Princess Marie will thank you herself for the Sonnet, and at the same time tell you about the musical performances of the 15th August. Lassen's song, "Ave Maria," of which you gave him the poem long ago, was especially successful. The Quartet:
"Elfen, die kleinen,
Wollen dich grussen,
Wollen erscheinen
Zu deinen Fussen"
["Elfin world greeting
To thee is sending,
Fairy forms lowly
At thy feet bending.">[
composed by Lassen), and
"Wandelnde Blume, athmender Stern,
Duftende Bluthe am Baum des Lebens"
["Swift-changing flowers, pulsating star,
Sweet-scented blossoms on life's living tree.">[
(composed by Damrosch), which we had sung together two years ago, rejoiced us anew and most truly this time.
217. To Dr Franz Brendel
[In this letter, the programme refers to some theater concerts, which were to be arranged according to Brendel's design. The sketch was as follows:—
"1st Concert: Paradise and the Peri.
2nd Concert: Eroica, Prometheus.
3rd Concert: Overture of Wagner. Solo (Bronsart). Overture of
Beethoven.
2nd part: L'enfance du Christ of Berlioz.
4th Concert: Festival Song of Liszt. Solo. Draseke. Chorus for
men's voices from his Opera.
2nd part: Walpurgisnacht of Mendelssohn.
5th Concert: Overture of Berlioz, Wagner, or Beethoven.
Solo. Preludes.
2nd part: Manfred.
6th Concert: Overture. Solo. Tasso.
2nd part: B-flat major Symphony."