Word: concertant
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Menuhin has been privileged to follow an extraordinarily diverse career, from concert soloist to conductor, competition judge, enthusiastic festival leader and dedicated teacher of children. Nowhere in "Unfinished Journey" does he give an exhaustive discussion of technique. Instead, there are brief illuminations offered without a trace of condescension: an intriguing commentary on the opening bars of the Beethoven concerto, one of the fruits of Menuhin's own groping "from intuition through intellectual analysis to restored spontaneity," hints on teaching correct fluidity of motion and allusions to his practise of Yoga as an aid to technique. Finally, Menuhin offers a felicitous...
...Bach Society Orchestra emerges publicly for its first concert of the season this Saturday evening in what looks like one of the most interesting programs offered around Harvard in a while. The program is a fine example of what instrumental groups around Harvard should strive for: concerts of some non-standard fare for a public overfed with Haydn, Mozart and the Brandenburg Concertos...
...last year is any indication, Bach Soc is one of your best sources of musical inspiration at Harvard this year--a disciplined group with fine soloists and a sense of ensemble. The requisite Bach for the first concert if the Overture No. 3. But even better, there's going to be Beethoven's "Egmont" Overture, Bruch's Violin Concerto in g and Vaughan Williams' "Serenade to Music." Not that most Bach isn't fine and great to listen to; but there are some really sensitive and beautifully written works in the orchestral repertoire which don't come out of Germany...
That's not all that looks promising for Bach Soc this week; the group is also performing Vaughan William's "Serenade to Music" with the Harvard University Choir. Last year, Bach Soc did RVW's "Lark Ascending," which was beautifully done. The piece for this concert should be well worth hearing, so don't miss it. Bach Soc has demonstrated that it's able to pull off a program combining German baroque and English pastoral or Russian schmalz very well...
...thought of quitting a lot," he continues, "but it's like being a concert pianist. Even if someone says you can't play, you do it anyway...