Struggle in Russia

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In the forest on the outskirts of Weimar, Grand Duke Karl Alexander, who loves art and literature, is entertaining his good friend Fanny Lewald, Liszt and Wagner. Among the snow-capped dense forests, a group of people rode horses slowly, chatting while admiring the snow scene.

"I like Mr. Andersen's "New Collection of Fairy Tales", I like his fairy tales...His stories are like the most beautiful waltz, always make me dance unconsciously..."

When talking about fairy tales, especially when talking about Andersen, Karl Alexander will become very excited, just like a child who just got a new toy and always wants to show off in front of his friends.

And his three friends are naturally not surprised by this. Although their grand prince is an out-and-out noble soldier, he has a soft spot for fairy tales, especially Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. It's really a bit strange. It is said that the Grand Duke frequently corresponded with the Danish clown, and the chats were very heated. That is to say, Karl Alexander has no way to leave Weimar or Germany for the time being, otherwise he might really go to Denmark to declare his love to Andersen.

"I'm not like you who can fall asleep with fairy tales. Maybe I liked them before I was a teenager, but I don't have the mood at all now. I pay more attention to real problems now, especially the real problems of our girls!"

Fanny Lewald is undoubtedly a feminist, and her regular three sentences are always close to her profession. Whenever she speaks, she will directly turn to this topic, but whether it is Carl Alexander or Liszt and Wagner None of this is of particular interest. But they can't stop a good friend from wanting to talk, especially if the good friend is a woman.

In the words of Karl Alexander, "women have always been privileged".

"The riots that have spread throughout Europe have greatly affected the living conditions of women. More and more women and children have been displaced and abused. This terrible scene has continued for a whole year. Do you know what it means?"

Carl Alexander, Liszt, and Wagner looked at each other, not because they really didn't eat meat, but because they knew what this good friend would say next. It was nothing more than emphasizing that women were abused inhumanly, and it was nothing more than women's survival Rights and interests can not bear to look directly at the topic.

Everyone, including Karl Alexander, is aware of these, but being clear does not mean that they can be resolved or changed. In fact, neither Karl Alexander, Liszt, nor Wagner can do anything, and there is really nothing they can do.

Sure enough, Fanny Lewald made another long speech, but Carl Alexander really wanted to roll her eyes when she heard it, because some of her remarks were really shocking for this era,

How insane would it be to say that women have the right to vote and be elected?

Carl Alexander is still relatively traditional, so he really can't agree with his good friend's remarks, but he doesn't want to make his good friend sad or embarrassed, so he can only throw out another topic to interrupt:

"Speaking of the riot, my dear Franz, what is the situation in your hometown? I heard that there is a lot of chaos there. Your family has not been implicated?"

Speaking of Hungary, Liszt was suddenly clouded. Although he left his hometown very early, it would be impossible to say that he has no feelings for Hungary at all. What's more, as a musician, passion is indispensable. Although most of his passion is devoted to beauties or socialites, even a tiny bit can ignite the enthusiasm for his hometown, isn't it?

"The situation is not very good. It is said that there are riots everywhere, and the price of goods is soaring, and life is difficult. Hey..."

In fact, Liszt really doesn't know much about the situation in Hungary, because he is not a saint who cares about the suffering of the people. The situation in Hungary he saw was mostly newspapers and hearsay. Of course, Karl Alexander didn't care whether this good friend knew the real situation in Hungary, because he really just wanted to change the topic.

"This damned disaster!" Carl Alexander pretended to sigh, "My friend, maybe you should write a new piece of music to condemn this disaster in the language of music!"

Well, it's not that Liszt doesn't have this ability. With the strength of the king of piano, it's not particularly difficult to get such a piece of music, but the emotions expressed in this piece, although there is no lack of depression and condemnation, are more important. It's more about showing off skills. This is a total showman who is often better suited for glitzy and romantic scenes.

It’s really not suitable for you to ask him to express things like national suffering, not to mention that the symphony of that idea is also difficult to have such emotions. After all, it was the upper class who could appreciate the symphony back then. What do you tell them? , It’s really a bit of a slap in the face. Anyway, it is not suitable.

What's more, Liszt is actually focusing all his attention on women now, specifically the Princess Caroline Sein Wittgenstein, or the Duchess of Wittgenstein, who haunts him so much.

While touring Tsarist Russia in 1847, Liszt, the virtuoso romantic madman, came across something that shocked him when Duchess Wittgenstein bought a ticket to one of his concerts for a thousand rubles . This is an unprecedented high price, even the most black-hearted scalpers can't do this kind of thing.

It's just that Liszt met by chance, and then he fell in love at first sight with the married Duchess who was eight years younger than him. And then, it was another gorgeous elopement. The Duchess of Wittgenstein gave up everything for him, including property, title and nationality, as well as the full hatred of Nicholas I.

Anyway, Liszt still feels sorry for this girl, and his biggest wish is to get the Pope's permission to marry Mrs. Wittgenstein, but it is very difficult, and there is almost no hope at all. Anyway, in history, Liszt waited until he was seventy and eighty and failed to fulfill his wish, so he could only die with regret.

Liszt's main energy is now on the Duchess of Wittgenstein and the friendliness of the Pope, and he really doesn't care much about the Hungarian revolution or suffering.

But Liszt could not directly refuse the request of his good friend and protector, so he could only reluctantly reply: "I will do my best..."

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