I Hope You Will Be Sure Not To Fail Us At The Herder Festival In
Weymar (August 25th), As Well As At The "Lohengrin" Evening
(28th); We Have Been Already Waiting For You So Long!
Between the performances of the "Messiah" and "Lohengrin" (to say
nothing of my "Prometheus" choruses) will also be the best
opportunity for you to present your work in person to the Grand
Duchess.
Remember me kindly to your dear family, and remain my friend as I
am yours
Most truly,
F. Liszt Weymar, July 10th, 1850
67. To Friedrich Wieck in Dresden
[published in the "Neue Musik-Zeitung" in 1888. - The addressee
was the well-known pianoforte master, the father of Clara
Schumann (1785-1873).]
Esteemed Sir,
It will be a real pleasure to me to welcome you here, and your
daughter [Marie Wieck, Hohenzollern Court Pianist in Dresden],
whom I have already heard so highly commended. Weymar, as you
know it of old, offers no brilliant resources for concerts; but
you may rest assured beforehand that I, on my side, shall do
everything that is possible in this connection to make things
easy for you. To me it seems especially desirable that you should
wait until the return of H.R.H. the Grand Duchess, which will be
within a fortnight; should you, however, be tied by time and come
here before that date, I bid you heartily welcome, dear sir, and
place myself at your disposal.
Yours truly,
F. Liszt
Weymar, August 4th, 1850
68.
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