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...accounts a fun-loving woman with a gift for mimicry, would think of all this. Although the family had its roots in the Channel isles, Du Pre grew up in London. By the age of 18 months, she could sing in tune. Her sister Hilary was a flutist who was talented but could not compete with the young prodigy, who practiced little and memorized easily. "Whatever I tried to do, she always did much better," writes Hilary...
...never finds a persuasive point of view on its subjects--can be said to have one. On the other hand, Hilary apparently wants us to understand that it was not for her a big or terribly traumatic deal. Once she accepted, at a comparatively young age, that as a flutist she could not rival her sibling's gifts as a cellist, she (along with everyone else in the family) became her sister's enabler, patiently enduring her capricious demands and careless indifferences as the inescapable taxes imposed by vast talent on those who feel obliged to serve...
...stopped paying attention to new classical music after Britten and Shostakovich died, it's time to tune in again. The famous flutist has put his weight behind one of America's most gifted "new tonalist" composers, with electrifying results. Liebermann's three concertos are custom-made for listeners who find 12-tone music ugly and minimalism simple-minded. The harmonies are savory, the scoring luminous--and, yes, you can hum the tunes...
...works that would have come to nothing without verve. The concert began with the overture to Mozart's The Magic Flute, a work with self-evident charm. Its first notes were jarring from lack of unison, but things picked up quickly. The brass enjoyed a fine moment, as did flutist Kimberly Arkin '98. The finale hinted loudly at the volume of sound the orchestra would transmit later in the evening...
...meter changes, although somewhat shakily: this, and the thin orchestration of some parts, left the audience wondering at times if the group was on the verge of falling apart. Howeverall, the presentation of this charming piece was boosted by commendable performances by the wind section--in particular principal flutist Joseph E. Levin '98 and principal bassoonist Greg Landweber...