My Musical Life


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This is the autobiography of the Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. It includes dozens of anecdotes about many of the great musicians of the 19th and 20th centuries. - Summary by Warren Bergmann (11 hr 21 min)

Chapters

I. Childhood - 1866-1875 21:18 Read by Michael Matthews
II. Bayreuth in 1876. My Doll's Theatre 16:41 Read by LesWilLang
III. Founding of the Symphony and Oratorio Societies of New York 10:53 Read by Warren Bergmann
IV. August Wilhelmj - Teresa Carreno 17:47 Read by janicwedge
V. Liszt and Wagner 30:36 Read by Warren Bergmann
VI. The Founding of German Opera at the Metropolitan - Death of my Father 26:40 Read by janicwedge
VII. Lilli Lehmann 24:18 Read by Jonathan Miller
VIII. Hans von Bülow 28:29 Read by valroth
IX. Andrew Carnegie and the Blaine Family 20:41 Read by Cbteddy
X. The Damrosch Opera Company, 1895-1899. Part 1 27:16 Read by mkirkpat
X. The Damrosch Opera Company, 1895-1899. Part 2 26:52 Read by mkirkpat
XI. Artists. Part 1 35:11 Read by Jonathan Miller
XI. Artists. Part 2 27:23 Read by mkirkpat
XII. Romance 8:29 Read by valroth
XIII. The Oratorio Society of New York 31:11 Read by mkirkpat
XIV. The New York Symphony Orchestra. Part 1 31:23 Read by mkirkpat
XIV. The New York Symphony Orchestra. Part 2 30:14 Read by mkirkpat
XV. The Great War. Part 1 31:55 Read by mkirkpat
XV. The Great War. Part 2 30:21 Read by mkirkpat
XV. The Great War. Part 3 31:27 Read by mkirkpat
XVI. The European Tour. Part 1 27:29 Read by mkirkpat
XVI. The European Tour. Part 2 33:01 Read by mkirkpat
XVI. The European Tour. Part 3 31:44 Read by mkirkpat
XVII. Women in Musical Affairs 17:18 Read by mkirkpat
XVIII. Boston 20:01 Read by mkirkpat
XIX. Margaret Anglin and the Greek Plays 11:32 Read by Michael Matthews
XX. Dead Composers 28:42 Read by mkirkpat
XXI. Postlude 2:26 Read by mkirkpat