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His account on Friday night of Mr. Salonen’s five-movement clarinet concerto “Kinēma” was an alchemic blend of technical acumen and tonal splendor in one of the composer’s most immediately enjoyable works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
There is certainly something beautiful and powerful, even alchemic, about being in a women-only space.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2019
That's all well and up-to-no-good, but the alchemic tang of peeled-back vice and possible insanity isn't there in Jerry Rapp's plodding screenplay and director Tim Hunter's tension-challenged execution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2018
“Feud: Bette and Joan,” about the combustible, alchemic collaboration between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?,” is a love letter to hate.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2017
That speech turned an equivocal, a provisional victory on the field of battle—thanks to the alchemic power of Lincoln’s words—into a turning point in the history of American liberty.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
