Musical Criticisms

Name: Musical Criticisms
Author: Arthur Johnstone

by Arthur Johnstone

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Musical Criticisms
FOREWORD.
CONTENTS.
PORTRAITS.
MEMOIR.
CHAPTER I. —— BACH.
The Genius of Bach.
Bach's Mass in B minor.
"St. Matthew Passion."
Minor Concerto.
CHAPTER II. —— BEETHOVEN.
C Minor Symphony, No. 5.
The Sixth Symphony.
The Seventh Symphony.
"Eroica" Symphony.
Symphony No. 2 in D.
"Missa Solennis."
"Fidelio."
CHAPTER III. —— BERLIOZ.
"Symphonie Fantastique."
"Faust."
The Centenary Celebrations.
CHAPTER IV. —— LISZT.
"Faust" Symphony.
Pianoforte Concerto in E Flat.
CHAPTER V. —— WAGNER.
"Faust in Solitude."
The "Nibelung" Dramas.
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III.
The Bayreuth Festival.
"Parsifal."
"The Ring."
"The Ring."
CHAPTER VI. —— TCHAÏKOVSKY.
Symphony No. 5 and other Works.
Symphony in F Minor.
"Romeo and Juliet" Overture.
Symphony in E Minor.
"Pathetic" Symphony.
CHAPTER VII. —— ELGAR.
"King Olaf."
The "Enigma Variations."
"Cockaigne."
"The Dream of Gerontius,"
"Gerontius,"
"Gerontius,"
"Gerontius,"
"The Apostles,"
"The Apostles,"
"The Apostles,"
"In the South."
"The Coronation Ode."
CHAPTER VIII. —— RICHARD STRAUSS.
"Don Quixote,"
"Don Juan,"
"Don Juan,"
"Till Eulenspiegel."
"Sehnsucht."
"Faust Symphonie,"
"Tod und Verklärung."
"Zarathustra."
"Ein Heldenleben,"
Quartet in C Minor.
CHAPTER IX. —— CHAMBER MUSIC.
Dvoràk Quintet in A Major.
Dvoràk Quartet, Op. 96.
Beethoven Razoumoffsky Quartet, No. 3.
Bach Concerto in D Minor.
Beethoven B Flat Major Quartet.
Tchaïkovsky Quartet in D Major.
Tchaïkovsky Trio in A Minor.
César Franck Quintet in F Minor.
CHAPTER X. —— PIANO-PLAYING.
Reisenauer.
Moszkowski.
Busoni.
Busoni.
Borwick.
Siloti.
Rosenthal.
Paderewski.
Godowsky.
Lamond.
CHAPTER XI. —— VIOLIN-PLAYING.
Ysaye.
Ysaye and Busoni.
Kubelik.
Kreisler.
CHAPTER XII. —— MUSIC IN THE 19th CENTURY.
Mr. J. A. Fuller Maitland's English Music in the 19th century.
Centenary Article.
CHAPTER XIII. —— DR. HANS RICHTER. (October 20, 1897.)
CHAPTER XIV. —— NIETZSCHE.
Nietzsche and Wagner.
Nietzsche in English.
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