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THE LIFE OF JOHANNES BRAHMS BY FLORENCE MAY IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON EDWARD ARNOLD 41 & 43 MADDOX STREET, BOND STREET, W. 1905 (All rights reserved) |
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
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| CHAPTER XII 1862-1864 | |
| Vienna—Musical societies—Leading musicians—The Prater—Brahms'appearance at a Hellmesberger Quartet concert—Brahms' firstconcert in Vienna—Conductorship of Hamburg Philharmonic—FirstSerenade at Gesellschaft concert—Brahms' second concert—RichardWagner—Second Serenade at Vienna Philharmonic concert—Returnto Hamburg—Brahms elected conductor of ViennaSingakademie—Return to Vienna—Singakademie concerts underBrahms | [1] |
| CHAPTER XIII 1864-1867 | |
| Frau Schumann in Baden-Baden—Circle of friends there—HermannLevi—Madame Pauline Viardot-Garcia—The Landgräfin ofHesse and the Pianoforte Quintet—Concert-journey—The HornTrio—Frau Caroline Schnack—Last visit to Detmold—FirstSonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello—The German Requiem—Brahmsat Zürich—Billroth—Brahms and Joachim on a concert-tourin Switzerland—Hans v. Bülow—Reinthaler | [27] |
| CHAPTER XIV 1867-1869 | |
| Brahms' holiday journey with his father and Gänsbacher—Austrianconcert-tour with Joachim—The German Requiem—Performanceof the first three choruses in Vienna—Tour with Stockhausen inNorth Germany and Denmark—Performance of the GermanRequiem in Bremen Cathedral—Brahms settles finally in Vienna—Brahmsand Stockhausen give concerts in Vienna and Budapest | [57] |
| CHAPTER XV 1869-1872 | |
| Brahms and Opera—Professor Heinrich Bulthaupt—The Liebeslieder—Firstperformance—The Rhapsody (Goethe's 'Harzreise') performedprivately at Carlsruhe—First public performance at Jena—GeheimrathGille—The 'Song of Triumph'—Performance offirst chorus at Bremen—Bernhard Scholz—The 'Song of Destiny'—Firstperformance—Death of Johann Jakob Brahms—Firstperformance of completed 'Triumphlied' at Carlsruhe—Summaryof Brahms' work as a composer since 1862 | [89] |
| CHAPTER XVI 1872-1876 | |
| Publication of the 'Triumphlied' with a dedication to the GermanEmperor William I.—Brahms conducts the 'Gesellschaft concerts'—SchumannFestival at Bonn—Professor and Frau Engelmann—StringQuartets—First performances—Anselm Feuerbachin Vienna—Variations for Orchestra—First performances—'Triumphlied'at Cologne, Basle, and Zürich—Resignation ofappointment as 'artistic director' to the Gesellschaft—ThirdPianoforte Quartet | [115] |
| CHAPTER XVII 1876-1878 | |
| Tour in Holland—Third String Quartet—C minor Symphony—Firstperformances—Varying impressions created by the work inVienna and Leipzig—Brahms and Widmann at Mannheim—SecondSymphony—Vienna and Leipzig differ as to its merits | [145] |
| CHAPTER XVIII 1878-1881 | |
| Hamburg Philharmonic Jubilee Festival—Violin Concerto; first performanceby Joachim—Pianoforte Pieces, Op. 76—Sonata forPianoforte and Violin—First performances—Brahms at Crefeld—Rhapsodiesfor Pianoforte—Heuberger's studies with Brahms—SecondSchumann Festival at Bonn—Brahms' two Overtures—Breslauhonorary degree | [169] |
| CHAPTER XIX 1881-1885 | |
| Second Pianoforte Concerto—First visit to the ducal castle ofMeiningen—'Nänie'—Frau Henriette Feuerbach—Hans vonBülow in Leipzig—Brahms' Vienna friends—Dr. and FrauFellinger—Pianoforte Trio in C major—First String Quintet—The 'Parzenlied'—ThirdSymphony | [193] |
| CHAPTER XX 1885-1888 | |
| Vienna Tonkünstlerverein—Fourth Symphony—Hugo Wolf—Brahmsat Thun—Three new works of chamber music—First performancesof the second Violoncello Sonata by Brahms and Hausmann—FrauCelestine Truxa—Double Concerto—Marxsen's death—Eugend'Albert—The Gipsy Songs—Conrat's translations from theHungarian—Brahms and Jenner—The 'Zum rothen Igel'—Ehrbar'sBrahms'-birthday asparagus luncheons—Third Sonatafor Pianoforte and Violin | [214] |
| CHAPTER XXI 1889-1895 | |
| Hamburg honorary citizenship—Christmas at Dr. Fellinger's—SecondString Quintet—Mühlfeld—Clarinet Quintet and Trio—Lastjourney to Italy—Sixtieth birthday—Pianoforte Pieces—Billroth'sdeath—Brahms' collection of German Folk-songs—Life atIschl—Clarinet Sonatas—Frau Schumann, Brahms, and Joachimtogether for the last time | [239] |
| CHAPTER XXII 1895-1897 | |
| The Meiningen Festival—Visit to Frau Schumann—Festival atZürich—Brahms in Berlin—The 'Four Serious Songs'—GeheimrathEngelmann's visit to Ischl—Frau Schumann's death—Brahms'illness—He goes to Carlsbad—The Joachim Quartet in Vienna—Brahms'last Christmas—Brahms and Joachim together for thelast time—The Vienna Philharmonic concert of March 7—Lastvisits to old friends—Brahms' death | [267] |
| Chronological Catalogue of Works | [293] |
| Works Edited by Brahms | [299] |
| Arranged Catalogue of Works | [300] |
| Index | [303] |
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| Transcriber's Note | [TN] |