Word: upon
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...exile, Weissenberg, now 39, changed his first name from Sigi to Alexis. He obviously had some new musical ideas on his mind too. In the Rachmaninoff, the Bulgarian-born pianist displays a Horowitz-like technique, a poet's heart and vast reserves of power; he throws up wave upon wave of volume without ever losing the shimmering roundness of his tone. In the Chopin, he adheres to the composer's theory that the melodic line should bend gracefully but never at the cost of a steady rhythmic pulse. Weissenberg's long sabbatical has transformed him into...
Pity the poor drama critic, always the observer once removed, never the player on stage. And imagine the happy wonder of New York Times Critic Clive Barnes upon seeing a colleague not only participating but achieving greatness of sorts in the role. It happened while Barnes was covering Paradise Now, a Living Theater production designed (among other things) to break down the barriers between audience and actors. During the performance, the players strip down to what Barnes describes as "skimpy yet adequate bikini-like covering." Even before they did, the barrier broke. Up stood Fellow Critic Richard Schechner, editor...
...built in Manhattan's Battery Park. The New York Parks Department has approved the plan in principle. When installed, the monument will allow visitors to stroll among the piers; the central pier will be open on one side and serve as a small chapel with writing incised upon the walls. The lightsome, airy cubes are designed to reflect sunlight, people, trees and even boats passing by in New York harbor...
...stack upon the others...
...brood upon your face, the geography of grief...