Word: emperor
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...years of economic decline, corruption and injustice. In this, they represent a large improvement over men who have given black African leadership the image of brutality and profligacy. Idi Amin, for instance, ruled Uganda with blood and bluster from 1971 to 1979, and Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the self-proclaimed "Emperor" of the Central African Republic, held his country in terror between 1966 and 1979, flogging and mutilating his opponents...
...familiarity, the cycle of Beethoven concertos remains a severe test of mettle for pianists, as well as a handy yardstick for audiences with which to measure them. From the idiosyncratic classicism of the Second, which was the first in order of composition, to the incipient romanticism of the Emperor, the last, is a span of some 20 years but the musical journey of a lifetime...
...teacher Haydn was still alive. The revolutionary Fourth Concerto, in which the piano daringly speaks before the orchestra, gets an introspective, reflective performance in keeping with its contemplative nature. Only in the Fifth Concerto does Ashkenazy's rectitude inhibit him from the kind of large-scale reading the Emperor can support, yet his nimble style is fully in keeping with his restrained approach to the cycle as a whole. Mehta and the silken Vienna Philharmonic prove ideal partners in the venture...
Preservationists see a development that will eventually include ski slopes, luxury hotels and a racetrack as a desecration of a historic site. When the course is completed by a Japanese-Chinese consortium sometime next year, the cry of "Fore!" may be faintly heard at the nearby tomb of Emperor Xi Zong, who ruled from 1620 to 1627. Even Xi, who is remembered for turning over power to a eunuch, would undoubtedly relish the stately rhythms of the royal and ancient sport. His modern-day counterparts will surely appreciate a game in which handicaps allow players of different abilities to compete...
...Screenplay Adaptation (to Peter Shaffer, who rewrote his hit play). Tom Hulce, 31, also received a Best Actor nomination for his all-American, Huckleberry Finn interpretation of Mozart. Though he was not honored, Jeffrey Jones, 38, deserves a crown of his own for his portrayal of the blandly arrogant Emperor Joseph...