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...times when more blurring would have been a relief, and he attached the first movement cadenza with all the grace of an angry farmer. The effect was wild, precipitous, unique--but out of place. The second movement demonstrated Schiff's peerless trill technique, while the third hurdled toward a deft close as leprechaun like as the diminutive pianist himself...

Author: By Matthew A. Carter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Classical Stuff | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...times when more blurring would have been a relief, and he attacked the first movement cadenza with all the grace of an angry farmer. The effect was wild, precipitous, unique--but out of place. The second movement demonstrated Schiff's peerless trill technique, while the third hurdled toward a deft close as leprechaun-like as the diminutive pianist himself...

Author: By By MATTHEW A. carter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Concert Review: Classical Stuff | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...death as a wily escape from a bad publishing contract. Initially, I was skeptical of this claim; it sounded like a suspiciously convenient excuse to bring out a sequel to the original, and very successful, first novel. However, Jack Crabb soon won me over with his humor and deft storytelling abilities...

Author: By Rheanna Bates, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: For Dustin Hoffman's Golden Years | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...group, as evidenced by their multiple close-ups on the video screen and the marked increase in cheers every time they approached the sides of the stage. But the largely female audience had no qualms cheering madly whenever any members of the group did one of their countless amazingly deft pelvic thrusts...

Author: By Annie K. Zaleski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'N SYNC in Concert | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...group, as evidenced by their multiple close-ups on the video screen and the marked increase in cheers every time they approached the sides of the stage. But the largely female audience had no qualms cheering madly whenever any members of the group did one of their countless amazingly deft pelvic thrusts...

Author: By Marcelline Block, AND CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Visual Arts and Music | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

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