Bidspirit auction | LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886)

LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) - LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) Hungarian composer, Pianist virtuoso and Teacher of the Romantic period. A.L.S., F. Liszt , three pages, 8vo, [Paris], Thursday 11th March 1841, to Monsieur Kuranva, in French. The letter bears to the upper left corner a Bath crowned blind embossed seal. Liszt apologizes for the late announcement as he has to cancel the appointment with his correspondent, and states in part ` J´ai eu tort ce matin, mon cher Monsieur Kuranva, en vous priant de passer chez moi Samedi à 3 heures - Mon homme d´affaires vous remettra ce dont nous sommes convenus - Si toutefois vous avez un moment de libre samedi, je serai charmé de vous voir.´ (Translation: ” I was wrong this morning, my dear Mr. Kuranva, in asking you to come to see me on Saturday at 3 o'clock - My business manager, Monsieur Billon, will send you what we agreed on - If, however, you have a free moment on Saturday, I shall be delighted to see you.”) Liszt adds at the base and alongside his signature ` En hâte´ (” In a hurry ”). To a postscriptum to the third page, Liszt adds ` Plusieures personnes me faisant l´honneur de venir souper chez moi samedi après le concert, je vous prie de vouloir bien être des notres´ (Translation: ” Several people are doing me the honour of coming to have dinner at my place on Saturday after the concert, I ask you to be kind enough to join us”) With address leaf in Liszt´s hand, bearing a red wax seal in two parts as a result of the letter opening. With only last word of the scriptum affected by the opening of the letter, and very small creasing, otherwise G