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Despite the brilliance of Kissin’s playing later in the evening, the recital got off to a somewhat shaky start with Bach’s Toccata in C Major, BWV 564, originally for organ but transcribed for solo piano by Ferrucio Busoni. This is perhaps the closest we will ever get to hearing Kissin play Bach, and one could hear why he has not made unadulterated Bach a part of his performing repertoire. He is clearly most at home with the romantics, and even this romanticized version of Bach felt awkward and rigid. The opening prelude is marked...
...caution Hastert and Gephardt displayed was vindicated somewhat when the environmental sweep turned up traces of anthrax in a House mailroom and, tragically so, when two District of Columbia postal workers died, perhaps from handling the Daschle letter, or other letters posted to members of Congress. Though six congressional office buildings remained closed for anthrax testing, the Senate went back into session on Tuesday with House members hard on their heels...
...city’s current tactic to prevent some rents from skyrocketing—making deals with contractors that a certain number of units in new apartment buildings be “affordable” for low-income people—is somewhat counterproductive, King says...
...band also does a masterful job of perverting genres—“Someday” is a dirty Bill Haley and the Comets-type number, while “Take it or Leave it” evokes comparisons to the Velvet Underground. The only track that seems somewhat incongruous among the mix is “Trying Your Luck,” which replaced “NYC Cops” before the release date in respectful response to the tragic events of Sept. 11. An upbeat, New Wave-influenced track that was written on tour in Europe...
...Marley’s “Lively Up Yourself” and Led Zepplin’s “D’yer Mak’er.” Also covered were Pearl Jam’s “Black” and the somewhat incongruous Simon & Garfunkel’s “59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy...