virtuosity



[Eng.]


The quality of being extremely skilled at performing upon any certain instrument.


SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Virtuosity, Baroque:
Scarlatti: Sonata in E major, K. 20, "Capriccio"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 64
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 3, "Autumn", III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 10

Virtuosity, Classical:
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, I (cadenza)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 6

Virtuosity, Romantic:
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, I (cadenza, conclusion)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 25
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, III
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 7
Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 (bridge to second theme and opening of second theme)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 14

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