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Just days after their Princeton, N.J., house burned down, physician Arthur Krosnick and his wife Evelyn visited their friend George Nakashima. Over three decades, the Krosnicks had collected 114 pieces of furniture created by Nakashima, who lives in Bucks County, Pa. Now they asked the 84-year-old craftsman if he could re-create the collection, nearly all of which was lost in the fire. Any other octogenarian might have hesitated, but not Nakashima. With the same kind of powerful understatement that characterizes his furniture, he agreed, remarking, "You've been loyal, and I'd like to help...
Director Paul Redford has ingeniously underscored most of the show with subtle percussion music, wood blocks, wind chimes and drums that unite the play and make credible the passing of 16 years and the revelation scene in the fifth act. John Krosnick, however, is occasionally heavy-handed with his drumsticks...
There is a great deal of Italian lyricism in the piece, which Krosnick was sensitive enough to bring out. Yannatos and the HRO are to be lauded for mounting a performance of this highly complex work. One only hopes for further opportunities to hear and understand...
This put 'cellist Joel Krosnick in a rather odd position. His solution was to play as a member of the orchestra instead of as a soloist--a telling sign of musicianship. His playing was precise and controlled, and he gave an admirable rendering of the wide variety of 'cellistic effects called for by the composer...
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