Alexandra kindly redirected me to the linked essay (below) by Danish critic Alexander Meinertz about Lander's ETUDE(S).
i recalled Meinertz's mentioning some of his thinking on this to me but completely forgot that Alexandra had wisely prodded him to put his thoughts in print, which he did and which she then helpfully published in DANCE VIEW.
If i can squeeze my copy of svend kragh-jacobsen's book on the Royal Danish Ballet i can add a period illustration to the mix. If mem. serves the publication of this essay in DANCE VIEW included illustrations, but i can't at this moment put my hands on my printed, hard-copy. in any case, here's a link to the essay itself:
http://danceview.org/commentary/etudes.html
if, as is perfectly possible, this has been posted recently, i apologize for the duplication and repetition.