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oignant, beautiful, and passionate, e music of "Tristan and Isolde" has exampled power to stir the heart. For this, perhaps the greatest of his eras, Wagner poured out the hunger, e hopeless and ardent longing of his happy love. Both from the standint of technique and emotional inten

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WHEN the fingers of Richard Tagner first touched the keys of a einway in 1879, its reputation as the orld's foremost piano was already defitely established. That reputation has own and expanded with the years. oday the Steinway is the universally cepted instrument, not only upon the ncert stage, but in thousands of culated homes.

There are still Steinways in active service which sounded to the touch of childish fingers, rang beneath the impact of maturer hands, and continued to make their rich and sure return even to the second and third generation.

.. Such an instrument is more than an exquisite mechanism. It enters upon a personal, intimate relationship. It becomes a companion, a mentor, and a friend.

Viewed in the light of its amazing durability, the Steinway is actually among the least expensive of pianos. For 30, 40, and even so years or more it will serve you well, helping to shape the musical traditions of your family, yielding that joy of ownership arising from the best. And no matter

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The Talk and Thought of Famous Men Promised Land. A Story.

The Worm Turns

A Bishop Looks at the Church
Sparrow's Lament. A Poem

A Pedagogic Sunset

Looking Back on Forty Years of Teaching Night on a Great Beach

The Golfer's Emotions

For Golfers and Golfers' Wives Cancer, the Scourge of God The Rose of Love. A Story Thunderstorm. A Poem

A Tourist in Spite of Himself

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