Music in London, 1890-94, Volume 2Constable limited, 1956 - Music |
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Page 69
... sort of men who cannot help themselves , who know what good work is , crave for it , are tortured by the lack of it , will fight tooth and nail for it , and would do so even if the managers were their fathers and the prima donnas their ...
... sort of men who cannot help themselves , who know what good work is , crave for it , are tortured by the lack of it , will fight tooth and nail for it , and would do so even if the managers were their fathers and the prima donnas their ...
Page 80
... sort of artist you praise when you want to disparage the other sort . His interpretation of Beethoven and Schumann is commonplace ; and his technique , though trim and gentlemanlike , is undistinguished in quality , and particularly ...
... sort of artist you praise when you want to disparage the other sort . His interpretation of Beethoven and Schumann is commonplace ; and his technique , though trim and gentlemanlike , is undistinguished in quality , and particularly ...
Page 242
... sort of stage realism is all very well for good sailors ; but as these gifted persons form considerably less than one per cent of the population , I make bold to remind the managers that all the great composers have recognized that a ...
... sort of stage realism is all very well for good sailors ; but as these gifted persons form considerably less than one per cent of the population , I make bold to remind the managers that all the great composers have recognized that a ...
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