Word: tempoed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bermuda meeting. When it bogged down, he saved the situation-and went on to achieve far more than had been expected from the Bermuda Conference. Before and during the Bermuda talks, debate on the business of international security had been conducted in confused terms and at a languid tempo which showed Eisenhower that the implications of The Atom were not clearly understood...
Montoya (Cook). Eight flaming flamenco guitar solos by the gypsy master, Carlos Montoya. Each number, whether in reflective waltz tempo or a syncopated Bulerias, thrums the gamut from smooth seductiveness to bursts of passion. Carlos Montoya's finest recording...
...climax of one of Mozart's most poignant works, but its position as an isolated movement beside the intermezzi and preludes with which the program abounded hardly does it justice. Yet only the context was at fault, not the performance; Mr. Berman set a very fast tempo, the rhythmic impulse was subtle yet vital, and the poignancy never degenerated into sentimentality. Bartok's Two Dances n Bulgarian Rhythem, short work momentarily dazzling and fascinating, represented the contemporary period...
...Friday night, the Harvard Glee Club reaffirmed its position as one of the foremost college choruses in the country. Lotti's Crucifixus was rendered with impeccable diction and great emotional intensity. Mr. Woodworth distinguished carefully between flowing counter-point and contrasting chant-like sections, and he never permitted the tempo to lag. After this elegant bow to the Baroque a selection from Berlioz' Damnation of Faust did not fare so well. The attacks were often uncertain, and the singers almost shouted some of the high notes. A lack of preparation was apparent in some nearly disastrous mistakes and the frantic...
...Louisianians turned out to give Ike a roaring welcome. In his brief speech in front of the historic Cabildo, the President hinted that he might seek lower tariffs. The whole American economy, he said, is dependent on foreign trade, and "this dependence is sure to increase as the tempo of our industry increases. It highlights the most compelling practical reason why we must have friends in the world...