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...brokered American political convention, with most of the major decisions being made by the heads of the powerful factions. At the same time, the system strongly encourages deference, even obedience, to tradition and the bureaucratic party machine. It is unusual, if not impossible, for a nonEstablishment figure to soar to the top by virtue of sheer popularity...
Then a year ago, just as his career was beginning to soar, Perahia grounded himself. Success, he explains, "took me by surprise. Suddenly there was no time for anything else. I was labeled a specialist in Chopin and Schumann. Now that's not bad. But I also wanted to learn more Handel, Brahms and Haydn, whether or not I played them in public." He also decided he was "not really a piano buff," that he was more "interested in the ideas behind the music" than in one instrument...
...almost teleological ability to have at least one new talk-provoking show on the air before his last hit has settled into acceptance. In January 1972, just a year after All in the Family made its debut, Lear produced Sanford and Son, his first black sitcom, and watched it soar into the top ten rated shows. It was followed that September by Maude, a spin-off from Family, whose mercurial, politically liberal protagonist taught a nation's housewives the imprecation: "God'll getcha for this." Then came two more socially stratified black sitcoms: Good Times, wherein...
Jumping turned out to be the surprise of the meet for the Crimson. The competition took place on a 55-meter jump instead of the customary 40 meter one. The Harvard jumpers were undaunted though as Tom Cavin's soar earned him a 30th. Cavin said that, "it was a gas...a buzz." Freshman David Rand gave an excellent effort for 32nd and Rich Pietrafesa swooped to a 36th...
Columbia, in conjunction with Melodya, has come out with three Liszt recordings, which include the twelve Transcendental Etudes and the B-minor sonata. Only a select few--like Berman-- have the technique to soar thrugh these finger-twisters without undertaking a mortal struggle of man against piano. Berman's sheer power is almost frightening, but he can play with the most exquisite declicacy when necessary...