Word: munch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Strauss: Don Quixote (Boston Symphony conducted by Charles Munch; Victor). A fairly beery treatment of the Cervantes tragicomedy by one of the world's great orchestraters. The Boston Symphony (plus Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, Violinist Richard Burgin, Violist Joseph de Pasquale) gives it a foamy performance...
Finley, though visibly shaken, quickly resumed his lecture but was unable to hold back a few chuckles as his guest remained composed throughout the remainder of the hour only stopping once or twice to munch a grape. The laurel wearing imitator, who was rumored to be a Lampoon fool, stood up at 10:55 and slowly walked...
Honegger: Symphony No. 5 (Boston Symphony conducted by Charles Munch; Victor). A modern master in his most serious mood, Composer Honegger subdues his early musical trickery (as in Pacific 231) to make music of noble proportions...
This concert will have an international note as the Chorus of the University of Helsinki will sing several selections of their native music. The Helsinki Chorus is also to appear in a series of concerts with the Boston Symphony under Charles Munch...
Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet (Chorus and soloists with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch; Victor, 2 LPs). Musical sweet talk in its sweetest, if not most stimulating, performance on records. Included are some meltingly graceful choruses (sung by Harvard and Radcliffe groups) and solos by Contralto Margaret Roggero, Tenor Leslie Chabay and Basso Yi-Kwei...