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Contents |
The musical centre of the world. The march into Vienna ; Houses of music ; Landscape and people ; The Viennese ; Fame and traditions -- The last chapter of great music in Vienna. On the Ringstrasse ; The new Vienna ; Emperor Franz Josef -- Meeting great composers. Recollections of Johannes Brahms ; The composer of the "Queen of Sheba" ; Hours with Hugo Wolf ; Studies with Anton Bruckner -- In the opera house and concert halls - 1891-1894. The musical capital of nations ; In the opera house ; New concert halls and old traditions ; Modern music in Vienna - Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schoenberg ; Popular music - Johann Strauss -- The last hours - 1918-1938 -- Past and future. |
Abstract |
This book is a story of Vienna - the musical center of the world. The author has enjoyed the intimate friendship of the musical stars of the last fifty years in which this book was written. Musical stars such as Bruckner, Brahms, and Richard Strauss. He gives a delightful as well as highly educational story of the development of Austrian music. |
LCCN | 46025082 |