The sun., 1910-08-14

money 10 mnAacal IDEAS. iuo koos "NSs
dearly love their sport.
The new books devoted 70 Liszt. his
life and his music. are by julius kapp.
August Gollerich Gin Germany. Jean Cham
tAvoine and Calvocorcssl lin French).
The Ditsons have reissued 'Franz Liszt,
by Raphael Iedos de Beaufort, full Of old
fashioned romance. the best part OF tho
book being the appendix reprinted from
The SUN Of last summer, Franz Liszt In
Rome by Nadine Helbig princess
Schabawska). These works. ponderous
in the case Of the Germans. represent the
vanguard Of the literature that is due the
anniversary year. To NJ. Chantavoine
may be awarded the merit OF the most
symmetrically told tale; however. he need
not have repeated JankA Wohl's doubtful
mot attributed 20 Liszt apropos OF priestly
celibacy: Gregory VII. was a great
phIlanthrope This reflects on Madame
the Princess wittgenstein, and LisEt.
most chivalric Of men. would never have
aaid anything that might present her In
the light Of pursuing him with matrimo-
nlal designs. That she did is not To he de-
MED DR.. Kapp's volume Franz Liszt. 10
often severe on his hero. Ia any man ever
a hero 20 his blographer2 He does not
glorify his subject. and for the amiable
weakness List displayed for princeases
and other noble danes DR.. Kapp is sharp
In his commentary. The compositions
are fairly judged. neither in the superla-
tive key nor condesccndinsly AZ Of mere
historic interest. There are over 500. OF
which about 100 are original. Liszt wrote
too much. although he was q better self
D,.k
Of the quarrel with the Schumanns are
given. The gifted pair do not emerge
exactly in an agreeable light. Lszt it
was who first made the piano music OF Rob
ert Schumann known. Clara Schumann.
with the true Week provincialty. was
jealous of LISTS influence over Robert.
Then came the disturbing spectre OF
Wagner, and Sohumann could not forgive
Liszt for helping the music Of the future
to a bearing at weimAr. The rift widened.
I.isZt made a joke of II. but he was hurt by
inggatitude. Alas! he was To
be later hurt 10y Wagner. by Joachim. by
Brahms. He dedicated his r minor sonata
TO SchurnAnn. and SchumAnn dedicated
TO him his noble fantasia in c. After
Schurnann's death his widow brought out
an edition Of this fantasie with the dedica-
ton omitted The old fashioned lady /,
never forgot nor forgave.
We consider the Kapp biography both |
solid and dull. The Gollerich book chiefly I
OF a chain OF anecdotes in which |
the author il n prominent figure. Herr
KRpp in footnote attacks Herr Gollerich. |
denying that he was much with Liszt. How !
fhese LisZt pupils love each otherl Jo- !
seffy. who was with the master two sum
ners az Weimsr. though he never re
inquished his proud title Of Tausig
scholar. when the younger brilliant stars .
Essential first a Josefy pupil. Sauer
md others cynically twitted him about
he admiration OF Liszt's playing-then
,ver 20. at the time Rosenthal was with
answered: He waa the
Inique pianist But you were very
young when YOU heard him Usoe). thsy
'ctorted. Yes. and T.iszt was ten years
Younger too. replied the witty Josehy.
aoIIerich relates the story Of the AmeFf-
AN girl who threw stones at the window
4 the Hongartnerei. Liszt's residence in
Nsimar. and when the master appeared
Ibove she called out: I've come all the
way from America TO hear you play
Come up. said the aged magician. who
~ Ptay
or you He did. much TO the scandal
4 the Iiszt pupils assembled for daily
Worship. The anecdotes OF Tausig and
he stolen acor- ~ the Faust symphony
Iiszt generously stated that the score was
and u the impas-ioned Olga
aninA, who tried to kill the pianist, and
ailing wrote two insulting books about
,im. are set forth in the GOllerich book
The liszt literature needs much sitting
The darling Of the gods. fortune fairly
him from cradle 10 grave the
of this genius was far from
lRppy. HIS closing years were rnelan-
holy The centre 81 the new musical
ife and beloved by all. he was a
Onely. homeless, disappointed man. His
COsma. a dweller among
only. said her husbands . music,
he music Of her father. did not exist for
Ter Weimar had been swallowed by
sayrsuth. and tn" Crowning sorrow for
.iszt lovers il the tomb of I.iszt in Bay
puih II should be IN his beloved WeimAr
L. died utterinE the word Tristan He
les IN III" shadow Of his dear friend waR-
Ter he the father in Law of Wagner
'asca' wasright. No matter the comedy.
he end Of life 10 alw ays tragic. Perhaps
Z the tragedy had come TO Franz liszt
arler he might have profited by ::re uses
4 adversity. as did Richard Wagner.
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