Word: zimbler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Ives: The Unanswered Question (Zimbler Sinfonietta conducted by Lukas Foss; Unicorn). A cheerfully enigmatic work by the first U.S. modernist, Charles Ives (1874-1954). Against devout, sustained strings, a quartet of flutes and a solo trumpet superimpose progressively more insistent dissonances, but finally they retire, defeated by the mellow strings...
...England's best cellists, Samuel and Joseph Zimbler appeared together in Boccherini's C major Quintet. Once again, the music was routine; the cleverly-scored last movement was the only part that showed marks of inspiration. The ensemble sounded best in this work: the instruments blended well together, except for Wolfe Wolfinsohn's violin. Wolfinsohn, after playing extremely well for the first two concerts, finally had a bad night. His tone was squeeky, and he did little more than hit the right notes...