CHAPTER IX.

PROMETHEUS.

Liszt’s letter to George Sand--Happiness of the Wanderer--Allusions to Wagner--The Artist as an Exile--Sorrowful Character of his Lot--His Solitude--His Creative Moments and Inspirations--No Sympathy between the Artist and Society--Degradation of Art--Artisans, not Artists--Letter to Adolph Pictet--Why he devoted himself to the Piano--His love for it--Estimate of its Capabilities--Miss Fay’s “Music Study in Germany”--A Critical Notice--The Author’s first Meeting with Liszt--Personal Description--Grace of his Manner--Peculiarities of his Playing--His Home--Pleasant Gatherings--Personal Incidents--Liszt and Tausig--The Loss of “Faust”--Happily Recovered--The Final Tribute. 149-177

APPENDIX.

A LETTER FROM LISZT’S FATHER. 179 LISZT’S ONE OPERA. 183 BIHARY. 187 THE HUNGARIAN GYPSY MUSIC. 189 HEINE ON LISZT. 192 A LETTER FROM BERLIOZ TO LISZT. 194 HESSE’S CRITICISM OF LISZT. 196 LIST OF LISZT’S PRINCIPAL SCHOLARS. 198

THE LIFE OF LISZT.