{"product_id":"949-viardot-pauline-letter-to-hermann-krigar","title":"Viardot, Pauline. (1821-1910) Letter to Hermann Krigar","description":"2 pages, dated Baden, July 5 [no year].  Translated from the German, in full:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Honored Sir, I will lend my name on the title page of your 'vergängliche lieder' [passing songs] with the greatest pleasure and maybe I can sing them for you while I still have a voice for them.  We firmly intend to stay in Berlin for 2 whole months next winter - all of us together.  The children are anticipating it with pleasure and their Mother even more so.  It will be a real joy for me to live with my family in the pleasant circle of artists, most of whom I have known through you.  With best regards to Mrs Kriger I remain, very honored Sir, with sincere feelings - Pauline Viardot.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHermann Krigar (1819-1880) was a German pianist and composer who studied at Leipzig with Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Hauptmann (1843-45) and later organized a singing society in Berlin.  He wrote incidental music, motets, psalms, piano pieces, and songs and was an important member of the Berlin musical community.","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093115555999,"sku":"949","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/ViardotKrigarALS083.jpg?v=1722186023","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/949-viardot-pauline-letter-to-hermann-krigar","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}