...greatness of this amiable, light-beartfd man, as a virtuoso, may, in my opinion, be safely esti mated from his almost inexhaustible wealth of ideas, the...displays. I know, therefore, no one thing which he lacks, tli.it conduces to the greatness of an artist. I have heard Vogler upon the pianoforte — of his organ-playing...

...eleventh year. True, he did not perform in public, probably the instrument here was not to his mind. ... I heard him extemporize in private; yes, I was even...an artist. I have heard Vogler upon the pianoforte . . . have often heard him, heard him by the hour together, and never failed to wonder at his astonishing...

...providingtheearliesteyewitnessaccount-apartfromMozart's brief comment-ofhis extraordinary abilities in this area: The greatness of this amiable, light-hearted man,...playing, and the great execution which he displays. A comparison with the travelling virtuoso Abbe Vogler is offered, Junker maintaining that Beethoven...

...theme for him to vary'. Second, the greatness of Beethoven as a virtuoso, according to Junker, comes 'from his almost inexhaustible wealth of ideas, the...playing, and the great execution which he displays'. Junker compares Beethoven to Abbe Georg Joseph Vogler, another important virtuoso of the time, and...

...one of the greatest of pianists — "the dear, good Bethofen . . . [who showed in his improvising] an almost inexhaustible wealth of ideas, the altogether...which he displays. I know therefore, no one thing that he lacks, that conduces to the greatness of an artist."57 Beyond the Rhineland and its principalities...