A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Nachdruck, Mit

by J. A. Fuller-Maitland

NACHDRUCK, MIT (With pressure, Heavily; corresponding nearly to the Italian pesante). A direction used by Beethoven in the Rondo of the Pianoforte Concerto in E♭, No. 5. Op. 73 (Bars 9, 102, 106), to indicate that the bass is to be well emphasized. The term espressivo is coincidently used in the treble.

[ J. A. F. M. ]