Liszt, Franz.

reporting the performance of Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri, with the fine singing of Frau von Milde, explaining that she caused a sensation and was the toast of Aachen during his concerts at the Lower Rhine Festival at the beginning of June, pointing out that even in the Köllner Zeitung, which had treated him ungraciously for a number of years now, Ferdinand Hiller had dipped his pen in the purest "eau-de-cologne" to describe her performances; Liszt also reports recovering from his exertions there by repairing to his bed, and also the indisposition of Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein ("Frau Fürstin"), who will be confined to bed for another two weeks at least, 4 pages, small 4to (c.21 x 16cms), annotated with the place and date in another hand [Weimar, 22 June 1857]

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Gestern Abend raffte ich mich wieder ein paar Stunden auf zur Probe und Aufführing Schumann's Paradies und Peri. Frau von Milde sang die Peri mit den inniglichen Zauber, der poetischen Hingebung die ihr eigen, und in Aachen solch außerordentlich Sensation erregten dass sie als holde Königin des Festes acclamirt wurde. Selbst die Köllner Tinte die mir seit Jahren noch unholder als die Ausbürger Berliner etc verwandelte sich für sie in der Köllner Zeitung unter der Feder meines "trefflichen Freundes"....Hiller, in das wohlriechendste Köllner Wasser, und ich hatte meine Freude an dieser vollständigen Einbalsamirung in Lob und Huldigung die ihr so verdientermassen zu Theil ward..."