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ANY TERM can be abused. What is important is not the term, but the situation within which it is expressed. The listener bears as much civic responsibility as the speaker whenever a potentially offensive word or phrase is uttered; knee-jerk reactions can foster unnecessary hostility on occasions when no...
From the first peremptory drum roll of Rossini's La Gazza Ladra overture, it is clear that the brilliance of Celibidache (cheh-lee-bee-JaA-keh) is no myth. The performance is almost preternaturally nuanced, unfolding with a sure sense of logic and purpose. Even during the patented Rossini...
This is exactly the same image that had been cultivated by George Shultz up until his appointment to succeed Alexander M. Haig as Secretary of State Shultz was the giant of domestic policy in the Nixon Administration--"a careful listener, a former academic who has become, in the estimate of...
Similarly, "Gravity's Angel" and "Blue Lagoon" are quiet, meditative pieces in which Anderson's soft strange voice lulls the listener over calm, lush synthesiser settings. On "Gravity's Angel", she alternates her voice between a high whisper and an unexpressive monotone while the music (like "Born Never Asked" and...
Although these songs are slow and evocative, they never wander or get lost in the background. In fact, only at the end with "Ko Ko Ku" does the music fail to capture and hold the listener's attention. This minor flaw occurs because the ambient music takes over and Anderson...