As to the coyer subtleties of the score, their discovery provides fresh interest for repeated hearings, giving The Ring a beethovenian inexhaustibility and toughness of wear.
"The Perfect Wagnerite A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring"
George Bernard Shaw
In the course of the argument so far, two species of Allegro have been mentioned; an emotional and sentimental character has been assigned to the latter, the true beethovenian Allegro, whereas the older Mozartian Allegro was distinguished as showing a naive character.
"On Conducting (Ueber das Dirigiren): A Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music"
Richard Wagner (translated by Edward Dannreuther)
Now, how does the true beethovenian Allegro appear with regard to this?
"On Conducting (Ueber das Dirigiren): A Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music"
Richard Wagner (translated by Edward Dannreuther)