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...ambition into hybris evoke awe but wreak disaster. And for it to invite so great an artist as Maureen Forrester would seem to make conceivable only nemesis or utter triumph. But the gods were sleepy Friday night; the thunderbolt never came. Neither catastrophe nor undreamed success came to the HRO: feeling flickered in the music now and again, sometimes brilliantly, but never consistently...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, it is now becoming apparent, is a fearless organization. A program of Brahms, Honegger, (not to mention David Lewin '54) would seem a formidable one, indeed, but the HRO proved last night that it can cope successfully with just about anything. Hubris, I am afraid, often goes unpunished these days...
Brahms' Symphony No. 3 in F, Donald Francis Tovey has demonstrated, is not only the composer's most romantic and picturesque work, but also his most technically challenging one. That the HRO even attempted to play the piece shows to my mind considerable bravura; that they also performed it--and performed it well--is really quite phenomenal...
...soloists wer the winners of this year's HRO-sponsored concerto, Ellen Friedman '63 (flute), and Barbara Cohen '63 (English horn). Both ladies are excellent instrumentalists, and their clear, rippling tones flowed quietly over the lawn. The HRO strings here were at their best; under Mr. Senturia's precise and animated direction, they showed themselves subdued but very competent. The intonation was clear throughout, the phrasing deft and unobtrusive...
...HRO CONCERT. The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra will present a concert that includes Junior Fellow David Lewin's Essay on a Theme by Anton Webern, Honegger's Concerto de Camera for Flute and English Horn (with Ellen Friedman '63, Barbara Cohen '63), Brahms' Symphony No.3 in F. Sanders Theatre; 8:30 P.M. Tickets at the Coop, or at the door...