Volume II Part 82 (1/2)
Although your shop is already saddled with two editions of my ”Concerto pathetique,” I recoement of the same piece, [By Eduard Reuss It was published by Breitkopf and Hartel] to which I have added some bars for more completion, which should also be included in the possible (?) later piano editions
The poet and the writer oftenof h not entirely to be put aside
With esteem,
F Liszt
Rome, November, 1885
370 To Walter Bache
My very dear Friend,
Certainly your invitation takes precedence of all others So choose the day that suits yourself and I will appear Without Walter Bache and his long years of self-sacrificing efforts in the propaganda of ht of
Do you know your namesake (without the final E), Herr Emil Bach, Prussian Court-pianist? I enclose herewith a second letter, which I have answered, as I did the first, that I must not be the occasion of expense and inconvenience to any one Orchestral concerts are expensive everywhere, especially in London
Consequently I cannot encourage E it into execution Send me word about this
Gratefully and faithfully yours,
F Liszt
Roen, [Now one of the most celebrated pianists] a pianist and musician of real talent, wants to co to you on this subject
370a To Walter Bache
My very dear Friend,
It is fixed then: Thursday, 8th April, Ricevimento [Reception] at Walter Bache's house Enclosed is the letter of the Philharh copy of my reply which I send off today Please observe the postscript:
”If, in the concert at which one of my Symphonic Poems will be performed, Mr Walter Bache would play soreat pleasure I perhtest desire of influencing your programme, which it is for you to fix”--
I am quite of your opinion, dear friend The accented poaht ofto London is to be present at the ”Elizabeth” perfor, and it is to be hoped it will be a success [It was given on the 6th April, 1886, under the conductorshi+p of Mackenzie Bache had already given it in London in 1876]
I have answered Emil Bach's first and second letters to the effect that I should not wish to involve any one in expense, and that consequently ILittleton personally to make my wish quite clear to Herr Eiven --
Faithfully yours,
F Liszt