Word: cello
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...learned to play the cello when I was 50," he said. "And here I go to lots of recitals and concerts...
...performer's virtuosity, Mendelssohn's provides the development that leads the movement to its end. The orchestra drew momentum from Shaham's graceful interpretation. It is difficult to say, however, whether it was this passion or sheer accident that caused conductor Seiji Ozawa to throw his baton into the cello section shortly before the end of the movement. The piece was nonetheless otherwise seamless (and an obliging cellist returned Ozawa's baton shortly after it landed at his feet...
...driving. Despite this, the emotional range expressed is somewhat narrow. Perhaps this is a limit of electronic music not even the mighty Mouse on Mars can overcome, as the instruments don't allow the musician to control the subtle nuances of timbre and emotion that he could with a cello or tenor saxophone. Maybe the range of musical expression offered by John Coltrane, for example, isn't what this genre is about. In any case, what little Mouse on Mars expresses is convincing...
...Hong Kong with China, this seductively savory multicultural stew is shaping up as the classical-music event of the summer. The 72-minute work was telecast worldwide July 1 from the handover ceremonies in Hong Kong, and the first recording, conducted by Tan and featuring Yo-Yo Ma as cello soloist, was rushed into print by Sony the following week, debuting in the No. 5 slot on the Billboard classical chart...
There is now a new woman in Taylor's life. He plans to build a house, improve his French and learn to play the cello. But the same angst that led him into drugs is still there. "I'm an entertainer, so I'm very sensitive to what other people's judgment of me is," he confesses. "When I engage someone else, I care very much what their opinion of me is, perhaps more than I might at this age." For Taylor, it seems, there is no escaping the loneliness of being human...