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After he had spent the first three years in New York as associate conductor, at Toscanini 's invitation, of the NBC Orchestra, he made numerous guest appearances throughout the United States and Latin America. | spent | {
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After he had spent the first three years in New York as associate conductor, at Toscanini 's invitation, of the NBC Orchestra, he made numerous guest appearances throughout the United States and Latin America. | made | {
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In 1945 he became conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic. | became | {
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Seven years later he was asked to become director of the Pittsburgh Symphony. | asked | {
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Seven years later he was asked to become director of the Pittsburgh Symphony. | become | {
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Since 1944 he has also conducted regularly at the San Francisco Opera, where he made his debut with a memorable performance of Verdi 's Falstaff. | conducted | {
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Since 1944 he has also conducted regularly at the San Francisco Opera, where he made his debut with a memorable performance of Verdi 's Falstaff. | made | {
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In recent years he has traveled widely in Europe, conducting in Italy, France, Austria, and Switzerland. | traveled | {
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He returned to Germany for the first time in 1953, where he has since conducted in Cologne, Frankfurt, and Berlin. | returned | {
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He returned to Germany for the first time in 1953, where he has since conducted in Cologne, Frankfurt, and Berlin. | conducted | {
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Where in Europe was he going now? | going | {
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First of all, to Italy for a short vacation - Forte dei Marmi, a place he loves. | loves | {
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Since it is not far from Viareggio, he will visit Puccini 's house, as he never fails to do, to pay his respects to the memory of the composer of La Boheme, which he considers one of Puccini 's masterpieces. | is | {
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Since it is not far from Viareggio, he will visit Puccini 's house, as he never fails to do, to pay his respects to the memory of the composer of La Boheme, which he considers one of Puccini 's masterpieces. | do | {
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Since it is not far from Viareggio, he will visit Puccini 's house, as he never fails to do, to pay his respects to the memory of the composer of La Boheme, which he considers one of Puccini 's masterpieces. | considers | {
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Steinberg spoke with warmth and enthusiasm about Italy : `` Rome is my second home. | spoke | {
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Steinberg spoke with warmth and enthusiasm about Italy : `` Rome is my second home. | is | {
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I consider it the center of the world and make it a point to be there once a year ''. | consider | {
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I consider it the center of the world and make it a point to be there once a year ''. | make | {
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I consider it the center of the world and make it a point to be there once a year ''. | be | {
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He will conduct two concerts at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, as well as concerts in Munich and Cologne. | conduct | {
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`` Then I return to the United States for engagements at the Hollywood Bowl and in Philadelphia '', he added. | return | {
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`` Then I return to the United States for engagements at the Hollywood Bowl and in Philadelphia '', he added. | added | {
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The forthcoming season in Pittsburgh also promises to be of unusual interest. | promises | {
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The forthcoming season in Pittsburgh also promises to be of unusual interest. | be | {
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There will be premieres of new works, made possible through Ford Foundation commissions : Carlisle Floyd 's Mystery, with Phyllis Curtin as soprano soloist. | be | {
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There will be premieres of new works, made possible through Ford Foundation commissions : Carlisle Floyd 's Mystery, with Phyllis Curtin as soprano soloist. | made | {
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Other world premieres will be Gardner Read 's Third Symphony and Burle Marx 's Samba Concertante. | be | {
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`` And next year we will do - also a Ford commission - a piano concerto by Elliott Carter, with Jacob Lateiner as soloist. | do | {
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Of course, I shall conduct Mahler and Bruckner works in the coming season, as usual. | conduct | {
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We 'll play Bruckner 's Fifth Symphony in the original version, and Mahler 's Seventh - the least accessible, known, and played of Mahler 's works. | play | {
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My Pittsburghers have become real addicts to Mahler and Bruckner ''. | become | {
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He added that he also stresses the works of these favorite masters on tour, especially Mahler 's First and Fourth symphonies, and Das Lied von der Erde, and Bruckner 's Sixth - which is rarely played - and Seventh. | added | {
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He added that he also stresses the works of these favorite masters on tour, especially Mahler 's First and Fourth symphonies, and Das Lied von der Erde, and Bruckner 's Sixth - which is rarely played - and Seventh. | played | {
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Bruckner 's Eighth he refers to as `` my travel symphony ''. | refers | {
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He recalled that in California after a critic had attacked him for `` still trying to sell Bruckner to the Americans '', the public 's response at the next concert was a standing ovation. | recalled | {
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He recalled that in California after a critic had attacked him for `` still trying to sell Bruckner to the Americans '', the public 's response at the next concert was a standing ovation. | attacked | {
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He recalled that in California after a critic had attacked him for `` still trying to sell Bruckner to the Americans '', the public 's response at the next concert was a standing ovation. | trying | {
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He recalled that in California after a critic had attacked him for `` still trying to sell Bruckner to the Americans '', the public 's response at the next concert was a standing ovation. | sell | {
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He recalled that in California after a critic had attacked him for `` still trying to sell Bruckner to the Americans '', the public 's response at the next concert was a standing ovation. | was | {
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`` Now that Bruno Walter is virtually in retirement and my dear friend Dimitri Mitropoulos is no longer with us, I am probably the only one - with the possible exception of Leonard Bernstein - who has this special affinity for and champions the works of Bruckner and Mahler ''. | is | {
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`` Now that Bruno Walter is virtually in retirement and my dear friend Dimitri Mitropoulos is no longer with us, I am probably the only one - with the possible exception of Leonard Bernstein - who has this special affinity for and champions the works of Bruckner and Mahler ''. | is | {
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`` Now that Bruno Walter is virtually in retirement and my dear friend Dimitri Mitropoulos is no longer with us, I am probably the only one - with the possible exception of Leonard Bernstein - who has this special affinity for and champions the works of Bruckner and Mahler ''. | am | {
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`` Now that Bruno Walter is virtually in retirement and my dear friend Dimitri Mitropoulos is no longer with us, I am probably the only one - with the possible exception of Leonard Bernstein - who has this special affinity for and champions the works of Bruckner and Mahler ''. | has | {
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`` Now that Bruno Walter is virtually in retirement and my dear friend Dimitri Mitropoulos is no longer with us, I am probably the only one - with the possible exception of Leonard Bernstein - who has this special affinity for and champions the works of Bruckner and Mahler ''. | champions | {
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Since he introduces so much modern music, I could not resist asking how he felt about it. | introduces | {
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Since he introduces so much modern music, I could not resist asking how he felt about it. | resist | {
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But I usually stick to the old phrase : ' Ich habe ein Amt, aber keine Meinung ( I hold an office, but I do not feel entitled to have an opinion ). | hold | {
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Again Steinberg was cautious and replied with a smile that he was not exposed to it enough to hazard comments. | was | {
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Again Steinberg was cautious and replied with a smile that he was not exposed to it enough to hazard comments. | replied | {
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Again Steinberg was cautious and replied with a smile that he was not exposed to it enough to hazard comments. | exposed | {
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`` As my wife puts it '', he said, again with a twinkle in his eyes, `` all you know is your music. | puts | {
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`` As my wife puts it '', he said, again with a twinkle in his eyes, `` all you know is your music. | said | {
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`` As my wife puts it '', he said, again with a twinkle in his eyes, `` all you know is your music. | know | {
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`` As my wife puts it '', he said, again with a twinkle in his eyes, `` all you know is your music. | is | {
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But after all, you never learned anything else ''! | learned | {
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What did he do for relaxation? | do | {
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Like his late colleague, Mitropoulos, he reads mystery stories, in particular Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. | reads | {
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He cited Heine and Stendhal as favorites in literature. | cited | {
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But his prime interest, apart from music, he insisted seriously, was his family - his wife, daughter and son. | insisted | {
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But his prime interest, apart from music, he insisted seriously, was his family - his wife, daughter and son. | was | {
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At the moment he was excited about his son 's having received the Prix de Rome in archaeology and was looking forward to being present this summer at the excavation of an Etruscan tomb. | was | {
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`` Both children are musical and my wife is a music lover of unfailing instinct and judgment ''. | are | {
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`` Is the attitude of German youth comparable to that of '' the angry young men ' of England ''? was the topic for a round-table discussion at the Bayerische Rundfunk in Munich. | was | {
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I was chairman, the only not youthful participant. | was | {
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Since attack serves to stimulate interest in broadcasts, I added to my opening statement a sentence in which I claimed that German youth seemed to lack the enthusiasm which is a necessary ingredient of anger, and might be classified as uninterested and bored rather than angry. | serves | {
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Since attack serves to stimulate interest in broadcasts, I added to my opening statement a sentence in which I claimed that German youth seemed to lack the enthusiasm which is a necessary ingredient of anger, and might be classified as uninterested and bored rather than angry. | stimulate | {
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Since attack serves to stimulate interest in broadcasts, I added to my opening statement a sentence in which I claimed that German youth seemed to lack the enthusiasm which is a necessary ingredient of anger, and might be classified as uninterested and bored rather than angry. | added | {
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Since attack serves to stimulate interest in broadcasts, I added to my opening statement a sentence in which I claimed that German youth seemed to lack the enthusiasm which is a necessary ingredient of anger, and might be classified as uninterested and bored rather than angry. | claimed | {
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