Literary notes about virtuoso (AI summary)
The term "virtuoso" in literature is most often employed to celebrate an individual’s exceptional skill and artistry, particularly in music and performance. It frequently appears to denote someone who has transcended ordinary technical ability—illustrated by references to concert platforms and historic musical figures ([1], [2], [3])—and is used with an aura of admiration for both their technical mastery and inherent artistry ([4], [5]). At times, the word extends beyond music to imply refined taste or discernment in broader cultural or artistic pursuits ([6], [7]), and even to describe a person whose expertise is both practical and scholarly ([8], [9]). Whether used to highlight the metamorphosis of acquired skill into natural instinct ([4]) or to emphasize the appeal of a well-curated collection ([10]), "virtuoso" remains a compelling term to signify extraordinary talent and cultured excellence.
- In some similar manner, the virtuoso on the concert platform sensitizes the minds and emotions of the sympathetic audience.
— from Great Pianists on Piano PlayingStudy Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by James Francis Cooke - The first great violin virtuoso, Archangelo Corelli, had published his epoch-marking works during the last quarter of the seventeenth century.
— from Famous Composers and Their Works, Vol. 1 - Immediately on their return home, the young virtuoso was appointed archiepiscopal Concertmeister.
— from The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The virtuoso is not aware how he manipulates his instrument; what was conscious labour in the beginning has become instinct and miracle in the end.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana - If the singer or the virtuoso attempts to guide his execution by reflection he remains silent.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer - Her surrounding played upon her like a virtuoso on his violin.
— from Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest by Bertrand W. Sinclair - He is what Mr. Lewis calls a virtuoso , which signifies, a person fond of antique and natural curiosities.
— from Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side by Frances Bowyer Vaux - Dean Aldrich was a scholar and a virtuoso.
— from Oxford and Her Colleges: A View from the Radcliffe Library by Goldwin Smith - He was a virtuoso, an amateur, and at the same time a deep logician and mathematician.
— from A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and of Washington and Patrick Henry With an appendix, containing the Constitution of the United States, and other documents by L. Carroll (Levi Carroll) Judson - 220 5 virtuosísimo : this word is used in the sense of the Italian virtuoso , a connoisseur, an appreciative and successful collector.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós
