In the Beethoven Mr. Laredo capitalized on those qualities and added others: a supple approach to dynamics, a thoughtful, pointed use of rubato and, most notably, stunning textural transparency.
Yes, there were some new fitness devices, a phone, and a gaming desktop (complete with its own giant piece of luggage), but the real news at Acer's One World Trade Center-adjacent press conference (aside from some notably stunning views of lower Manhattan) was notebooks.
Other, finer creations have risen around it, most notably three stunning numbers directly behind, which feature the standard accoutrements that attend wealth these days: namely, outdoor hot tubs.
But he embraced cleanly abstracted and geometric styles, which later informed his own design work (notably, the stunning Nazi flag) and his shrewd patronage of the gifted youngsters Leni Riefenstahl and Albert Speer.
It's also equally beautiful inside and out, filled as it is with unforgettable Art Deco details -- most notably the stunning cash register that sits on the bar.
The Chinese flavor is also seen in tapestries, most notably in a stunning ensemble of four early-18th-century works from Brussels at the Paris-based Galerie Chevalier.
He has sprinkled ingredients from his home region here and there, most notably in a stunning turbot with a crust of bread crumbs and Comte cheese, so thin it scarcely seems to exist, except for an unmistakable crunch with each bite, and a glorious overlay of pungent, hazel-nutty flavor sharpened with the faintest possible touch of mustard.
Several others are strikingly unfamiliar, notably the Toledo Museum of Art's stunning "Landscape at Wargemont".
Overall, however, the Games were well received, and the architecturally stunning facilities, notably the Bird's Nest stadium and Water Cube swimming facility, were deemed outstanding.
Among those thousands of works are extraordinary old masters, including a handful of stunning Rembrandts (notably the 1633 Shipbuilder and his Wife) and stupendous Leonardo drawings.
Many artists contributed to the series's stunning impact (notably the directors Richard Loncraine in Episode 2 and David Frankel in Episodes 7 and 9, and the writers Graham Yost in 7 and John Orloff in 2 and 9).
