Mr. Peskanov gave the solo violin line an inventive, high energy reading with occasional improvisatory flourishes, most notably in the slow movement of "Winter."

The woody, moseying arrangements show off occasional experimental flourishes - the kind a grown-up musician tries out, not the brash theatricality of a grand-standing whipper-snapper.

The houses were mostly extremely plain, boxlike in most cases, with very occasional architectural flourishes.

Strong currents of Southeast European moodiness drive the score, as do occasional flourishes reminiscent of Richard Strauss.

The occasional odd flourishes - freeze-frames, bits of Latin music - that break up the otherwise arid staging are not helpful.

They use this technique for occasional flourishes in the music rather than for complex rhythms and sounds.

And on the debit side, the editing, writing and occasional slow-motion flourishes are clumsy in the extreme.

Indeed, Ms. Seldes seems very much a creature of the stage - she speaks and moves deliberately and with occasional flourishes.

The vestibule was a lot like Troi herself- understated, well put together, professional in appearance but with occasional flourishes.

Many of his newer works are less symmetrical than previous ones, with occasional bold flourishes of brush strokes hinting at Chinese calligraphy and dragons.