Rubinstein and Princess Marie Sayn-Wittgenstein, 95; on Liszt's playing, 111; Liszt's contrition, 144; Mason entertains at Weimar in 1854, 171; plays, 173; opposition to Wagner, 174; Liszt's opinion of, 175, 180, 221-236; and the autograph-hunter, 221; opinion of Americans, 222; style of playing, 224; favorite seat, 227; Bach's "Triple Concerto," 230; significant autograph, 232, 234; "Yankee Doodle" variations, 236, 268 Sanford, S. S., 261 Sayn-Wittgenstein, Furstin, 94; Princess Marie, 95 Schindler, Anton, 79; "Ami de Beethoven," 80; autograph, 80; and "Fifth Symphony," 81; persuaded to meet Von Wartensee, 82, and denouement, 83 Schlesinger, 33; daughter plays Chopin, 33 Schmidt, Henry, conducts first Beethoven symphony in America, 9, 13-15, 19 Schubert, 125, 169 Schuberth, Julius, 27, 31, 32 Schulhoff, 112 Schumann, his life at Leipsic, 38; autograph, 38; not appreciated, 39; Mason's enthusiasm on hearing S.'s "First Symphony," 40; Mason sends score to Boston, 40; attempts there to play it, 40; Webb's opinion of it, 41; S. laughed at by his publisher's clerks, 41; as a conductor, 41; absent-mindedness, 42; compared with Mendelssohn by Mason, 43; Mason calls on him, 43; second call and autograph, 44; Mason contrasts the personalities of S. and Wagner, 44; a minor concerto, 63; 132, 136, 137, 171, 209 Schumann, Clara, 43; autograph, 44 Shelley, H. R., 261 Sherwood, William H., 261 Sontag, Henriette, and autograph, 154 Stange, Adolph, Weimar reminiscences of, 165-168 Stavenhagen, 112 Stoerr, 92 "Tasso," Liszt at rehearsal of, 121 Tausig, 175, 176 Tedesco, 154 Tempo, hints on, 243-247; Chopin, electrocuting, 244; rubato, 246 Thalberg, 75; and Chopin, 76, 210; autograph, 212 Thaxter, Celia, 252-258 Theimer, 117 Thomas, Theodore, 111, 194; at twenty, 195; genius of conductorship, 196; Mason and Thomas Quartet, 196; as a violinist, 197; a great conductor, 198; confidence in himself, 200; portrait at twenty-four, 200; contribution to Mason calendar, 202; ear for positive pitch, 251, 292 Timm, Henry C., 58 Tomaschek, 66-70 Tracy, James M., 95 Vieuxtemps, autograph, 144, 148 Wagner, Albert, 48, 49 Wagner, Johanna, 154, 156 Wagner, Richard, 48; "Wer ist da?" 49; receives William Mason, 49; appearance in 1852, 50; compares Beethoven and Mendelssohn, 51; tribute to Beethoven, 52; lively manner, 54; gives Mason his autograph, 55, 56, 132, 133; Wagner cause in Weimar, 159; Mason on, 159, 179 Walbruehl, 92 Webb, George James, 8; and Boston Academy of Music, 9; opinion of Schumann, 41 Webb, Miss, 26; engaged and married to William Mason, 183 Weber, Dionysius, 36 Weimar, 86; Mason's reminiscences of Liszt at 86-182 Whiting, Arthur, 261, 271 Wieniawski, Henri, 109, 123, 124; at Weimar, 126, 150, 223 Wilhelmj, 150 "Yankee Doodle" and "Old Hundred," Mason asked to combine, 187, 189