Description: Eugène Ysaÿe is interested in the fate of a young virtuoso Eugène Ysaÿe is interested in the fate of a young virtuoso Document type : signed autograph letter Number of documents: 1 - Number of pages: 4pp. - Size: In-8 Place : Brussels Date : 10/29/1892 RECIPIENT : "Mister Knight" State : small foxing in the central fold Eugène Ysaÿe was only belatedly able to obtain the information requested by his friend, concerning the military service of Alfred, a young virtuoso. “I learned from his comrades that Alfred had decided to drink the chalice and that he was going to Paris”. He apologizes for his long silence. “I cannot at all explain the “sleeping carp” silence that the young virtuoso holds for me. Yet he knows how interested I am in what touches him. It is therefore to you, dear sir, that I ask what has become of him. In spite of the spirit - the unfortunate tendencies for his studies of an obligation so remote from the practice of things of art, it always seemed to me that the avatar of which you spoke was a very rigorous measure the effect of which could be worse than the cause itself […]. And then, 2 or 3 years spent in an active if not sentimental milieu could only be beneficial, especially from a physical point of view – something like this has never been the death of a man or an artist. The artist can remain - all the same - what he is, it is enough to have deep convictions to escape the most unhealthy contagions - one comes out of there with one more knowledge in life and sometimes one is very proud of himself, after this act of banal heroism […]. The news from me is the same as always, trips – concerts – professorship and sugar dad […]”. [1892 is the year in which Lekeu dedicated his sonata to Ysaÿe, and Chausson his Concert]. Eugene Ysaye (Liege, 1858/1931)Belgian violinist and composer. Fixed costs: same costs for all buyers Services Shipping time: 1 business day Insurance: included in shipping costs Excluded locations: No locations are excluded Payment Payment methods accepted: Bank check Contact us for any questions. Eugène Ysaÿe was only belatedly able to obtain the information requested by his friend, concerning the military service of Alfred, a young virtuoso. “I learned from his comrades that Alfred had decided to drink the chalice and that he was going to Paris”. He apologizes for his long silence. “I cannot at all explain the “sleeping carp” silence that the young virtuoso holds for me. Yet he knows how interested I am in what touches him. It is therefore to you, dear sir, that I ask what has become of him. In spite of the spirit - the unfortunate tendencies for his studies of an obligation so remote from the practice of things of art, it always seemed to me that the avatar of which you spoke was a very rigorous measure the effect of which could be worse than the cause itself […]. And then, 2 or
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