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...Bach Society and its gifted conductor, John Harbison, presented an enjoyable program for its final offering of the season. Including a beautiful Bach cantata and a piano concerto by Mozart, the concert was well received by a large audience in Piano Hall Sunday evening...
...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...
...most trouble; perhaps a reversal of the parts might have benefitted both ladies. In the incisive opening chorus and the stirring chorale at the work's close, the small chorus proved to be simply too small. One can appreciate Harbison's attempt to scale down a reading of a Bach cantata but, nonetheless, the chorus must be large enough to be heard...
...shorter works, Hindemith's "Five Pieces for Orchestra," Op. 44 and Scarlatti's "Sonata a Quattro" in d minor, followed the Bach. The fast parts of both these compositions were well handled by the orchestra. Yet, a more expressive and tender approach seemed in order for the slower Hindemith pieces while more majesty could have been suggested in the second movement of the Baroque "Sonata." The disappointment in these passages seemed to be due to an incomplete understanding of the music on Harbison's part. He continued to emphasize rhythmic vigor when the works really required more attention...
Choice of the group for "worst featured artist" was the Harvard Glee Club-Radcliffe Choral Society, for its performance of the Bach St. Matthew Passion...