The Washington times., 1904-04-10
> me the AIeister is always List.
When / was eleven years OF age

S List. Well, I fairly galoped through that
OF age school course! During the Summer
st took cations 1 was in the Meister's Wemar
tudying classes. The lessons were given twice
he great a week. from until o'clock. We were
1t were wonderfully taught, having to play be-
no sent fore each other, and hearing criticisms
not only on own work but that
for she of all the class.
cen my It was great fun. unless ones work
thought was nl-prepared, and then-ach! how
the Meister would rave! His temper,
where when aroused. was like a great storm,
Hor,y an impulsive and violent
Vundar But those were rare occasions. We all
rrbara wanted to work well, especially since
ster in not only List out also Won bueIoW
,ca ms Rubinstein, d Albert, Tausig and others
/, Very were among the visiting element Of the
b+ 1ong Weimar circle. Do you think wanted
n and to play badly before them?
an ,,a Then, after the school course was fin
i. whole ished, two Winters N Rome
He he Stavenhagen Lnotti, Friedheim. An
to me, solse ana Iast' out not least Weingart-
ner. who became my intimate friend-all
Of us were in LISTS class in Rome.
The Neister did not talk much during
VICE. the lessons. He illustrated on the piano.
ammer- a,1 no co1d - sa+t-i.aI 49,
0eI'o l Some of them cannot be translated the
point lies in a pun of the German. or
sthoven an a twist of the word
pretty In the first place List talked so many
I did languages that his Joke might begin in
on are one and strike half Dozen more or
lie Bach less. concluding with still another! He
would always use the language which
best expressed his meaning.
A POlyglOt Joker.
- "'-eI So if he began in German pretty soon
, ris,+ French phrase would carry his
, L.. thought, and before one knew it ItaI-
InT he ian would be bringing up the rear.
down made main to the Iaz,, r,,,rfI % 49,,
nalnoer the joke was hurled.
dreamy Yet he often gentle in his repri-
ne DAYS mands. / remember once he and Won
work Buelow were talking with my mother.
IS OF knew they We're talking about me, and
fairly going over TO the piano I began TO drum /
some softly making up the music as 1 went /
uarteTs along The Meister came over to me /
and, smiling his subtle smile. he said /
It rose we all know how splendidly you can /
improvise, my dear boy but please do /.
me do not force your mother 10 do an elocu- |
tiOnary performance TO your running /
accompaniment. This is not a melo- /
wants dramatic exhibition" That was ALL but
Sc and it was enough to make my face hot.
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was the center of attraction. Women loved !:
he was certainly irresistible with them. :.
his Princess-Princess wittgenstein, whom !:
The Pope refused to grant the lady di- !:
the Pope had relented, and List and his Z
nd chu rch for the marriage ceremony, but :
hone The lovers were always near each !
II jut, for all thai, it was I
" lister. = /
ts.+tss.s.ss :. :. : !. !. p. s.+.s... |
a nature full of fire, youth !
everything needed to make
bic personality In a social 4
he was the center Of attrac- /
men loved him all over Eu-
....- he was certainly irresistible
n.
loved only one-his Princess
Wittgenstein. whom he could
Y. because the Pope refused to /
lady a divorce. Once it was |
the Pope had relented, and
d his princess selected the priest
rch for the marriage ceremony
final edict overthrow all hone
lovers were always near each