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...Grande Valse Brillante in A Minor, Opus 34, is a waltz only by virtue of its three-four time; its tempo (lento) brings it closer to the dark introspective nocturnes and preludes. To Horowitz, however, a waltz must be a waltz; by speeding it up to almost twice its generally accepted tempo, he gives it a ballroom flavor it was never meant to have...
...almost all presidential social functions. At receptions, they march guests in with tunes like Under the Starry Banner, march them out to Loyal Comrades. Says blue-eyed, dimpled Captain William F. Santelmann, director of the three-in-one band: "The effect on the guests is psychological. Something about the tempo of a march makes you feel . . . things have got to move...
...Oliver, musicomedian and ex-son-in-law of Winston Churchill, made his debut as a symphony conductor, offered "popular classics" at prim Albert Hall. A critic's report: "curious idea of tempo and no idea of rhythm...
Starting the broadcast half of the program, Koussevitzky gave a Bach snite that could have been conducted by Stokowski. The opening grave was played somewhat slower than is customary, and the dances were speeded up to a tempo at which no one could possibly dance. Ten counter-basses were employed for this piece of chamber music, and a gratuituous repeat was added to the final gigue...
...real; but the man (well enough played by Walter Abel) is not convincing. Nor has Playwright van Druten sufficiently concentrated on The Mermaids Singing as a romantic duet. He has thrown in a mixed choir of nonfunctional minor characters who spoil the play's tone and slacken its tempo...