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There was an excellent degree of co-ordination between the chorus, the conductor, and the orchestra during the last three movements, the "Sanctus," Benedictus," and "Agnus Doi." These three movements are rumored to be the compositions of Mozart's pupil, Franz Sussmayr, rather than of the master himself...
...Planetarium and New York State's Department of Education were busily spreading identical warnings: "Don't look directly at the eclipse." What makes an eclipse so dangerous is that it works insidiously. As the twilight deepens, the viewer can look at the sun without squinting. Meanwhile, the pupils of his eyes are opening wider -just in time to receive the shattering bombardment of infra-red rays that continue after most of the visible radiation is gone. There is no warning pain as the radiation passes through the viewer's dilated pupil and is focused onto the center...
...nervous breakdown and Russian Cellist David Rostropovich had a heart attack, setting the emotional stage for the illness of Conductor Paul Sacher, scheduled to lead the Dutch Chamber Orchestra. Aging Conductor Pierre Monteux, 88, promptly appeared on the scene with his protégé in his pocket. "My pupil," said Monteux, "he's great. He reminds me of my own youth." New York's David Zinman, 26, a violinist at seven and a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory, then took the podium for his grand debut. In classic style, he gave an impressive performance. Flagged...
...educated privately after poor health drove him from the Jesuit school in Brescia. But at the age of 20, young Montini was well enough to enter the seminary of Sant Angelo in Brescia. He was, then as now, somewhat withdrawn and bookish. One teacher recalls him as the best pupil he ever had, while some fellow students detected in him the quiet charisma of the born leader. "Never have I met anyone who had to say so little to establish his authority," a classmate recalls...
...stage of Brussels' Palais des Beaux Arts before 2,000 cheering fans, master and pupil embraced, close to tears at the hour of their triumph. After a life of study, three weeks of merciless competition, and a midnight wait for the jury's decision, a young Russian violinist named Alexei Michlin had won last week's Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition, and there to share in the glory of it all was his teacher, David Oistrakh...