Table of Contents

Preface; N Vert; An American venture and the death of Vert 1902 - 5; Memoirs of Pedro Tillett; The first year 1906; Clara Butt's Australian tour 1907; Artists and auditionees 1906 - 12; Artists and auditionees 1912 - 14; Concerts and festivals 1910 - 14; Artists and auditionees 1914 - 18; Agencies and artists 1918 - 23; Artists and auditionees 1920 - 29; Letters from artists 1920 - 29; Letters from conductors 1930 - 39; Letters from pianists 1930 - 39; Letters from instrumentalists, singers and composers 1930 - 39; Artists and auditionees 1930 - 39; The politics of music 1930 - 39; A conductor in 1933; Concerts, artists and auditionees 1940 - 49; Agency changes 1940 - 49; Kathleen Ferrier; Artists and agents 1950 - 59; The winds of change 1960 - 69; End of an era 1970 - 82; The final decade 1980 - 90; Appendices; Bibliography; Indexes.

About the Author

Christopher Fifield is a writer and conductor.