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...matter how many car crashes or family arrests occur, the atmosphere in Fernwood is torpid. Many of the laughs stem from people's misunderstandings of the simplest things. The real threats come from family and close friends. Mary's kitchen telephone is an instrument of bedevilment. The wonder is that she still picks it up; she has rarely heard any good or even neutral news over it. Many lines, especially in the kitchen scenes, can seem funny and pathetic at once. Informed by a caller of yet another crisis, Mary replies, "I can't talk...
...educate his audience. (At a Juilliard master class last fall, Rostropovich asked the audience to allow him his "quota of silliness." He filled at least that.) At any rate, the class will undoubtedly be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, if only to hear him fiddle with the instrument...
...facts which belongs in an editorial commentary, not in an unsigned news piece. This "Western puppet" was until recently receiving active support from the People's Repulic of China. It may well be true, as recent Crimson editorials have stated, that the FNLA is now totally an instrument of the Western powers. But in cases concerning factual interpretations, it seems to me that The Crimson, as any reputable publication, has a responsibility to either present various interpretation of the facts, or to stick to a neutral statement of factual developments...
...Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Sir Georg Solti, conductor; London; $50). With at least 15 complete sets of the Beethoven symphonies on the market, there could be only two reasons for yet another version: Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony. Solti has in this orchestra as versatile and flexible an instrument as any conductor could ask for. When the collaboration is fueled by the immense spirit of Beethoven, the result is a glorious musical combustion...
Bach; Otto Klemperer, Bruno Walter and Jean Sibelius gave her their blessings. Then it all unraveled. Metropolitan Opera Baritone John Charles Thomas balked at being led by a woman. Opportunities to play her instrument, the orchestra, were rare. Settling in Denver, she conducted a group of semi-professionals and gave piano lessons. Last year Antonia, a film about her made by a former piano pupil-Folk Singer Judy Collins-started Brico on a second career. At 72, she was suddenly in demand. Last summer she conducted at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, and is now booked through...