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...B.S.O. is weaker in earlier music, tending to be sluggish and bottom heavy when it should be more refined and elegant. In recent weeks, performances of Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony, Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 and Mozart's Symphony No. 28 have all been marred by Ozawa's ponderous interpretations. Ozawa's depth has long been questioned, and he is generally much more successful with the romantic warhorses or even modern pieces-as he was with the world premiere of Robert Starer's lean but melodic Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky's noisy Francesca...
Dunster House Music Society--Eric Kaldjian and Charles Kletzsch, baritones; Theodor Leschetizky, piano; music of Kaldjian, Mozart and Kletzsch; Dunster House Library...
Boston Classical Orchestra--F. John Adams, music director; Deborah Sobol, soloist; music of Mozart; Faneuil Hall...
Boston Classical Orchestra--F. John Adams, music director; Deborah Sobol, soloist; music of Mozart; Faneuil Hall...
Unfortunately to at least one listener this degree was not reflected in last Friday's concert. Harvey Seigal, violin, Michael Zaretsky, viola, and Martha Babcock, cello, played string trios by Mozart, Schubert, and Beethoven as if they were sightreading and bored. The problem was not so much technique (although there were a few shaky moments) as ensemble. The group played stiffly, without moving or reaching to one another, and they barely even bowed to the audience...