Word: stanger
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Pierian Sodality will hold an open sight reading session in Sanders Theatre at 7:15 p.m. tonight to which all amateur musicians are invited. Russell Stanger, conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, will conduct Mendelsohn's He brides Overture, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, and Handel's Water Music...
Copland's decision to appear was arranged at Tanglewood this summer after talking with Russell Stanger, regular conductor of the Orchestra. Stange will conduct the rest of the mid-November concert, which will be held in Sanders Theatre...
...twenty-six year old conductor still has a lot to learn. His interpretations of Haydn and Mozart were much too heavy-handed; and his readings of the Romantic composers were frequently muddy because of his inability to sustain the melodic line. However, Stanger exhibited a firm grasp of the modern idiom, and his performances of three recent compositions were the highlights of the season...
Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony was one of the orchestra's finest achievements, and their newly-released recording compares quite favorably with the standard Stockowski version. In the Hindemith Concerto, Stanger was not at all bothered by the many complexities of rhythm and harmony which prevail throughout. The same was true of his performance of Piston's Third Symphony. This work, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947, is a tough nut to crack. Although not as cerebral as some of the Harvard professor's other creations, it still provides pitfalls for conductor and listener alike. Nevertheless, Piston himself called...
...course the orchestra is still far from perfect. Less than a dozen rehearsals per concert are really not enough for the kind of music Stanger chooses to present. But the players have been willing to work hard, and they take their music seriously. They have probably inspired Mr. Stanger as much as he has inspired them. And with this kind of inner harmony, one can predict that the past season marks the beginning of a new era for the organization. --lower case