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...exhibit, "Prints of Darkness," glorifies the role of black in art. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints Marjorie B. Cohn has organized her, exhibition around a strong the matic core--the centrality of black in people's conception of art, emotion, politics and society. Cohn "invites" her viewers to examine the string of black rectangles contained in the exhibit with imagination, and to consider the importance of black in our conceptual ordering of the world...
...followed an announcement by the Commerce Department that factory orders were up 4.4 percent in August, the biggest gain in two years for this key sign of industrial health. Economists had been expecting a slightly more modest rise of 3.3 percent or so. It was the latest in a string of indications that the economy is running strong, and reinforced fears of inflation that have ruined the market's Indian summer rally. The Dow Jones industrial average was down as much as 50 points during the day on Wednesday but rebounded to close with a 13.79 point loss...
...last movement, Kremer's articulations gained still more grace than in the previous two. His strong rendering of the famous passage on the E string reflected true mastery of the instrument. The balance between the soloist and orchestra towards the end of the piece was impeccable; Haitink and Kremer returned to the stage for numerous standing ovations...
Immediately, the intense crispness of the BSO under Haitink struck the listener. This orchestra underwent a complete transformation under their visiting leader; suddenly, the BSO was the Concert-gebouw's forgotten sibling. The string pizzacati were sharp and their entrances were flawless. In the second movement, the wind choruses were perfectly tuned and placed. Then came the crowning moment--the horn-violin duo, in which concertmaster Malcolm Lowe played so exquisitely as to melt one's heart...
...delivered the third movement's fluid onset, a walking clarinet line with string accompaniment much like the third movement of his Clarinet Quintet, with serenity and warmth. The brass sounded a bit jumbled in the tutti, but Haitink brought the movement to a clean closure...