Word: heard
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Heard the President's message (see this page...
...agreed to conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra in a series of concerts next year. He added that Willem Mengelberg, tiny Dutch giant of the baton, had been reengaged for three years; that Wilhelm Furtwäengler, German conductor, will shortly appear in a guest engagement. Toscanini has not been heard in the U. S. since 1920, when he toured the country with his La Scala orchestra, gave a series of concerts which were lavishly heralded, created a sensation with interpretation of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Before the War, he conducted for seven years at the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan, directing...
...Beethoven Association of New York was founded by Harold Bauer, pianist. Its members include many famed musical artists. Its purpose, in general, is to stimulate public interest in classical music, in particular to present the works of Beethoven in all forms, especially those least often heard. Large are its box-office receipts. These proceeds it has devoted to such good works as shall abet the fame of Beethoven, paying for the publication of Arthur Wheelock Thayer's Life of Beethoven in its first English version, contributing to the New York Public Library a valuable collection of works relating...
...success of the attempt was partial but not complete. Some people heard and some did not. Some people thought they heard, and did not. Reception was usually fragmentary, although now and then quite clear. On some nights the success was much greater than on others. Frequently amateurs on both sides of the water heard more of the programs and more stations than did radio experts...
Americans believed they heard London, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Paris, Madrid, Turin, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Rome. Abroad the greatest success seemed to be in picking up station KDKA of Pittsburgh. WJZ (Manhattan), WCAP (Washington, D. C.) and WGY (Schenectady) were among the other U, S. broadcasters...