Word: quartets
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...Timothy and Janet first demonstrated their impressive skills in their ability to mimic a brass-like sound with their violins in the first piece, Mozart’s “Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458,” producing an incredibly rich and full harmony. This show of mastery over their instruments, however, was only a glimpse of the full range of their capabilities...
...Though by no fault of the musicians, the ends of both the “Menuetto” and the “Adagio” felt inconclusive. However, this was more than compensated for by the final “Allegro assai,” which brought the Quartet full circle by tying the piece back to the opening movement, “Allegro vivace assai...
...piece, Moravec stated that one of his closest friends, a fellow composer, once said that the meaning of music was love. In this theme, the suite was commissioned in part by Astrid and John Baumgardner for their 30th wedding anniversary. It was against this more personalized atmosphere that the quartet launched into a piece that differed greatly from the first, more formal piece...
...condition for lifting that blockade has been for the new government to accept conditions put forth by the Quartet - Russia, the E.U., the U.N., and the U.S. - which demanded that it recognize the State of Israel, renounce violence, and honor all past agreements. But the new government's platform fudges these questions. It pledges to pursue Palestinian "national unity," to promote transparency and fight corruption, to "end all forms of chaos" and to establish a national security council to oversee internal security. It pledges to "respect" past agreements and also the Saudi peace initiative adopted by the Arab League...
...erstwhile adversaries in Fatah are endorsing the effort: "We call on all parties, including the Arabs, to work and live with this government and to give it an opportunity," said Abbas aide Nabil Abu Rudeineh. The aim seems to be to break up the united front of the Quartet, persuading the Europeans and the U.N. to begin working with the government - probably through non-Hamas ministers - while the Saudis and Egyptians, mindful of the need to prevent Iran from becoming the main patron of the Palestinian cause, would offer financial and diplomatic support and persaude the U.S. to change...