Word: allegretto
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...restrained and quite fluid. Its mastery of contrasting ominous percussion in the opening Adagio and wild dynamics in the ensuing Allegro was conspicuous. The reflective, nicely sustained passages of the muted brass in the second movement, along with the fine ensemble of the baritone horns' tone color in the Allegretto showed that a concert band can indeed render a sensitive performance of a demanding work without the supportive strings of a full orchestra...
HARVARD--EPWORTH CHUCH. Papillae by Benjamin Hayeem, Inflation by Hans Richter, Allegretto by Oskar Fishinger, Cat's Cradle by Stan Brakhage, Mr. Hayashl and All My Life by Bruce Baillie, Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper by David Rimmer, Yantra by James Whitney, Off-on by Scott Bartlett, Xfilm by John Schofill, and Our Trip to Africa by Peter Kubelka, tonight...
...first movement, Allegro, certain motifs played by the violinist were to be echoed by the violist, who, in contrast, failed to match the agility and lightness of Schneider's playing. The group did, however, make very effective transitions and tempo changes. Played with apparent quickness and ease, the Menuetto Allegretto had an incomparable dance-like quality. The final Allegro moved well and provided an excellent ending to a piece that started off rather slowly...
...interplay of plucking between the violin and cello. This was done in such a way as to give the listener the impression of a teasing, question and answer conversation between the two instruments. Not once did the piece move slowly or the sound lose its rich quality. In the Allegretto especially, the opening theme was brought back with force and clarity. By the response of the audience, it was clear that the musicians had overcome the handicaps of the heat and Sanders Theatre...
...program closed with Haydn's Symphony No. 82 (L'ours). This attractive symphony, complete with a warlike minuet and growls in the last movement, was well handled. The violins blossomed, especially at the beginning of the Allegretto, producing a brilliant, focussed sound. The rest of the strings were almost equally effective, if one overlooks murky cello noises in certain fast passages...