Ms. Skala (Libby, that is) does a marvelous rendition, in an evocative Middle European patois, of her grandmother's velveteen, old world charm that sheaths a steel will.
Seafood starters include a marvelous rendition of baked clams oreganata, and a size-large crab cocktail that offers plain lump crab meat with a cocktail sauce that takes well to the loads of fresh horseradish that come on the side.
For example, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War (c. 404 bce) contains marvelous renditions of speeches in which the leaders of different states attempt to persuade their listeners to follow a given course of action.
Some of Altenberg's pieces betray the qualities of note, list, aphorism, anecdote, letter, or conversation, while others come off as marvelous, fragmentary renditions of the personal essay.
You can hear a marvelous free audio rendition of "Fanny Hill" on LibriVox.org.org
Midway through a Saturday workshop, Mr. Kennedy interrupted a rousing rendition of "He Has Done Marvelous Things," a song they had been practicing for more than an hour.
While the written material and impressions aren't going to have this appear on SNL anytime soon, I will say the rendition of Afternoon Delight at the end is marvelous.
La Tanya Hall ("Skylark") and Paula West ("I Remember You") offered warm, vocally polished renditions of classic Mercer ballads and Barbara Carroll, a sly, elegant "Too Marvelous for Words".
Braised lamb shoulder ($19), tender as can be, with mint, roasted potatoes and dandelion greens, is an artist's rendition of a taverna's bold, lusty flavors, while braised goat ($19), compressed into a cake, combines the marvelous mellowness of goat with the soft, stringy texture of the Cuban dish ropa vieja.
That modern orchestras seem to have ceded Haydn's marvelous canon to the historical performance-practice cabal is cause to lament; this music should be a cornerstone of the repertory, as Mr. Haitink's rendition handily asserted.
