Much-esteemed Freiherr,
Your "Leitfaden" are a salutary enrichment to musical literature. They essentially promote the spiritual comprehension of the great, sublime, unique works of Wagner. The "Leitfaden" are already considered classical, and rightly so, because, as a masterly piece of work, they establish a school.
Pray accept my very best thanks for the numerous proofs of kindness you have given me, to correspond in some degree to which is the wish of
Yours sincerely,
F. Liszt
Weimar, April 25th, 1882
A cordial and friendly meeting at Parsifal!
297. To Frau Heriette Von Liszt in Vienna
Weimar, May 11th, 1882.
My Dear Cousin,