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But the words she wrote are a symphony, an ode to the joy of wilderness, adagios and allegros and leitmotifs that sing out from the page.

From Scientific American • May 2, 2013

In Viva Vivaldi!, one of the finest examples of bravura dancing ever fashioned, he is all glitter and grin, allowing his dancers to free their inventiveness in a blur of twinkling allegros.

From Time Magazine Archive

The orchestra takes blithe liberties with tempos�flying allegros, subaqueous adagios�that are a shock to ears accustomed to stricter counts.

From Time Magazine Archive

His allegros are sometimes difficult; but the passages fairly belong to the instrument for which they were composed, and were suggested by his consummate knowledge of the finger-board and the powers of the bow.

From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by Hart, George

As most first movements in the sonatas of that composer are allegros I tried the beginning several times as an allegro, but it sounded radically wrong.

From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Martens, Frederick Herman