Translator's preface; Introduction; 1. The philosophy of music; 2. Magic rattle, human harp; 3. Paradoxes and the pastorale in Wagner's music; 4. On the mathematical and dialectical character in music; 5. The exceeding of limits and the world of man at its most richly intense in music; Translator's notes; Index of persons and musical works.
' … this anthology and its translation into English are an event. Peter Palmer's version represents ataxing encounter with the sybilline eloquence of the original. It reads persuasively. David Drew's ample preface … is of the greatest interest and incisiveness.' George Steiner, The Times Literary Supplement
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