con fuoco

Italian composer

Definition

With fire — in Chopin, indicating passionate, impulsive energy with a specific brilliance of tone.

Interpretive Guidance

In Chopin, con fuoco (as in the C minor Nocturne Op. 48 central section) implies an urgent, almost desperate intensity. The fire is internal as much as dynamic.

Context

Scope Used by Frederic Chopin
Language Italian

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