And On This Subject Allow Me To
Compliment You Very Sincerely Upon The Idea (All The Less
Frequent As It Is Just) Which Has Been Uppermost In The
Distribution Of The Programme Of These Concerts.
If it continues
to predominate, and if in effect they take it into their heads at
St. Petersburg to do justice (as you tell me) "to all the masters
of all schools and of all times" (not excepting our own!), the
famous verse
"'Tis from the North that light comes to us today"
will be justified, and even by Music! In France and Germany we
are far from this - and classical Pharisaism swells its voice
there to make a diversion to Mercantilism, that rich disgraceful
one, who succeeds perfectly well in making the principal papers
and their numerous readers dance to the sounds of his harsh
flute, whilst his antagonist (Pharisaism) only ends in
"Improperias" and "Jeremiads"...not composed by Palestrina!
Your choice of the introduction to the second act of the
Fliegender Hollander seems to me an excellent one, and I shall
get the score (of this scene) copied for you, as it is very
difficult to get a complete score of the Opera, and as I only
possess the autograph, with which it would be a matter of
conscience to me to part. In about a fortnight I will send you
what you want for your programme.
Princess Marie Hohenlohe is at the present time at St.
Petersburg, and will be much delighted to see you again.
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