Word: fiedler
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Symphony Hall was more smoke-and-gayety-filled than a Chicago hotel room last night as the reunioning class of 1927 and their guests ate, drink, and cheered the music of Arthur Fiedler's Boston pops Orchestras...
Popular as the music of Fiedler was the crowd gave its most resounding welcome to pianist classmate David M. Keiser. Keiser received a standing ovation after his performance of Mozart's Concerto in major...
Last Thursday at the Pops' opening night in Symphony Hall, Arthur Fiedler led a group of musicians assembled from all parts of the country. The orchestra never achieved the sonority that regulars could produce, but by conscientious playing and careful adherence to the conductor's directions, its members made up for this fault. Fiedler's interpretations of the symphonic works, though not overly imaginative, were always spirited and precise...
...program, as usual, was a mixture of leftovers from the classical and popular fields, though mostly from the former. Fiedler is unsurpassed at planning programs with wide appeal. If you attend for the relaxation and refreshments, you cannot go wrong. The music will provide intermittent high spots, but will generally be tame enough to place no great strain on your attention. On the other hand, if you're interested primarily in the music, you will find a few rewarding numbers. But they will often be accompanied by a subdued buzz from the ground floor...
...line out of a passage which many others would use merely to display fast finger-work. The length of the concerto left him no time for encores, though the audience recalled him repeatedly. I for one would rather have heard another selection by him than such encore offerings of Fiedler's as Plink, Plank, Plunk and The Irish Washerwoman...