Pianissimos

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of pianissimo form-of, plural

    "In the Larghetto slow movement Mr. Tetzlaff played the wistful melodic phrases with arching lyricism and radiantly penetrating pianissimos, while in the orchestra Mr. Levine achieved an uncanny balance between timelessness and subdued intensity."

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pianoa cappellaa la sourdineabbandonoaccrescendoadagietto

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"In the Larghetto slow movement Mr. Tetzlaff played the wistful melodic phrases with arching lyricism and radiantly penetrating pianissimos, while in the orchestra Mr. Levine achieved an uncanny balance between timelessness and subdued intensity."

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