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Memories in America are growing shorter. Perhaps the tempo of crises is thundering along at such a rapid rate that the past is buried instantaneously, or perhaps the growing number of liars and thieves in Washington demands that a hero be produced to balance them...
...rigorous program, displaying remarkable musicianship for undergraduates. With the small group used for the Bach suite the sound wasn't as full-bodied as contemporary audiences expect. And the piccolo trumpets--though excellent--occasionally sacrificed mellowness for clarity, thus reducing the string sound. The first movement, with its brisk tempo, was thoroughly satisfying; Baker never allowed the fugue-like orchestration of the melody line to confuse the theme...
...only problem was a slight sluggishness, caused not by the tempo but by the attacks, which were not quite sharp, or quite clean. A pizzicato effect, in the second movement, was missing. The French horns and bassoons were excellent, and the symphony--like most well-known pieces--was a definite crowd-pleaser. One departure from the strictly traditional was the use of only one bass. Most orchestras the Bach society's size would have at least 3 or 4 double basses. Yet the use of only one was quite pleasant, giving the orchestra a buoyant sound...
Moshell wisely dispensed with conducting the slow movement which had original but tasteful ornamentation. Once the string orchestra caught up with the last movement tempo, the piece finished solidly. The overall effect was a unified one, despite the sometimes grave difficulties with the harpsichord...
...increase in Harvard's Jewish population, especially the shift from German Jews to their less-assimilated Eastern European brethren, was "decisive for the changed temper and tempo of Harvard...