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...irrefutable greatness rests on the expressive richness of his piano music and the beauty of his lyric songs. However, his stature as a symphonist has remained unsettled since his death in 1856. For some he is the link between Schubert's lyricism and Brahms' grandeur. But The New Grove Dictionary dismisses his symphonies as "inflated piano music with mainly routine orchestration." Because of their melodic fecundity and power, they remain widely performed and recorded. Still, conductors from Gustav Mahler to George Szell have edited their working scores, attempting to compensate for Schumann's putative deficiencies: amateurish orchestration; opaque, overdense textures...
...exactly what they are contracted to do. If people want more, they should supplement the coverage with their own money or go somewhere else. That's the American way. And if HMOs are making such obscene profits, let's go buy stock in 'em. CHARLES H. LOWRY Garden Grove, Calif...
...BOHEMIAN GROVE...
FOUNDED The Grove Encampment began in 1878 as a farewell party in Muir Woods, in Marin County, Calif., for an actor member of the private, all-male, San Francisco-based Bohemian Club...
SEMINAR TOPICS Some educational programs and more than 100 entertainment events produced and performed by club members, including the annual Grove Play, an original musical that takes two years to prepare. The music may sometimes be forgettable; the reputed occasional nudity...