Word: rapport
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...special intermission feature, Professor Copland, Mr. Middleton and Mr. Sapp discussed these works candidly, directing all their comments at the composers themselves. Davison, Mandelbaum, and Wyner either defended themselves or accepted the criticisms: bad instrumentation, over-length, and so on. The discussion built up the rapport so often lacking between composer and listener...
Nevertheless, the general impression of the Festival remains favorable. It many well mark the beginning of a new tradition of composer-audience rapport that is so necessary on the amateur as well as professional musical scene. The second program. Sunday night in the Adams House Dining Hall, will feature chamber and choral music...
...most difficult works in the repertoire. He exhibited great manual dexterity, backed up by a full, rich tone. Having no definite conception of how the music should be played, I can say very little about the interpretation. However, there did seem to be a lack of rapport between soloist and accompanist. The quiet passion which marked Krasner's playing was far removed from his wife's cool, almost mechanical pianism. I don't know which style is valid, but one of them was certainly out of place. In fairness to Mrs. Krasner it must be added that...
...owned it. He led it safely through the rhythmic complexities of Debussy, and went on to revitalize a bunch of Wagnerian warhorses that have been all but killed by dozens of inept performances. The response to Monteux's steady, relaxed beat was nearly perfect, and the obvious rapport between conductor and orchestra resulted in quick run--throughs of most of the music...
...Weather Rapport. In Atlanta, police tallied up some of the effects of a ten-day heat wave, found that wife beatings were...