| 单词 | tempo |
| 例句 | The constant tempo of that violence pulsed throughout my body and made me feel small, and weak, and cowardly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Children are introduced to key musical elements such as meter, dynamics, rhythms, tempo, duration, melody, form, phrase, and pitch. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Jasper cried, stomping one foot to set the tempo. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Time information, which includes rhythm, tempo and meter, timbre, meaning, and emotion is less understood. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I find a spot in the corner to listen to the musicians build up the tempo so the spirits can get called down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Somewhere a police siren wails thinly, up and down, up and down, regular tempo, crisis under control, just like Gerhard. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a tempo to how stories got told. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They, all of them, all of the people took it up and sung it over and over until it was wrung dry, and no further innovations of tone and tempo were conceivable. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The following are some terms and their beats per minute to help you gauge different tempi. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The tempo of a piece of music is its speed. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z By their labor the slave populations allow the tempo of continuous warfare to be speeded up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If rhythms are not written as triplets, the tempo marking usually includes an indication to 11swing11, or it may simply be implied by the style and genre of the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Check to see how comfortable you are with Italian tempo markings by translating the following. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The wind of the morning ruffled the water of the estuary and whispered through the mangroves, and the little waves beat on the rubbly beach with an increased tempo. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The music increases in tempo, and now there is something harsher about the way the snakes move. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The vacant, lost look in his eyes increased the tempo of her heart. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The tempo of the roll call had broken. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When possible, listening to a professional play the piece can help with tempo decisions, but it is also reasonable for different performers to prefer slightly different tempos for the same piece. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Music’s tempo is rather infectious, and children respond physically to both fast and slow speeds. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “At least the tempo of life is not as intense as in the other Regions. It is a pleasant atmosphere.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It’s like I missed a beat somewhere, and now the whole song’s off tempo. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Quick and frequent changes of expression—Dramatic dynamics, tempo changes. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Other tempo markings are verbal descriptions which are more relative and subjective. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Timbre, tempo, and dynamics are so powerful that a few adjustments here and there can change the entire learning atmosphere of a classroom. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z These vibrations result in something called entrainment, where our bodies try to sync up with the tempo of the music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Could you use the piano lid and tap out the tempo you’d like?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There are two ways to specify a tempo. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z A ripple went through the crowd, a quickening of tempo, a sweep of suspense. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a dance with complicated footwork and a changing tempo. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The girl is singing a cappella and is totally off tempo. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Of course, tempo instructions don't have to be given in Italian. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “The whole tempo of the University of Chicago is too slow.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A couple of the very youngest children dragged the tempo a trifle, but in a way that only the composer’s mother could have found fault with. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Then Mrs. Lovelace completely changed tempo and played the opening notes to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Once you have the song down, you can play around with the tempo,” Mrs. Hidalgo said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The kicking increased in tempo, and I thought of Amaka s music, her culturally conscious music that sometimes started off with a calm saxophone and then whirled into lusty singing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Metronomes often come with other tempo indications written on them, but this is misleading. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Can’t fool me: her speed may be slow, but her tempo is next year’s news. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z What is your reaction to the tempo of the song? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This Irish song is also meant to gradually speed up in tempo as you sing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He barked at Hume to pick up the tempo. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The South American tempo began to excite him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Fast/Slow Tempo and Loud/Soft Dynamics Game: Similar to above, play instruments in different tempos and dynamics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Maybe tap your toe or hit your thigh as you sing the song in your head to find the appropriate tempo. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z A child can be the conductor of the piece, and set a tempo by slowly moving their finger along the “score” as other children perform their different parts. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But how long each note actually lasts depends on the time signature and the tempo. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I remember sweat-drenched men dancing the traditional attan in a circle, bouncing, spinning faster and faster with the feverish tempo of the tabla, until all but a few dropped out of the ring with exhaustion. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If one fellow in an orchestra was playing out of tune, or playing at a different tempo, the whole piece would naturally be ruined. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Music teachers naturally use gestures to indicate musical meaning in demonstrating dynamics, tempo, entrances/exits, standing up/sitting down, etc.,” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z On the aggregate level, children physically respond to music’s beat, and are able to move more accurately when the tempo of the music more clearly corresponds to the natural tempo of the child. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Gradual changes in the basic tempo are also common in music, though, and these have their own set of terms. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It is appropriate to introduce a few concepts when performing songs and games with children, and also to experiment with these concepts, such as changing tempos and dynamics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I felt a little like I did back then, my face hot and itchy, my palms moist with sweat, and my heart knocking against my ribs in a nervous, jolting tempo. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I cleaned acres of glass shelving, changing my tempo now to work faster, holding every nuance of reality within the focus of my consciousness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Just in conversation, Mr. Muhammad would suddenly begin coughing, and the coughing tempo would increase until it racked his slight body. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At what tempo is the piece to be performed? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There was a change in tempo, and Sir Grummore’s horse could be definitely seen to be cantering. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For with local accent will disappear local tempo. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Both types of markings usually appear above the staff, at the beginning of the piece, and then at any spot where the tempo changes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Lee tilted his head back and looked into Mack’s eyes through the half-glasses and Lee’s tapping finger slowed its tempo as he thought deeply. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He raises one arm up high as the music’s tempo increases to a fever pitch, until I can hardly bear it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The game began, and Felix played point guard—a position that allowed him to control the tempo. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The heat from the small fire expanded and retracted with the tempo of a heartbeat. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As the pulsing percussion increased in volume and tempo, it was accompanied by chanting in a wailing language. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Compton relayed Lawrence’s words to Bush the next day, repeating Ernest’s dreary assessment of Briggs as “slow, conservative, methodical, and accustomed to operate at peacetime government bureau tempo.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Bull Meecham increased the tempo of his slouch homeward and acted as though he didn’t hear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He expected everybody to try out—everybody—and to get us started in our training, we would be running two miles at tempo. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z About the only thing in the two towns that had maintained its frenzied tempo was the rivalry between Permian and Midland Lee. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, decisions about crescendos and decrescendos, tempo, and score reading have to be made, but there are endless possibilities for vocalizing and playing these child-centered compositions. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The tempo and rhythm are not affected by articulations; the staccato notes sound shorter than written only because of the extra space between them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Nigro felt they wouldn’t tolerate Bobby’s sometimes languorous tempo, so he’d be forced to quicken his play and therefore his thinking. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Tempo indications such as "Not too fast," "With energy," "Calmly," or "March tempo" give a good idea of how fast the music should feel. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Harmonic rhythm can be completely separate from other rhythms and tempos. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z In the distance, the rhythm of a dribbling basketball beat out a comforting tempo. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z At Gym on Monday, Coach Quatrini had us run three miles, all at tempo. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “You should excuse the suggestion, please, but I thought your tempo was off tonight in the ‘Stars and Stripes Forever.’ The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z His words come out slow, like somebody turned down the tempo on his voice. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My breathing falls in time with my mother’s, with the tempo of the waves outside. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When he heard Mama singing, he slowed his tempo so she could keep up without straining. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Counting them in gives them the tempo, and singing the counts on the opening pitch gives them the starting note. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z A tempo marking that is a word or phrase gives you the composer's idea of how fast the music should feel. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The heart responds by beating more quickly when listening to faster tempos, and slower when listening to slower tempos. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z My double advance lunge was a tempo faster, but I hit her on the thigh, off target. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Distantly, in the pavilion, the song changes tempo. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He orchestrates many different voices into a steady rhythm, with a tempo that is fast-paced. Seeing the Civil War From the Ground Up 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z In the often-restrained tempos he chose and his overall approach, Mr. Tritle, the society’s music director, made a virtue of the chorus’s robust, weighty sound. Oratorio Society of New York Performs ‘St. Matthew Passion’ 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z The Gnu Song is more complicated than it sounds, as Flanders and Swann effortlessly steer their way through lavish wordplay and changes in tempo. Readers recommend: children's songs ? the results 2011-02-17T16:01:23Z Dudamel obviously did not have the luxury of a polishing for a recording and, expansive as he was, he hardly aped Karajan’s tempos measure for measure. Puccini extreme: Dudamel's gloriously pessimistic 'Tosca' an indictment on the appeal of fascism 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z An extraordinarily sensitive ensemble, lively tempos and vivid realization of the texts make these colorful “Love Song Waltzes” a feast for the ear. CD reviews: Two rediscoveries of Brahms and Couperin 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z It presented his vision most effectively: electronic music that avoided dance tempos and swiped gestures from ’70s and ’80s pop, without being too coy and indie about it. Review: ‘Junk’ Builds on M83’s Strengths 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z But in slower tempos, such as “Once Upon a Time,” “Solveig’s Song” and “Nocturne,” Ott’s tendency to linger over phrases undermines the rhythmic scaffolding of these delicate structures. CD reviews: ‘Considering Matthew Shepard,’ 18 years later 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Country’s appeal also stems from the relatively straightforward lyrics and slower tempos, he said. Country Music Finds a Home Far From Home, in Kenya 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The band’s sound was equally influenced by punk and heavy metal, and blended technical virtuosity with fierce, high-speed tempos. Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dead at 49 2013-05-02T23:22:00Z He changed folk music forever by adapting fiddle tunes to guitar at amazing tempos, Huttlinger said. Folk musician Doc Watson dies in NC hospital at 89 2012-05-30T00:37:08Z They played it, with its bent pitches and fluid tempos, as if the blues were — at least for the moment — their musical mother tongue. Music Review: Violinist Adds Intimate Stage to a Concert Hall Week 2011-03-02T23:02:56Z She uses the same keys, the same tempos, the same instruments — a country string band with pop-rock reinforcements — playing the same licks. Taylor Swift Remade ‘Fearless’ as ‘Taylor’s Version.’ Let’s Discuss. 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z "The ruling appears to go beyond the elements of a song that may be a copyright — primarily melodies and lyrics — and extends to tempo, feel and instrumentation." Brian Wilson, Bonnie McKee and others react to 'Blurred Lines' verdict 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z And actually, there is a residually "serious" moment in Pineapple Express: when the two guys begin to get high, the mood and tempo shifts, briefly, to Gordon's previous, quasi-visionary manner. Joe review – these woods are lovely, dark and deep 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Without the former drummer’s steadiness, some seemed pushed to newly fast tempos, losing the spaciousness that once let the interplay between Brownstein and Tucker’s vocals shine. Review: Sleater-Kinney end their American tour in Seattle, a place ‘we call home’ 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z In the first two movements, Alsop adopted leisurely tempos, as marked, yet her elastic beat and lingering over detail often sacrificed the underlying musical pulse. A reshuffled Baltimore Symphony Orchestra can’t quite fill the void after headliner’s exit Setting fleet tempos, Mr. Bezuidenhout played with a rewarding blend of lilting elegance and rhythmic sweep. Music Review: ‘The Baroque Vanguard,’ at the Miller Theater 2013-04-30T20:55:35Z There are similiarities between the stylings of a jungle or garage MC and a grime MC – high tempo, short lines, an emphasis on repeated words – but they are distinct crafts. Are you ready for the British MCs? 2010-07-29T22:34:00Z But the tempo is glacial, with an arrangement that uses only sustained, watery keyboard chords and no overt beat, as if Mr. Yorke were daring current practitioners of slow-motion alt-R&B to match his asceticism. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Releases a Surprise Album 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z He also exhibited a greater flexibility of tempos. A hero's welcome for Esa-Pekka Salonen at Disney Hall 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Instead they spoke of preferences for a particular approach to sound, balance, ensemble size, tempo and all the other qualities by which mainstream performances are measured. 2010-02-06T03:18:00Z He often highlighted them with his flexible approach to tempo. Opera Review: No Beauty Goes Unexplored in ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ 2014-02-17T16:05:54Z Just when the song seemed to dissipate, Wilson accelerated the tempo, bringing the party back to an upbeat pace. Gap Band’s Charlie Wilson woos with sophisticated R&B at Verizon Center 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z In his “Fidelio” the orchestral playing is lithe and bracing but not because the tempos are exceptionally fast. Classical Recordings: Two CDs of Beethoven?s ?Fidelio,? From 1960 and Today 2011-10-02T02:55:23Z Whereas performances of the first movement, “African Dancer,” trend as a duet toward flashy, virtuoso tempos, the edition for full ensemble dazzles at a slower pace. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z But as the tempo of the slow movement's series of variations get slower, the mystical late Beethoven style unexpectedly begins to steal in. Review: All-star piano trio leaves listeners with a royal flush 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Also, I want to increase the tempo of making music, and put it out more often. Third Eye Blind’s second act: Stephan Jenkins still living that semi-charmed rock life 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The sonority sounded forced and stylistically all wrong for Mozart, as did the odd variations in tempo from bar to bar. Hélène Grimaud proves again that she does music her way 2012-11-02T20:31:04Z At a first glance at tempos – often the factor of greatest concern to dancers and choreographers – one version doesn’t differ hugely from another. ArtsBeat: 'The Nutcracker' Chronicles: Listening to the Score 2010-12-31T21:29:20Z The tunes lent themselves to this fluctuation, with shifts in tempo often unfolding by apparent design. Music Review | Chris Dingman: Vibraphonist Dazzles, but Without Fanfare 2010-03-19T21:36:00Z The actors’ movement and intonation are stiff and curiously robotic, and the lines move with the rapid Ping-Pong tempo of the dialogue in an episode of “Gilmore Girls.” Review: ‘Gnit’ Seeks Itself in a Mist of Magic and Mischief 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z You begin to see beneath the surface, unearthing the bones of the music: a key change, a tempo shift, a bluesy bass line that sashays in and is gone in an instant. How Jonathan Larson Taught Me to Become a Better Critic 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Conducting mostly without baton, he drew a Baroque-infused performance of the first, with crisp articulation, no vibrato and clean tone with lively tempos. At SSO, a new concerto and kudos all around 2012-01-22T20:29:04Z Not that the tempos are slower than usual, though some are. Classical Music Recordings 2013-05-03T19:32:33Z Ticciati chose ideal, unhurried tempi and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment delivered incisive playing, yet the sparks have yet to fly. Les Troyens; Le nozze di Figaro; Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra/Dudamel – review 2012-06-30T23:07:11Z A track called “Why She Loves” opens with a saxophone prologue in free tempo, slips into a melody played as if on tiptoe and opens up to a trumpet solo with no visible horizon. Review: The Trumpeter Adam O’Farrill Shines in ‘Stranger Days’ 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z It went well, with tempos on the fast side, the winds a bit forward in the sound mix. Hollywood Bowl closes out its classical season with satisfying, gimmick-free Mozart 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z This playful hard-bop classic from Jimmy Heath is usually taken at a medium-fast tempo, with the song’s jerky structure making the musicians feel like they’re playing atop the pedals of an elliptical. The Playlist: Thom Yorke’s Chilling Ballad, and 13 More New Songs 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Every cabaletta or other quick number is abridged, usually drastically, which upsets the balance between fast and slow tempos. Opera Review: Anna Netrebko?s Bel Canto Moment 2011-04-12T11:05:35Z His tempos in the Fifth are now slightly faster, but just slightly, while his sense of momentum is slightly toned down. Everything goes right for Gustavo Dudamel in Beethoven program 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z The grand, glorious chaos of Ives’s Fourth Symphony — with its mad layering of different tempos, its discontinuities, its need for two conductors merely to keep the whole thing together — has rarely had this clarity. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2019 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z There was nothing dogmatic about his performance — which the NSO played on modern rather than period instruments — but his brisk, athletic tempi kept the piece animated so that it rarely dragged. NSO offers warm seasonal cheer with McGegan’s lean and homely ‘Messiah’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z This role is too small for her; still, I wish she’d taken her solo at a less funereal tempo. Bolshoi Ballet Performs ‘Don Quixote’ With a Smile 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Perahia dove into the movement at a breakneck tempo and never let up. Review: Murray Perahia at Carnegie Hall 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Embracing a more narcotic tempo, he explored the communion between U.K. grime and U.S. hip-hop before unleashing the martial menace of early dubstep. Kode9, other acts showcase 10 years of Hyperdub’s development of dubstep What really got highlighted during the set was the fact that Misty writes in two tempos, slow and a little bit faster than slow, and one kind of melody — not much. With humor, but not much melody, Father John Misty comes to 9:30 Club 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z But he’s presenting that disposition in the context of a new jazz trio that plays in current hip frequencies, disguising meter and tempo. 2010-02-11T08:10:00Z He achieved a flexibility of tempo and phrasing without any loss of the necessary sense of span that so eluded him in 2002. LSO/Rattle ? review 2011-03-08T18:31:09Z Expect brisk tempos from Mr. Zinman, one who supports the notion that Beethoven’s metronome marks, disputed over the centuries, were probably what he wanted after all. The New Season: Tchaikovsky, Dress Codes, And 3-D Opera 2011-09-16T19:50:18Z He has a very complex sense of the polyphonic sense of spacing and contrasting tempo and choreographic ideas. New York City Ballet Gambles on Unknown Choreographers 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z But the format also underscores the distance between then and now, as if the politics and cultural tempo of the early aughts themselves were now period-piece revival material. ‘The West Wing’ and David Byrne Stage America 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Whereas the music’s third movement takes wing with bounding melody and bouncing rhythms, she changes only tempo, floor pattern and lighting. Dance Review: ‘Danza Permanente’ at the Kitchen 2012-09-27T22:09:46Z And the mathematical proportions applied to meter changes — two units in duple time equal three in triple time — generally led to slower tempos. Music Review: Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin 2013-01-03T23:10:05Z As a conductor, he is partial to fast tempos and a kinetic, expressive presence on the podium. Philadelphia Orchestra?s New Leader 2010-06-13T15:42:00Z ‘Messiah’ is a visceral theatrical experience depending absolutely on exact timing and exact tempos and so on, between one movement and another, one thing and another. Maestro to embrace the theatrical side of ‘Messiah’ for SSO 2012-12-13T22:15:11Z And the moment on Tuesday when Ms. Casel set the tempo for the young women with a snap was electric: a spark exchanged, almost visibly. Review: The Tapper Ayodele Casel, Honoring Ancestors, Radiating Joy 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Gardiner’s tempos were fleet, especially in the finales, but didn’t seem hurried. This Is How to Do a Beethoven Symphony Cycle 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z We figured out the song and how we wanted it to go and the tempo and the key, and then we recorded it. Nancy Wilson on leading Heart with her sister: “The guys in the band sometimes had a hard time with that” 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z In the Smetana overture, the volume proved more problematic at Mr. Tovey’s fast tempo, and a few passages that needed pinpoint articulation turned muddy. Review: New York Philharmonic’s Summer Host Beats the Cold 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Macdonald experiments with tempo and style, as if testing out different altitudes and finding she can fly at just about any speed, in any direction, with any aim she likes, so supple is her style. Helen Macdonald’s ‘Vesper Flights’ Sees Wonder — and Refuge — in the Natural World 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z It’s hard to think of a genre more explicitly associated with romance than the R&B and soul of the 1970s, with the lush arrangements and seductively slow tempos. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z With their typically stripped-down textures, brisk tempi and bright, incisive orchestral colours, the performances promise to be exhilarating. Northern Sinfonia/Zehetmair – review 2012-10-01T17:18:24Z Apart from tempo, I don’t ask the orchestras I conduct to follow my interpretation. Gilbert Kaplan, millionaire businessman and self-taught maestro of Mahler, dies at 74 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z The tempo quickens as Bernie and Achilles chase down other shadowy figures implicated in the voyage of the ill-fated Doris. Review | The late Philip Kerr’s left behind a colorful new novel. It won’t be his last. 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Unlike his biggest hits, “Forget Me,” his first new song in about three years, has a slight tempo to it — you aren’t bathing in his pathos quite the same as you once were. Björk Insists on Connection, and 11 More New Songs 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Bach left few indications of tempos, phrasings and dynamics in his scores. Review: Lars Vogt Offers His Intensely Probing Take on Bach 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Though Mr. Wosner took a brisk tempo, his playing was lithe and articulate. | New York Chamber Music Festival: Connecting the Dots Between 2 Composers 2010-09-17T04:00:00Z This song, from Alice Merton’s debut album, “Mint,” due early next year, is a rousing take on centrist 1980s pop with a disco tempo and the faintest texture of Southern rock. The Playlist: Lana Del Rey’s Smoldering Return, and 12 More New Songs 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Live music at a slower tempo would help, but so, too, would a less polished delivery. At Alvin Ailey, Antonio Douthit-Boyd in ‘Ostrich’ 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z But he says the tempo is faster in an action film, and it's harder to win directing awards. Chan adds best director award to his trophy shelf 2013-04-12T09:16:05Z In Vancouver, her Unbreakable tour set arrived as medleys that touched on as many hits as possible, grouping the songs by persona and tempo. Review: Janet Jackson, in Virtuous Mode, Plays Vancouver on Unbreakable World Tour 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z If he erred in tempo, it was almost invariably on the side of deliberation. Review: Vienna Philharmonic’s Familiar and Fierce Show of Brahms 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z A quartet performing in the lobby might let kids determine their tempo or volume. 27 Ways to Keep Your Kids Culturally Engaged This Winter 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z It focuses on mechanical sounds, fixed tempos and repetitive sounds. Disco ain’t dead: how Beyoncé resurrected dance music and its queer history for "Renaissance" 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The U.S. band follow performances by Robert Plant and Jack White on the main stage, a change in tempo from Friday when indie groups Elbow and Arcade Fire attracted huge audiences. Stormy Glastonbury set for heavy metal debut 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Enhanced by the varying tempo of a lone piano accompaniment, it is a style that might be called epic picturesque. Review: ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ Is a Transfixing Epic of Riches and Ruin 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z And he sang them — in every imaginable style, at every tempo, with every possible facial expression and every register of his handsome, protean voice. Review: Taylor Mac’s 24-Hour Concert Was One of the Great Experiences of My Life 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z But this is a film of process, mood, tempo and even suspense. Review: ‘Christmas, Again,’ About Holiday Loneliness 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z His tempos, slower than usual, tested the stamina of singers, but he also had a keen sense of balance, scaling his sound to match theirs onstage. Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’ 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z As powered flight exploded the range and tempo of our physical reach and intensified our gaze, it simultaneously gave new angles on the familiar, and offered glimpses of the entirely unfamiliar. Flight of fancy: how aviation changed art for ever 2012-08-17T21:55:08Z She pushed the tempo along in fast movements, but not to excess — there was just a lot of kinetic energy being thrown off. Engaging D.C. debut from young Chinese pianist 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Marshall was an influential figure in American experimental music, part of a group of composers who, beginning in the 1960s, stripped music down to basic elements of rhythm and tempo and incorporated digital sounds. Ingram Marshall, Minimalist Composer of Mystical Sounds, Dies at 80 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Not surprisingly, the band’s new songs notch up the tempos to approach the manic, articulate power-pop of its debut album. Music Review: A Return to Power, Properly Punctuated 2011-02-02T22:24:02Z Instead of executing them in place, as they would in a conventional dance class, they did them while walking and running at various tempos across the room. In Each Child, an Inner Choreographer 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z So when the tempo’s not that fast, you really hear that forward motion. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Bebop 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Originally the shorts’ rhythmically schizophrenic scores were recorded in pieces, so players could adjust instrumentation and tempo between takes. Live orchestra to animate Disney 'Silly Symphony' short films from the 1930s 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z In Debussy’s “Suite Bergamasque,” the conservative tempos, varieties of touch and beautifully voiced chords were all satisfying. French pianist Moulin shows promising talent in short but sweet performance The most familiar piece, the “June” Barcarolle, was taken at a glacial tempo, as if in a dream. Lang Lang shows why purists are coming around 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Boléro, by Maurice Ravel, with an average tempo of 70bpm, is excellent for mental preparation before you move. Why you should consider adding classical music to your exercise playlist 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z The women anchored the double vocal quartet of Act I when the men started to rush the tempo, but otherwise, ensemble singing was admirably tight. Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Though tightly wound, emotionally charged rippers are Jetpacks' trademark, the album encompasses many tempos and moods, sonic peaks and valleys. Promising band jets into Seattle 2011-11-10T22:22:08Z At a comfortable tempo between not too slow and not too fast, salsa is one of the most popular Latin dance styles worldwide. Travel the World Through These Dance Tutorials 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Most of Emancipator’s music favored minor chords and medium tempos: simmering thoughtfully and steadily, not coercing. Music Review: Emancipator Plays at Highline Ballroom 2012-02-03T23:23:15Z “Scared is not the word. Every time, for some reason, it’s very, very difficult. It’s always two tempi, and either both of them work or none of them work.” This String Quartet Has a Line of Craft Beer 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “This song does mean something to everybody and clearly in a different tempo to everybody in this audience,” Blake Shelton quipped, agreeing with Levine that the audience members were “the worst clappers I’ve ever heard.” 'The Voice' recap: The Top 6 sing for the moms 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Roger Norrington's approach to Mahler's Ninth Symphony, combining a rearranged orchestral layout, quicker than usual tempos, an avoidance of vibrato and a spurning of sentimentality, sparked lively controversy when his recording was issued last year. Prom 14: Stuttgart Radio SO/Norrington ? review 2011-07-26T10:11:47Z From a musicological standpoint, the fermata shows that the tempo does not exist anymore. A Conductor Brings Nearly a Century of Experience to Beethoven 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Mild tempos attend anthemic choruses devoid of tension, prompting mesmerized fans to sway and raise their arms. Review: In ‘Hillsong — Let Hope Rise,’ a Strumming Ministry Packs in Crowds 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Nethsingha’s tempos were animated, and the orchestra played beautifully throughout. Review: St. Thomas Church Season Honors John Scott 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z On the most obvious level is the pair’s predilection for the kind of slow tempos associated with the much-missed Shirley Horn, the better to ponder song lyrics and unlock their hidden meanings. Music Review: Sandy Stewart and Bill Charlap at Feinstein’s 2012-11-21T22:15:31Z The effect is of a constant change of tempos. Elliott Carter, Composer of the Avant-Garde, Dies at 103 2012-11-06T03:06:19Z In the episode that depicts the walking broom carting buckets of water, Mr. Bringuier kept the tempo mostly reined in and brought out the music’s dark colorings and rhythmic relentlessness. Music Review: Lionel Bringuier Leads Philharmonic by Himself 2013-06-14T19:16:12Z Their quieter numbers were cloying, but when they ramped it up, with epic choruses, tempo shifts and fierce shrieking, they felt elemental: headliner status suits them. Sonisphere ? review 2011-07-10T16:27:00Z Its infamous change in tempo struck the building like a bolt of lightning, and the resulting adrenaline rush compelled the sea of fans to recite each lyric in fiery unison. Meek Mill’s fans happy for late, rather than never, at Echostage 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z The stencilled dots and lines and fillings-in don't get more interesting when you do, and in any case the shrill insistence of the colour and tempo are so shouty you want to hang back. Roy Lichtenstein: too cool for school? 2013-02-18T18:15:39Z The sense of rightness to his generally moderate tempos came from an easy rhythmic spring that never sounded rushed. Baroque Band ends season with a special performance of Handel 2011-06-03T17:05:20Z Burton: Just the tempo was so cool and everything and that little guitar riff thing behind the song. The summer of 1969: When Elvis made his true comeback 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Langrée’s tempo in the slow movement was on the quicker side, which brought out the tension and tautness of the music. Louis Langrée and Richard Goode Featured at Mostly Mozart 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Similar balance and tempo problems affected Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2, although this devastating work still offered an emotional punch to the gut. Review | Can three musical stars shine in constellation? Bell, Isserlis and Denk in concert. 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Yeah. we got loud drums going at different tempos, but it’s music — and music changes people’s lives.” How long can go-go keep going? 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The tempo was somewhat contained, even during the movement’s episodic flights. Music Review: Chicago Greets Its New Maestro, Who Arrives With Unusual Fare 2010-09-24T16:47:00Z The problem was most acute in the Berg concerto, in which Mr. Haitink’s tempos were strangely inert, the drama missing. Music Review: Bernard Haitink Leads the New York Philharmonic 2014-05-09T21:23:31Z The fans get to pick the music, key, time signature, tempo and instruments. Q&A: Music innovator Imogen Heap 2010-06-11T16:15:00Z Here tempos were brisk but comfortable, and greater effort was devoted to nuanced phrasing and beauty of tone than to the exigencies of trendiness. Music Review: Mitsuko Uchida Plays Mozart at Caramoor 2010-06-27T21:49:00Z After years of decline in Adams Morgan, there’s “a different tempo,” says Fulchino. Johnny’s Half Shell review: In Adams Morgan, Ann Cashion is really cooking again 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z The tempos through most of the album are slow, verging on logy. Playlist : Music by Wild Flag, Lindsey Buckingham and the Raincoats 2011-09-10T00:08:45Z "That sequence lasted seven minutes," says Arnold, "and to try and keep the same tempo and rhythm throughout would have been ridiculous, so I thought: we're in Africa, perfect for rhythmic percussions." From goat's testicles to the waterphone: cinema's unlikely soundtracks 2013-05-10T06:00:00Z There are a few interesting exceptions, where Balanchine hedged it a bit and where you can’t take the tempo that the score requires. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z They also change pace by lightly swinging through “‘Round Midnight” at a slightly faster tempo than Thelonious Monk’s original version, and quicken the tempo even more on Bud Powell’s bebop burner “Dance of the Infidels.” Review: Jazz masters evoke joy, sadness on duet CD 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Arctic Monkeys emerged a decade ago from Sheffield, England, playing post-punk with jittery tempos and grappling guitars. New Music: 2 Chainz, Arctic Monkeys and Keith Urban Release New Albums 2013-09-09T22:11:48Z In Chicago, the frantic blur of the rap/electro hybrid juke is a direct descendent from the "jacking" tempo and dance moves of the city's house scene. How the midwest won over the dancefloor 2011-03-03T22:10:01Z There are no dips or lags in tempo in this novel. In Roger Rosenblatt’s ‘Thomas Murphy,’ a poet refuses to go quietly 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z The fact that, as one friend pointed out, the improvised drum tempos sporadically sounded like a recent Blawan record, was just a bonus. Bloc 2012: making music out of chaos 2012-07-09T16:48:00Z That’s what Schnabel’s accounts of these sonatas achieve: breadth and sweep, even when the tempos he takes are so rushed that passages turn muddy and phrases gets clipped short. Playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Changed How I Hear Them 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z According to the composer's biographer, George Grove, Beethoven was unable to hear the music, but stood next to the conductor during the performance to guide him as to the tempo. Plaque to mark Beethoven symphony 2013-08-08T17:32:15Z There is a change of tempo when Garland waits for him to turn up on the trolley, the number accentuated by onomatopoeic words – clang, ding, zing, chug – and brilliantly orchestrated by Conrad Salinger. Hugh Martin obituary 2011-03-14T18:25:05Z Later that afternoon, Fleming arrived at the Shed for a three-hour rehearsal, where she and the musicians discussed harmonies, tempos and spots for improvised solos. Renée Fleming Was Back Onstage. Here’s What Happened First. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z He's a writer's rapper, and recites his rhymes like a dramatic poetry reading, mindful of Eric G's tempo but free with his own rhythm. Friday Favorites: USF, Sax G Whiz, ????? 2010-08-27T17:09:00Z It changed tempo and mood, not much but just enough. Music Review: McCoy Tyner Helps Claim a Corner of a Harlem Park for Jazz 2010-08-29T22:37:00Z Reacting against the big bands of the latest titans of the rumba, such as François “Franco” Luambo, Zaiko swapped brass instruments for a snare drum and electric guitars, and upped the tempo. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z She used elementary mechanisms like crescendos, rising scales, accelerating tempos and rock beats to generate the exhilaration of carnival rides spinning too fast; grins spread unstoppably around the club. Finding the Joy at South by Southwest: 12 Notable Acts 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z They married in 1897, and he liked telling people that their son Walter was born exactly nine months after the wedding: “in tempo, like a good conductor.” A Life of Toscanini, Maestro With Passion and Principles 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The two internal movements of the Beethoven were more persuasive here than the outer two: The final Allegro, its tempo carefully restrained, developed haltingly rather than organically. Review: Jaap van Zweden, Precise at the New York Philharmonic 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The buzz: "While The Waves is often split between upbeat and dirgy tempos, when the two meet the results are epic" – Pitchfork The truth: Hendrix, Schmendrix. New band of the day ? No 857: Tamaryn 2010-08-31T16:04:00Z Fans looking for sudden changes in tempo and dynamics and quick payoffs are in for a taxing evening. Pitchfork Day 2: Sleigh Bells, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wild Flag 2012-07-15T06:26:00Z Albarn also slowed the tempo with tracks such as "Out of Time" and "Tender". Blur, Stone Roses kick off Coachella as Daft Punk tease fans 2013-04-13T09:02:26Z A: So the way that I connect these songs, there’s an ebb and flow with keys, there’s an ebb and flow with tempo. No singer, just the songs. Questlove brings Prince’s work back with an orchestra 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z They play loose with tempos, speeding and slowing both the songs and the playing inside them. Music Review: Swing That?s Smoked and Saucy and Will Stick 2011-01-07T23:26:43Z We took more liberties with tempo and fluctuations of all kinds that you would not obtain just taking the notes off the paper.” A Reluctant Teenager, a Barbershop Quartet, and a Revelation 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z In the Dohnanyi Scherzo, the group’s solution to the thicket of ensemble and intonation challenges was to play it well under tempo, which changed the character considerably. Strings Avenue Trio provides midday pick-me-up 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Most of the dancers struggled a bit to agree with him on tempos and to find endings. Review: Getting Into the Tap Family Spirit With Two Stars as Hosts 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z “Slew Footed” unfurls in a mutable series of tempos, the beat expanding or contracting at each soloist’s whim. New Releases From the Decemberists, Hanni El Khatib and Duane Eubanks 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Shani basically drove it at conventional moderate tempos, with crisp attacks in the Scherzo and a Largo where the pauses near the end seemed like eternities. 26-year-old Lahav Shani makes a maximum impact at Hollywood Bowl 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Langrée conducted a reading notable for its brisk tempos in the opening movement and dynamic shadings throughout, with a striking contrast between pianissimo and forte passages that created an arresting tension. Music Review: Isabelle Faust Solos for Mostly Mozart 2013-08-11T21:27:23Z His tempos were rock-solid steady, his hands gentle and even on the piano. Bach in the hands of a master: András Schiff in Seattle 2012-10-16T15:20:05Z Deutsch also has an affinity for playing with tempo, pulling the songs apart and savoring each note. Review | At the Kennedy Center, songs you haven’t heard and cellphones you wish you hadn’t 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Li didn't overplay her stage presence, but was impossible not to watch as her body moved fluidly and constantly through the slow-to-mid tempo repertoire. Swedish singer Lykke Li cuts a Bergmanesque figure at the Showbox 2011-05-27T21:13:04Z There’s high-speed slapstick in the way the music suddenly shifts tempo and how Mr. Waters’s guitar lines wriggle and jab. Review: Weaves Brings Sonic Slapstick in Shifting Tempos to the CMJ Music Marathon 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z For dancers, nothing is more vital than tempo, but that, alas, is why ballet companies take many scores slower than called for. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Flutists Joachim Becerra Thomsen and Sandy Hughes made lively work of the lead parts in the Concerto No. 4, and Batjer was just agile enough to nail the violin runs at the ensemble’s fast tempo. L.A. Chamber Orchestra carries on a different holiday tradition: Bach's Brandenburg Concertos 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z His sound, on several single-reed instruments, was a constant instigation, brusque or shrieking, giving off tremendous rhythmic energy but rarely submitting to a tempo. Music Review: A Kind of Orthodoxy Built on Improvisation 2011-06-09T22:53:47Z This is Chopin’s “Heroic” Polonaise, and Liberace brings stirring energy to the theme and a nice bounce to the left-hand accompaniment, though he stretches the tempo indulgently. Critic’s Notebook: Liberace Examined, as a Piano Player 2013-05-27T21:40:53Z At such a tempo, they would finish their games in minutes, not hours. I’m a Chess Expert. Here’s What ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Gets Right 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z The next five songs varied in tempo and key, but little else. Review | Jazz fusion battles it out with jam band at Lincoln Theatre 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z The songs that were the swiftest in tempo. Review: Jennifer Lopez Back in the Bronx 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The New Deal, a keyboard-bass-drums trio, percolated through blipping, upbeat instrumentals with the unswerving tempo and dynamics of digital loops, only to rupture the illusion now and then with an outburst of noisy keyboard improvisation. The Hudson Project, Cut Short by a (Real) Tempest 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z It sets the beating heart of the watch in motion, its oscillations determining and regulating the tempo of the movement. Special Report: Watches: A New Material Gains in Fine Watchmaking 2010-03-19T15:50:00Z In the first movement, Mr. Goode took a calmly undulant tempo and essentially held to it during the episodic shifts in this deceptively lyrical, mysterious, often dark music. Richard Goode Plays Bach and Schubert 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z His “Young Blood” was manic, as he sometimes get when confronted with a tempo above sluggish. ArtsBeat: American Idol: The Top 4 2011-05-12T13:30:26Z Colas, who has had the ribbon in his mouth like the horse’s bit, stops, turns around and stands, suddenly locked in Lise’s eyes; and the dynamics and tempo change, melting in lyrical tenderness. Love Two Ways: Ashton and Balanchine on Romance 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Clyne uses these preliminary rehearsals to make nuanced adjustments in dynamics or tempos, and to do so with a sense of the acoustical space that will shape the sound. How a mannequin head could revolutionize how orchestras and audiences come together 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z My personal vision of the piece is different in terms of tempos and dramatic timing. Maestro to embrace the theatrical side of ‘Messiah’ for SSO 2012-12-13T22:15:11Z All these tempos, on one small island, in a single night? With Cura?ao?s Music, You Can Hear the Cultural Mix 2012-03-16T21:28:10Z When the band adopted a walking swing tempo for “You Are Too Beautiful,” he failed to dig in, phrasing in a disconnected haze. Music Review: The Accomplished Joined by the Young and Promising 2011-02-16T22:46:42Z There was courage in Mr. Nézet-Séguin’s exaggerated approach to tempo, too: at one moment highly deliberate, the next marching precipitously on, everything unified by tiny triumphs and disasters. The Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z He eschewed the modern fast tempos and loud playing. Leaving the NSO, a veteran clarinetist reflects on the orchestra’s ups and downs 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Carell and the rest of the cast did well here, but elsewhere the comedian turned dramatic actor who unsettled audiences in “Foxcatcher” couldn’t quite find his tempo. The Best Bit of Steve Carell’s Turn on “S.N.L.” This Week 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z I mean psychological time, the tempo at which we experience life's passage. Book Excerpt: Joshua Foer's 'Moonwalking with Einstein' 2011-03-13T05:45:00Z Even though tempos are fast, there are more steps and more structural intricacies, all musically motivated. Dance Review: New York City Ballet at Koch Theater 2013-01-18T23:37:16Z It was a kind of absurd, almost surreal, comedy where people did totally unmotivated and pretty crazy things, it was high tempo, devoid of meaning, my main impression was: chaos and randomness. At the Writing Academy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Again, Mr. Vanska chose steady, deliberate tempos and held them true. Music Review: At Mostly Mozart, Osmo Vanska and Antti Siirala 2010-08-15T22:23:00Z Less happily, the tempo never varies – this album desperately needs a ballad – and 13 unrelenting tracks is a good deal more than enough. Meat Loaf: Hang Cool, Teddy Bear 2010-04-15T20:45:00Z Taking a daringly fast tempo, Mr. Lebhardt dispatched the music with scintillating crispness and conveyed its brash humor. Review: Daniel Lebhardt Shows Daring Command in a New York Debut 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z “Uncomfortable is a given, but if it gets too uncomfortable let me know,” Rundell said jokingly, making it clear he was willing to bargain with the vocalists on questions of tempo and dynamics. How Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter Realized His Dream: an Opera 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Gestures are expansive, tempi measured; it's an approach that's likely to pay more dividends as the cycle goes on. Proms 9 and 10: West-Eastern Divan O/Barenboim 2012-07-22T12:24:58Z Symphonic devices can add dramatic heft, but they also tend to bog down tempos and restrict pop music accustomed to grooving to a beat. Peter Gabriel's experiment with strings attached 2011-06-21T14:26:00Z In the second trial they rode again with the tempo of the music variously increased or decreased by 10% without the subjects knowledge. Running with music: the case for and against 2013-03-13T16:54:00Z Mr. Chailly opened the second half with a vigorous rendition of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” with fast tempos, dramatic shadings and sharply defined phrasing. Music Review | Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: Hurtling Through Beethoven, With Grace 2010-03-02T22:19:00Z Mr. Glass and his ensemble took the pieces at tempos consistently brisker than Mr. Lubman’s, and the textures of the original are often more tactile and more finely balanced. Brad Lubman Revives Philip Glass?s ?Glassworks? 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z In the Haydn a fluid approach to tempos and dynamics yielded an organic, supple rendering that coalesced brilliantly in the speedy, hard-driven finale. Music Review: One Fresh Score in Place of Another 2011-03-09T22:30:16Z “Sometimes I’m stuck together,” Mr. Williams sang in that one, after a drastic drop in tempo. Eyehategod Maintains Hopelessness and Rage in Lyrics 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z In the Brahms, Mr. Nelsons’ deliberate tempo paid off as the first movement progressed and heat built. Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z And it’s reprised at the album’s end, of course, at a faster tempo, with electronic rhythm. New Music: Marc Anthony Returns to Salsa; Chris Morrissey Crosses Lines 2013-07-22T21:41:19Z Released on the 20th anniversary of Nas’s debut album, “Illmatic,” this compact film is a look back at those origins, not unlike one of his songs in intent but at a more meditative tempo. In ‘Nas: Time Is Illmatic,’ a Rapper Revisits His Roots 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z His tempos and balances came to seem workable and, finally, convincing. Music Review: Recreating a Bill of the Obscure and the Familiar 2011-02-25T23:59:27Z Rather than emphasizing the rhythmic drive of the repeated chord theme of the first movement, he took a restrained tempo and allowed the music to emerge in an eerie, slightly murky rumble of harmony. 2010-02-15T05:55:00Z Conducting a duet at two different tempos was something I never learned in school. ArtsBeat: ‘Taking a Taxi’: Remembering Mickey Rooney on Broadway 2014-04-08T16:25:02Z As in the Beethoven, a fluid approach to tempo helped emphasize the music’s meditative side, but here the pervasive spirit was of patient reflection rather than churning anxiety. 2010-02-03T22:56:00Z Bennett starts off singing "There Will Never Be Another You" as a slow ballad, but suddenly shifts to a fast tempo displaying some daring jazz phrasing, accompanied by Brubeck's rapid-fire bop lines. Long lost Bennett-Brubeck recording discovered 2013-06-19T15:55:12Z Moderate tempo choices in the first two movements allowed both musicians to explore the dreamy sides of the piece. Review | At the Phillips Collection, 2 young performers make for a dynamic combination 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z As he maintained an emphatic tempo and drew controlled intensity from the music, the playing was vigorous and mostly solid. At Avery Fisher Hall, Dudamel on a Joy Ride 2010-05-21T22:43:00Z One thing that hasn’t changed since Low’s debut is its preferred tempo. Everything about veteran indie-rock group Low is emotionally constrained 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z His performance of the towering Chaconne was by turns ruminative and assertive, with stretches of carefully manipulated, flexible tempos and considerable coloristic touches. Music Review: Emotional Essays and a Soliloquy for the Violin 2011-05-23T21:02:07Z Mitchell, 60, who trained in contemporary and African dance, said the slow, meditative movements of Butoh offered a refreshing change in tempo. Queer Butoh: Finding Belonging in the Dance of Darkness 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z “It’s in the dances,” Ms. Haïm said when asked how she determined her tempos. A Baroque Specialist Gets the Philharmonic to Play From the Gut 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z All the versions hover around the four-minute mark, but each take is different; on two of them, the band rides along at a comfortable, medium tempo with Mr. Tyner adding a chiming, two-chord pattern. Lost John Coltrane Recording From 1963 Will Be Released at Last 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Notwithstanding individual flaws, this was a superb venture: The Russian visitors and familiar New York stars topped their own previous accomplishments, with the conductor Andrew Litton providing firm tempos and lustrous orchestral playing. The Best Dance of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Take 3, played at Gould’s desired racing tempo but now with brio and command, would be the approved one of the first variation. 5 Hours of Glenn Gould Outtakes. Why? Listen and Find Out. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z In view of that tempo, and given that this was far from being a long program, it was a pity the conductor chose to omit the repeats in the da capo of the minuet. Jun Märkl’s SSO concert a success — with reservations 2013-01-11T17:54:41Z Here and in the other three Pärt scores he uses here, he continually imposes a brisk dance tempo on top of essentially slow music. Dance Review: Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Koch Theater 2012-03-30T20:37:16Z They absorb fast, with a real understanding of rhythm and tempo. Trans-Atlantic Love Affair for the London Symphony Orchestra 2012-10-21T04:40:05Z It was a curious and slightly disappointing performance with moderate, almost sleepy tempos, occasional split notes and overly fussy phrasing in melodic passages. Guest conductor Joshua Weilerstein leads BSO in a fine concert 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z Taking a somewhat spacious tempo in the well-known opening section of the first movement, with its soaring melody and resounding piano chords, Mr. Kissin emphasized its majesty and lyricism. Review: New York Philharmonic Ushers in Carnegie Birthday Season 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Her interpretive approach favored elastic tempos, legato phrasing and pointed dynamic contrasts. Alisa Weilerstein woos in romantic reading of Bach Cello Suites 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Friday's effort persuasively integrated the many changes of tempo, sounding not at all rigid and relishing even the slides between notes characteristic of period style. A spirited opening to the chamber music festival 2011-01-08T20:58:00Z Still, as she unspooled her set, really inhabiting the slow tempos of her songs, looking at the audience as evenly as it looked at her, she seemed on to something. Music Review: Angel Olsen at the Glasslands Gallery 2012-11-13T23:41:46Z Chailly’s foot-dragging interpretation, which didn’t put enough trust in the music’s dancing rhythms and tempos, is a common problem among Weill performances today. Kurt Weill’s Path From Europe to Broadway Was a Straight Line 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The tempo is unhurried, and the song saves some of its most affecting revelations — “it kind of makes me feel like maybe I was better off” — for its unsettling final moments. Lana Del Rey Takes a Road Trip Into the Past 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Indeed, in the first two movements of both quartets, I found myself preferring the Berg Quartet’s more flowing tempos to either of the others. Recording review: Dover Quartet’s homage to its mentors 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “The music builds unbearable tension, abjures all ‘Brahmsian’ restraint or relaxation, and its raging subjectivity hits dumbfounding extravagances of tempo at both ends of the scale. The Disquieting Power of Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hitler’s Court Conductor 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Some of Nelsons's tempi were dangerously slow, but other sections fizzed with energy, the huge dramatic spans of each act were effortlessly sustained, and the dramatic climaxes vividly realised. Lohengrin 2010-06-14T21:31:00Z Mr. Lang, who is not generally known for slow tempos, jumped in a little quickly, as if restless to get going. Music Review: Vienna Players Shine at Carnegie Hall 2010-09-30T06:26:00Z His most recent is a magnificent 197-minute portrait of an institution that is half a world away, in location and tempo, from the French capital. Frederick Wiseman: ‘I’m not a fly on the wall. I’m at least 2% conscious’ 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The blur comes into focus: it's the back of a spiky-haired head, jerking to the manic tempo then resting stock-still. Jon Savage on song: The Screamers ? 122 Hours of Fear 2010-07-27T14:54:00Z “It’s so organic, you can feel the quality of the tape when she sings,” said Jodorowsky, who also decided not to use a click track or metronome to keep the tempo. Allow Natalia Lafourcade to Reintroduce Herself 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Where ballet is buoyant, his dynamics are hammer-like; and his tempos tend to straitjacket dancers. Review: Mariinsky Ballet in ‘Raymonda,’ Searching About for a Perfect Suitor 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Only rarely did the tempo of the chorus and the orchestra diverge. ‘Tales of Hoffmann’: Speight Jenkins goes out on a high note 2014-05-05T16:26:58Z On "Honeysuckle Rose," after cracking up at a surprise bass "wow," she launches into a breakneck tempo that's just crazy. Sheila Jordan's 'Yesterdays' a treasure 2012-01-30T22:34:05Z Where another genre would hear a 4/4 tempo as the cue for 16 successive movements, this one is more likely to use it for a spiraling undulation through the body. Dance Review: Royal Ballet of Cambodia at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-05-03T22:54:41Z Levine’s conducting sets tempi that allow the cast to luxuriate in Mozart’s astonishing outpouring of melody while coaxing from the singers the turn of dramatic interest in every musical phrase. “The Marriage of Figaro” at the Met 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Even when Mr. Babcock is in full self-defeating narrative mode, the rest of the band girds him with live-wire energy and breathless tempo. Up North, Pup Makes Freshly Mutating Punk 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z His poetic tempo doesn’t keep Mr. Rakoff from stating harsh truths. Books of The Times: David Rakoff’s ‘Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish’ 2013-07-24T21:06:59Z Because the songs are at different tempos and different keys, DJ Cho’zyn Boy altered the recordings by matching their tempos and dropping Ms. Perry’s pitch significantly. Lawsuit Claims Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Borrows From Christian Rap Song 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The tempo and texture of the poem has an inevitable majesty, but there is also a dancing levity that is suited to James and his "joking seriousness". Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z Some tempos, freshly rethought, were fleeter than you usually hear; other passages were nobly expansive. Review: Cecilia Bartoli Has Dramatic Depth as ‘Norma’ at Salzburg Festival 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z It boosts the tempo — one critic even called it “jaunty” — but fits neatly into his aesthetic. Kurt Vile turns out ‘fried or sizzled out’ rock tunes 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z When it did up the tempo, the electricity stage burst matched Aram/s Matrix boots and that sci-fi coat quite nicely. Eurovision 2014: Reporter's diary 2014-05-11T11:21:17Z Instead, one engages in “liming”: a form of recreation that involves robust quantities of alcohol, droll repartee, frenetic music and, when the tempo demands, equally frenetic dancing. The Caribbean ?roundup: In the Caribbean, Away From the Crowds 2011-11-11T19:50:00Z Sadly, not one judge made a “not quite my tempo” joke, mostly because the routine was fast-paced fun that stuck to the beat. 'Dancing With the Stars' Recap: Spring Break and Heartache 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z “We wanted some clarity in the texture and vitality in the tempi. Early music at that time had been slow, thick, cloudy and taken very seriously, like an ancient relic.” Neville Marriner, who led renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, dies at 92 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z In "Dog Day Afternoon," she used a staccato tempo, sometimes called shock cutting. Pioneering film editor Dede Allen dies at 86 2010-04-18T22:31:00Z Effects of rubato and portamento—bending the tempo, sliding from note to note—sounded messy when heard on disc, and they were already passing from fashion in the mid-twentieth century. The Disquieting Power of Wilhelm Furtwängler, Hitler’s Court Conductor 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Even with his fast tempos, repeats and all, he was at the keyboard for a full two hours. Maurizio Pollini ? review 2011-02-28T22:30:01Z Yet every so often, the tempo picks up: for “French Exit,” which hints at both Paul Simon and Pink Floyd, and the barbed folk-rock of “Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out.” Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-05-09T22:28:22Z You’d never guess that Kasdan used the same cinematographer, Michael McDonough, who made the chilly palette of Winter’s Bone so effectively bleak. has the look and tempo of a commercial for an arthritis medication. Lawrence Kasdan's Darling Companion: The Big Chill for the AARP Set 2012-04-19T10:45:39Z Though voiced by a human, FN Meka and his music — “lyrical content, chords, melody, tempo, sounds” — was derived in part from artificial intelligence, the industry publication Music Business Worldwide reported last year. Capitol Drops ‘Virtual Rapper’ FN Meka After Backlash Over Stereotypes 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z The music is ambitious and appealing, surrendering any claim to dignity in favor of huge, swelling progressions and stomping tempos. Music Review: Rootless Rapper Finds His Rhythm 2011-06-22T22:16:46Z Starting with a busily syncopated drumbeat and feedback drawn from Mr. Dunn’s amplifier, it kept building momentum until the wave crested, and the tempo halved. Music Review: Tomahawk at the Best Buy Theater 2013-06-04T21:41:58Z Hanneman, a founder of the band, which was known for its fast tempo, dark themes and pounding drums, died last week at age 49 in Southern California after suffering liver failure. Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died of liver cirrhosis -band 2013-05-10T22:41:16Z His solo unfurled along similar lines, with one hand holding down an asymmetrical vamp while the other rhapsodized in an unrelated tempo. Music Review: Matt Mitchell, With Trio, at Greenwich House 2012-08-10T21:26:44Z Composer Alexandre Desplat really gets a workout here, dexterously blanketing the film with ever-changing tempos and motifs to suit the moment and propel the action. Review: 'Guardians' a lively 3-D storybook spree 2012-11-19T22:31:05Z Ms. Cuthbertson brings to the role a real English-rose bloom, and throughout the Act II Vision variation, despite too slow a tempo, she achieves serious beauty. Dance Review: ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ Evolves at the Royal Opera House 2014-02-25T22:34:51Z “Last Dance,” like “Jasmine,” has exactly one track with a tempo faster than a resting heart rate: Bud Powell’s “Dance of the Infidels,” handled with requisite boppish aplomb. Willie Nelson, Mali Music and Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Beckett’s life-long interest in music is clear in his writings, with the text often working more as a kind of soundtrack, full of changes of pitch, tempo and counterpoint, than as a narrative communication. In Northern Ireland, a Celebration of Samuel Beckett 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Only Prince — someone Mr. Kelly has obviously studied — can match him in creating oozing, undulating motion at tempos that would leave other singers stuck like dinosaurs in a tarpit. New Music: New Albums by R. Kelly and Parmalee 2013-12-09T22:29:43Z B-list, now is your moment: Buffalo Springfield – Broken Arrow Wonderfully smart, with great key and tempo changes and the confidence to play with the entire structure. Readers recommend: Songs with 10 words or fewer 2010-05-27T23:01:00Z Mr. Osborn’s arias were imaginatively ornamented; some subtle differences in Mr. Crutchfield’s interpretation included tempos that differed from those usually heard. Will Crutchfield Conducts ‘Rigoletto’ at Caramoor 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Without quick tempos or ready-made energy to lighten the load, cracks reveal themselves quickly. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Next up was the album’s title track, which treads some of the same harmonic turf but with a more changeable approach to tempo, ratcheting up at a moment’s notice. Music Review: Enrico Pieranunzi Trio at Village Vanguard 2012-03-28T21:59:28Z For “Footfalls,” Ms. Dwan slows her tempo to match the measured gait of a woman, in thrall to her bedridden mother, literally pacing out her days. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Running Their Mouths 2014-01-22T18:00:14Z Once the cat is out of the bag, the tempo and tone of A Delicate Truth becomes progressively relentless and angry. A Delicate Truth by John le Carré – review 2013-04-20T14:00:02Z The poem's slow tempo, its relaxed but precise diction, and the detached yet not unsympathetic manner, grounded in the use of the third-person perspective, create a mood of possibility, not necessarily negative. Poem of the week: The Man by Maitreyabandhu 2013-07-01T10:29:17Z It pairs the irreverence of Leaders of the New School with the sumptuous physicality of A Tribe Called Quest, all delivered at a tempo that triggers a sense of freedom and release. Drake Surprises With a Kim Kardashian Sample, and 11 More New Songs 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Many cues have titles resembling those of a symphony’s movements, tempo indications like “Adagio” and “Andante Con Moto.” The ‘Succession’ Soundtrack Is Fit for a Concert Hall 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The tune gradually segued into another section at a more relaxed tempo. Review: Herbie Hancock, Basking in a Boundless Legacy of Fusion 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z It was an unusually long concert and yet it seemed to pass all too quickly and effortlessly: the tempos judicious, the touch sure, the phrasing eloquent — and the impact elusive. Review: Andras Schiff Deconstructs Sonatas 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The sounds are static, consonant harmonies and long tones and slow tempos. Review: Beach House Releases ‘Depression Cherry’ 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z In one corner is the restless, borderline silly optimism of early 2000s pop-punk, as captured here in the chipper drumming and the peppy tempo. The Playlist: Metallica Flickers Back to Life, and Tayla Struts Into the Spotlight 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Filled with kaleidoscopic color, exhilarating tempos and the impudent sarcasm with which Prokofiev loves to veil even his most tender utterances, it was a performance as perceptive as it was brilliant. Review | Piano-violin duo brings mature eloquence to Phillips Collection 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z In both cuts, the tempos are so attenuated that the strings seem to hover in an intoxicating boudoir atmosphere steeped in musky perfume and cigarette smoke. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-21T22:23:57Z He couldn’t sustain the low-note resonance at a slow tempo and still articulate a long line. Bach’s Cello Suites, Now on Violin, With a Folksy Feel 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Onstage in a liquid silver gown, Vanessa stuck to the languorous Streisand tempo. The competition for Miss America 1984 was business as usual — until everyone got a look at Vanessa Williams 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z If dummy has a king-jack holding on your left, and you hold the ace, it is almost always right to play low in tempo when declarer leads the suit. Bridge: English Team Wins the Junior Camrose 2014-03-09T21:26:41Z It was medium tempo, but Dan wanted to bring in Lucinda to play on it, and she played it a lot slower. Emmylou Harris returns to 'Wrecking Ball' 2014-04-03T21:36:00Z Graham played wonderfully, but we disagreed intensely about the tempo of the first song. Ian Bostridge on Schubert’s Hidden Depths 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z The group was endlessly agile in the twists of Carter’s quartet, defined by its myriad, complex shifts of tempo. Review: Juilliard String Quartet Shows Agility at Alice Tully Hall 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z On “The Season,” he pushes a familiar repertoire — “Winter Wonderland,” “Auld Lang Syne” — down to slow tempos and up into the range where his tenor verges on falsetto. 13 Albums That Revisit (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z When composers discuss music with someone as primitive as myself, they have to talk about it in terms of senses and emotion, rather than keys and tempo. How we made: Michael Nyman and Jane Campion on The Piano 2012-07-30T17:30:44Z Mayer: It’s always going to be a tricky song because of the cognitive dissonance between the tempo, the melody and the lyric. How Broadway Got the Beat: The Go-Go’s in 5 Songs 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z While these snipes have softened in recent years, there was some support for that position in a February performance at the Philharmonie of Brahms’s Third Symphony, full of abrupt, willful shifts of tempo. The Berlin Philharmonic Comes to New York 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z With her lyrical, elongated lines, Ms. Kent can look picture-perfect, but so mannered and grand ballerina was her performance, so languorous the tempo of music and dancing, that you could doze off between positions. Dance Review: A Crowd Favorite Takes His Leave 2011-07-01T22:41:17Z In Strauss’s “Morgen,” with the violinist David Chan, she toyed with the tempo to arresting effect. Review: Anna Netrebko Sang a Recital. Of Course She Brought Props. 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Being not only Camp’s first television show, but also the first comedy show for the Russian-owned network, it’s clear that the show is still trying to find its voice and tempo. The John Oliver of Russia Today: “I’m making comedy out of the darkest issues in the world” 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z And on his prayerful ballad “Entropy and Time,” which closes the album, Prasanna leads a mercurial recitation, shifting tempos and trusting the others to stay with him. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-14T23:23:56Z Praca da Republica is a tempting spot to slow down and nurse a drink at a cafe, enjoying the relaxed tempo of local life. Tranquil Tomar: A break from Portugal’s tourist tumult 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The band flowed in and out of focus; its sections were sometimes at odds with one another in tempo and pitch. Review: The Vision Festival Gives Experimental Jazz a Big Hug 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z A metronome sets the often wild tempo for the production’s “one song,” composed by Maarten Van Cauwenberghe, which the group performs on a loop. Avignon Festival Gets Its Buzz Back 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The notations, recorded in 1905, revealed quicker tempos, more mime, different patterns for the corps de ballet, forgotten poses. In Miami, Climbing Ballet’s Everest: ‘Swan Lake’ 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z In "Brad's Bag," the quartet picked up the tempo but still emphasized substance over flash, inventiveness of motif over mere speed and excitement. The fresh sound of guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel 2011-03-04T14:34:10Z I told myself: I am not playing performance art, not stoically in the same tempo. ‘I Just Let Myself Go’: Igor Levit on Surviving a Satie Marathon 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Only the upbeat psychedelic pop of Never Run Away ups the tempo from wonderfully hazy, psychedelic strums. Kurt Vile: Wakin' on a Pretty Daze – review 2013-04-04T21:03:01Z Then there’s this absolutely amazing change of tempo and atmosphere, like the moment in a Mahler symphony when grinding marches stop and you’re in a pastoral realm of cowbells and celestas. Art Review: ?De Kooning: A Retrospective? at MoMA - Review 2011-09-15T11:00:58Z Garzone was astonishing from the off, not least because he sounded both impetuous and flawlessly secure; he seemed to have many more choices, regardless of tempo, than most song-based improvisers do. George Garzone – review 2013-06-30T14:16:00Z When the music turns restless, he plays with infectious spontaneity, adjusting tempos at will. Finding Brahms in Schoenberg 2010-10-08T15:44:00Z The third and fourth movements were on the frantic side, and a slight relaxation of tempo would have been an improvement. Touring Marlboro string quartet delights in first half of program 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Honeck’s trademark flexible tempos, along with the spectacularly refined playing he draws, enliven this Dvorak war horse. Classical Playlist: Sting, Dvorak, Monteverdi Choir and More 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z In this way we synchronize with the game’s tempo. How video games suck you in: “Our sense of time becomes yoked, not to the ticking of the clock, but to the pattern of our interactions” 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z But here the microphones are dry, the groove is intricate, the tempo is wakeful, and Mr. Butler drives its long crescendo. Review: ‘Motown Gospel Presents 1 Mic 1 Take’ Sells Simplicity 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z At times he combined music from incompatible sources, made arbitrary decisions about tempo markings and, in at least two instances, recomposed brief passages. Still Searching For Bruckner?s True Intentions 2011-07-09T04:30:28Z Eschenbach’s tempi felt very natural, other than the Scherzo, which sounded a little harried at first. Eschenbach takes the NSO back to one of his favorites, Bruckner 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The gradual swelling of instrumental forces continued; on Saturday, this section contained a galvanic sense of swing, even through Threadgill’s successive, minute changes in tempo. Review: Henry Threadgill’s Music From Two Perspectives 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z One hallmark of historically informed performances can be breathless speed, which this new ensemble avoided in the spacious tempos of its polished and elegantly shaped interpretations. Music Review: West Side Chamber Orchestra?s Inaugural Concert - Review 2011-09-11T22:03:53Z At times, her reversals of tempo and of mood are so abrupt and intense, they’re scary. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Method to Their Madness 2011-07-07T15:40:01Z The agility that they display with structural complexity at furious tempi suggests a political and a moral idea, of coping rapidly and negotiating tangles with bold style, brazen intelligence, and an uncompromising self-expression. The Year’s Most Essential Jazz Reissue 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z She patiently, persuasively built that symphony’s fitful first movement, and the whole work had a feeling of straightforwardness, lightness and modesty; neither tempos nor emotions were milked; the performance was more lovely than intense. Review: A Conductor Adds Her Name to Philharmonic Contenders 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Lang takes a restrained tempo and plays with warm, subdued sound. Lang Lang: The Pianist Who Plays Too Muchly 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z If, on occasion, Cohan allowed tempos to drag, doubtless in an effort to do full justice to the expressive flute line, his colleagues cheerfully buoyed them up without harm to the overall impression. Review | Chamber quartet dips into pleasingly unknown territory 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z In theory, the unusual formal plan – six interlocking movements totaling about 35 minutes – would allow ideas to evolve within a series of fast and slow tempos. CSO and soloists shine under Dutoit, but Penderecki piece is dull 2011-03-18T17:25:13Z He took the Allegro of the opening Prelude at a breathless tempo, producing a rushing current of fast notes while hammering out the idiosyncratic bass line with the left hand. Music Review: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach Recital at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-09T22:11:03Z Still, what a pleasure it was to hear the music — thanks to Nézet-Séguin’s subtle control — performed with a clear pulse, in a tempo that did not allow for any indulgences. Review: ‘Tosca’ Catches Fire at the Met Opera 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z An offshoot of reggae, with deeper bass and faster tempo, dancehall is a culture in and of itself. The Grammys Are on Sunday. She’s Already Won. 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z The Maestro lets the audience control the tempo and dynamic of the orchestra using nothing but their hands. MediaCity on Monday: Technology collaboration puts audience in charge 2011-07-18T06:01:01Z Even the oh-so-familiar theme music is rearranged from its quickstep tempo to a dirge. 'Dallas' funeral for J.R. honors Larry Hagman 2013-03-08T14:10:43Z And am I wrong in thinking that the orchestrator Alex Lacamoire has slowed down the tempo on occasion to make the lyrics easier to follow? Review: ‘Hamilton’ Conquers London (King George Slays, Too) 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z S.I.H.H. opens the new horology season and sets the tempo for the year.” Special Report: Watches: Lots of Novelties Heading to Geneva Show 2012-01-16T13:09:03Z Some tightening has been achieved by slightly upping the tempo of some of the numbers, most notably There’s a Light, but this actually improves them. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: dammit Janet, it doesn't quite work 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But in an era when tempos tend to be slowed down to suit the higher extensions of today’s dancers, even this is welcome; and the dancers respond to the accompaniment with keenly revealing attentiveness. Royal Danish Ballet Performs Works by August Bournonville 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Welser-Möst’s feel for Bruckner’s sound and idiom was evident in lucid balances, well-judged tempos and a keen sense of how to shape phrases naturally. Music Review: A Chance to Hear Bruckner Anew, by Himself and With an Unexpected Partner 2011-07-18T22:00:36Z When the music demanded an allegro or presto tempo it was clear he preferred faster quavers to fast semi-quavers. Guadagni: the first modern singer? 2012-07-19T13:13:24Z The lack of dramatic impulse was exacerbated by the pace of the score, conducted by Fayçal Karoui and played by the Paris Opera orchestra at tempos that ranged from lethargic to funereal. Dance Review: ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at the Paris Opera Ballet 2013-12-22T20:39:11Z In Europe, he fell in with Don Cherry, an American trumpeter who became an exponent of free jazz, which eschewed traditional harmonies and tempos in favor of free-spirited improvisation. Gato Barbieri, Grammy-winning saxophonist heard on ‘Last Tango in Paris’ score, dies at 83 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The tempos varied: Sometimes Mr. Osborne played with hushed mystery; other times with restless intensity. Review: Stately Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, a Brave Danish String Quartet 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z His reconfigured balances and brisk tempos were definite assets, as were the beauty of the orchestra’s string sound and the gleaming solidity of its brasses. Music Review | Vladimir Jurowski: A Conductor and a Violinist Turn Fresh Eyes on a Beloved Beethoven and a Brahms 2010-03-02T21:56:00Z In his 2012 book, “The Fan Who Knew Too Much,” Mr. Heilbut wrote that “Aretha Franklin’s style is steeped in the Ward Singers’ hard gospel, from its shouting tempo to its lilting hoop notes.” Willa Ward, Gospel Singer, Dies at 91 2012-08-23T02:11:34Z They started the set full of indeterminacy and free of tempo: Mr. Frisell pecked at phrases, prolonging the decay of his notes, feeding a drone. Music Review: Floating Along on the Rhythm While Staying Anchored to the Beat 2011-04-20T21:48:56Z In both the third and fourth movements, the orchestra and Litton did not seem to agree immediately on the choice of tempo, a battle the conductor eventually won. National Symphony Orchestra shines in quiet moments at Wolf Trap The quartet for Mr. Suozzi and his three companions is slow: a welcome change of tempo as well as a vivid statement of equality. New York City Ballet’s Very 21st-Century Steps 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z And, when I took the job, I found my wonderful conductor colleagues Andrews Sill and Clotilde Otranto very kindly had annotated the scores for me, indicating “Lights Up — Go” and all the tempos. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Merce’s tempos were always a little faster or a little slower than you wanted them to be. ArtsBeat Blog: Cunningham Countdown: Saying Goodbye to the RUGs 2011-12-01T18:44:42Z The two sisters did show excellent ensemble awareness, faultlessly navigating the many tempo shifts in the Debussy. Christina and Michelle Naughton, twin piano act, are perfectly in sync at Kennedy Center The tempos he chose were sometimes restrained, allowing for enhanced richness and breathing room. In Carsen’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Met, Verdi Through a Postwar Lens 2013-12-07T10:08:48Z The quick tempo in the finale brought the best out of everyone. Critic’s Notebook: Mostly Mozart Opens With Louis Langrée and Lawrence Brownlee 2012-08-01T21:47:28Z Douglas Boyd, a top oboist as well as a conductor, brought a player's sensibility to instrumental detail and chose unrushed, sympathetic tempi in a fresh interpretation that will deepen. The Pearl Fishers, Le Nozze de Figaro 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z Each is performed as a fugue, with strategic variations in tone and tempo. Review: Rage and Ritual in ‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’ 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Their loose tempos and drifting cadences brought to mind a thawing river, the current of each song carrying them along — especially, and appropriately enough, at the breathtaking conclusion of “Im Rhein.” Review | At the Kennedy Center, songs you haven’t heard and cellphones you wish you hadn’t 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z This group’s performance with Thelonious Monk on “Evidence” is one of the greatest displays of bebop musicians communicating at a highly sophisticated level at extremely brisk tempos. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Bebop 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Bell and Mr. Harding seemed not always to agree on tempos, which tended toward extremes. Music Review: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-12-10T00:25:30Z Mr. Lindberg made the score purposefully difficult, with shifting meters, intricate textures, constant variety and tempo changes. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Performs at Avery Fisher Hall 2010-06-11T22:11:00Z What the performance lacks at this point is a level of tension to match its beauty, and not just because tempos are slightly slow. Review: A Promising Start to 'Ring' Cycle 2010-03-23T17:10:00Z But there were more of the words and their meaning this time around, and Davis's tempi allowed us to appreciate her quite exceptional breath control. LSO/Davis ? review 2011-03-23T17:41:58Z It started slow and traditional, and his control and tempo were just right. Sanjaya delivers rousing performance with local gospel choir 2010-04-16T12:15:00Z Behind her, accompanist Sherrell Mitchell sets a jaunty tempo at the piano, as Jackson cues one half of the class, then the other, to sing staggered, overlapping parts. Seattle JazzED has grown by leaps and bounds, providing jazz classes to kids who may otherwise not have access 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Many of his tempos are on the restrained side, to good effect. Classical Recordings: Beethoven and Haydn, Anew 2011-06-24T14:20:46Z If the students don't master the tempo right away, so be it. Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean gets people strumming ukuleles 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Stutzmann found in these young singers an enthusiastic partner, and they followed her gleefully, over cliff after cliff in some exceedingly brisk tempo choices. Guest conductor invigorates ‘Messiah’ in spirited NSO program 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z As skiing caught on in the 1960s, Kircher, “a wiry little man who operates at Bravura tempo and dances to his own tune,” according to Skiing magazine, continued to tinker with his formula. Searching for a Secret Ski Destination? Try Michigan 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z In the symphony, the first movement’s ensemble problems seemed particularly odd given Sung’s sedate tempo; every professional orchestra knows this piece well, and she didn’t try to do anything fancy. Guest conductor Sung makes inconclusive NSO debut 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Jolting tempo changes impeded the evolutionary flow of the first. RLPO/Vasily Petrenko 2010-05-24T21:31:00Z That is one change from 2008's Knowle West Boy and there are others, such as an increase in tempo and melody, even an occasional taste for cheese. Tricky: Mixed Race 2010-09-23T22:00:00Z Garry set a tempo on the street so strong that it was impossible not to follow it. Garry Winogrand, edited by Leo Rubinfien et al – review 2013-05-18T23:05:28Z The two younger brothers shared a bedroom, and often Alex Harris would see Rushing practicing relentlessly with a metronome, setting the tempo faster and faster. Epilogue: Music could not save Aaron Rushing 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Steady bursts at dance club tempos prompted physical responses, stymied by an asymmetrical flux. Music Review: Unsound Festival Returns to New York 2014-04-04T21:50:54Z Mr. Tritle took their dual aria “He shall feed His flock” at a tempo too slow for these singers to fill with feeling. Kent Tritle and Musica Sacra Bring ‘Messiah’ to Carnegie 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z But there is really no place to hide in such an ensemble, and the indulgences harmed the music in blend, intonation and steadiness of tempo. A changed sound is heard in Juilliard Quartet’s concert at Library of Congress 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Prince sets himself a tempo with finger snaps and foot taps, and he tries stray chords around the keyboard before settling on one dissonant, repeated cluster. Alone in the Studio in 1983, Prince Is Revealed 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The story unfolds not in broad, dramatic strokes, but in shifting tempos and cinematic cuts. Review: ‘American Crime,’ a Series Where Justice Is Far From Black or White 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z It whirls and does splits and jumps, with leaps around in time and changes in tempo that are jarring and abrupt and that usually feel just right. ‘Get On Up’ Stars Chadwick Boseman as James Brown 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z A zippy tempo for the Rondeau made it difficult for the players to lock into the movement’s buoyancy. Review: Bach Collegium Japan Returns With Chamber Music 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z For the cadenza, Dueñas played a series of repeated figures in a free tempo, like an actor teasing out the subtleties of a line with different inflections. Review: Gustavo Dudamel Comes to Town, Megawatt Appeal on Display 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Rose launched into the vicious opening movement at a tempo a touch more frenetic than on the album, but it was still marvelously controlled. Review: Contemporary Music Champions Celebrate With the Hits 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The lullaby tempos and delicate tones are equally painstaking. Pitchfork Day 2: Sleigh Bells, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wild Flag 2012-07-15T06:26:00Z The tempo, though lively, is not especially fast. Recordings: Mixing Urgency and Relaxation 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z Brian Burton, is partial to stubbornly slow tempos and a melancholy undertow, using strings and voices as ghostly reinforcements and letting notes echo into the shadowy distance. Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Love & Hate’ Plunges Into Despair, With a Retro Feel 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z There were some inconsistent tempos from the pit under the baton of Stefano Ranzani, but he elicited colorful and sensitive playing from the Met Orchestra. Opera Review: Anita Hartig Stars in ‘La Bohème’ at the Met 2014-03-24T21:46:13Z Mr. Lewis takes a bracing tempo in the fugue, played with punchy attacks and admirable clarity. Classical Recordings: Beethoven and Haydn, Anew 2011-06-24T14:20:46Z In my career, I experienced aggressive behavior on the part of musicians who made my job very hard, orchestras that didn’t want to play at my tempo. A Conductor’s Battle With a Classical Music Gender Barrier 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z In the book’s final third, Pavone does just that, deftly pulling together the plot’s many threads, connecting characters that seemed unrelated to the plot and stepping up the tempo. ‘The Travelers’ review: A Hitchcockian thriller about a reluctant spy 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Mehta brought more weight and depth to the music and reined in the tempos. Critic’s Notebook: Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Salzburg Festival 2013-08-06T21:00:31Z He and his adept band moved easily — often in the same song — between jazz, blues, world, rock and country, changing up tempos, rhythms, keys and time signatures. Sting strips down his sound, melts crowd 2011-12-06T19:36:03Z Sitting first violin in Mendelssohn’s string octet, Mutter drove the fast tempos to the breaking point, adding more bends and folksy idiosyncrasies here than in the Vivaldi. Veteran violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter brings her group of proteges to Kennedy Center Favoring fleet tempos, Mr. Kahane played with impetuous energy and wonderful naturalness. Review: ‘The public domain’ Beats the Heat and Humidity 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Codeine played its old songs virtually note for note, with their tempos still inexorable, their spaces still gaping and their moodiness precisely measured, from the barest guitar strum to a hard-won full-band eruption. Music Review: Codeine, With Stephen Immerwahr, at Bell House 2012-07-01T22:06:02Z Some sounds were recorded in a conventional studio, while others are generated in real time by the programme, which knows vital information about the tempo, structure and key of each song. Endlessly evolving album released 2012-09-05T15:27:50Z Fluctuating core tempos in the “Symphonic Dances” diminished both their structural cohesion and innate Russian character. Review | Elegant program of Russian and French music by piano duo 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z To him, unhurried tempos, unconventional chord changes and unusual song structures are paramount. The fresh sound of guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel 2011-03-04T14:34:10Z Evidently trying not to wallow in lugubriousness, Mena pushed the tempo faster than the prescribed Adagio; the result felt more like an examination of the music's grief-laden tragedy than the tragedy itself. Sizzling debut by violinist Renaud Capucon lifts CSO concert out of the ordinary 2011-01-14T17:38:01Z Both symphony performances showed the degree to which Mr. Luisi prizes sharp dynamic contrasts and fluid tempos. Music Review: Vienna Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-11-15T23:15:18Z “Because you have little action, and the dancers are moving, we have to do everything with rhythm and tempo,” he told the singers. Philippe Jordan, a Conductor Who Excels at Juggling Jobs 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z “They have discovered the Renaissance tempo in Shakespeare’s writing — the extravagance of phrase and action, the power and pressure of raw drama and the enviable assurance of theatrical attack.” Stuart Vaughan, Director and Shakespeare Expert, Dies at 88 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Orff was in attendance, Mr. Muti says, and was so impressed that he made changes to some dynamic and tempo markings for a new edition of the piece. Music Review: From Chicago, a ‘Carmina’ Opens Carnegie’s Season 2012-10-04T12:42:45Z For Mr. McCaslin the turning point was “Firefly,” a ballad dedicated to his wife and set in a rustling, free tempo. Music Review: Donny McCaslin Group at Jazz Standard 2012-12-05T23:06:20Z Mr. Lang takes a slow tempo and keeps stretching the mingling lines as they flow over the bass. Lang Lang: The Pianist Who Plays Too Muchly 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Even to a simple three-quarter tempo, Mr. Morris shows how many different ways he can accentuate the meter, and how many structural variations he can make on simple choreographic formats. Mark Morris’s ‘Words,’ a Premiere at Fall for Dance 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Zukerman adopted spacious tempos, even in the concluding Rondo, favoring lyrical insight over dramatic urgency. A reshuffled Baltimore Symphony Orchestra can’t quite fill the void after headliner’s exit But with Dudamel — his tempos moderate, neither rushed at one extreme nor sentimentally milked at the other — the ensemble was genial and eager. Review: Gustavo Dudamel Could Be the New York Philharmonic’s Future 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The very idea is musical, and it’s easy to imagine Hawke riffing brilliantly in its free-spirited tempi, embodying Baker’s creative fury under pressure in a way that Budreau’s narrow settings don’t allow. Nina Simone and the Clichés of the Musical Bio-Pic 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The fundamental tempos were almost always slow and the dancing was reactive: arms waving overhead, chins and shoulders jutting forward. Music Review: When the Bass Is Like a Conqueror, Crushing the Guitars and Words 2011-08-14T22:30:28Z On the final two takes, Coltrane ticks the tempo up higher, and slashes boldly without a piano beneath him. Lost John Coltrane Recording From 1963 Will Be Released at Last 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z With its trudging tempo and thick electronic bass frequencies, the track conveys little of the sonic warmth associated with her. The Playlist: Miranda Lambert Bounces Back and Michelle Obama Sings the Hits 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z A combination of varied layouts; beautiful, gently paced single pages; and fast-moving spreads keeps us on tempo with the changes in Jo’s life. It’s a Dog’s Life — or Is It? 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Beginning with a hard rumble at the piano’s lowest register, answered by trilling dissonance at the top of its range, the piece unfurled in free tempo, with strong impressionistic effect. Music Review: A Tribute to Mary Lou Williams 2014-03-07T00:05:59Z The tempo and sparse arrangement allow the listener to linger on the scene she describes, which is as vivid as an imagistic poem: “Memphis in June/A shady veranda/Under a Sunday blue sky.” Moons, Junes and 7 Summer Tunes 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z On Monday, the saxophonist, composer and educator Hayes Greenfield will lead young visitors on an exploration of rhythm and tempo, using their own voices and bodies, in “Give Me Sound!” 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z At times in the early going, chorus and orchestra seemed to have different expectations of tempo, but Mr. Rosenbaum righted the ship quickly. Music Review: Canticum Novum and Collegium Vocale Gent Sing Bach Oratorio 2012-12-17T05:23:04Z There were impulsive tempo fluctuations, yet he just managed to keep each Scherzo structure under control. Lang Lang shows why purists are coming around 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The findings showed riders' heart rate and mileage decreased when the tempo was slowed, while they rode a greater distance, increased their heart rate and enjoyed the music more at the faster tempo. Running with music: the case for and against 2013-03-13T16:54:00Z This anonymous producer and DJ works almost exclusively in the realm of “Jersey club” music, a fashionable, remix-driven genre that reworks hip-hop and R&B standards at club-ready tempos for maximum danceability. Your week in Seattle music: OneRepublic, Allen Stone and more 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z What is remarkable is the degree to which the tempo of the landscape experience has been composed. Glenstone’s landcaping as mindful as its artwork 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The tempo of her sentences matches Winter Island’s foggy skies and roiling seas: at once bright and languid, visceral and lyric. Off the Coast of Los Angeles, a Father and Daughter Fight to Survive 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The show’s opening minutes are a countdown, year by year, from 2000 B.C. to the present, with the digits projected on a screen, while sound effects capture the changing tempo of time’s march. Review: ‘Western Society,’ It’s a Selfie World After All 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Yet as tempos were pushed and pulled, tension and musical logic dissipated. A reshuffled Baltimore Symphony Orchestra can’t quite fill the void after headliner’s exit Hers is a most convincing face,"Col tempo" lightly in her hand –Age lived-through need show no traceOf lines time likes to draw in sand. Poem: Random Ageist Verses by Peter Porter 2010-04-23T16:13:00Z And the ensemble was a bit sluggish and uneven in the Lully, as if the players were only belatedly remembering Mr. Christie’s fondness for brisk tempos. Music Review: Very Old Instruments Embraced by the Young 2010-12-06T23:25:00Z But Mr. Firth’s notion of pop versus jazz was simply a matter of picking up the tempo for jazz. Music Review: Feinstein Hosts ‘Sweet & Low Down’ at the Allen Room 2012-06-07T20:27:24Z Opening with a reverb-drenched guitar arpeggio and then plunging into overdrive, it had the band sounding loose, on the verge of rushing the tempo. Music Review: Revisiting and Recharging an Album With a Fleshed-Out Crew 2011-03-27T22:14:47Z The recording of “Pretty When You Cry” is built around the original writing session: chords from her band’s guitarist, Blake Stranathan, a fluctuating tempo and words she was making up on the spot. Lana Del Rey Still Stirs Things Up With ‘Ultraviolence’ 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z She animated the music with a fluid, subtle approach to dynamics and an organic sense of tempo. Music Review: A Dutch Orchestra Plumbing the Depths 2010-02-19T04:35:00Z The tempo marking is Allegro ma non troppo, meaning fast, but not overly so. Review: The Cleveland Orchestra Plays Strauss With Abundant Color 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z He dispatched the madcap finale with eerie coolness, even at a breathless tempo. Review: Leif Ove Andsnes Gives a Thoughtful Recital at Carnegie Hall 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Nelsons took quick tempos in the wild finale, right through the blaring conclusion. Music Review: A Visitor Arrives, Armed With a Sprawling Score 2011-02-11T22:52:48Z Then a power chord hits, matching the key and tempo of the bell, and suddenly you have a new favourite band. Readers recommend: songs with sound effects ? the results 2010-03-25T22:00:00Z Both the sweep of their tempo and the environmental friendliness of their technology are evoked by the colours and preposition of "white-through-blue". Poem of the week: Autobiography Without Pronouns by Tiffany Atkinson 2013-04-08T10:09:25Z From his long experience with period instrument ensembles Mr. Langrée has a penchant for fleet tempos and clear textures in Mozart. Critic’s Notebook: Mostly Mozart Opens With Louis Langrée and Lawrence Brownlee 2012-08-01T21:47:28Z There are eight takes from the New York sessions, and the slightest lyrical change, shift in tempo, or variation in delivery causes the song to reveal itself in unexpected ways. Bob Dylan’s First Day with “Tangled Up in Blue” 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z He was all over the place with his surges of tempo. Music Review: Jester Returns to Test a Guest Conductor 2011-04-27T21:47:12Z The English raise the tempo … They want to win again. The shameful legacy of the Olympic Games 2012-06-14T19:00:08Z His pacing was impeccable: the work’s overall shape and the tempo relationships among the recitatives, arias, ensembles and choruses were carefully judged but never fussy. Music Review: A Score To Praise A Prophet 2011-04-28T20:51:24Z It would be exciting to find her exploiting sudden tempo shifts. Missteps aside, Los Angeles Ballet brings new life to 'Giselle' 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Political implications aside, the track embraces an elephantine polyphony, with a heaving swing tempo that briefly ruptures into chaos. The Playlist: AlunaGeorge Says No and Radiohead Says Goodnight 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z With tempos added elastically, organically related to structure in the Bülow-Furtwängler-Karajan tradition, the unlikely drama of Brahms’s symphony was freshly rousing. Budapest Festival Orchestra Plays at Avery Fisher Hall 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Setting the right tempo for a musical passage is critical. Breaking Conductors? Down by Gesture and Body Part 2012-04-06T12:00:28Z His solo introduction, shapeless but soulful, eventually led to a major blues in sauntering tempo, and the rest of his quintet fell neatly into step. Music Review: Christian McBride at Village Vanguard - Review 2011-11-30T23:30:42Z By contrast, the Piano Concerto No 4 in G major was disappointing; soloist Dejan Lazic´ was fluent enough, but self-indulgent to the point of waywardness, both in his tempi and his anachronistic cadenzas. ACO/Tognetti 2010-08-31T22:00:00Z The track “Run for Your Life” is made of multiple beats recorded from a moving van — Diggs’s raps change tempo to account for the Doppler effect. 2020 Is Chaotic. Clipping’s New Horror-Rap Album Captures It. 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Was my heart rate in the correct zone while running at tempo pace? App review: This addictive heart rate monitor can improve your training 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z On TikTok, Lapwood does get the occasional negative comment — such as a poster complaining about the expressively fluctuating tempo in her performance of a Bach toccata. On TikTok, an Organist Finds an Audience, and Herself 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z On the young pianist Beatrice Rana’s splendid 2017 recording, she takes a quicker tempo, yet plays with beguilingly subdued sound and just a trace of impishness. Lang Lang: The Pianist Who Plays Too Muchly 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z So was “Till Eulenspiegel,” which was faster, more boisterous, more mischievous and more fully characterized, the escapades painted in lightning strokes, and the Philharmonic whizzed along at Dudamel’s tempos without a care. Joshua Bell kicks off three-night run with Dudamel and the L.A. Phil 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z If you were looking for cutting-edge thoughts on Mozart, as sanctioned by the period-instrument world — breakneck tempos, stark dynamic contrasts and sudden, ritardando-free movement endings, for example — you were in the wrong place. Music Review: Mitsuko Uchida Plays Mozart at Caramoor 2010-06-27T21:49:00Z Throughout “Ghosteen,” the tempos are slow and slower, as songs circle through a handful of chords or hover in place while tension builds. Nick Cave Searches for Solace on ‘Ghosteen’ 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Ferry Corsten that transforms the Adagio into an upbeat disco track, incorporating arpeggios that speed the tempo. An Adagio for Strings, and for the Ages 2010-03-05T19:18:00Z The concert began no less admirably with the overture to “Don Giovanni,” with both fast and slow tempos pushed to extremes. No signs of dissent in BSO at Strathmore 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Each of these processes work in a different tempo, at a different scale, sometimes in harmony, sometimes in opposition, often with no obvious connection to one another. Eilliott Carter: music of storms and stillness 2013-06-07T08:00:27Z Music plays in the background, starting with a gentle piano piece and building to higher tempo as the drug kicks in. ‘My therapist gave me a pill’: can MDMA help cure trauma? 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z When the two fell out of sync during a Gershwin medley, Thibaudet said to follow the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise,” because at roughly 120 beats per minute, it was nearly the same tempo. For This Classical Piano Star, a Detour Is Business as Usual 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Part two turns up volume and tempo, epitomised by Personal Jesus, which oozes sleazily into life and becomes a sermon from the pulpit. Depeche Mode – review 2013-05-29T14:19:15Z Smith cites studies showing that slow tempo music during dinner increases bar sales by more than 40 percent, and that faster music increases lunch hour sales. The sound of great food _ curated restaurant music 2012-06-01T14:27:14Z In the Magnificat and two of Bach’s sacred cantatas, the ensemble was never less than polished and skillful, with well-chosen tempos and precisely calibrated swells. Music Review: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra at Alice Tully and in Newark 2012-03-18T20:18:26Z To look at the first blush of reconstruction down here in the 1990s is to grow nostalgic for a New York that moved at a different tempo. When Wall Street Was Unoccupied 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It is a given, Mr. Martins said, that the company’s dancers are highly skilled artists who work hard at their craft and can “easily accommodate” the tempo shifts and contours of a musical work. New York City Ballet Uses Contemporary Classical Music 2010-06-11T14:17:00Z In 1955, his “Goldberg” recording, played with breathless tempos and an uncannily articulate, clipped touch, won him an international following. Review: Lars Vogt Offers His Intensely Probing Take on Bach 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z We know that Beethoven was himself very differentiated in tempos. A Conductor Brings Nearly a Century of Experience to Beethoven 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z But once in a while, he raises the volume, and the tempo, of these prayers, going before an audience to rap Buddhist sutra, or teachings, to hip hop beats and in modern Japanese. 2010-02-08T16:19:00Z “When I play those earlier pieces now, the tempi are faster, but the structure within the phrase is more stretched. It’s a little bit more of a push and pull.” Hilary Hahn Returns to Bach, 21 Years Older. And Maybe Wiser. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z One septet is so ambiguously arranged that it’s hard to see whether there are seven, four or three different actions, or — since they’re all in one tempo — just one. Dance Review: Cunningham and Cage?s ?Roaratorio,? a ?Legacy Tour? Revival 2010-06-07T22:15:00Z In her Butoh pieces, she transforms from character to character, distinguishing each new entity with shifts in tempo and gesture. Queer Butoh: Finding Belonging in the Dance of Darkness 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Both evoked the special sound of Russian Orthodox Church bells, one in a slow, solemn tempo, the other lively and sonorous. A promising piano program but a flawed execution at the Phillips 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z I’ve only just started it and can so far confess to fascination and pleasure; the wealth of detail and the measured tempo are up to the Shakespearean complexity of Welles’s character. What We’re Reading This Fall 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Tell them to try a different key or change tempos? Adam Levine Talks About Judging ?The Voice? 2012-02-24T20:36:45Z The author, Roseann Lake, a correspondent for The Economist, describes the dizzying rise of recent generations of Chinese women with a dizzying tempo of her own. First Comes Love, Then Comes What Exactly? 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Combine that with homesickness, the high operational tempo of Landstuhl, the low tolerance for mistakes, the downtime when the mind takes over and remembers every awful experience. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z If you like ensemble comedy that's smartly written, gloriously over-the-top and gets your feet tapping, this show offers a change of tempo from the usual stand-up fare. Edinburgh fringe comedy round-up 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z “Holiday” is a highlight: Deschanel and Ward add some synth, pick up the tempo and loosen up on the carefully cultivated aesthetics just a bit. 13 Albums That Revisit (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “The slightly raked stage, the stage lights, the varying tempos of the live music. It’s been a while.” In Granada, Dancing Carefully, Respectfully and With an Audience 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Clad in a baggy yellow top, Smith and the band exemplified what works in rock music: edgy guitar riffs, rapid-fire tempos and a carefree ethos that appeals to young listeners. A look at how they lived the Sweetlife (Festival) 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z The tempos he chose, over all, where somewhat slower than what you usually hear in this work. National Youth Orchestra Flexes Its Muscles at Carnegie Hall 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z But the composer thinks the conductor’s tempo is better, so right on the spot the musicians are told to change the movement title from Larghetto to Largo, which is how we all know it today. 10 Treasures, Unearthed From the New York Philharmonic’s Archives 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z For many of its alumni and friends, the school was as much about bricks and mortar as it was about pitch and tempo. After 94 Years, the Song Ends for the Turtle Bay Music School 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Eschenbach kept the intensity without the ponderousness — indeed, his tempos were positively fleet in the second movement, in which he struck the downbeats and trusted the orchestra to fill in the rest. At the end of his tenure, the NSO’s Eschenbach delivers a performance to remember 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z On the title track, King reprises the sultry style of praise-singing that she had perfected in the 1970s, telling us about her rock-sturdy romance with God over a slow and savory tempo. Beyoncé’s Dance-Floor Salvation, and 12 More New Songs 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z But the combination of restraint, as in the reined-in tempo of the finale, and intensity was at cross-purposes. Music Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-03-18T20:43:32Z With his expressive, flexible approach to tempo and dynamics, Furtwängler breathed the structure of a whole piece into each of its measures, while making each measure sound as if improvised. A Conductor’s Impossible Legacy 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z But the theme remains a blank evocation, as these conversations, with their glacial, incongruous tempos, are more Maxwell’s excuse for distancing experiments than actual meditations. Review: In ‘Field of Mars,’ a March Toward Oblivion 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z I’m sure Beethoven wanted the tempo as it stands. A Conductor Brings Nearly a Century of Experience to Beethoven 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z For most of the album, tempos are slow and deliberate, with only a few upbeat diversions; minor chords predominate. Critics' Choice: CDs From Los Lobos, Seu Jorge and Almaz, and Dr. John 2010-08-01T22:33:00Z They bring songs down to a near whisper while maintaining tempo, which makes the peaks all the more explosive. Pitchfork Day 3: Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall, Kendrick Lamar (and Lady Gaga?) 2012-07-16T05:11:00Z At the club, he noticed dancers were adapting their movements to different tempos in a comparable manner. Composers Find Transcendence, and Inspiration, at the Club 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z No less an authority than the composer Richard Wagner, also one of the first modern conductors, said the “whole duty of a conductor is comprised in his ability always to indicate the right tempo.” Breaking Conductors? Down by Gesture and Body Part 2012-04-06T12:00:28Z His habit of changing tempos for different emotional states was mostly held in check in this performance. A venerated pianist puts sonatas on a pedestal at Strathmore 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Playing at different tempos — though none of them fast — these discrete ensembles are meant to surround the audience. Review: A Pulitzer Sequel for Orchestra, Packed With Drama in Microcosm 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The tempos for the Mendelssohn are more deliberate than those used for Balanchine’s two-act “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” but the rewards include a palpably greater sensitivity of phrasing and finesse of tone. Review: From Royal Ballet, a Blend of Enchantment and Intensity 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z He might start in one tempo, and after a few bars there was another tempo. A Conductor Brings Nearly a Century of Experience to Beethoven 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The lush orchestral music exudes aristocracy, with lots of waltz tempos evoking imperial ballrooms. Perspective | If you’ve seen one princess fairy tale, you know what to expect with ‘Anastasia’ 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Drawing the movement out inexorably, in a kind of slow-motion tempo, he often effectively de-emphasized the melodic line, the “narrative,” to entwine the ear in the tangles and thickets of the sounds of the music. Review | Romantic tropes for the 21st century: the Chicago Symphony on tour 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “Hurry up! Hurry down. Hurry round and round … and round” is a tempo that many children recognize — at least, it was before the pandemic cleared everyone’s schedules. 3 Picture Books: How to Hike, Camp, Relax in the Great Outdoors 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z For musicians the sheet music provides the counts and note measure for measure, with directives on tempo and sound — allegro, adagio, and crescendo. Dining with Infiniti Design Director Shiro Nakamura 2011-08-20T18:44:26Z In the final section, the pummeling “Sacrificial Dance,” he took an unusually slow tempo. Music Review: Philharmonic Opens Season at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-09-20T16:22:20Z The transition from “Out in the Way” to “Face It” brings on a feeling of déjà vu: same tempo, same key, same feel. Playlist: Sad Out West, Rocking Out in Brooklyn 2011-03-06T01:44:59Z The drummer controls the dynamics, the tempo, the feel of the music, everything.” Steve Berrios, Master of Latin Jazz and Drums, Dies at 68 2013-07-28T02:07:58Z He added: “The guy has got a very good rhythm, a sense of tempo, of pulse. And that gives the orchestra a certain kind of security that allows them to express themselves quite clearly.” A Conductor Who Knows His Way Around a Score, and a Farm 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The scariest words a studio band player will ever hear are “not quite my tempo.” In ‘Whiplash,’ a Young Jazz Drummer vs. His Teacher 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z He pistoned up and down from a sitting position on the bench as he built up a sequence of progressively higher-pitched lines, or as he made a song warp into faster tempo. Music Review: Stefano Bollani Trio at Birdland 2013-06-07T21:19:49Z Bach’s profound dramatic instincts are often manifest in vivid contrasts of tempo. Review | Washington Bach Consort starts strong but hits a wall in its season finale 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z At what tempo will a series of sonic events fail to register as a beat? The joy of drumming, with Liturgy’s Greg Fox 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The sounds changed, but there were a few continuities: deep, soft textures; divergent songwriting perspectives from the eyes of men and women; and Mr. Fier’s exquisite, comfortable medium tempos. Music Review: The Golden Palominos Play at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-05-12T21:16:00Z Many of the songs were refreshed by brisk tempos. Molly Ringwald Sings at Café Carlyle 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “You Shook Me” is driven almost entirely by Plant and a slow-strutting tempo. REVIEW: 45 Years Later, Led Zeppelin I Remains Transcendent 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The forceful drums, ample low-end and laid-back tempos appeal to a generation weaned on hip-hop. EDM star Flume blazes a new path 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Pink Floyd, and Mr. Gilmour on his own, made themselves masters of slow tempos: dirges, processionals and ballads that might start quietly but took on a majestic richness. Review: David Gilmour Lays Claim to Pink Floyd Memories 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Praise Mr. Reed, and the bassist Reuben Rogers and the drummer Carl Allen, who keep the tempos down and move sparingly around her. Playlist: Albums From Mary Stallings, Black Breath and Miguel 2012-03-30T19:29:10Z In his “Traviata” recording the tempos never dawdle, textures are lucid, and the orchestra plays with crisp rhythmic integrity. Toscanini and Giulini Put Their Mark on ?Traviata? 2010-04-04T21:37:00Z Mr. Fagan paces the comedy briskly for the most part, but slows down the tempo when Vanda and Thomas face off for the play’s final interludes. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Venus in Fur’ at the George Street Playhouse, in New Brunswick 2013-05-11T00:21:28Z "We've slowed down a lot," Guy said of the album's tempos, adding that many of the songs approach 100 beats per minute — downright stately by house-music standards. Disclosure looks beyond EDM for 'Caracal': 'We've got a lot more to give' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Gardner skips back and forth between Johanna and Kidd, capturing the tempo of conversation — of her increasing mastery of English and growing high spirits, and his occasional exasperation. Best audiobooks of 2016 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The tunes tend to crescendo and spiral upwards in tempo and emotion, before falling back to a softer denouement, often delivered as a cappella repetition of the chorus or an echo of a previous verse. ArtsBeat: Mumford & Sons Begin U.S. Tour in Hoboken 2012-08-02T09:21:07Z But the real reason it works is because Murphy understands the nature of sound; he uses repetition and tempo to dictate how the listener emotively responds to his work. Last exit from Brooklyn 2010-04-23T23:16:00Z There was a lot of tempo variety, sometimes startling in its effect — like the odd pauses in the “Hallelujah Chorus.” ‘Messiah’ rings out, with Gary Thor Wedow at the helm 2013-12-22T02:43:48Z The size of the work will shrink, its tempo will get transient, and the hangovers and the wear and tear will be depicted, along with the adrenaline and the rush. | The Kills’ Alison Mosshart Reveals Her Artistic Side 2014-04-07T21:35:53Z We hit on a rhythm, a tempo, a process .... Phil Morris narrates Ken Burns-style 'Game of Thrones' Castle Black battle retelling 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Some tempos are different; the sarabandes might be slightly slower now than they were. Does the Pressure of a Pandemic Transform a Cellist’s Bach? 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z But it takes time for aches to mend, and Madeira wisely chooses an unusually slow tempo for an album opener on “Requiem For a Dream.” Review: On the rebound, Madeira finds the power in healing 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In rehearsal, Mr. Abraham acknowledged the conflict between spontaneous interactions and the dancers’ need for consistent tempos and prompts. BalletNext and Abraham.In.Motion Experiment With Jazz 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The second set was a study in unorthodox tempos. Review: A restrained Keith Jarrett lets the energy rise gradually 2011-11-02T20:09:04Z Contrary to what you might expect from young performers, they seldom opt for tempos on the fast side or playing that maximizes excitement. Music Review: Danish String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall 2014-02-10T22:22:33Z The primary instruments are piano and flute — in the distance, you can hear the Renaissance fair — and the tempo isn’t particularly quick, but feels jaunty nonetheless. Review: ‘Big Baby D.R.A.M.’ Finds a Rapper-Singer in Whimsy Mode 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Mostly, he favored brisk tempos, bright timbres and a clean if sometimes weighty sound. 2010-01-08T03:50:00Z By and large, they did, but the tempo seemed slightly unstable throughout, enhancing the heady excitement. Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads the New York Philharmonic 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z As in his Beethoven, Pollini's tempos were generally fast and almost ferociously focused. Maurizio Pollini ? review 2011-02-28T22:30:01Z All evening, Gilbert's tempos were brisk, and the playing predictably virtuosic. New York Philharmonic sticks with American classics at Santa Barbara Bowl 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Mood, riff, tempo change, breakdown, virtuoso drumming, a blend of influences. Led Zeppelin: a beginner's guide 2012-10-11T14:30:00Z The band Woods offered amiable, falsetto-voiced pastoral pop that settled into one monotonous tempo, until finally breaking free on the final song. Wolf gang grins, but doesn't flinch 2011-07-17T23:23:00Z You can hear that in a song like “Weightless,” which is this exploration of a guitar rock band — tempo changes and signature changes. Third Eye Blind’s second act: Stephan Jenkins still living that semi-charmed rock life 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z He works tempos with painterly detail, accelerating as emotions heighten emotions, decelerating to provide a breath of relaxation. Shakey Graves uses all the colors at dynamic El Rey show 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z During the final session, for example, he discusses the controversial interpretation of a specific tempo notation in the fugue of the Sonata Op. Sleepless Nights with András Schiff and Beethoven’s Sonatas 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Its variety of tempo and texture, perhaps going against Ms. LeCrone’s proclivities, prompted her to build up a larger force despite her customary attenuations. Ballet Festival: Skill (Check), Class (Yep), Vision (More, Please) 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z As the album unfolds, the thrills of creativity collide with a recognition of destruction and collapse; tempos slow, and the mood darkens. Broken Social Scene Pits Creativity Against Collapse on ‘Hug of Thunder’ 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The rousing tempo matched the lyrics about an out-of-control mail train determined to reach Spencer, Virginia, on schedule. Almost heaven, West Virginia: Driving country roads in search of America today 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z With its tempo changes, its exaggerated pauses, its dynamic extremes, this is a recording that some people may well hate. CD reviews: A conductor takes risks with Tchaikovsky 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Ball, 28, rose up in the ranks of City Ballet at the same tempo as Walker. New York City Ballet Promotes Three Men to Principal Dancers 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z The vibrancy of the strings, with the double basses anchoring a rich sound, and the responsiveness of the whole ensemble to Bělohlávek's flexible approach to phrasing and tempo was carefully honed. Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Bělohlávek – review 2013-04-18T15:44:05Z The music began—the haunting main theme, played by solo trumpet, but in a tempo not quite as slow as that on the movie track itself. “The Godfather” at the Philharmonic 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z It’s rough, passionate and often raga-like, with surging and falling tempos, drone notes at the bottom, scale melodies on top, fast fingerpicking patterns clumping together. New Music: Albums From Moon Honey, Peter Walker and Angola Soundtrack 2013-12-30T22:16:58Z Oren, more interested in small gestures than gleaming sound, begins the first scene with bumptious brasses and a breakneck tempo that make the room spin, spelling disaster for Verdi’s hard-partying demimondaine. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Stylistic links between the two groups were less conspicuous, even when Harrison cranked the tempo for “All About Waiting,” the penultimate encore. Review | Dhani Harrison stakes out his own sound 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Much of the time, they are reduced to rhythmic components, serving up unmemorable lyrics at quick tempos. Ariana Grande and Fifth Harmony Are Songbirds With Clipped Wings on New Albums 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Many of the inputs are the same, the tempos are familiar, the callbacks go to the same years. Call Carly Rae Jepsen a Pop Star With Depth (Maybe) 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The arrangements and tempos were sweeping but never pompous or overreaching, the acoustic balance between the singers and orchestra precise enough for you to hear every word that was sung. Music Review: Back at Midcentury, When Broadway Knew Romance 2011-03-22T20:15:03Z It is certainly a dramatic opening chord in a new movement, a movement that will be high tempo and full of development of familiar subjects in new ways. Penguin Random House merger begins a new chapter for publishing 2013-01-07T15:11:37Z There are shades of Adams’ comical tempo here, with layers of “Monty Python”-inspired visual gags and tropes familiar to fans of high concept American movie comedies. Marvelously strange: “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” asks us to trust that it’s all connected 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z At first, the purpose was to allow a composer to clearly indicate the tempo at which a work was to be played. Ticktock as Taskmaster: A Show About Metronomes and Musical Time 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z But these bees, with their foolish helmets and petty wing beats, and the giddy, vapid flowers are the ballet’s most trivial characters; and theirs is a long waltz, played here at a very moderate tempo. Critic?s Notebook: Ratmansky?s ?Nutcracker? Occurs in a Child?s World 2012-01-01T23:17:55Z Their tempos are highly flexible, even in classical repertoire, but the alterations are brought off so naturally that you hardly notice. Hagen Quartet’s precision, flexible style create fresh interpretation of classics 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Musicians will be drawn to his notations on dynamics and articulation, including detailed tempo indications in Mahler. Mahler Said What to Whom? 2011-02-03T22:00:06Z But just as tones give rise to semi-tones and time signatures, tempo and style alter content, so we start to see that a simple pattern contains within it the possibility of endless permutations. John Yorke on why the best screenwriting works 2013-03-15T16:00:03Z His tempos sometimes lagged, but even when they were swift, the orchestra lacked energy and momentum. Music Review: ?Barbiere di Siviglia? at the Met, With Isabel Leonard - Review 2011-10-02T21:26:40Z His set repeatedly leapfrogged across tempos and genres: sometimes funny, sometimes jolting, giving dancers a challenge they were eager to accept. Critic’s Notebook: Electric Zoo Festival Cut Short by Two Deaths 2013-09-01T22:23:22Z In fact, a number of people on Saturday did dance, doing their best with a score that’s known for its many starts and stops and changes of tempo. Review | Conductor plays ‘Rite of Spring’ at a club — and then berates the audience for acting like they’re at a club 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z “It’s not unusual to change tempos 10 times in a minute,” Watters said. Live orchestra to animate Disney 'Silly Symphony' short films from the 1930s 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z He added that improvisational elements can be quite subtle, as in Mr. Braxton’s “Composition No. 27,” which allows a conductor to choose the tempo at each new section. Orchestras Looking to Broaden Horizons? Start Improvising 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z In the coda to the second movement of Schumann’s “Fantasie,” Sham risked everything with a breakneck tempo and didn’t miss a note. Piano prodigy doesn’t miss a note in knuckle-busting program, but is there more? 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Playing an ingenious arrangement, the four horns leaned on syncopations, pushed tempos relentlessly and otherwise upped rhythmic tension at every turn. 'Four Others' charge hard at Jazz Showcase 2011-04-01T15:34:00Z Davis, as ever, balances unrushed tempi with moments of raw excitement and aural extravagance, of which there are many in this early Romantic opera. Weber: Der Freischütz – review 2013-05-11T23:05:09Z Then, in the early '90s, we started realizing we were having tempo battles onstage. Trey Anastasio and the art of improvisation 2011-09-05T20:01:00Z The tempos in this performance are fairly broad. For Glenn Gould, Form Followed Fingers 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z Slow tempos thus predominate, and in Mr. Pidó’s case they often border on the sluggish. Opera Review: Anna Netrebko?s Bel Canto Moment 2011-04-12T11:05:35Z The tempo was chokingly slow, and the pair’s swooning moments were more laborious than ethereal. Dance Review: ‘Swan Lake’ Returns to American Ballet Theater 2013-06-18T19:59:17Z And this week, on the eve of his 90th birthday, Mr. Bennett performed the tune on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” at a moseying tempo and with the utmost clarity of feeling. The Playlist: Britney Spears Puts on a Show and Tove Lo Plays it Cool 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Leguizamo tells the tale of bebop, the fast tempo jazz style that Parker pioneered. Interactive Shadowboxes Breathe Life Into the Legacies of Village Artists 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Although Berry played this and following songs - "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "School Days" -- at slower tempos than the original recordings, he filled them with his classic guitar riffs and sang them with weathered authority. Chuck Berry falls ill during Chicago show; but refuses hospital 2011-01-02T13:00:00Z He adjusted volume and tempo with his right hand, twisting a knob on a thin rod. Character Study: Randolph Herr, 64, Maestro of the Player Piano 2012-09-08T04:03:04Z Using less bow also made fast runs cleaner and lighter, flickering off the string, and Vajda took fast movements truly fast at a good Baroque tempo. Guest conductor lends expert touch to SSO Mozart program 2012-05-04T17:02:04Z The tempo was slow, but flowing; the phrasing sensitive, yet shapely. Review: Philip Glass Comes, Finally, to the New York Philharmonic 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The “After the Rain” pas de deux, a mood study of glowing male-female interdependence, is one of those rare dance studies in controlled slow tempo that excites audiences everywhere. Dance Review: Nature Paints Backdrop for City Ballet?s Stars 2011-08-03T22:21:36Z “It’s an amazing thing, with tempos that are off the charts.” ‘No Nukes’ footage bypasses Springsteen’s aversion to film 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Here, liberated from any choreographic constraints, Dudamel gradually pressed the tempo in a desperate race that had the audience applauding mid-performance; and how could they not? Review: Thomas Adès Charts a Journey Through Hell and Heaven 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z It’s also a fittingly wistful sentiment for a band that playfully describes its sound as “regret pop,” blending the melodic flutter of Colwell’s voice with dreamy tempos that invite contemplation. Taylor Swift’s Ode to Moving On, and 9 More New Songs 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z This time the conductor screams, red-faced as a drill sergeant: "Not my tempo!" Jazz films explore the hell and joy of musical perfection 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z She sang with an impressively full sound that may have hampered her relationship to tempo and pitch. Review: ‘The Magic Flute’ Directs Its Whimsy Toward the Younger Set 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z “First Class,” which set the tempo for this album’s release, can be read multiple ways. Jack Harlow Knows What He Wants. And Where He Stands. 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Its fast tempo and wild-times story riled up the room, bringing many to their feet. Paul Simon takes graying fans on world tour 2011-04-25T05:21:26Z In Take 2, he plays the aria more fleetly and brightly, though the tempo slows a little as the music unfolds. 5 Hours of Glenn Gould Outtakes. Why? Listen and Find Out. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z You have to count things in different tempi and different time signatures all the time. Jake Heggie Makes ?Moby-Dick? an Opera 2010-04-24T02:46:00Z He sang at very slow tempos, which allowed him to elongate vowels and accent certain words, bringing fresh emotional meaning to oft-heard standards. Jimmy Scott, hard-luck singer with a haunting voice, dies at 88 The mostly white-haired crowd seemed unfazed as he jumped to the swinging tempo of the 1938 standard “You Go to My Head.” Rufus Wainwright’s 10-Year Journey Back to Judy Garland 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The result often sounded strident, with no obvious melody, harmony or tempo to which the listener could latch on. Profile of jazz maestro Herbie Hancock: From the archive, 12 Feb 1975 2013-02-12T07:00:00Z Dudamel, though, reverted back to Ravel -- at first with broad tempos and heavy textures bordering upon torpor until the “Chicks” and “Limoges” woke everyone up. Night of connections, musical and personal, for Gustavo Dudamel, L.A. Phil 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The conductor urged us to pronounce each percussive syllable and not let the tempo drag. A Choir Finds a Way to Sing. Just Ignore the Steering Wheel. 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z “The notes are there,” Mr. Mlotek said, “but in terms of intent — dynamics, tempi — all that is based on our sensibilities.” Preparing ‘The Golden Bride’ for Its Big Day 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Gates’ body language, and the song’s tone and tempo, suggest an uncomfortable relationship between the song’s claims — of liberty and freedom — and the reality we inhabit. In Theaster Gates' latest work, poignant power from the remnants of our history 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The rapid, tongue-twisting pace here matches the exhilarating, exhausting tempo of Hawks’s film. | 'The Divine Sister': No Doubt, Not a Typical Singing Nun 2010-09-23T02:03:00Z Conductor Michael Christie enforced brisk tempos and transparent textures but still overpowered some of the cast’s lighter voices. A younger audience for a classic opera at the Kennedy Center 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z The music picks up tempo, crowds dance with their hands reaching toward the sky. Doug Aitken Has an Eye for Dystopia 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z But one longed for deeper perspective, to view the dance from farther away, to absorb Jones' intricate neo-Balanchine shapes and diagonals, the ensemble moving in ever-quickening tempos. In-your-face Tchaikovsky from American Contemporary Ballet 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Where the composer did indicate a tempo, Balanchine almost always respected that. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z In Wednesday’s set, improvisations ran a bit longer, tempos ran a bit faster. Music Review: Warren Wolf & Wolfpack at 92Y Tribeca - Review 2011-11-17T22:19:55Z Lloyd, a tenor saxophone luminary and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, maintains Zen-like control, whether searing through a climactic solo or playing a smoothly searching melody at medium tempo. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It’s in her aggressive alto-saxophone tone, her funk rewrites of the standards “Body and Soul” and “Cherokee,” the eager and surging tempos, and even in the soprano-saxophone ballads, which she charges through. Pop: New Releases from Saxophone Players and Drummers 2012-10-07T05:10:06Z Mr. Mack’s guitar work combined the harsh attack of urban blues with the frenetic tempos of rock-and-roll. Lonnie Mack, guitarist and singer who influenced blues and rock acts, dies at 74 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Over the course of the evening, though, Suzuki’s tempos lagged, and the players seemed to meander through the music unless it had theatrical flair — common in Handel’s operas, but rare here. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z There also are two takes of the fiery “One Up, One Down” taken at slightly different tempos. ‘Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album’ Review: Sitting in the Studio With Coltrane 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Lang’s “wed” — an exercise in rhythmic counterpoint with hardly any dynamic or tempo indications — is open to a variety of interpretations. Music: Orpheus, Hilary Hahn and David Lang Start Competitions 2012-02-12T15:24:35Z Rollins was a challenging musician to accompany, sometimes changing tempos or keys without warning. Bob Cranshaw, jazz bassist who spent five decades with Sonny Rollins, dies at 83 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Live drums come in, upping the tempo to manic punk. Jon Savage on song: The Screamers ? 122 Hours of Fear 2010-07-27T14:54:00Z The group’s glowing sound, combined with brisk, unsentimental tempos, create readings of unusual freshness and discovery. My Favorite String Quartet 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z But the interpretive choices were often bizarre, starting with his tempi. Violinist Gil Shaham performs at Strathmore 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The nuances that Robert Smith and David M. Allen lent the final production -- warm tones, balanced tempos, cascading guitars -- saved the album's comforting gloom from becoming innocuous. Billboard CD reviews: Kylie Minogue, Dierks Bentley 2010-06-25T22:00:00Z It’s a general matter of tempo and synthesizer tones and arrangements in old-fashioned eighth-note electro-rock, but here and there it gets specific. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Sarah McLachlan, Devo and Tom Petty 2010-06-13T21:44:00Z The slow movement was especially moving, and Várdai’s flexibility of tempo in the light-footed finale felt impeccably natural. Review | Hungarian cellist is upstaged by a centuries-old Strad 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Stutzmann elicited a zesty, full-toned sound from the orchestra, despite some rigidity in her tempos, and a few musicians enjoyed cameos. Review: Pulling Back the Curtain on ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Met 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z “We had created a tempo,” the game’s producer, Jun Takeuchi, said about the pacing of jump scares and zombie ambushes, “and had the epiphany that this was the game we wanted to make.” Scare Me Once? Great Game. Scare Me Twice? Great Remake. 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Most of their 1963 material contains traces of this hysteria, which had been building since the early part of the year: fluctuations of tempo and intensity that reproduce teenage nervous spasms. Pop at the pictures: Beatlemania begins 2012-11-28T15:29:00Z They contain formal tempo shifts, multiple strains, big changes in arrangement. Music Review | Joanna Newsom: At Town Hall, Singing in Tongues, Some of Them Strung 2010-03-20T00:19:00Z There were risks too, but mellow ones, with slow tempos stretched and quieter sounds calmed. Nelsons Turns Tanglewood Into Bayreuth-in-the-Berkshires 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Their turbulent relationship reflects and amplifies social change and serves as a useful device in personalising the tempo of the times. Paper Giants: Magazine Wars - TV review 2013-06-02T15:04:00Z Elements specific to the performance captured in a particular recording — like the tempo, or the timbre of an instrument — are irrelevant. Stolen or Original? Hear Songs From 7 Landmark Copyright Cases. 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z He gets up for the second verse—at this point, most of the audience members were sitting rapt but still—and the tempo quickens. The Nick Cave Song That Changed My Life 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z When you embrace live playing and live tempo, you have to accept that you may not be able to cut from one take to another. Les Misérables Director Tom Hooper on Choosing His Stars and Creating New Songs 2012-12-21T10:45:36Z In keeping with contemporary tastes in the Classical repertory, Mr. Langrée led a brisk performance, with tempos that suited a group more notable for its lithe agility than its heft. Mostly Mozart’s Final Notes Include ‘Passion’ 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z It’s quiet, very melodic and introverted, changing tempo nearly all the time, leaning on subtleties of shifting left-hand harmonies. Music: New Music From David Berkman, Dirty Three, Christian Mistress 2012-02-19T14:14:22Z His diffidence blends well with his shambling characterization and Ford’s unhurried tempo. Mr. Lincoln Goes to Hollywood (and Looks Like Henry Fonda) 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Together they worked on tempo and phrasing, with a special emphasis on “Dust and Ashes,” a challenging six-minute Pierre solo that Mr. Malloy had written to take advantage of Mr. Groban’s skills. For Josh Groban, a Boot Camp for Broadway 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z With a liberal treatment of tempo markings, passages were pushed and pulled, some relished and others simply rushed. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Argues With Passion 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z The Immigrant becomes a stifling opera of unhappiness, at an oppressive andante tempo, trudging onwards through its own heavy weather. Cannes 2013: The Immigrant 2013-05-24T11:28:37Z And where Webern’s textures are dense and his tempos driven, Mr. Gilbert and his players delivered a sweeping performance that was hard not to be drawn into. Music Review: Many Different Sounds In a Wide-Ranging Week 2010-10-15T21:26:00Z But the slower stuff, conceived with the previous lineup, wasn’t working as well with the new guys, who were more accustomed to blitzkrieg tempos. Seattle misfit punks Zeke come roaring back with first album in 14 years 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Layered with complex sounds and tempo switch-ups, it's an album that demands and rewards multiple listens. Why Japanese pop matters 2010-03-25T23:10:00Z The grime artists do tackle drugs, money, respect, turf wars and other gritty topics, all set over a tempo of 140 beats per minute. Grime spreads beyond London's underground 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z The great Russian artist Sviatoslav Richter played these works at a funereal tempo, but he caught every fleeting wisp of feeling, within an implacable pulse. Schubert’s final sonatas given impressive rendering by Israeli pianist 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z “Tori has a particular tempo in mind for each character and how the ensemble builds together musically,” the play’s director, Taylor Reynolds, said of Sampson’s ear for dialogue. For Her New Play, Tori Sampson Revisited Her ‘Black Power Household’ 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Their leads often pause or skip into syncopation instead of racing straight through, and they’re not locked into rigid, foot-stamping tempos; it’s music geared to listeners, not dancers. Music Review: Chris Thile & Michael Daves at the Allen Room - Review 2012-01-14T00:30:25Z Their tempo in the first movement of the Emperor Concerto was sufficiently held back to lend the music a processional majesty. Review: A Road Test for Concertgebouw and Daniel Harding 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z But the merciless tempos allow no time for appreciation of details, not even in the emotionally penetrating slow movement, the most despairing in Beethoven. Pianist Murray Perahia scales the Everest of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' in a momentous performance 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The tempo is perfect; the performers move languidly, or not at all. Review | ‘The Band’s Visit’ settles in at the Kennedy Center 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z "The tempo of how we bill a tune is the tempo of what we're feeling in the environment," he says. Congo Natty and the jungle revolution 2013-07-04T16:00:01Z Those last two were written without tempo markings, but Mr. Newton and Mr. akLaff agree that they are to be played slowly. A New Focus on Eric Dolphy, in Washington and Montclair 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z And its recording assembles about 200 voices — groups from the University of Michigan, Kaufman Music Center and Wayne State University — unbound by tempo but joined in a kind of mass expression of public consciousness. Perspective | Scattered and silenced by the pandemic, choral groups are trying to find their voice 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Her presence was expressive but restrained, nearly as deliberate as the tempos of the songs. Review: Björk at Carnegie Hall, Heartbreak and Pathos 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z In his hands, singer Teedra Moses’s “Be Your Girl” is a day-party requisite, down to the quicker tempo and subtle quirks. Kaytranada’s world a contagious live experience 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z “Desert” features five different ensembles, moving at five different tempos and stationed around the audience. What It’s Like to Hear the Desert in Music 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Slow tempos were often lacking in energy, almost inert. Review: Vienna Philharmonic’s Familiar and Fierce Show of Brahms 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The conductor took plenty of risks, demanding extreme pianissimos at times and setting some uncompromisingly rapid tempos, but in performing Beethoven of all composers the sense of danger is a value in itself. Carlos Kalmar leads SSO in fresh take on Beethoven 2013-12-29T19:43:19Z Nor does anything dramatic happen with the tempo. An expressive slowness to Jacaranda, Sankai Juku performances 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Track after adventurous track, the album cathartically contrasts all-over-the-map moods with elastic tempos, Harper's searing guitars and occasional vocal mayhem. Ben Harper to play Marymoor Park 2011-08-19T18:27:05Z City News Service cites court documents that say "Amazing" and "Photograph" are nearly identical in pitch, tempo and structure. Ed Sheeran faces $20M copyright suit over song 'Photograph' 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Rattle conducted the parallel orchestra chords that open the opera and the modal themes that slowly unfold with haunting serenity at a daringly slow tempo. Music Review: Real Strangeness in Imaginary Kingdom 2010-12-19T19:20:50Z On this night, though, he seemed in an expansive frame of mind, often taking very roomy tempos. At Salzburg Festival, Musicians Tap Their Inner Mozarts and Schuberts 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Tilson Thomas managed to make it fresh and moving, holding back the tempo to create space around it, while the cello section introduced it with a quiet intimacy, speaking as with a single voice. A renowned American orchestra shows its refinement 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z But instead of offering tame new songs in familiar styles, Alabama Shakes is pursuing some molten essence of soul: raw confessions, tensile riffs, extreme tempos and volcanic buildups. Review: Alabama Shakes Lifts Soul to a Different Plane 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z In mainstream pop, R&B, even hip-hop, tempos and ecstatic feeling were on the rise across the board. Music Review: Afrojack at Roseland Ballroom - Review 2012-01-01T23:22:18Z The ensemble played with lithe tempos and lean textures, beautifully balancing cool refinement and intense expressivity. Music Review: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in New Mexico 2012-07-29T20:46:59Z There's certainly something vivid about them, enhanced almost by the quick tempo of the song and the matter of fact way they're delivered. Readers recommend: songs with handclaps 2010-07-08T23:02:00Z “Ctrl,” SZA’s first album for a major label, holds on to the electronics and the leisurely tempos of her past work. SZA’s Songs Face Desire in All Its Complications 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Alert yet dreamy, freely bending the tempo throughout, Ms. Uchida was most fascinating in the way she shifted her approach between the concertos. Review: Cleveland Orchestra Plays Mozart, and to Its Strengths 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z But he wrote the piece for himself, with an insanely fast tempo, like speeded-up tape. Pianist Vladimir Feltsman knows Shostakovich the man as well as his music 2011-04-28T20:13:17Z Balanchine understood that, and he respected the tempos he grew up with; he was a very fine musician — and that made the difference. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z As the usual hectic tempo of our busy lives recedes, taking time to savor heart-to-heart conversations with family members or friends will probably result in stronger social connectedness going forward. Perspective | A psychologist’s science-based tips for emotional resilience during the coronavirus crisis 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z There were some inaccuracies in various sections, but Francis’ firm hand elucidated the issues of tempo and interpretation so clearly that the overall result was quite wonderful. Vadim Gluzman delivers power and passion with SSO | Classical review 2013-03-15T16:59:25Z In Schubert’s “Hymn to the Virgin” — the famous “Ave Maria” — Mr. Scholl and Ms. Halperin chose a flowing tempo, never simply wallowing in sound. Music Review: Andreas Scholl and Tamar Halperin at Lincoln Center 2012-12-10T22:47:29Z His left-hand playing was insistent and brooding; his tempo might best be described as unhurried. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Piano 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Prema secretly starts editing Suvarna Devi radically as she translates, upping the emotional tempo, changing "red" to "crimson" and "anger" to "rage". The Artist of Disappearance by Anita Desai ? review 2011-08-25T23:05:01Z “Beautiful Telephones” — written for President Trump, Bley explained — was doleful bordering on despairing, with Sheppard’s entrance kicking the tempo up a notch even while maintaining its darkness. Jazz legend Carla Bley delivers a night of beauty and magic at the Atlas 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z In the selections from "On the Town" and "Trouble in Tahiti" that followed, Mauceri's careful tempos sometimes dampened the jazzy snap a smaller orchestra pit band would have generated. Bernstein's spirit brought back to the stage, from 'Fancy Free' to '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue' 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z In many cases, the women are driven to forcefulness by the fast tempo. Washington Ballet’s fast-paced ‘Nutcracker’ fits this town to perfection She drew crisp, effervescent performances from everyone, balanced pit and stage perfectly and executed gradual tempo changes seamlessly. Virginia Opera’s ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’ is almost heaven 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z But we needed one more medium tempo song. Fifty-odd years in, Maria Muldaur finds much happiness in the blues 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The other songs I heard that day would also go through many metamorphoses before the album was done: changes of structure, tempo, sonics. U2 Offer ‘Songs of Experience’ to a World That’s on Fire 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Consider D'Rone's version of the standard "It Might As Well be Spring," which he and his quartet took at a medium-swing tempo. Frank D'Rone: Still a king of swing 2011-02-18T15:35:00Z The lack of dramatic impulse was exacerbated by the pace of the score, conducted by Faycal Karoui and played by the Paris Opera orchestra at tempi that ranged from lethargic to funereal. Ballet Review: Ballet Stands on Ceremony 2013-12-10T16:26:42Z “There’s a lot of improvisation and finding different rhythmic motifs that work at a fast tempo,” he explains. Tapper, musician Alex Dugdale cuts a rug at ‘Sacred Music’ 2013-12-23T20:06:42Z And as unbelievable as it sounds, the tempo is picking up dramatically. Perspective | Fact-checking President Trump isn’t enough 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z To keep an audience invested in a performance, that sort of slow tempo would be nearly impossible in a concert hall, where there are external factors, like hums or slight noises. Jan Lisiecki, Piano’s Doogie Howser, Comes of Age With Chopin 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Welser-Möst took brisk tempos, at times driving the music with relentless energy. Music Review: Vienna Philharmonic Plays the Ninth Symphony 2014-02-26T22:13:26Z As on the opening night of this production last month Mr. Levine’s tempos were sometimes broad and sometimes brisk. ArtsBeat: Levine Buoyed by Well-Wishers During Next-to-Last 'Walk?re' 2011-05-10T16:15:03Z If Balanchine’s ballets seem fast, that is probably due to positioning as well as to actual tempo. Balanchine Teaching 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z My tempi are brisk, and I get everyone out the door in under three hours, including 2 intermissions! It's 'Messiah' season in Seattle 2010-12-01T23:52:00Z Bannister also pushed the tempo of the second movement so fast that the scherzo felt more vengeful than playful, making the hand crossings in the trio a little awkward. Pianist Tanya Bannister at the Phillips Collection Mr. Chase built up momentum by subtly accelerating the tempos. Review: ‘A Funny Thing Happened,’ Insights into What Made the Musicals Sing 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Zhang’s approach to the Fourth relied heavily on big tempo contrasts. Review: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Gives Xian Zhang a Handy Introduction 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z With a musical number, everybody in it, even if they’re wildly separated from each other, they all understand the tempo, the intonation, the mood of the piece, the movement of the piece. How to Squeeze a Feminist Farce Into an English Country House 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Even alone, Mr. Young played all his songs at their regular, unnervingly slouchy tempos, with his bizarre articulation of picking and strumming. Music Review: Strumming Solo, With the Reverb of a Full Band 2011-04-25T21:59:38Z Rivette does not find in this situation anything to accelerate the tempo. Jacques Rivette: a subtle master of slow-burn cinema 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z But thanks in part to the way Horner’s composition connected with listeners, the music industry – always eager to duplicate success – happily slowed its tempo in “Titanic’s” immediate wake. James Horner: How 'My Heart Will Go On' set pop's tempo in 1998 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Live theatre means living dangerously, with a calorific intensity that would exhaust most of us; but that very fury accelerates the tempo of existence and anticipates death. Pl?cido Domingo: 'I am a very happy man, but I love to suffer on stage' 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z The idiom, though covering a range of moods and tempos, is generally classical-playful. Dance Review: At Miami City Ballet, Edward Villella’s Tenets Live On 2014-01-13T22:49:55Z In solo lines he pushed and pulled at the tempo, but in ensemble passages he was in perfect accord. Music Review: Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall 2013-06-03T20:02:26Z On the 1986 film "Aliens," Cameron's first big studio production, the British crew and editor rebelled against the brisk working tempo. James Horner's music, James Cameron's film visions intertwined 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z That means translating the conductor's wishes regarding phrasings, tempos and other musical concerns. Meet Seattle Symphony's new concertmaster 2012-06-18T05:15:12Z And where Vivian Girls’ kinetic energy carried harmonies that were occasionally dissonant, tempos too fast, recordings ramshackle, La Sera — Italian for “the evening” — is clean and confident, only really aggressive in its eagerness to please. La Sera's ‘Hour of the Dawn' sugary and jagged | New recordings 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z But, for my taste at least, it's much too strongly flavoured: every contrast, whether of tempo or dynamic, is pushed to an extreme. Schubert: String Quintet; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht – review 2013-04-25T20:35:01Z In the suspenseful orchestral exposition of the first movement, Mr. Langrée, taking a brisk tempo, emphasized the contrasts between moments of subdued tension and stormy bursts in the music. Critic’s Notebook: Mostly Mozart Opens With Louis Langrée and Lawrence Brownlee 2012-08-01T21:47:28Z The tempo is so brisk, the articulation of the strings so snappy, that the movement seems to proceed in an exhilarating swirl of confetti. The Ultimate Beethoven Symphony Collection 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Less successful is the inclusion of one or two pop music tracks lip-synced by actors, a seeming bid to lend a contemporary tempo to the proceedings. Theater Review: ‘Sir Patient Fancy’ Features the All-Female Queen’s Company 2014-03-24T22:42:14Z Ms. Osipova is not a natural adagio dancer; she takes very slow tempos for her two adagio dances with him in Act II without knowing how to fill every moment of a drawn-out phrase. Dance Review: Osipova, Vishneva and Cojocaru: 3 Giselles at Ballet Theater 2012-05-21T04:14:04Z Mr. Rilling favored brisk tempos on Tuesday and the choir — distinguished by its precise diction, crisp articulation and control — sounded cleanly fluid even in the fastest passages. | New York Philharmonic: A Period-Style Taste of a Holiday-Season Staple 2009-12-17T06:08:00Z The singers took “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed” at a nice, lilting tempo, relaxed and joyous, yet touched with swing. Music Review: Musica Sacra in Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-21T22:47:06Z For Smith and Conner, that tempo seems to qualify as breathless. Produce a musical every year? Stephen Gregory Smith and Matt Conner are your guys. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z They were chanted more than recited, employing carefully calibrated repetitions, shifts in tempo and modulations of vocal tone. Jayne Cortez, Poet and Performance Artist, Dies at 78 2013-01-04T01:23:58Z Upstairs at the Panorama Bar, where the tempo is usually a little slower, dancers prefer a two-step, shuffling motion, he said. Composers Find Transcendence, and Inspiration, at the Club 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z When they first spoke on the phone, the first thing they agreed on was tempo: 170 bpm, fast enough for punk mayhem but also, at half time, a comfortable in-the-pocket pace for rapping. The Dream of the ’90s Is Alive in Rat Boy’s Punk Rock 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Energy-wise, the anaemic continuo lines were most problematic; Handel needs drive from the bottom up, and though McGegan doesn't go in for overly quick tempos, things lost steam. RSNO/McGegan review 2011-01-05T21:46:00Z The album he started in September is bursting with brisk tempos and Adkins' signature acerbic wit. Trace Adkins "Back in Town" with renewed energy 2010-07-17T02:02:00Z Although this song has been worked over obsessively and played before a stunned audience, Dylan has changed up the tempo, and turns another numbing blues into something wholly different. Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z The demands of marshalling such a vast assembly tended to keep McCreesh's tempos on the staid side, and many chords were not quite unanimously sounded. Prom 58: Mendelssohn's Elijah ? review 2011-08-29T10:24:31Z But five is more challenging, and I also thought, What if the tempo never changed, but the note values changed, and that’s how you set off movements? Steve Reich Talks About His First Orchestral Work in 30 Years 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z And it’s taken at a tempo that’s not too fast, so it’s really very clear. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Bebop 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z But Mr. Davis and his forces executed the music at the deliberate, exacting tempo Berlioz indicated. Music Review: Colin Davis Conducts the Berlioz Requiem at St. Paul’s 2012-06-27T22:51:51Z But they all ran along the lumpy grid of the four-beat rhythms and steady medium tempos. Music Review: Neil Young and Crazy Horse at Barclays Center 2012-12-05T04:50:08Z Elsewhere, Mr. Marber knows when to apply the brakes to the accelerating tempo of a play in which people exist in a near-permanent state of overdrive. Review: ‘Travesties’ and Finding New Depth in Stoppard 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Their conceptions of the Beethoven works are pleasantly middle of the road and straightforward, without extremes of tempo or gesture. Music Review: Edward Arron and Jeewon Park Play Beethoven at Bargemusic 2012-09-10T23:40:57Z "It's gotten darker and darker and darker and the tempos have slowed a little bit," Thakker said of Fischer's approach to the music over several seasons. Conductor Adam Fischer: Wagner's music like "opium" 2012-06-21T15:12:29Z Older actors draw on the subtleties of pitch, timbre and tempo – crucial for big spaces, yet they have "gone out of the culture", Kemp said, with today's actors relying on volume. Imogen Stubbs hits out at mumbling actors 2013-06-22T11:26:42Z "It was so refreshing for me to sing these different tempos, and the way Jeff writes a song, you have to praise him!" Jeff Tweedy produces new Mavis Staples album 2010-06-08T10:40:00Z And all at once she seemed to regain her voice — her voice, sonorous and light, seeming to dance over those balletic melodies at a jazzy tempo all her own. Joni Mitchell Reclaims Her Voice at Newport 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z When Ms. Albanese playfully dismisses talk of love in her reply, she essentially maintains the tempo and sings straightforwardly. Toscanini and Giulini Put Their Mark on ?Traviata? 2010-04-04T21:37:00Z In truth, the music wasn't quite as "cool" as its marketing-savvy titled suggested: Many of the "Birth of the Cool" tracks generated considerable heat, through brisk tempos and fervent expression. Miles Davis' 'Birth of the Cool' heats up again 2011-03-07T15:00:00Z Her contemporaries often now play this repertory with feathered bow strokes, gestural phrasing and swift tempos inspired by the historically-informed-performance movement. Review: Hilary Hahn Plays an Unabashedly Romantic Bach 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z In the first movement, a funeral march, he took a daringly restrained tempo, creating intensity through emphatic execution and heaving, heavy power. Music Review: A Slide Show for the Ear, Given by Emanuel Ax 2011-04-29T21:40:52Z I’m assuming the tempo was wrong or something. A ‘Dancey-Dance’ From a Choreographer of the Everyday 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z This wasn’t an inspiration for “Dr. Brain,” but I’m generally inspired by the tempo and the wealth of detail in “Zodiac.” Why ‘Dr. Brain’ Is More Subdued Than Sensational 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z With tempos moderate and textures silky throughout, there was no attempt to supercharge contrasts or inflate the drama, just a sense of letting the piece speak for itself. Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In “Vision,” he adopts a slower, more deliberate tempo and constructs a weighty, imposing structure that builds in intensity. Recordings in review: the Transcendental Études, twice. 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Yet even here, Mr. Currentzis kept the tempo restrained, in comparison with many other conductors I’ve heard, and emphasized exacting articulation, slashing brass sounds and choral singing of depth and bite, without harshness. Review: A Must-Hear Maestro Leads ‘Requiem’ at the Shed 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z So that gives it a certain kind of propulsion and forward motion, at any tempo. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Bebop 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z This languor fits the tempo of Elio and Oliver’s relationship, which evolves over meals, drowsy idylls, a little work and a spontaneous piano recital that becomes an overture to seduction. Review: A Boy’s Own Desire in ‘Call Me by Your Name’ 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The conductor Constantinos Carydis brought a strong take to Mozart’s familiar score, sometimes choosing quite fast tempos, other times stretching out the music’s sublime passages. At Salzburg Festival, Two Bold Directors Claim Their Stages 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z But early in her career, she prepared for rambunctious audience members with this list of comebacks that could be weaponized to mock hecklers without losing the tempo of her set. A ‘Crown Jewel of Comedy’: The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z “Marry me, Juliet, you’ll never have to be alone,” Swift’s Romeo proposes in the final chorus, as an accelerating tempo and sudden key change kick the song into an ecstatic gear. Taylor Swift, 30-Something, Is Revising Her Own Love Stories 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z “That’s why this particular time signature and beat is selected for this song,” he said, referring to the rollicking 6/8 tempo. ‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Is a Worldwide Hit, but It Draws on Very Local Traditions 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z This is mostly an album of slow to medium tempos and under-the-surface effects, but some of the songs develop in startling ways. Radiohead’s triumph of dread: Thom Yorke and company brood spectacularly on “A Moon Shaped Pool” 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z To show off the tonal variety of the organ by playing different musical sections with diverse instrumental colors, Mr. Carpenter took this breathless overture at a somewhat restrained tempo. Music Review: Cameron Carpenter Performs on His Touring Instrument 2014-03-10T20:12:51Z As the first act progressed, it was hard to understand why Mr. Mazzagatti took such languid tempos. Review: ‘Tosca,’ From NYCO Renaissance, Puts a Grand Ambition to the Test 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, the similar phrases arrested the ear, but the quick changes in tempo, volume and density proved more memorable. Music Review: Wet Ink in Gaudeamus Muziekweek at New Issue Project Room 2012-01-28T00:48:03Z For the most part seamlessly blending or carrying the voices as called for by the score, the orchestra, under Thomas Hengelbrock, sometimes lagged in tempo, unnecessarily slowing the pace of already languid musical sequences. Rats and recycling: Wacky Wagner at Bayreuth 2011-08-03T22:16:04Z A Pollini performance may be mystifying, with his penchant for abrupt tempo shifts and deliberately murky textures. Music Review: At Carnegie Hall, Maurizio Pollini Celebrates Chopin 2010-04-30T20:20:00Z In the final Rondo he brought elasticity of tempo and improvisatory playfulness to the proceedings that managed to keep the listener guessing. American Classical Orchestra Ends Its Season in ‘Prague’ 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Speed the movement of your right hand and the tempo of the music increases. UK virtual orchestra puts you in conductor's stand 2012-05-22T18:16:47Z Every now and then, he dialed up his tempo ever so slightly, turning his wails into bright pop. Post Malone and Pop’s Single Sound 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Alsop gave him plenty of space — even a little too much, holding back slightly on the tempos, though the lusty orchestra compensated for sluggishness with some dynamic playing from the strings. Review | A gleeful resumption of routine: Standard program makes for diverting evening 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The quick tempo and upbeat rhythm make it nearly impossible to forget. Your most inspiring political songs 2012-08-03T17:22:06Z Early fears of a studentlike performance raised by a deliberate tempo in the C minor Prelude proved unfounded. KIMIKO ISHIZAKA 2012-09-25T21:53:52Z That track, in its hard-charging refinement — and finely judged inflections of tempo and dynamics — proves a worthy modern testament to Europe’s handling of large ensembles. Jason Moran Pays Tribute to an Early Jazz Ancestor 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Morris accomplished this in part by bringing the second movement down to a slower tempo than is customary. Does Mozart Defy the Limits of Dance? Mark Morris Begs to Differ. 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z In the first movement he seemed to be trying for more expansive tempos than Mr. Maazel’s, which led to some rhythmic imprecision between soloist and orchestra. Music Review: Maazel Leads Philharmonic in Strauss Program - Review 2011-10-21T23:38:55Z For me, she took the final movement at too breathlessly fast a tempo. Music Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-03-18T20:43:32Z His songs combine trap music styles such as 808 drum machines, aggressive synths and tempo with melodic strings, lap steel and guitar and lyrics about Southern culture. Blanco Brown has the next country rap hit with ‘The Git Up’ 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Pity, though, that the PNB orchestra had significant problems with tempo and pitch throughout, at one point almost seeming to be operating independently of the dancers. Pacific Northwest Ballet presents choice program of contemporary dances 2010-09-26T19:13:00Z The Flux musicians navigated the structural complexities and layers of shifting tempos with flair. Music Review | Flux Quartet: At Bargemusic, Microtones of Annie Gosfield and David First 2010-03-15T06:10:00Z She is the pulse and tempo by which this delightful, if gossamer-thin, musical is set. Hello, Dolly! – review 2013-07-01T12:54:10Z Combined with Mr. Altinoglu’s often restrained tempos, the overall performance, for all its intensity, sometimes dragged. ‘Don Giovanni’ Revival by the Paris National Opera 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The Schumann, a profound, mercurial and emotionally complex work, suffered from a careful tempo and sometimes plodding phrasing. A mixed bag from six young musicians (and from the judges) 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The words "not my tempo" will strike dread, and not just in the hearts of his students. 'Whiplash,' exquisite and painful, hits all the right notes 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z From early in his career, Mr. Reid mixed a kind of rhythmic talking into his music, borrowing the tempo of the patter he heard on black Southern radio stations. Clarence Reid, Singer and Songwriter Also Known as Blowfly, Dies at 76 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z By constantly changing meter and tempo, and by building compositions with strange musical structures that tend to end abruptly, the Bad Plus gleefully deconstructs long-accepted rules of small-group improvisation. The Bad Plus could do better 2010-12-17T15:52:00Z Järvi's breakneck tempos for the finale of the First made us conscious of orchestral virtuosity rather than emotional exhilaration. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie/J?rvi 2010-07-28T10:49:00Z Most of the tempos approach the stateliness of arena anthems; the arrangements are filled out by strummed guitars and vocal chorales. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-07T23:58:25Z “I didn’t have the patience for methodical practice, because I wanted to play through everything with the expression and tempo of a performance,” he said. Music: Will Crutchfield, Preaching the Gospel of Bel Canto 2010-07-03T17:17:00Z The songs involved cutesy repetitions and primitive pop, and were constantly changing, altering tempo and mood and enlivening a receptive crowd — a few hundred people swaying in the sun on 11th Avenue. Capitol Hill Block Party 2011 day two notables: Hausu, Witch Gardens, Best Coast 2011-07-25T01:01:05Z But his book commemorates a more relaxed bohemian tempo. Review | How Capri became a hotbed of hedonism 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z As it progresses at its own unhurried tempo, the song, remarkably, seems to slow down time, or at least zoom out until it becomes something geological rather than selfishly human-centric. Best Songs of 2022 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The tempo in Rick Samis’s drumming wobbled; you kept feeling lags and surges. Music Review: The Men, With Ben Greenberg, at 285 Kent in Brooklyn 2012-03-08T23:16:36Z During the day, Baba operates at a slower tempo than at night. Review | At Baba, next-gen cocktails and lots of personality 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Who says the tempo has to hold steady in order for a song to rock? The Playlist: Kanye West’s Breakout Star 070 Shake, and 10 More New Songs 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The focus in “Crag,” a new work, is on couples: Its 10 dancers relate through continually shifting variations in tempo, rhythm and space. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z He enlisted only his tough-minded drummer, Dennis Chambers, for this excursion, issuing no directive beyond a tempo. Music Review: The Mike Stern Band Brings Jazz-Rock to the Iridium 2013-12-20T21:27:21Z The slow introduction to the first movement was somewhat cool and pushed in tempo; I wanted more mystery. Music Review: Gianandrea Noseda in His Mostly Mozart Debut 2013-08-14T21:01:46Z The musicians did not quite agree on the tempo of the faster second movement, which unraveled a bit in ensemble cohesion. Review | Berlin Philharmonic helps Dumbarton Concerts series mark 40th anniversary 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z His studies at CalArts in the 1970s left him with a zest for experimentation, particularly with structure, resulting in interlocking patterns and conflicting tempos in much of his music. Critic’s Notebook: A New York Premiere for John Luther Adams’s ‘Become Ocean’ 2014-05-05T21:43:52Z It controls tempo — faster here, slower there — and indicates how many beats occur in a measure. Breaking Conductors? Down by Gesture and Body Part 2012-04-06T12:00:28Z Being a musician, I obviously have very strong ideas about tempo, about phrasing. Mike Figgis beds down with Lucrezia Borgia 2011-01-20T22:00:02Z The songs often turn corners onto new strains and new melodies and new tempos, some quiet singalongs, some repetitive, pulsating stretches of psychedelic art song. New Music: Kathleen Edwards, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Cate Le Bon ? CDs 2012-01-16T22:48:58Z The piece was well served for its world premiere by the Sinfonietta who, thanks to the animating baton of Sian Edwards, executed the minute adjustments of tempo and timbre with precision and brilliance. Luke Bedford Portrait – review 2013-05-24T16:47:20Z Rather than sounding American, they recall one of those British bands from 2007-8 who merged indie jangle with the tempos and textures of Afrobeat. New band of the day ? No 956: Young Buffalo 2011-01-28T16:22:16Z The tempo shifts constantly; the music is essentially constructed from short motifs that whisk by and are not heard again. Radical Music: Sometimes Shocking, Sometimes Subtle 2012-09-18T17:43:03Z It's a stately, down tempo reminiscence that runs through a litany of Berlin streets. Listen now to David Bowie's Where Are We Now? 2013-01-08T08:01:11Z His most dramatic liberties were reined in; tempo fluctuations became slighter. Bruno Walter, a Conductor Who Found Truth Through Beauty 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z There never seemed to be perfect agreement between Mr. Buchbinder and the conductorless Orpheus players, particularly about tempos, and neither pianist nor orchestra often veered from a blandly middle-of-the-road speed or volume. Music in Review 2011-03-21T22:54:38Z The coded message is urgent but the movie’s tempo is languorous. Catching Fire: Slow Burn With a Sizzling Star 2013-11-20T19:48:16Z Her briskness and wit keep up the comic tempo. Bonding With Léa Seydoux 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z It also sounds like nothing else on the disc, not only in tempo but in the personal glimpse it offers. Review: David Bowie's 'The Next Day' 2013-03-11T13:53:29Z Though the piece goes through changes of tempo, it loses momentum here and there in its 65-minute duration. Review: A Work That Conjures Desert Sands and Whirlwinds 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z And it’s not that the tempos he and Denève chose for the framing movements were slower than normal. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Taste of Holiday Bounty 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Though he leads impressively, his tempo for the opening movement of the Symphony No. 9 for strings — which here begins the Act II wedding divertissement — was somewhat too slow for the steps. City Ballet Closes Its Season With Power and Glow 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z He favors fast tempos that drive the music but have a sense of lightness at the same time. ‘A very not normal life’: Gianandrea Noseda, the NSO’s next music director 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Alison Wonderland played a set of heaving, defiant tempo changes moving amid hip-hop, trap and brief pop interjections, and did some scratching on digital turntables. Review: Electric Zoo, a Menagerie Designed for Dancing 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z “It’s not all about grief,” he said — and, indeed, Gibbons’s sprightly tempos have caused consternation in some circles. The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z At one concert Bernstein issued a disclaimer about Gould’s interpretation of Brahms’s First Piano Concerto, which featured excruciatingly slow tempos and produced scathing reviews. Mahler Said What to Whom? 2011-02-03T22:00:06Z He tended to gloss over big moments with infuriatingly brisk tempos, and the crunching appoggiatura on the work’s final chord, one of the most eloquent dissonances in all of music history, simply failed to register. What Does It Mean to Play the ‘Best’ of Bach? 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Having completed their version of the development, they execute a tempo downshift before collectively improvising in a blues mode with broad appeal. What Is American Music? Three Classical Albums Offer Answers. 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Twigs flailed her arms and body in time with the changing tempo. FKA Twigs debut short, slow & mesmerizing | Concert review 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Kajanus' performance of Sibelius' Second spanned 39 minutes, but Tilson Thomas' performance Tuesday took a leisurely 48 minutes, which is more or less in line with today's predominantly slower tempi. TilsonThomas leads London Symphony in victory lap at Disney Hall 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Milford Graves was a percussionist who treated drumming as something more expansive than merely establishing a rhythm or tempo. TriBeCa Gallery Guide: New York’s Most Vibrant Art Scene 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z He begins by playing the opening aria at a gently lilting tempo and with pristine clarity, though a hint of intensity hovers within. 5 Hours of Glenn Gould Outtakes. Why? Listen and Find Out. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z His unerring tempos and sensitivity to harmonic subtleties elevate music that might seem maudlin to a touchingly sincere evocation of a bygone age. CD reviews: Cellist Isserlis shows guts in Bach 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z But Nomi’s adventures seem to move at a slower tempo and with more intensity than other back stories, which are revealed in more elliptical narrative flashes. Review: ‘Sense8,’ the Wachowskis’ Netflix Series, Connects Young and Cute 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z “When I was doing my song choices, I was thinking about tempos, moods, keys, different emotions,” Mr. Jagger said. The Rolling Stones Paint It Blue on Their New Album 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Brisk tempos inject the ballet with energy; movement and music intermesh like threads in a baroque tapestry. Review: ‘The Sleeping Beauty,’ Reawakened by American Ballet Theater 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Lingering tempos in the first movement and the pizzicato Scherzo didn’t create momentum or open space for newly discovered details. Review: A Rising Star Takes Her Turn, as the Met Turns the Page on Levine 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z The tempos weren’t as gluey as on the record, and Beck’s singing was firmer at the core. Beck Promotes ‘Morning Phase’ at the Hammerstein Ballroom 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z A stretch in the first movement featured a quintuple pulse overlaid by syncopated triplets; the second half began in free tempo but then lurched in another asymmetrical groove. 2010-01-15T04:23:00Z The opening movement rushed too many fences, allowed too few moments of silence, and necessitated a very abrupt broadening of tempo in the coda in preparation for the second movement. Evgeny Kissin – review 2012-11-22T17:43:55Z Beginning with a synthesizer throb in free tempo, it gathered a rolling fervor with a tenor solo that felt both tempestuous and prayerful. Review: Donny McCaslin’s Quartet, Fresh Off the Release of Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The flexibility in tempos that the ensemble brought to the opening Allegro con spirito was admirable, as was the humor it brought to the Menuetto, with its whimsical pauses and stark dynamic contrasts. Music Review: Henschel Quartet Navigates a Course At the Frick Collection 2010-04-12T22:37:00Z Mr. Laredo’s restrained tempo allowed this somber music to emerge with breadth and eerie calm. Music Review: New York String Orchestra, Conducted by Jaime Laredo, at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-31T21:05:36Z The “Candide” Overture was great, crackling along at Bernstein’s own tempo with the New York Philharmonic, the PSO producing its best playing of the afternoon. David Lockington kicks off Pasadena Symphony with precision 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Still, Kavakos seemed intent on restraining the orchestra, in both dynamics and tempo, and the results were, not surprisingly, constrained. Kavakos ends two-week NSO residency by taking up the baton 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Its mood is reflective but never dour: tempos waft and rustle, and melodies unfold like night-blooming cactuses. The Week Ahead: Nov. 14-20 2010-11-14T06:30:00Z I was immediately struck by how melancholy many of these songs are, despite their hopped-up tempos. Here’s the Lady. Where’s the Gaga? 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The tempos are generally on the slow to medium side, the tempo that showcases Jones’s polyrhythmic style. The World’s Greatest Living Jazz Composer Celebrates His Eighty-fifth Birthday 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The track is “Holland,” by the indie troubadour Sufjan Stevens, and its drifting waltz tempo and bittersweet air feel perfectly in tune with Mr. Mehldau’s signature style, maybe even to a fault. Brad Mehldau Evolves in ‘10 Years Solo Live,’ a New Boxed Set 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z “It doesn’t lose any of the brilliance at high speed,” he said while clapping out the tempo. School of American Ballet Enlists City Ballet Members 2012-09-30T04:00:05Z Compared with his straitjacketed studio recording, his concert performance was more freely expressive, with greater liberties of tempo and more pronounced thematic contrasts. Buttoned-down pianist Murray Perahia cuts loose in Strathmore concert 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z And the tempo is high enough for one to wiggle around to. Readers recommend: songs about uncertainty 2010-10-21T23:01:00Z The movement begins almost coyly, at a walking tempo, like a curiously staid dance in three. Anthony Tommasini’s Interactive Quest for Surprises 2014-02-28T15:50:53Z Here the band pushed harder, often rushing the tempos, and sometimes tinkering with the arrangements. Music Review: Stripped Down to a Bigger Sound 2011-05-04T23:49:08Z Okatsuka plays around a lot with pace, using repetition to change the tempo of different segments, and her crowd work has a special and distinctive energy. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z That his performance never seemed rushed says much about the slack built into the slower tempos we are used to. Opera Review: Wagner, Sleek but Deep 2011-02-08T12:30:06Z The Christmas movie, about the family tensions in three generations of Santa Clauses, tried appealing to the international mass audience with the frantic tempo and broad humor of DreamWorks and Blue Sky cartoons. Twilight Vamps the Muppets 2011-11-27T23:28:35Z A thin red bar scanning the score serves as the conductor, indicating tempo, but each singer has his or her own route to travel. Review: ‘Yesterday Tomorrow,’ a Meeting of Songs About Time 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The gentle start, with a tempo close to resting heart rate, belies the transcendent power of this classic. Why you should consider adding classical music to your exercise playlist 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z “I’m learning so much,” Andrew Litton, the company’s music director, told Ms. Farrell in front of the dancers and other staff before discussing aspects of tempo and phrasing with her. A Balanchine Muse and Star Returns to New York City Ballet 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z But at the table, when trying to play in tempo, it was not so easy. Bridge: Bridge — Gold Cup Semifinals and Final in England 2012-12-12T23:40:30Z A few fans gamely kept moshing even when the tempos slowed. Music Review: Unafraid of Altering a Winning Formula 2011-02-06T22:43:51Z His breathless tempos sometimes caused scrambled moments in his fiery passagework. Music Review: A Pianist?s Pensive and Fanciful Sides 2011-07-29T21:08:11Z Reinhardt chose some particularly brisk tempos, but nothing sounded hurried or rushed. Seattle Symphony’s ‘Messiah’ inspires hallelujahs 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z The evening’s conductor, Antony Walker, on the other hand, often seemed a minority of one in the matter of tempos. Music Review: An Underworld Rescue With Dancers and Chorus 2011-05-01T21:23:02Z The first one, after glimpses of jazz-rock and Latin rhythms in the opening “Abraxas” and the whimsical, shifty, Phish-y song “Hot Air Balloon,” largely settled into one brisk tempo and stayed there. Music Review: Disco Biscuits at Best Buy Theater 2012-12-27T23:46:47Z Arca’s classical background showed up in his ease with stately tempos and elegiac melodies. Arca, Valued Facilitator, Steps Out Front 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z He and Mr. Vanska were not always at one in matters of tempo, and near the end of the work Mr. Hough simply surrendered to adrenaline, almost leaving the orchestra in his tracks. Music Review: Minnesota Orchestra at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-30T22:51:59Z The arrangements evolved with every verse, changing tempos from slow to fast, following and goading her as her voice opened up. Music Review: Versatile Voice From Mexico, in Rock Mode 2010-09-27T23:42:00Z “If you listen to this new movement of hip-hop, like Post Malone, like 21 Savage, Travis Scott,” Mr. Howard said, “the instrumentation is dark. It’s heavy. The tempo is slow.” The Sound of ‘Housewives’ Everywhere 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Both forms at their heart tell a story, through tempo and pacing and cadence, he said. 2010-02-12T23:14:00Z The series also picked up the tempo scene by scene. In ‘Game of Thrones,’ the Pleasures of a Quickened Pace 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z In the well-known Impromptu in E flat, with the strands of rippling passagework in the right hand, he made a personal choice and kept the tempo reined in. Music Review: Beethoven Devotee Makes Some Keyboard Time for Schubert 2011-05-01T22:22:48Z “Trouble in Mind” closes the album in a free tempo, barbed with distortion. Playlist: New CDs From Blk Jks, Deer Tick, Dr. Lonnie Smith 2010-06-04T20:27:00Z Here, it's difficult to avoid the conclusion that there's something crushingly monotonal about that style, even when Chase and Status drop the tempo. Chase and Status: No More Idols ? review 2011-01-27T15:30:01Z The song fragments — carefully pieced together, balancing tempos and musical keys and biblical themes in the lyrics — are a reminder of the profound and fundamental human needs that only spiritual music can fully satisfy. The Museum of the Bible: The last place in D.C. you might expect to hear Queen, Kanye and the Clash 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The mark of the band’s sound on those two records is a clattering hustle built around Machado’s tempo and ideas. Review: The Rio 65 Trio Resurrects the Barreling Sounds of a Samba-Jazz Band 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Joseph Colaneri conducted with an eye for zippy tempos and vivid colors; the brass in particular were always on hand to drive the comedy forward. Music Review: ‘Mavra’ and ‘Scala di Seta,’ at Kaye Playhouse 2012-12-21T23:20:16Z There was a throwback hip-hop beat during one part of the theme, and several abrupt shifts of tempo in a swinging mode. Ravi Coltrane and Company Perform at Jazz Standard 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The tempo is great for rappers and singers. Music: Korn and Dubstep, Not-So-Unlikely Marriage 2011-12-09T22:18:15Z In the Menuetto, the group took such liberties with the tempo that the music shied and bolted along like a recalcitrant pony. Review: A High-Energy St. Lawrence String Quartet at Zankel Hall 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Crazy Horse slow the tempo to a crawl while Young tells the listener about the eponymous conquistador. Neil Young: a beginner's guide 2012-10-01T16:12:28Z The best thing about it was listening to the orchestra, albeit at languid tempi, conducted by the Paris Opera’s musical director Philippe Jordan, who also led a fine choral and orchestral rendition of “Daphnis.” Dance Review: In Paris, Benjamin Millepied Rises to the Occasion 2014-05-12T10:57:39Z More critically, the emphasis on facial comedy and physical business sometimes works on its own terms, but at the expense of the play's tempos and attitude. Taking liberties with 'Earnest' at A Noise Within 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Whatever the tempo, a quintessentially French danciness is paramount, an elegant playfulness that breathes even through Italianate harmonic wanderings: The back end of the Gavotte in Senaillé’s Sonata in D here gets fascinatingly dusky. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z And though the duo’s plush sonorities, legato line and sense of rhapsody — often at luxurious tempos — suggested music written several generations after Beethoven, the performances never tumbled into ham-handed overstatement. Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax, partners in sublime 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z But the fast tempo emphasized the farcical aspect of a scene that Mozart also injects with a touch of melancholy. Review: James Levine Opens Last Run as Metropolitan Opera Music Director 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z But the productions, and particularly Mr. Cook’s remixes, destabilize the pop they know so well; pitches shift, tempos suddenly skid, syncopations rise to battle the beat, and interlocking parts multiply to head-spinning effect. Review: PC Music and Sophie in a High-Concept Extravaganza at BRIC House 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The tempos stay slow, the voicings sparse and the tension almost unbearable on “Open, to Love.” ECM’s Catalog Is Finally Streaming. Here Are 21 Essential Albums. 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z Was a tempo too fast, too slow, did I miss a cue? ArtsBeat: ‘Taking a Taxi’: Remembering Mickey Rooney on Broadway 2014-04-08T16:25:02Z Revelations unfold predictably, but the subplots cohere and the assured pacing offers a stark contrast with the often disjointed tempos of Mr. Perry’s mosaics. Movie Review: ‘Peeples,’ With Kerry Washington and David Alan Grier 2013-05-10T00:56:19Z “Conducting some ensembles in ‘Dead Man Walking’ was very much like conducting Handel, because the emotional effect was entirely dependent on tempo. Jake Heggie Makes ?Moby-Dick? an Opera 2010-04-24T02:46:00Z By the 18th century a common tempo marking was “Andante,” Italian for “walking.” Ticktock as Taskmaster: A Show About Metronomes and Musical Time 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Actually it was the uncanny clarity and lightness of his playing that made the tempo seem faster than it was. Music Review: Philharmonic Opens Season at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-09-20T16:22:20Z Not for them the new discoveries or later, slower tempos. Clubs picks of the week 2012-06-29T23:05:25Z But the implacability of the act, and the meticulous deconstruction of the vehicle, reveals not only Bradley’s brute strength and boiling point, but also his director’s death grip on style and tempo. Review: ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ Features a Revelatory Vince Vaughn 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z His tempo is blistering, his theme is his greatness, his cadence is predictable, and the track goes on for far too long. Song of the Summer: “Bawitdaba,” by Kid Rock 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Her urgent, overly fast tempo made the first movement of the composer’s Fifth Symphony a nervous blur, but the second movement felt bracing in its lack of sentimentality. With new members in BSO, striving for a cohesive sound in season opener at Strathmore 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The variations for the fairies, too, were sometimes hard to watch; the tempos, often rushed, turned many of them into an awkward sprint. The Return of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Isn’t City Ballet’s Reawakening 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z It feels like a movie with real soul, rather than a shallow confection designed entirely to raise the tempo of the beating human heart. Will Let Me In have the right stuff? 2010-07-05T15:53:00Z Bell chose a brisk tempo for the opening “Kyrie,” thereby sacrificing an optimal expansiveness of sound. Review | Washington Chorus pairs unlikely works offering reflection and reconciliation 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z He did not shy away from the score’s rough-hewn transitions, instead emphasizing its abrupt shifts in mood through tempo and dynamic contrasts. Back to basics with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Until the closing waltz the music is almost all in 2/4 or 4/4 tempo and tango-friendly, though no tango is actually danced. Dance Review: Jin Xing?s ?Shanghai Tango? at Joyce Theater 2012-02-01T22:22:07Z The 1972 arrangements are casual and the tempos deeply laid back, and the vocals could have been delivered from a swaying hammock; the previously unreleased “Done a Lot of Wrong Things” stretches past eight minutes. Playlist: Psychedelia of Many Colors, Doo-Wop in Bluesy Shades 2011-08-06T20:30:28Z But rather than lingering in a slow liquid haze, dembow producers crank the tempo up to lightning speed, stitching and alternating different riddims while rappers deliver breakneck, electric bars. El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z He takes a ton of liberties with the tempo. How Classical Music Can Help You Hear the Open Road 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z By day, Carlos’s life has a more leisurely tempo. ‘This Is Not Berlin’ Review: A Teenager Learns to Let Loose 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z It eliminates surprise and the small variations in tempo and dynamics that keeps the dancers in the moment. What Is the Future for Modern-Dance Companies? 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Slow tempos and expansive silences work to dissolve the listener’s grip on a discernible pulse or pattern, and transcriptions of birdsong stand in for a music perfectly freed from consecutive time. A Pulse-Slowing Playlist for an Unmoored Time 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Outside a few ballads and lighter-toned songs, with the musicians all together and the tempo raised high, the group rode hard, in continuous gusts of sound. Tom Harrell at the Village Vanguard 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Right now it’s something people are doing and journalists are given something substantive to write about, instead of just having to talk about the tempo. Chamber Music?s Busy Power Couple 2010-10-15T16:57:00Z Which isn’t to disregard the actual music in the production, which not only bridges the anecdotes but also maintains the brisk tempo of the show. ‘Lackawanna Blues’ Review: A Soulful Master Class in Storytelling 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z There is the tempo of the music accompanying the moving images, but just as crucial are the pacing and arrangement of Ms. Gary’s material. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z The second verse ratchets up the tension—the tempo quickens, tightening the loop, layering on a high-pitched, keening drone. The Nick Cave Song That Changed My Life 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The score is rangy and spatial, the tempo largo to larghissimo. Review: In ‘Monochromatic Light,’ Artists Saturate and Vacate Space 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z On Presley's side there was tempo, gusto and the even less insignificant fact that charisma crackles in the air as you listen. Readers recommend songs about shoes: The results 2010-04-15T20:45:00Z Building off the spacey synth beats from her previous work, Kelela’s second album explores textures and tempos that burrow deep into the listener’s core. How the R&B Innovator Kelela Unlocked a New Level 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The tempos had become malleable rather than hurtling. Review | National Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Tristan’ was lacking in D.C. They made up for it in New York. 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z As in dance-oriented, that is: tempos have been creeping upward in pop music for the last few years, though the impact on black pop has only been recent. A New Global Sound: Synth, Soul and Sample 2010-03-06T00:00:00Z Minimalist ostinatos propel the piece, but Mr. Stucky has so much going on, in so many layers and usually at contrasting tempos, that his use of repetition seems a secondary concern. Music Review: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-25T00:04:16Z At times it verges on the quiet-storm R&B of the early 1980s, though he is far more flexible with tempos than Post Malone, and sometimes veers toward ecstatic 1980s synth-pop. Post Malone and Rae Sremmurd, Hip-Hop Impressionists Shaping the Stream 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z They wilted a bit, I’m sorry to report, in the glare of her charisma and some tough tempos. Anne-Sophie Mutter and Her Protégées at Carnegie Hall 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z His playing is changeable, but never comes across as improvisatory; there is always a sense of deliberation, sometimes in tempos but always in approach, a palpable sense that everything has been thought out. Review: A Pianist Makes Carnegie Hall His Home 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s inspirational but far from cloying, with an invigorating, driving tempo. Band To Watch: Ages and Ages Premiere New Track “I See More” 2014-02-06T17:37:08Z But if the hastening tempo of the railway age brought collective liberation, it imposed a new tyranny on the individual. All the road rage: Fast & Furious 6 taps a modern vein 2013-05-20T13:40:02Z The band has mastered the most difficult tempo of the era: the slow-to-ambling pace that breathes without rushing or dragging. Playlist: Psychedelia of Many Colors, Doo-Wop in Bluesy Shades 2011-08-06T20:30:28Z They tried various tempos but eventually decided that the songs all worked best at an almost monolithically slow pace. Meet Zsela, a Singer Perfecting the Art of Taking It Slowly 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z When asked in the Liberation interview what the hardest song was for Led Zeppelin to put together in the studio, Page says it was Stairway, because of its accelerating tempo. Jimmy Page Says Stairway to Heaven Ripoff Claim Is 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Setting persuasively slow tempos in expressive numbers and reasonably quick ones elsewhere, Mr. Petrenko seemed determined to leave no musical beauty unexplored. Opera Review: No Beauty Goes Unexplored in ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ 2014-02-17T16:05:54Z Whenever a tempo was slower than Allegro, Mr. Muti lingered over it, replacing its tartness with an unwarranted beauty. Music Review: Berlioz, Shostakovich and G?rard Depardieu 2011-04-18T21:35:20Z In the driving scherzo, with its pounding chords and gnashing dissonance, played at a quicker tempo than you usually hear, Mr. Nézet-Séguin emphasized the wild, brutal elements of this vehement music. Music Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-04T21:35:50Z So many of Fletcher's demands, especially for his drummer, are tied to tempo. 'Whiplash,' exquisite and painful, hits all the right notes 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “Second Hand News” was catchier but still anxious, its crisp tempo a promise of escape from the turmoil the song describes. Fleetwood Mac at the Forum: A band reunited, team spirit intact 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z Perhaps that accounts for the elusive nature of the first movement, which he called a Nocturne: music of pensive, brooding darkness unfolding at a moderate, inexorable tempo. Review: A Surprise Conductor Makes a Superb Debut 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z When the tempo picked up, her quick pointe work was particularly brilliant, and in the crucial slow sections, her dancing had feathered softness. Swans With Glittering Technique, Aching to Break Hearts 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z In Schubert’s first piano trio, D. 898, these young musicians displayed admirable poise and patience in choosing tempos wisely, so that the first two movements unfolded gracefully. Review | Youthful Busch Trio delights at Phillips Collection 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z As usual, everything with Currentzis is extreme: tempo, dynamics, tone color, emotional contrast. Tchaikovsky for Christmas 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The music is even more glacial than usual, the stately tempos providing little variation. Album review: Dead Can Dance, 'Anastasis' 2012-08-13T15:37:00Z Hearn invited us to feel the rise and fall of our breath, to be “with your own time and your own tempo.” A Raucous New Festival, With a Friends and Family Vibe 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z In her essay, Lee performed a magnificent literary concerto, keeping tempo and hitting the right note with every heartstring pluck. Reflecting on a Lifetime of Reading and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Some awkward first-night differences of tempo between pit and stage will settle. Don Giovanni; La bohème; English Music festival – review 2012-06-09T23:06:16Z “Ali went onstage and he was somebody else; he went through the motions. The cast followed his tempo.” Muhammad Ali in a Broadway Musical? It Happened 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z In the introduction of Part 2 Mr. Dutoit took a tempo that kept the mysterious music moving along. Music Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Carnegie Hall 2010-04-14T21:59:00Z And future shows will abandon the familiar, rhythmic tempo of late night altogether. As Letterman Retires, Late Night TV Faces a Changing Landscape 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z He maintained an absolutely steady tempo in the darkly dancing tarantella finale, even as the music went through wild turns, an approach that conveyed its haunting relentlessness. Review: Nikolai Lugansky Plays Schubert and Tchaikovsky 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z On this later occasion, he conducted a confident and riveting account of the score, often enhancing the drama and tension by restraining tempos eerily and bringing out inner details. Critic’s Notebook: Musical Chairs at the Met 2013-12-06T22:52:05Z Geniusas took risks with the fast tempos of Prokofiev’s second piano sonata, making the Scherzo an exercise in anxiety. Russian pianist quarrels, attacks and fox trots in spectacular debut at the Phillips 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z And again in rehearsal, “This tempo is fine, a little floating.” Celebrated Bass-Baritone Plans a Surprise Debut at Conducting 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Tetzlaff set a brisk tempo in the first movement of the Mendelssohn. Music Review: Christian Tetzlaff With the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-05-21T22:18:57Z Particularly for purists, grime is a genre with strict technical parameters, including a tempo of 140 beats per minute. Grime Transformed British Music. A New Exhibition Traces How. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The tempi are generally on the fast side, but it is only in the minuet of No 39 that things are pushed a little too hard. Mozart: Symphonies Nos 39 & 40 | CD Review 2010-03-25T22:15:00Z But now and then, Mr. Kozhukhin seemed to push ahead in the tempo or jump an entrance a little early. Music Review: St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Denis Kozhukhin Perform 2014-02-14T22:30:29Z All four are energetically dancy, well structured, politely respectful of musical structure and tempo, and appealingly performed by nine fine dancers of varied backgrounds. Critic’s Notebook: Troy Schumacher and BalletCollective Open Eyes 2013-08-19T21:42:28Z But in “Gruppen,” each orchestra plays at a different tempo, and they can easily fall out of sync. 109 Players. 3 Conductors. It’s Even Harder Than It Sounds. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z I also loved the naturalistic tempo of the dialogue. Hauschka's cultural highlights 2013-03-17T00:05:24Z Her chains, one with a five-inch Jesus pendant, bounced on her neck to the tempo of her footsteps. Helen, With the Gold Teeth 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z He maintains a low and certain flow, even as patterns tilt and tempos shift. For Milford Graves, Jazz Innovation Is Only Part of the Alchemy 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z In another debut, the conductor Speranza Scappucci shaped the music with dynamic contrasts and supported her singers with attention to transitions in tempo. Review: At the Met Opera, a Tenor Arrives in ‘Rigoletto’ 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z With few indications of tempo or articulation, they force constant interpretation. A Pianist’s Rare Visit to New York Reveals His Personality 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The Beats operated at a certain tempo, as the name implies. The Beats’ Countercultural Ferment Still Bubbles, in Paris 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Unexpectedly everyone onstage will change tempo and place as if something had disturbed the flock, a subgroup of dancers will suddenly arrive and cross the stage as if part of some larger migration. Dance Review: A Long-Absent Comedy Leaps Out for a Farewell 2011-03-06T20:22:36Z The first point about the tempo is that in earlier editions of the symphonies, there were no metronome marks, so that authorized slow tempos. A Conductor Brings Nearly a Century of Experience to Beethoven 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z There are plenty of changes in tempo, a scoring system to encourage replay, and a superb range of online multiplayer modes favouring teamwork and tactics. This week's new games 2012-05-25T23:05:20Z Indeed, at times he played with outright abandon, whether in tempo, for a blazing account of the Courante Double in the First Partita, or in mood, adding vehemence to the Fugue in the Third Sonata. From Christian Tetzlaff, Violin Sonatas and Partitas 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Corbin’s dances, generally set with metric predictability within the confines of 4/4 rock tempo, have a terrible rhythmic tedium. Critic’s Notebook: Dominic Walsh and Others at the Joyce Theater 2013-08-11T22:38:15Z The music is a little slower in tempo but otherwise picks up where the Minutemen left off. Music: The Midlife Thing, the Nightmare Thing 2011-02-24T21:48:04Z Sort of a military march tempo is what I try to keep it at. The go-to man for the national anthem on giving proof through the night 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The tempos of the jaunty Concerto No. 2 in B flat are restrained in comparison with those in many of typical performances. Recordings: Mixing Urgency and Relaxation 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z It also seemed clear that he had trouble connecting to the broad, juddering tempos set by Plácido Domingo, the conductor. Music Review: ?Madama Butterfly? at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-12-08T22:28:07Z Moment by moment, hour by hour over the course of the three days, tempos and perspectives shift, melodies swing from tent to tent and stage to stage. One possible road map through Coachella, Weekend 1 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Rather than video art, Trecartin calls his work movies, because they move – cutting and slashing, melding and twisting, teeming with action, flip-flopping focus and shifts in tempo. Back in business at the Liverpool Biennial 2010-09-20T20:30:00Z A tempo indication from the 16th variation spoke for Mr. Taylor’s masterly performance of this modern classic: “Expansive, with a victorious feeling.” Music Review: Christopher Taylor Piano Concert at Miller Theater 2013-05-13T22:09:47Z You can tell he’s made the wrong choice, because the tempo goes choppy and the melodies turn sour. ‘Allegro,’ a Rarely Staged Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Enforcing lean textures, brisk tempos and restrained vibrato, the British maestro led a meticulously shaped performance whose joyous energy was the evening’s highlight. In BSO debuts, young pianist Jan Lisiecki stumbles as conductor Paul Goodwin shines 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z “He provided a rock-solid tempo and a rock-solid feel, priceless qualities in a drummer. He was one of the best things going for us.” Fred White, Drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, Dies at 67 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z But the piece swims by at mostly quick tempos in a quick harmonic rhythm. Music Review: World Science Festival Opens at Alice Tully Hall 2010-06-03T22:59:00Z The Dover’s tempos are uncomfortably close to that of its mentors, again suggesting that the maturation process is ongoing. Recording review: Dover Quartet’s homage to its mentors 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z But the director doesn’t have the greatest feel for tempo, or a consistent flair for staging. ‘Pathaan’ Review: Fighting the Good (and Long) Fight 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z On “Buena Vista Social Club,” the tempos are slower and the horns far scarcer; it’s guitars and voices mostly, the sound of musicians throwing something together in a Havana courtyard or around a kitchen table. ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ at 25: Memories of Memories 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z In 2002 at the United Center he was jacking up the tempos and McCartney put on one of his best shows in recent memory. Concert review: McCartney at Wrigley Field 2011-08-01T05:52:00Z Its tempos were moderate, its emotional range measured. Review: ‘Messiah’ at the Philharmonic, Then a Flood 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z With so many voices to coordinate, tempi were slower than the Sixteen's but Wright kept them moving. Handel's Messiah/ The Sixteen; Messiah: 500 Voices, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ? review 2010-12-26T00:04:02Z In her new songs, the tempos often fluctuate organically, like breathing. On ‘Fossora,’ Björk Is a Daughter, a Mother and a Universe 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Previous appearances at the night, which is best known for house and techno parties, have been very well received, despite Wolf + Lamb's trademark sound wilfully shifting across genres and tempos. Clubs picks of the week 2011-04-08T23:08:28Z The recordings — live in the studio, without overdubs — reveal Mr. Dylan and his musicians constantly reshaping the songs, changing tempos, keys, melodies and lyrics. New Bob Dylan 'Bootleg' to Cover 1965-66 Sessions 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z It was a string band attentive to his every expressive fluctuation of tempo, or to a silent pause before words like “torment” and “suffering.” Music Review: Caman? Sings Fado at BAM in Next Wave Festival - Review 2011-12-04T23:16:02Z The strings played with spirit, polish and elegant phrasing in the introductory section, although balance and tempos were not always perfectly coordinated between orchestra and soloist. Music Review: Oberlin Conservatory Plays at DiMenna Center and Carnegie 2013-01-21T22:22:40Z As is common today, he takes several choruses at fast tempos that undermine their sense of classical repose. In Brussels, Taking ‘Orphée et Eurydice’ to Another Realm 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z It is in any case a grand creation, and Mr. Nézet-Séguin, despite generally brisk tempos, gave it full weight and impact with the Mostly Mozart orchestra and the Concert Chorale of New York. Music Review: Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Mostly Mozart Festival 2012-08-05T21:43:45Z Throughout, the tempo of the sale was measured but sustained. Contemporary Art Auction Reels in $190 Million 2010-05-13T11:00:00Z The guitars add heft, distortion and some unison riffing; the tempos don’t rush. Fall Pop Music Preview: An Abundance of Rhythms and Styles 2013-09-09T16:03:09Z The textures were clearer, every tempo was centered comfortably around the middle of the spectrum. Dudamel leads a dark and satisfying dose of Mozart and Pärt 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z The swirling tempo of the waltz left the feet itching to get up and move, and the Hungarian Dance carried the inimitable flavor of that country. St. Petersburg String Quartet makes accomplished Seattle debut 2014-02-24T19:45:19Z Her tempos over all, especially in the finale, were brisk to the point of breathlessness. Music Review: Philharmonic, With Jaap van Zweden Conducting Yuja Wang 2012-04-13T20:58:17Z They didn’t play “Look Sharp!”—they played a sneaky version of “Steppin’ Out”: wispy, with cymbal percussion and a slower tempo, an arrangement that emphasized the song’s melody and its sense of longing. Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Some tempos are too fast; listening to their breakneck “Allegretto” from Beethoven’s Op. Review | Fledgling Verona string quartet is fast off the mark at Kennedy Center 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z This is heightened by the strangeness of Ms. Tanowitz’s musicality, which — often inexplicably satisfying — very seldom employs any step-for-note correspondence and often seems to employ dance tempos and constructions far from the music’s. Dance Review: Pam Tanowitz Brings a Certain Eccentricity to Dance at Joyce 2014-02-05T22:27:31Z “It’s the way the tempo is just so … erratic.” A Mexican feast to brighten up a grey autumn day 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s a very fast waltz that I keep according to the tempo. A New Take on Romeo and Juliet’s Ball, Balcony, Bed and Tomb 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Swaddled in synthesizers and trumpet effects, avoiding a firm tempo, Blanchard savors each unorthodox harmonic payoff, feeling no need to take a solo. John Coltrane’s Unearthed Live ‘A Love Supreme,’ and 12 More New Songs 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z It’s a delicious immorality play with an excellent cast, but the tempo is slow and oddly ponderous — a romp slowed down to a dirge. | 'House of Cards': ‘House of Cards’ on Netflix Stars Kevin Spacey 2013-01-31T23:08:08Z Furtwängler sometimes takes boldly restrained tempos, as in the opening of the first movement, which hovers with suspense yet maintains intensity. The Ultimate Beethoven Symphony Collection 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z “For Roscoe Mitchell” also shows the influence of composer Morton Feldman, in its fearless use of slow tempos and long string sustains. Volcanic drummer and MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winner Tyshawn Sorey premieres new work with Seattle Symphony 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z He took a daringly slow tempo in this opening passage, a solemn, low theme in chords that hints at modal plainchant. Review: In ‘Pelléas,’ the Met Opera’s Music Director Takes Charge 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z David T. Little’s music and Anne Waldman’s text, and even the tempos and timings, were set by the time McQuilken came on board. An Opera Festival That Keeps Faith With Shutdown’s Innovations 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z But his natural sense of tempo is the opposite: determined, rabbitlike. New Releases From Brad Paisley and Ty Segall 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Alsop led a frenzied dash through the score, with breathless tempos, sloppiness of execution and superficial drama. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs 9/11 tribute paired with Beethoven His real interpretive ideas were confined to a few draggy tempos. Music Review: At Tanglewood, Mahler and Strauss, and Yo-Yo Ma 2010-08-02T20:57:00Z “Boston Med” maintains a balanced tempo that captures both the rushed intensity of hospital life and the contemplative melancholy and inspiring buoyancy that suffuses the experience of patients and their families. | 'Boston Med': Inside Boston Hospitals, Where Reality Is Real 2010-06-23T23:58:00Z Again, this seems to reflect the music – introspective, tortured, an expression of rage, but without the deafening volume and tempo to render it truly cathartic. Mike Starr and the deadliest musical genre 2011-03-10T08:15:27Z So Mr. Tritle compensated in places with tempos that allowed breathing room. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York?s ?Messiah? - Review 2011-12-20T21:59:08Z Though the signature warmth of his tone was applied with tenderness throughout the opening of the Allegro, there seemed to be tempo issues — Perlman's or the orchestra's, it was hard to tell. Review: In Itzhak Perlman's hands, Mendelssohn steals the show 2011-01-31T22:00:07Z “He didn’t even flinch when he heard the tempo,” Vedder said. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder makes solo outing a group project 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Perhaps that’s because any musical surge — volume, density, tempo — neutralizes the question of newness. Review: New Releases by Kelly Clarkson, Sannhet and Asleep at the Wheel 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z It’s fast, with a lot of tempo changes. ?West Side Story? Score to Be Played by Philharmonic 2011-09-06T21:53:07Z And yet, no matter how congested the rhythm becomes, the tempo stays reliable, forging ahead, making progress. Review | In a year without dance floors, Theo Parrish knows the way forward 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z It’s still amazing to hear the seemingly impossible clarity of Gould’s playing, the sometimes manically fast tempos. 5 Hours of Glenn Gould Outtakes. Why? Listen and Find Out. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Foster wrote and arranged a number of songs for the band, none more celebrated than “Shiny Stockings,” a puckishly genteel theme set at a cruising medium tempo with a slow but powerful crescendo. Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82 2011-07-27T03:26:25Z But at Disney Hall, under the enthusiastic and commanding baton of Gustavo Dudamel, the music’s tempos were freer; the dense textures, more clearly defined; the mastery of craft, impossible to miss. Review: Thomas Adès Charts a Journey Through Hell and Heaven 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Mostly, she stuck to material from the new album: bulbous and aerobic postdisco workouts, crisp in sound and quick in tempo. Music Review: Kelis as Dance-Club Diva at Santos Party House 2010-04-22T21:18:00Z His disinclination to push and pull at tempo or dynamics means that when moments of crisis arrive — as in the first-movement development of the D. 664 Sonata — they carry outsize force. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z By “proper tempo” I mean something close to what the composer can be said to have in mind. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z I could feel the tempo, how he would have sung it, where he might have yodeled. Music: Bob Dylan Assembles ?The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams? 2011-09-23T19:16:45Z A former ballerina, Ms. Albarelli recommends mixing up both range and tempo when exercising thighs and calves. Skin Deep: Exercise and Makeup for the Exposed Leg 2012-08-22T16:09:37Z He opened with Bach’s French Suite No. 5 in G in an exquisite performance that found a judicious balance between lyrical freedom and articulate, dancelike tempos and touch. Music Review: Cyprien Katsaris at the International Keyboard Festival 2012-07-17T22:20:52Z On one occasion, when she played for him a selection from “Once Upon a Mattress,” he remarked critically on the tempo she had chosen. Mary Rodgers, who composed ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ and wrote ‘Freaky Friday,’ dies But then he joins in, whereupon the ballet’s tempo slows to real time. Review: ‘Frame by Frame,’ a Ballet That Puts a Filmmaker Center Stage 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Advertisement Will the 2016 presidential election still play a significant role in determining the tempo of the show? Trevor Noah on His ‘Daily Show’ Plans and Jon Stewart’s Advice 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z I would recommend these guys if you like genre and tempo changes. New band of the day - No 987: Asking Alexandria 2011-03-16T17:57:00Z Because computers at the time were so slow, it would have taken an hour to synthesize the piece, so it had to be transferred to tape and then speeded up to the proper tempo. Max Mathews, Pioneer in Making Computer Music, Dies at 84 2011-04-23T23:56:38Z The work contains 18 brief items, with tempo and character shifting rapidly from one number to the next and even within a single piece. Review: Imogen Cooper, Grappling With Schumann’s Ghosts 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z In Andrew’s first session with the Studio Band, Fletcher keeps questioning the tyro’s tempo: “Were you rushing or were you dragging?” Review: Whiplash Moves to the Beat of a Driven Drummer 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z By 1962, he had composed a string quartet, while also playing with a trio that meandered through tempi and rhythms with him in vast organic compositions developed on the wing. Ornette Coleman’s Revolution 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z There are two chorales and two canons, one in multiple tempos. Review: New York Philharmonic Performs Esa-Pekka Salonen’s ‘L.A. Variations’ 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z But apart from a few wayward tempos on this occasion, he elicited committed, expressive and polished playing from the Philharmonic musicians. Review: Baiba Skride Wrestles Bartok’s Art of Darkness 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z This was contrary to the natural flexibility of tempo that had been self-evident in musical performance for centuries, the little eddies of halting or rushing motion that lend life and flow to music. Ticktock as Taskmaster: A Show About Metronomes and Musical Time 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z He followed with “Let’s,” an up-tempo tune by Thad Jones, the trumpeter and Vanguard icon, hoisting up the energy and the tempo but not the volume. Ron Miles Headlines the Village Vanguard, at Last, as the Club Reopens 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z With the Washingtons relentlessly pushing the tempo, Green had reason to fear this one might go off the rails – but it did not. The maturing pianism of Benny Green 2011-05-20T14:27:56Z Yet she held the tempo with eerie poise and played with such uncanny delicacy that I was drawn right in. | Martina Filjak: Birthday Gift: New York Debut 2009-12-17T05:42:00Z Sorkin writes great scenes of face-to-face confrontations and dialectical jousting that are themselves throwbacks, that wouldn’t have the same bite or tempo—wouldn’t exactly exist—if conducted by way of e-mail or social media. Aaron Sorkin Hates Screens 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Part of the reason for that is the tempo in which this happened. With ‘Tár,’ Todd Field Returns to Directing. Where Has He Been? 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The tempo increases again in the last four lines, where the pace of the iambic trimeter suggests that danger is now imminent. Poem of the week: Bethsabe's Song by George Peele 2010-10-11T10:37:00Z A lot of this was due to Ulrich, who inconspicuously downshifted the tempo from time to time, quietly reminding us how delicious it can be to hear a fast band go slow. Review | Blasting songs of death and destruction, a Metallica concert somehow feels like pure joy 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z He also displayed an astonishing verbal speed and self-assurance, which allowed him, without breaking tempo, to emphasize key phrases and make his lines snap. David Denby: Jesse Eisenberg Explores His Dark Side 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z They sound imposing without ever rushing the tempos; they're as inexorable as lava spilling from a volcano. Trouble returns to swing metal 2013-08-06T05:00:00Z The town had grown slightly — more houses, a few concrete-slab roads — but the tempo had not. Personal Journeys : Back to Borneo, and an Eden at Risk 2014-02-21T19:03:43Z The string instruments were modern, but the influence of the early music movement was felt in the tempo choices, often buzzsaw-fast, and the dramatic narrative approach. BSO skillfully illuminates familiar terrain of Vivaldi, Handel and Bach 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The film abandons its tempo somewhere after the eighth sunset, when the days begin to blend together and Katsoupis slathers on unnecessary hallucinations. ‘Inside’ Review: Tortured Artist, Meet Tortured Man 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Manze likes big, muscular, symphonic conceptions in which the tempos don't race and there is plenty of contrast between the loud proclamations and delicate responses. Andrew Manze leads L.A. Philharmonic in a horn showcase 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z In the program notes, he writes that the Duke’s aria “Questa o quella,” for example, is often sung faster than Verdi intended; the slower tempo chosen here allowed for more expansive, elegant phrasing. Will Crutchfield Conducts ‘Rigoletto’ at Caramoor 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Kwaito producers found their music would be played more often if house DJs could use it in their sets, so they sped up the tempo again. How Kwaito became a global force 2011-08-11T21:30:02Z Relaxed tempos allowed room for phrases and paragraphs to breathe, which is a prerequisite in this music. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in Central Park 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The songs were complex and hard to pigeonhole, with tempo changes and genre-switching tomfoolery as standard, but they weren't prog-rock ambles. MGMT | Pop review 2010-03-22T22:00:00Z “Feedback” and “Fade” show a comfort with accelerated tempos, while the digital steam bath on “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” and “30 Hours” accentuates Mr. West’s softer side. Review: Kanye West’s ‘The Life of Pablo,’ Songs of Praise and Self 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z This faster tempo is picked up by the mannequins, who pose in mid-stride and even, on occasions, do a dynamic twirl. Belle of the ballgowns: a guide to the V&A exhibition 2012-05-18T21:52:01Z Concluding the concert was an account of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, stirring for its brisk tempos, taut rhythms, transparent textures and refined solo work by the principal winds. Music Review: An Exuberant Conductor and a Starry Violinist 2011-08-07T21:48:50Z Williams stages the story’s sometimes grisly violence with variations in tempo, methods and mood, though Bull harbors a special fondness for mutilating people’s hands. ‘Bull’ Review: Vengeance Is His 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z He did manage lively tempos and responsive phrasing from the players. The Philharmonic dances through Bach and bluegrass at the Bowl 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Transitions between these varied moods suggest subtle adjustments of tempo which, in these performances, were not always unanimous. Trio shows Schubert’s challenges 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z The last section ups the tempo with layers of Latin rhythms and copious percussion, but it's all surface glitter: the music never moves purposefully or follows a coherent structural plan. Prom 5: OPRF/Chung ? review 2011-07-19T10:08:38Z The deliberate tempo and cadence are familiar from children’s folk. Kacey Musgraves and Other ‘Tomatoes’ Give Country Its Bite 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Overall, the group took a muscular approach, missing some of the composer’s ironic gestures by setting moderate tempos too fast. Carducci Quartet takes on Shostakovich’s quartets at the Phillips 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The tempos are slow, allowing him to linger over his pain. Rod Wave Sings Through the Pain 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z He favors spacious, unrushed tempos, delivered with a calm authority that holds the audience from the moment he begins to play. Welsh pianist’s infallible technique, calm authority hold the audience 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Langrée, who often chooses tempos on the quick side, here brought spaciousness and restraint to the first movement. Music Review: Unfinished Works at Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center - Review 2011-08-28T19:03:32Z You might think that an orchestra playing the Seventh, with its tempo shifts, fluid dynamics and tricky balances, needed a conductor. Music Review: Traditional Works Made in an Avant-Garde Time 2010-12-06T23:25:00Z Now, on top of that simplicity, layer the song's breakneck tempo. Why "Yakety Sax" makes anything funny and has morphed into the soundtrack of political failure 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z They began the opening Adagio at a restrained tempo, letting the somber theme build inexorably into a web of ethereal counterpoint. Music Review: Eb?ne Quartet at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse 2010-08-19T21:21:00Z The tempo changes as Aaron Selissen stomps his feet and slaps his thighs. Dance Review: José Limón Company at Baruch Performing Arts Center 2013-01-20T18:29:11Z Whatever the tempo, the intimate and ethereal songs reveal a deep talent. 15 Musical Artists to Watch in 2015 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Indeed, the danger was evident several times, as when Mr. Trifonov pushed the already brisk tempo for the peroration of the finale. Review: Trifonov Caps Rachmaninoff Fest With Pianistic Verve 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Their vivid dialogues unfolded with both verve and spontaneity, at brisk tempos that stopped short of breathless. Music Review: Daniil Trifonov in Piano Debut With New York Philharmonic 2012-10-01T21:49:39Z Even when the movement’s Allegro non troppo main section began, the tempo was restrained and the sound thick and amorphous. At Avery Fisher Hall, Dudamel on a Joy Ride 2010-05-21T22:43:00Z He fared better in the second half, with Brahms’s First Symphony, as the players nudged his sluggish tempos ahead, and by the finale, he appeared fully involved and taking control. Review: A Brash Wunderkind, Now 37, Meets an August Ensemble 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Many conductors opt for fleet tempos in trying to enliven familiar works like “Don Giovanni.” Music Review: Chalky Chorus of Specters Who Dance and Crush 2011-08-05T22:45:16Z Throughout the rest of the performance, Mr. Lewis played with remarkable flexibility and constant slight shifts of tempo, but the result was never scattered, always natural. Paul Lewis Plays Mozart and Schubert at Mostly Mozart 2013-08-08T23:12:58Z The super-slow tempos of the adagio, though in accord with her penchant for extremes, are still not her strong suit, though she showed improvement. Dance Review: ‘Giselle’ Stars Natalia Osipova in a Cinema Broadcast 2014-01-29T21:28:25Z Ms. Filjak took a somewhat slow tempo and produced shrouds of milky piano sound. | Martina Filjak: Birthday Gift: New York Debut 2009-12-17T05:42:00Z The film captures their energy perfectly, building in tempo and attempting to force even the most reluctant audience members from their seats: David Byrne and Jonathan Demme on The Making of Stop Making Sense 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z To the contrary, you were never entirely sure what Mr. Fischer would do with a tempo shift or a phrase inflection. Music Review | 'Beethoven Then and Now': Beethoven Across the Years at Lincoln Center 2010-03-29T06:39:00Z And in November, not long after the media called the presidential election for Joe Biden, “EMOTIONAL” set minor key melodies to an invitingly danceable tempo — a celebratory song that couldn’t shake its anxiety. Review | In a lost year for dance music, Bergsonist kept a techno diary 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z In fact, Horiuchi once said that his collages were "attempts to produce areas of peace and serenity with which to balance the sensationalism — the fast, hard tempo — of our time." Art review: Horiuchi's collages, some rarely seen, demonstrate his mastery 2010-04-08T20:16:00Z And the cool is in languorous slow tempos, minor chords, ruthlessly laconic arrangements, guitar lines swathed in reverb and a voice that smolders a long time before it flares up. Review: Lera Lynn Mixes Heat and Cool at City Winery 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z His tempos are sometimes very fast, to the consternation of some critics. Playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Changed How I Hear Them 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Nearly every measure under her command seems to be paced in a different tempo. Tchaikovsky for Christmas 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Wilson interrupts the second to last take, admonishing Dylan, “That tempo’s too fast to try and squeeze in those words, Bobby.” Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z The basic pulse of the 4/2 tempo can be marchlike and fateful, but the melody is lyrical and sometimes cascadingly brilliant. Dance Review: Tango Stars Natalia Hills and Gabriel Miss? in Vail 2010-08-10T22:31:00Z With soundtrack syncing requirements inhibiting Rus Broseta from making radical tempo choices, he will instead focus on sound quality and color. Watch ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ with live music from Seattle Symphony 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Lineker points out that the accusations of tedium are at odds with the basic tone and tempo. World Cup 2014: why Gary Lineker is a man of two halves 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z “It’s a delicious immorality play with an excellent cast, but the tempo is slow and oddly ponderous — a romp slowed down to a dirge,” Alessandra Stanley wrote in The Times in January. Video: ‘French Masterworks: Russian Émigrés in Paris 1923-1928’ 2013-06-07T20:56:00Z Among his answers: Adding space, adjusting tempos and avoiding underscoring, places where the music does the storytelling instead of the characters. ‘Holler if Ya Hear Me’ Uses Songs by Tupac Shakur 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Instead, Gielen tried to clarify structures through a careful analysis of tempo relationships, and to expose details, though not so many as to muddy the overarching form. His Conducting Wasn’t Always Pleasant. But It Was the Truth. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z One of them might shout out “Swing it!” or “Half time!” as a song starts to see what a tempo change will do. In Wyoming, folks are religious about hitting the Stagecoach Bar on a Sunday night You might assume that musicians in their 30s would bring youthful energy to bear, but I was struck by how often they opted for a raptly restrained tempo. A Quartet Sets a New Standard for Beethoven Marathons 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z It seems to mirror the action of tides, with accelerating tempos, crescendos, choppy tone rows, superimpositions of fast over slow and vice versa, fluent and fantastically elegant improvising. New Music: New Music From Miguel Zen?n and Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011-08-29T22:37:58Z In retrospect Bernstein must have been bothered by Gould’s other “departures” more than by the slow tempos. For Glenn Gould, Form Followed Fingers 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z Without realizing it, I was being drawn deeply into the sensuous immediacy of tone and tempo, and also a style that is precise, whose emotion lies in tone rather than in added sentiment. With Open Ears, Indian Ragas and Western Melodies Merge 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z "I'm happy to flow over any tempo," says Green. Are you ready for the British MCs? 2010-07-29T22:34:00Z Yet Jacobs kept them from turning turgid — his tempos flowing while conveying the weight and depth of the music. Review: For Franck’s 200th, an Organist Pays Grand Tribute 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s not fair to dismiss any tempo as too fast, or too anything. Review: The Cleveland Orchestra Plays Strauss With Abundant Color 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z This wasn’t the first time that Ms. Lee and Mr. Seth found themselves operating at different tempos. A Proposal Before Dinner Proved Risky 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z In the final movement, when the unison cellos and basses first played the “Ode to Joy” theme, Mr. Barenboim kept the tempo restrained and the sound almost inaudible. Music Review: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2013-02-04T23:37:45Z “Vodville,” a tune that Mr. Watts has featured on the bandstand for years, muscled through tempos almost compulsively, managing to sound precise and startling with every new feint. Music Review: Winds of Jazz: Energies of a Cyclone and an Ebullient Breeze 2011-01-19T22:51:35Z The result was thrash, an extreme subgenre of heavy metal characterized by its fast tempo. Metallica's unlikely origin story: Injecting Americana into the metal universe 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z The slow tempo lets him linger over phrases that quaver and curl and slide, with an electric violin trilling beside him; he screams a little, but mostly he aches. Little Richard: An Ecstasy You Couldn’t Refuse 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z The tempo was reined in just enough so that the insistent three-note rhythmic riff that runs through the aria had clarity and point without any rigidity, whether in Ms. Leonard’s singing or the orchestra. Metropolitan Opera Opens With ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The wit needed for Haydn was lacking, especially in the rushed third movement and in the excessive tempo acceleration of the finale. Review | Schumann Quartet keeps it almost all in the family in Washington debut 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Both performances brought a searching quality to the fore, making sense of Rattle's unhurried tempos. Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle 2010-09-05T16:05:00Z Given that all festivals are kaleidoscopes of moods, genres and tempos, Cannes 2021, after so much silence, was at least partly a musical. Falling Back in Love With Cannes 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z Oundjian helped create an incisive style of articulation in this charming work but often pressed his initially fast tempos even faster, causing some alignment problems across the orchestra. Guest conductor sets a fast tempo for Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Her lilting “Goodnight, My Someone” and Hill’s raucous “Seventy-Six Trombones” could not be more oppositional — until it turns out they are in fact the same melody, in different octaves and at different tempos. Review: Even With Hugh Jackman, ‘The Music Man’ Goes Flat 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Its ubiquity may have worked against it here: searching for something new in the piece, Mr. Gilbert sometimes took tempos that stepped on the fine details. Music Review: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-25T00:04:16Z In the second of the two movements, Noseda kept the rhythms and tempo largely straightforward, with little Romantic push-and-pull, creating an appealing, plain-spoken rhetoric that, nevertheless, left the music wanting peroration. Review | Noseda returns to the NSO podium and, just in time, finds the narrative 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z “There are only two tempos, too fast or too slow,” Cameron Grant, the principal pianist with New York City Ballet, said with a melancholy laugh after rehearsal a few weeks ago. Finding the Keys for the Right Ballet Steps 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z But his Brahms was, musically, quite wonderful, a true “romantic” interpretation — a surging rush of ardor, extreme plasticity of tempo and long, yearning lines. Review | Both musicians shine, but balance between piano and cello is off 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The band toys with its sound on new album “So It Is With Us,” experimenting with faster tempos and livelier arrangements. Your week in Seattle music: The Black Keys, B.o.B. and more 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Tucker’s exhilarating tempos — brisk and dance-like — were apt and always consistent with contemporary fashion in baroque performance. Choral Arts Society performs Bach’s Mass in B Minor at Kennedy Center I’ll never forget a phrase that I read in a book: Mozart said, one of the most difficult, important and crucial things to realize in playing my music is simply the right tempo. The Pains and Privileges of Staging Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z The approach offers more rhythmic complexity, often with several tempos audible simultaneously. The Musical ‘The Demo’ at Stanford Recreates the Dawn of the Digital Age 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Other markings indicate the recording’s dynamics, articulations and tempos. Glenn Gould’s Every Detail. But Why? 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z And the drummer, Fay Milton, working with the bassist, Ayse Hassan, played with some unsteadiness in tempo that deflated a few songs. Music Review: Savages Brings Its Intellectual Punk to Webster Hall 2013-07-12T21:12:05Z Mr. Welser-Möst, keeping the tempo calm, drew warm, melting playing from the instruments, which conveyed the wistfulness beneath the stirrings. Review: In ‘Daphne,’ the Cleveland Orchestra Takes on a Difficult Strauss Opera 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Were there disputes over what tempo to play? The Pianist Kirill Gerstein Pulls Out of 92nd Street Y Concert 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z On Friday night, Mazurek and a nonet version of the Exploding Star Orchestra band surged from one movement to the next without pause, yet one barely noticed shifts in tempo, texture and tone. Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra brings celestial sounds to the Green Mill 2011-01-08T15:53:00Z On the rest of “Aquarius,” she barely bothers with tempo. Tinashe’s ‘Aquarius,’ an R&B Slink 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Urbaniak noted the change in pitch and tempo among her students – or as she calls them, “mistresses” – with the candidacy of Donald Trump. Want to be more assertive in life? This former dominatrix will show you how 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z “Slow Blues” uses a walking tempo and features Coltrane playing abstractly in slow motion. ‘Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album’ Review: Sitting in the Studio With Coltrane 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Tilson Thomas obtained a tightly structured and unindulgent reading, brisk in tempo, but never at the expense of the work's dramatic array of colour and detail. LSO/Michael Tilson Thomas – review 2012-06-05T14:31:35Z They maintain that synchronicity despite the unintended efforts of fans losing the tempo as they clap along. Band of Horses Captures Magic of a Live Show on New Acoustic Album 2014-02-13T22:31:14Z Infused with the repetitive tempo of hand-crafting, her swelling coils channel natural cycles, DNA chains and the push-pull between the body and the landscape or male and female. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-04-30T23:19:00Z And after this moment, like a violinist picking up his bow, he returned to the same point in the scene, first beat of the bar, pitch, tempo and intensity perfect, no shuffling, no prevarication. 'This is the best moment of my life,' he said, lying in the bath: Ian Holm remembered 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z When the Allegro con anima main section began, Mr. Gergiev kept the tempo reined in, never milking the music for melodrama. Music Review: Mariinsky Orchestra Plays Tchaikovsky at Carnegie - Review 2011-10-11T20:45:23Z He chose daringly slow tempos in places where other conductors accelerate, as in the music that describes Siegmund and Sieglinde's flight through the forest. Singers vs. director in La Scala 'Walkuere' 2010-12-12T11:01:00Z The heavier tempo was subtle but powerful, throwing emphasis on the muscularity of the band and the load-bearing purpose of the songs. Review: Jason Isbell, Slowing Down to Feel the Americana 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Fischer’s tempos and dynamics tended toward extremes, punctuated with resounding silences, but always yielded results that sounded fresh, inspired and wholly in the spirit of Beethoven’s evocative writing. Music Review: Ivan Fischer Leads Beethoven Program at Avery Fisher Hall 2010-03-29T21:12:00Z He writes ramshackle songs with loping tempos, and hangs behind the beat while drawling quizzical lyrics that search for wisdom, epiphanies or comedy in the mundane. Kurt Vile, Indie Rock’s Charming Riddle 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z And it’s slammed home in a production that’s minimal at first — an adamantly slow tempo, deep bass tones, viscous wah-ing synthesizer chords, some scattered percussion sounds — but grows monumental. The Playlist: Harry Styles and Beth Ditto Take the Plunge and Go Solo 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z On occasion, relaxed tempos underplay the symphony’s dramatic moments, but overall Saint-Saëns’s deft colors and rhythmic variety are unfurled with the pride of a peacock’s brilliant display. CD Reviews: John Adams’s musical jokes 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Rattle avoided the latter by conducting the work with a feverish edge and abrupt bendings of the tempo that kept it sounding unexpected and fresh. Music Review: Georg Friedrich Haas’s ‘dark dreams,’ at Berlin Philharmonic 2014-02-23T18:48:18Z In the end, however, he said the couple decided to fuse the recordings into one album, mixing them together and making small adjustments to tempo and pitch. Amadou & Mariam Aim to Expand Audience With ?Folila? 2012-04-13T21:05:13Z Ms. Love delivers this speech with virtuoso variations of shading and tempo. Review: A Put-Upon Nanny Erupts in Todd Solondz’s ‘Emma and Max’ 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Stately tempos, cavernous tones and solemn framing announce the high seriousness of “Dark Side,” which begins and ends with the sound of a heartbeat. After Half a Century, ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Still Reverberates 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Shibuya wrote the music, but the android controls the tempo and volume of the live show, and even sings at times. Music by numbers? Robot conducts human orchestra 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z As host, I like to set the tempo. Must I Keep This Useless Gift? 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Rather than jack the tempo, though, Gomez here slows the beat to a woozy crawl that owes something to the pitched-down sound of recent Southern hip-hop. Here's Selena Gomez riding a woozy hip-hop beat in 'Good for You' 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Lisiecki took faster, more challenging tempos and emphasized drama on a larger scale. In recital, Jan Lisiecki’s playing hints at an artist replete with potential 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z I tried dancing, but the tempo made me feel like a slow-mo zombie on downers. Vinyl, UFOs and the patter of tiny feet 2013-05-20T15:59:18Z He set it at a slow, vague tempo, probably meant to suggest luxurious intrigue. 2010-01-08T03:49:00Z A disappointment was that at two junctures — in one part of the Snow scene, for example — he, uncharacteristically, slowed his tempo to suit the demands of the choreography, though never for long. Critic’s Notebook: Three ‘Nutcrackers’ on one Sunday 2012-12-05T04:50:08Z New music is coming out of that because they like that tempo. Miles Davis: 'Coltrane was a very greedy man. Bird was, too. He was a big hog' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-11-06T13:26:00Z Mr. Sorey insists in a program note that this is a “non-certo,” without a traditional concerto’s overt virtuosity, contrasting tempos or vivid interplay between soloist and ensemble. Tyshawn Sorey: The Busiest Composer of the Bleakest Year 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Myers conducted rigorously, holding the tempo together and shouting out measure numbers. Review: Glenn Branca’s Symphonies Resound With the Power of the Here and Now 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z If anything, Mr. Levit found renewed focus near the end, returning to a slow, even drawn-out tempo for what is inevitably an anticlimax. ‘I Just Let Myself Go’: Igor Levit on Surviving a Satie Marathon 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z Their mission hasn’t changed; as Mr. Zinger sang, it was to make “your mind unravel and your body feel motion.”But the tempos have picked up. Music Review: Old-School Electronica to Trip the Mind, Tickle the Eye and Sway the Body 2010-10-13T22:14:00Z Billy Joel – Big Shot With a punctuated tempo, a vocal that seems to be impersonating Sly Stallone, and a staccato piano riff, it seemed time to show the Joel some love. Readers recommend: Songs about birds 2010-04-22T23:01:00Z “Reputation” is fundamentally unlike any of her other albums in that it takes into account — prioritizes, actually — the tempo and tone of her competition. Taylor Swift Is a 2017 Pop Machine on ‘Reputation,’ but at What Cost? 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z During a performance great risks are freely undertaken: tempo is increased, dramatic gestures expanded. Connections: Triathlon Training With Chopin in Mind 2010-07-15T22:35:00Z They start and end at the appointed times and their set is compiled with mechanistic precision, new songs sandwiching old, every shift in mood and tempo precisely modulated. The Walkmen – review 2012-06-14T17:11:32Z Mr. Welser-Möst also took a brisk tempo in the third movement, the “jolly gathering.” Review: The Cleveland Orchestra Plays Strauss With Abundant Color 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z The English Concert can slow the tempo or shave a few decibels off the volume from one bar to the next. Review: Handel’s ‘Serse,’ With Yuks and Exquisite Playing 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z But the system works, providing a pleasantly varied yet comfortable tempo to the overall experience. Video Game Review: Uncharted 3: Drake?s Deception - Review 2011-11-07T23:04:05Z Hewitt's programme notes point to her concern to reflect the music's dance origins, so it was ironic that tempi and cesuras were sometimes pedantic. Kammerorchester Basel/Schr?der/Hewitt 2010-05-25T21:00:00Z “The sprightly tempo with which this book unfolds, each question answered as it comes to mind, makes for pure pleasure reading.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z His reined-in tempos enhanced the weight and breadth of the piece. Review: Stéphane Denève Leads the Philharmonic in What Feels Like an Audition 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The strings played with little to no vibrato, tempi were quite fast and, as in the Mussorgsky, Abbado elicited contrasts and detail. A brilliant 'Pictures' at the symphony 2012-02-10T18:00:05Z But with often quite slow tempos, Pappano revels in pure sound more than urgent drama. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Pete Seeger – Bear Hunt As much a tale as a song, I suppose, but I like the tempo and, yes, the sentimentality. Readers recommend: songs about old age 2010-08-05T23:02:00Z A stark “Working Class Hero” is arresting, while “Help!,” at a slow tempo, underscores the lyrics’ desperation. ‘Lennon: Through a Glass Onion’ Looks at the Former Beatle 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Its first single, “West Coast,” actually downshifts to a slower tempo for its chorus, where standard radio formula calls for a big buildup. Lana Del Rey Still Stirs Things Up With ‘Ultraviolence’ 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Are the stately tempo, string-section chords and Beatles chord progressions in “Citizen” from “Magical Mystery Tour” or from Electric Light Orchestra? Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-03-08T07:40:00Z When I asked Keepnews about the album's challenges, he said: The most obvious thing was a tempo change every eight bars. 50 great moments in jazz: The renaissance of Thelonious Monk 2010-04-29T15:28:00Z If there is a hint of narcissism in the way Mr. Currentzis bends tempos to his will and ratchets up extreme dynamics there’s also no doubt as to the exhilarating, shock-and-awe vitality of these performances. Classical Playlist: Teodor Currentzis, Bach and Per Bloland 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The tempo on “Rhiannon,” one of her signature tunes, doesn’t blister as it once did. Review: Fleetwood Mac at the United Center 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z His tempos, while never sluggish or heavy, were reined in enough to elicit emphatic, clear and effectively paced playing. Music Review: Chalky Chorus of Specters Who Dance and Crush 2011-08-05T22:45:16Z In the Shostakovich, especially the finale, Mr. Zander is a stickler for the composer’s tempo markings and note values as indicative of the expressive intent. Music Review: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2013-12-10T22:14:02Z Yet however pacy, the tempi were finely controlled, Haitink never allowing the rhythms to run away from him even in the finale, where a rough-and-tumble quality is part and parcel of the music's manic progress. LSO/Haitink – review 2013-02-14T18:02:49Z Every rendition had a different tempo, and the musicians rarely reached the end of the movement before having to rush off when reaching their stops, leading to some fairly imaginative made-up endings. For the Solstice, a Bach Appearance on the G Train 2012-12-23T22:44:46Z The thrash metal genre was distinct for its extremely fast tempo, big double-bass drums and dark themes, often dealing with Satanism, war and serial killers. Slayer heavy metal guitarist Jeff Hanneman dead at 49 2013-05-02T23:58:48Z Michelle Obama sets the tone and tempo of the current White House, Kantor argues in this admiring account, full of colorful insider anecdotes. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z The set’s cresting wave was “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” — as in Rodgers and Hart, not Prince — set at a thrill-seeking tempo. Music Review: Christian McBride Trio at the Village Vanguard 2012-12-14T23:18:18Z Mr. Shaham deserved better: He built in intensity through the long performance, his tempos brisk but never rushed. Review: Bach’s Violin Solos, With Numbing Video Accompaniment 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The encore was a version of the Beatles’ “Let It Be,” at a honey-drip tempo, that ratified Louis Armstrong’s assessment of the tune as gospel music. Music Review: Joshua Redman at Town Hall 2013-06-06T21:53:18Z For this rendition, Kahane relaxed the tempos a bit, letting everything flow in deliciously creamy textures. For Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the welcome return of some familiar faces 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z That specialty is reflected in the elaborate layers, sweeping melodies and deliberate tempos of “IN///PARALLEL,” which includes only one upbeat track, “All About Waiting.” Review | Dhani Harrison stakes out his own sound 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z It set a faster pace than materialised in the broad tempo of the rest of the performance, with the great Act I quartet deliberately unhurried. Claudio Abbado at the Lucerne festival; BBC Prom 44 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z He picked a tempo, found the notes of the melody on the Hofner, recorded them and started playing them back in Ableton looping software. Tame Impala Makes Music for Loners. But Now Kevin Parker Plays the World’s Biggest Stages. 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Bissell is cerebral and ruthlessly meticulous, skilled at melding disparate elements — catchy melodies, jagged guitars, complex lyrics, multiple modulations and tempo changes — into infectious rock songs that disguise his torturous process. The 18-Year Wait for New Wrens Music Is Over. Sort Of. 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z For The Beatles’ first U.S. single, “Please Please Me,” in November 1962, he convinced the boys to speed up the tempo. Legendary Beatles Producer George Martin Dies 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z According to the changing tempo of the Brahms piece, he acts like a forlorn lover, prancing ballerina, an angry boyfriend, and an elegant ballroom dancer. LA takes baton as flagship for youth orchestras 2011-11-13T16:03:17Z Think: The Polyphonic Spree with the fervent upbeat tempo of an Icona Pop song fronted by Jack White. Band To Watch: Ages and Ages Premiere New Track “I See More” 2014-02-06T17:37:08Z You draw inferences from the tempo of an opponent’s play at your risk; it’s an expert’s skill. Bridge: Bridge - Vanderbilt Knockout Teams Final 2013-05-03T23:25:19Z You were less aware than usual of the composer’s abrupt shifts — of style, dynamics, tempo — not because those shifts weren’t present but because they occurred so seamlessly. Music Review: A Conquering Climax to a Tribute to Mahler 2011-02-28T23:16:12Z In “Left Alone,” the tempo oscillates from measure to measure between two speeds that are nearly the same. A Master of Winter Writes His First Opera: ‘The Snow Queen’ 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Oramo's shaping of the music was superb, revealing impressive control over the dangerous tempo shifts and swerves. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Oramo 2010-08-16T16:12:00Z In 36 outfits, she ought to be able to change the tempo a bit. Fashion Review: Jason Wu, Peter Som, Richard Chai, Kimberly Ovitz - Review 2012-02-11T00:19:47Z In the course of the seventy-minute show, Schachter’s score tracks the changing tones of the poem’s stanzas, likewise shifting in tempo and style. “The Black Clown” Beautifully Reconfigures a Langston Hughes Poem 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z In several other works, Mr. Litton isn’t always quite right with tempo or as a propulsive accompanist to dancers, but here his contribution powerfully enriches a patchy show. Review: ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ a Movielike Ballet in Need of Better Direction 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Instead, the song shows Mr. Homme’s fingerprints: corkscrew riffs and neatly jolting shifts of meter and tempo. Review: Iggy Pop and his ‘Post Pop Depression Tour’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z And if the slower tempos sacrifice something in mechanistic energy in fast movements like “Rubric,” they yield an attractive lyricism in the dreamier “Floe” and “Facades.” Brad Lubman Revives Philip Glass?s ?Glassworks? 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z But Mr. Nelsons’s often deliberate tempos sometimes seemed sluggish. Andris Nelsons Conducts the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z There did not seem to be a comfortable dynamic between Mr. Vengerov, playing with assured ease and a relatively straightforward tempo, and Mr. Yu. Maxim Vengerov Performs With the Philharmonic 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Most tempos are determinedly slow; Timbaland’s huffing, puffing production for “Last Hangover“ is as upbeat as the album gets. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-12-20T23:13:07Z Assuming, of course, that his tempos don't flag, and that the musicians don't need massages, physio, or therapy by that time. Move over Jack Bauer ... Brabbins gives Beethoven just 24 hours 2010-07-13T14:52:00Z The jaunty “Exhuming McCarthy” uses sharp horns and a marching band-like tempo to address the comeback of the baseless character assassination. 1987’s “Document” feels especially applicable to America in 2017 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z I have always doubted that his tempos in 1946 reflected what the premiere performance was like. Met?s Archive Yields Past Treasures 2011-03-25T14:26:04Z But Angelakos was in no mood to slow the tempo or chew on the lyrics too much. Concert review: Passion Pit at UIC Pavilion 2013-02-23T06:19:00Z Nothing moves at children’s impatient tempo, I tell him. The Out of Towner: Where Lone Stars Don?t Feel So Alone 2011-06-23T22:25:49Z After wolfing down my lunch, I joined a boisterous crowd circling several young couples twisting and bopping to the fast tempo of steel drums. Seeing the Whole of Antigua 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z We agreed that it was really rhythmic movement, with dance steps, to a military tempo. Shirley Temple’s First On-Screen Kiss 2014-02-12T22:37:07Z He set the tempo of “Fight Night,” one of the group’s signature early hits featuring perhaps its most pointedly rhythmic rapping. How Takeoff and the Migos Flow Changed Atlanta Rap 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The production of “Supa Dupa Fly” is visionary in how it obscures recognizable samples, bending their internal structures to fit the album’s unconventional tempos. Missy Elliott’s “Supa Dupa Fly” Came From The Future 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Nary a word or a joke gets lost, but the relentless tempos sometimes had me tapping my foot to the point that I felt it was less an appendage than a metronome. Review: ‘Othello’ Goes Hip-Hop. There’s Humor, Too. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The tempo is patient, with ticking, twitching drum-machine sounds and samples from Rose Royce’s tearful song about loneliness, “I’m Going Down.” The Playlist: Iggy Pop’s Jazzy Whimsy, and 12 More New Songs 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z This changes the emotional tempo a bit, but flow with it. 'West Side Story' film vs. stage musical 2012-01-08T04:12:06Z Mr. Gilbert was at his most persuasive in the straight-ahead tempos and rhythms of the grim march segments, which count for much in this work. Music Review: Following Tradition With Three Solid Blows 2010-10-01T22:36:00Z If, in the final movement, it sometimes felt as if the two soloists were pressing a bit faster than the orchestra’s tempo, that added a feeling of urgency more than of uncertainty. Joshua Bell Plays Mostly Mozart 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z It additionally unveiled a feature for runners that will detect the users' pace through their phones and provide songs to match the tempo. Spotify adds video, news and podcasts to streaming service 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z But in some of the slower movements in both works, the music seemed distorted by her ponderous tempos and mannerisms. Philippe Entremont Conducts; Simone Dinnerstein Performs; Music by Ezequiel Vi?ao 2012-02-03T23:02:08Z To be fair to the conductor, he is simply letting the artists sing this extended cadenza, alllowing them to shape the tempo. ‘I Could Barely Sing a High C’: Pretty Yende Finally Conquers Lucia 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z On “The New Abnormal,” tempos are often slower than they were on early Strokes songs, which only exposes more of the songs’ intricacies. On ‘The New Abnormal,’ the Strokes Flip Nostalgia Toward the Future 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Rattle is clearly conscious that symphonic interpretations of the “Passion” have been criticized for stolidity and heaviness; he and his magnificent players keep the tempos and textures weighty but always in motion. In DVD of ‘St. Matthew Passion,’ Hints of Sellars’s Future 2012-06-08T19:21:28Z Her juxtapositions — of vocal approach, of genre, of era, of tempo — feel sui generis. Will Lizzo Rule the Grammys Like She Owned 2019? 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z As Mr. Scott explains in that 2004 interview, Gould “changed a lot as he recorded because he wanted to try different tempos, different accents, different phrasings, because that’s why he loved recording so much.” 5 Hours of Glenn Gould Outtakes. Why? Listen and Find Out. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The songs, although short, were structurally diverse, with a variety of tempos and rhythms. Big Hush moves beyond genre at Black Cat 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z “I had heard of other double-bass drummers, but I don’t think they did anything like that, at that tempo and that beat.” Phil Taylor, Motorhead Drummer Who Helped Shape a Genre, Dies at 61 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The actors slip into its herky-jerky tempos with no apparent effort. Theater Review: ‘Realistic Joneses’ Stars Toni Collette and Michael C. Hall 2014-04-07T02:00:12Z "Funk Melodico" is exactly as its described: an insistent jam that juggles tempos to create whirlwind tones. World Cup kicks up interest in best of Brazilian music 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z In the opening Symphony, the players sliced through the air with dramatic fervor, their trills landing a little heavily in Suzuki’s stately tempo. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The concluding Gigue, taken at a bracing tempo, was especially exciting. Review: Roman Rabinovich Plays Bach and More at SubCulture 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z For Eckhardt, technology has contributed to a speeding up of the tempo of contemporary existence — a phenomenon called “social acceleration” — which profoundly changes human perceptions of the passage of time. Obsessed by the Present, Who’s Got Time for Old Masters? 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The band had to find the tempo and the swing that would allow it to slink just right. Booker T. Jones, Soul’s Ultimate Sideman, Takes the Lead at Last 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Free jazz has a different relationship to tempo and fixed chord changes; it can be electrifying to listen to, or it can feel as if you have accidentally tripped some sort of alarm. A Quest to Rename the Williamsburg Bridge for Sonny Rollins 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Nézet-Séguin achieves splendid results with this formula: relatively transparent textures played out with tightly sprung rhythms at fleet tempos that he sometimes nudges ahead even more. Schumann, via Simon Rattle, Robin Ticciati and Nézet-Séguin 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z The strain of overplaying, in terms of volume and tempo, was more pronounced in the first concert, when first violinist Matthew Denton broke a string during the second quartet. Carducci Quartet takes on Shostakovich’s quartets at the Phillips 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The tempo of the breach recalls Hemingway’s famous line about how a person goes bankrupt: gradually and then suddenly. In This Novel of Female Friendship, Birds of a Feather Drift Apart 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Even Elham, her W’s no longer sounding like V’s, and her tempo improved from largo to allegretto, is eventually able to pose a challenge to Omid’s fluency. Review: Learning ‘English,’ When Your Accent Is a ‘War Crime’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Willett's voice is theatrical and dominant, and best highlighted with sparser arrangements and even slower tempos. Review: Production spoils Cold War Kids' 4th album 2013-04-01T20:07:10Z "I really learned what he wanted with all those songs, the pronunciation, the enunciation, the tempos, phrasing," de Lappe said. Choreographer recreates 'Oklahoma!' at age 91 2013-05-02T15:19:10Z “Wheels are gonna rust if they don’t turn enough,” Monroe sings in the opening line of “On to Something Good,” an optimist’s self-affirmation exercise set to an easy tempo and a radio-friendly melody. Ashley Monroe, rising above the chatter of country music 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Now, given how speedy tempos are across pop, hip-hop, R&B and more, they seem like prescient geniuses, though still absurd. The Week Ahead: Aug. 14 ? 20 2011-08-11T15:36:07Z Over what were already speedy tempos, a marimba that sprinted and arpeggiated in double time became a frenetic invitation to party. South by Southwest Music Festival: 17 Acts That Stood Out 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The challenges of doom-metal drumming might not be clear on record, simply because of the tempo. Music Review: The Truths That Only Repetition Reveals 2011-07-13T21:39:49Z Episodic, occasionally lapsing into silence, filled with shifts in tempo, the melodies impossibly beautiful, it takes the melancholy at the heart of Wilson's greatest work – from Pet Sounds to Til I Die – and repurposes it. The Beach Boys: That's Why God Made the Radio – review 2012-05-31T14:29:01Z Taking the movement into his own hands, Trifonov slowed the tempo to the point you thought the music might break. Review | Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra return with full hearts — and rows of empty seats 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Often different groups or soloists are busy in different tempos on either side of the stage: adagio and allegro co-exist naturally. Dance Review: Merce Cunningham Dance Company in ?Roaratorio? - Review 2011-12-08T23:13:25Z Playing the tune with brushes, Mr. Cyrille sketches a tempo with clear forward motion but no strict cadence. Andrew Cyrille’s Late-Career Renaissance 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Similarly, when the tempos sped up, you didn’t feel rushed so much as crushed. Review | In chaotic times, Mizmor’s heavy metal is a model of composure 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z She brings that skill to her mesmerising A Doll's House, which has an utterly distinctive rhythm, a constantly changing tempo. A Doll's House; Hedda Gabler; St John's Night – review 2012-07-14T23:04:21Z Licad brought intense virtuosity and a subtle variation of touch to the piece, taken at challenging tempos in the second and third movements. Review | Cellist Alban Gerhardt proves to be a musical omnivore at Phillips Collection 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The opening track, “Say What,” finds Mr. Lewis more or less breathing flames over a ragged funk drone, sounding righteous and furious even after the tempo downshifts, four minutes in. The Playlist: Shakira Takes Charge and Protest Rap Is Still Alive 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Unlike the pressure-cooker kitchen atmospheres portrayed on reality television, the evening took on the relaxed tempo of an All-Star Game, with chefs nonchalantly hitting home runs for show. Helping out in the kitchen 2011-04-19T21:54:00Z She takes charge of the spotlight with a confidence beyond her 22 years, letting her voice wax and wane with the tempos. Kimbra "Vows" to conquer U.S. with debut album 2012-05-30T20:07:25Z Though the tempo moves, the progress of events is slow, with the music shifting from brassy bursts to sudden silences. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Memorial Day Concert 2013-05-28T20:23:42Z A former conductor for London’s Royal Ballet, he is well experienced in handling a danceable “Petrushka,” although his tempos here would have been on the rushed side for that. It's an old-school night at the Hollywood Bowl with Stravinsky and Joshua Bell 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z At the time, the method involved pitching down his turntables to a sluggish, psychedelic tempo as he scratched and mixed songs. ‘All Screwed Up’ aims to untangle the legacy of DJ Screw 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z When Disc One’s “Nfr” gets played at a much faster tempo on Disc Two, the song’s character changes. ‘Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. I (The Embedded Sets)’ by Steve Coleman Review: The Complex Made Accessible 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z And it keeps pulling us out of Mr. Sorey’s hypnotic textures and tempos, making the piece — at 90 minutes already too long, with a particularly unwieldy, cloying late instrumental interlude — feel even longer. At Ojai, Peter Sellars Has a Personal Yet Global Playlist 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z When Zedek and her band sometimes escalated the tempo, they were just stoking a fire that burned strongly throughout their set. Review | At Rhizome, Live Skull and Thalia Zedek provide echoes of ’80s post-punk 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z You get the changes in tempo, you get the changes in the keys and all that. Albert Murray and the Limits of Critics with Theories 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z The composer attended a “Gruppen” performance by Mr. Rattle and wrote him a letter — which Mr. Rattle described as “incredibly generous” — approving his decision to expand the piece’s tempos to make them more expressive. 109 Players. 3 Conductors. It’s Even Harder Than It Sounds. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Here the tempo was a true walking Andante that never allowed the music to wallow in emotion. Music Review: Showcasing the Viola in Updated Mozart 2011-08-03T22:13:31Z The underlying rhythm was often a samba, but a skeletal one, and the tempos could be stubbornly slow, deliberately withholding the lift that would come from a few more beats per minute. | Caetano Veloso: Caetano Veloso Revives His Rock at Terminal 5 2010-04-09T22:46:00Z However critical The Social Network may be of certain things Zuckerberg allegedly did, its tone and tempo are very Mark — at least the movie Mark. 'The Social Network': A Pie in the Facebook 2010-09-24T18:50:00Z Beginning with a loud purr of press rolls on the snare, rhythmically suggestive of a revving engine, it conveyed momentum without tempo, melody without key. 2010-02-15T01:06:00Z Limning the work’s structure in long, lucid paragraphs, she led a reading of consistent tempos and subtly calibrated internal balances, allowing dramatic events to organically unfold. A Mahler under control 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Rather than race through the “Minute” Waltz, he took a lithe tempo that allowed the spinning notes in the right hand to speak. The Pianist Rafal Blechacz at Zankel Hall 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z And while tempos were all over the place, they always tended forward; there was no dawdling over a passing beauty. Hagen Quartet’s precision, flexible style create fresh interpretation of classics 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z The First Symphony fared better, particularly the second movement, in which Mr. Gergiev maintained a lovely lilt even at the driven tempos he favored. Music Review: Light Touch Brings to End a Marathon of Mahler 2010-10-25T22:45:00Z The highlight was the baroque austerity of the third movement, “Passacaille,” profoundly peaceful because of a gentle tempo and rarefied texture. Review | Can three musical stars shine in constellation? Bell, Isserlis and Denk in concert. 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z It changed the tempo of comedy and influenced so many young comedians. Adult Swim: How an Animation Experiment Conquered Late-Night TV 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z There are various applications of the harmonic series, various relationships of phrasing and tempo among the guitars, ensembles of various sizes, works of various lengths and instruments with various tunings, rock-drumming rhythms of different kinds. Review: Glenn Branca’s Symphonies Resound With the Power of the Here and Now 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Then members of the class sang, prompting comments on tempo, dynamics, pauses for breath and more. Music: Will Crutchfield, Preaching the Gospel of Bel Canto 2010-07-03T17:17:00Z Some conductors, determined to bring a jolt of freshness to Handel’s “Messiah,” opt for bracing tempos and extra incisive execution. Review: Jane Glover Conducts the New York Philharmonic in ‘Messiah’ 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Unlike András Schiff’s rendition in March, the younger artist kept the tempo flexibility within reasonable limits, setting off the different keys and episodes more with touch and dynamics than with time. Pianist Wosner shows patience, maturity and virtuosity 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Perhaps Reznor was just trying to top Queens of the Stone Age, which delivered stunning shifts in tempo and tone at bone-crushing volume on the same stage a few hours earlier. 300,000's a crowd at packed Lollapalooza 2013-07-29T17:54:00Z You could argue with a tempo occasionally: the opening Adagio, for example, was so lethargic that the ensemble seemed on the verge of disintegration. Music Review: American Classical Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall 2012-04-10T21:55:31Z Or they had D.J.s who spun music with predictable tempos that allowed skaters to match the beat. Meet Bill Butler, the Godfather of Roller Disco 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Bonobo played an aquatically chill set of slow-moving dance music, followed by Four Tet, who kept his tempo but shifted to pinprick-precise, bucolic house. FORM Arcosanti, a Music Festival That Thinks Small 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The opening theme returns one last time, quietly, with no changes in tempo or dynamics that would have given it the grandeur of an ending. Beethoven’s ‘Für Elise’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Eye Rolls 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The balance was clearest in the slowly arching lines of the slow movement, but Denk and Bell tended to push the tempos to the edge of control in the fast movements. Review | Can three musical stars shine in constellation? Bell, Isserlis and Denk in concert. 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z In Schumann’s popular “Carnaval,” a suite of character pieces, Ms. Luecker mostly showed rhapsodic flair and lovely colors, though sometimes her breathless tempos resulted in rushed and scrambled playing. Music Review: Improvisation, as Well as Intensity 2011-07-21T21:52:10Z He took as long as he needed to finish a thought, and at the tempo he chose for it. Paul Bley, Adventurous Jazz Pianist, Dies at 83 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The interpretation seemed influenced by historically informed performance, fleet of tempo and often detached in articulation. Review | Cellist Alban Gerhardt proves to be a musical omnivore at Phillips Collection 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Can See and I Will Be Cold Soon are showcases more for Isaac's voice than for his skills as a post-Dilla manipulator of tempos, tones and textures. New band of the day: Jamie Isaac (No 1,526) 2013-06-05T14:53:03Z The director Trip Cullman gets all the tempos right, forcing the audience into an uncomfortable alliance with the characters as they hole up in their hovel, certain they are about to be attacked. Review: In ‘Days of Rage,’ the Revolution Will Be Trivialized 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z And the non-Bee Gees songs do a good job of varying the movie's tempo just enough so it doesn't get monotonous. How deep is our love for "Saturday Night Fever," which changed how John Travolta and disco were seen 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z One strand that connected virtually all the works was a fascination with stark contrasts in both dynamics and tempo. Music Review: Steven Beck at Bargemusic in Here and Now Series - Review 2012-01-06T22:54:07Z In most classical works written after the Baroque era little is left to chance, with the composer specifying notes, tempos, dynamics and phrasing. Music Review: A Composer Who Rolled the Dice 2011-01-30T22:07:57Z In “The Snow Queen,” singers and instrumentalists are given hyperspecific tempos and time signatures, as well as ratios that indicate each part’s meter compared with the rest of the orchestra. A Master of Winter Writes His First Opera: ‘The Snow Queen’ 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Easterhouse – Out On Your Own I had trouble making the electoral link, but the sense of disenfranchisement is clear in this nicely judged piece of Scots indie with a strong tempo and forceful vocals. Readers recommend: Songs with indecipherable lyrics 2010-05-06T23:01:00Z The 6-foot singer nicknamed the Goddess of Tall has been rocking out for a loyal following since the mid-1970s, but the new album suffers from too many plodding tempos and not enough strong material. Review: Chapman runs hot, cold on 'Blaze of Glory' 2013-05-28T13:02:08Z The tempo and dynamics change — explosiveness is subtly cushioned and slowed, a forward dash comes to a crisp halt, before he bounces away again. Perspective | Why Roger Federer is the most graceful athlete of our time 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z And Mr. Beck put a bright spotlight on the play of tempos — more gamesmanship — that lies at the heart of the “Diversions.” Music Review: Steven Beck at Bargemusic in Here and Now Series - Review 2012-01-06T22:54:07Z Then the music would scamper off on dazzling individual tangents: playful, willful tempo fluctuations, thickets and inundations of dissonance, wry quotations, pensive melodic interludes. Music Review: Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba at Carnegie 2012-12-05T22:57:47Z This is a record of finger-picking compositions, with long stretches of droning repetition that change tempos or patterns according to plan. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-11-22T23:10:00Z Eschenbach seemed not quite sure of some of the tempos he wanted, pressing the second movement ahead but then letting it drag to a more conventional pace. At NSO, a rewarding introduction 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z While taking a hellbent tempo in the first section, he managed to dispatch Chopin’s teeming bursts with crispness and fire. Review: Murray Perahia at Carnegie Hall 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Though “Curtain” starts adagio, most of it is andante, traveling the stage in moderate tempo but with a wide supply of dynamic contrasts. Dance Review: Jonah Bokaer at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2012-08-02T21:53:05Z Bonnie Hayes with the Wild Combo, “Girls Like Me” This snappy “Valley Girl” soundtrack staple screamed Cali new-wave: jaunty piano, a perky tempo, girl-gang harmonies, and sassy vocals from Bonnie Hayes. The 12 best ’80s high school movie jams 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z |
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