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Show 4M ' The Salt Lake Tribune 6, 1984 Friday, April U. orchestra impressive at Symphony Hall stantial program of Mozart, Shostakovich and Beethoven. By Paul Wetzel Tribune Staff Writer The University of Utah Symphony is alive and well. The concert gained additional Smith, the excellent solo cellist who has resided in Alpine since 1980 and at the currently teaches part-tim- e university, was featured soloist in the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 (1959). But as it turned out, the performance of the other major work on the program, the Beethoven Eroica, was hardly less impressive, and that, it must be confessed, was a real (and very pleasant) surprise. Concert review Thats not to say that the U. of U. Symphony under conductor Jason Klein Is ready to push the Utah Symphony aside irf this town, or even that it is the preeminent college orchestra in the state. But Thursday night at Symphony Hall, the university orchestra did give an impressive account of itself in a very sub- - The first movement of the concer (Bley's EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT! way absence of vibrato and accompanied in the celesta, by a counter-them- e were very effectively realized. In the difficult extended cadenza which comprises the third movement, Miss Smith gave a reading which confronted all the difficulties of the score head-oShe was almost entirely successful, a couple of dropped notes and one passage of dubious intonation notwithstanding. Orchestra and soloist brought the concerto to a fiery conclusion in the lightning finale. Here there were some concessions made in terms of tempo, but otherwise the playing was quite spirited. Karl Hereim handled the impor n. The slow second movement is the emotional heart of this work, and in it Miss Smith produced long, seamless lines, expressively phrased. At times the soloist gave the music a lush singing quality, and the mysterious passages for the solo voice, which are played with a complete The funeral march, on the other hand, was this performances greatest weakness. It was played too fast, and the interpretation seemed only to skim the surface. The Scherzo, however, was buoyant and rhythmically incisive, and in the finale, though the string sections uneven intonation was more obvious here than anywhere else in the symphony, there was genuine breathing in the phrases. Perhaps the most impressive feature of this performance overall was the fact that not a single phrase sagged anywhere in the entire symphony. The concert opened with a performance of the overture from Mozarts Der Schauspieldirektor which was a bit deliberate in places but strongly accented and stylish throughout. : SENIOR :! CITIZENS $2.50 ANYTIME! :a plitl Theatigs 2749 in- terest from the fact that Gayle to is an extended, vigorous exposition of the theme which is the germ of the entire piece. Miss Smith gave the music brilliant treatment in the tones resonant, precisely-focuse- d which are a trademark of her playing. The orchestra contributed a solid ensemble accompaniment which punctuated the soloists line with pointed rhythms. tant French horn solos of the concer to with aplomb, providing a rich, warm tone and an approach to the music which complemented that of the soloist nicely. In the Eroica, Mr. Klein and the orchestra gave a reading which boasted excellent interpretive shape and rhythmic propulsion. Though there were weaknesses here and there, particularly in the brasses, the string sections of this ensemble were remarkably well balanced and played with equally impressive unanimity of tonal color. The performance of the first movement was most outstanding, in an interpretation which was a dead ringer for the view taken by Kararecording of jan on a well-wor-n mine. The tempos seemed just right, dynamics were firmly defined, and the musical lines emerged with strength and inner fiber. ' .a bawdy, unpredictable, funny, sad, tender, courageous piece of filmmaking. When everyone else is content to copy last years hit, The Hotel New Hampshire blows Into theatres on a fresh creative breeze. USA Today A MG ROMANCING THE STONE - action, adventure, and bring plenty of popcorn! Kathleen Turner is captivating, and Michael Douglas is dashing. Danny DeVito is hilarious. Gene Shalit, Today Show, NBC-T- V AMOOOFALIFLM JOKE FOSTER BEAUOGES RC8L0WEm KKSXI.sus.wb. 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