Category: #countdown1876

R. has, thank God, had better nights for some time now, works every day with Mr Seidl, going through correspondences. The children on the ice in the mornings and afternoons, thank God, lively and healthy! – – – In the evenings, reading Gfrörer always with great interest. Anton Seidl (1850…

R. unpleasantly surprised by the invoice from Mr Maurer, which exceeds his expectations by several thousand florins. However, he says, "even if I must spend the rest of my life paying for the house, I am still glad that I will have managed to bring it about." He always writing letters…

Preparations for Eva’s birthday; R. occupied with business matters. “I wish all this nonsense were over so I could get started on “Parzival”, he says. Explained Ash Wednesday to the children. In the evening, a small gathering. The variations on the theme of the “Eroica” do not quite please us,…

Restless night. I dreamt of torture devices and murderers, while R. dreamt of Frederick the Great, whom he saw approaching with his general staff, wearing a peculiar hat made only of two wings; we on higher ground; he wanting to come up, and we helping him. He asks: “Where is…

A joyful feeling, being alone together once again! R. is very satisfied with Gfrörer and his interpretation of John. In the evening, Mr. Glatz reports that he is returning to Pest due to an inheritance matter; “the dead ride quickly,”[1] says R. – We review the Symphony of the poor…

I dreamt I had a lot of pins in my mouth. – Farewell to the Richters; it was confirmed that the concert in Pest will take place after the one in Vienna. That which does not belong together falls apart, no matter how closely it has come together; I feel…