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Chapter Three. Paganini, Mendelssohn and Turner in Scotland
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Preface ix
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Part 1 Composers
- Chapter One. Beethoven’s Game of Cat and Mouse 3
- Chapter Two. Schubert’s Pendulum 16
- Chapter Three. Paganini, Mendelssohn and Turner in Scotland 28
- Chapter Four. Berlioz and Schumann 42
- Chapter Five. Alkan’s Instruments 57
- Chapter Six. Liszt the Conductor 65
- Chapter Seven. Wolf’s Wagner 79
- Chapter Eight. Massenet’s Craftsmanship 87
- Chapter Nine. Skryabin’s Conquest of Time 101
- Chapter Ten. Janáček’s Narratives 108
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Part 2 Themes
- Chapter Eleven. Raise Your Glass to French Music! 129
- Chapter Twelve. Comic Opera 133
- Chapter Thirteen. Repeats 144
- Chapter Fourteen 161
- Chapter Fifteen. The Musicians’ Arrondissement 183
- Chapter Sixteen. Les Anglais 193
- Chapter Seventeen. Dr. Mephistopheles 202
- Chapter Eighteen. The Prose Libretto 211
- Chapter Nineteen ‘Un pays où tous sont musiciens . . .’ 224
- Chapter Twenty. Modernisms that Failed 232
- Index 243
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Preface ix
-
Part 1 Composers
- Chapter One. Beethoven’s Game of Cat and Mouse 3
- Chapter Two. Schubert’s Pendulum 16
- Chapter Three. Paganini, Mendelssohn and Turner in Scotland 28
- Chapter Four. Berlioz and Schumann 42
- Chapter Five. Alkan’s Instruments 57
- Chapter Six. Liszt the Conductor 65
- Chapter Seven. Wolf’s Wagner 79
- Chapter Eight. Massenet’s Craftsmanship 87
- Chapter Nine. Skryabin’s Conquest of Time 101
- Chapter Ten. Janáček’s Narratives 108
-
Part 2 Themes
- Chapter Eleven. Raise Your Glass to French Music! 129
- Chapter Twelve. Comic Opera 133
- Chapter Thirteen. Repeats 144
- Chapter Fourteen 161
- Chapter Fifteen. The Musicians’ Arrondissement 183
- Chapter Sixteen. Les Anglais 193
- Chapter Seventeen. Dr. Mephistopheles 202
- Chapter Eighteen. The Prose Libretto 211
- Chapter Nineteen ‘Un pays où tous sont musiciens . . .’ 224
- Chapter Twenty. Modernisms that Failed 232
- Index 243