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Even though the Budapest Quartet had an off-day, it was able to give an exciting and often brilliant performance. Occasional wrong notes, inexact pick-ups, and tonal aberrations made it all too clear that Messrs. Roisman, Gorodetzky, Kroyt, and Schneider were not in top form last Sunday afternoon, but their interpretive mastery, their ability to immerse themselves in the music they play, brought cheers and foot-stamping from the capacity audience in Sanders Theatre...
...Bach's Quintet in E flat for flute, oboe, violin, viola, and continuo concluded the program. The combination of woodwinds and strings resulted in some unique tonal effects, but the work itself seemed not worth the trouble...
...determination to present music the way it was played in Bach's own day, Erwin Bodky--conductor, harpsichordist, and co-founder of the group--has sacrificed much of the tonal richness which characterizes modern performances. Comparing the group's playing of the opening Triple Concerto with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra's performance of the same work last May makes this fact obvious. The Collegium, by reducing the number of players from eighty to eight and by substituting a harpsichord for the piano, gave us a rendition which, although atmospheric, did not even come close to the Orchestra's full-bodied...
...second point may be debated for years to come. Unlike most conductors, Koussy made hard work of reading scores; his conducting technique sometimes confused musicians; his beat was often erratic. Yet, in a less obvious facet of technique, Koussy shone like a perfect gem. His constant, tyrannical demand for tonal perfection made the Boston one of the world's three or four greatest orchestras; where poetry lay hidden in music, Koussy found...
...Quintet and Final Chorus from Handel's Oratorio, "Jeptha." The Chorus, which seemed to improve as the evening were on, sang with precision and expression and each voice part came through clearly. The voices of soloists Joyce Young and Martha Hopkins were notable for their fine tonal quality and good enunciation, and they blended well together...