Word: lutoslawski
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Particularly in the cello concertos of Dmitri Shostakovich and Witold Lutoslawski, written for Rostropovich, he set his instrument in conflict with the orchestra, a doomed but determined voice in a struggle against the collective. But no matter how isolated he seemed on stage, Rostropovich was not without an ensemble; his allegiance was with the audience, which responded instinctively in support. "I give people music and beauty," he once said. "In exchange they give me love and recognition...
Swiss violinist Helena Winkelman with guest pianist Anton Kernjak. The performance, sponsored by the Pro Musicis Foundation, includes pieces by Schubert, Lutoslawski, Kurtag, and Beethoven. Saturday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets $15 for students. Pickman Concert Hall at Longy School of Music, 27 Garden...
...Theater list, doesn't really do it; but would the top choice, Three Tall Women by Edward Albee, serve any better? Supermodel Nadja Auermann, the stratospheric antiwaif, does appear on the People list -- but that's only one tall woman. As for the other lists -- yes, Lutoslawski's symphonies are beautiful, and Andre Agassi showed unwonted grit at the U.S. Open, and The Lion King features an amazing antelope stampede, but these are hardly emblematic...
...Witold Lutoslawski...
Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 (Sony). Krzysztof Penderecki may be better known, but Lutoslawski, a composer of uncompromising integrity, was the dean of contemporary Polish composers. He died in February, but his work lives on in these splendid readings by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Particularly noteworthy is the Fourth Symphony, Lutoslawski's last and most moving orchestral essay...