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Benedict, Sir Julius
Sir Julius Benedict, by James C. Hadden (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885)

Berlioz, Hector,
Hector Berlioz: Biographical Notes and Personal Reminiscences, by Ernest Reyer (Century Magazine, 1894A)

Bülow, Hans von
Recollections and Anecdotes of Bülow, by Bernard Bockelman (Century Magazine, 1896B)
Baron Hans Guido von Bülow (1830-1894) was a German conductor, virtuoso pianist, and composer of the Romantic era. One of the most famous conductors of the 19th century, his activity was critical for establishing the successes of several major composers of the time... Alongside Carl Tausig, Bülow was perhaps the most prominent of the early students of Hungarian virtuoso pianist, conductor and composer Franz Liszt. - Wikipedia

Dvorák, Antonín,
Antonín Dvorák, by H.E. Krehbiel (Century Magazine, 1892B)

Franz, Robert
An Hour with Robert Franz, by Henry T. Finck (Century Magazine, 1893B)

Gounod, Charles Francois
Gounod in Italy and Germany, by Charles Francois Gounod (Century Magazine, 1892A)
"Reminiscences of a pensionnaire of the Academy of France."

Grieg, Edvard
Edvard Grieg, by William Mason (Century Magazine, 1894A)

Humperdinck, Engelbert
Humperdinck's "Hansel und Gretel," by Bernhard Stavenhagen (Century Magazine, 1896A)

Liszt, Franz
A Summer with Liszt in Weimar, by Albert Morris Bagby (Century Magazine, 1886B)
Franz Liszt, by Camille Saint-Saens (Century Magazine, 1893A)

Macdowell, Edward
An American Composer: Edward MacDowell, by Henry T. Finck (Century Magazine, 1897A)

Massenet, Jules Émile
Autobiographical Notes by the Composer Massenet, by J. Massenet (Century Magazine, 1893A)

Mendelssohn, Jakob Ludwig Felix
The Mendlessohn Family (Harper's Monthly, 1882A)
Mendelssohn, by J.F. Rowbotham (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)

Paderewski, Ignace Jan
Paderewski: A Biographical Sketch, by Fanny Morris Smith (Century Magazine, 1892A)
Paderewski: A Critical Study, by William Mason (Century Magazine, 1892A)
Paderewski in His Daily Life, by John J. A'Becket (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)
Paderewski as a Composer, by A.E. Keeton (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

Paganini, Niccolò
Paganini (Godey's, 1833)

Saint-Saëns, Camille
Camille Saint-Saëns, by H.E. Krehbiel (Century Magazine, 1893A)

Schubert, Franz,
Franz Schubert, by Antonin Dvorak (Century Magazine, 1894B)

Schumann, Clara
Clara Schumann, by La Mara (Girl's Own Paper, 1883)
The Queen of Pianists, by J. Cuthbert Hadden (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1888)
Frau Dr. Clara Schumann - A Short Sketch of Her Life, by the Countess A. von Bothmer (Girl's Own Paper, 1892)
Madame Schumann, by J.F. Rowbotham (Girl's Own Paper, 1896)
Memorial tribute to Clara Schumann.

Schumann, Robert
Robert Schumann, by Edvard Grieg (Century Magazine, 1894A)

Spohr, Louis
A Musical Genius, by Minna Lovell (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)

Sullivan, Arthur
Arthur Sullivan (Scribners, 1879B)
The composer of "Gilbert & Sullivan" fame. (See the Poets section for an article on W.S. Gilbert.)
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan - Illustrated Interviews, by Arthur Lawrence (The Strand, 1897B)

Verdi, Giuseppe
Verdi, the Composer, by Frederick A. Schwab (Century Magazine, 1886A)

Wagner, Richard
How Wagner Makes Operas, by John R.G. Hassard (Century Magazine, 1882B)
The Personal Side of Richard Wagner, by Houston Stewart Chamberlain, with the approval and assistance of Frau Wagner (Ladies Home Journal, 1898)

White, Mrs. Meadows
In Memoriam (Girl's Own Paper, 1885)
A composer who also wrote under the name of Alice Mary Smith.

Ysaye, Eugene
Eugene Ysaye, by H.E. Krehbiel (Century Magazine, 1895A)
A Belgian violinist, composer and conductor.


Some Pupils of Liszt, by Albert Morris Bagby (Century Magazine, 1888A)
Eugene d'Albert, Arthur Friedham, Alexander Siloti, Alfred Reisenhauer, and Adele aus der Ohe.

Popular Composers (The Strand, 1892B)
Signor Tosti, Frank Lewis Moir, Lawrence Kellie, Walter Slaughter, Signor Tito Mattei, Isidore de Lara, Milton Wellings, Berthold Tours, Signor Denza, Alfred Scott Gatty, and Alfred James Caldicott.

How Composers Work, by Frances Arthur Jones (The Strand, 1894A)
Interviews with Sir Joseph Barnby, John Francis Barnett, Jacques Blumenthal, F.H. Cowen, Alfred R. Gaul, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, and Ch. H. Lloyd.

What Is the Greatest Achievement in Music? by Frederick Dolman (Strand, 1901A)
The author poses this question to several notable musicians, composers and singers of the day.

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