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[ The notice was also published in the Augsburgischen Ordinari-Postzeitung February 5, 1781, No. 31), Rudhart, Gesch. d. Oper zu München, I., p. 168.]
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[ So says Rochlitz (A. M. Z., I., p. 51). His authorities, however, are on the main points untrustworthy.]
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[ Reichardt, who was usually rather inclined to depreciate Mozart, gives an appreciative criticism of "Idomeneo," and speaks of it as the purest work of art which Mozart ever completed (Berl. Mus. Ztg., 1806, p. 11). Seyfried's criticism of the opera is insignificant (Cäcilia, XX., p. 178), but Ulibicheffs remarks are often striking, and show much delicate perception (Nouv. Biogr., II., p. 94).]
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[ I should not like to assert that this tremolo passage was not suggested by the words; just as in Idomeneo's aria (13) the words "fuor del mar ho un mar in seno" have suggested the billowy motif of the accompaniment.]
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[ The recitative preceding this aria was originally (as the libretto shows) much longer and more fully composed; many pages were cut out for performance and some small alterations were made.]