Word: tver
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...great and lonely passion; he indulges no hobbies, tolerates in himself no eccentricities. In countenance, he is grave; in dress and manner, he resembles a cosmopolitan man of business. Only his hands and eyes admit the implication that this business has to do with Art. He was born in Tver, in Northern Russia, and received his first employment as double bass in the Moscow Imperial Opera. He rose to become a conductor and toured Europe with his orchestra. Revolt he has always accepted; even Revolution, with red flags and black drums, did not stop his music. He gave concerts...