Henry T. Finck

Richard Strauss - the Man and His Works Henry T. Finck

RICHARD STRAUSS THE MAN AND HIS WORKS by HENRY T. FINCK Originally published in 1917. Contents include: GENIUS OR CHARLATAN xi RICHARD STRAUSS SEER AND IDEALIST f By Percy Grainger xvii PART I THE STORY OF STRAUSSS LIFE IN MUNICH, Music, AND BEER 8. II A REMARKABLE HORN PLAYER .... 5 III A PRECOCIOUS COMPOSER ..... 7 IV WHEN STRAUSS HATED WAGNER .... 9 V WITH HANS VON B LOW AT MEININGEN . . 12 VI FROM BRAHMS TO LISZT 16 VII A PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR AT HOME . . 19 Vin AN IMPORTANT TRIP TO ITALY .... 21 IX THE BEST TONE POEMS 24 X IN LISZTS PLACE AT WEIMAR .... 25 XI MARRIAGE AND RETURN TO MUNICH ... 29 XII BUSY YEARS IN BERLIN 32 Xin AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN TONES 36 XIV THREE OPERATIC SENSATIONS .... 37 XV Two MORE SURPRISES 39 PART II PERSONAL TRAITS AND ANECDOTES I As LETTER WRITER AND EDITOR ... 43 II PROGRESS IN Music 45 HI HELPING HUMPERDINCK AND OTHERS ... 47 IV THE FIGHT FOR ROYALTIES 50 viii CONTENTS PAQB V As PEIMA DONNA CONDUCTOR ... 5 VI How STRAUSS KEPT HIS HEALTH 56 VIC A TALK WITH