MUSIC_NN1 /_FO Beware_VV0 the_AT pitfalls_NN2 of_IO sincerity_NN1 :_: Composer_NN1 Robin_NP1 Holloway_NP1 considers_VVZ the_AT difficulties_NN2 of_IO assessing_VVG a_AT1 new_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 ._. 
By_II ROBIN_NP1 HOLLOWAY_NP1 How_RRQ to_TO ensure_VVI a_AT1 sympathetic_JJ reception_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 new_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 ?_? 
Ideally_RR the_AT subject_NN1 should_VM combine_VVI Ecology_NN1 (_( with_IW special_JJ reference_NN1 to_II tropical_JJ rain-forests_NN2 )_) with_IW Protest_NN1 (_( preferably_RR shrill_JJ and_CC futile_JJ )_) ._. 
It_PPH1 should_VM climax_VVI with_IW an_AT1 ecumenical_JJ prayer_NN1 (_( in_II every_AT1 known_JJ language_NN1 simultaneously_RR )_) for_IF intergalactic_JJ peace_NN1 ._. 
The_AT musical_JJ material_NN1 should_VM include_VVI at_RR21 least_RR22 three_MC of_IO the_AT following_JJ :_: Jewish_JJ cantillation_NN1 ,_, Catholic_JJ plainsong_NN1 ,_, Tibetan_JJ chanting_NN1 ,_, Aboriginal_JJ drumming_NN1 ,_, whalesong_VV0 ._. 
The_AT idiom_NN1 should_VM be_VBI middle-of-the-road_JJ ,_, artfully_RR diguised_VVN with_IW mod_NN1 cons_NN2 (_( clusters_NN2 ,_, glissandi_VV0 ,_, electronics_NN1 )_) :_: there_EX should_VM be_VBI a_AT1 strong_JJ pop-music_JJ element_NN1 ,_, plenty_PN of_IO repetition_NN1 a_II21 la_II22 Philip_NP1 Glass_NP1 ._. 
When_CS inspiration_NN1 fails_VVZ ,_, fill_VV0 the_AT gaps_NN2 with_IW ritual_JJ gong-strokes_NN2 ,_, prolonged_JJ and_CC amplified_VVN to_II the_AT threshold_NN1 of_IO pain_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB such_DA cynicism_NN1 will_VM not_XX do_VDI ;_; this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 serious_JJ matter_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 recent_JJ first_MD visit_NN1 to_II the_AT USSR_NP1 brought_VVD into_II focus_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 the_AT large_JJ question_NN1 of_IO evaluating_VVG music_NN1 whose_DDQGE basis_NN1 of_IO appeal_NN1 is_VBZ grounded_VVN in_II extra-musical_JJ circumstances_NN2 ._. 
The_AT first_MD problem_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT dispassionate_JJ judgement_NN1 of_IO compositions_NN2 that_CST emerge_VV0 from_II ,_, and_CC in_II some_DD cases_NN2 directly_RR express_VV0 ,_, political_JJ oppression_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wide_JJ current_JJ appeal_NN1 of_IO such_DA music_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO touch_VVI a_AT1 nerve_NN1 of_IO communal_JJ masochism_NN1 ._. 
Audiences_NN2 yearn_VV0 to_TO groan_VVI under_II the_AT yoke_NN1 of_IO suffering_NN1 they_PPHS2 may_VM never_RR have_VHI experienced_VVN ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ even_RR a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO envy_NN1 for_IF the_AT depth_NN1 of_IO vision_NN1 which_DDQ this_DD1 fate_NN1 is_VBZ thought_VVN to_TO produce_VVI ._. 
The_AT conspicuous_JJ case_NN1 is_VBZ Shostakovich_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 composer_NN1 of_IO enormous_JJ gifts_NN2 and_CC awesome_JJ copiousness_NN1 ,_, the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 to_TO satisfy_VVI ,_, if_CS intermittently_RR ,_, both_DB2 his_APPGE masters_NN2 and_CC the_AT West_ND1 ._. 
Ever_RR since_CS the_AT '_GE just_JJ criticism_NN1 '_GE meted_VVN out_RP to_II his_APPGE early_JJ excesses_NN2 ,_, then_RT the_AT gigantic_JJ success_NN1 of_IO the_AT Leningrad_NP1 Symphony_NN1 in_II the_AT 1940s_MC2 ,_, he_PPHS1 has_VHZ symbolized_VVN the_AT artist_NN1 caught_VVN in_II the_AT net_NN1 of_IO public_JJ events_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA we_PPIS2 now_RT know_VV0 something_PN1 of_IO the_AT appalling_JJ story_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE hounding_NN1 by_II cultural_JJ officialdom_NN1 ,_, the_AT raucous_JJ irony_NN1 of_IO the_AT middle_JJ works_NN and_CC the_AT bitter_JJ blackness_NN1 of_IO the_AT last_MD become_VV0 entirely_RR comprehensible_JJ ._. 
His_PPGE is_VBZ the_AT only_JJ post-war_JJ body_NN1 of_IO symphonic_JJ and_CC chamber_NN1 music_NN1 to_TO achieve_VVI genuine_JJ popularity_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR it_PPH1 is_VBZ drastically_RR imperfect_JJ ._. 
Impressive_JJ inspirations_NN2 mix_VV0 with_IW the_AT coarsest_JJT triteness_NN1 ;_; there_EX is_VBZ an_AT1 inordinate_JJ amount_NN1 of_IO padding_NN1 and_CC bombast_VV0 ;_; the_AT reliance_NN1 on_II formulae_NN2 is_VBZ the_AT most_RGT shameless_JJ since_CS Telemann_NP1 ._. 
Nor_CC did_VDD things_NN2 improve_VVI as_CSA he_PPHS1 grew_VVD beyond_II subjection_NN1 to_TO state_VVI reproof_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD late_JJ works_NN ,_, notably_RR the_AT Fourteenth_MD Symphony_NN1 and_CC the_AT songs_NN2 on_II Michaelangelo_NP1 texts_NN2 are_VBR among_II his_APPGE greatest_JJT ._. 
But_CCB in_II the_AT succession_NN1 of_IO late_JJ string_NN1 quartets_NN2 ,_, poverty_NN1 of_IO substance_NN1 and_CC spiritual_JJ exhaustion_NN1 are_VBR exemplified_VVN rather_II21 than_II22 expressed_JJ ._. 
Shostakovich_NP1 ,_, obviously_RR pre-eminent_JJ among_II Soviet_JJ composers_NN2 ,_, had_VHD to_TO bear_VVI the_AT cruellest_JJT treatment_NN1 ._. 
Bold_JJ spirits_NN2 in_II the_AT satellite_NN1 countries_NN2 were_VBDR able_JK to_TO take_VVI liberties_NN2 at_II home_NN1 (_( Lutoslawski_NP1 ,_, Penderecki_NP1 ,_, Kurtag_NP1 )_) when_CS they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI away_RL in_II person_NN1 (_( Panufnik_NP1 ,_, Ligeti_NP1 )_) ._. 
The_AT recent_JJ change_NN1 of_IO policy_NN1 has_VHZ unfrozen_VVN a_AT1 flood_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 by_II younger_JJR figures_NN2 who_PNQS have_VH0 not_XX undergone_VVN similar_JJ cultural_JJ repression_NN1 ,_, though_CS the_AT conditions_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE work_NN1 remain_VV0 poignant_JJ and_CC precarious_JJ ._. 
Recently_RR it_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN well-aired_JJ in_II this_DD1 country_NN1 through_II broadcasts_NN2 and_CC festivals_NN2 ;_; enough_RR to_TO form_VVI an_AT1 initial_JJ overall_JJ view_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 that_CST music-lovers_NN2 are_VBR deluded_VVN when_CS they_PPHS2 claim_VV0 to_TO find_VVI artistic_JJ pleasure_NN1 in_II any_DD but_CCB a_AT1 fraction_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 music_NN1 ._. 
Here_RL ,_, as_CSA with_IW most_DAT of_IO Shostakovich_NP1 ,_, the_AT content_NN1 they_PPHS2 locate_VV0 is_VBZ a_AT1 projection_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ they_PPHS2 know_VV0 of_IO its_APPGE circumstances_NN2 -_- by_II which_DDQ only_RR a_AT1 heart_NN1 of_IO stone_NN1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI moved_VVN ._. 
Take_VV0 away_RL this_DD1 knowledge_NN1 and_CC the_AT appeal_NN1 would_VM vanish_VVI ,_, for_IF the_AT music_NN1 is_VBZ rarely_RR able_JK to_TO stand_VVI on_II its_APPGE own_DA merits_NN2 ._. 
The_AT second_MD problem_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT evaluation_NN1 of_IO new_JJ music_NN1 that_DD1 '_VBZ deals_NN2 '_GE with_IW religious_JJ subject-matter_NN1 ,_, however_RGQV vague_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 nostalgia_NN1 has_VHZ become_VVN apparent_JJ ,_, after_CS an_AT1 era_NN1 of_IO aggressive_JJ atheism_NN1 ,_, either_RR for_IF the_AT great_JJ organized_JJ beliefs_NN2 or_CC for_IF substitutes_NN2 chiming_VVG better_RRR with_IW the_AT would-be_JJ freer_JJR spirit_NN1 of_IO the_AT times_NNT2 ._. 
In_II the_AT Sixties_MC2 Gurus_NN1 and_CC pop_JJ music_NN1 were_VBDR the_AT thing_NN1 ;_; the_AT present_JJ mood_NN1 is_VBZ sombre_JJ and_CC apocalyptic_JJ ._. 
In_II both_DB2 ,_, the_AT identification_NN1 with_IW music_NN1 that_CST attempts_VVZ to_TO express_VVI any_DD part_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 vast_JJ area_NN1 tends_VVZ to_TO be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO self-deceiving_JJ empathy_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 spiritual_JJ void_NN1 needs_VVZ to_TO be_VBI satisfied_VVN ,_, so_RR what_DDQ is_VBZ offered_VVN as_CSA serious_JJ and_CC sacrosanct_JJ must_VM be_VBI as_RG good_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 pretends_VVZ ._. 
Instances_NN2 would_VM include_VVI the_AT St_NP1 Luke_NP1 Passion_NN1 by_II Penderecki_NP1 and_CC the_AT St_NP1 John_NP1 by_II Arvo_NP1 Part_NN1 ,_, Messiaen_NP1 's_GE Transfiguration_NN1 ,_, Britten_NP1 's_GE War_NN1 Requiem_NN1 ._. 
Tippett_NP1 's_GE Mask_NN1 of_IO Time_NNT1 and_CC Birtwistle_NP1 's_GE Mask_NN1 of_IO Orpheus_NP1 ,_, Steve_NP1 Reich_NP1 's_GE Desert_NN1 Music_NN1 ,_, much_DA1 of_IO the_AT output_NN1 of_IO John_NP1 Tavener_NP1 and_CC Jonathan_NP1 Harvey_NP1 ;_; above_II all_DB ,_, Stockhausen_NP1 's_GE seven-day_JJ wonder_NN1 ,_, Licht_NP1 ._. 
Such_DA religious/humanitarian_JJ subject-matter_NN1 even_RR the_AT Holocaust_NP1 ,_, Hiroshima_NP1 and_CC Aids_NN2 have_VH0 not_XX escaped_VVN makes_VVZ a_AT1 fortress_NN1 as_CSA unassailable_JJ by_II criticism_NN1 as_II the_AT art_NN1 produced_VVN under_II tyranny_NN1 ._. 
The_AT worth_NN1 of_IO individual_JJ pieces_NN2 is_VBZ ,_, obviously_RR ,_, very_RG various_JJ ;_; consistent_JJ is_VBZ the_AT appeal_NN1 to_II piety_NN1 ,_, ensuring_VVG that_CST the_AT elevated_JJ theme_NN1 produces_VVZ a_AT1 warm-hearted_JJ response_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 composers_NN2 are_VBR not_XX coldly_RR exploiting_VVG their_APPGE audiences_NN2 '_GE kindness_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 are_VBR all_DB equally_RR the_AT victims_NN2 of_IO the_AT going_JJ ideology_NN1 ._. 
And_CC sincerity_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX in_II question_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT hard_JJ truth_NN1 ,_, nailed_VVN with_IW all-time_JJ accuracy_NN1 by_II the_AT other_JJ great_JJ composer_NN1 from_II Leningrad_NP1 (_( the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS got_VVD out_RP )_) is_VBZ that_DD1 sincerity_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX guarantee_VVI quality_NN1 ._. 
'_" Most_DAT art_NN1 is_VBZ sincere_JJ ,_, '_GE Stravinsky_NP1 added_VVD ,_, '_GE and_CC most_DAT art_NN1 is_VBZ bad_JJ '_GE ._. 
Ersatz_JJ emotion_NN1 replaces_VVZ musical_JJ content_NN1 ._. 
The_AT genuine_JJ difficulty_NN1 of_IO understanding_VVG intricate_JJ artistic_JJ designs_NN2 is_VBZ evaded_VVN by_II the_AT factitious_JJ difficulty_NN1 of_IO being_VBG exalted_VVN or_CC troubled_VVN by_II important_JJ messages_NN2 which_DDQ have_VH0 nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW musical_JJ worth_NN1 ._. 
Artistic_JJ value_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX an_AT1 '_GE extra_JJ '_GE even_RR in_II a_AT1 threnody_NN1 for_IF Chernobyl_NP1 ._. 
Without_IW it_PPH1 ,_, message_NN1 or_CC vision_NN1 are_VBR wishful_JJ thinking_NN1 ._. 
Audiences_NN2 '_GE large_JJ capacities_NN2 for_IF ersatz-importance_JJ show_NN1 how_RRQ eager_JJ they_PPHS2 are_VBR to_TO be_VBI deeply_RR stirred_VVN ;_; how_RGQ easily_RR gulled_VVD ;_; how_RGQ low_RR the_AT threshold_NN1 of_IO enjoyment_NN1 must_VM be_VBI set_VVN for_IF music_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE time_NNT1 ._. 
What_DDQ little_RR appeal_VV0 it_PPH1 has_VHZ seems_VVZ to_TO depend_VVI heavily_RR on_II these_DD2 impurities_NN2 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 would_VM deny_VVI that_DD1 music_NN1 can_VM embody_VVI great_JJ humane_JJ and_CC religious_JJ themes_NN2 ._. 
That_CST it_PPH1 does_VDZ so_RR ,_, so_RG profoundly_RR ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 vital_JJ part_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ for_IF ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ spiritual_JJ value_NN1 in_II the_AT very_JJ handling_NN1 of_IO its_APPGE primary_JJ elements_NN2 to_TO write_VVI a_AT1 little_JJ song_NN1 or_CC dance_NN1 ,_, even_RR an_AT1 exercise_NN1 ;_; even_RR ,_, as_CSA Bruckner_NP1 used_VMK to_TO show_VVI his_APPGE classes_NN2 ,_, in_II a_AT1 fifth_MD or_CC octave_NN1 struck_VVN at_II a_AT1 piano_NN1 ._. 
The_AT essence_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 's_GE higher_JJR flights_NN2 is_VBZ transcendental_JJ in_II the_AT highest_JJT degree_NN1 imaginable_JJ ,_, in_II ways_NN2 that_CST are_VBR manifestly_RR intelligible_JJ and_CC effectual_JJ ,_, and_CC quite_RG insusceptible_JJ to_II verbal_JJ accounting_NN1 ._. 
Debussy_NP1 's_GE answer_NN1 to_II a_AT1 journalist_NN1 who_PNQS asked_VVD if_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ familiar_JJ with_IW heaven_NN1 '_GE yes_UH ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX natter_VVI about_II it_PPH1 with_IW strangers_NN2 '_GE -_- is_VBZ not_XX so_RG silly_JJ as_CSA it_PPH1 sounds_VVZ ._. 
Evasive_JJ certainly_RR ,_, but_CCB only_RR to_TO acknowledge_VVI what_DDQ can_VM not_XX be_VBI uttered_VVN ._. 
The_AT good_JJ composer_NN1 expresses_VVZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 feels_VVZ and_CC makes_VVZ what_DDQ he_PPHS1 is_VBZ making_VVG ,_, from_II an_AT1 essentially_RR musical_JJ motivation_NN1 ,_, by_II essentially_RR musical_JJ means_NN ,_, with_IW all_DB the_AT skill_NN1 and_CC experience_VV0 he_PPHS1 can_VM command_VVI ._. 
The_AT ends_NN2 are_VBR various_JJ :_: here_RL a_AT1 visionary_JJ oratorio_NN1 ,_, there_EX an_AT1 opera_NN1 buffa_NN1 ;_; here_RL a_AT1 craggy_JJ piano_NN1 etude_NN1 ,_, there_EX a_AT1 melting_NN1 morceau_NN1 de_NP1 salon_NN1 ._. 
The_AT degree_NN1 of_IO craft_NN1 ,_, the_AT degree_NN1 of_IO inspiration_NN1 ,_, are_VBR the_AT measure_NN1 whereby_RRQ they_PPHS2 can_VM be_VBI valued_VVN ;_; through_II these_DD2 are_VBR achieved_VVN ,_, consciously_RR or_CC inadvertently_RR ,_, the_AT heights_NN2 and_CC depths_NN2 of_IO spiritual_JJ expression_NN1 whereby_RRQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR '_GE a_AT1 joy_NN1 for_RR21 ever_RR22 '_GE ._. 
Music_NN1 can_VM only_RR be_VBI judged_VVN on_II the_AT basis_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 attentiveness_NN1 to_II its_APPGE musical_JJ essence_NN1 as_RG sensitive_JJ and_CC discriminating_JJ as_CSA possible_JJ ._. 
Above_II all_DB ,_, as_CSA specific_JJ -an_AT1 undogmatic_JJ reaction_NN1 to_II the_AT details_NN2 in_II style_NN1 and_CC technique_NN1 of_IO the_AT particular_JJ composer_NN1 ,_, piece_NN1 ,_, or_CC passage_NN1 ._. 
Naturally_RR this_DD1 will_VM include_VVI transcendental_JJ subject-matter_NN1 if_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ there_RL ,_, and_CC recognize_VV0 the_AT moments_NN2 where_RRQ this_DD1 sweeps_VVZ all_DB before_CS it_PPH1 ._. 
All_DB the_AT rest_NN1 is_VBZ emotional_JJ blackmail_NN1 ._. 
RECORD_NN1 REVIEWS_VVZ /_FO Violent_JJ measure_NN1 :_: Shostakovich_NP1 :_: Piano_NN1 Concerto_NN1 No_AT 1_MC1 ,_, Chamber_NN1 Symphony_NN1 ,_, Seven_MC Preludes_NN2 Op_NN1 34_MC ._. 
Evgeny_NP1 Kissin_NP1 (_( piano_NN1 )_) ,_, Moscow_NP1 Virtuosi_NP1 ._. 
Vladimir_NP1 Spivakov_NP1 ._. 
RCA_NP1 Victor_NP1 RD87947_FO Rachmaninov_NP1 :_: Preludes_NN2 Op_NN1 32_MC ._. 
Shostakovich_NP1 :_: Piano_NN1 Sonata_NP1 No_AT 1_MC1 ._. 
Lilya_NP1 Zilberstein_NP1 (_( piano_NN1 )_) ._. 
DG427766-2_MC By_II SIMON_NP1 MUNDY_NP1 IT_NN1 IS_VBZ 14_MC years_NNT2 since_CS Shostakovich_NP1 died_VVD ._. 
Nonetheless_RR his_APPGE reputation_NN1 as_CSA at_RR21 once_RR22 the_AT most_RGT searching_JJ and_CC accessible_JJ of_IO contemporary_JJ composers_NN2 has_VHZ not_XX diminished_VVN ._. 
If_CS anything_PN1 ,_, fashion_NN1 is_VBZ moving_VVG closer_RRR to_II the_AT context_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE style_NN1 with_IW the_AT passage_NN1 of_IO time_NNT1 ._. 
In_II the_AT 1970s_MC2 his_APPGE language_NN1 did_VDD indeed_RR seem_VVI a_RR21 little_RR22 old-fashioned_JJ ._. 
Now_RT ,_, as_CSA composers_NN2 grope_VV0 towards_II a_AT1 language_NN1 that_CST satisfies_VVZ audiences_NN2 and_CC yet_RR manages_VVZ to_TO be_VBI sufficiently_RR modern_JJ ,_, Shostakovich_NP1 's_GE music_NN1 sounds_VVZ at_II the_AT front_NN1 once_RR21 again_RR22 ._. 
There_EX has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 welcome_JJ pile_NN1 of_IO new_JJ recordings_NN2 issued_VVD recently_RR ;_; not_XX just_RR of_IO the_AT symphonies_NN2 ,_, but_CCB of_IO the_AT concertos_NN2 and_CC chamber_NN1 music_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
Two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 mark_VV0 the_AT start_NN1 of_IO international_JJ recording_NN1 careers_NN2 for_IF extraordinary_JJ young_JJ Soviet_JJ pianists_NN2 ,_, Evgeny_NP1 Kissin_NP1 and_CC Lilya_NP1 Zilberstein_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS were_VBDR only_JJ children_NN2 when_RRQ Shostakovich_NP1 died_VVD ._. 
Kissin_NN1 ,_, aged_II 18_MC ,_, came_VVD to_II prominence_NN1 a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 ago_RA when_CS he_PPHS1 appeared_VVD to_II great_JJ acclaim_NN1 at_II the_AT Berlin_NP1 Festival_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE recording_NN1 of_IO the_AT First_MD Piano_NN1 Concerto_NN1 is_VBZ sparklingly_RR assured_VVN crisply_RR articulated_VVN but_CCB with_IW enough_DD sensitivity_NN1 to_TO convey_VVI the_AT inevitable_JJ bitter-sweet_JJ character_NN1 of_IO the_AT slow_JJ movement_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ anyway_RR a_AT1 stunning_JJ disc_NN1 ,_, thanks_NN2 to_II the_AT playing_NN1 of_IO the_AT Moscow_NP1 Virtuosi_NP1 with_IW Spivakov_NP1 ._. 
Their_APPGE performances_NN2 of_IO the_AT orchestral_JJ arrangements_NN2 the_AT Chamber_NN1 Symphony_NN1 (_( arranged_VVN by_II Rudolph_NP1 Barshai_NP1 from_II the_AT Eighth_MD Quartet_NN1 )_) and_CC the_AT Opus_NN1 34_MC Preludes_NN2 (_( arranged_VVN by_II Victor_NP1 Poltoratsky_NP1 from_II the_AT piano_NN1 original_JJ )_) are_VBR superbly_RR polished_VVN ._. 
Lilya_NP1 Zilberstein_NP1 ,_, at_II 24_MC ,_, is_VBZ also_RR an_AT1 impressive_JJ discovery_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE first_MD record_NN1 shows_VVZ her_PPHO1 to_TO be_VBI as_RG musical_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 is_VBZ technically_RR accomplished_VVN ._. 
The_AT pithy_JJ violence_NN1 of_IO Shostakovich_NP1 's_GE First_MD Sonata_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX come_VVI naturally_RR to_II her_PPHO1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 is_VBZ at_II home_NN1 in_II the_AT limpid_JJ impressionism_NN1 of_IO Rachmaninov_NP1 's_GE G_ZZ1 major_JJ Prelude_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ on_II its_APPGE own_DA makes_VVZ this_DD1 disc_NN1 worth_II having_VHG ._. 
The_AT lyrical_JJ and_CC passionate_JJ aspects_NN2 of_IO Shostakovich_NP1 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 the_AT bitterly_RR satirical_JJ ,_, also_RR bring_VV0 out_RP the_AT best_RRT in_II Julian_NP1 Lloyd_NP1 Webber_NP1 's_VBZ playing_VVG ._. 
His_APPGE elegiac_JJ tempo_NN1 for_IF the_AT largo_NN1 of_IO the_AT Cello_NN1 Sonata_NP1 allows_VVZ him_PPHO1 a_AT1 sustained_JJ outpouring_NN1 of_IO feeling_NN1 ._. 
John_NP1 McCabe_NP1 's_GE accompanying_JJ ,_, too_RR ,_, is_VBZ wonderfully_RR supportive_JJ ._. 
The_AT Sonata_NP1 is_VBZ imaginatively_RR coupled_VVN with_IW Britten_NP1 's_GE ,_, written_VVN after_II his_APPGE first_MD meeting_NN1 with_IW Shostakovich_NP1 in_II 1961_MC ._. 
The_AT usual_JJ characters_NN2 of_IO the_AT two_MC composers_NN2 are_VBR reversed_VVN here_RL ;_; there_EX is_VBZ little_JJ of_IO the_AT English_JJ scene-painter_NN1 in_II Britten_NP1 's_GE Sonata_NP1 ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 stands_VVZ as_CSA one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE most_RGT nervous_JJ and_CC angry_JJ works_NN ._. 
Lloyd_NP1 Webber_NP1 and_CC McCabe_NP1 ,_, both_RR amiable_JJ men_NN2 ,_, sense_VV0 the_AT unease_NN1 and_CC respond_VV0 to_II it_PPH1 deftly_RR ._. 
Itzhak_VV0 Perlman_NP1 's_GE account_NN1 of_IO Shostakovich_NP1 's_GE First_MD Violin_NN1 Concerto_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 more_RGR rough-hewn_JJ affair_NN1 ._. 
Perlman_NN1 is_VBZ usually_RR the_AT slickest_JJT of_IO violinists_NN2 ,_, but_CCB here_RL he_PPHS1 seems_VVZ to_TO cultivate_VVI a_AT1 rasping_JJ sound_NN1 that_CST emphasises_VVZ the_AT work_NN1 's_GE macabre_JJ portrait_NN1 of_IO Stalin_NP1 's_GE Russia_NP1 in_II the_AT late_JJ 1940s_MC2 ._. 
This_DD1 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 the_AT concerto_NN1 by_II Shostakovich_NP1 's_GE teacher_NN1 Glazunov_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ recorded_VVN live_JJ in_II Tel_NP1 Aviv_NP1 in_II July_NPM1 1988_MC so_CS there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 spate_NN1 of_IO clapping_VVG at_II the_AT end_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT acoustic_NN1 captured_VVN by_II the_AT engineers_NN2 is_VBZ reasonably_RR spacious_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 reservations_NN2 about_II Perlman_NP1 and_CC Mehta_NP1 's_GE treatment_NN1 of_IO the_AT Glazunov_NP1 ,_, though_CS ,_, which_DDQ seems_VVZ neither_RR as_CSA richly_RR romantic_JJ as_CSA Oscar_NP1 Shumsky_NP1 's_VBZ on_II Chandos_NP1 ,_, nor_CC as_RG glittering_JJ as_CSA Anne-Sophie_NP1 Mutter_NP1 's_VBZ on_II Erato_NP1 :_: the_AT other_JJ two_MC versions_NN2 to_TO appear_VVI in_II the_AT last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
In_II this_DD1 silkiest_JJT of_IO works_NN there_EX needs_VVZ to_TO be_VBI an_AT1 elegant_JJ bonhomie_NN1 ,_, mixed_VVN with_IW a_AT1 hint_NN1 of_IO gentle_JJ sadness_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ quite_RR eludes_VVZ the_AT Israel_NP1 PO_NN1 and_CC the_AT soloist_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS seem_VV0 intent_NN1 on_II squeezing_VVG out_RP each_DD1 last_MD drip_NN1 of_IO sentiment_NN1 surely_RR a_AT1 misunderstanding_NN1 of_IO the_AT composer_NN1 's_GE style_NN1 and_CC aspirations_NN2 ._. 
MUSIC_NN1 /_FO Enlightened_JJ views_NN2 :_: OAE_NP1 /_FO Mackerras_NP1 Queen_NNB Elizabeth_NP1 Hall_NN1 By_II TESS_NP1 KNIGHTON_NP1 HAYDN-LOVERS_NN2 are_VBR in_RP for_IF a_AT1 good_JJ time_NNT1 this_DD1 autumn_NNT1 :_: coming_VVG up_RP are_VBR the_AT Haydn_NP1 at_II Esterhaza_NP1 concerts_NN2 at_II the_AT Wigmore_NP1 Hall_NN1 (_( part_NN1 of_IO the_AT Magyarok_NP1 Britain_NP1 Salutes_VVZ Hungary_NP1 Festival_NN1 )_) ;_; already_RR on_II display_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT Haydn_NP1 and_CC England_NP1 exhibition_NN1 at_II the_AT British_JJ Library_NN1 ;_; and_CC just_RR started_VVN is_VBZ the_AT Orchestra_NN1 of_IO the_AT Age_NN1 of_IO Enlightenment_NN1 's_GE QEH_NP1 Haydn_NP1 series_NN concentrating_VVG on_II his_APPGE late_JJ choral_JJ works_NN ._. 
The_AT opening_NN1 concert_NN1 a_AT1 performance_NN1 of_IO The_AT Creation_NN1 ,_, conducted_VVN by_II Sir_NNB Charles_NP1 Mackerras_NP1 sets_VVZ a_AT1 high_JJ standard_NN1 for_IF the_AT remaining_JJ seven_MC concerts_NN2 in_II the_AT series_NN ._. 
The_AT ingredients_NN2 were_VBDR just_RR right_JJ :_: three_MC highly_RR intelligent_JJ soloists_NN2 (_( Lynne_NP1 Dawson_NP1 ,_, Anthony_NP1 Rolfe_NP1 Johnson_NP1 and_CC David_NP1 Wilson-Johnson_NP1 )_) ;_; a_AT1 small_JJ but_CCB alert_JJ choir_NN1 (_( excellently_RR trained_VVN by_II Julian_NP1 Clarkson_NP1 )_) ;_; a_AT1 top-name_JJ period-instrument_JJ orchestra_NN1 ;_; and_CC a_AT1 conductor_NN1 not_XX afraid_JJ to_TO cherish_VVI every_AT1 aspect_NN1 of_IO Haydn_NP1 's_GE extraordinary_JJ score_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ music-making_JJ of_IO a_AT1 high_JJ order_NN1 ._. 
Mackerras_NP1 's_GE account_NN1 was_VBDZ compassionate_JJ but_CCB redblooded_VVD ,_, direct_JJ but_CCB full_JJ of_IO charm_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX set_VVI out_RP to_TO be_VBI radically_RR different_JJ ,_, though_CS Haydn_NP1 's_GE colourful_JJ scoring_NN1 was_VBDZ certainly_RR enhanced_VVN by_II the_AT use_NN1 of_IO period_NN1 instruments_NN2 (_( including_II a_AT1 fortepiano_NN1 in_II the_AT recitatives_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 bass_JJ line_NN1 reinforced_VVD more_RGR consistently_RR by_II bass_JJ trombone_NN1 and_CC contra_NN1 bassoon_NN1 )_) ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 succeeded_VVD in_II being_VBG unforced_JJ and_CC unfettered_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 made_VVD the_AT most_DAT of_IO his_APPGE superb_JJ wind_NN1 section_NN1 ,_, used_VVD the_AT extra_JJ clarity_NN1 of_IO the_AT strings_NN2 to_TO underline_VVI the_AT richness_NN1 of_IO the_AT harmony_NN1 ,_, and_CC encouraged_VVD the_AT brass_NN1 to_TO cut_VVI through_II the_AT texture_NN1 and_CC pin_VVI down_RP the_AT rhythm_NN1 as_CSA ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, in_II the_AT exhilarating_JJ chorus_NN1 '_GE Achieved_VVN is_VBZ the_AT Glorious_JJ Work_NN1 '_GE ._. 
The_AT audiences_NN2 at_II the_AT first_MD performances_NN2 of_IO The_AT Creation_NN1 in_II Vienna_NP1 in_II the_AT late_JJ 1790s_MC2 were_VBDR entranced_VVN by_II Haydn_NP1 's_GE musical_JJ depictions_NN2 of_IO every_AT1 living_JJ creature_NN1 from_II the_AT mighty_JJ eagle_NN1 to_II the_AT lowly_JJ worm_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR a_AT1 short_JJ while_NNT1 later_RRR these_DD2 were_VBDR accused_VVN (_( by_II Schiller_NP1 amongst_II others_NN2 )_) of_IO being_VBG not_XX worthy_JJ of_IO him_PPHO1 -_- '_GE Fit_JJ only_RR for_IF the_AT nursery_NN1 ,_, to_TO use_VVI in_II31 connection_II32 with_II33 Noah_NP1 's_GE Ark_NP1 '_GE but_CCB the_AT truth_NN1 is_VBZ they_PPHS2 are_VBR irresistible_JJ ._. 
Lynne_NP1 Dawson_NP1 's_GE clear_JJ voice_NN1 soared_VVD and_CC trilled_VVD through_II '_GE The_AT Birds_NP1 '_GE number_NN1 ,_, while_CS Wilson-Johnson_NP1 's_GE worm_NN1 was_VBDZ creepily_RR sinuous_JJ ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 uplifting_JJ experience_NN1 as_CSA Haydn_NP1 intended_VVD it_PPH1 should_VM be_VBI ._. 
Days_NNT2 Like_II These_DD2 By_II IAN_NP1 IRVINE_NP1 10_MC October_NPM1 ,_, 1903_MC RAYMOND_NP1 ASQUITH_NP1 writes_VVZ to_II Lady_NNB Manners_NP1 from_II Aberdeenshire_NP1 :_: '_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 storm_NN1 yesterday_RT and_CC went_VVD out_RP to_TO watch_VVI the_AT waves_NN2 :_: I_PPIS1 ventured_VVD too_RG far_RR out_RP onto_II a_AT1 rock_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ knocked_VVN flat_NN1 on_II my_APPGE face_NN1 against_II a_AT1 granite_NN1 floor_NN1 by_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT biggest_JJT rollers_NN2 ever_RR seen_VVN on_II this_DD1 coast_NN1 :_: I_PPIS1 never_RR felt_VVD such_DA a_AT1 blow_NN1 ;_; luckily_RR I_PPIS1 fell_VVD in_II a_AT1 crevice_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ n't_XX washed_VVN away_RL ;_; but_CCB I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ stunned_VVN for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 seconds_NNT2 ,_, and_CC when_CS I_PPIS1 got_VVD up_RP my_APPGE face_NN1 and_CC knee_NN1 were_VBDR streaming_VVG with_IW blood_NN1 ._. 
Margot_NP1 is_VBZ always_RR splendid_JJ on_II these_DD2 occasions_NN2 ;_; she_PPHS1 took_VVD me_PPIO1 back_RP to_II the_AT house_NN1 and_CC covered_VVD me_PPIO1 with_IW ice_NN1 and_CC raw_JJ beef_NN1 :_: but_CCB in_II31 spite_II32 of_II33 all_DB I_PPIS1 am_VBM a_AT1 most_RGT revolting_JJ sight_NN1 today_RT and_CC shall_VM be_VBI for_IF a_AT1 week_NNT1 or_CC more_RGR lame_JJ in_II one_MC1 leg_NN1 ,_, blind_JJ in_II one_MC1 eye_NN1 ,_, and_CC with_IW a_AT1 nose_NN1 like_II Cyrano_NP1 ..._... 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM glad_JJ you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX see_VVI me_PPIO1 :_: you_PPY would_VM never_RR speak_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 again_RT ._. 
'_GE 10_MC October_NPM1 ,_, 1979_MC STEPHEN_NP1 SPENDER_NP1 ,_, teaching_VVG in_II Lynchburg_NP1 ,_, Virginia_NP1 ,_, writes_VVZ in_II his_APPGE journal_NN1 :_: '_" My_APPGE class_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ I_PPIS1 took_VVD last_MD night_NNT1 ,_, seems_VVZ irremediable_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 really_RR almost_RR given_VVN up_RP trying_VVG to_TO discuss_VVI their_APPGE poems_NN2 ,_, and_CC just_RR talk_VV0 about_II poetry_NN1 ._. 
In_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT poems_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT following_JJ lines_NN2 :_: I_PPIS1 seem_VV0 as_CS21 though_CS22 from_II a_AT1 polished_JJ ship_NN1 Torn_VVN Between_II the_AT anchors_NN2 at_II the_AT dock_NN1 And_CC the_AT currents_NN2 of_IO the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
'_" This_DD1 does_VDZ n't_XX work_VVI ._. 
You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX think_VVI of_IO a_AT1 ship_NN1 as_CSA having_VHG an_AT1 emotional_JJ life_NN1 divided_VVN between_II the_AT attachment_NN1 to_II its_APPGE anchors_NN2 and_CC the_AT call_NN1 of_IO the_AT tides_NN2 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 personalizes_VVZ the_AT ship_NN1 ,_, '_GE a_AT1 friend_NN1 of_IO the_AT poetess_NN1 said_VVD ,_, in_II a_AT1 just_RR audible_JJ squeak_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT ship_NN1 was_VBDZ you_PPY I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 if_CS you_PPY were_VBDR the_AT ship_NN1 it_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI absurd_JJ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 argued_VVD ,_, beginning_VVG to_TO feel_VVI dizzy_JJ ._. 
However_RRQV I_PPIS1 could_VM see_VVI that_CST the_AT class_NN1 was_VBDZ against_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Crushed_JJ ambitions_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 's_GE lib_NN1 feelings_NN2 had_VHD rallied_VVN to_II the_AT author_NN1 's_GE right_JJ to_TO identify_VVI herself_PPX1 with_IW a_AT1 polished_JJ ship_NN1 ._. 
'_" When_RRQ I_PPIS1 got_VVD back_RP to_II my_APPGE apartment_NN1 I_PPIS1 ate_VVD some_DD ham_NN1 and_CC beans_NN2 ,_, and_CC opened_VVD a_AT1 bottle_NN1 of_IO rather_RG rust-coloured_JJ claret_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ate_VVD too_RG much_DA1 and_CC drank_VVD nearly_RR three-quarters_MF of_IO the_AT bottle_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD disgusted_JJ with_IW myself_PPX1 ,_, repelled_VVN by_II my_APPGE heavy_JJ ,_, unlovable_JJ weight_NN1 of_IO flesh_NN1 ._. 
'_GE 14_MC October_NPM1 ,_, 1969_MC TONY_NP1 BENN_NP1 records_NN2 in_II his_APPGE diary_NN1 :_: '_GE In_II the_AT evening_NNT1 Caroline_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 went_VVD to_II Number_NN1 10_MC for_IF a_AT1 dinner_NN1 for_IF the_AT American_JJ astronauts_NN2 ,_, the_AT first_MD three_MC men_NN2 to_TO have_VHI been_VBN on_II the_AT moon_NN1 ._. 
Neil_NP1 Armstrong_NP1 and_CC Buz_NP1 Aldrin_NP1 and_CC their_APPGE wives_NN2 were_VBDR there_RL and_CC Harold_NP1 had_VHD laid_VVN on_II the_AT evening_NNT1 in_II grand_JJ style_NN1 with_IW lots_PN of_IO television_NN1 coverage_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 sat_VVD next_II21 to_II22 Pat_NP1 Collins_NP1 who_PNQS is_VBZ a_AT1 very_RG intelligent_JJ and_CC delightful_JJ woman_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 felt_VVD sorry_JJ that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD George_NP1 Brown_NP1 ,_, completely_RR pickled_VVD ,_, on_II the_AT other_JJ side_NN1 of_IO her_PPHO1 ._. 
'_GE TELEVISION_NN1 /_FO He_PPHS1 knew_VVD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 liked_VVD By_II THOMAS_NP1 SUTCLIFFE_NP1 AN_AT1 OBJECT_NN1 lesson_NN1 for_IF all_DB those_DD2 who_PNQS bemoan_VV0 the_AT artistic_JJ indifference_NN1 of_IO government_NN1 ,_, last_MD night_NNT1 's_GE Omnibus_NN1 (_( BBC_NP1 1_MC1 )_) looked_VVD at_II a_AT1 political_JJ leader_NN1 who_PNQS took_VVD the_AT closest_JJT interest_NN1 in_II art_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 mediocre_JJ and_CC embittered_JJ water-colourist_NN1 who_PNQS eventually_RR turned_VVN to_II another_DD1 medium_JJ mass_JJ emotion_NN1 and_CC warfare_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Fuhrer_NN1 loves_VVZ art_NN1 because_CS he_PPHS1 is_VBZ himself_PPX1 an_AT1 artist_NN1 ,_, '_" Goebbels_NP2 announced_VVD in_II a_AT1 contemporary_JJ newsreel_NN1 ,_, at_II which_DDQ ,_, no_RR21 doubt_RR22 ,_, all_DB genuine_JJ artists_NN2 looked_VVD uneasily_RR towards_II the_AT border_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ still_RR not_XX an_AT1 easy_JJ subject-matter_NN1 when_CS the_AT Royal_JJ Academy_NN1 put_VVD together_RL its_APPGE recent_JJ retrospective_JJ of_IO '_GE German_JJ Art_NN1 in_II the_AT Twentieth-Century_JJ '_" it_PPH1 dealt_VVD with_IW the_AT Nazi_JJ years_NNT2 by_II ignoring_VVG them_PPHO2 altogether_RR a_AT1 decision_NN1 that_CST put_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II31 line_II32 with_II33 the_AT orthodox_JJ view_NN1 of_IO the_AT work_NN1 's_GE quality_NN1 and_CC conveniently_RR avoided_VVD the_AT embarrassing_JJ possibility_NN1 that_CST these_DD2 works_NN kitsch_NN1 ,_, sunlit_JJ expressions_NN2 of_IO heroic_JJ physical_JJ vigour_NN1 and_CC serene_JJ landscape_NN1 might_VM still_RR prove_VVI more_RGR popular_JJ than_CSN German_JJ expressionism_NN1 ._. 
Omnibus_NN1 's_GE simplistic_JJ script_NN1 favoured_VVN show-and-tell_VV0 over_RP analysis_NN1 but_CCB that_DD1 dangerous_JJ moral_JJ that_CST these_DD2 years_NNT2 were_VBDR a_AT1 triumph_NN1 of_IO popular_JJ taste_NN1 in_II art_NN1 ,_, not_XX a_AT1 suppression_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI glimpsed_VVN now_RT and_CC then_RT ._. 
'_GE The_AT Nazis_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX invent_VVI styles_NN2 '_GE ,_, the_AT narration_NN1 pointed_VVD out_RP ,_, '_" they_PPHS2 occupied_VVD those_DD2 that_CST already_RR existed_VVD '_GE ._. 
In_II some_DD cases_NN2 this_DD1 was_VBDZ rather_RG literally_RR the_AT case_NN1 the_AT syrupy_JJ domestic_JJ interiors_NN2 beloved_NN1 of_IO German_JJ nineteenth-century_JJ painters_NN2 began_VVD to_TO reappear_VVI with_IW pictures_NN2 of_IO the_AT Fuhrer_NN1 on_II the_AT wall_NN1 and_CC the_AT Volkischer_NP1 Beobachter_NP1 lying_NN1 folded_VVN on_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
Elsewhere_RL the_AT co-option_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RGR subtle_JJ ;_; the_AT addition_NN1 of_IO the_AT word_NN1 '_GE German_NN1 '_GE to_II a_AT1 landscape_NN1 painting_NN1 would_VM usually_RR guarantee_VVI its_APPGE success_NN1 ._. 
Omnibus_NN1 chronicled_VVD all_DB this_DD1 with_IW exemplary_JJ thoroughness_NN1 but_CCB finally_RR elided_VVD the_AT real_JJ aesthetic_JJ questions_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 battle_NN1 between_II art_NN1 that_CST invites_VVZ the_AT viewer_NN1 to_TO think_VVI and_CC art_NN1 that_CST passes_VVZ through_II the_AT mind_NN1 leaving_VVG only_RR a_AT1 sugary_JJ trace_NN1 of_IO complacent_JJ pleasure_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Aesthetic_JJ judgements_NN2 are_VBR impossible_JJ '_GE ,_, the_AT narration_NN1 concluded_VVD ,_, a_AT1 denial_NN1 which_DDQ implied_VVD that_CST paintings_NN2 are_VBR only_RR as_RG good_JJ or_CC bad_JJ as_II the_AT political_JJ opinions_NN2 of_IO those_DD2 that_CST paint_VV0 them_PPHO2 ._. 
Earlier_RRR we_PPIS2 had_VHD been_VBN told_VVN that_CST some_DD '_" lascivious_58 '_GE nudes_NN2 were_VBDR '_GE a_AT1 sign_NN1 of_IO increasing_JJ decadence_NN1 at_II the_AT centre_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 inflexible_JJ regime_NN1 '_GE ,_, a_AT1 phrase_NN1 with_IW some_DD deeply_RR troubling_JJ echoes_NN2 of_IO vocabulary_NN1 ._. 
That_CST this_DD1 film_NN1 ,_, of_IO all_DB films_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ prepared_VVN to_TO judge_VVI paintings_NN2 merely_RR as_CSA symptoms_NN2 of_IO moral_JJ decay_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 startling_VVG ._. 
MUSICALS_NN2 /_FO Bows_NN2 of_IO Holly_NN1 :_: Mark_NP1 Steyn_NP1 reviews_VVZ London_NP1 's_GE latest_JJT musical_JJ biography_NN1 ,_, Buddy_NP1 ,_, at_II The_AT Victoria_NP1 Palace_NN1 By_II MARK_NP1 STEYN_NP1 THE_AT TEXANS_NN2 drawl_NN1 '_GE Y'all_NP1 '_GE ,_, blacks_NN2 go_VV0 '_" Yo_UH '_GE ,_, Hispanics_NP1 leer_NN1 '_GE Hey_UH ,_, ameeeeeeeego_NN1 !_! '_GE ._. 
And_CC towering_VVG above_II these_DD2 stage_NN1 cliches_NN2 is_VBZ ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, the_AT driven_JJ genius_NN1 whose_DDQGE music_NN1 can_VM not_XX be_VBI stemmed_VVN by_II the_AT forces_NN2 of_IO reaction_NN1 ._. 
Who_PNQS is_VBZ it_PPH1 this_DD1 time_NNT1 ?_? 
Wagner_NP1 ,_, Glenn_NP1 Miller_NP1 ,_, Jason_NP1 Donovan_NP1 ?_? 
No_AT matter_NN1 ;_; only_RR the_AT accents_NN2 change_VV0 and_CC the_AT pants_NN2 :_: here_RL ,_, the_AT squares_NN2 wear_VV0 slacks_NN2 ,_, the_AT good_JJ guys_NN2 blue-jeans_NN2 ._. 
Warned_VVN not_XX to_TO sing_VVI rock'n'roll_NN1 on_II a_AT1 c&amp;w_FO station_NN1 ,_, Buddy_NP1 Holly_NN1 insists_VVZ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 got_VVD ta_UH play_VV0 ma_NN1 music_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Misunderstood_JJ by_II Decca_NP1 Records_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 maintains_VVZ ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 wan_VV0 na_AT1 play_NN1 ma_NN1 music_NN1 ma_NN1 way_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Even_CS21 when_CS22 the_AT hits_NN2 start_VV0 ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ not_XX content_JJ ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 got_VVD ta_UH take_VV0 our_APPGE music_NN1 more_RGR serious_JJ ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 tells_VVZ the_AT Crickets_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS remain_VV0 unconvinced_JJ ._. 
'_" You_PPY got_VVD money_NN1 ,_, you_PPY got_VVD fame_NN1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 pleads_VVZ ,_, '_" what_DDQ you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO booze_NN1 for_IF ?_? 
'_GE Booze_NN1 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR midway_RL through_II Act_NN1 II_MC and_CC a_AT1 solitary_JJ six-pack_NN1 has_VHZ yet_RR to_TO hove_VVI into_II view_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 plot_NN1 development_NN1 the_AT plot_NN1 development_NN1 and_CC ,_, if_CS it_PPH1 involves_VVZ turning_VVG a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO Aled_JJ Jones_NP1 types_NN2 into_II Oliver_NP1 Reeds_NN2 ,_, why_RRQ let_VVI logic_NN1 get_VV0 in_II the_AT way_NN1 ?_? 
As_CSA it_PPH1 happens_VVZ ,_, there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO logic_NN1 behind_II Buddy_NP1 ._. 
The_AT most_RGT common_JJ reason_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 biomusical_JJ is_VBZ opportunism_NN1 :_: take_VV0 a_AT1 star_NN1 like_II Judy_NP1 Garland_NP1 or_CC John_NP1 Lennon_NP1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY pick_VV0 up_RP a_AT1 hit_NN1 title_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 hit_NN1 score_VV0 ready-made_JJ ._. 
Now_RT ,_, Alan_NP1 Janes_NP2 's_GE play_NN1 matches_VVZ the_AT well-loved_JJ songs_NN2 with_IW equally_RR well-loved_JJ dialogue_NN1 in_II a_AT1 K-Tel_NP1 Golden_JJ Greats_NN2 collection_NN1 of_IO Dramatists_NN2 '_GE Reliables_NP1 ._. 
Choke_VV0 up_RP at_II The_AT Price_NN1 Of_IO Fame_NN1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 give_VV0 '_" em_FU everything_PN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 stick_VV0 a_AT1 knife_NN1 in_II my_APPGE back_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Fight_NN1 back_RP those_DD2 tears_NN2 at_II The_AT Inevitable_JJ Parting_NN1 :_: '_" You_PPY and_CC me_PPIO1 ,_, boy_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 reckon_VV0 we_PPIS2 've_VH0 come_VVN to_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE road_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Marvel_NN1 at_II The_AT Little_JJ Woman_NN1 Behind_II The_AT Man_NN1 :_: '_" I_PPIS1 'd_VM like_VVI to_TO sing_VVI a_AT1 song_NN1 fer_VV0 a_AT1 special_JJ girlfriend_NN1 who_PNQS 's_VBZ kinda_RR important_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT justification_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 is_VBZ authenticity_NN1 ._. 
'_" All_DB that_DD1 happens_VVZ in_II the_AT play_NN1 is_VBZ based_VVN on_II fact_NN1 ,_, '_" Janes_NP2 pledges_VVZ solemnly_RR in_II the_AT programme_NN1 notes_NN2 ._. 
'_" As_CSA we_PPIS2 know_VV0 ,_, truth_NN1 is_VBZ often_RR stranger_JJR than_CSN fiction_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Often_RR ?_? 
Most_DAT of_IO us_PPIO2 prefer_VV0 to_TO watch_VVI Dallas_NP1 than_CSN our_APPGE neighbours_NN2 '_GE home-movies_NN2 ,_, because_CS ,_, when_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ down_RP to_II it_PPH1 ,_, we_PPIS2 know_VV0 that_DD1 truth_NN1 is_VBZ generally_RR a_RR21@ lot_RR22 duller_JJR than_CSN fiction_NN1 ._. 
Occasionally_RR ,_, though_CS ,_, a_AT1 dramatist_NN1 will_VM uncover_VVI someone_PN1 with_IW an_AT1 interesting_JJ story_NN1 ,_, regardless_RR of_IO how_RGQ unknown_JJ or_CC vaguely_RR remembered_VVD the_AT subject_NN1 is_VBZ ._. 
How_RGQ many_DA2 of_IO us_PPIO2 can_VM now_RT recall_VVI the_AT real_JJ Maria_NP1 von_NP1 Trapp_NP1 or_CC Fanny_NP1 Brice_NP1 ?_? 
They_PPHS2 live_VV0 only_RR through_II The_AT Sound_NN1 Of_IO Music_NN1 and_CC Funny_JJ Girl_NN1 ._. 
Buddy_NP1 Holly_NN1 comes_VVZ somewhere_RL between_II the_AT subjects_NN2 of_IO those_DD2 and_CC more_RGR parasitic_JJ biographies_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE records_NN2 are_VBR still_RR played_VVN ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE personality_NN1 ,_, unexposed_JJ through_II movies_NN2 or_CC extensive_JJ TV_NN1 interviews_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ almost_RR entirely_RR unknown_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ ,_, in_II theory_NN1 ,_, the_AT best_JJT of_IO both_DB2 worlds_NN2 except_CS21 that_CS22 Buddy_NP1 Holly_NN1 ,_, by_II all_DB accounts_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ not_XX terribly_RR interesting_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II Lubbock_NP1 ,_, married_VVD a_AT1 nice_JJ Spanish_JJ girl_NN1 and_CC died_VVD young_JJ in_II a_AT1 '_GE plane_NN1 crash_NN1 in_II 1959_MC ._. 
All_DB that_CST counts_NN2 are_VBR the_AT records_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 rhythmically_RR unusual_JJ Tex-Mex_NP1 fusion_NN1 of_IO rock'n'roll_NN1 and_CC older_JJR western_JJ elements_NN2 ,_, pioneering_VVG what_DDQ became_VVD the_AT standard_JJ pop_NN1 instrumentation_NN1 of_IO two_MC guitars_NN2 ,_, bass_JJ and_CC drums_NN2 ._. 
The_AT lyrics_NN2 are_VBR another_DD1 matter_NN1 ._. 
Of_IO the_AT two_MC prototype_NN1 rock_NN1 songwriters_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT more_RGR worldly_JJ Chuck_NP1 Berry_NP1 you_PPY turn_VV0 to_II for_IF the_AT authentic_JJ picture_NN1 of_IO teenage_JJ pleasures_NN2 in_II Eisenhower_NP1 's_GE America_NP1 :_: '_GE Gon_NN1 na_FW write_VV0 a_AT1 little_JJ letter_NN1 ,_, Gon_NP1 na_FU mail_NN1 it_PPH1 to_II my_APPGE local_JJ deejay_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Or_CC :_: '_GE Cruising_NN1 and_CC playing_VVG the_AT radio_NN1 With_IW no_AT particular_JJ place_NN1 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
'_GE Berry_NP1 's_GE songs_NN2 are_VBR plausible_JJ emblems_NN2 of_IO rock'n'roll_NN1 rebellion_NN1 or_CC ,_, at_II any_DD rate_NN1 ,_, youthful_JJ hedonism_NN1 ._. 
Buddy_NP1 invites_VVZ us_PPIO2 to_TO regard_VVI Holly_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA light_NN1 ,_, mocking_JJ (_( in_II a_AT1 horribly_RR nudging_VVG re-creation_NN1 )_) Lubbock_VV0 old-timers_NN2 like_II The_AT Hayriders_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS sing_VV0 :_: '_" When_RRQ the_AT sun_NN1 goes_VVZ down_RP on_II Blue_NP1 Ridge_NP1 Mountain_NNL1 It_NN1 's_VBZ the_AT time_NNT1 to_TO whistle_VVI in_II your_APPGE ear_NN1 ._. 
'_GE At_RR21 least_RR22 ,_, this_DD1 has_VHZ a_AT1 surreal_JJ daftness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT voice_NN1 of_IO rock'n'roll_NN1 ,_, in_II contrast_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ almost_RR unrelievedly_RR soupy_JJ ._. 
If_CS you_PPY did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI the_AT tunes_NN2 ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM assume_VVI Holly_NN1 's_GE lyrics_NN2 decorated_VVD some_DD innocent_JJ backporch_NN1 spooners_NN2 from_II the_AT turn-of-the-century_NNT1 :_: '_GE Stars_NN2 appear_VV0 and_CC the_AT shadows_NN2 are_VBR fallin'_VVG You_PPY can_VM hear_VVI my_APPGE honey_NN1 callin'_VVG ._. 
'_GE Or_CC :_: '_" You_PPY give_VV0 me_PPIO1 all_DB your_APPGE lovin'_JJ And_CC your_APPGE turtle-dovin'_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Or_CC :_: '_" When_RRQ Cupid_NP1 shot_VVD his_APPGE dart_NN1 He_PPHS1 shot_VVD it_PPH1 at_II your_APPGE heart_NN1 ._. 
'_" Not_XX only_RR are_VBR these_DD2 songs_NN2 impossible_JJ to_TO use_VVI dramatically_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR also_RR too_RG vague_JJ to_TO use_VVI as_RG incidental_JJ music_NN1 ,_, to_TO underline_VVI or_CC punctuate_VVI aspects_NN2 of_IO Holly_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 or_CC the_AT 1950s_MC2 more_RGR generally_RR ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 wrote_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF you_PPY ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 assures_VVZ his_APPGE gal_NN1 before_II the_AT ballads_NN2 ,_, but_CCB how_RRQ can_VM you_PPY tell_VVI ?_? 
All_DB you_PPY can_VM do_VDI with_IW these_DD2 songs_NN2 is_VBZ sing_VV0 them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC Buddy_NP1 fails_VVZ even_RR to_TO manage_VVI that_DD1 with_IW any_DD subtlety_NN1 ._. 
The_AT finales_NN2 to_II both_DB2 Acts_NN2 are_VBR effectively_RR concerts_NN2 ,_, the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO agreeably_RR naff_JJ rock'n'roll_NN1 revival_NN1 that_CST might_VM just_RR21 about_RR22 pass_VVI muster_VV0 as_II a_AT1 Capital_NN1 Gold_NN1 one-nighter_NN1 down_II the_AT Hammersmith_NP1 Palais_NN1 ._. 
And_CC ,_, for_IF all_DB the_AT appeal_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE singing_NN1 and_CC playing_VVG ,_, Paul_NP1 Hipp_NP1 comes_VVZ out_RP pretty_RG dull_JJ between_II the_AT numbers_NN2 ._. 
To_TO camouflage_VVI the_AT failures_NN2 of_IO the_AT play_NN1 ,_, Andy_NP1 Walmsley_NP1 has_VHZ created_VVN a_AT1 set_NN1 which_DDQ resembles_VVZ a_AT1 pile-up_NN1 of_IO roadside_NN1 hoardings_NN2 :_: Oldsmobile_NP1 ,_, Van_NP1 Heusen_NP1 shirts_NN2 ,_, Texaco_NP1 Premium_JJ Type_NN1 ._. 
Rob_NP1 Bettinson_NP1 ,_, the_AT director_NN1 ,_, has_VHZ deduced_VVN that_CST he_PPHS1 ought_VMK to_TO have_VHI these_DD2 images_NN2 plus_II disc-jockeys_NN2 ,_, radio_NN1 commercials_NN2 ,_, midwestern_JJ hops_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO know_VVI why_RRQ ._. 
Like_II most_DAT shows_NN2 which_DDQ are_VBR manufactured_VVN with_IW an_AT1 eye_NN1 to_II commercial_JJ success_NN1 (_( Winnie_NP1 ,_, High_JJ Society_NN1 ,_, to_TO name_VVI only_JJ Buddy_NP1 's_GE predecessors_NN2 at_II the_AT Victoria_NP1 Palace_NN1 )_) ,_, this_DD1 one_PN1 will_VM probably_RR fail_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX as_CS21 if_CS22 there_EX are_VBR n't_XX aspects_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE career_NN1 that_CST are_VBR n't_XX worth_II exploring_VVG :_: how_RRQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 come_VVI to_TO use_VVI drums_NN2 ,_, then_RT almost_RR unknown_JJ in_II Texan_NN1 country_NN1 line-ups_VVZ ?_? 
Was_VBDZ it_PPH1 true_JJ ,_, as_CSA the_AT chart_NN1 performance_NN1 of_IO '_GE Heartbeat_NP1 '_GE (_( his_APPGE last_MD release_NN1 )_) suggests_VVZ ,_, that_CST his_APPGE three-year_JJ career_NN1 was_VBDZ already_RR on_II the_AT wane_NN1 ?_? 
And_CC surely_RR any_DD dramatist_NN1 ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO move_VVI us_PPIO2 with_IW that_DD1 final_JJ night_NNT1 of_IO Holly_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 ,_, when_CS his_APPGE musicians_NN2 (_( including_II Waylon_NP1 Jennings_NP1 )_) gave_VVD their_APPGE places_NN2 on_II the_AT '_GE plane_NN1 to_II the_AT Big_JJ Bopper_NN1 and_CC Ritchie_NP1 Valens_NP1 ._. 
The_AT author_NN1 's_GE job_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX merely_RR to_TO offer_VVI an_AT1 illustrated_JJ Who_NP1 's_VBZ Who_NP1 entry_NN1 ,_, but_CCB to_TO turn_VVI elements_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 man_NN1 's_GE life_NN1 into_II a_AT1 dramatic_JJ entity_NN1 ._. 
And_CC ,_, if_CS Holly_NN1 's_VBZ too_RG boring_JJ for_IF that_DD1 ,_, perhaps_RR the_AT best_JJT approach_NN1 would_VM be_VBI to_TO write_VVI about_II his_APPGE impact_NN1 on_II others_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, is_VBZ what_DDQ Don_NP1 McLean_NP1 did_VDD so_RG brilliantly_RR in_II '_GE American_JJ Pie_NN1 '_GE ,_, a_AT1 personal_JJ reaction_NN1 to_II '_GE the_AT day_NNT1 the_AT music_NN1 died_VVD '_GE ._. 
THEATRE_NN1 /_FO More_RRR than_CSN their_APPGE jobs_NN2 are_VBR worth_II :_: Peter_NP1 Kemp_NP1 on_II Roger_NP1 Hall_NN1 's_GE Roll_NN1 On_II Friday_NPD1 at_II the_AT Palace_NN1 ,_, Watford_NP1 By_II PETER_NP1 KEMP_NP1 The_AT play_NN1 Roll_NN1 On_II Friday_NPD1 is_VBZ one_PN1 that_CST very_RG soon_RR has_VHZ you_PPY echoing_VVG its_APPGE title_NN1 's_GE wish_NN1 that_DD1 time_NNT1 would_VM pass_VVI more_RGR rapidly_RR ._. 
In_II its_APPGE attempt_NN1 to_TO satirise_VVI an_AT1 institution_NN1 supposedly_RR dominated_VVN by_II tedium_NN1 ,_, repetition_NN1 and_CC pointlessness_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 perversely_RR contrives_VVZ to_TO consist_VVI of_IO little_JJ but_CCB these_DD2 things_NN2 itself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT setting_NN1 is_VBZ Room_NN1 133_MC :_: the_AT stores_NN2 branch_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 vast_JJ government_NN1 department_NN1 in_II Wellington_NP1 ,_, New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 ._. 
Into_II this_DD1 cluttered_JJ little_JJ office_NN1 on_II a_AT1 wet_JJ and_CC windswept_JJ Monday_NPD1 morning_NNT1 in_II 1974_MC burst_VVD five_MC of_IO its_APPGE personnel_NN2 ._. 
In_II31 accordance_II32 with_II33 the_AT procedures_NN2 governing_VVG Roger_NP1 Hall_NN1 's_GE comedy_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 do_VD0 so_RR at_II regularly-spaced_JJ intervals_NN2 ,_, each_DD1 entering_VVG with_IW a_AT1 gasp_NN1 and_CC clad_VVN in_II a_AT1 ridiculous_JJ profusion_NN1 of_IO scarves_NN2 ,_, hats_NN2 and_CC rainwear_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 his_APPGE droll_JJ point_NN1 about_II the_AT awfulness_NN1 of_IO the_AT country_NN1 's_GE climate_NN1 can_VM be_VBI adequately_RR appreciated_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ usual_JJ in_II this_DD1 office_NN1 comedy_NN1 ,_, you_PPY quickly_RR discover_VV0 ,_, for_IF jokes_NN2 to_TO be_VBI transmitted_VVN at_RR21 least_RR22 in_II triplicate_NN1 ._. 
Often_RR ,_, the_AT same_DA bit_NN1 of_IO flimsy_JJ facetiousness_NN1 gets_VVZ disgorged_JJ with_IW a_AT1 frequency_NN1 that_CST suggests_VVZ the_AT whole_JJ thing_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 product_NN1 of_IO some_DD mechanically_RR chortling_VVG Xerox_NP1 machine_NN1 ._. 
Every_AT1 20_MC minutes_NNT2 or_CC so_RR ,_, the_AT play_NN1 guffawingly_RR alludes_VVZ to_II the_AT non-arrival_NN1 of_IO some_DD long-ordered_JJ calculators_NN2 ._. 
When_CS they_PPHS2 finally_RR appear_VV0 ,_, they_PPHS2 turn_VV0 out_RP in_II what_DDQ for_IF this_DD1 play_NN1 amounts_VVZ to_II a_AT1 considerable_JJ comic_JJ twist_NN1 to_TO have_VHI been_VBN fitted_VVN with_IW the_AT wrong_JJ plug_NN1 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 human_JJ variant_NN1 on_II such_DA running_NN1 or_CC lumbering_JJ gags_NN2 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ Wally_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 farcically_RR uncooperative_JJ caretaker_NN1 who_PNQS puts_VVZ in_II a_AT1 regulation_NN1 grumpy_JJ appearance_NN1 in_II each_DD1 of_IO the_AT play_NN1 's_GE four_MC scenes_NN2 in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO enunciate_VVI his_APPGE catchphrase_NN1 ,_, '_" Nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI with_IW me_PPIO1 '_GE ._. 
Much_DA1 of_IO the_AT play_NN1 's_GE humour_NN1 comes_VVZ straight_RR from_II stock_NN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR jests_NN2 about_II administrative_JJ gaffes_NN2 (_( 'overtrousers_NN2 '_GE mistyped_JJ as_58 '_GE overt_JJ rousers_NN2 '_GE )_) or_CC about_II the_AT craziness_NN1 of_IO bureaucracy_NN1 (_( the_AT staff_NN have_VH0 no_AT order_NN1 forms_VVZ because_CS they_PPHS2 have_VH0 run_VVN out_II21 of_II22 order_NN1 forms_VVZ with_IW which_DDQ to_TO order_VVI them_PPHO2 )_) ._. 
Traditional_JJ sniggerings_NN2 are_VBR amply_RR catered_VVN for_IF ,_, too_RR ._. 
The_AT office_NN1 's_GE tubby_JJ female_JJ employee_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT constant_JJ butt_NN1 of_IO lines_NN2 like_VV0 :_: '_GE Of_RR21 course_RR22 you_PPY 're_VBR not_XX fat_JJ ,_, Beryl_NP1 ..._... pull_VV0 up_RP a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO chairs_NN2 and_CC sit_VV0 down_RP ._. 
'_GE 'Mind_VV0 my_APPGE yoghurt'_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 squeals_VVZ when_RRQ a_AT1 workmate_NN1 squeezes_VVZ her_APPGE breasts_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 further_JJR dismal_JJ feature_NN1 of_IO the_AT evening_NNT1 is_VBZ Hall_NP1 's_GE penchant_NN1 for_IF the_AT unsurprising_JJ surprise_NN1 ._. 
Predictably_RR ,_, a_AT1 much-mentioned_JJ colleague_NN1 absent_JJ on_II sick-leave_NN1 gets_VVZ the_AT job_NN1 two_MC of_IO the_AT characters_NN2 on_II stage_NN1 are_VBR rivals_NN2 for_IF ._. 
Lumps_NN2 of_IO pathos_NN1 intermittently_RR introduce_VV0 a_AT1 note_NN1 of_IO sentiment_NN1 into_II all_DB of_IO this_DD1 ._. 
Two_MC of_IO the_AT men_NN2 turn_VV0 out_RP to_TO have_VHI family_NN1 problems_NN2 ._. 
Plump_JJ Beryl_NP1 who_PNQS talks_VVZ to_II the_AT office_NN1 cactus_NN1 is_VBZ lovelorn_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ revealed_VVN ._. 
The_AT awkward_JJ changes_NN2 of_IO tone_NN1 caused_VVN by_II these_DD2 disclosures_NN2 are_VBR managed_VVN with_IW some_DD skill_NN1 by_II the_AT Watford_NP1 cast_VVD ,_, all_DB of_IO whom_PNQO also_RR do_VD0 their_APPGE impressive_JJ best_JJT to_TO polish_VVI up_RP the_AT lustreless_JJ comic_JJ lines_NN2 they_PPHS2 are_VBR lumbered_VVN with_IW ._. 
In_RR21 particular_RR22 ,_, Simon_NP1 Slater_NP1 as_II the_AT sarky_JJ office_NN1 cad_NN1 and_CC Annette_NP1 Badland_NP1 as_CSA Beryl_NP1 put_VVD in_II performances_NN2 far_RR above_II the_AT level_NN1 of_IO the_AT sitcom_NN1 script_NN1 ._. 
Made_VVN up_RP of_IO four_MC 30-minute_JJ scenes_NN2 ,_, in_II each_DD1 of_IO which_DDQ the_AT same_DA people_NN say_VV0 and_CC do_VD0 the_AT same_DA things_NN2 in_II the_AT same_DA setting_NN1 ,_, Roll_VV0 On_II Friday_NPD1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ no_AT surprise_NN1 to_TO learn_VVI ,_, has_VHZ been_VBN developed_VVN into_II a_AT1 five-year_JJ television_NN1 series_NN in_II New_NP1 Zealand_NP1 and_CC Australia_NP1 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ way_NN1 in_II which_DDQ it_PPH1 even_RR faintly_RR stirs_VVZ your_APPGE brain_NN1 cells_NN2 is_VBZ in_II causing_VVG you_PPY to_TO wonder_VVI what_DDQ on_II earth_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ doing_VDG on_II the_AT stage_NN1 at_II Watford_NP1 ._. 
THEATRE_NN1 /_FO Dunsinane_NP1 via_II Bali_NP1 :_: Macbeth_NP1 Marlowe_NP1 ,_, Canterbury_NP1 By_II ALEX_NP1 RENTON_NP1 ACTORS_NN2 have_VH0 researched_VVN Shakespeare_NP1 in_II prisons_NN2 ,_, zoos_NN2 ,_, hospitals_NN2 :_: David_NP1 Garrick_NP1 constructed_VVD his_APPGE Lear_NP1 in_II a_AT1 lunatic_NN1 asylum_NN1 ,_, studying_VVG an_AT1 old_JJ man_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO drop_VVI his_APPGE daughter_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 window_NN1 ._. 
Rather_RG more_RGR fun_JJ and_CC doubtless_RR just_RR as_RG fruitful_JJ was_VBDZ the_AT Odyssey_NN1 Theatre_NN1 Company_NN1 's_GE research_NN1 for_IF their_APPGE Macbeth_NP1 :_: six_MC weeks_NNT2 spent_VVN with_IW the_AT support_NN1 of_IO the_AT Scottish_JJ Arts_NN2 Council_NN1 on_II the_AT Indonesian_JJ island_NN1 of_IO Bali_NN1 ._. 
The_AT official_JJ justification_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST in_II Bali_NP1 the_AT company_NN1 could_VM work_VVI with_IW local_JJ performers_NN2 and_CC learn_VVI to_TO '_" shift_VVI our_APPGE centres_NN2 of_IO gravity_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 the_AT head_NN1 ,_, down_RP into_II the_AT centres_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE bodies_NN2 '_GE ._. 
On_II stage_NN1 this_DD1 is_VBZ translated_VVN into_II the_AT uncomfortable_JJ standing_NN1 squat_VV0 familiar_JJ from_II karate_NN1 movies_NN2 :_: knees_NN2 splayed_VVN and_CC bottom_VV0 out_RP ._. 
In_II Bali_NP1 ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR also_RR told_VVN ,_, life_NN1 can_VM be_VBI spent_VVN among_II people_NN who_PNQS daily_RR interact_VV0 with_IW the_AT forces_NN2 of_IO good_JJ and_CC evil_NN1 in_II nature_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT only_JJ really_RR objectionable_JJ thing_NN1 about_II Odyssey_NN1 's_GE odyssey_NN1 ;_; a_AT1 daily_JJ communion_NN1 with_IW good_JJ and_CC evil_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX in_II any_DD way_NN1 the_AT experience_NN1 of_IO the_AT characters_NN2 in_II Macbeth_NP1 ._. 
The_AT intervention_NN1 is_VBZ extraordinary_JJ ,_, and_CC to_TO think_VVI of_IO it_PPH1 otherwise_RR risks_NN2 ignoring_VVG how_RRQ the_AT interest_NN1 of_IO the_AT play_NN1 lies_VVZ in_II the_AT psychological_JJ ,_, in_II the_AT testing_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE sympathy_NN1 and_CC understanding_NN1 of_IO the_AT Macbeths_NP2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 get_VV0 little_DA1 of_IO that_DD1 ._. 
Instead_RR there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 designer_NN1 's_GE travelogue_NN1 :_: the_AT production_NN1 (_( no_AT director_NN1 is_VBZ listed_VVN ,_, but_CCB Nigel_NP1 Jamieson_NP1 heads_VVZ the_AT company_NN1 )_) veers_VVZ all_RR over_II the_AT Far_JJ East_ND1 and_CC indeed_RR round_RP to_II the_AT Caribbean_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 sports_VVZ an_AT1 instructor_NN1 in_II kabuki_NN2 ,_, and_CC much_RR seems_VVZ Japanese_NN1 :_: the_AT costumes_NN2 ,_, the_AT men_NN2 's_GE top-knots_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 fair_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT staging_NN1 seem_VV0 to_TO come_VVI from_II Kurosawa_NP1 ._. 
For_IF the_AT domestic_JJ scenes_NN2 and_CC these_DD2 include_VV0 the_AT most_RGT moving_JJ Slaughter_NN1 of_IO the_AT Macduffs_NP2 sequence_NN1 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 seen_VVN we_PPIS2 come_VV0 right_RR back_RP to_II European_JJ naturalism_NN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR many_DA2 other_JJ good_JJ things_NN2 in_II the_AT production_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 passionate_JJ and_CC gripping_JJ Lady_NNB Macbeth_NP1 from_II Clare_NP1 Benedict_NP1 ;_; witches_NN2 dressed_VVN to_TO look_VVI like_II maggots_NN2 ;_; and_CC fight_VVI scenes_NN2 that_CST presumably_RR use_VV0 the_AT Balinese_JJ experience_NN1 in_II becoming_VVG savage_JJ death_NN1 dances_NN2 ._. 
The_AT music_NN1 ,_, using_VVG Gamelan_JJ instruments_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 pleasure_NN1 ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 can_VM occasionally_RR obscure_VVI the_AT text_NN1 ._. 
Focus_NN1 is_VBZ often_RR concentrated_VVN on_II the_AT young_JJ ,_, and_CC on_II Emma_NP1 Bernard_NP1 who_PNQS plays_VVZ both_RR Fleance_NP1 and_CC Macbeth_NP1 's_GE son_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT play_NN1 's_GE opening_NN1 she_PPHS1 stands_VVZ centre_NN1 stage_NN1 ,_, silent_JJ in_II a_AT1 white_JJ shift_NN1 ,_, until_CS a_AT1 stab_NN1 brings_VVZ red_NN1 cascading_VVG from_II her_APPGE belly_NN1 ._. 
The_AT point_NN1 seems_VVZ to_TO be_VBI that_CST Macbeth_NP1 's_GE greatest_JJT crime_NN1 is_VBZ in_II tampering_VVG with_IW the_AT future_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB ,_, as_CSA so_RG often_RR when_CS a_AT1 design_NN1 idea_NN1 takes_VVZ over_RP a_AT1 production_NN1 ,_, an_RR31 awful_RR32 lot_RR33 gets_VVZ missed_VVN ._. 
The_AT text_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN cut_VVN quite_RG wantonly_RR and_CC only_RR for_IF expediency_NN1 ,_, you_PPY feel_VV0 ._. 
Ian_NP1 Halcrow_NP1 's_GE Macbeth_NP1 looks_VVZ great_JJ but_CCB never_RR draws_VVZ us_PPIO2 close_VV0 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 and_CC others_NN2 swallow_VV0 or_CC truncate_VV0 their_APPGE lines_NN2 as_CS21 though_CS22 they_PPHS2 cared_VVD very_RG little_DA1 for_IF them_PPHO2 ._. 
This_DD1 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 the_AT programme_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ Kechak_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Balinese_JJ vocal_JJ technique_NN1 involving_VVG '_GE complex_JJ cross-rhythms_NN2 and_CC syncopations_NN2 '_GE ._. 
The_AT talents_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 company_NN1 are_VBR obvious_JJ :_: it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI interesting_JJ to_TO see_VVI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 do_VD0 next_MD ,_, especially_RR if_CS the_AT research_NN1 happens_VVZ at_II home_NN1 ,_, in_II London_NP1 ._. 
