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Diary entry for 1927-11-06
... expresses itself in the entire manner of composition. He always remains simple when he has a folksong or folk-like material at hand; and he prefers to broaden things rather than contradict the simplicity of the folk-like with artificial devices. Precisely in ...
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Diary entry for 1927-12-25
... custom, less satisfied with the art of composition. Not home until 7:30. In the late evening, from Miss Elias (express letter= OJ 10/18, [2]): she urgently requests that I keep the present, she possesses her own copy of the pieces. With Lie ...
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Diary entry for 1929-01-29
... be engraved. I show him Brünauer's composition; he replies: "I too have a march, for piano four hands." I shall invite him to a first performance, his wife included. ...
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Diary entry for 1929-03-29
... , the discrepancies entered in the Peters edition. Albersheim pays in advance! Von Martin the sketch completed, and a short composition of his own. To Mrs. Pairamall (letter): I send her the gatherings of Die Kunstwart. To Vrieslander (letter): I do not ...
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Diary entry for 1929-10-13
... nonetheless works in the composition, Stefan Zweig's voice is attractive, warm, convincing; and yet it remains distant from me on account of its crude European-ness. ...
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Diary entry for 1929-12-06
... of the most detailed compositional relationships, Spalding's playing is nonetheless to be welcomed with real pleasure. His playing is not as advanced as Huberman's, but outclasses that of other violinists. ...
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Diary entry for 1929-12-17
... housemaid – 5 shillings! Radio, 8 o'clock: a Dutchman conducts a Symphony in B major by Johann Christian Bach, then compositions by Dopper and Ravel – we turn off. ...
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Diary entry for 1930-06-02
... the first Serenade on the Josefsplatz, at 9:30: by Beethoven, a military tattoo from the year 1809, of great compositional worth; several movements from Brahms's Serenade Op. 11, then conclusion. ...
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Diary entry for 1931-01-20
... Composition. Hoboken does not turn up. Errands with Lie-Liechen. From Mrs. Komorn (letter): she is thinking about a book! She asks for a half hour conversation. To Hertzka (letterWSLB 425): concerning the translation. To Lechner (picture postcard): reply to ...
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Diary entry for 1931-01-25
... °: harbinger of spring!?! Neighboring Note in Free Composition revised once more; all previous sections put in order before tackling the Linear Progressions. 11:45, dictation of the section on Neighboring Note. At Café Pucher. Radio: Washmaidens’ Ball! A waltz ...