Word: sonata
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...from that of other pianists that it seemed at first like the revelation of a new musical personality. A longtime friend of the Soviet composer, Richter managed to illuminate the lyric qualities usually obscured by the percussive Prokofiev style. Even in the most frenzied and violent passages-notably during Sonata No. 6, when he flailed the keyboard with a clenched fist-Richter drew forth a tone that was warm instead of strident, as full of shadings as a guttering candle flame. Later in the week Richter offered programs including Haydn, Schumann, Debussy and Rachmaninoff, playing each one with the uncanny...
...EVENING CONCERT--Creston-Invocation and Dance; Locatelli-Sonata in D for Cello; Beethoven-Piano Concerto No. 4 in G., Op. 58; Listz-Les Preludes...
...EVENING CONCERT--Donovan-New England Chronicle; Schumann-Sonata no. 1; Mozart-Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622; Handel-Concerto Grosso Opus; 6 No. 10; Prokoviev-Sinfonietta...
...EVENING CONCERT--MendelssohnRuy Blas Overture; Ives Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano; Couperin-L'Apotehose de Luly; Dvorak-Trio in g, opus 26; Mozart-Symphony...
...AFTERNOON CONCERT--Bach-Italian Concerto; Prokoviev-Symphony No. 7; Rossini-Stabat Mater; Mozart-Quartet No. 21, K 575; Ravel-Le Tombeau de Couperin; Torelli-Concerto Grosso Opus 8, No. 3; Beethoven Sonata No. 1 for Cello...