Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1913 — POPPER’S ANSWER TO LISZT [ARTICLE]

POPPER’S ANSWER TO LISZT

Cellist’s Gentle Retort to the Com poser’s Seeming Attack on the Jewish Race. Among the anecdotes told about the late David Popper is an interesting one relating to Liszt. It is well known that many of the pages attributed to Liszt were really written by the Princess Sayn-Wittgenstein. The most flagrant instance was the insertion by her in one of his books of some pages attacking the Jews and advising their deportation in a body to Palestine. Liszt was greatly annoyed at this, for such sentiments were entirely foreign to his character, and many of his best friends were Jews; among them David Popper, the, famous violoncellist. Not long after the appearance of the book referred to Popper made a call on Liszt, who was delighted to see him. and asked when he came and where he was going. , I am on the way to Palestine, dear master, in accordance with your wishes,” was the prompt answer.