Word: musicians
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...although Kreisler became the richest musician ever performing his pieces, it is unlikely Mintz will do the same...
...Jascha Heifetz's Mozart. [It] tries . . . to make out of the greatest musician the world has ever known something between a sentimental Pierrot and a Dresden china clock...
WHEN LEHRER broadened his horizons in the '50s, he did so with a form of music that has virtually disappeared today. His appeal was not really that of a musician, though he had (has?) a pleasing, friendly voice and a knack for a catchy tune. Nor was he a full-fledged comedian, for music dominated his act. He didn't exactly grind a political axe, either, but always cast a bemused, skeptical eye on current events for most of his material. Lehrer calls his technique "gentle making fun of things from a point of view of caring about them...
When Georg Henschel gave the first downbeat on Oct. 22, 1881, he brought to life the dream of Major Henry Lee Higginson-Civil War veteran, philanthropist, amateur musician and founder of the Boston Symphony. Under a succession of Germanic conductors the young orchestra survived and flourished, moving into its incomparable home, Symphony Hall, in 1900. The modern, French-Russian character of the B.S.O. dates back to 1918, with Conductors Henri Rabaud, Pierre Monteux and, most important, Serge Koussevitzky. During his 25-year reign-from 1924 to 1949-Koussevitzky. During his 25-year reign-from 1924 to 1949 - Koussevitzky presented...
Garland Jeffreys will never be a superstar. But that can't stop him from trying, or keep me from liking him. There are many problems with this live set, though there shouldn't be. Jeffreys' tour with the Rumour this summer blew away his studio (and studio musician) versions of his reggae-pop-rock mini-anthems. And Adult was taped at the two places in the world that love Garland Jeffreys, New York and Paris. But something rings false. Maybe it's that the opening song, his classic "Wild in the Streets", was played last in concert, and most...