Word: spiccato
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...simple, hymn-like melody and molded it into an intricately layered set of variations. Even if the talents of the oboe, clarinet, flute and bassoon players did receive the spotlight in most of the theme's airy permutations, the constant alteration of the string players' style-from pizzicato to spiccato to longer, lyrical bowstrokes--carried the listener through the eight variations and finale, all executed with swift precision under Silverstein's direction...
...pieces. In 24 variations for orchestra and piano, the musicians crisply passed the theme from one section to another with the vitality and enthusiasm that made the first HRO concert so appealing. The orchestra attacked each new alteration with unfailing skill, making the transition from treacherous pizzicato and spiccato sections into lingering waltz-like melodies seem deceptively easy...
...second half of the program, which featured Josefowicz as the soloist in Haydn's first violin concerto. Since she has a technique that can handle the Tchaikovsky and Sibelius concertos, Josefowicz was not troubled by the simpler Haydn and focused on achieving beauty of tone. She made even spiccato bowings sound lovely. Her upper register was uniformly pure, and she was better than before at blending; she and Laredo made a good team...