Mittw. 6. 11. Erstes Reif!

[—] [final version only] Erste Kritik der „ Harm .“ von Dr M. Burckhardt. Berlin. [—] Abends mit Löwe , Petri (Moz. VII. Konz.), Artaria Schur. 1 [—] O! das „Martyrium“ der Durchschnittsmenschen. Sie reden davon, als wären gar sie selbst „Martyrer“, nicht der Künstler, u. ziehen Schlüsse doch nur wieder gegen die Kunst u. die Künstler, über die sie im Namen ihres Martyriums aburteilen wollen!

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2017, 2017

Wednesday November 6. First hoarfrost!

[—] [final version only] First review of Theory of Harmony , by Dr. M. Burkhardt of Berlin. [—] In the evening, with Löwe, Petri (Mozart, Concerto No. 7), Artaria, Schur. 1 [—] Oh! the "martyrdom" of mediocre people. They talk as if it were they themselves who are "martyrs," not the artist, and only draw conclusions against art and artists, on whom, in the name of their martyrdom, they wish to pass sentence.

© Translation Ian Bent, 2017, 2017

Mittw. 6. 11. Erstes Reif!

[—] [final version only] Erste Kritik der „ Harm .“ von Dr M. Burckhardt. Berlin. [—] Abends mit Löwe , Petri (Moz. VII. Konz.), Artaria Schur. 1 [—] O! das „Martyrium“ der Durchschnittsmenschen. Sie reden davon, als wären gar sie selbst „Martyrer“, nicht der Künstler, u. ziehen Schlüsse doch nur wieder gegen die Kunst u. die Künstler, über die sie im Namen ihres Martyriums aburteilen wollen!

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2017, 2017

Wednesday November 6. First hoarfrost!

[—] [final version only] First review of Theory of Harmony , by Dr. M. Burkhardt of Berlin. [—] In the evening, with Löwe, Petri (Mozart, Concerto No. 7), Artaria, Schur. 1 [—] Oh! the "martyrdom" of mediocre people. They talk as if it were they themselves who are "martyrs," not the artist, and only draw conclusions against art and artists, on whom, in the name of their martyrdom, they wish to pass sentence.

© Translation Ian Bent, 2017, 2017

Footnotes

1 According to the listing in the Neue freie Presse, the concert took place on November 6 at 7.30 in the Great Hall of the Musikverein Building. It was given by the Vienna Konzertverein, the program: Schubert, Symphony in B minor ("Unfinished"), Mozart, Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218, Joachim, Variations for Violin and Orchestra, and Brahms, Symphony No. 3 in F major. The solo violinist was Henri Petri from Dresden.