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...much the Dead have been limited by the loss of Hart and Constanten. The opening drum solo shows that Bill Kreutzmann, in spite of his technical skill, is unable to fashion a solo with enough continuity and development to hold the listener's attention. Without Constanten's classically-influenced keyboard work to give the number structure, the remaining instrumental portion of the song degenerates into a rather aimless, formless guitar exhibition by Garcia and Weir...
...elegant touch to the evening was a revival of an old Handelian custom, the playing of a keyboard concerto during intermission. It was no accident that the canny old Hanoverian preferred the great volume of the organ to the harpsichord's thin tone at those intermissions. Fortunately, the Sanders audience quieted down in very un-eighteenth century fashion to hear a distinctly unemotional performance by Harriet Wingreen at the harpsichord...
...Church-sponsored recital series began two weeks ago with organist Anton Heiller. On November 17 the series continues with Edward Tarr, considered by many the world's best baroque trumpet player. Keyboard music is accessible weekly at the Harvard Organ Society's popular Thursday noon recitals in the Busch-Reisinger. The museum's beautiful three-manual Flentrop organ is perfect for baroque music--and the short recitals are a welcome respite on a busy...
Even in this age of great technicians, Brendel's keyboard marksmanship is so remarkable that he can afford to shrug off mere accuracy. "If I miss a few notes," he says, "I don't care as long as the musical purpose is clear. When I remember performances which have impressed me, few of them were note perfect. I don't want to be perfect at any expense. Perfection has done too much harm already in music...
...pianists have to compromise between force and agility in order to combine maximum sonority with maximum speed. Brendel's playing shows no compromise. He gives most of the credit to Edwin Fischer, the Swiss pianist and teacher who was known as both an intellectual classicist and a keyboard technician. Like Fischer, he is able to play passionately without breaking the bounds of classicism...