Word: glorious
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...piece last month by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the forces were just shy of 500, more than enough to achieve the sense of grandeur that Mahler envisioned. In the finale, when the massed musicians joined in a mighty fortissimo, and the organist literally pulled out all the stops, glorious sound washed through the Esplanade concert hall like a thrilling sonic typhoon. It was a fine, acceptably idiomatic rendition of one of the most exalted masterpieces of German Romanticism?performed on an equatorial island in Southeast Asia...
...choose early morning starts, repetitive weight-training, endless laps and mind-numbing technical drills as a way of life. No, thanks. But then you meet one of those blessed souls who have made a carefree career out of chasing winds or waves around the globe - and think, What a glorious scam. Perhaps that's why windsurfer Barbara Kendall is always smiling. As Auckland slips into winter, Kendall, fresh from the acupuncturist, shows off laugh lines and a healthy glow while others contend with wind burn and the commute to work...
...Hart's 1937 "Babes in Arms." The show's melodic bounty still astonishes: "Where or When," "I Wish I Were in Love Again," "My Funny Valentine," "Johnny One-Note," "The Lady Is a Tramp"... Care to sing along, anyone? You can do so by buying the CD from this glorious revival...
...external standards,” Lambert said, “this year may not have the same glorious flourish as last year, but in terms of personal growth and learning, I’ve accomplished a lot and the team has accomplished...
...best-known rebel cleric, lead Friday prayers. A fire fight is raging for control of a nearby bridge, between members of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and U.S. forces. There's another battle up the road in al-Sadr's hometown, Najaf. As the mosque broadcasts reports of glorious victories over U.S. tanks, the worshippers seem unmoved by the fighting. "The U.S. troops do this every Friday," says one of the faithful, Sheik Halim al-Fatlawi. "The Americans want to terrorize us into not coming to prayers...