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...play Beethoven's Fourth Concerto. Several weeks ago, however, he decided that that titanic work might be too ambitious for his right hand, still experiencing what he calls "a certain muscular disquietude" from the ailment that crippled it in 1965. His choice instead was César Franck's lovely but less demanding Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra...
...ovation and a warm embrace by Sergiu Comissiona, the symphony's music director, he returned for an encore and showed a different, more muted skill in Chopin's introspective D-Flat Nocturne, Opus 27, No. 2. In its own quiet, understated way the piece, more than the Franck, seemed to speak for the performer, telling, more clearly than words, what he had been through since he had last used that troubled hand in public. "It was evident that I am not back to where I would like to be," he said later. "But I am on the road...
...group's adventurous repertory also includes quartets by César Franck, Fauré, Sibelius, Borodin and Nielsen. Starting in July they will regularly perform the music of Mozart and Haydn on 18th century instruments. But it is in Shostakovich that the Fitzwilliam's reputation has justly been made. Whether negotiating the complexities of the late quartets, such as the tortured, defiant Twelfth, or inhabiting the sunnier climes of the Fourth and Sixth Quartets, the Fitzwilliam's performances were marked by a clear, unforced ensemble tone, individual virtuosity and an unfailing sensitivity to the music...
...Franck Johnson's three point field goal with three seconds remaining in the game climaxed a 26 point performance and gave the Washington Bullets a 103-102 victory over Boston last night at the Garden. The Celtics loss evened the National Basketball Association playoff series at one game each...
Organ Recital--Kenton W. Stellwagen, organist; music of Bach, Franck, Alain, Langlais, Vierne and Dupre; Mission Church, 1545 Tremont St., Boston...