Ms. Strauss said, "All we had to do was look at the Israeli shows and go, 'Wow, two people sitting in a room talking can be a terrific show.' " She also understood that HBO was being offered not just a serious drama, but also an intriguingly new kind of program arrangement.
Factors that affect the instrument's performance in developing fingermarks are discussed, including the quantity of chemicals for vaporization, heating program arrangement, and paper of different materials.
For listeners not familiar with all 10 films represented on the program, the arrangements had to stand on their own without imagery or narrative, which they did.
The program included arrangements of the hymn "Es Ist Genug" by Bach and Ahle, and it ended with Brahms's "O Heiland Reiss die Himmel Auf," a work seemingly modeled after Bach's chorale cantatas.
The all-star trio will play a program including arrangements of the "Songs Without Words" and the Piano Trios No. 1 and 2. At 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, (212) 247-7800, carnegiehall.org; $47 to $149.
Tonight at Columbia University's Miller Theater you can hear a concert by Scratchband, what the Absolute Ensemble calls itself when the program includes arrangements of rock, funk and jazz-influenced works.
This year's installment, at Merkin Concert Hall on Thursday evening, included premieres by Stefan Weisman, Lukas Ligeti and Joshua Penman on the first half of the program, and arrangements of older pieces by Meredith Monk — with Ms. Monk presiding — after the intermission.
It continues tomorrow with Dawn Upshaw, the Kronos Quartet and the Andalucian Dogs on a program of arrangements and original music by Mr. Golijov including his "Ayre," a heady song cycle that draws on the folk and pop traditions of the Mediterranean.
The program identified arrangements for the deck that on average required one fewer question to be asked before the card was found than with the traditional method.
