Word: ravelling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Ravel: Schéhérazade (Suzanne banco, soprano; Suisse-Romande Orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet; London). Three lovely songs with luxuriant orchestral accompaniment: Asie is an extended sigh for the exotic pleasures of the Orient; La Flute Enchantée is played with caressing delicacy by the beautiful slave-girl's lover; L'Indifférent subtly describes a handsome stranger who bypasses some unspecified hospitality...
...accompaniment by Punch Opera in Manhattan, was a fragile piece of Hawthorne about two little girls whose snowman comes to life and entertains them until grownups drag him indoors and he melts to a puddle by the firelight of reality. Composer Rorem, who now lives in Paris, wields his Ravel-lian style with an almost too delicate hand. But he is, at 32, a master writer for the human voice...
...Berlin Symphony conducted by Rolf Kleinert; Urania). Eight orchestral selections from the 1939 Prokofiev opera. The plot deals with the 1918 Ukranian uprising against the Germans, but it would be hard to guess it from the suite; despite moments of real strength, its character is mostly sweetness and light. Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortileges (soloists, chorus and Suisse Romande Orchestra conducted by Ernest Ansermet; London). Collette's enchanting ballet-opera about an enchanted child, which Ravel reluctantly finished in 1925 after years of procrastination. The child is throwing a tantrum when the magic begins: the armchair (bass...
Albert B. Levin '56, a former Council member, defeated four men to win the Kirkland House election. Among those he defeated were Roger C. Ravel, present Kirkland House representative, and sophomore class representative Allen Williams...
...incumbents, Roger C. Ravel '56, the present House representative, and Allen Williams '57, a sophomore class representative, are running for Kirkland. House Representative against Doyle B. Garrett '56, Kenneth G. Swan '56, and a former Council member, Albert B. Levin...