The diversions of a music-lover

viii, 260 p. ; 21 cm These articles appeared originally in various English magazines The voices of the orchestra -- Richard Strauss -- The cost of a private orchestra -- Giuseppe Verdi -- The last of the old impresarios [Colonel Mapleson] -- The decline of the prima donna -- The charm of the quartet -- Soundless music -- Menial music -- Hans Richter -- M. Legouvé's reminiscences of Malibran -- George Alexander Osborne -- Sir George Grove -- A forgotten book -- ["Musical reminiscences," by the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe] -- Studies in contemporary musical criticism -- A musical celebrity -- Critics on strike -- Musical reformatories -- Pastimes for musicians -- Music for animals