Recorded with the kind of care and precision that was a hallmark of the label, Gordon's smoky tone and solid musical intelligence is enhanced by comfortable, spare settings that show off his work brilliantly.
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Published monthly, it contained articles on musical topics, programs and criticisms of performances, translations from foreign writers, reviews of new music, extracts from European journals, foreign and domestic correspondence, as well as general musical intelligence.
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One of the cards dealt him was a pit orchestra of intractable mediocrity; and despite all his energy and musical intelligence, he never quite had the conductorial skill to make it play much better than it always had.
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As with the other works in the series, it reflects Berio s fascination with virtuosity, " understood not merely as technical dexterity, but as a manifestation of an agile musical intelligence that relishes the challenge of complexity ".
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In praise of his playing, BBC Music Magazine wrote, Taiwanese violinist Nai-Yuan Hu is an awesomely capable performer whose technical facility, musical intelligence and unfaltering verve place him among the higher echelons of today s string virtuosi .
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So, Saturday's performance truly could be the last she will give in a house where she has brought her creamy voice, musical intelligence, and stunning beauty to roles like Mozart's Countess and Fiordiligi, Verdi's Desdemona and Amelia, and Strauss'Arabella and Marschallin.
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Even offstage, Muresanu looks like a'30s movie star in a moodily lit studio portrait, and creates an onstage aura at least as glamorous as Anne-Sophie Mutter's; she has the violinistic chops and the musical intelligence to support and surpass her image.
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So, Saturday's performance truly could be the last she will give in a house where she has brought her creamy voice, musical intelligence and stunning beauty to roles like Mozart's Countess and Fiordiligi, Verdi's Desdemona and Amelia and Strauss'Arabella and Marschallin.
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Glauber goes on to write about each of the tracks and what he feels are their strong points before arriving at the following conclusion : This is gentle intimate pop with a life force and musical intelligence behind it that makes one smile.
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The go-between for the couple is the indispensable Figaro, sung here by the Russian baritone Vladimir Chernov . When he arrived at the Met in 1991, Chernov, with his robust voice, dashing appearance and musical intelligence, promised to be a great Verdi baritone.
