Word: noted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...playing at a gala event for President Nelson Mandela last season. During the opening strains of Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Han fixed his gaze upon the baton, bobbing his head slightly and effortlessly threading his melody into that woven by the full orchestra. Every note in the cascading arpeggios of the concerto resounded under Han's steady fingertips, and the interchange between pianist and orchestra was seamless. Pausing to wipe his brow, cheeks and hands during every rest, Han attacked each section of Mendelssohn's work with unfaltering strength and decisiveness, even though the piece...
...with even greater enthusiasm, the chance to explore possible careers, and other interests all seem enhanced once students are beyond the college admissions pressure. Applicants admitted early almost always continue to work hard and successfully (with no more than the normal small number of year-end declines) and often note that they arrive at Harvard more refreshed and motivated than would otherwise have been the case...
...originally spread over two weekends); and--most important--they are less in-your-face, nearly devoid of the shouting and door monitoring imposed by est's stern trainers. Says a former estie who attended a 1997 Forum: "est was much more militant. You had to have a doctor's note just to go to the bathroom. People humiliated themselves for it. est tried to break you. Landmark doesn't do that...
...film's makers deny, with the fervor of a White House aide in front of the skeptical scorps of the press, that Primary Colors is really the story of Clinton in the 1992 presidential campaign. "Of course, nobody is going to note the differences," director Mike Nichols sighs. "There's no fun noting the differences. But the whole story doesn't work if it's literally about the Clintons. It does work if it's about the political process and the people who work in it. Can you remember why you started? Can you do anything but run the race...
...strained. "Swim" has the singer escaping to the bottom of the ocean floor, but the lyrics seem immature against the brilliantly sophisticated melody. "Mer Girl," on the other hand, closes the album with a soft, edgy song that is certainly her most personal--the album ends on the painful note "And up to the hill / I ran and I ran / I'm looking there still / And I smell her burning flesh / Her rotting bones / her decay / I ran and I ran / I'm still running today...