1929. Translated from the Italian by Irma Brandeis and H. D. Kahn. The biography of Toscanini, the most famous conductor of his time and considered by many to be the greatest conductor of the twentieth century. Contents: Foreshadowings; The Conductor Ordained; The Memory Phenomenon; The Dionysiac; Early Concerts and Opera; More Concerts and Talks on Music; Toscanini at the Scala; New York, 1908, to New York, 1920; The New Scala; Opera; Further Operatic Activity; and More Symphony Concert.