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...evening's centerpiece was Carl Maria von Weber's Bassoon Concerto in F Major, a piece which even the concert program admitted "lacks something in originality." At best, the concerto is lively and clever, taking advantage of the bassoon's peculiar, step-like dexterity; the third movement's themes are almost jolly. But at other times it's hard to tell whether the composer intended what sound like humorous effects; the second movement's creeping themes were reminiscent of the Pink Panther's sly theme song. Similarly, the soloist's first entries in the first movement are preceded by total...
...songs on Me Against the World had a hard, gritty poetry. They felt confessional, intimate. In So Many Tears Shakur eulogized dead friends; in Can U Get Away he offered up a clever attack on domestic violence in the form of a love song. The lyrics on All Eyez on Me seem rushed, inchoate--we don't get a look at Shakur's wounded heart, just a peek at the scribblings in his notebook. Musically, he's also regressed. On the last CD the melodies were strong and tight, but while there are a few winning tunes on All Eyez...
Moliere's Tartuffe is a clever, funny play about religious hypocrisy in 17th century France. Auletta's version does not change the plot, but blatantly directs the satire at televangelists and the religious right. And it is funny. But not always for the right reasons...
Alluding to a scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in which Indy must choose the real Holy Grail, Colangelo brought out two Pudding Pots, one of which was the real Pot and the other a clever imitation--a food processor...
What in the world is he thinking? What do people do in Boston if they don't jaywalk, as free as the proverbial birds? It could be a slogan for a clever opponent of Menino's in the next election who seizes upon his weakness: "Menino doesn't know Boston. I know Boston, and Boston jaywalks. Vote for Trillertrot." You can hear the wild cheering...