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  • The cardinal virtue of this great master in pianoforte-playing lies in the perfect truth of the expression of every feeling within his reach [dessen er sich bemeistern darf], which is altogether inimitable and might lead to caricature were imitatior attempted.

    Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888

  • Wer nicht bis zu dieser Tiefe in sich einkehren und seinen natürlichen Charakter von hier aus bemeistern kann, der hat nicht den

    A Lecture on the Study of History John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton 1868

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