My Musical Life
WALTER DAMROSCH IN 1920
From a photograph by Pirie MacDonald
MY MUSICAL LIFE
WALTER DAMROSCH
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1926
Copyright, 1923, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
Copyright, 1922, 1923, by CURTIS PUBLISHING CO.
Printed in the United States of America
To dearest M
Walter Damrosch
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CHILDHOOD—1866-1875
II
BAYREUTH IN 1876—MY DOLL’S THEATRE
III
IV
AUGUST WILHELMJ—TERESA CARRENO
V
LISZT AND WAGNER
VI
VII
LILLI LEHMANN
VIII
HANS VON BÜLOW
IX
ANDREW CARNEGIE AND THE BLAINE FAMILY
X
THE DAMROSCH OPERA COMPANY, 1895-1899
XI
ARTISTS
XII
ROMANCE
XIII
THE ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
XIV
THE NEW YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
XV
THE GREAT WAR
XVI
THE EUROPEAN TOUR
XVII
WOMEN IN MUSICAL AFFAIRS
XVIII
BOSTON
XIX
MARGARET ANGLIN AND THE GREEK PLAYS
XX
DEAD COMPOSERS
XXI
POSTLUDE
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