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...time, visitors who rang the bell at the door of Zöppritzstrasse No. 46 in the little Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen heard a recorded voice boom through a speaking tube: "Dr. Strauss is not at home . . . Dr. Strauss is not at home." After awhile, when even tall (6 ft. 3 in.), ruddy-faced Dr. Strauss had tired of his crusty prank, visitors were merely asked by a servant to state their business. In most cases they were turned away. Last week, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a visitor called who would not be denied. Death came to Richard Strauss...
...group that gained most was the Free Democratic Party, economically to the right of the Christian Democrats and called the "Bankers' Party" by the Socialists; the Free Democrats got 52 seats, trebling their best showing in earlier local contests. The extreme right-wing Deutsche Partei and the hotheaded Bavarian separatist Bayernpartei polled 17 seats each; local and splinter groups, mostly right-wing, gained 32 seats between them. The Communists were soundly beaten (6% of the total vote, 15 seats...
Germany's Bayerische Rundfunk (Bavarian Radio) this week announced a gingerly experiment with U.S. techniques...
...advertising for the first time in its history. But the Rundfunk's directors added an original touch: all of the commercials will be jammed to gether in two half-hour periods; one at 6:30 in the morning, the other at noon. For the rest of the day Bavarian listeners will be on their...
Reger: The BÖcklin Suite (German Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague, Joseph Keilberth conducting; Capitol-Telefunken, 6 sides). Max Reger, Bavarian organist and composer, was something of a musical tornado in his time (1873-1916), notable for his free & easy ways with harmony and modulation. His more ponderous scores are seldom heard, but these four sonorous tone poems deserve to be. Performance and recording: good...