Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . oreseen byintuition the recent improve-ments in the instrument, justas Mozart in his Fantaisie andSonata in C Minor divined themodern piano. A colossal in-strument easily handled and aperformer thoroughly familiarwith the mechanism of the or-gan and piano are indispensable to the proper execution of this piece;which implies that the opportunities of listening to it under good con-ditions are exceedingly rare. The Soirees de Vienne, the Rhapsodies Hongroises, althoughbuilt upon borrowed themes, are genuine artistic creations, where theauthor manifes
Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . oreseen byintuition the recent improve-ments in the instrument, justas Mozart in his Fantaisie andSonata in C Minor divined themodern piano. A colossal in-strument easily handled and aperformer thoroughly familiarwith the mechanism of the or-gan and piano are indispensable to the proper execution of this piece;which implies that the opportunities of listening to it under good con-ditions are exceedingly rare. The Soirees de Vienne, the Rhapsodies Hongroises, althoughbuilt upon borrowed themes, are genuine artistic creations, where theauthor manifests, a most subtle talent. The Rhapsodies may be consid-ered as illustrations of that curious and interesting book written by Liszton the music of the gipsies. It is entirely wrong to consider them merelybrilliant pieces. In them we find a reconstruction and, if we may so say,a civilizing of a national music of the highest artistic interest. The com- 1 On account of their passion for orchestral tone color, sonoritv and romanticism.— PAULINE thirty years Liszts servant and friend.
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