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...orchestral instrumentalists make their pilgrimage to this season's rehearsals . . . [Toscanini's] green auto is already standing there, and Emilio, his huge chauffeur, is playing with the diminutive fox terrier. . . . The Maestro raises his stick . . . sings with the music . . . 'Molto, molto, piu molto sforzato.' He wishes a strong, dramatic accent . . . a little cantilena [singing]. . . . Then, a small error in the oboes. . . . 'Ah, no no no, no no no, no no no no.' He goes back disconcerted. 'Bitte vierr tak-te vohhrr [in Italianate German: Please, four measures back]. . . . It is an esthetic pleasure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: More Fun | 8/3/1931 | See Source »

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