Word: appoggiatura
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...recordings were made between 1932 and 1935, at the height of Schnabel's interpretive powers. Probity is the operative word here; the German notion of ''depth'' had no greater exponent than Schnabel. (A footnote in Schnabel's sonata edition could ramble for several inches discussing the difference between an appoggiatura and a semiquaver.) Yes, some of the runs in the ''Emperor'' are a bit mussy, but the pianist's earnest approach is informed by a proprietary affection for music. Schnabel's Beethoven doesn't smile very much, but then icons never do. + Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (''Emperor''). Claudio Arrau...
...What’s the deepest lake in the world? Tony D. Qian ’08: “This would just be a guess...maybe the Dead Sea. That’s a guess, it’s probably wrong.” 3. Can you spell appoggiatura, the 2005 Scripps National Spelling Bee’s winning word? Rocksheng Zhong ’08: “A-P-O-G-I-T-O-R-A.” 4. Which of the following is most closely related to a whale? 1) manatee; 2) mouse...