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...vigorous performance of the Eighth Symphony. Hugh Wolff once again proved to be a conscientious conductor, sensibly placing music before histrionics. The orchestra was well-disciplined and seemed well-rehearsed. But one could not forget that the Bach Society is, after all, a student organization. While the forte tutti sections were played with gusto, the subtleties of phrasing, slight accentuations, and nuances in dynamics were never quite made apparent, for fear of sacrificing precision and ensemble. This was also a problem in the pianissimo sections and during some of the solo and chamber passages...
Scenes from Mozart operas. Don Giovanni, Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutti. Free. Thursday...
...rest of the evening didn't match the Piston. Beethoven's Second Symphony, first on the program, sometimes dragged during its second and third movements, and generally sounded less inspired than other HRO performances of Beethoven. Some extra rehearsing could have polished away the rough spots in both the tutti and solo sections...
Neither of the first two arias in Cantata #80 are exceptional pieces. David Buchner negotiated a painfully difficult bass part with good control. The string ensemble accompanying him was sharply attentive to dynamics: filling out in their tutti passages and quickly dropping back during the singers' sections...
...Truck" and "Windshield" actually turn out as pleasant little ditties, well suited for bouncing along through the countryside. "Cravin' Your Love," a slow number, is perhaps the best cut on the album, simply because it abandons the café atmosphere for a fuller sound closer to rock and roll. "Tutti Frutti" and "Rop It Up," on the other hand, emerge limp after Cody's tenderizing treatment...