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Mahler's Eighth may or may not be the greatest symphony ever composed, but it's surely the loudest: at its premiere in Munich in 1910, the impresario called it with Barnumesque flair the "Symphony of a Thousand" to convey the immense scale of the work, which requires a double orchestra, a pipe organ, three large choirs and eight vocal soloists. At a performance of the piece last month by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the forces were just shy of 500, more than enough to achieve the sense of grandeur that Mahler envisioned. In the finale, when the massed musicians...
...pleased to read "behind the Music" [May 3], about A.R. Rahman, who composed the music of Bombay Dreams, which has opened on Broadway. The growing popularity in the U.S of the music, movies and literature of South Asia shows the international appeal of my culture. It is difficult to convey the beauty and creative power of the subcontinent to my American friends, most of whom barely know where South Asia is located. I have enjoyed American culture; now it's time that Americans learned about mine. Rahman and other Indian actors, musicians, artists and writers are my heroes...
...Cultural Grand Salaam" [MAY 3], you finally reported on the growing popularity in the U.S of the music, movies and literature of South Asia! It is difficult to convey the beauty and creative power of the subcontinent to my American friends, most of whom barely know where South Asia is located. It's time they learned about my culture and the irresistible tunes in Bollywood musicals. MONIKA MATHUR Southbury, Conn...
Having behaved on camera their entire lives, the Olsens know how to counterfeit emotion, though not, yet, how to convey it. Then again, De Niro and Streep would have trouble bringing to life an inert mix of farce and sentiment that ends up being both exploitative and bathetic--kiddie corn...
...down their guard before one was deployed to Iraq. The couple agonizes over how to deal with the secrecy their employment requires and what messages it sends to their two young kids. "How do we impart to them a sense of pride?" one asked. "We try to convey that we're a loving good family and there are other families like us though we're the only one you see." Their Florida furlough and similar vacations in the future will go a long way toward doing just that...