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...were soon dashed by the performance of the Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10, which followed. The Shostakovich, composed in 1926, is enormously demanding, both because its ambience is unpredictable and puckishly cynical, and because all the orchestral parts are so exposed. Clearly, from a musical standpoint, this was the wrong choice for HRO; the strings were so busy finding the notes that the work's petulant power fell by the wayside. In particular, concertmaster Michael Harris showed little aptitude for his post, combining lackluster solos with bowings that evidently left the first violins non-plussed. Despite...
...intended to remain away from Harvard for an entire year, but one result of her experience in Washington was a renewed interest in academics, an awareness of what she felt she wanted to study and would need to know for a career in government. Feeling that from a personal standpoint she had accomplished what she wanted to, having regained the sense of security about herself which had slipped away during her years at Harvard, Hudson decided to return this fall--she will do so without any serious anxieties, and with a certainty that things are now back in perspective, that...
...watched as Giscard's customary supporters attacked the new tax idea for precisely the opposite reason: that it was too radical. Proclaimed Gaullist Deputy Hector Rolland: "This bill should be thrown into the oubliette, from which it should never have escaped." Worst of all, from Giscard's standpoint, Gaullist Premier Jacques Chirac maintained a conspicuous silence during the entire controversy, apparently trying to distance himself from the unpopular tax measure...
Johnny-come-lately Communist or radical-leaning black nations?" But, the aide was asked, wasn't Kissinger's line justified, to a great extent, from a policy standpoint? "You mean from a foreign policy standpoint," he retorted in what amounted to a stunning show of political cynicism...
...sustain the richness of the first half, the concert will close with the grandiloquent Brahms Second Piano Concerto, with Richard Kogan '77 appearing as solo pianist. The composition is considered one of the most difficult works in the piano literature, not only from a technical standpoint, but more importantly, because of its musical demands...