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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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[on father, mainly] Own--childhood‑-traces father's early years in Vienna, Berlin-‑Paris with Saint‑Saens‑-move to United States‑-marriage to Frieda Saxe [1891]-‑discusses brother and 2 sisters-‑critics' view of father's compositions-‑brother's interest in popular music; father's attitude toward popular music-‑Goldmark and Copland-‑friendship with Paul Whiteman in San Francisco and New York-‑Whiteman played for N.Y. Bohemians-‑musical colleagues of father-‑travels with father: South America; anecdote about A. Rubinstein-‑history of photographic innovations with Leopold Mannes-‑father's recording of Chopin E major Scherzo--father's illness-‑Aaron Copland-‑father's style of performance--Heifetz anecdote, California-‑father and left‑hand studies--women’s rights-‑mother-‑more on father's illness-‑Hans Heinz Evas-‑opinions on father's compositions-‑meeting--Frankie Gershwin-‑in Paris with parents, Gershwin, Frankie.