The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous may happen.

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As quoted in Debussy (1989) by Paul Holmes, p. 10

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The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous might happen.

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