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Conductors, like all musicians, are often branded with easy epithets that distort far more than they illuminate. Detractors of Toscanini claim, "He is too fast, too harsh--though great at Verdi," which ignores the intuition behind his intensity. Klemperer is overly eulogzed as "the Olympian, interpreter of the classics." And too often it is said of Charles Munch, beloved as he is, that "he does well only in French music." Friday's contert clearly belied this cruel simplification. Choosing three of his favorite works--by Elgar, Martinu, and Saint-Saens, Munch displayed powers of drama and orchestral coloring over...
...race issue and is being mentioned as a possible challenger for Fulbright's seat in 1968, recently sounded off against the Senator's critical attitude on the Viet Nam issue. Charged Faubus: "There's no question but that it encourages the enemy. They will distort it to show weakness in our position...
Aside from partisanship, other pitfalls exist in the sort of "instant history" that Schlesinger has undertaken. Even if he had not been partial to the Administration, some critics ask, wouldn't his very closeness to events distort his perspective? Harvard Economist J. K. Galbraith, perhaps Schlesinger's best friend, thinks not. "Saying he was too close to events is like saying he had too much information," says Galbraith. But won't future books offer a much better perspective? Says Author Theodore H. White, who has written a good deal of instant history himself...
Reaction Sets In. Not everyone is that grateful. America's top dress designer, Norman Norell, insists that "fashion photographers have really gotten out of hand. In the old days, Vogue and Harper's had beautiful photographs of beautiful dresses presented the way designers intended. Now the photographers distort a suit or dress beyond recognition. I know one designer who looked through an issue of Vogue 14 times and didn't recognize his own dress. He had to go through the credits on each page to figure out which...
...Unmitigated Blessing." Did Government money bring Government control? "With these two agencies it doesn't distort our picture one damn bit," says Dillingham. "We're just as free as we ever were. It's been a happy partnership." Adds College Secretary Ben Light: "The first time we went to present an application we took our lawyer with us. Since then he's stayed home." Says Architect Robert B. Tallman: "They check the engineering and the financing details, but I can't think of any major engineering or architectural feature they've suggested." Insists English...