Volume II Part 32 (1/2)

Please give my respects to your mother, and my cordial remembrances to Joseph and Godebski

Your affectionate and devoted

F Liszt

Weiust 19th, 1873

133 To Walter Bache

Dear Friend,

Often I am behindhand and stop short of thanks with you, but it is certainly not for want of sincere affection and esteeain shown the worth of your talents and the firm constancy of your character Now in our artistic world character is still more rare than talent

You nobly unite the two; it is a pleasure to st the ood sense

At their head, by right of age and capability, walks iive him the enclosed letter? and believe me ever, dear Bache,

Your very cordially affectionate

F Liszt

Weiust 20th, 1873

134 To Max Erdmannsdorfer, Hofcapellmeister in Sonderhausen

[At present Capellood service to the cause of the New-German musical tendency both in Germany and Russia]

Very Dear Herr Capellmeister,

Your friendly invitation for me to attend the performance of your ”Schneewittchen” I a to the festivities at the Wartburg it is iet away next week Will you kindly convey to the Princess Elizabeth racious thanks?

On Sunday, Septe you personally in Sondershausen for arranging and carrying out the extraordinary concert programme It is my special wish that the two ”Faust Episodes” should not be separated--even at the risk of wearying the public for a few ” [Two Episodes fro, Schuberth)] But this piece does not appear to ain to repeat my sincere praise to the Sondershausen artists who played so admirably here last Monday in the 9th Sys of esteem,

Yours in all friendshi+p,