His version of romanticism, already evident in his earliest works, consisted in musical pictorialism of a fairly conventional, objective nature (though exquisitely wrought).
Rectal palpation usually reveals an enlarged, exquisitely tender, swollen prostate gland, which is firm, warm, and, occasionally, irregular to the touch.
He was one of the most important exponents of textual accuracy, productions in which dramatic and musical values were exquisitely researched and balanced.