Word: gelley
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Dates: during 1953-1953
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Bassoonist Alex Gelley brought to Vivaldi's seldom-performed A minor Bassoon Concerto a brightness of tone and seriousness of interpretation that made it easy to ignore the comparative triviality of the music. Surprisingly, his agile phrasing, full of subtle nuances and contrasts, did not unnerve the small orchestra that accompanies him. All the musicians showed a single-mindedness in matters of rubate and dynamics that is probably attributable to the fine conducting job of Norman Shapiro...