Old Scores and New ReadingsJOHN F. RUNCIMANReading editionChapter navigation24 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…OLD SCORES AND NEW READINGSJOHN F. RUNCIMANWILLIAM BYRDE ... HIS MASSOUR LAST GREAT MUSICIAN (HENRY PURCELL, 1658-95)BACH; AND THE "MATTHEW" PASSION AND THE "JOHN"HANDELHAYDN AND HIS "CREATION"MOZART, HIS "DON GIOVANNI" AND THE REQUIEM"FIDELIO"SCHUBERTWEBER AND WAGNERITALIAN OPERA, DEAD AND DYINGVERDI YOUNG, AND VERDI YOUNGER"THE FLYING DUTCHMAN""LOHENGRIN""TRISTAN AND ISOLDA""SIEGFRIED""THE DUSK OF THE GODS""PARSIFAL"BAYREUTH IN 1897A NOTE ON BRAHMSANTON DVORÁKTSCHAIKOWSKY AND HIS "PATHETIC" SYMPHONYLAMOUREUX AND HIS ORCHESTRAPrevious chapter ←OLD SCORES AND NEW READINGSNext chapter →WILLIAM BYRDE ... HIS MASSAll chapters and sections (24)OLD SCORES AND NEW READINGSJOHN F. RUNCIMANWILLIAM BYRDE ... HIS MASSOUR LAST GREAT MUSICIAN (HENRY PURCELL, 1658-95)BACH; AND THE "MATTHEW" PASSION AND THE "JOHN"HANDELHAYDN AND HIS "CREATION"MOZART, HIS "DON GIOVANNI" AND THE REQUIEM"FIDELIO"SCHUBERTWEBER AND WAGNERITALIAN OPERA, DEAD AND DYINGVERDI YOUNG, AND VERDI YOUNGER"THE FLYING DUTCHMAN""LOHENGRIN""TRISTAN AND ISOLDA""SIEGFRIED""THE DUSK OF THE GODS""PARSIFAL"BAYREUTH IN 1897A NOTE ON BRAHMSANTON DVORÁKTSCHAIKOWSKY AND HIS "PATHETIC" SYMPHONYLAMOUREUX AND HIS ORCHESTRALONDON AT THE SIGN OF THE UNICORN VII CECIL COURT MDCCCCI [1901]← OLD SCORES AND NEW READINGSWILLIAM BYRDE ... HIS MASS →