Word: floridity
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...Halle Orchestra is legendary. The orchestra had been without a permanent conductor since the retirement of Hamilton Harty, a decade before Barbirolli's arrival in 1943. Barbirolli managed to make Halle one of the world's leading orchestras, and in the process gained more control over his own florid style. The recordings which he made with the Halle during his decades of association with it are some of the finest in the literature. The Mahler First Symphony which he did with them for Vanguard is a definitive version, a masterpiece which puts to shame such recordings as the Leinsdorf version...
Like most monarchs, the florid, silver-haired financier was born to rule. His was a celebrated family of bankers who built their capital by lending money to promising ventures and taking ownership interests in return. By the time Richard came of age, his family had dominant holdings in the Mellon National Bank, Gulf, Alcoa, Koppers and Carborundum. Richard, who became head of the family in 1934, later added First Boston Corp. and General Reinsurance Corp. Minority interests gave the Mellons a resonant voice in just about every Pittsburgh-based company except U.S. Steel. The family's policy...
...only a folk festival. The actors beneath their specially grown beards and long hair, are simple Bavarian villagers. The script is amateurishly florid. Yet the once-a-decade production of the Passion Play at Oberammergau, Germany, has long been a byword for Roman Catholic piety−and a major international tourist attraction. Ticket demands for this season's 98 performances exceed the supply by about 1,000,000. The 500,-000 or so visitors who will throng the area are expected to spend more than $10 million−enough to keep Oberammergau going through the next nine lean years...
...Oscar," who was gray, small, and obviously piqued at his home. Huntley told Oscar good-by, and asked me what this group of obscure hazel fish were. I answered "groupers," my universal name for all fish I cannot identify. The back wall of the Aquarium was ornamented with a florid neon wave. I kept waiting for the "Vacancy" sign to come on, an appropriate expectation because the Aquarium at present suffers from only one inadequacy-it does not have many fish. Besides, many of its tenants are regrettably ordinary, so a visit isn't like walking through an art museum...
Every action was motivated, every sound made sense. Even the customarily foolish flute cadenzas were transformed into an eloquent cascade of accusation, bitter mockery and, finally, deranged wailing. The voice sparkled and soared, flicking through the florid intricacies of the music with the phenomenal speed and accuracy that have made Sills one of the most spectacular singers in the world. When the last high E-flat had died away and Lucia had toppled in death, the benefit audience, many of whom had paid $100 for their seats, shouted and clapped for seven minutes while Beverly Sills paced before the curtain...