Word: soloings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Undoubtedly the weakest of these four sides is "Panama." There is a marked drag in the tempo as the piece progresses, the bass solo is poor, and the piano should never have happened...
Three choruses from the Bach "Mass in B Minor," which the combined choruses sang in its entirety to a sold-out Symphony Hall on Sunday, April 30, under the direction of Serge Koussevitzky, will open tonight's concert. With Paul D. Tibbetts '45 taking the baritone solo three choruses from Brahm's "Requiem" will conclude the program...
...Ormandy was down to his last nickel when he landed a job with the late Samuel L. (Roxy) Rothafel, who set him to fiddling in the last row of the second violin section at Broadway's Capitol Theater. Ormandy played second fiddle so well that he was soon solo violinist of the original Roxy Gang. He graduated from gangdom when the Capitol's chief conductor fell ill on the eve of a performance. Ormandy, the only musician in the place who knew the Tchaikovsky score by heart, took over on 15 minutes' notice. It was the first...
...with the broadcast, several hitherto unpublicized facts appeared: 1) Lionel Barrymore has been composing for the past 40 years; 2) he is as well acquainted with the techniques of composition as many a professional; 3) his unpublished compositions are numbered in the hundreds and include works for everything from solo oboe to full symphony orchestra...
Only three numbers were impressive. They were "Chop-Chop" featuring a beautiful clarinet solo by Eari Bostic, Dinah Washington's rendition of Ellington's "Concerto for Cootie' now retitled "Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me," and Hampton's superb vibraphone work ably backed by the Symphony strings on "Moonglow." There is no denying Lionel's artistry on this instrument and it is unfortunate that he neglected it most of the evening in favor of one finger piano solos and noisy drum exhibitions...