Word: polovetzian
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Dates: during 1943-1943
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...musical ecstasy was an-almost-equal-to-Toscanini Brahms' Variations on a theme of Haydn, and three choral selections sung by the Cocilia Society and Apollo Clubs of Boston. These included Brahms' "Ein Schicksalslied" (A, Song of Destiny). Wolf's "Der Fuerreiter" (The Fire Riders) and the Borodin Polovetzian Dances from "Prince Igor." The flawlessness of their singing, their round, full warm tone all made for a perfect appearance with Dr. Koussevitsky. As an astute listener by my side sagely summed it up. "If they only knew how to bow in unison, they'd be machines...
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