Gentlemen, More Dolce, Please!: (Second Movement) An Irreverent Memoir of Thirty-five Years in the Boston Symphony Orchestra |
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... took their seats at the beginning of the concert , they would unconsciously look for Hansen . He rarely missed a concert , but whenever he was not in his usual place , the Symphony Hall switchboard would be flooded with inquiries . His ...
... took their seats at the beginning of the concert , they would unconsciously look for Hansen . He rarely missed a concert , but whenever he was not in his usual place , the Symphony Hall switchboard would be flooded with inquiries . His ...
Page 103
... took six days to create the entire world and you took six months to make a pair of pants ! " And the tailor answered philosophically , " Yes , but look at the world - and now look at my pants ! " ) Compared to the elegance of ...
... took six days to create the entire world and you took six months to make a pair of pants ! " And the tailor answered philosophically , " Yes , but look at the world - and now look at my pants ! " ) Compared to the elegance of ...
Page 160
... took out his violin and began to warm up . It was at this precise moment that Thomas Perry , the manager , received a phone call from Petrillo's office in Chicago with the information that since Oistrakh was not a member of the ...
... took out his violin and began to warm up . It was at this precise moment that Thomas Perry , the manager , received a phone call from Petrillo's office in Chicago with the information that since Oistrakh was not a member of the ...
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