Word: versions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...screaming and tumult." It made a horrifying picture, but Venezuela's dictator was able to reassure his own people last week that they, at any rate, were in no great danger of free political discussion and debate. Instead, he energetically pressed his own no-party, me-or-nothing version of an election: a plebiscite...
...convince the public that Voice is not their private property. Occasionally a Firestone will comment on a show, but, says McGinness, "they never do or say anything before it goes on." And although Voice has probably sold a lot of low-priced and quality tires (and in its TV version is expanding its sales pitch), it has also gone a long way toward realizing Harvey Sr.'s "hope and desire" that The Voice of Firestone "become a source of pleasure . . . and that your enjoyment may bring us closer together and leave you with a kindly feeling toward the organization...
...unfailingly amusing Quartets for Woodwinds (Period). Many listeners have come to realize that even string works-Schubert's Death and the Maiden, Beethoven's last quartets-can be as poignant as any symphony. In some cases, record buyers have bitten hard at chamber music, e.g., the Westminster version of Schubert's lusciously Viennese "Trout" Quintet sold 100,000 copies in five years and is still going strong; the peppery, well-publicized Budapest String Quartet sells about 50,000 records a year (Columbia). Most significant shift in the wind: RCA Victor, after acting for three years...
Beethoven: Trio No. 7-"The Archduke" (Emil Gilels, piano; Leonid Kogan, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Monitor). Three virtuosos demonstrate that the Red Russians can do as well as Whites. The players melt their individual talents into a superlative ensemble performance which makes this latest version of an exquisite trio close to irresistible...
Sayonara (Warner) is a modern version of Madame Butterfly which has gained in social significance but lost its wings-Puccini's music...