By 1873, he wrote, he had to "decide whether I shall sacrifice myself entirely to the production of Liszt's orchestral and choral works (which after all can never be immortal as Bach, Beethoven and Wagner: here I feel that Bülow is right).
Contra 1873, escribiu que tiña que «decidir se me vou adicar por completo á produción de obras orquestrais e corais de Liszt (que despois de todo non pode ser inmortal como Bach, Beethoven e Wagner: aquí creo que Büllow ten razón).