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...time it's different." But some things were consistent. His Chopin-and he was peerless in Chopin-was strong-willed and large-boned, robust and masculine, yet sensitive and poetic. His Brahms was as hearty, bluff and ruminative as the composer himself. Rubinstein played Spanish music with the brio of a native (Spain was one of his favorite countries), and Impressionist music like a born Frenchman. Perhaps that was to be expected from a man who seemed at home everywhere and who spoke eight languages. Rubinstein was a champion of modern music in his younger days...
...like scheduling a contemporary work between a well-known overture and a famous symphony or concerto. If new music is occasionally recognized, another category is nearly always overlooked: lesser-known works from the past. Why should concertgoers be force-fed a steady diet of chestnuts when, with a little brio and imagination, music directors could offer them something fresher and equally palatable? Instead of Zarathustra, for example, why not Strauss's eloquent valedictory, the Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings? Instead of yet another oft-encountered romantic symphony, how about Austrian Composer Franz Schmidt's dark, troubled Fourth Symphony...
Here the Ross figure is known as Deena (Sheryl Lee Ralph), and the Dreams trio is completed by Lorrell (Loretta Devine) and Effie (Jennifer Holliday). They sing Krieger and Eyen's evocative rhythm-and-blues score with impeccable ensemble precision and delightful brio...
...Brio--the Willow, 699 Broadway, Somerville...
Danbury's Barnum died in 1975, and the trustees of his estate carried on his legacy, though without the master's flair and brio. Despite record crowds and steady profits, the undeniable lure of a $24 million offer from Wilmorite spelled the end for Danbury's autumnal rite. "It's a shame," admits Fred G. Fearn, one of the estate's executors, his purple fair badge resplendent on his red ultrasuede jacket, "but we had no choice...