Word: espressivo
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...nominally conforming to the standard fast-slow-fast alternation of classical sonatas. The first ("Movimento tranquillo") seemed to be written for violin solo with string accompaniment, which might be a function either of the composer's intentions of the energetic playing of Mr. Galimir. The second movement ("Adagio ed Espressivo") exploited the high register of the violin, giving the music a strongly passionate flavor; after a while, however, the emphasis on extreme registers began to wear (at least on these untutored ears) and passion passed over into hysteria. The last movement, ("Allegro appasionato.") was a curiously dance-like finale with...
...applause. Raved the Süddeutsche Zeitung: "Stratas intuitively found everything that makes the part touching, the erotic flair of the doomed girl, the fire and despair of her heart. Her light, balanced soprano obeys each impulse: from tender lyricism to great dramatic explosion, from giddy parlando to dolorous espressivo, everything is luminescent and enchanting...
...program follows: Fair Harvard March, "Our Director" Bigelow Overture to "The Calif of Bagdad" Boieldieu Waltz, "Imperial" Strauss Ballet Egyptain Luigini 1. Allegro non troppo 2. Allegretto 3. Andante sostenuto 4. Andante espressivo Serenade Drigo Three Dances from "Henry VIII" German 1. Morris Dance 2. Shepherd Dance 3. Torch Dance Cortege Gounod
...program is as follows: 1. Fair Harvard. 2. Overture, "The Calif of Bagdad" Boieldien 3. Ballet Egyptien Luigini 4. I. Allegro non troppo. II. Allegretto. III. Andante sostenuto. IV. Andante espressivo. Allegro. 4. Soli for Pianoforte. a. Melody in E Rachmaninoff b. Impromptu in F-sharp Major Chopin c. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca Liszt d. Jardins sous la Pluie Debussy Mr. F. W. Ramseyer '26. 5. Romanza Dvorak 6. Polka Dvorak 7. Orientale Cui Solo Cello--Mr. E. T. Payson '26. 8. Cortege from the "Queen of Sheba" Gounod
...Andante espressivo--allegro...