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...tempo of the piece ranged from allegro to adagio over a series of four short movements, but the performers met the challenge brilliantly. The contrast between the pieces, as well as alternating cello, viola, and violin phrases, created an exhilarating confluence of emotions...
...delicacy as they did the Mozart piece, but their style was much more modern. The suite made use of a wider range of sounds, including a strong pizzicato, and at times, the instruments seemed totally independent of each other. The sometimes discordant phrases of the music were a stark contrast to the harmony of the first suite, and prevented the concert from becoming a two-hour performance of predictability...
...halls of Iraq's Parliament today provide a stark contrast to the bloody realities outside the blast walls and barbed wire. Politicians munch Kit Kats and Twix from a free candy table in the members' lounge area. Leaders of rival factions greet each other as if they were old friends, with air kisses on both cheeks, with a long hand shake and a pat on the shoulder. Meanwhile in much of Iraq death squads take turns torching homes and lopping off heads. Holidays are observed, days off are taken, it's easy to think that while the country goes...
...birth, Gao argues for the individuality of the writing process and for a view of literature as a spiritual endeavor rather than a political one.It’s an original—even admirable—thesis, but unfortunately, the book lacks potency and persuasive appeal.In contrast to the stringent maxims of Mao’s “Little Red Book,” much of Gao’s rhetoric is lofty and abstract. Despite the clarity of his prose, his argument, detached from all concrete reasoning, reads like a parade of non sequiturs.In the first...
...contrast, Guatemala, which Bush visits Monday, has made little progress in addressing its problems. "The government has been utterly paralyzed and ineffective in addressing the fundamental issue which is the extent to which organized crime, often involving former military officers and others, have infiltrated Guatemalan society to an extent that it threatens democracy itself there," says Tim Rieser, the top Senate Democratic staffer on foreign aid. 'At least Uribe was able to come up with a program that rallied the country behind him," he says...