Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of June 6, 1875

Overview

Fidi’s birthday brought a gentle, hopeful mood despite the thin dawn at first, until the day opened up and the children’s outing to the Eremitage seemed to gather its own sunshine. Friends came in the evening, and R. worked through the A Major Symphony with two of his pupils, leaving everyone delighted.

Content

Sunday, June 6:

Fidi’s birthday! R. at four in my room, but only a meager sunrise today; however, R. hears the bird.

At lunch a toast, in the afternoon children’s outing to the Eremitage, the weather clears up, and Fidi’s sunshine appears. “He will be in the light cavalry.” Some friends in the evening. R. goes through the A major Symphony with two of his disciples, to the ravishment of us all.