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Diary entry for 1928-01-02
... Vorschlag lehne ich als physisch unausführbar ab. 2, -2°. To Dir. Halberstam (letter): Lie-Liechen sends him a few lines of thanks, I add my thanks and announce a Schubert evening for piano four-hands – I inquire at the end whether he has received the ...
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Diary entry for 1928-01-29
... the periodical. In the end, everything dissolves into the enjoyment of playing piano four-hands: original works and arrangements by Brahms. The guests stay until – 9:15. ...
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Diary entry for 1928-04-27
... , is full of a technical assuredness of the sort that Mozart's contemporaries – even those in their fullest maturity – did not possess. concerto for two pianos, with a very good cadenza by Paumgartner; two arias sung by a lady from Munich who was not ...
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Diary entry for 1928-07-13
... . At the piano until 11 o'clock. To Vrieslander (postcard): concerning Cube's article and the correction of the expression "collaboration"; I mention Schwake's letter and enclose another picture postcard. Lie-Liechen finishes copying up the lessonbook ...
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Diary entry for 1928-10-21
... ; Mendelssohn, Capriccio in B minor, for piano and orchestra, now heard for the second time. From 11:30 to 1:30, Rothberger; he finally purchased the principal work of his friend Kellner, second-hand, for – 4 shillings! "Shakespeare is always worth 4 shillings ...
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Diary entry for 1930-11-26
... (express letter= OC 54/332): hints – apparently from Tal and himself – about the estimate; – the price of 10 marks would be possible, and desirable; Wyzewa assumes that Beethoven arranged the "Eroica" for piano quartet himself; a feuilleton about the ...
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Diary entry for 1930-12-01
... be able to confirm my theory objectively. How far he may fall short is not at issue here. From 10:30 to 11:15, trip to the Post Office. Before lunch, at the piano; I continue to play from the first volume of Haydn Sonatas (from the collected edition ...
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Diary entry for 1931-03-03
... because, in his great need, he always held out the hope that the Dutchman might one day behave humanly. In addition, I explained to Hoboken the difficulty of my lessons, as opposed to the ease of the professors of singing or piano. Radio, 8 to 9 o ...
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Diary entry for 1931-11-25
... (postcardOJ 15/11, [2]): he alerts me to his Piano Concerto, which Friedmann will perform on the radio! Wilhelm Michel, Haas, Lytle – a blockade of silence! – I don’t mind, as long as we are fed – and in any event my voice will last longer than any silence ...
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Diary entry for 1936-08-01
... das hübsche Bild. August 1 Letter to Dr. Weisse sent by airmail. I look for Miss Herzog in her classroom, Estado 91. It is very pretty to see how the ladies brandish their clubs with great purpose to the music while Miss Herzog plays the piano. After ...