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Memoir i.
Chapter I.—Bach
The Genius of Bach 1
Mass in B minor ("Hohe Messe") 3
The "St. Matthew Passion" 5
A minor Concerto for two Violins 8
Chapter II.—Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 (C minor) 11
Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral") 13
Symphony No. 7 14
Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") 16
Symphony No. 2 18
"Missa Solennis" 20
"Fidelio" 21
Chapter III.—Berlioz
"Symphonie Fantastique" 24
"La Damnation de Faust" 27
The Centenary Celebrations 29
Chapter IV.—Liszt
"Faust" Symphony 33
Pianoforte Concerto in E flat 36
Chapter V.—Wagner
Overture, "Faust in solitude" 39
The "Ring" at Covent Garden (1903) 41
The Bayreuth Festival 51
"Parsifal" 53
The "Ring" at Bayreuth (1904) 56
Chapter VI.—TchaÏkovsky
Symphony No. 5 and other works 63
Symphony No. 4 67
Overture, "Romeo and Juliet" 69
Symphony No. 5 71
Symphony No. 6 ("PathÉtique") 75
Chapter VII.—Sir Edward Elgar
"King Olaf" 78
The "Enigma" Variations 81
Overture, "Cockaigne" 85
The "Dream of Gerontius," Birmingham Festival 89
" " DÜsseldorf 92
" " Preliminary Article 95
" " HallÉ Concerts, Manchester 98
"The Apostles," Birmingham Festival 104
" Preliminary Article 108
" HallÉ Concerts, Manchester 111
Overture, "In the South"

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