Word: gusto
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...Waltzes are basically failsafe for any equipped pianist, but one might have hoped for a bit more gusto from Ohlsson, whose suavity in these three miniatures was at times offputting. The Minute Waltz (at 1:53, mind you) sounded tossed-off, although with a hilarious ending, and the third of the set had nothing to recommend it. Only the ravishing C-sharp minor, trademark of Rachmaninoff and Rubinstein, demanded close listening. Ohlsson privileged the left hand at times when other pianists wouldn't, and sculpted a middle voice between the melodies...
However, like a child who grabs for the shiniest, newest toy on the shelves despite the piles of playthings strewn about the floor at home, capricious MTV's embrace of her music slowly faded away. However, that doesn't mean her music has lost any of its gusto, as shown by her performance at The Middle East Saturday night...
...mother, a divorced truck driver, was herself a good student before dropping out of all-black Spelman College. She took to "opening the window" with gusto. When teaching her kids the difference between hot and cold, for instance, she made learning fun by steaming up the sink with hot water, rather than waiting to scold a child for venturing too near a hot stove. "It's all in the presentation," she says with a twinkle...
...with fewer than six Oedipal references?) She was petite, had lovely chestnut-colored hair, deep brown eyes, a smile that wrinkled the corners of her eyes and mouth. She pronounced the "x" in "Mexico" the way you're supposed to say the "J" in "Juan," took photographs with more gusto than Annie Leibowitz and played a mean game of cards...
...replacement operation, and has been limping around his Beverly Hills home in stretch Speedo slippers. No matter that a toupee, capped teeth and a partly unbuttoned shirt reveal a touch of vanity. At 73, the man best known for playing prophets and warriors is embracing a new role with gusto: president of the 127-year-old National Rifle Association. As poster pinup for America's muscular gun lobby, he isn't expected to do "nice...