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...continuing rhythmic momentum, the melody finally died away as the funeral march continued off into the distance. The symphony returned to a lively dance with the onset of the Presto. This time, images of an elegant ball came to mind. Skirling strings and a majestic trio in between the scherzo were followed by a stately and spirited finale. The percussion drove the finale, bringing the energetic piece to its apex and the audience to its feet. Not surprisingly, the BSO was greeted with three standing ovations going into intermission. Following intermission, soloist and principal horn James Sommerville performed...
...constantly changes from moments of elation to emotional turmoil. However, Levine pulled out passionate swells throughout the first movement, with exuberant fanfares and quiet textures.The second movement, a waltz in an unexpected 5/4 time, was performed with light playfulness. The form of the movement is a simple scherzo and trio, one part more lively and one more sedate, and both were played with grace and beautiful phrasing. There was particularly good communication between the wind chorale theme and the pizzicato accompaniment of the strings, which gave a sense of dance to the entire movement. The third movement, a joyous...
...with full brass, wind, and timpani—had reached the part of the concert for which it was best prepared. It is hard to go wrong with Mendelssohn’s winsome opening melody, and the orchestra passed it from one section to another with skill. The ornamented scherzo section of the first movement was bright and charming, and grew into an exciting frenzy. A difficult clarinet solo which opens the second movement was rendered with seeming ease by Andrew P. Lowy ’09, a great asset to the orchestra’s wind section. The slow...
Most Kuumba members, however, were not around when a 1998 issue of The Harvard Salient published a highly controversial article entitled “Scherzo of Stereotypes,” which mentioned accusations of racism within Kuumba...
...very best teacher?the one, that is, with the clout to make his son famous. This scenario risks stumbling into villainizing or bathos, yet Prof. Chen (who plays one of the teachers) is as sure of cinematic foot as the boy is of virtuoso fingers. Together offers a delightful scherzo of emotions...