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Diary entry for 1924-05-07
... sure touch, more securely than Furtwängler. Although the tempo in the first movement of the symphony good, it is not free enough in the second and third themes – all in all, leaves something to be desired. The second movement very good in the first part ...
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Diary entry for 1925-08-26
... thoughts on the fugue. I even decide to work on Op. 106 alongside the Yearbook, in order to be able to dedicate myself exclusively with collected strength to Free Composition; in addition, I also conceive the plan of starting off this volume with Urlinie ...
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Diary entry for 1926-03-12
... playing transparent, articulate; and even in polyphonic textures his instrument remains free of the thumping that is characteristic of others. It was not until an hour before the concert that I had the opportunity of seeing Bekker's edition in Dr. Brünauer ...
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Diary entry for 1930-02-17
... (!!!). Prof. Deutsch offers me the requested advice concerning the printing of the "Eroica" – recommends that I get a quotation also from Strache! Wood-free paper is necessary, etc. The questions from the gentlemen and ladies from Weisse's circle refer to a ...
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Diary entry for 1930-12-05
... treated in textbook fashion and that he therefore might, if the occasion arose, arrange a completely free, Hochschule-style treatment of the material with Kestenberg. He replied, evidently with conviction, that he also believes in the possibility of a ...
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Diary entry for 1931-03-01
... obendrein, ist furchtbar! Diesem Arzt also verdanke ich meine Genesung! March 1 1931, Sunday; rain, snow, +5°. After a bad night, very tired. Work on "Substitution" and "Exchange [of Voices]" in Free Composition. 5:15 to 8:15, Rothberger and his wife; Lie ...
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Diary entry for 1931-09-04
... vehicles follow. Shortly before Salzburg, the setting sun parts the clouds, and we enter Salzburg as if in the gleam of a giant searchlight: all’s well that ends well! Supper in our room. The end of our travels; above all we want to have Free Composition ...
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Diary entry for 1931-12-02
... this year, and the friendly communications. Perhaps the hour of fulfillment is now not far away. I refer to my letter to Staeps. Free Composition is likely to be printed in a year’s time; then it will not be long before the work is available. Hoboken ...
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Diary entry for 1932-09-26
... , er bestellt uns für Donnerstag um ½7h. An Steiner (Br.): Dank. 26, a good night. Lie-Liechen is finished with the first section of Free Composition. I am determined to see to it that in any event everything in the relevant folder that is ready for ...
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Diary entry for 1913-02-18
... automatically permit free relationships is only proper. A strong person needs them only in extreme circumstances, and fulfills his task in the most precise way, as if it were the most lawful thing to do. But the accomplishment of the stronger person should not ...