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- 1 2 3 Martins (1995), p. 105.
- ↑ Original text: "O Quarteto de papa é moderno, explêndido, especialmente o adágio" (cited from Martins, p.105); the diary was intended for Oswald's son, hence the "daddy" in its texts.
- ↑ Martins (1995), p. 135.
- ↑ Original text: "Não se sabe o que mais admirar nos três tempos desse Quarteto. A inspiração corre límpida e espontânea, como se brotasse de milagrosos e inexauríveis mar anciais. A fatura é simples. A contextura contrapontística, embora cerrada, nunca perde as qualidades de clareza que lhe são essenciais" (cited from Martins, p.135)
- ↑ Martins (1995), p. 111.
- ↑ The tempo indications are cited from (CD 1, tracks 10–12).
