Word: musicianship
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...symbiotic relationship: Oscar and his hosts dined out on remarks like that. Levant swiftly became a fixture at Beverly Hills parties: the lap dog with rabies. Though he continued to play and compose (he once studied with Arnold Schonberg), Levant's musicianship was never taken very seriously -except, of course, by Oscar. His classical composition had a sweet, derivative aura, reminiscent of movie scores. (He wrote several, including a mini-opera for Charlie Chan at the Opera.) His pianistic enthusiasm was showy but, except for Gershwin's music, Levant tended to pound the instrument like the back...
...extraordinary pianist indeed--as far removed from mere crowd-pleasing as he is from pedantry. Mr. Berman's is a musicianship which so naturally blends the elements of feeling and idea, that one can quite honestly say (in the words of the great George Szell): he thinks with his heart and feels with his mind. The Music Department may well lament their loss...
...album's faults lie mainly with Canned Heat's original material. Their own compositions are not nearly the equals of their versions of other's songs though their high lever of musicianship makes ever the worst song tolerable, Judging by the recorded efforts to date, the return to the "50s has strengthened rock and roll--it's given a lot of aimless musicians someplace to go. The roots of rock have always been strong: they are a reassuring retreat in a relatively uncreative period of rock and roll...
...musical group playing together for three years is a feat in itself. Yet the folk group called Granfalloon, made up of four Harvard undergraduates, has continued to perform despite being encumbered by thesis writing, intellectual commitments, and a general lack of recognition. Their music still possesses a quality and musicianship which, in many areas, is as refined as that of other groups who devote their full time to their musical development...
...acknowledge the somewhat tarnished reputation of original-instrument recordings. It is not uncommon to find record-collectors who have been disgusted with records claiming authenticity that simply sound bad to them. There is truth to this: there are groups who have sought to escape charges of faulty musicianship through lame invocation of historical accuracy. The victims are innocent record-buyers. One friend of mine became so disgusted with original instruments (on an admittedly poor Fireworks recording) that he refuses to consider another purchase of the sort. The Concentus Musicus is the answer to this dilemma: they provide the technical perfection...