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Baer gave "Memnon" a competent if unremarkable reading, but was immediately captivating and wonderful in "Der Wanderer." Though hindered by an unfortunate entry of the brass and Robert Fanta's heavy-handed orchestration, he communicated the song's vast unrest perfectly, and ended in just the right whisper...

Author: By Matthew A. Carter, | Title: Cleveland Orchestra Makes Triumphant Visit | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

While at Harvard there is nary a whisper of discontent among graduate students, the Yale administration is preparing to defend itself against its own graduate students who lodged a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board for unfair labor practices during last spring's teaching assistant (TA) strike...

Author: By Jennifer L. Burns, | Title: Harvard TFs Happy; See No Labor Problems | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

...those "Star Wars" purists, such changes hardly corrupt the original when one considers that Lucas wanted these effects in the first place. My only gripe with the $10 million overhaul is with the new THX digitized sound, which raises every sound to the same fevered pitch, from the lowest whisper to the loudest blast...

Author: By Marshall I. Lewy, | Title: STAR WARS | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

...line to pose in their evening wear for Vanity Fair. When the Clintons' populist presumptions outpaced their skill at scheduling, they left out in the cold hundreds of well-wishers who had been promised a chance to shake the new President's hand. The snafu prompted Hillary Clinton to whisper to her husband on network television, "We just screwed all these people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INAUGURATION 1997: THE SECOND TIME AROUND, SIMPLE IS BEAUTIFUL | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

...Council resolutions condemning the Jewish state, vitriolic editorials in the Western press and a deafening outcry from all Arab quarters accusing Israel of killing the peace process and trampling on the civil rights of Palestinians. But when the Palestinian Authority decides openly to ignore the Oslo Accords, nary a whisper is heard from anyone outside the Israeli government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Take a Closer Look at Events in Israel | 1/15/1997 | See Source »

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