Conceptually similarRussian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 2 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 10 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 3 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 11 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 1 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 6 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 8 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 7 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 12 View MoreYour right to access the Digital Collections is subject to these Terms and Conditions.CH1127432 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 9This performance of Scriabin's "Prometheus" was claimed by Altschuler to have been the first performance anywhere with accompaniment of the "colored light keyboard" (or "mobile lights"); the work had been performed in 1913 in London, and two weeks previously in Chicago without this device. The review in the New York Times indicates the performance was conducted in darkness, with the lights projected on a screen at the back of the stage, and notes that the piece was performed twice. See also the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1915-03-21/ed-1/seq-11/" target="_blank">review ("Optical Tones and Aural Colors", column 6)</a> published in the New-York Tribune.WORLD PREMIERE of Alexander Scriabin's PROMETHEUS, POEM OF FIRE, OP. 60PREMIERE of Alexander Glazunov's THE SEA, OP. 28PREMIERE of Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov's SYMPHONIETTA: ALLEGRO MODERATO PASTORALENew-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), 21 March 1915. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1915-03-21/ed-1/seq-11/" target="_blank">Link to review ("Optical Tones and Aural Colors", column 6)</a>"'COLOR MUSIC' IN 'THE POEM OF FIRE': SCRIABINE'S "PROMETHEUS" IS PLAYED BY RUSSIAN SYMPHONY WITH AID OF LIGHTS. WORK GIVEN IN DARKNESS LIGHTS ON SCREEN CONTINUALLY SHIFTED AND MERGED, BUT WITHOUT VISIBLE RELATION TO THE SOUNDS." New York Times (1857-1922), Mar 21 1915, p. 12. ProQuest. Web. 15 Sep. 2021. CONTENT TYPE: program page SEASON: 1914-1915Date: March 20, 1915 YEAR: 1915 Credit: Courtesy of Carnegie Hall Archives Source name: Carnegie Hall Rose ArchivesDepartment: Rose Museum and Archives Collection: Programs Collection Place: New York, NY LANGUAGE: English Size: 3661px × 4510px (~47 MB) RIGHTS STATEMENT: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESCarnegie Hall believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Read full Rights StatementThough not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the statement "Courtesy of Carnegie Hall Rose Archives" and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future. Saturday, March 20, 1915 at 8:15PM SEASON: 1914-1915VENUE: Main HallDownloadRelated materials: View MorePDFComplete program of Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 12 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 11 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 10 Russian Symphony Society of New York, March 20, 1915, program page 8 RELATED: Carnegie Hall Programs
