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...memorable moment for those happy few who still believe that man has a chance against the machine. Last week Switched-On Bach, one of the alltime classical bestsellers ($2,000,000 in sales), was finally dethroned after two years and 49 weeks in the No. 1 spot on Billboard's classical chart. SOB was originally brought to you by the same folks-Walter Carlos and Rachel Elkind-who set Beethoven and Purcell to the Moog synthesizer, or vice versa, in the film A Clockwork Orange. Switching Switched off into second place, the new champ: Mass by Leonard Bernstein (TIME...
...backgrounds of Ostlere and Robert T. Jones, who wrote the story, are about as close to ragtime as Bach is to Bacharach...
...pervasive use of violin in most of their music is effective, whether in duet with a flute carrying an easy, pretty melody, or in an introduction to a piece developing a theme strongly reminiscent of Bach...
While the Bach Society was a triumph of amateur professionalism, the Graduate Chorale could only be credited with enthusiasm and ambition that together did not add up to the best of performances. The ensemble is extremely fortunate to have had Gerald Moshell as their conductor the past three years. Moshell's imaginative programming allows his group to capitalize on the often unusual nature of the pieces rather than becoming just another chorus singing Handel and Bach...
Another first for concert performance was the Karl Kohn Madrigal (1966). The accompanist was none other than Nils Vigeland who is an excellent pianist. In addition to the modern music, the Chorale sang two short Monteverdi works and the Bach Cantata No. 131. All three were marred by weak soloists, unable to project and unvarying in tone. Still, it would be foolish as well as unkind to chastise the Grad Chorale for their work; one can only hope that in the future their quality will come up to the level of their enthusiasm...