Word: lait
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this mutedness should not imply that the performance was lightened-up to the detriment of the music in the same way that a caf‚ au lait manages to retain the integrity of a shot of espresso but just in a more subdued manner. The reward of this "quiet" performance was evident for all who listened carefully. The piano-playing abilities of renowned German pianist Christian Zacharias were both impressive and compelling. Especially touching was the way he handled the "Adagio." Zacharias's ability to juxtapose articulation with lyrical continuity was particularly shown in this movement. His fingers...
...visions of lingering over cafe au lait at a bistro on the Champs Elysees, for example, bore no resemblance to my actual visit to Paris, a series of lunches spent gobbling Grand Macs and Cokes only minutes before meeting stuffy tour buses. And thus, I had low expectations for my first year at college...