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By Emu Wot Music Critic •• - -—I_:__ Besides scientific studies that show classical music broadens the mind, other reasons ftotiftenffig to it abound—including the Pitts burgh Symphony Ovehesfra. The orchestraplayed two con trasting pieces at die Lied Center for Performing Arts Friday night, treat ing both pieces with the skill ex pected of a world-class ensemble. It’s amazing that one mortal could produce such music. How that sound can be reproduced 200 years later is even more amazing. “Symphony No. 50 in G minor, K. 550,” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, spanned 35 minutes. But the orchestra’s skill made the piece seem like it lasted two. The dynamics ranged from loud to soft in one smooth motion while the piece washed over the audience. The multi-layered music held sev eral themes and their variations. Each time notes were played, they seemed familiar yet different, whether in rhythm, tone or the in struments used. v The orchestra mastered the subtleties of the music by paying attention to details, like the staccato notation. Hie blend between instru ments was impressive. Even in a minor key, the piece felt light, bright and confident. Obviously, the orchestra worked hard throughout, but the music it self felt effortless. That’s why the piece was successful. It was easy to be carried away into the realm of imagination. The second piece, “§ymphonia domestics, Opus 53” by Richard Strauss, demanded more. There’s a choice with Mozart— either dissect the work layer by layer or just sit bade and enjoy the mu sic. Strauss does not offer that choice. In fact, being faced to work at listening offers a refreshing con trast. Obviously, the orchestra tackled Strauss with a completely different mood than Mozart. Strauss offered more unexpected surprises in terms of dissonance, the clashing of the notes. Strauss’ 45-minute work also of fered a story. The orchestra took ad vantage of the story about a family by attacking the piece with great energy. The best example of this attack came at the climax of the piece with brass blaring and cym bals crashing. The piece ended with mixed feelings, including relief at having survivedaday in the life of this fam ily and sadness at having to leave. In the end* Sir Andre Previn may have been the best reason to listen to classical music Friday night. Throughout the concert, the con ductor Previn showed why the mu sic world considers him a living leg end. 'Looking like a hawk-nosed schoolmaster, Previn’s small frame towered over his pupils. Ever in motion but with none wasted, Previn loomed, intense and impos ing. Though his charges are profes sionals, Fteviri gave the impression of constantly teaching, snuggling to get the best sound out of the score. His gestures became almost comic, but the full house appreciated Previn’s sincerity, giving both rea sons for listening to classical music a standing ovation. And a standing ovation was as suredly deserved. Fox Network challenges news giants NEW YORK(AP)-r-rJLess than three months ago, MSNBC arrived to challenge Cable News Network. Now it’s Fox News Channel’s turn. and MSNBC in cable’s all-news af phabet soup. Televising round-the-clock, the Manhattan-based network fulfills Rupert Murdoch’s dream of plug ging a TV-news operation into his global media empire. It also serves as the latest test of viewers’ capacity for news, as this cable upstart scrambles for its share of viewers. FNC’s audience initially will come from a cable-subscriber base of about 17 million homes served by TCI, Cablevision, Comcast, Continental and other providers. FNC’s programming plan calls for a 10-minute news segment ev ery half-hour. During the-day, the other 20 minutes will attend to spe cial topics such as health, politics or business. Please see NEWS on 14 Producers aim to fill Cidkin’s shoes NEW YORK (AP) — WANTED; Mischievous yet lovable prankster wanted to fill sneakers of < star. Applicaate~«bo^ strong vocal cords, angelid'smile'ij ilish mind. Blond hair a plus. Responsibilities include foiling bad guys, throwing temper tantrums, fre quent promotional appearances. Com pensation generous. About a thousand would-be stars— and their parents — turned out for a “Home Alone HI” casting call Satur day, bright-eyed and eager to ham it up for Hollywood. They were vyingfor the mantle of Macaulay Culkin, the one-time child star who, at 16, i$no longer quite right for the lead role. ' “I like to show off” said 8-year-old Alex Zakupowsky, who flew from Washington, D.C., with his mother for the audition. “I’m a really big fan of Macaulay Culkin... and I’d like to be famous.” Saturday’s audition was just the start for 20th Century Fox’s nationwide search for the heir to Culkin’s crown. The studio alsoplans open calls in Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago. Stars to remain ‘Friends’ until 1999 NEW YORK (AP) — NBC ha made siife “Friends” will be there fc 1999TV season* * After months of robust negotis tions, the six stars of the hit sitcom hav agreed to a new contract that will pa them $75,000 each episode thissec son—up from $30-35,000 last year Next year, their1 salaries will ir crease to $85,000 and then move t $100,000 in 1998. By the sixth year c the sitcom in 1999, each will mak< $120,000 per episode, TV Guide re ports in next week’s issue. Series creators Marta Kauftmar and David Crane were increasingly concerned about the drawn-out nego tiations involving Jennifer Aniston Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Mat1 LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and Davie Schwimmer. Kauffman and Crane thought the talks were hurting the quality of the show and pushed both the cast am Warner Bros., the show’s productior company, to make a deal, the maga zine reports. * 8.5x11,20# white, one-sided Not valid with other offers. Ono per customer. Expires October 31,1996 Grade A Notes at Nebraska Bookstore Lower Level • 13th & Q Street . CALL 477-7400 COPY CENTER ;c -i.' ?? 11* yll A\ 11 1 Hot forces opposites to become best Mends CHICKS from page 12. Joe, could keep these women from be coming friends. During Act I, it was difficult to de cide whether to sympathize with these characters or loathe them. It was obvi ous that both had marital problemsthat ran deeper than they would admit, but neither seemed willing to take control of their lives. Hannah Mae's total lack of anger when she found out Maude had slept with Carl Joe was disgust ing; yet at the same time incredibly sad. The comic ability of Babbitt also made the character of Hannah Mae hard not to love. One of the comic high lights of Act I occurred when Hannah Mae arrived at Maude’s house with a tablecloth emblazoned with a map of the state of Texas and an angel food cake to celebrate the birth of their friendship. Act II dealt with a niuch wider range of emotions, and though the comic element remained, more serious tones came to light as the characters began to face their problems. Dudley’s ability to shift from com edy to drama was especially visible in this act. Her tension was palpable to die audience, and many of Act U’s most poignant moments sprang from her. : One of the highlights pf Act 11 was a fight between thetwo women. Both began hair-pulling and arm-twisting after Maude declared that she was go ing to see Hannah Mae’s husband. Hannah Mae tried to physically stop her from going, and the scene that en sued was one of full of laughs. The cat-fight also helped showcase the deep chemistry existing between the women. When the two finally stopped fighting, the laughter and tears sealed their friendship. By the end of Act II, the characters switched places and effectively reached the same level of understand ing. 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