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...Boston Symphony Orchestra--with Seiji Ozawa, conducter, and Janis Taylor, mezzo-soprano, performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 and Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky." At the Boston Symphony Hall at 2 p.m. on Friday and 8 p.m. on Saturday...
MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 7 & KINDERTOTENLIEDER (Philips). Seiji Ozawa leads the BostonSymphony Orchestra in a performance of extraordinary transparency, penetrated by the miraculous colors and moods of this vast, emotionally charged work. Jessye Norman's soprano is more enveloping than probing in the achingly beautiful Songs on the Deaths of Children...
...become a gulf-war casualty? That possibility was raised last week after Kaifu's ruling Liberal Democratic Party was badly jolted by the 2-to-1 defeat of its candidate for the governorship of Tokyo. The humiliating upset prompted the resignation of the party's chief political operative, Ichiro Ozawa, who took responsibility for the loss. Ruling party insiders say that Ozawa had agreed to try to prevent re-election of the L.D.P.'s incumbent governor as part of a deal with the opposition, in exchange for passage of Japan's additional $9 billion gulf-war contribution in the Diet...
...L.D.P. fiasco has stirred speculation that Kaifu's days may be numbered -- or at the very least that his chances of re-election next October are doomed. "Without Ozawa in one of the party top posts, Kaifu could be a lame- duck Prime Minister," observed a Japanese politician. Others speculate that Ozawa's sudden downfall might trigger the comeback of former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita, still considered one of the most powerful politicians in Japan despite his resignation two years ago over an influence- peddling scandal...
...surprise that by the time the nation's legislators approved a $9 billion contribution to the gulf effort, the war was over and troops were on their way home. Last week allied commanders took silent note of the tardy assistance when Liberal Democratic Party secretary Ichiro Ozawa was abruptly forced to cancel a trip to the Middle East. Ozawa, touted as a future Japanese Prime Minister, found it difficult to secure appointments with top officials in Saudi Arabia. He also found that military commanders were suddenly too busy to find him a place on a flight into Kuwait. The silent...