Word: appassionata
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...have been known to give so much substance to their music, to play with such clarity, such a grasp of structure. The many moods Schnabel projects offer eloquent proof of the years he has devoted to the study of Beethoven. Peak performance last week was the abused Appassionata, a flawless realization of the composer at his stormiest which had all the more meaning because it never went wild. Because encores destroy the balance of his programs, this purist refuses to play them, just as he refuses to waste his time on frothy, mediocre music. Most pianists would be vastly impressed...
...beautiful fourth Ballade of Chopin he exceeded himself in the passionate reiteration of the main theme in the middle section; also his final number, the Legends of St. Francis Walking on the Waves, brought forth the necessary brilliance and virtuosity that Pere Liszt always demands. The Sonata Appassionata and all the classics were lacking in mature understanding and finesse of technique...
...Louis, now lives in Manhattan. Never destitute, she has acted as saleswoman, waitress, has traveled steerage, visited Soviet Russia to get material. Long and often the recipient of editors' rejection-slips, she is now one of the best-paid writers in the U. S. Other books: Humoresque, Lummox, Appassionata, Mannequin, Five...
Allegro con brio Adagio-Affettuoso ed appassionata Scherzo-Allegro molto...
Publicity has apparently done the boy no harm. Simply, with great poise, he came on the stage last week?a tiny picture child in his Lord Fauntleroy suit, white socks, ankle-ties. Carefully he sounded his strings, began Vieuxtemps' Fantasia Appassionata, followed with Mozart's A Major Concerto, Paganini's D Major and a concluding short group. Not only does Ruggiero play trills and double stops with a master's assurance, but his tone is finished, of great purity. Some critics pronounced him greater than Yehudi Menuhin. All considered him more important than the season's other violin prodigies?Giula...