CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD

II THE OLD CONSERVATOIRE

III VICTOR HUGO

IV THE HISTORY OF AN OPÉRA-COMIQUE

V LOUIS GALLET

VI HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY IN OPERA

VII ART FOR ART'S SAKE

VIII POPULAR SCIENCE AND ART

IX ANARCHY IN MUSIC

X THE ORGAN

XI JOSEPH HAYDN AND THE "SEVEN WORDS"

XII THE LISZT CENTENARY AT HEIDELBERG (1912)

XIII BERLIOZ'S REQUIEM