184. To Marie Lipsius
My Honored Patroness,
Your kind promise to translate the "Chopin" into beautiful German rejoices me extremely. Hearty thanks for it. I will soon send the revised (French) copy, and I hope the work will be easy and pleasant to you. In the 3rd edition of "Musikalische Studienkopfe" I lately read "Berlioz"—an excellent characterisation and recognition of this extraordinarily great master, who perhaps hovers more in the untrodden regions of genius than anywhere else.
The addition of the "index" is a valuable completion of this third edition. Its success augurs well for what will follow.
With much respect and gratitude,
F. Liszt
(Villa d'Este,) February 3rd, 1876
185. To August von Trefort, The Hungarian Minister of Education in Budapest
[Printed in the Pester Lloyd of that date.—Addressee died 1888.]
Herr Minister,