They do not understand the poet who sings, _"O rus, quando te aspiciam!"_ They do not appreciate the great distinction of simplicity.

Reber's muse is not for them.
Madame Viardot was as learned a musician as any one could be and she was among the first subscribers to the complete edition of Sebastian Bach's works.

We know what an astounding revelation that work was.

Each year brought ten religious cantatas, and each year brought us new surprises in the unexpected variety and impressiveness of the work.

We thought we had known Sebastian Bach, but now we learned how really to know him.