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...work like Dvorak's Fourth Symphony, precision is less important than flexibility and relaxation of tempi. The versatility of Burgin and his musicians made the potentially soggy score interesting from beginning to end. By deflating the rhetorical elements and stressing the more sincerely lyrical sections, Burgin kept the work moving steadily forward. The entire woodwind choir produced beautifully pure tones combined with accuracy and incisive intonation. Jane Rogers played the difficult first trumpet part with power and clarity; the last movement, virtually a concerto for brass instruments with percussion obligatto, gave her and her colleagues ample opportunities to display their...
With its obscure tempi, overlapping phrases, and long, weaving melodies, music of this kind demands a degree of concentration far greater than it usually receives. Next to singing it, there is no better way to become acquainted with the music than to own a fine recording that can be played over and over again in the privacy of one's room. Such a recording is now available...
...tone. Every note sounded clear and well defined--even in the most complicated contrapuntal passages. And there was a certain rightness about his dynamics: no exaggeration, but enough variety to insure sustained interest. Sutble nuances, rather than violent contrasts, emphasized the logical relationship of the various sections. His tempi, relaxed and graceful without being slovenly, provided a welcome relief from the usual machine-like regularity that can make Bach's keyboard music sound like finger exercises...
John Davison, 1G, wrote his Violin Sonata in an appealing, pastoral style, strongly reminiscent of Vaughan Williams. The first three movements became slightly monotonous because of the similarity of their musical ideas, though this impression may be due to the uniformity of the tempi with which they were performed. In the fourth movement, Mr. Davison departs from his hitherto placid style and attempts, I think successfully, a more elaborate plan. Especially noteworthy are the many long, beautifully constructed melodies which appear in the course of this composition...
...very short, intense finale demand virtuosity as well as restraint--two qualities for which the Budapest Quartet is famous. Ravel's skillful use of the quartet timbre, per se, was tastefully demonstrated by the perfect balance and fluency of Sunday's performance. In addition, the delicate nuances and logical tempi made this the outstanding part of the concert...