CHAPTER III

1848-1853

Johannes' first public concert--Years of struggle--Hamburg Lokals--Louise Japha--Edward Reményi--Sonata in F sharp minor--First concert-tour as Reményi's accompanist--Concerts in Winsen, Celle, Lüneburg, and Hildesheim--Musical parties in 1853--Leipzig and Weimar--Robert Schumann--Joseph Joachim 83