The crystalline mirror reminds us that the images of the dream vision are not mimetic representations but allegorical figurations. |
His tone and legato playing are ravishing, and his execution of the composer's florid runs and other figurations is smooth. |
What figurations, what formulas, could describe the inexhaustible kinesis of those years? |
Pianist Damon Denton scampers through Shostakovich's figurations with a keen ear for melody and texture. |
In the two Adagios, he etched Shostakovich's neat figurations grippingly. |
Throughout the concerto, the soloist is put through his paces with miles of finger-bending figurations. |