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Diary entry for 1917-11-28
... by a section of the German government under the heading of "Securing our Borders," then the entity that is our defenses must be deemed an adequate justification for the term "imperialism"; that being said, it was definitely only reactive and induced ...
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Diary entry for 1920-04-24
... attempt to examine more closely Furtwängler’s knowledge and mention that I noticed the passage in the modulation section of the first movement in his interpretation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony; I succeed in drawing out an admission from him that he ...
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Diary entry for 1922-11-21
... 2. Wants to give me Schoenberg, third edition, as a sign of friendship; I open the volume and my eyes fall on the first page of the fifths section. When I notice that it matches the first edition, I refuse the present, saying: "That belongs in Kagran ...
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Diary entry for 1923-09-17
... ; then at Dr. Heinsheimer who asks for publicity material; I promise several pieces and take home Musikantengilde, the June issue, which reprints the Urlinie section and discusses me in an essay by Mormann. ...
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Diary entry for 1923-12-11
... the "Secondary Literature" section. Proofs of the Scherzo for the sixth issue. In the evening, Jetty and Heini: deliver the happy news that the hearing will not take place tomorrow. In a joyous tone, she says the opposite of what she appears to have ...
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Diary entry for 1924-05-07
... original tempo and original instrumentation have been restored. First there are sections of the Missa solemnis: the tempo at the repetition of the Kyrie is just right, Credo good throughout. The progress is unmistakable: Klenau leads the massed choir with a ...
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Diary entry for 1925-02-14
... about his unpleasantnesses with Hertzka; he wants to introduce the just finished sextet in Germany. After the meal, dictation of the "Performance" section to the Prelude in E major. ...
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Diary entry for 1927-12-08
... section of the Scherzo. He still continues to play it too slowly, I say, on the basis of the reports of others, and I refer to the metronome marking. At this moment Hoboken comes to my aid, by setting up a metronome. I begin to play, the metronome follows ...
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Diary entry for 1930-10-29
... Performance section. Tomay at 10 o'clock; he asks a few questions in relation to the pages, which he has now corrected in the most careful manner, and collects the last proofs. Because the hour is too late, we miss the broadcast from London. (Shaw and Einstein ...
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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 ...