Word: trios
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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EXCEPT UNDER the most felicitious circumstances, it nearly always happens that ensembles of the genre piano trio readily become a battle of bowed and percussive strings. To begin with, one rarely hears a well-established trio--compositions of this type are more frequently presented by three soloistic virtuosi who, for various reasons, agree to tolerate each other for an evening of 'chamber music...
Monday evening's program at Burden Hall, the econd concert in the Harvard Summer School Series, consisted entirely of trios by Brahms--two for the standard combination (opp. 87 and 8), separated by the beautiful trio op. 114, in which the violin is replaced by a clarinet. The performances of the former works was atypical in one respect: violinist Roman Totenberg was the most prominent of the soloists. Cellist George Neikrug was, predictably, overpowered more often than not, while Leonard Shure unhappily assumed the role of piano accompanist, doing his best to stay out of the way through most...
...federal court, Irving was given 30 months, Edith two months, with Edith going to jail first so that their two children will not be deprived of both parents at one time. Suskind, who helped with the research on the bogus manuscript, got six months in a state court. The trio has returned none of the money paid to them by McGraw-Hill, and are obligated to repay the $766,000, which includes expenses, that the company says is owed them. In addition, each of the Irvings was fined $10,000. Presumably Irving still intends to pay for his folly...
...able to hold his vantage point. All three correspondents divided their time between the pomp and color of the visit on one hand and the substance of the talks on the other. To gain insight into what was passing between U.S. and Russian leaders behind firmly closed floors, the trio tapped sources among American and Soviet officials and some not-so-official informants as well...
Owens immediately attacked the liberal trio who opposed him. "I think the vote of this Council clearly indicates to the people of Cambridge where certain City Councillors stand on this issue," he said. "Unless they can have this incompetent young Peterson, who doesn't have a track record, they won't play the ballgame...