Word: schmaltzing
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...mechanical--but mechanically imperfect--treatment of Franck's Symphonic Variations by Steven Lubin '63 suggests that perhaps venturing away from musically established works might cure these soloists of their apparent boredom. There are at least two reasonable interpretations of this load of Franck schmaltz: one can play it through straight-forwardly, or one can indulge in a bit of lingering and slavering. Given my preference for the latter, I found Lubin's performance flat and cold. However, neither preference calls for an overly heavy bass, unclear technical display, a constantly underfed melody, and brusquely punctuated phrases; though Mr. Lubin provided...
...appreciate The Crucible without actually going to it (and if you haven't gone already, for Heaven's sake don't), you have to have savored a potato kugel heartburn. Potato kugel is a greasy dish made of ground potatoes, egg, and too much chicken schmaltz. Going down it is very smooth, but it keeps on insisting how good it tasted all evening long...
...loosely flowing, and surprisingly modern, harmonies of three early composers best displayed the dynamic control and agility of the Glee Club's voices. After a 'Suabian Folk Song' by Brahms, an arrangement by Vaughan Williams, and an unwitting parody on schmaltz by Paul Creston, richness palled: what the Glee Club needed was more good, lean music like the Bartok 'Three Folk Songs.' To these the Choral Society gave its strongest and most straightforward performance of the evening...
...jokes were schmaltzy, but it was the right kind of schmaltz: the kind that isn't self-conscious. Dean Gitter's direction was so rapidly paced that even the most outrageous puns seemed outrageously funny, and a laugh meter could praise them more accurately than a critic. By moving fast, Gitter managed to interrupt laughter with more laughter...
...because the cost of a new movie is a prohibitive $50,000-$100,000, a substitute is needed. The Admissions Office has come up with an idea that deserves immediate support--a color film strip showing still pictures of College life. Because it would eliminate much of the schmaltz and background music of the present film's sound-track and because alumni would have a chance to narrate the scenes informally, the film-strip is a welcome substitute for the outmoded "Invitation to Harvard...