Adolf Busch – The Life of an Honest Musician (2 volume set) – Revised edition

Volume One: 1891-1939 Dedication Introduction Acknowledgments I.The Busch Family II.The Prodigy III.The Cologne Conservatory IV.The Young Virtuoso V.The Vienna Years VI.Berlin and Busoni VII.The Darmstadt Days VIII. Burgeoning in Basel IX.The Break X.Busch the Man XI.The Chamber Players XII.The Lucerne Festival Volume Two: 1939-52 XIII.The New World XIV.Between Two Continents XV.The Marlboro School of Music Appendices 1.Busch and the Violin 2.Taste and Repertoire 3.Busch as Interpreter: Comments on his Performances 4.Busch the Teacher 5. Busch and the Viola 6.Six Tributes: Joseph Szigeti and Max Strub on Adolf Busch; Edith Eisler, Recollections of Adolf Busch; A Letter from a Member of the Busch Little Symphony; Yehudi Menuhin on Fritz and Adolf Busch; Sir Adrian Boult on the Busch Brothers 7.The Busch Ensembles: An Outline of their Histories 8.The Art of Ensemble Playing, by Adolf Busch 9.Adolf Busch Discusses Ways of Musical Progress 10.Colleagues and Contemporaries: Personalia 11. Busch on Record: A Complete Discography, with Commentary 12.Busch the Composer: Commentaries and Work List Bibliography Index of Busch's Works General Index