Word: cellistic
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...priceless cello bow, belonging to Soviet cellist Mstislav Rostropivich, was stolen Sunday at the musician's open rehearsal at Sanders Theatre. The bow, made out of tortoise shell with gold trim, was a gift from Gregor Piatagorsky, another world-famous cellist. Inscribed on it are "sartory" and "made especially for Mr.Piatagorsky...
...piece. In spite of numbers, however, the texture was clean and transparent; the violins showed good sectional discipline and accomplished exhilarating effects of terrace dynamics. Violin soloists Edgar Engelman and Marilyn Malpass had just enough brilliance and energy for Vivaldi and were effective in spite of some nervousness. 'Cellist, Martha Babcock handled her part efficiently, but was dry and weak compared to the others...
This put 'cellist Joel Krosnick in a rather odd position. His solution was to play as a member of the orchestra instead of as a soloist--a telling sign of musicianship. His playing was precise and controlled, and he gave an admirable rendering of the wide variety of 'cellistic effects called for by the composer...
...Barcelona of Casals Conducts, a 15-minute documentary that won a 1965 Academy Award, the audience gave a standing ovation to the stooped old man whose image appeared on the screen. It was the first time that the Spanish government had permitted a movie to be shown of famed Cellist Pablo Casals, 90, who left his native land in bitter protest against Franco during the Spanish Civil War. There were indications, too, that the government would like to forgive and forget, would welcome him if he chose to return home. But Casals was ada mant. "There is no change...
...Allan Shewmon, piano. The height of the evening was the massive Piano Trio (1904-1911), whose second movement bears the indication "TSIAJ" ("This Scherzo is a Joke"). This is one of those pieces that has to be heard live to be appreciated. The sight and sound of Shewmon and 'cellist Fran Uitti ripping their way through their parts was something not to be missed...