Word: shame
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...opening Overture from "The Marriage of Figaro" was brilliant. The piece is supposed to be exceptionally quick, and Baker certainly conducted it that way. But the orchestra was capable not only of playing up to tempo but playing smoothly up to tempo. It's just a shame that the highlight of the concert came so soon...
...Green Line's problem is that it really isn't a subway at all. It's more a glorified trolley line and its crowded, jerky electrified buses can't compare with the sleek trains of the other lines. And it's a shame too, because the Green Line has some of the best stations and routes in the system. The Copley Square station is probably the best looking from the outside, with its iron grillwork, blending well with the general atmosphere of the Square...
...shame that Carl Schlaikjer did not receive credit in the program listings for his oboe d'amore playing. It was a display of virtuoso caliber remarkable for its sensitivity of phrase and quality of tone. The instrument's sound filled the church in beautiful counterpoint to the alto-tenor duet...
...surrender by compromise on the Jackson amendment [Oct. 1] would be to betray and seal the fate of the many Sakharovs, the countless brave men and women of the U.S.S.R. who have put their necks out for the freedom that we always shout about and supposedly fight wars for. Shame on you for suggesting compromise...
...been mercilessly held up to contempt for their wretched showing in the Six-Day War, when their troops broke and ran from the advancing Israelis. The public scorn, humiliation-and self-contempt-rankled, leaving behind smoldering hatred for Israel and a lust for revenge. Among sensitive Arabs the public shame of their defeats was as bitter as the loss of territory. Pride looms large in the Arab psyche; its loss is an intolerable affront...