CONTENTS
Reading edition
HOW TO APPRECIATE A PIANOFORTE RECITAL
I The Pianoforte 29
II Bach’s Service to Music 48
III From Fugue to Sonata 78
IV Dawn of the Romantic Period 100
V Chopin, the Poet of the Pianoforte 116
VI Schumann, the “Intimate” 134
VII Liszt, the Giant among Virtuosos 142
VIII With Paderewski—A Modern Pianist on Tour 155
HOW TO APPRECIATE AN ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
IX Development of the Orchestra 167
X Instruments of the Orchestra 179
XI Concerning Symphonies 197
XII Richard Strauss and His Music 207
XIII A Note on Chamber Music 224
HOW TO APPRECIATE VOCAL MUSIC
XIV Songs and Song Composers 231
XV Oratorio 248
XVI Opera and Music-Drama 260