"Andante" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... taken too fast. First page is merely a prelude, the story begins at the second page. How wonderfully is this melody formed, so original yet so regular. Compare it with a Bach gigue. Remember, andante does not mean dragging (schleppando), it means going (gehend)." To the player who gave the Capriccio, No. 5 he said: "You play that as if it were a Tarantelle of Stephan Heller's. Agitation in piano playing must be carefully thought out; the natural sort will ...
— Piano Mastery - Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers • Harriette Brower |
