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...Beethoven with a Romantic concept of dynamics. Instead of a long crescendo, the development of the first movement was a wearingly consistent fortissimo. In the second movement, the wind-string balance was totally off, reaffirming the traditional inability of Harvard winds to play softly. Even considering the conservative tempo of the last movement, the orchestra's struggling with the notes is forgiveable; but its loudness and dullness...
Time was you could write a review of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra without attending a concert. The violins would be out of tune, the clarinets would screech, and the strings and winds would cheerfully experiment with the tempo. No more: or at any rate, a lot less. The HRO still has its persistent problems--most distressingly, an inability, especially among the winds, to play really softly--but last Saturday's concert showed that the orchestra is getting there...
...That's perfect, Senator," says the producer. "Lay it on them." "All right," the Senator tells his sidemen, "Teddy, on the ocarina, let's go . . . Eunice, a little more tempo there." Then Bobby is cued for the big sock finish. "Come on and hold me tight," he begins laconically, but from the control room a voice interrupts: "A little more Boston soul, Senator." Later, when he waxes too hot ("O come on, wild thing"), the producer cautions: "Not so ruthless, Senator...
...another, all the disputes got settled in time for the opening last week. Magnani played Medea the way she saw it, chewing up a little scenery along the way. The critics were pretty dubious about it all. "Magnani is a popular personage whereas Medea is not," said II Tempo. She portrayed her role "more with her viscera than with her head...
...Cousy team figures to be a fast-breaking squad, and that is indeed the theme of the B.C. offense. They control the boards and impose a rapid tempo on the game, wearing down the opposition...