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...most imaginative and most pleasing works were by the two Italian composers represented on the program, Silvano Busoti and Luciano Berio. Berio, who is a former student of Luigi Dallapicoola, is particularly concerned with the musical possibilities of the spoken word. His Circles is based on three poems by E. E. Cummings, all three of which (and especially the last--"n (o) w the how dis(appeared cleverly) world...") are admirably suited to his purpose. Everything in the piece serves to emphasize the voice--the stylized movements of the singer, Miss Cathy Berberian who dashes through the musicians like...
...Busoti's work is also written for the voice. Miss Berberian is here required to hum, chant and rasp in at least five different languages (she concludes by moaning "Mush, straight ahead, mush") both at the audience and into the occasionally accompanying grand piano. Miss Berberian has one of the few voices I have ever heard that is equal to such a task. Her superb control and truly magnificent versatility enabled her to present a most triumphant reading of this unusually demanding work...