Asitstitle indicates, Robert Schumann's AdagioandAllegro has a gentleandpoeticmelody as well aspassionateandfiery bursts, fullyembodying the two sidesofSchumanncharacter.
Robert Venturi's "gentle manifesto, " published as "Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture" in 1966, called for a reconsideration of the lessons of history and the subtleties of spatial relationships and enriching ornament of the past.
The result with seven new songs by Mr. Robison and six from generation-crossing songwriters ranging from the veteran "gentle giant" Don Williams to Robert Earl Keen and Hayes Carll is a masterly collection, produced by Brad Jones, that is occasionally keyed to poignant storytelling but more often to rolling along with acoustic fiddle and banjo-driven grooves.