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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