Word: planissimo
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From the very opening when the sopranoes impose their superb planissimo upon the undertone of the bass viols, through the great organ chords of the fifth chorus and the magnificent climaxes of the sixth to the stately Maestroso of the final chorus which dies away in the beautiful counterpoint between the sopranos and tenors, Brahms shows himself as one of the very greatest of molodic composers...
...rich, resonant tone, his superb artistry, and his general pressence make one realize that America is right in showering with encomia this son of the Volga. Challapin is a master of all phases of the art of singing, and his legate work, his use of the portamento, and his planissimo are unexcelled today. Although he could easily do so, he never commits the sin which the French call "chantant pour la galerie"; when the composer has written a low note Challiapin doesn't take a high one for the sake of a little more applause. In this he differs from...
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