Word: molto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...entire Quartet showed a sort of 'updated Romantic' sense of time: not too obvious, but always just enough to suggest captivating emotions. Kim and Hwang's deep sounds--the violist's from a gigantic instrument--provided most of the warmth of the opening Andante espressivo-Allegro molto moderato...
Schumann chose a largely fugal Assai agitato for the second movement, saving his Adagio molto for the third and leaving the piece without a true dance movement. The Quartet navigated the fugue impeccably. By employing a multilayered system of dynamics, the main voice always remained prominent while the others maintained the tension. But before the audience could be thrown into the hysterics usually invoked by middle Beethoven, the Hwang and second violinist Ruggero Allafranchini ushered in a flowing lyrical line that could only be Schumann...
...Thurman, for a week's pleasure. The movie is a little gimpy, and I wanted to fast-forward during the reaction shots. And you know our guy is playing the villain, because he goes to White Sox games and Bill is a famous Cubs fan. But, hey, he's molto impressive. He drops his voice half an octave; he walks like a golem tailored by Armani; he puts his silky style in the service of menace. It's a whole nother dimension...
...Molto allegro is the desired pace for most performances, to cut down on fan fidgeting and player awkwardness, especially if the game is televised. In 1977 Fenway Park organist John Kiley became an anthem legend for coming in at a snappy 51 seconds. That is still not fast enough for ABC Sports. "The goal," says former producer Dorrance Smith, "is to cut away to a commercial." Luckily, he was not broadcasting the 1978 World Series in Yankee Stadium when Pearl Bailey dragged out the song to a record-breaking...