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...result is as gratifying for the listener as it must be for the players. A new sensitivity to intonation is one of the most outstanding-and welcome-changes Mr. Poto has brought. And from the opening of Handel's Water Music suite, his insight into rhythmic details and emphasis of interplay between instruments testified to rare artistic insight...
With Attilio Poto's appointment as conductor, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra has inadvertently switched the emphasis of its concerts. After Russell Standger's histronics and Mr. Burgin's formidable reputation, a relatively unknown and reserved director has deliberately turned attention away from himself and onto his ensemble...
...Poto's interpretation of the symphony certainly showed it to best advantage. Taking special care to clarify the complex yet essentially conventional form, he began crescendi long in advance of their final culminations. Thus a sense of gathering sonority and mass brought the structure more clearly into focus. And by avoiding the extremely show tempi some conductors favor, he made overall textures far less turgid...
...course, Friday's program was not a flawless undertaking. The HRO brass section still needs intensive work, and Debussy's Afternoon of a faun received unnecessarily metrical treatment. But polished ensembles cannot be made-or-remade-in a month. With additional time, Mr. Poto and his orchestra will undoubtedly fulfill the promise of their concert...
...Poto Kohut, Brown's ace quarterback, ranks 15th in the nation in percentage of pass completions, in statistics released by the NCAA yesterday...