Word: mellower
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...pudgy businessman, his feet planted wide apart, his shoulders raised into a pugnacious attitude, his jowls quivering earnestly with every accent. But his style was impeccable. Every bow movement, from delicate nudges at the tip to slashing down-bow accents, produced a flawless tone, fine-drawn and luminous, made mellow but not ripe by judicious use of vibrato. In a concert full of lovely little touches-his method of approaching such an essentially meaningless figure as a trill was a joy to the sense of propriety-Oistrakh even managed to breathe warmth and dignity into the withered carcasses of Tartini...
...Hoffmann had some serviceable singing by the large cast, with Tenor Richard Tucker in particularly mellow voice and French Baritone Martial Singher singing with enormous power and control. Roberta Peters was the pert doll. The standout was Soprano Lucine Amara. who brought to the stage the kind of dazzling vocal splendor that made the Met famous. The sound of her voice was eggshell-fragile, sunset-colored, and so surprisingly powerful that the audience burst into cheers at the end of her big aria...
...York Philharmonic-Symphony, with, its virtuosity and its rakish unpredictability, is the matinee idol in danger of growing a paunch. The Boston Symphony, with its exquisite balances and flawless inflections, is the American whose manner shows that he was raised by a French governess. The Amsterdam Concertgebouw, with its mellow strings and faintly ponderous sonority, is the sexagenarian with all his hair and a twinkle in his eye. Last week the U.S. got a chance to hear still another famed symphonic character, London's Philharmonia Orchestra, only ten years old. Its personality: blazing prodigy...
Unlike tempestuous Arturo Toscanini, Walter does not frighten musicians into playing right; he coaxes them. When, with his mellow German accent, he says, "Come, let's have it again." he might be talking to forgetful children, and when he says, "Once more, letter D," he sounds like a host inviting some guests to have another helping of Sacher Torte. There is endless patience, endless attention to detail. "Aha!" he shouts over the slow movement. "Ssst! Second violins, make a diminuendo ..." The music starts again, and "Right!" shouts the old gentleman vehemently, making the listener jump in his seat...
...still have some doubts about the residents' fledgling attempts at adult entertainment. To allay these fears, House members might invite their Master and his wife to attend their room parties on the football weekends ahead. After observing students with their charming dates at close range, the Masters must surely mellow and decide at their next meeting to advance the entertainment deadline on football Saturdays--on a trial basis at least...