Word: cantilenas
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...demonstrated his power by the zing of his attacks, especially in the way he clouted his instrument in loud pizzicato chords. At quieter moments, he laid his cheek against the neck of the cello as if it were a pillow. Shafran's tone was big and creamy, his cantilena as expressive as if words were being sung. Critics raved. Said the Berliner Zeitung: "This artist must be counted among the most outstanding masters of the instrument...
...season's rehearsals . . . [Toscanini's] green auto is already standing there, and Emilio, his huge chauffeur, is playing with the diminutive fox terrier. . . . The Maestro raises his stick . . . sings with the music . . . 'Molto, molto, piu molto sforzato.' He wishes a strong, dramatic accent . . . a little cantilena [singing]. . . . Then, a small error in the oboes. . . . 'Ah, no no no, no no no, no no no no.' He goes back disconcerted. 'Bitte vierr tak-te vohhrr [in Italianate German: Please, four measures back]. . . . It is an esthetic pleasure merely to watch...
...Music, written by Conductor Ignatz Waghalter, smacks more of Puccini than of Sullivan, Offenbach or Johann Strauss. A sudden transition or two, a waltz emerging from a cantilena, a trio for three men in the first act, a machine-made quartet in the second-these were enlivening...
...Concert in Symphony Hall this evening: 1.March, "Hoch und Deutschmeister," Ertel 2. Overture, "The Black Domino," Auber 3. Meditation, Bach-Gounod (Violin, Mr. Hoffman; Harp, Mr. Holy, Organ, Mr. Marshall.) 4. Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2, Liszt 5. Ballet Music from "La Gioconda," Ponchielli 6. Soli for 'Cello, a. Cantilena, Goltermann b. Tarentella, Popper (Mr. Joseph Keller.) 7. Faun Dance from "Pan and the Star," E. B. Hill 8. Selection, "Carmen," Bizet 9. Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons," Strauss 10. Overture, "La Dame Blanche," Boieldieu 11. Suite, "Peer Gynt," Grieg a. Anitra's Dance. b. In the Hall of the Mountain King...