Word: castleã
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...Promenade” theme and later in the “Con Mortuis in Lingua Mortua” (“With the Dead in a Dead Language”). The only real disappointment came with “Il Vecchio Castello” (“The Old Castle??). The simple, lilting 6/8 trochaic rhythm was stretched out with too much rubato, completely obliterating the evocations of Medieval troubadours and trouvères. Despite this flaw, Kissin still managed to play one of the most problematic and unidiomatic piano works like it was the easiest thing...
This version is actually a remake of William Castle??s more satisfying 1960 film of the same title. The older film had an interesting gimmick: Theater patrons were given “ghost viewer” goggles that enabled them to see (or not see) the spirits. Sadly, the remake reserves such highly useful goggles for the on-screen characters, thus forcing the audience to see every last bit of this forgettable film...