TMRJ. June 14th. Recital by Alexandre Vilalta with works by Albéniz, Mompou, and De Falla. For the remainder of the recital, the pianist accompanied singer Conchita Badía in several songs.

June 18. TMRJ. June 18th. Recital by Alexandre Vilalta with works by Chopin, De Falla, Villa-Lobos (Saudades das selvas brasileiras), and Pittaluga. For the remainder of the recital, the pianist accompanied singer Conchita Badía in several songs.

June 20. TMRJ. June 20th. Recital by Alexandre Vilalta with works by Albéniz, Milhaud, Pahissa, and De Falla. For the remainder of the recital, the pianist accompanied singer Conchita Badía in several songs.

June 27. TMRJ. June 27th. Recital by Tomás Terán with works by Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Beethoven (Sonata No. 15), Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Debussy, Albéniz, Villa-Lobos (Choros No. 5 "Brazilian Soul"), Granados. TMRJ. [access the program here] July 5th.

July 5. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Bach-Moor, Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Beethoven (Sonata No. 13), Chopin (Sonata No. 2, and Improvisation No. 2), Debussy (2 pieces), Scriabin, Borodin, Strauss-Godowsky (Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes from Die Fledermaus). Theatro Municipal João Caetano, Niterói (RJ). [access the program here] July 8th.

July 8. Stanislas Niedzielski recital with works by Chopin (including Sonata No.

July 9. 3 and several other pieces). TMRJ. July 9th. Guiomar Novaes recital with works by Bach-Moor, Beethoven (Sonata No. 13), Chopin (Sonata No. 2 and Improvisation No. 2), Debussy (2 pieces), Strauss-Godowsky (Symphonic Metamorphosis on "The Bat"). [access the program here]

July 12. TMRJ. [access the program here] July 12th. Stanislas Niedzielski recital.

July 16. TMRJ. July 16th. Guiomar Novaes recital with works by Handel, Scarlatti, Chopin, Borodin, and Scriabin.

July 22. TMRJ. July 22nd. Arnaldo Estrella solos the 1st Brazilian Fantasy by Francisco Mignone, with orchestra conducted by the composer.

July 5. TMRJ. July 5th. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Bach-Moor, Scarlatti (2 Sonatas), Beethoven (Sonata No. 13), Chopin (Sonata No. 2 and Improvisation No. 2), Debussy (2 pieces), Scriabin, Borodin, Strauss-Godowsky (Symphonic Metamorphosis on The Bat). Theatro Municipal João Caetano, Niterói (RJ). [access the program here] July 23.

July 23. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Beethoven (Theme and Variations Op. 34), Chopin, Schumann (Carnival), Octavio Pinto (Scenes from Childhood), Mendelssohn-Ritter, and Albéniz. [access the program here]

July 29. TMRJ. [access the program here] July 29. Recital by Maria Luiza Vaz with works by Handel, Bach (Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue), Mozart, Beethoven (Sonata No. 17), Schumann (Scenes from Childhood), Debussy.

August 3. TMRJ. August 3rd. Guiomar Novaes performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Theatro Municipal Orchestra conducted by Edoardo di Guarnieri. TMRJ. [access the program here] [another copy, with notes on the repertoire] August 6th. [outro exemplar, com notas sobre o repertório]

August 6. Piano recital with students of Barrozo Netto. The following participated in the recital: Lia Augusto Nobre, Hebe Araujo de Mattos, Helena de Carvalho, Homero de Magalhães (performing March of the Elephants, by Barrozo Netto, and The Spinner, by Mendelssohn), Elfrida Person Machado, Edy Moraes, Mary Ferreira, Nilda Garcia, Jeanette Herzog (who would later be called Jeanette Alimonda), Oscarlita Fonteslima, Lucia de Souza Mendes, Ruth Cardoso da Silva, Julia Gil Gonzalez, Clotilde de Lemos, Ilka Gill, Vera Bertucci, Lilia Faustino de Figueiredo (performing Scherzetto, Cachimbando, and Tarantella, by Barrozo de Netto), Altair Celina Gomes, Julieta Neves de Almeida (performing Serenade Impressions and Dance of the White Indian, by Villa-Lobos, both in their world premiere). Leopoldo Miguez Hall, National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] August 17.

August 17. Recital by Fritz Jank.

August 26. TMSP. August 26. Recital by Lubka Kolessa by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

August 29. Recital by Lubka Kolessa by the Rio de Janeiro Society of Artistic Culture [probably TMRJ].

September 2. Recital by Lubka Kolessa by the Rio de Janeiro Society of Artistic Culture [probably TMRJ].

September 3. Grand commemorative festival for the first anniversary of Rádio Tupi de São Paulo. Italo Izzo performed Ferde Groffé's Study in Blue with the "grand jazz symphony" conducted by Souza Lima. Also participating in the concert were Olga Praguer Coelho (vocals), Raul Larangeira (violin), Conchita Badia (soprano), and Pedro Vargas (vocals). Souza Lima and Italo Izzo conducted the orchestra. Theatro Sant'Anna, São Paulo. [access the program here] September 10th.

September 10. Francisco Mignone accompanies singer Lucienne Tragin on piano, along with flautist Moacyr Liserra, in a recital featuring works by Caccini, Scarlatti, Durante, Pergolesi, Mozart, and Ravel.

September 29. TMRJ. September 29th. Francisco Mignone accompanies violinist Carlo Felice Cillaro (Niccolò Paganini Prize) on piano in a recital featuring works by Nardini, Bach, Szymanowski, Logan-Kreisler, Casella, Pizetti, and Sarasate.

October 20. TMRJ. October 20th. Recital by Wilhelm Backhaus for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture.

October 24. October 24th. Recital by Wilhelm Backhaus for the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. October 26th.

October 26. Recital by Hermann Frischler (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano). TMSP. October 27th.

October 27. Wilhelm Backhaus recital with works by Beethoven (Sonatas Nos. 12, 23, 26 and 32). TMRJ. November 3rd.

November 3. Wilhelm Backhaus recital with works by Bach, Schumann, Brahms (Variations on a Theme by Paganini), Schubert, Chopin. TMRJ. November 7th.

November 7. Concert commemorating the 87th anniversary of Casa Carlos Wehrs. Tomás Terán, Arnaldo Estrella, Barrozo Netto, João Itiberê da Cunha and Francisco Mignone performed 3 pieces by Francisco Mignone in arrangements by the composer for 5 pianos (Cucumbizinho, Lenda Sertaneja No. 7 and Cateretê). Also participating were the Orfeão dos "Apiacás" conducted by Lucilia Guimarães Villa-Lobos, Frei Pedro Sinzig (organ), Carmen Bartucci (soprano), Francisco Braga (piano), Fritz Barth (organ), Nanette Cassão de Castro (soprano), João Itiberê da Cunha (piano), Agnello França (choral conductor), Francisco Mignone (piano), Lambert Ribeiro (violin), Barrozo Netto (piano). Andrade Muricy delivered a fable in the second part. National School of Music, Rio de Janeiro. [access the program here] November 9th.

November 9. Recital by Anselmo Zlatopolsky (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano). TMSP. November 12th.

November 12. Concert by the Orchestra of the Municipal Department of Culture conducted by Souza Lima with Antonietta Rudge as soloist, performed by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. November 16th.

November 16. Recital by Anselmo Zlatopolsky (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano). TMSP. November 17th.

November 17. Concert by Lia Fuldauer (vocals) and Fritz Jank (piano) performed by the São Paulo Society of Artistic Culture. TMSP.

November 17. November 17th. Recital by Souza Lima with works by Bach-Busoni (Toccata in C major), Debussy, Nin, Ravel, Poulenc, Chopin (2 pieces), Délibes-Dohnányi. Theatro Santa Isabel, Recife, PE. [access the program here] November 19th.

November 19. Recital by Souza Lima with works by Bach-Saint-Saëns, Scarlatti, Beethoven (Sonata No. 14), Debussy (6 Preludes), Schubert, Weber-Ganz and Liszt (Mephisto Waltz). Theatro Santa Isabel, Recife, PE. [access the program here] November 23rd.

November 23. Recital by Anselmo Zlatopolsky (violin) and Fritz Jank (piano). TMSP. November 26th.

November 26. Recital by Souza Lima with works by Bach-Saint-Saëns, Scarlatti, Beethoven (Sonata No. 14), Debussy, Ravel, Nin, Poulenc, Chopin (2 pieces), Délibes-Dohnányi. Theatro da Paz, Belém, PA. [access the program here] November 29th.

November 29. Recital featuring works by Castro Ferreira (violin) and João Evangelista (piano) with pieces by Franck (Sonata), Mozart, Schubert, Kreisler (3 pieces), Sibelius, Sarasate (2 pieces). TMRJ.

December 3. December 3rd. Recital by Wilma Graça (child) with works by Beethoven, Mozart, Daquin, Albéniz, Dandrieu, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wilma Graça (Prelude of the Black Notes, Song of the Little Bird, Lilian, My First Communion, Berceuse, Good Garden; Old Age, Youth and Childhood), Francisco Mignone (Minuet), Villa-Lobos (Polichinelo), Fructuoso Vianna (Negrinha - No. 5 from "Children's Pieces"), Ole-Olsen. TMRJ. December 19th.

December 19. Tomás Terán performs Francisco Mignone's 3rd Brazilian Fantasy as a soloist in its first performance in Rio de Janeiro, with an unidentified orchestra (probably the Theatro Municipal Symphony Orchestra) conducted by Francisco Mignone. TMRJ. [access the program here]

Elsewhere in the world

March 22. Recital by Noemi Bittencourt with works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, among others. Town Hall, New York, USA. April 10.

April 10. Organ and piano recital by Edward Davis Berryman with works by Bach (Toccata in D minor), Beethoven (Sonata No. 21), Brahms (Variations on a Theme of Paganini - selections), Organ improvisations on themes given by the audience, Berryman, Ganz, Ravel, Franck. Joslyn Memorial, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. [access the program here] May 8.

May 8. Recital by Warren Leigh Berryman with works by Beethoven (Sonata No. 23), Chopin (12 Preludes), Improvisation in the form of a prelude, Mendelssohn, Berryman, Ganz, Brahms. Joslyn Memorial Lecture Hall, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. [access the program here] May 12.

May 12. First of three concerts featuring the complete performance of J.S. Bach's 12 piano concertos. Edwin Fischer performed the Piano Concerto in A major. Edwin Fischer and Ferry Gebhardt performed the Concerto for Two Pianos in C minor. Edwin Fischer, Hélène de Costa, and Ferry Gebhardt performed the Concerto for Three Pianos in C major. Edwin Fischer (piano), Fritz Kröckel (flute), and Vittorio Brero (violin) performed the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. Also performed was Ricercare from the Musical Offering for string orchestra. Chamber orchestra and conductor unidentified. Salle Gaveau, Paris, France. [access the complete cycle announcement here] [access the program for this concert here] May 14th. [access here] [access the program here]

May 14. Second of three concerts featuring the complete performance of J.S. Bach's 12 piano concertos. Edwin Fischer performed the Piano Concerto in E major. Edwin Fischer, Ferry Gebhardt, Hélène de Costa, and Karl August Schirmer performed the Concerto for Four Pianos and Orchestra. Edwin Fischer, Hélène de Costa, and Ferry Gebhardt performed the Concerto for Three Pianos and Orchestra in D minor. The Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 was also performed, with Fritz Kroeckel and Paul Luther as flute soloists. Chamber orchestra and conductor unidentified. Salle Gaveau, Paris, France. [access the complete cycle announcement here] May 16th. [access here]

May 16. Third of three concerts featuring the complete performance of J.S. Bach's 12 piano concertos. Edwin Fischer performed the Piano Concerto in F minor and the Piano Concerto in D minor. Edwin Fischer (piano), and unidentified flautist and violinist performed the Concerto in A minor for flute, violin and piano. Edwin Fischer and probably Ferry Gebhardt performed the Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra in C major. Unidentified chamber orchestra and conductor. Salle Gaveau, Paris, France. [access the complete cycle announcement here] May 27. Arthur Rubinstein recital with works by Schumann (Symphonic Studies), Bach, Debussy, Poulenc, Granados, De Falla and Chopin. [access here]

May 27. Salle Pleyel, Paris, France. September 26. Russian pianist Vladimir Horowitz returns to the stage after about two years, in a recital with works by Chopin, which also featured the Busch Quartet.

September 26. Zurich, Switzerland. October 13. Lecture-concert by Magda Tagliaferro entitled "Un bouquet d'auteurs modernes".

October 13. Université des Annales, Paris, France. October 17. Death of Polish pianist Aleksander Michalowski.

October 18. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Couperin, Daquin, Scarlatti, Bach (Fantasy and Fugue in D major), Chopin (Sonata No.

October 18. 2 and Improvisation No. 2), Mendelssohn-Ritter, Henrique Oswald (Il neige!...), De Falla. Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA. [access the program here] October 20. Recital by Guiomar Novaes with works by Scarlatti (3 Sonatas), Bach (Fantasy with Fugue in D major - perhaps the Toccata in D major), Brahms (Sonata No.

October 20. 3), Mendelssohn-Ritter, Henrique Oswald (Il neige!...), De Falla. Jacksonville High School Auditorium, Illinois, USA. [access the program here] October 27.

October 27. Guiomar Novaes solos Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 with the New York Philharmonic conducted by John Barbirolli. Carnegie Hall (large hall), New York, USA. October 28. Guiomar Novaes solos Beethoven's Concerto No.

October 28. 4 with the New York Philharmonic conducted by John Barbirolli. Carnegie Hall (large hall), New York, USA. October 30. Guiomar Novaes performs Chopin's Concerto No.

October 30. 2 as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by John Barbirolli. Carnegie Hall (Great Hall), New York, USA. November 9.

November 9. Recital by Guiomar Novaes. Town Hall, New York, USA. November 13.

November 13. Lecture-concert by Magda Tagliaferro entitled "Un Bouquet d'Auteurs Modernes" (A Bouquet of Modern Authors), on the composers Debussy, Ravel, Hahn, Ibert, Milhaud, and River. Université des Annales, Paris, France.

November 19 and 26; December 3, 10, and 17. Five lectures on music history (Cinq cours d'histoire de la musique) with Nadia Boulanger, on Bach cantatas, Schubert melodies, Chopin mazurkas, Fauré's song cycle "La bonne chanson," and works by modern composers. École Normale de Musique, Paris, France. [Access the promotional pamphlet here] November 21st. [access here]

November 21. Polish pianist Leopold Godowsky passes away.