Word: dich
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...great drama--the Passion is not Otello. For its fullest effect, it should be led with precision rather than exaggeration and be given a Baroque, not Romantic treatment. One of the egregious examples of this misinterpretation was Richard Burgin's syrupy violin solo in the soprano aria "Erbarme dich." It sounded more like Liszt than Bach...
Munch cut, among other numbers, the recitatives describing the suicide of Judas and the love of Mary Magdalene, the lovely bass aria "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein," and the masterful tenor aria "Geduld, geduld...
...Choir was assisted by contralto Claire Smith, baritone Robert Simon, and six instrumentalists playing recorders, viols, lute and harp. The performance of one of Isaak's beautiful settings of the popular Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen showed three ways in which such pieces were executed in the Renaissance: the first verse by chorus alone, the second by Simon and three instruments, the third by chorus and instruments combined. (The Durer water colors of Inns bruck in the exhibition made clear why so many people hated to leave the little town.) With Simon and a lutanist at hand, I wonder...
...rather dead, determined performance of Bach's "Herr Gott, Dich Loben Wir" smothered the exuberance of the "sacred joy." Much more satisfying were the two choruses from Handel's "Solomon." Delicacy and perfect balance characterized the lyric invocation "Music Spread Thy Voice Around." The second, more dramatic chorus, performed with skill and sensitivity, enabled an easy transition to the tragic mood of the two following works...
Carl Weinrich, organist will perform his fourth recital at 8:30 p.m. tonight in Memorial Hall. Weinrich will play Chaconne in C minor by Buxtehude, Variations on "Warum betruebst du dich, mein Herz" by Scheidt, Toccata and Fugue in F major by Bach, Sixth Trio-Sonata in G major by Bach, and a Toccata by Robert Lamp...