It was very interesting to
me to make the acquaintance of these people, born on Alsatian soil, and
representing the best Alsatian culture and all that was finest in the
two civilisations.
The programme for the three days' festival was as follows:
Saturday, May 20th.
_Oberon Overture_: Weber (conducted by Richard Strauss).
_Les Beatitudes_: Cesar Franck (conducted by Camille Chevillard).
_Impressions d'ltalie_: Gustav Charpentier (conducted by Camille
Chevillard).
Three songs by Jean Sibelius, Hugo Wolf, Armas Jaernefelt (sung by
Mme. Jaernefelt).
The last scene from _Die Meistersinger_: Wagner (conducted by
Richard Strauss).
Sunday, May 21st.
_Cinquieme Symphonie_: Gustav Mahler (conducted by Gustav Mahler).
_Rhapsodie_, for contralto, choir, and orchestra: Johannes Brahms
(conducted by Ernst Muench).
_Strasburg Concerto in G major_, for violin (played by Henri
Marteau; conducted by Richard Strauss).
_Sinfonia domestica_: Richard Strauss (conducted by Richard
Strauss).
Monday, May 22nd.
_Coriolan Overture_: Beethoven (conducted by Gustav Mahler).
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