289. To Colonel Alexander Wereschagin
[The brother of the celebrated painter; formerly adjutant to the
Russian General Skobeleff, also an author.]
Dear M. de Wereschagin,
I am very grateful to you for sending me the photograph of one of your brother's admirable pictures. His "Forgotten" is a dismal, ghastly symphony of crows and vultures; I understand it, and deeply enter into his marvellous inspiration.
Be so good as to tell your brother how great is my admiration for his genius, and accept, dear Sir, the expression of my best and most devoted regards.
F. Liszt
Budapest, February 5th, 1882.
290. To the Kammervirtuosin Martha Remmert
Dear Martha,
Enclosed are the various readings [Varianten] to my "Todtentanz." [Dance of Death.] I noted them down after hearing the piece last May for the first time with Orchestra at the Antwerp Musical Festival (played by Zarembski in a masterly way). The brief alterations are easy to insert into the instrumental parts, for they only apply to the Horns, and consist in the addition of 7 bars; the rest are pauses in the orchestra while the pianoforte solo continues.