INDEX

Adam, 153, 154 n. Adler, Guido, 227 Æschylus, 176, 351, 357 Agoult, Comtesse d', 130 n., 131 Alexander, 3 Altnikol, 349 Ander, 19 Anna (Wagner's servant), 113 Apel, Theodor, 25 ff., 62 ff., 69, 70 Aristotle, 194 Arnold, 206 Asquith, Mr., 330 Auber, 151 Avenarius, Cäcilie. See Cäcilie Wagner Bach, 83, 128, 147, 158 ff., 162 n., 212 ff., 218, 236, 239, 284, 301, 305, 307, 314, 321 ff., 335 ff., 348 ff. Baden, Grand Duke of, 128 Bakunin, 47 Baumgartner, 8, 133 Beethoven, 29, 57 n., 146, 150, 155 ff., 160 ff., 164 ff., 172, 182, 189 ff., 200, 212 ff., 220 ff., 225 ff., 230 ff., 236, 238 ff., 272, 278, 301, 305, 321 ff., 329, 334 ff., 356 Bellini, 147, 149, 150, 152, 153, 243 Berlioz, 5 n., 33 n., 159, 166 n., 190, 230, 241, 308 ff. Bertha (milliner), 122 ff., 125 Bissing, Henriette von, 116, 117, 124 Blake, 159, 320 Bonfantini, 333 Bournot, Otto, 331, 334 Boughton, Rutland, 357 n. Brahms, 159, 213, 221, 232, 301, 323, 326 ff. Brockhaus, Luise. See Luise Wagner Browning, 159, 339 Bruch, Max, 329 Buddha, The, 316 Busoni, 214 Bülow, Cosima von. See Cosima Wagner Bülow, Hans von, 4, 24, 31, 38 n., 75, 114 ff., 126, 129, 130 n., 133, 139 ff., 332 Burrell, Mrs., 329 ff. Calderon, 90 Calvin, 3 Carroll, 185 Cavalli, 227 Chamberlain, H. S., 45 n., 173 Charpentier, 345 Cherubini, 165, 188 Chorley, H. F., 33 Clough, 206 Columbus, 217 Cornelius, 4, 24, 66, 106, 110, 117 n., 119, 124, 128, 133, 134 ff., 140 Dannreuther, E., 149 n., 162 n. Davison, Henry, 33 n. — J. W., 32, 33 Debussy, 172, 305, 322, 336, 345 ff. Dietrich, 67, 68, 71 Dingelstedt, 13 ff. Dorn, Heinrich, 153 Draeseke, 144 Dukas, 356 Dustmann, Frau, 20, 109 ff. Ellis, W. A., 2 n., 12 n., 13 n., 32, 34. 36, 38 ff., 42 n., 52, 83 n., 85, 86 n., 87 n., 92 n., 93 n., 99 n., 112, 114 n. Erlanger, 10 Evans, Edwin, 200 n. Fétis, 5 Feuerbach, 82, 121, 176 Feustel, 329 Fips (dog), 38 ff. Fischer, W., 17, 18 France, Anatole, 268, 319 Francis, St., 316 Franck, César, 233, 321, 323 Franz (Wagner's servant), 113 Frays, von, 15, 18 Frederick the Great, 82 Frommann, Alwine, 31, 45 Gaillard, 32 Galsworthy, John, 351 Gautier, Judith, 3 n. Geyer, Benjamin, 334 — Ludwig, 326 ff. Gladstone, 3 Glasenapp, 15 n., 37 n., 45 n., 56 n., 87 n., 110 n., 127, 133, 138, 236, 249, 331 Gluck, 149, 164 ff., 188, 191, 193, 198, 220, 222, 224, 225, 323 Goethe, 194, 199, 293 Gounod, 35 Greek Drama, 176 ff., 192 ff., 219, 351 ff. Grieg, 329 Guiata, von, 110 Habeneck, 155 Hafiz, 121 Halévy, 12 Handel, 244 Hanslick, 19 ff., 54, 71 n., 112, 140, 143, 303, 304 Hardy, Thomas, 353, 357 Härtinger, 14 Haydn, 221, 323 Heine, 59, 244 Heinse, 59, 149 Herwegh, 133 — Frau, 95, 97 Heubner, 47 Heyse, Paul, 7 Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 345 Hoffmann, E. T. A., 146, 221 n. Hokusai, 293 Holtei, 153 Hornstein, Ferdinand von, 6, 12 — Robert von, 6 ff., 23, 35, 54, 67 n., 82, 85 Hueffer, F., 123 n. Hugo, Victor, 23 Huneker, J. G., 316 ff., 327 ff. Indy, Vincent d', 323 Julius Cæsar, 3 Kalergis, Mme., 81 Kapp, Julius, 12 n., 54 n., 62 n., 89, 91, 106, 109, 111, 113, 116, 118 Keats, 207 Kellermann, 129, 138 Kietz, 51, 53, 243 Kittl, 260 Köhler, 136 König, 260 Küstner, 12 Lablache, 243 Lachner, 12 ff., 54 Laube, H., 20, 33, 34, 149, 156, 172 Laussot, Eugène, 45 ff., 75 — Jessie, 5, 31, 37, 44 ff., 58, 76 n., 84, 107, 133 Lear, 185 Leonardo, 293 Lessing, 192, 343 n. Levi, Hermann, 121 n., 249 Levy, Gustav, 173 Lichtenberger, H., 122 n. Lingg, Hermann, 7 Liszt, 3, 13, 18 n., 24, 50, 51, 73, 85 n., 86 n., 89, 90, 106, 120, 123, 129 ff., 133, 134, 140 ff., 174 n., 207, 208, 240, 324 Logier, 238 Ludwig, Emil, 122 n., 295, 320 n. — King, 18 n., 19, 81, 110, 116 ff., 124, 133 ff., 144, 249 Lüttichau, 173 Maeterlinck, 353 Mahler, 329 Maier, Mathilde, 109, 111, 112, 117 Marie (Wagner's servant), 115 n., 116 Marschner, 241, 247 Mauro, Seraphine, 106, 134, 135 Méhul, 154, 188 Mein Leben, Untrustworthiness of, 4 ff., 39 ff., 50, 54, 62, 63 n., 88 Meissner, 33 ff. Mendelssohn, 33, 186, 199, 214, 216 n., 240, 328 Meredith, G., 80 Metastasio, 187 Metternich, Princess, 10 Meyer, Friederike, 109 ff., 116, 117 Meyerbeer, 5 n., 23, 31, 33 n., 36, 173, 190, 191, 203 Milton, 159, 342, 343 Minnaphobia, Wagnerian, 36 ff., 42, 56 Monnaie, Ed., 12 n. Monteverdi, 213, 227, 323, 325 Morny, 10 Morris, Wm., 343 Mosel, 224 Mottl, 328, 332 ff. Mozart, 147, 149, 152, 160, 162, 164 ff., 186, 188, 189, 191, 214, 220, 221, 225, 244, 312 Napoleon I, 3, 82, 162, 163, 195, 306 — III, 10, 76 n. Nietzsche, 23, 27, 30, 36, 47, 67 n., 128, 141, 316 ff., 327 ff. Ollivier, Blandine, 106, 116 Osenbrück, 34 Pachta, Count, 30, 34 Palestrina, 323, 325 Papo (parrot), 41 Payn, James, 208 Pecht, 26 n., 34 Peps (dog), 41 Peri, 227 Pforten, von der, 14 Phidias, 182 Planer, Minna. See Minna Wagner — Natalie, 64 n., 111 Pleyel, 239 Pohlenz, 146, 155 Pope, 159 Porges, Fritz, 124, 135 — Heinrich, 135, 136 Praeger, F., 56 n., 85 Puccini, 345 Pusinelli, 97 n., 104 n., 105, 109 Putzmacherin, Die. See Bertha Racine, 192 Rameau, 323 Renoir, 320 n. Ritter, Frau, 7 n., 31, 46, 49, 51 n. — Karl, 8, 10 n., 31, 45, 53 ff., 99, 102, 133 Roeckel, August, 3, 47, 175, 186 Röckl, Sebastian, 14 ff. Rose, Frau, 330, 332 Rossini, 122, 189, 190 Runciman, J. F., 259, 262, 268, 307, 308, 316 ff. St. Georges, 12, 13 Schiller, 33, 158, 194, 200 Schlesinger, 12 n. Schmidt, G., 15 Schmitt, W., 14 Schmitz, Eugen, 224 n. Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 4, 139 Schönaich, G., 124 Schopenhauer, 7, 121, 122, 158 n., 352 Schott, 6, 137 n., 146 Schröder-Devrient, 149, 150, 152, 155, 208, 226 Schubert, 159, 218, 241, 307 Schumann, Clara, 214 — Robert, 159, 214, 244, 245, 272, 323 Schuré, E., 138 ff. Schwabe, 63, 65 Scribe, 13, 34, 191 Shakespeare, 58, 151, 159, 182, 192 ff., 203, 205, 249, 301, 303, 315 Shaw, G. B., 97 n., 304, 353 Sophocles, 176 Spencer, Herbert, 306 Spinoza, 342 Spitzer, D., 122 Spohr, 147 Spontini, 165, 186, 189 Stabreim, 197, 199, 200, 209, 210, 275 Standhartner, Dr., 20, 21 n., 106 ff., 136, 137 n. Stanford, Sir Charles, 326 ff. Strauss, D. F., 82 — Richard, 159, 172, 302 ff., 321 ff., 340 ff., 356 Strindberg, 133 Sulzer, 178 Swinburne, 159, 320, 353 Tappert, W., 20 n. Tausig, 4, 24, 127 ff., 135 Taylor, Mrs., 45, 51 n., 54, 55 Tchaikovski, 340, 356 Thespis, 182 Tieck, 193 Uhlig, 3, 31, 83 n., 179, 204, 209, 215, 244 Verdi, 227 Voltaire, 202 Wagner, Adolf, 330 ff. — Albert, 330 ff. — Cäcilie, 81 n., 331 — Clara, 84, 85, 92, 94, 109 — Cosima, 37, 38, 45, 81, 84, 109, 112, 114 ff., 125 n., 129, 130 n., 328, 332, 333 — Eva, 37 n., 118 — Franziska, 83 — Isolde, 37 n., 118 — Johanna, 326 ff. — Karl Friedrich Wilhelm, 326 ff. — Luise, 82, 110, 112 Wagner, Minna, 5, 6, 13, 22, 24, 30, 36 ff., 42 ff., 57 ff., 106 ff., 110 n., 111, 118, 133, 174 — Richard: Personal Characteristics Belief in himself, 2, 22, 24, 75, 77, 121 ff. Borrowing, habits of, 8 ff., 25, 26 ff., 65 Charm of personality, 3, 4, 28 Complexity of character, 1, 28 ff., 36, 43 ff., 99 ff., 116, 120 ff., 128 ff., 141 ff. Egoism, 2, 3, 4, 22, 66, 75, 94, 95, 97, 118, 128, 140 Epistolary skill, 22, 87, 104 Exacting with friends, 4, 128 ff. Excessive sensibility, 127, 133 ff. Extremes of nature, 138 ff. Extravagance, 106, 124 ff. Hatred of critics, 30 ff. — of Jews, 32, 121 Indelicacy of soul, 23, 24, 29, 65 ff., 89 Ingratitude, 76 Irritability, 7 n., 28 ff., 33 ff., 61, 67, 97 n. Love of luxury, 122 ff. Passion for reading to friends, 137 ff. — — dominance, 3, 4, 21, 128, 143 — — self-justification, 23 Purity as an artist, 2, 72, 76 Unconscious actor, 23, 68, 94 ff. Vitality of temperament, 26 Women, susceptibility to, 43, 45, 58, 83 ff., 111, 112 ff., 269 Youthful wildness, 25 ff., 57 ff, 72 MUSICAL WORKS Operas Die Hochzeit, 238, 241, 246 Die Feen, 26, 59, 147, 241, 246 ff., 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 256 ff., 265, 307, 310 Das Liebesverbot, 26, 58, 59, 63, 151, 241, 249 ff., 258, 273 Rienzi, 17, 18, 102, 154, 155, 163, 173 n., 211, 212, 240, 242, 245, 249, 257 ff., 260, 273 ff., 329 The Flying Dutchman, 18, 32, 45, 71 n., 163, 168, 171, 174, 211, 212, 244, 245, 247, 249, 259, 260, 261 ff., 269 ff., 310, 319, 329 Tannhäuser, 5 n., 8, 9 n., 13, 14 ff., 18 n., 32, 35, 39 n., 76 n., 106, 119, 122, 169, 70 ff., 208 n., 229, 230, 241, 244, 245, 247, 253, 259, 263 ff., 270, 329, 341, 347, 348, 350 Lohengrin, 15, 18 n., 19, 50, 69, 79 n., 119, 122, 145, 168, 171 ff., 241, 243 ff., 247, 259, 263 ff., 270 ff., 292, 310, 319, 329 The Ring of the Nibelung, 77, 79 n., 122 n., 137, 186 n., 209, 212, 220, 245, 266 ff., 297 ff., 328, 352 (a) The Rhinegold, 74, 137, 171, 218, 233, 270 ff. (b) The Valkyrie, 35, 74, 85, 137, 171, 210, 271 ff. (c) Siegfried, 120, 138, 210, 269 ff. (d) The Twilight of the Gods, 120, 138, 234, 237, 270 ff. Tristan and Isolde, 11, 17, 20, 35, 85, 88, 91, 94, 101, 106, 107, 109, 111, 125, 126, 139, 145, 171, 209, 220, 247, 257, 262, 266, 269 ff., 288 ff., 300, 310 ff., 321, 339 ff., 352, 355 ff. Die Meistersinger, 20, 21, 22, 107, 109, 111, 135, 137, 145, 169, 171, 209, 220, 230, 266, 270 ff., 288 ff., 310 ff., 329, 342, 350, 353 Parsifal, 107, 121 n., 171, 209, 266, 290 ff., 300, 312 ff., 315 ff., 343, 357 PIANOFORTE WORKS Albumblatt for Betty Schott, 236 — — Princess Metternich, 237 — in E major (for Kietz), 243 Album Sonata for Frau Wesendonck, 237 Ankunft bei den schwarzen Schwänen, 237 Fantasia in F sharp minor, 238 Polonaise in D major, 239 Sonata in A major, 239 — in B flat major, 238 ORCHESTRAL WORKS Columbus Overture, 240, 249 Faust Overture, 235, 239, 245, 265, 329 King Enzio Overture, 146, 240, 249 Polonia Overture, 240, 249 Rule, Britannia Overture, 240, 249 Overture in D minor, 146 — in B flat minor, 238 Siegfried Idyl, 235, 236, 237, 314 Symphony in C major, 146, 240, 329 CHORAL WORKS Greeting to Friedrich August the Beloved, 245 Hymn to the Czar Nicholas, 242 La Descente de la Courtille, 242, 245 Love-Feast of the Apostles, The, 245 New Year Cantata, 241 Re-Interment of Weber's Remains, 245 Weihegruss to King Friedrich August, 245 SONGS AND ARIAS Aria of Orovisto, 243 Attente, 243, 244 Der Tannenbaum, 242 Dors, mon enfant, 243 Les Adieux de Marie Stuart, 243, 245 Les deux Grenadiers, 244 Mignonne, 243 Romance of Max, 241, 242, 244 Seven Compositions to Goethe's Faust, 240, 242 Tout n'est qu'images fugitives, 243 Vampyr Aria, 241 DRAMATIC WORKS AND SKETCHES Bianca und Giuseppe, 260 Die Bergwerke zu Falun, 260 Die Sarazenin, 260 Die glückliche Bärenfamilie, 154 n., 260 Friedrich Barbarossa, 173, 205 n., 266 Jesus of Nazareth, 173, 266, 270, 319 Siegfried's Tod, 46, 173, 185, 266, 270 ff., 297 ff. Young Siegfried, 299 The Victors, 319 Wieland der Schmied, 46, 207, 269 PROSE WORKS Account of the Bringing Home of Weber's Remains, 172 Application of Music to the Drama, The, 234 Art and Revolution, 176 ff., 185 Art-Work of the Future, The, 176, 180 ff., 185 Autobiographical Sketch, 156, 172 Beethoven, 158, 165 n. Bellini, 153 Communication to my Friends, A, 204, 211, 220 n., 261, 337, 338 Dramatic Song, 151 End of a Musician in Paris, The, 138 Franz Liszt's Symphonic Poems, On, 162, 166 n. German Music, On, 156 German Opera, The, 147 Happy Evening, A, 160, 162 Man and Existing Society, 175 Opera and Drama, 122, 137, 138, 181, 185 ff., 208, 209, 211, 215, 220 n., 272 Operatic Poetry and Composition, 209 Overture, The, 163 ff. Pasticcio, 148 Pilgrimage to Beethoven, A, 138, 156, 158 Project for the Organisation of a German National Theatre, 173, 175, 177 n. Report upon a proposed German School of Music for Munich, 152 Revolution, The, 175 Royal Kapelle, The, 174 Speech at Weber's Grave, 172 Vaterlandsverein Speech, 175 Wibelungen, The, 173 Wagner, Ottilie, 79, 332 — Rosalie, 25, 154, 246 Wagner, Siegfried, 37, 118, 120, 133, 328 Wahnfried, editorial ways of, 36, 50, 86 n., 87 n., 90 n., 106 n., 131 n., 328, 333 Weber, 147, 150, 165, 168, 189, 220, 240, 245, 246, 247 Weingartner, 80 n. Weinlig, 238 ff. Weissheimer, 126, 133, 140, 144 Weitzmann, 115 Werder, 45 Wesendonck, Mathilde, 2 n., 5, 6, 13, 16, 35, 37 ff., 43, 54, 56, 57, 69, 83 ff., 107, 108, 112, 114 ff., 120, 129, 131, 133, 237 Wesendonck, Otto, 24, 32, 33 n., 35, 39 n., 44, 47 n., 75, 81, 85 ff., 105, 107, 108, 133 Wilde, Oscar, 71, 208 Wille, Eliza, 81, 82, 99, 110, 116, 117 — François, 24, 47 n., 82, 133 Winter, 154 Wittgenstein, Princess, 106 n., 129, 140, 207 Wolf, Hugo, 159, 308 ff., 310, 320 ff. Wolfram, Clara. See Clara Wagner Wolzogen, Hans von, 42 n., 138 Zocher, Gustav, 330

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