Volume II Part 26 (1/2)

Very dear friend,

Being perfectly convinced of your genuine friendshi+p I aivethe Beethoven Festival [For the benefit of the Beethoven Memorial It took place in Vienna on the 18th March, 1877 Liszt played the E-major Concerto and the pianoforte Fantasia (with chorus), and acco by Caroline Bettelheim] in Vienna Whether, and in ay, I may be able to take part in it will be decided e have discussed the subject Meanwhile I most modestly determine to consider myself unusable [There is here a play on the word bescheiden, the Ger ich bescheide mich bescheidenst, which is untranslatable]

About the beginning of August I shall pay you a visit in Vienna, whencepoints will be: 3rd July, Leipzig--perforold” and the ”Walkure” in Munich; and after that the Passion Play at Oberaau

The favorable reception accorded to the Coronation Mass [By Liszt] is essentially due to your having conducted it My best thanks for this The score is to be printed shortly, and I must ask you to hand over to the publisher Schuberth the ave you in Munich last su to Vienna in a feeeks

With sincerest esteeratefully devoted

F Liszt

Weimar, June 20th, 1870

104 To Sophie Menter

[The favorite and uished of Liszt's lady-pupils, of whom he wrote to Navratil on 29th Septearded her as the most brilliant and accomplished of the lady-pianists of the day” Since 1874 she has held the appointment of Court pianist at the Imperial Court of Austria]

Dear and Very Honored One,

A telegram from Abranyi informs me that an invitation, addressed to Capell, has already been sent to you to ask you to take part in the Sangerfest in Pest Hence, after having triumphantly played in the Mozarteum on the 18th, your triumphs are to be continued forthwith in Pest on the 20th Baron Augusz and your humble servant expect you there froram) by which train you will arrive, and--a few days afterwards--zard shall be brilliantly fulfilled

Here in this house you will find rest, comfort, friendly sympathy and harmless affability, and, in addition, e it ourselves

Your sincerely attached and devoted

F Liszt

Szegzard, August 11th, 1870

105 To Sophie Menter

Your hearty and huhtfully with the prozard You will not find here any vestige of all the artistic enjoylories of the Mozarteuzard is liypsies with instru in pell mell fashi+on one with the other; the choruses are free and perforeese; tenor and bass--cattle;--so that a conductor like OB would have nothing further to do than to pose as a ure

Nevertheless I pro things in this restful, genial and refined housz

You will be most heartily welcome to us all--especially to your ust 29th, 1870

Between the middle and the end of Septe here