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Bach's cantata No. 133 "Ich Freue Mich in Dir," was performed by the orchestra and a small vocal ensemble. Under Harbison's forceful leadership, the instrumentalists consistently produced a luminous full-bodied tone. A highlight was provided by the sensitive oboe and continuo accompaniment to the contralto's aria; it had the cohesiveness of chamber music at its finest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bach Society Concert | 5/5/1959 | See Source »

...drama--and great drama--the Passion is not Otello. For its fullest effect, it should be led with precision rather than exaggeration and be given a Baroque, not Romantic treatment. One of the egregious examples of this misinterpretation was Richard Burgin's syrupy violin solo in the soprano aria "Erbarme dich." It sounded more like Liszt than Bach...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: St. Matthew Passion | 3/27/1959 | See Source »

Munch cut, among other numbers, the recitatives describing the suicide of Judas and the love of Mary Magdalene, the lovely bass aria "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein," and the masterful tenor aria "Geduld, geduld...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: St. Matthew Passion | 3/27/1959 | See Source »

...Marcello: Introduction, Aria and Presto (A); Haydn: Quartet in B minor, Op. 64, #2 (Quinten) (W); Liszt: Hamlet (L.); Prokoviev: Sonata #4 in C minor for piano (A); Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 #9 (C); Mozart: Coronation Mass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHRB Program Guide | 3/18/1959 | See Source »

...stage of Milan's La Scala one evening last week, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, mused about the futility of wealth and power. The aria, Oh! de' verd'anni miei, got hearty applause. After the curtain fell on the third act of Verdi's Ernani, barrel-chested Baritone Cornell MacNeil scurried back to his dressing room, where he signed his name to a La Scala option for next season. Then he dispatched a cable to his wife in Cliffside Park, NJ.: "We tore up the pea patch, doll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Baritone in the Pea Patch | 3/16/1959 | See Source »

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