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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bruckner: Mass In E Minor (Hamburg State Opera Choir and Orchestra, Max Thurn conducting; Capitol-Telefun-ken, 10 sides). Capitol chose well for its first entry into the classical field; this beautiful Mass is the second of three Masses composed by Anton Bruckner (1824-96) and is one of his finest works. Performance: excellent; recording: fair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, May 16, 1949 | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

...general bitterness, most of the delegations had also brought their own spies. Baron Hager, president of the Austrian Oberste Polizei und Censur Hofstelle, sent secret reports daily to Emperor Francis. Sample: "The Emperor of Russia went out at 7 p.m. . . . to visit the Princess Thurn and Taxis. Every morning a large block of ice is brought to the Emperor with which he washes his face. . . . The British Mission, owing to excessive caution, has engaged two housemaids on its own. Before I can get at [their] waste paper ... I must see whether I can count on these two women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: How to Fight a Peace | 10/28/1946 | See Source »

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