Word: pianissimo
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...this place," said Serafin after he had met other members of the company and taken a good look around the unpretentious hall. "It is a theater with the desire to make art." For two weeks he coached the singers in Italian bel canto, worked with the orchestra, sweetening a pianissimo here, strengthening an accent there, whipping up a tempo to a swirling climax. Last week, on opening night, he lowered his baton on Puccini's Tosca...
...guardian genius, Mrs. Charles S. ("Minnie") Guggenheimer, 70, in her running battle with the weather (five concerts rained out) and airplanes. After a series of appeals to La Guardia Field, pilots agreed to cooperate by routing their nights away from the stadium during the concerts, and the number of pianissimo passages drowned out by droning engines overhead went down from 14 (on opening night) to an average of two a night at the end of the season...
When Bach performed the "Passion," he had the congregation join in the chorales heartily. The accompaniment was full orchestra, fortissimo, and this is the way it should always be, even today. The way Mr. Munch did it, a cappells, pianissimo, was very effective but not historically accurate. Some modern audiences have shown willingness to join in the chorales, but perhaps the Friday afternoon patrons would...
...movement's overall characters. The performers maintained drive throughout the entire first movement, including the quieter parts, and played the Minuet with delicacy and reserve, even in the few places marked forts. The familiar theme and variations brought out the amazing tone and balance of the group in pianissimo passenger such as the fourth variation, and the bouncing fifth variation illustrated the great exuberance that the calm-looking performers could convey. They made the rapid finals as compact as a single unit, despite its many quick changes in color...
...Buenos Aires civil high court. When a Senate telegram told him that he had not been confirmed, the old man went into his study, pulled out a revolver and shot himself. The Peronista press ignored his death. Even Buenos Aires' once-great and independent La, Prensa played it pianissimo. In an obituary praising Jordan's 40 years on the bench, La Prensa reported he had died "unexpectedly...