Liszt's Rebuke To David

A pupil of Liszt relates the following aneedote ; "On one occasion the master and several o{ al ti-oiii Weimar were sjendiig the evening witu Fprdinand David, hu desired to try a new composition through with the master. 'You will find the piano part,' said he, as he touched tlie mu.sic with his bow, 'very diffimlt.1 We all feit indignaut at David's arrogance, but I-iszt said nothing. The piwe bogan with a broad, niajestic movement; tbc piano part grew more and more brilliant. l)aviil's (aoe changed expresión as tbough soiiK1 iinMtrtaut fact were dawning upon him, and tinally he stopped playing altogether. 'Why,' he gasped, 'he is playing the violin part too!' Liszt contiimiHl without DOtlctng the morti lied violinist, and lirought the Btooa ( ■ u magniftoant close. It was a