How to Use pianistic in a Sentence

pianistic

adjective

• The fact is, Liszt gave birth to a monster, and the second set is the most difficult and muscular pianistic creation of the time.
  — David Dubal, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
• This may have seemed like a bit of a stunt, in that this music is so inherently pianistic.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 18 Oct. 2020
• That all this could be made coherent — while absorbing a pianistic move or two of Brahms and Tchaikovsky — was in no small part thanks to the soloist, Nicholas Angelich.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Heard in a bona fide jazz room where music takes top priority, Jones unleashes the full force of his pianistic gifts.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2017
• Surely Taylor stands among the few pianistic creators today who can be so eloquent on so large a canvas.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• Or, to put it in other terms, the keyboard music of Liszt and Chopin is intensely pianistic, exploiting the sonic possibilities of the instrument.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• This score’s first two movements are of course full of pianistic acrobatics and orchestral vehemence.
  — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• The Hammond B3 organ is a complicated instrument with a warm sound that can simmer and shout, and Charette also manages to approach the organ with pianistic subtlety.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 23 Aug. 2017
• The main challenge, at least for her, wasn’t pianistic technique, but the depth-of-emotional connection: Though her performances were super-engaged and entirely committed throughout, the Piano Sonata No.
  — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 9 Aug. 2017
• Always a pianist who digs deeply into the keys, Ax offered a quintessential Brahms keyboard sound: orchestral in scope but keenly sensitive to pianistic colors.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2019
• That’s a context that makes his pianistic individuality absolutely clear and brings those quirky rhythms and grooves into sharp focus.
  — Joe Klopus, kansascity, 12 Jan. 2018
• This pianistic approach enables him to fulfill the roles of soloist and accompanist simultaneously.
  — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• Debussy may have discovered his own pianistic voice after hearing the gamelan, but by the end of the 20th century the inspiration had reversed direction and his impact on Asian piano music is incalculable.
  — Stephen Hough, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2018
• Beus emphasized the romantic impulses of Busoni’s take on Bach, particularly in bold sweeping gestures, powerful chords and use of the sustaining pedal to swirl up an array of pianistic colors.
  — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 9 June 2021
• Whether working with groups or as a soloist, Mr. Taylor was considered a master of pianistic virtuosity and stamina, performing demanding, dissonant solos that sometimes lasted two hours or more.
  — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2018
• Here we are shown dramatically Liszt’s genius for pianistic crystallization.
  — David Dubal, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024