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Seite 88 - True ease in writing comes from art, not chance ; As those move easiest who have learned to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar.
Seite 85 - Beethoven, were not only highly gifted, but deeply versed in their art, and where they were deficient in knowledge or practical skill not even their genius could raise itself to perfection...
Seite 95 - We have, certainly, more bravura players than formerly, but a really feeling performance has become proportionately more rare. The aims of the present school of...
Seite 97 - Thus, also, it happens that there are many who can dash through a concert piece, but are unable to play a...
Seite 96 - Others also know that their annual receipts will depend upon their success in drilling, if possible, after the first twelve months, their young pupils into the performance of some fashionable piece.
Seite 96 - ... yield to the touch. That in which modern performers are least successful is legato...

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