Word: virtuosos
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...DIED. JOHN ENTWISTLE, 57, virtuoso bass player who cofounded The Who, of an apparent heart attack; in Las Vegas. One of the seminal British rock groups to emerge in the early 1960s, The Who were known for their stellar guitar playing, onstage mayhem, and for inventing the rock opera with the celebrated Tommy. The band members retired in 1982 but continued to reunite for tours. DIED. ANN LANDERS, 83, whose real name was Esther ("Eppie") Pauline Friedman Lederer; in Chicago. Landers' syndicated column delivered saucy advice on topics ranging from household problems, such as how to hang a toilet-paper...
...race movie "Broken Strings," well directed by western-movie specialist Bernard B. Ray, Muse is a violin virtuoso who turns bitter when he loses use of his left hand and is reduced to teaching the instrument he can no longer play. Muse's Arthur Williams is part Svengali, part Phantom of the Opera, and a big part any adult frustrated by the seeming lack of dedication the young bring to their studies. It's the rare film, for black or white audiences, in which good people can seem heartless or insubordinate for the best reasons, and where classical music gets...
...film work, Muse was a virtuoso and a teacher too. He taught the white audience that a black man could be a person of substance, complexity and moral grandeur. That was quite an accomplishment then; it's not all that common...
...concert comprised two well-chosen pieces, Schumann’s Trio No. I in D minor, a relentlessly shape-shifting work, and Schubert’s Trio in E-flat Major, Opus 100, which was Schumann’s inspiration. Both works demand virtuoso performances from each player, but provide ample opportunities for the trio to showcase their famous ability to cooperate...
Still, even Amazon.com doesn’t boast the debut album of virtuoso Broadway tenor Craig Schulman. To hear his tender renditions of classic musical theater ballads, one must seek out a site like BroadwayGemsRecords.com...