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Searched for piano (1484 results found)

Filter: diaries: 682, correspondence: 423, person: 189, lessonbooks: 121, work: 20, organization: 17, other: 9, place: 4, journal: 2

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  • Diary entry for 1923-11-03

    ... liking to in front of this parterre, besides, the piano had a muffled tone; I had no other choice than to be happy about my Lie-Liechen's happiness. Home at 1:15. ...

  • Diary entry for 1924-05-17

    ... for Kohn and tax to the Post Office. To Spieß (postcard): order the grave bordering and ivy. Miss Kahn explains that two hours ago she discovered the correct way to play the piano; now she wants to use this as the basis for her whole program: "Indeed ...

  • Diary entry for 1924-09-23

    ... mixture of polyphonic and homophonic style, that he is the only one who can write such sonatas, he is also adept at writing for piano, but the general manner is not of equal value; his talent is suffocating in today's world! He needs only to learn the ...

  • Diary entry for 1924-09-26

    ... the price for the piano at 40 million and takes 20% interest; finally, he asks me whether 700,000 Kronen would be too much? Lie-Liechen makes an annoyed face and drops a few harsh words, but Kohn is unshakeable; we declare ourselves in agreement with ...

  • Diary entry for 1924-10-03

    ... teatime; Professor Stern present. Lengthy conversation with the young Saphir; he tells about his a branch of the [family] piano business in Palestine, about the musical and concert life there; he hopes for an upswing but sees clearly how the English are ...

  • Diary entry for 1924-11-07

    ... (express letter): I thank him after the fact for the grand piano, I congratulate the factory on their work, ask for a tuner, since the bass suffered during shipping. To Piper (postcard): thanks for No. 3. Before the meal, a half-hour walk up to the clock ...

  • Diary entry for 1925-03-19

    ... pleasant balance, if completely lacking any hint of a stroke of genius, of course. Regarding the harp playing, I noticed clearly how close modern piano playing in essence comes to harp playing. Sekles: serenade for ten instruments and harp: the first ...

  • Diary entry for 1925-11-30

    ... the municipal building for postal payment forms. At Buxbaum’s concert: Brahms’s A minor, Dvořák’s Quintet in A major with Szatmari at the piano; Beethoven’s Op. 135. In Brahms, the tempos too slow, especially the Andante moderato, which was actually ...

  • Diary entry for 1925-12-24

    ... -Liechen is not a little frightened; Mizzi is summoned. Candles are placed on top of the piano! Hoboken arrives for his lesson (!), finds the candles "very nice" – soon the electricity is working again, at least a part of it; we work during the lesson by ...

  • Diary entry for 1927-01-31

    ... the solution may turn out; I recommend that he put together a book in his mature years, for instance a "Traveller's Letters through Music." Buxbaum Quartet! Jarnach Quintet, Brahms Quartet with Weingarten at the piano: an inadequate performance! The ...

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