Music, right and left
(Book)

Orchestras and conductors. Concervative institution ; The delights of autumn ; Luminous ; Prince of impressionism ; Koussevitzky ; Wondrous musical beauties ; Expert and original ; Musical horse show ; A knack for landscape ; France at its best ; Beecham's 70th birthday ; Children's voices

Recitalists. King of pianists ; Dramatizing the structure ; Modern piano playing ; Fulfillment experienced ; Thoroughly contemporary ; Beauty, distinction, mastery ; Violence and virtuosity ; Virtuoso makes music ; Brilliant and diffuse ; A major experience ; The accents of passion ; Lovely voices, perfect taste ; "La Môme" Piaf ; Personal distinction

Operas. Perfect and powerful ; Musically authentic ; In fairy tale vein ; Specialty of the house ; Louise as a wan blonde ; Toscanini's Aida ; Give the singers a break ; Success tactics ; Lively revival ; Little musical foxes ; Pathos and the macabre ; The Met and the City Center

Strictly of this century. Glorious loudness ; In waltz time ; Star dust and spun steel ; Gloomy masterpiece ; The ultimate of lucidity ; The style is the subject ; Joan of Arc in close-up ; Handsome period pieces ; Religious corn ; Thanksgiving turkey ; Masterpieces revived ; Yesterday's modernism ; Five symphonies ; English landscape ; A string octet and a Temple service ; The new Germany and the new Italy ; Ragtime revived ; Hollywood's best

In memory of... Claude Debussy ; Maurice Ravel ; Kurt Weill ; Béla Bartók

From out of town. The Berkshire Music Center ; The delights of Denver ; Convention in Cleveland ; Pittsburgh week end ; Modernism in Los Angeles ; Texas's major orchestras

From the U.S.S.R. Composers in trouble ; Soviet aesthetics ; Russians recover

Reflections. The intellectual audience (I, II) ; The problem of sincerity ; Tradition today ; Atonality today (I, II) ; On being American ; Too many languages ; High costs ; The oratorio style ; The Catholic Church accepts modern music.