Word: stringings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Boyd Neel conducting; Decca Record Co. Ltd., 4 sides). The English orchestra is Bach-size and plays excellently one of the most felicitous of the six Brandenburg concertos...
...matter of weeks or months, or settled by talks around a table. The theme now was "war to the death," as Nanking issued new mobilization edicts covering increased conscription, new taxes, wage and price control. The most optimistic talk was, "victory within a year," with a string...
...Mass., on the outskirts of Boston. Employing either the faculty of total recall or a ready knack for improvisation, Paul sets down in detail a persuasive picture of New England life at the turn of the century. Author Paul is essentially a yarn-spinner, and Linden is largely a string of amusing and often indelicate anecdotes, but those who knew the area and the people will vouch for the genuine flavor...
...unimpressed. Senator Taft had already gone on record against the bill. Senator Vandenberg would concede no more than "an open mind." Even House leaders thought the bill unsound, figured that this was no time to ship away U.S. guns and powder, that to do so might touch off a string of Latin American revolutions anyway...
Bach: Suites Nos. 2 & 3 (Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky conducting; Victor, 10 sides). A proper and stately performance of two of the best of Bach's suites. Includes the familiar Air for the G String. Recording: good...