Word: violius
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...Moshell, to no one's surprise managed to secure nearly all of Harvard's best student string players. Their work in the difficult Poulenc piece was very solid: the occasional lapse in pitch during the high accompaniment passages was understandable. Poulenc juxtaposes short lyrical passages with pounding tuttis. The violius were especially sensitive to their phrasing in the gentler moments: but their lead was not followed by Johnson. Nonetheless, the performance was tremendously exciting--especially at the recapitulation of the opening chords that closes the work. The Poulenc deserves to be heard more often. Like the Saint-Saens Third Symphonyor...
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