Annals for 1865:
January: — Semper in Munich. Theatre project. Allgemeine Zeitung opposed. King: against music at Court. Hans difficult. — Portrait by Pecht. (Dreams.) Pecht’s article on Semper and building of theatre. — 1 Feb. Musical performance in private at Residenz Theatre. (‘Above the abyss!’) 6 Feb.: Pfisterm. 5 morning visit (My boy’). Conducted back from King’s door; Pecht’s portrait. Newspapers disfavour (‘Fly. Dutch.’). Tannh. without King (12 Feb.). Allgemeine Zeitung. ‘Associates’. 17 Audience. Assurance of innocence. Pfisterm. — 19 Allg. Z.: ‘R.W. and Public Opinion’. Pecht’s denial re 1000 gulden. My statement. 22 Feb. Frau Dangl: ‘Providence of Bavaria’. 25 Feb. Allgemeine Z. again. Standstill. Privy Councillor Klindworth from Brussels. (later with Mme Street again.) Balzac. — Zahlberg from Karlsruhe: 26 beautiful Sunday with Bülows, Zahlbrg and Cornelius. Schnorrs arrive. — Pfisterm: away for 4 days. Tannh: with Schnorr. Arrangements completed for Tristan. 6 March Sch: back. — Letter to King: everything clearly represented: reply appealing for my trust. ‘Shall I go?’ — ‘Stay!’ — Preparations for Tristan. Hans’ concert tour. — ‘Report on Music School’. Dictated and presented. — April 2 Hans. 5 Schnorrs. Mitterwurzer (Zottmeier. Deinet). Piano rehearsals in ‘Ship’. (Cornelius to Weimar: Cid.) — 10 April Isolde born. — Ist rehearsal. — The two ‘lions’. (Obliged to buy up house.) — Schwabe. Schwind, — Residenz Theatre. May: ‘Swinehounds’. 11. Dress rehearsal (H. Porges). 15 May — visitors. (My invitation in Botschafter.) Schwabe — Schwind. Schauss. — Frau Schnorr hoarse. No performance. (Gaspérini — Röckel etc., also M. Maier.) Delay. Receptions in garden. 22 M. Birthday (inebriated!) Peacocks. Lions. Berg — Possenhofen. Visitors depart. Schnorrs to Reichenhall — June 8 and 9 new rehearsals. (Dorn.) Al. and Frau Ritter. Gaspérini and Leroy. 10 June Ist performance of Tristan and Isolde. (Box. Reception. Prelude.) — 13 2nd perf. (Unwell: withdraw; walk during Act I.)— 19 3rd perf. (King Otto. Berg: Cos. Pfist. King.) Albert Wagner. — Tegernsee: bumble-bees. (Cos. dreams of altar piece showing Day of Judgement.) Hans in Baden. (English Garden) 1 July: 4th perf. (royal.) Frau Heim. Schuré. — 9 July: ‘Fly. Dutch’ with Schnorr. Thunderstorm. Dark. — 12th concert in Residenz Theatre: (Rhinegold. Valk. Mastersg. Royal March.). Tea at Bayerischer Hof Hotel. Take leave of Schnorr. (13 leaves early.) Berg: excitement. Pfistermeister at the boat. (15 July: Pecht pays for picture.) — Pfisterm. rebuffed. 16 July: Berg again. (Cos. and children; magic garden and maze.) 21 July: telegram from Dresden. Schnorr dead. 22 with Hans to Dresden. Choral festival: miss burial, which put forward. (Malvina’s reception and look.) (23 July). Midday to Prague. (Jews; Schützeninsel.) 25 back in Munich. — 28. Berg. — Baron von Moy. — (Procrastination over Music School.) (Prager) Mid-August: Cos to Budapest. ‘Hochkopf’. — Ramayana. ‘Les Misérables’. Poem (Siegfried — Tristan). Capuchin visit. — King Hohenschwangau. 25 August: back to Ship. (Poem by telegram to King.) Sketch for ‘Parzival’. September. Cosima back. Witching hour. ‘What is German?’ Siegfried Act II. Orchestration. 2 October: King in Munich. Cos. and Pfistm. negotiating. — 8 Oct. break with Pfistrm. — Lutz. — 18 King in M. — 20 money bags. — To Vienna: — Fröbel. Dentist. — November: King at the Grütli. Invitation — Hohenschwangau. Week: Paul Taxis. — Biesenhofen. — Back: Hans still away: at lunch with C. and children (Russumuck). — Tenor Vogl. (Frau Schmitt.) Volksbote: Cabinet. — (Engineer Bauer.) — Röckel. (About Neumaier.) Orchestration of Siegfried Act II completed. — Morning dream: spider’s web. 6 December: King in Munich; evening visit: Lutz. Message. — Matthieu. — Grandauer. Reitknecht. Kilp.) 8 Distrainers’ visit: Kriete. — Lawyer Freitag. Corresp. with King. The 3 nights. — 10 December: depart early. (Porges: also Peter.) Without a tear. — Pohl (coughing) and Franz. — Lake Constance again. — Bern: 2 nights. — 12 Dec. Vevey. Pension Prélat. Grand Duke of Baden. Looking for country house (Ratzenberger). Draeseke from Lausanne. — On 20 to Geneva with Vreneli. Métropole. ‘Artichauts’. Cold and ill. Christmas. 28 Dec: move in. New Year: to South of France.