pianism
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the artistry and technique of a pianist.
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performance by a pianist.
an evening of first-rate pianism.
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He did still smuggle a tribute to Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2” from that famous short, “The Cat Concerto,” into the quicksilver pianism of the album’s “Mary Poppins Fantasy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Vadim Neselovskyi’s third-stream pianism shares the qualities of a sculpture carved in ice: finely wrought detail, sharply traced; glinting elegance; coolness to the touch; refractions of light.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Can you explain the difference between the pianism that rehearsals and classes require?
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
A cerebral and illuminating pianist, especially in contemporary repertoire, he’s not a player who dazzles you with pianism per se, instead reaching through the music to find expression and communication.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2019
Cramer's studies preceded those of Clementi, and very likely may have inspired them through a desire of illustrating a bolder and more masterly style of pianism.
From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)
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