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Genovese carried this feeling into the Menuet as he rode gently above the strings' smoothness. By the end of the movement, the audience had heard the full dynamic range of the strings. And finally, in the Rigaudon, Previn elicited a bit of the flaunting playfulness missing from the Forlane...
Compared to the dynamic solo performances, the orchestral playing was stagnant. Bach's Suite No.4 in D lacked the pulse of the dances it represents--the Bouree, the Gavotte, and the Menuet. Baker's conducting looked energetic but the energy seemed misdirected--he failed to set a strong beat. The 99th Symphony sounded bland and imprecise, even though Baker's tempos were well-chosen. Perhaps in an effort to compensate, Baker overconducted the second movement (Adagio), and his vigorous beating clashed with the lyrical 3/4 meter...
...Violinist Kreisler could smile at the memory of a gentle hoax: for years he programmed his own compositions-the Praeludium and Allegro, Menuet, Concerto in C Major-as "transcriptions" of the works of old masters. He thought it "tactless to repeat my name endlessly on the programs...
...program will be as follows: Overture to "Oberon" Weber Symphony in D Major No. 104 (London) Haydn Adagio-allegro Andante Menuetto Allegro spiritoso Interval ;Petite Suite Debussy En Bateau Cortege Menuet Ballet Andante eantabile from the Fifth Symphony Tchaikovsky "Tales from the Vienna Woods" waltzes Johann Strauss "Dance of the Hours" from the opera "La Gioconda" Ponchielli
...Philippe Gaubert and Orchestre des Concerts Straram (Columbia, $4)-An excellent performance of the symphonic suite commissioned by the late Serge Diaghilev for his Russian Ballet. The originality and finish which marked even Ravel's earliest work is shown in this month's release of his Menuet Antique (Brunswick). Chamber Music: Ravel's Quartet in F by the Krettly Quartet of Paris (Victor, $5)-The popular French composer caught in a deeply personal mood. Piano...