Word: boleros
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...late 1930s he was performing in Carnegie Hall." But that was only the beginning. In 1942 Darius Milhaud wrote Suite Anglaise for Adler, and in 1952 Ralph Vaughan Williams composed Romance for Harmonica and Orchestra. Ravel left provisions in his will for Adler to be allowed to play Bolero whenever he liked, without paying royalties. When George Gershwin heard a youthful Adler play Rhapsody in Blue, he said, "The goddam thing sounds as though I wrote it for you." THURSTON MOORE Madison, Tenn...
...61st Street long enough for me to get a good look into the Barney's window. There in casual spartan urbanity were leather and suede accessories, a stark juxtaposition to the flashy holiday display that had twinkled there for weeks. But it wasn't the brown suede poncho-slash-bolero perched on a pedestal like the thing of beauty it was that made this capable shopper flush. No, it was the huge diagonal block of letters that read CLEARANCE SALE...
...talk. Peter and Alice have one of those marital arguments--a wrangle about career frustration, principles and office politics, money and kids--found all too often in life and almost never in movies. He's had a bad day, she's not sufficiently sympathetic, and the tension escalates like Bolero, stopping just short of a declaration of war. Soon after, Peter is abducted. In most movies, someone who is to be killed or imperiled gets a soppy farewell scene. This jarring confrontation gives Proof of Life another reason to bring Peter back alive--so he and Alice can forgive each...
...collection offers Aguilera stylistic challenges. Confronted with the bolero standard Contigo en la Distancia, she lends the song nuanced passion. And on Cuando No Es Contigo, a hard-salsa number co-produced by Sergio George (Marc Anthony), Aguilera confidently charges through tempo changes. It's a Latin implosion, and we listen impressed as she finds new fires within...
...sounds. This Mexican group is one of the most praised Spanish-language rock bands around, but unfortunately its new double CD is perhaps more experimental than inventive. The first part features instrumentals that draw on Latin pop and European classical traditions; the second features vocals influenced by art-rock, bolero and other genres. More than a few songs on this provocative collection have the power to enchant, yet this band surely has better albums in its future...