Word: soloed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Flaying Solo...
...Robert Vaughn [April 1] is more O.S.T.R.I.C.H. than D.O.V.E., I'd say. Napoleon Solo is no more. Even tongue-in-cheek derring-do involves a necessary small illusion, and Mr. Vaughn has shattered it beyond repair. If David McCallum holds the same head-in-the-sand views, U.N.C.L.E. has been annihilated from within...
...Washington, Vaughn, whose real name is Napoleon Solo, checked in with a few doves. He lunched with Idaho's Democratic Senator Frank Church, had a lengthy skull session with Wayne Morse, whose "grasp of the legalities of the situation is amazing," spent the weekend at Hickory Hill as a house guest of the Bobby Kennedys, with whom he played touch political football...
Unfortunately, Vivaldi's second flute concerto was not the best vehicle to fully exhibit Miss Monson's brilliance. The solo part is too constraining; the tutti parts are too dominating. She was simply not able to shine the way she can when given the opportunity. This concerto is frequently referred to as one of Vivaldi's "xeroxed concertos"--those he cranked out for his orchestra of girl orphans. Of course, with Vivaldi even a "xeroxed concerto" is a gem; and, given their masterly soloist, the HRO might have made something of this one--if only the strings and the harpsichord...
Well Tuned. That the Boschaps succeed so well is not surprising. They are, after all, among the world's finest symphony musicians. And, unlike most solo virtuosos, they are well tuned in the art of ensemble playing. Indeed, each of the top dozen or so U.S. orchestras has a first-rate group there for the organizing. Following Boston's lead, the Chicago Symphony this season inaugurated a similar series of nine chamber-music concerts; five have been held so far, and all have been sellouts. If the trend develops, the music public can hardly lose; neither...