Volume II Part 22 (1/2)

Herbeck, Court conductor, etc, etc Graben, Trattnerhof Vienna

Austria

I shall spend two or three days at Ratisbon towards the middle of April, in order to hear the Cathedral choir there, which has a great reputation in Gerhest interest, and one which up to now has been alnum of Orlandus Lassus It is composed of more than five hundred pieces of music

Are you in touch with Mr Pustet, the ious music at Ratisbon?--

Your visit to Roreeable to me I expect to be back at the end of April and to pass the summer at Santa Francesca Romana

Your very affectionately devoted

F Liszt

Weimar, March 3rd, 1869

Probably I shall profit by your kind proposition, and shall send you shortly a Mass (for 4 voices, with a sian accompaniment)

85 To Laura Kahrer, in Vienna

[Now married to Concertmeister Rappoldi in Dresden, and one of the lady-professors at the Conservatoire there The above note, which was acco, Liszt sent her after having been present at her first public appearance at a charity-concert in the Royal Opera House in Vienna In 1870 she became a pupil of his in Weiuished lady-pianists; since 1879 she has enjoyed the title of Kammervirtuosin (Court pianist) of Saxony]

Dear and astounding Artiste,

Accept this small remembrance of the hour when your extraordinary talent so joyfully surprised me, and be assured of the sincere and friendly devotion of yours,

F Liszt

Vienna, April 15th, 1869

86 To Franz Servais

[Coner performances in the Theater de la Monnaie, Brussels, in 1890-91]

Dear Monsieur Franz,

The sincere pleasure caused me by your letter, which reached me at Pest at the end of April, is cohted to hear that my prophecy has been realised and that you enjoyed yourself at Munich At this time you would not find anywhere else an ensemble of ideas, works, acts and instruction so suited to your artist-nature, and, consequently, so favorable to the full developious activity, on a par with his intelligence, Munich is beco the new musical capital of Germany You will therefore do well to stay soorously to prepare yourself for the task which has devolved on you elsewhere

Perhaps I old” is perforust I shall co so well listened to the ”Elizabeth”; that is a presage to me that we shall meet more than once on the same path, in which I wish you the most complete success --

Believe, dear Monsieur Franz, in my very devoted affection

F Liszt