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Niecks quotes Alexandre Dumas fils, who calls the Berceuse "muted music," but introduces a Turkish bath comparison, which crushes the sentiment.
Chopin : the Man and His Music James Huneker 1890
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For violin and piano, besides the two works already mentioned, are three pieces, "La Captive" (G string), "Berceuse," and "Mazurka," all three being arranged for 'cello and piano also.
Woman's Work in Music Arthur Elson
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"Berceuse," which has found a place in the "Nuptial Album" of Haslinger.
Letters Liszt, Franz 1893
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Of the pieces that bear the name "Berceuse," Chopin's Op.
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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He has a very elegantly written "Berceuse" which if very well done produces a lovely effect.
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"Berceuse"; while the baby added a crooning accompaniment that grew fainter and intermittent until the blue eyes closed, one arm fell, and the thumb was plunged between the soft full lips.
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"Berceuse," and Carneiro brought it to a stirring conclusion; the emphatic dance passages, though, often sounded strained.
SFGate: Top News Stories Joshua Kosman 2011
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"Berceuse," and Carneiro brought it to a stirring conclusion; the emphatic dance passages, though, often sounded strained.
SFGate: Top News Stories Joshua Kosman 2010
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He delivered the 'Berceuse' with a striking absence of seductiveness, though his rock-steady tempo and bright clarity of tone showed the piece in an interesting new light.
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-- which obtain the kindred effect of Chopin's tinkling "Berceuse" in a slightly different way.
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