From Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt: Volume 2

Dearest Richard,

Over America I had forgotten Hanover, and must not omit once more to point out Wehner to you as the best advocate of your claims there. If the matter of the honorarium can be arranged according, to your wish, he will be the most likely man to do it. From
Joachim I have heard nothing since the Dusseldorf festival. Wehner lives at Hanover, and is in particular favour with His Majesty, and he will be most eager to do you a little service if you will ask him in a friendly manner.

At the end of December, about Christmas, I shall be with you. Then we will feed like the gods on your "Rhinegold" and "Valkyrie," and I, too, shall contribute some hors d'oeuvre.

Franz

Franz Liszt to Richard Wagner / Weimar / 23 September 1855

親愛的理查:

在美國期間,我已經忘了漢諾威,卻不能忘記指出威納是您的主張的最佳擁護者,若酬金問題能根據您的意願去安排,他將是最可能説明您的人。 自杜塞爾多夫節後,我未從喬治姆那裡聽到任何消息。 威納居住在漢諾威王室裡,他與他的陛下有著獨特的喜好,若您以友好的態度請求他,他將是説明您做事最賣力的人。

12月底,耶誕節前後,我將與您共處。 到時候,我們會自願樂意成為您的《萊茵黃金》和《瓦爾基裡》的最頂層的觀眾,我也將為您那兩篇作品之外的其他作品儘自己的一份力。 寫信給我,在首要的良機裡,是否有必要保證10000或12000美元?這些將是充足的酬金,如果您作為指揮在美國做到6個月的話。

弗朗茲 李斯特致瓦格納/魏瑪/1855年9月23日