Word: accompanists
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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JASCHA HEIFETZ grandly and brilliantly plays the third and biggest of Brahms's three romantic sonatas for violin and piano (reissued by RCA Victor). Such virtuosity would overshadow an ordinary pianist but not the late William Kapell, who with equal ease is first sensitive accompanist, then forceful protagonist. It was on his way to California to complete recording the Brahms triptych with Heifetz that the 31-year-old Kapell was killed in a plane crash twelve years...
David Hathaway '67, the piano accompanist for one contestant, complained that these standards were too high. "The HRO is not a professional orchestra," he said, "and I resent their making such a condescending decision." Another Planist also complained that no practice room was provided. He added that the contestants had not been informed in advance of the manner in which the contest would be conducted. The same contestant felt that the contest should have been better advertised, so that the participants would "at least have had the experience of playing before an audience...
...French flutist, Jean-Pierre Rampal, who seems to have enough breath to tackle the entire 18th century output for his instrument. Turning from J. S. Bach and Mozart, Rampal has recently recorded music by Telemann, Pergolesi and others, as well as these melodic and graceful entertainments by Bach fils, accompanist for that royal flutist, Frederick the Great...
Every detail is luxuriously provided for; for example, Virtuoso George Malcolm plays the relatively minor but fundamental role of harpsichord accompanist in four of the concertos...
Soprano Lisa Delia Casa has carved a career for herself in Strauss operas and can also confidently interpret his lieder. Here she sings Zueignung, Stündchen, and other songs of Strauss's youth in a voice like silver filigree. Her accompanist, Arpad Sandor, achieves the same fragile brilliance on the piano as they evoke both the dark and lighter moods of love...