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Word: zigeunerweisen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Handel sonata, a Bach partita for unaccompanied violin, two difficult Paganini caprices. By the time he was halfway through the Handel, critics were wondering at the sureness of his phrasing and rhythmic pulse. When he had finished with the Paganinis and a blazing performance of Sarasate's tricky Zigeunerweisen, there was no question about the finish of his technique. Twenty-year-old Norman Carol was more than a comer: he had arrived...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Arrival in Manhattan | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

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