Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Editorial Conventions xvi
5. Beethoven Symphonies: some supplementary remarks 9
6. Berlioz Symphonie fantastique 37
7. Bloch Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra 49
8. Brahms Four Symphonies 53
9. Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26 79
10. Busoni Piano Concerto, op.39 94
11. Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune 97
12. Dvořák Scherzo capriccioso, op.66 121
13. Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op.36 152
14. Fauré Fantaisie for Flute, orch. Louis Aubert 238
15. Franck Symphony in D minor 242
16. Haydn Symphonies with High Horns 252
17. Liszt Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat 271
18. Mahler Symphony No.2 in C minor 278
19. Martinů Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra 282
20. Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.56 (‘Scottish’) 285
21. Mozart Piano Concertos 308
22. Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel Pictures from an Exhibition 317
23. Nielsen Sinfonia espansiva (Symphony No.3) 332
24. Prokofiev Classical Symphony (Symphony No.1, op.25) 339
25. Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 in E minor, op.27 355
26. Ravel Piano Concerto 371
27. Respighi Fontane di Roma 385
28. Rimsky-Korsakov Symphonic Suite: Scheherazade, op.35 387
29. Rossini Overture William Tell 394
30. Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 in C minor, op.78 398
31. Schubert Overture Die Zauberharfe, D.644 (‘Rosamunde’) 416
32. Schumann Symphony No.4 in D minor, op.120 421
33. Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat, op.107 436
34. Sibelius Symphony No.2 in D, op.43 440
35. Smetana Má Vlast: 2. Vltava 540
36. Strauss Ein Heldenleben, op.40 552
37. Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2 in C minor, op.17 597
38. Tippett Symphony No.2 in C 658
39. Vaughan Williams A London Symphony (Symphony No.2) 666
40. Wagner Prelude Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg 683
41. Walton Cello Concerto 686
42. Weber Overture Der Beherrscher der Geister 689
43. Bibliography 713