Sentence examples for first half of the program also from inspiring English sources
The first half of the program also included an indifferent rendition of Mendelssohn's "Fair Melusina" Overture.
The first half of the program also included excerpts from the Passion Week cycle by Alexander Gretchaninoff.
The first half of the program also included a lively rendition of Piazzolla's "Grand Tango," written for Mstislav Rostropovich.
The first half of the program also included Berio's lighthearted Neo-Classical "Opus Number Zoo" for speakers and wind quintet.
The first half of the program also included an excellent rendition of the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Beethoven, an admirer of C. P. E Bach.
The first half of the program also included an idiosyncratic rendition of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G, which (like his Violin Sonata) is influenced by jazz.
Some of the first half of the program, which also included Dupré's "Cortège and Litany," Franck's "Prelude, Fugue and Variation" and Cochereau's "Berceuse in Memory of Louis Vierne" sounded more tentative.
Works by Beethoven made up the first half of the program, starting with expressive renditions of the Polonaise in C and Andante Favori in F. Mr. Anikushin also offered a passionate, confident interpretation of Beethoven's popular "Waldstein" Sonata.
Ms. Astanova also failed to imbue the slow movements of either the Tchaikovsky, performed in the first half of the program, or the Rachmaninoff, played after intermission, with any sense of lyricism.
