301. To the Commendatore F.von Jagemann at Freiburg in Breisgau
[From a copy of Liszt's in the possession of Otto Lessmann at
Chalottenburg.]
Dear Sir and Commendatore
You ask me if L. Ramann's biography is "classical"? To belong to the classical means, first of all, to be dead, then to be to the world immortal. Neither of these is claimed at present by yours,
F. Liszt
Freiburg, July 6th, 1882
302. To Nicolaus Oesterlein in Vienna
[The Addressee was the able founder and possessor of the Richard Wagner Museum in Vienna, a unique collection, in its way, of musical and historical importance. The bibliography mentioned in the letter came out I (at Breitkopf and Hartel's) shortly before the first performance of "Parsifal.">[
My Dear Sir,
I have already heard the praise of your "Catalogue of a Richard Wagner Library." It will be a pleasure to me to make its acquaintance, and while awaiting your kind sending of the work accept thanks for your accompanying lines,