Word: munch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...visiting conductor, who led the NBC Symphony in its broadcast this week, was the brilliant conductor of the Boston Symphony, Alsace-born Charles Munch (TIME, Dec. 19, 1949). And Munch's visit to Manhattan was something more than the Maestro's way of ducking congratulations...
...assembled a symphony orchestra for him. This spring, as usual, the Maestro is expected to go to Italy for a long vacation. This spring, more acutely than ever, NBC foresees the day when the Maestro will choose to stay in Italy. Although full details have not been arranged, Conductor Munch and his Boston Symphony are the planned replacements for Toscanini and the NBC Symphony when the Maestro decides to retire for good...
Such an arrangement would be ideal for the Boston; the broadcast fees would help balance its budget. Without even an extra rehearsal, Munch and his musicians could broadcast any one of their four weekly concerts. The NBC Symphony would disappear, though under union contracts most of its members would be kept on for other studio assignments...
When it was all over, Diva Milanov retired to her dressing room to munch an apple and then greet 100 or so admirers in relays of five. By 1 a.m. she was exhausted, but happily planning four more Normas in what is left of the season...
Berlioz' genius becomes most impressive when his work is performed with the insight of conductors like Charles Munch. Mr. Munch knows exactly where dull spots need his stimulus, and where he can let the phrases take their own course. Moreover, he had the advantage of excellent soloists. Suzanne Danco (Marguerite) and Martial Singher (Mephisto) sang with occasionally imperfect tone, but supreme understanding of how to translate French vowels and consonants into musical sound...