Word: brahms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...MOMENTUM GAINED in the Prokofiev swept the orchestra through a rousing performance of Brahm's Variations on a Theme by Haydn--the first example in musical literature of orchestral variations written as an independent work. Stulberg ably held the work together, preventing the variations from fragmenting into eight separate pieces. By skillfully distributing the climaxes, he molded the variations into one symphonic statement. The sections of the orchestra played with a delicate balance, clearly voicing each line...
...lucid, sensitive playing of clarinetist Harold Wright in the best of the three compositions performed. Here was a performer who cared enough not only to master the technical problems for his own instrument, but also to bring forth some sense of the compositional beauty of the music at hand: Brahm's 'honorable mention' for the evening. Dynamic markings were tastefully observed; phrases were si un out to their intended length, and, quite often in dialogue with the cello, passed gracefully to Neikrug, who, taking the opportunity to be heard, broke the continuity with concerto-like attacks. Shure, true to form...
...Cambridge Quartet will perform Brahm's Liebeslieden Walzer, Chavez' Three Nocturnes, Fine's Alice in Wonderland, and solo quartets by Schubert. July 18, 8 p.m., M.I.T.'S HAYDEN COURTYARD...
...most exciting of these new English groups is Yes. Their music is a careful balance between rock, electronic, and classical influences. For example, in Yes's rendition of portions of the third movement of Brahm's 4th Symphony in E minor, they replace the strings with an electric piano, the reeds with an electric harpsicord, and the contra bassoon with a moog synthesizer. As a result of their efforts, the group has produced the definitive rock version of a classical work...