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- ↑ Musik und Gesellschaft 23 (1973), p. 501.
- ↑ Volkmar Leimert beim Lions Club Chemnitz
- ↑ Mitglieder
- ↑ [url=http://www.rwv-chemnitz.de/pageID_7563005.html%7CRichard-Wagner-Verbandes – Ortsverband Chemnitz]
- ↑ Richard Wagner-Episode X
