Word: affettuoso
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...soloist during its premeire on Dec. 4, 1845. Upon hearing the concerto, one cannot help but dream about what a wonderful and passionate performance the premiere must have been. One can hear Schumann's adoration for Clara etched into every movent, from the sparkling and brilliant "Allegro affettuoso" to the slower, sweeter "Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso" to the more powerful and vibrant "Allegro vivace...
...first work on the program, Beethoven's Quartet, Opus 18, No. 1, was the most impressively rendered of the pieces, Its second movement, a theme and variations set labeled "Adagio affettuoso e appassionato," was wrenchingly beautiful, the notes spun out with the refinement of silk. The piece provided a musical tour of each player's attributes, certain themes given from one to another, each adding his or her own carefully-conceived statement to the entirety of the conversation. The faster movements, while not quite as powerfully alluring, were also effectively interpreted and performed...
...December 11, at 4.30 o'clock in the afternoon. The concert will be given by friends of the Fogg Museum and will consist of compositions by Bach and Schumann only. Included in the repertoire of Bach's pieces will be Concerto Grosso in D major-Op. 18, Allegro, Adagio affettuoso, and another Allegro. Four works of Schumann will be played...
Allegro con brio Adagio-Affettuoso ed appassionata Scherzo-Allegro molto...
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