Old Scores and New ReadingsOLD SCORES AND NEW READINGSReading 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 ORCHESTRABeginning of this editionNext chapter →JOHN F. RUNCIMANAll 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 ORCHESTRADISCUSSIONS ON MUSIC & CERTAIN MUSICIANS BYJOHN F. RUNCIMAN →