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STRAUSS, RICHARD. Autograph Letter Signed, to Düsseldorf Music Director Julius Buths, in German, praising his program, suggesting that Strauss's wife sing three of his own songs, and explaining that he has not had time to finish composing the [tone] poem. 1 page, 8vo, with integral blank; moderate marginal discoloration from prior matting, horizontal fold. With the original envelope. München, 9 March 1896
". . . If it's all the same to you, my wife would just as soon sing three songs of mine instead of the old 'Liebestod.' . . . ". . . Poem is unfortunately not finished: I leave today on a 10-day trip to Moscow for a concert; besides, I am so hard at the grindstone here that I can't even think about composition!"
