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...propelling the music by the obsessive rhythms Beethoven wrote. In particular, the brass—led by Thomas Rolfs (trumpet), Toby Oft (trombone), and James Sommerville (horn)—created an everlasting impression with piercing sounds throughout the hall, truly making the first movement one that sets the tone for the entire concert. But it was the second movement of the symphony that truly displayed the artistry of the orchestra. The Allegretto resembled a funeral march in the somber key of E minor, and though the orchestra played it a bit too fast, Levine still managed to evoke loneliness...
...rock musical, “Chess” does not live up to its celebrity creators. Penned by Tim Rice, with music from Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, two former members of Abba, the musical often features an off-key score to lend the songs a foreboding tone. This score does little to compensate for the musical’s flimsy plot. Although the sinister score may give atmosphere to the setting, it does little to enliven the scenes of the musical...
...melodrama of the musical, however, the production cuts out all the fun. Somber movement cumbers the play’s lively moments. At times, the company seems caught in a deadlock of its own—whether to adhere to the musical’s pseudo-serious tone or surrender to its campy underpinnings...
...never looks frightened or abashed, just focused on getting the goods. When he lays out the three declarations of guilt he wants Nixon to make on Watergate, he concludes, "And I think unless you say it, you're gonna be haunted for the rest of your life." His tone is not threatening or maudlin, just the matter-of-fact prediction of someone who, in a conversation with a former U.S. president, is totally in command...
Sugata Bose, a History professor and a native of India, set the tone for the evening with a personal reflection: “The lamps that you have lit here in Harvard Yard will help to dispel the darkness that has been threatening to envelop us in South Asia...