Word: concert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...what the cellist calls "silent torture." When he gave refuge to his friend Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who spent four years in Rostropovich's home, the cellist's musical life in the Soviet Union was squelched. Radio announcers were not permitted to mention his name. At one point all his concerts were cancelled. Once, in a small town, Rostropovich saw men obscuring posters for his concert, on orders, they said, from party leaders. And when he played, the houses were often half-filled. "People were afraid to come...
With only a one-shot rehearsal before a concert, as was the case last Wednesday, there is not time for fuss, and the atmosphere is usually very businesslike. Though obviously still still angry over the Logan-Colonnade affair, Rostropovich loosed the atmosphere with his antics. At one point in the concerto's slow movement, the oboe and the solo cello join in a singing contrapuntal duet. The oboist was playing too loudly for Rostropovich's taste, and so he stopped playing, turned around, and, shaking his index finger, abruptly accused and convicted the offender. "Are you the cause of this...
...music of Villa-Lobos, Debussy and Bartók. Rock groups may be fun, Graham reflects, but plant fiends are easier on the nerves. None of that "standing beside a limousine at the airport praying that your star hasn't flown off to India instead of doing the concert," he says. "I'm the only one who raises his voice around here...
...Francisco Opera House provided the setting, and Carole King provided the entertainment at her own 35th birthday celebration last week. Now making her first concert tour in three years, the Brooklyn-born singer-composer (Where You Lead; You 've Got a Friend) starred in an S.R.O. performance before 3,400 fans. She had more to toast than just the passing of another year. While King sang in San Francisco, her 1971 album Tapestry celebrated its 254th week on Billboard magazine's top albums chart. Its worldwide sales so far: more than 13 million...
French Masterpieces for the Cello & Piano (Jeffrey Solow, cello; Irma Vallecillo, piano; Desmar; $6.98). This is one of the first releases of a new classical label that plans to feature unusual repertory by young artists along with previously unissued historic performances. Debussy's cello Intermezzo is a concert rarity never before recorded. It is dreamy, emotionally vague and inconsequential. His piano and cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor is another matter. Here Cellist Solow gets the chance to display his flawless intonation and generous technique as the cello imitates a guitar, flute, mandolin and tambourine. The Saint...