text: Grazyna Bacewicz is now emerging from the shadow of her Polish contemporaries, such as Panufnik and Lutoslawski, on the international stage. She constantly sought ways to develop her style and it is this continuous line of development that is perfectly exemplified in her series of string quartets. String Quartet No. 2 was premiered in 1943 in challenging circumstances but attests to her positive spirit. The prize-winning String Quartet No. 4 is one of her most performed works, perfectly balancing formal complexity, approachable themes and harmonic sophistication. The powerful and intense String Quartet No. 5 is a compositional tour de force. Volume 1 can be heard on Naxos 8572806.
  Bacewicz had many talents: she was a fine pianist, a professional violinist - in which capacity she recorded a number of LPs - and a composer increasingly recognised. She wrote 7 quartets and each reflect elements of expressionism, neoclassicism, and serialism. Points to press are her emergence after many years of neglect since her death in 1969 - she was overshadowed by Polish contemporaries who lived longer, such as Lutoslawski - and inevitably as a female composer often working against the odds. She wrote in a variety of forms but her quartets offer a perfect summation of her musical credo.
  
  Jusuf Nurkic shuts down LeBron James at the rim, LeBron gets his revenge - ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
  The Denver Nuggets are becoming faced with a good problem to have — how do they get minutes to two quality young centers, Jusuf Nurkic and Nikola Jokic.
  But LeBron was on his way to a triple-double — 33 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists — sparking the Cavaliers’ win. And in the second quarter LeBron got his revenge on Nurkic. (It’s all in the video above.)
  
  Fan in Mexico City tries to take selfie with TJ Warren mid-game (VIDEO) - ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
  The NBA was international on Thursday night, with one of the games being played in Mexico City between the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns.
  It’s got to be exciting for non-NBA countries to get an up-close, live taste of professional basketball of this caliber. One fan was so excited, in fact, that he tried to take a selfie during the game when Suns forward TJ Warren fell next to him.
  
  MTV VMA Awards 2019 Host, Nominations, Performers, Presenters: The MTV Video Music Awards 2019 is all set to air live on Monday,26th August. The show will be broadcasted from 8 p.m. on MTV. The show has headed towards New Jersey this year. In history, it has been seen for the first time that the annual award shows are being held in any northeastern state after it went back to its root in New York City. VMA’s this year will take place on Monday 26th August at the Presidential Centre Newark. In this article, we have listed down all the relevant things about the award show.
  The slated best BillBoard comedian of the year 2018 has been now selected for hosting the MTV Video Music Awards 2019. The hostname is Sebastian Maniscalco. This is one of the good things that have to happen to VMTV 2019 as we all are excited to laugh so much on the day.
  The decision from the network was announced in June that Sebastian Maniscalco will be making the night unforgettable this year. The network and also the audience have faith in him that he will definitely entertain with his humor. Bruce Gillmer who is the executive producer of VMA has said that he and the audience are all thrilled because incredibly talented Sebastian Maniscalco will be hosting the night of VMA awards global head of music and talent at Viacom and co-brand head at MTV International. The presence of Sebastian is something that is on FIRE right now and his comedy spin on the relatable topics will make the night worth watching and the evening totally unforgettable. Last year the MTV awards were decided to go hostless having Cardi B open up at night.
  Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift are leading the nominations and are the ones who are tied for most of the nominations. They include categories like the best video of the year, the best song of the year and also the best pop.
  Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X have around 8 to 9 nominations. Halsey, Cardi B, Shawn Mendes, and Camila Cabello have also been earned a host of nominations.