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...thematic roots, Brahms effectively unearthed a 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...
Although Harvard had its string of consecutive Ivy League victories snapped at Princeton on Feb. 7, the streak is set at 32 and should not be approached for a long time...
...soloist in this creative piece, such as a powerfully emotional viola solo by Sarah Darling `01, vibrant with chords and trills that built up tension. More solos came along throughout variations including a morning song by the oboe and bassoon, while the noticeable act of taking off the string mutes presented a disturbing trumpet and trombone variation, and led off to others such as the solo violinist, hornists and the return of the cello and harp. A lively end with a piccolo solo created a warlike effect with the bows of the string players acting as threatening weapons, ending...
...Vivace non troppo also started cheerfully with the frolicking melodies of the winds. The orchestra had a way to create an intense yet light tone, filled with their effortless performances of the difficult sections. The piece had a cute ending: three light short notes passed from the winds to strings in a playful way. The most noticeable aspect of the orchestra's performance however, was in the Adagio movement when the buildup of dynamic fortissimos provided a symphonic boom that one would expect only from an orchestra of a much larger scale. Yet, the sound of this small chamber orchestra...
...scale-tilting document, described as "very graphic" by Jones attorney Donovan Campbell, alleges Clinton made sexual advances toward this string of women -- and then engaged in "a vast enterprise to suppress evidence" of his propositions. However, not all of this evidence would be mentioned in the trial itself, since testimony concerning Monica Lewinsky was barred from the case by Judge Susan Webber Wright. So why use it? Because, they hope, it hits the Clinton case harder than any courtroom battle. "This," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan, "is going to be their fullest shot at the President." Whether they...