Author’s Note

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Author’s Note xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I Richard Wagner’s Writings on Conducting
9. Chapter One. Reminiscences of Spontini 9
10. Chapter Two. Report on the Performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Dresden in 1846 15
11. Chapter Three. About Conducting 23
12. Chapter Four. On Performing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony 109
13. Part II Critical Essay
14. Chapter Five. Richard Wagner and the Art of Conducting 145
15. Bibliography 275
16. Index 291