Word: concertized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...misfit and eccentric, Glenn Gould was one of the most provocative pianists of the century. In 1964, after an international concert career that had lasted only nine years, he abruptly retired from the stage to explore the potential of the recording studio. In more than 90 releases, ranging from two idiosyncratic versions of Bach's "Goldberg" Variations to his transcriptions of Wagner, Gould did just that. Flamboyant willfulness marked too much of his work, but at his best he had a penetrating, furiously original vision. Gould died of a stroke in 1982 at age 50, but he remains a challenging...
...every army officer knows, morale is crucial. The U.S. learned that the hard way in Viet Nam, where collapsing spirits at home subverted confidence in the field. Civilizations can flourish or perish according to their cultural morale. What the yuppies, in concert with a man like Ueberroth, have to offer is a new energy wedded to the belief that problems are solvable...
DOEC offered up to 1.4 million shares at $5 apiece. The initial sale began four weeks ago and should end this week. Early word is that the shares are selling as briskly as concert tickets for Chairman Donny Osmond that other Chairman of the Board...
...unlikely that a straight production of "Endgame" could fill a theater and keep its attention the way Akalaitis and Stein have managed to do. Akalaitis, who collaborated on this year's Talking Heads concert film, went so far as to say she would have refused to take on "Endgame" had she been restricted to a strict interpretation of the text...
...months that she would welcome talks with the Soviet leadership, noted that Gorbachev's visit will be followed by one from Gromyko early in 1985. Said Thatcher: "We shall hope during these visits to take forward the search for ways to reduce the burden of armaments." Acting in concert with Washington, the British may use their time with Gorbachev to sound out the opening Soviet position in Geneva and to hint at "Washington's. "The Russians know perfectly well that anything they say to us will go straight back to Washington," said a British diplomat in London...