When We See Each Other Again, You Will Find My
"Divina Commedia" Pretty Far Advanced; I Have Sketched A Plan Of
It (A Symphony In Three Parts:
The two first, "Hell" and
"Purgatory," exclusively instrumental; the third, "Paradise,"
with chorus):
But I cannot set myself entirely to this work until
I have finished the new score of my choruses from Herder's
"Prometheus," which I am rewriting in order to have it printed
shortly after the publication of my Symphonic Poems, six of which
will come out next October.
I am very curious to see what your new case of manuscripts will
contain. Have you set to work on "Paradise Lost"? I think that
would be the most opportune work for taking possession of your
fame as a composer.
A thousand cordial expressions of friendship, and
Yours ever,
F. Liszt
June 3rd, 1855
139. To Dr. Franz Brendel
[Weimar, June 1855]
Dear Friend,
Best thanks for your munificence. The weed [Cigars] is very
welcome, and you will have to answer for it if it induces me to
importune you with some more columns. Meanwhile I send you the
proofs of the second Berlioz article, together with a fresh
provision of manuscripts, and with the next proofs you will get
the end.
I will also send you very soon a report of the Dusseldorf Musical
Festival (not by me), the authorship of which I beg you to keep
strictly anonymous. Probably he will be piquant and forcible. On
the whole, and also in detail, the Dusseldorf Musical Festival
can only be described as a great success, and I, for my part,
rejoice in this and every success without particularly envying
it.
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