The New York critic surveys what the world knew of Spanish music in 1918: its folk song and dance, its composers and its long neglect abroad. He reviews the Spanish revue The Land of Joy, and traces the story of Carmen from George Borrow’s gypsies through Mérimée and Bizet to the soprano Mary Garden.
A lively, opinionated study by one of the sharpest arts critics of his day. Download the free EPUB.