Day 265: Bernstein and Vienna Boys’ Choir in Mahler 3
Day 265 — Bernstein and Vienna Boys’ Choir in Mahler
3
23-April-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
What a
day, again! A long post for a great day. The Vienna
Boys’ Choir, first in church, and then in concert
with Leonard Bernstein performing Mahler’s 3rd
Symphony. Wow. Today, was the day I took pictures
inside the Musikverein. Then an opera at night. Is
Vienna, the City of Music or what?
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23-April-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
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Day 263: Work to do, no time
04/21/08 06:47 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 263 — Work to do, no time
21-April-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
A basically normal day—with plenty of frustration, and some relief via Buster Keaton films. Read More...
21-April-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
A basically normal day—with plenty of frustration, and some relief via Buster Keaton films. Read More...
Day 262: Rehearsing at Schönbrunn
Day 262 — Rehearsing at Schönbrunn
20-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Today, I discover that I’m playing in a rehearsal of Don Pasquale at the theatre in Schönbrunn Palace.
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20-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Today, I discover that I’m playing in a rehearsal of Don Pasquale at the theatre in Schönbrunn Palace.
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Day 260: Back to German
04/18/08 07:35 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 260 — Back to German
18-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Nothing unusual today, but I’m back to writing German in my journal.
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18-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Nothing unusual today, but I’m back to writing German in my journal.
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Day 257: More Bernstein, more Mahler
Day 257 — More Bernstein, more Mahler
15-April-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
More electronic music, more Bernstein, more Mahler, and more translation.
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15-April-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
More electronic music, more Bernstein, more Mahler, and more translation.
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Day 256: Kein bekamtschaft (no hookups)
04/14/08 07:42 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 256 — Kein bekamtschaft (no hookups)
14-April-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
An easy day. Still writing and translating German. I hope that I don’t do this for the rest of the year. It’s a lot of work.
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14-April-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
An easy day. Still writing and translating German. I hope that I don’t do this for the rest of the year. It’s a lot of work.
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Day 255: Ein wunderbar Tage
Day 255 — Ein wunderbar Tage
13-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
An
incredibly full day—horn lesson, piano practice,
electronic music composition and lecture, Leonard
Bernstein rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic, another
Bach Heiler concert, and watching Buster Keaton
silent films. I’m still writing in German. The big
news—Leonard Bernstein is in town conducting the
Vienna Philharmonic in a Mahler series. This is big.
Photos from the 1972 Mahler Symphony
No. 5, concert
video, today.
Was this a full day or what? An incredible day.
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13-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Was this a full day or what? An incredible day.
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Day 254: Schreiben Deutsch, zweimal
Day 254 — Schreiben Deutsch, zweimal
12-April-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
I’m writing in German again. Damn. Actually, it was probably good for me at the time, though no one would read it and perhaps correct me. I attend a silent film festival dedicated to Buster Keaton. I remember these being very funny.
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12-April-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
I’m writing in German again. Damn. Actually, it was probably good for me at the time, though no one would read it and perhaps correct me. I attend a silent film festival dedicated to Buster Keaton. I remember these being very funny.
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Day 253: Ich schreiben Deutsch, heute (badly)
Day 253 — Ich schreiben Deutsch, heute (badly)
11-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today, I write my journal totally in German. What was I thinking back then? Was German the national language or something? Or did Anjali write me saying that I might learn German better if I tried to write it? Regardless, I test my 36-year old knowledge of German and try to translate on the fly (riding back home on the train from a music convention). How did I do? Read More...
11-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today, I write my journal totally in German. What was I thinking back then? Was German the national language or something? Or did Anjali write me saying that I might learn German better if I tried to write it? Regardless, I test my 36-year old knowledge of German and try to translate on the fly (riding back home on the train from a music convention). How did I do? Read More...
Day 070: Music theory, in German
10/11/07 11:27 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 70 — Music theory, in German
11-October-1971 (Mon.)
Yay, I register for school and attend my first music theory class. It’s in German. Duh, what did I expect? Well, it’s more difficult than I imagined. This brings me to a discussion of foreign students in ESL classes. I can now relate.
I decide to write an opera, and some lyrics for a song for Anjali.
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11-October-1971 (Mon.)
Yay, I register for school and attend my first music theory class. It’s in German. Duh, what did I expect? Well, it’s more difficult than I imagined. This brings me to a discussion of foreign students in ESL classes. I can now relate.
I decide to write an opera, and some lyrics for a song for Anjali.
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Day 017: I'm trying
08/19/07 09:00 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 17 — I’m trying
17-August-1971 (Thur.)
No news today. Just working on German language. I did invent a new literary language device that can be used in any language. Later today—2007—I bought the Berlitz German Premiere CD course. Will I use it?
Sending out over 600 slides to be scanned for this journal. Can’t wait to get them back.
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17-August-1971 (Thur.)
No news today. Just working on German language. I did invent a new literary language device that can be used in any language. Later today—2007—I bought the Berlitz German Premiere CD course. Will I use it?
Sending out over 600 slides to be scanned for this journal. Can’t wait to get them back.
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Day 014: My first concert—Washington State Choir
Day 14 — Day 014: My first concert—Washington State
Choir
16-August-1971 (Mon.)
• Uh, oh! I’m complaining about learning German again.
• Saw my first concert, a university choir from the United States. Yes!
• And a brief flashback to my student concert-going days at Lincoln Center.
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16-August-1971 (Mon.)
• Uh, oh! I’m complaining about learning German again.
• Saw my first concert, a university choir from the United States. Yes!
• And a brief flashback to my student concert-going days at Lincoln Center.
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