Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of August 4, 1881

Overview

A pleasant day of good company, with a merry lunch conversation ranging across German tribal history and an affectionate farewell gathering for Brandt's workers. The evening reached a peak of joy as the household listened to music from the conclusion of Götterdämmerung in the garden, filling everyone with profound, wordless delight.

Content

Thursday, August 4:

Breakfast in bed; R. finds it cold outside. But he works, and our lunch with Stein, Kohler, and Jouk. is very merry. Siegfried is very happy to have Stein again. Talk about the German tribal names: Vandals, Suevi, etc. Coffee in the turret. Friend Brandt comes to invite us to say farewell to his workers.

In the evening, supper in the garden and then music from Götterdämmerung (conclusion), to our unutterable delight.