Word: serioso
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...inception, the first movement takes the form of a large crescendo made of several building sequences. Each sequence in this Animato, ma serioso begins thinly and eventually stops, giving way to another one with a greater endpoint. The music itself shimmers and sparkles with the addition of a harpsichord and celeste, though its edges are not completely smooth...
People go to the movies to fall in love, and not just with their dates. Wholesome sex appeal has kept Hollywood purring for 80 years. But today's prime actresses-Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Susan Sarandon, Jessica Lange, even Winona Ryder-are a formidable bunch, serioso artists who don't fit into a fellow's dream of easy chatter and backseat romance; they are more likely to hand you a petition. As for Sharon Stone, she's gorgeous, but thanks all the same, we would just as soon survive the good-night kiss...
...concert concluded with Beethoven's Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95. This is the last quartet from the composer's middle period. Beethoven labeled the work "quartetto serioso," an apt designation belied only by the racing Rossinian coda to the last movement...
...Australia entertainment relay was started by a 35-year-old Florida showman named Lee Gordon. He found that most of the entertainers touring Australia were British or else molto serioso musicians. But he also found that most of the local films and records were made in the U.S., decided that Australia was hungry for American entertainers. By booking big names into big boxing stadiums, he could afford to pay expensive air fares and still show a profit...
Luckily, the Budapest Quartet isn't hiding its light under a bushel. They can be heard every Sunday morning over some Columbia stations from 11:05 till 12, and Columbia has just released their excellent reading of the Beethoven 11th, or "serioso" quartet. They are at their best in this playing of Beethoven's sombre, powerful music, and the recording is highly recommended to anyone who still thinks quartets dull or stuffy...