Virtuosity without musicianship will not carry one far these days.
Of course such false prophets of the virtuose have nothing in common with such high-priests of public utterance as Ysaye, Kreisler and others, whose virtuosity is a true means for the higher development of the musical.
And Mr. Kneisel was amiability personified when I asked him to give me his theory of the perfect string ensemble, and the part virtuosity played in it.
And so we come to the two Correggios--so accomplished and rich and untouching--all delightful virtuosity without feeling.
The prevailing impression left by the picture is immense power and virtuosity and no religion.
Virtuosity emanating from a spirit of beneficence is somewhat rare.
The virtuosity of Count Cozio was of this character.
Liszt, a religious man (despite his pyrotechnical virtuosity in the luxurious region of sentiment), never could reconcile himself to this defection on the part of a beloved child.
Truly the standard of virtuosity is higher than it was a quarter of a century ago.
The latter is in a certain sense also virtuosic, but with this difference, that its virtuosity is not virtuosity for virtuosity's sake.
That quintette of Hummel's is a most charming composition--so flowing and elegant--and one can display a good deal of virtuosity in the last part of it.
I soon saw that it is possible to get as great a virtuosity with the pedal as with anything else, and that one must make as careful a study of it.
Nor hasvirtuosity been confined to single instruments.
There was also a beginning of virtuosity upon the organ, but this will come up for consideration at a later point in the narrative.
This representative work in music has been very much helped by the astonishing development of virtuosity upon the violin, the pianoforte and other instruments, which distinguishes this century.
Don Juan' fantasia, would represent something near the height of the pianistic virtuosity of the time, whilst with the Fantasia on a favourite waltz the concert-giver made his first public entree as a composer.
It was not the playing of a virtuoso, though he had a large amount of virtuosity (to put it moderately) at his command.
Madame Ertmann's virtuosity has already been commented on in these pages.
With bits of special virtuosity he is instantly gratified; shortcomings he instantly detects.
But it appears that the technical virtuosity of Taglioni had set a pace that was both difficult and misleading.
With Miss Duncan’s technical limitations or virtuosity they were not concerned.
About her work there was a healthy public controversy, a vigourous minority protesting against idolisation of one who they asserted had virtuosity only.
We are credibly informed that the problems of involved steps and tricky tempo, exacting requirements of agility and expression, are met with a laugh; that, while great virtuosity is naturally rare, real elegance of execution is the rule.
When the duet is more developed, after the first air in the minor key, a second one comes in the major, where virtuosity is given free play, after which the minor air recurs.
He was friendly with Corelli, and with the two Scarlattis, especially with the son, Domenico, who made many trials of virtuosity with him.
Such astonishing virtuosity in the art of innuendo is the privilege of one sex only.
Not because his sentiments had a foundation in the slightest degree funereal, but because he could perform "The Dead March in Saul" with more virtuosity than any other piece except "The Hallelujah Chorus.
Nowhere else has the poet shown equal virtuosity in the handling of unusual meters.
Nowhere has Espronceda shown greater virtuosity in the handling of meter.
All the virtuosity of style could not conceal the paucity of invention in subject matter and in the creation of real living characters.
In those days the age of artistic vagrancy had not yet come to an end, and virtuosityconcerts were still flourishing most vigorously.
Not extra-ordinary but very ordinary quill-cutter, whose virtuosity assuredly shows a falling off in this specimen, these need a few new quill-repairs.
But worst of all by far is that lack of artistic sensibility, general in modern India, which is satisfied by the tricks of virtuosity and has no recognition of sincerity and deeper beauty.
At the end of the verse the dancer floats softly round the circle of spectators, with coquetry in her eyes, extorting applause by a quick virtuosity of steps and pirouettes, which have little relation to any living and real passion.
The giant wave of virtuosity that broke over Europe in the middle of the nineteenth century has not yet receded.
The eight nomadic years during which he wandered up and down Europe, playing constantly in public, are the ones in which hisvirtuosity flourished.
While virtuosity is not essential for quartet playing, good musicianship is very necessary.
Virtuosity to-day depends very largely on the art of advertising.
Sarasate's virtuosity shines and pleases and surprises the audience continually.
All the tricks of painting and sleights of virtuosity were despised, special emphasis being scarcely laid upon pictorial unity of effect.
On the pianoforte it demands virtuosity of the highest rank, yet for the pianolist it is as easy to play as is the simplest pianoforte piece intended for a beginner.
It was out of this revelation of diabolical virtuosity that his piano transcriptions of certain Paganini violin Caprices—overshadowed subsequently by those of Liszt—were to grow.
For a long time both Robert and Clara were captivated by Liszt’s phenomenalvirtuosity and amazing musicianship.
The virtuosity of the performance is breath-taking!
Let those who do not appreciate the virtuosity of this undertaking attempt to write as successful a scene in a similar vein.
