Sentence examples for splendid players from inspiring English sources

Ligeti's "Lontano" should have made the perfect foil for Bartok, but Mr. Nott and his splendid players seemed less interested in mysterious mistiness than in clearly defined strands laid one over the other.

Tango lives or dies by the quality of its accordionlike bandoneón, and Héctor Del Curto was a splendid player.

Mr. Robertson conducted his splendid young players in some very tough music.

The famous brass section is no longer allowed to blast away at will, and this orchestra's soft heart -- its splendid wind players -- played handsomely in the Dvorak.

Nishikori broke him three times, and the splendid Japanese player had done it: 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in three minutes under four hours.

Ian Bostridge will surely supersede his own version with Ingo Metzmacher and the Bamberg Symphony (EMI), while John Mark Ainsley, with the splendid horn player David Pyatt, needs better orchestral playing than that provided by the Britten Sinfonia under Nicholas Cleobury EMI Eminencee).

Ms. Batiashvili is a splendid, deeply musical young player.

It was splendid stage for the premier players in baseball to strut in a game that is supposed to be fun and about the fans.

This has been a splendid adventure, and we owe these players our thanks.

And there was some splendid solo work from several Philharmonic players during the arias, especially from Sherry Sylar, who played the oboe d'amore solo in "Qui sedes," which Ms. von Otter sang tenderly.

Idi Amin was also a formidable rugby forward, although one officer said of him: "Idi Amin is a splendid type and a good (rugby) player, but virtually bone from the neck up, and needs things explained in words of one letter".