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...keyboard interpretations of Bach, Gould chose for his orchestral debut Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, which he took at a glacially languorous tempo. When it was over, he blurted onto the tape an accurate verdict: "Gorgeous! Magnificent! Heartbreaking!" Along with that performance, the newly released album contains Gould's superb piano transcriptions of the Idyll, Siegfried's Rhine Journey and the prelude to Die Meistersinger. After nearly a decade of legal negotiations, it marks the beginning of a 30-disk series of Gould recordings, which will include such previously unreleased radio performances as Chopin's Sonata in B Minor
ANOTHER TIME. Albert Finney on Broadway would be event enough, but in Chicago? At the Steppenwolf troupe's new home, he repeats his London triumph in this play by Ronald Harwood (The Dresser) about a South African piano prodigy battling his heritage...
...orchestra deserves credit for accompaniment that at no point diverts attention from the on-stage action but interact with the voices in a delightful manner. Fletcher's piano playing complements Toomer's voice particularly well...
...piano trio kicks in at the end of the first number and accompanies the rest of the show. Craig Hickman performs an animated "Embraceable You"--one of Holiday's most famous numbers--and then introduces Holiday herself, who is played by Ketanji Brown. The transition from student jazz concert to drama is innovative, but awkward. Brown, who affects Holiday's dialect in both her monologue and musical performance, is the only member of the cast/company to represent a historical character...
Throughout the production, admirable renditions of Holiday's most memorable works are interspersed with timely appearances by Holiday's character. The piano trio that accompanies the show, from the Berklee School of Music, is tight, driving and colorful (though naturally they do not capture the sound of Holiday's big bands...