CHAPTER XXI

1889-1895

Hamburg honorary citizenship--Christmas at Dr. Fellinger's--Second String Quintet--Mühlfeld--Clarinet Quintet and Trio--Last journey to Italy--Sixtieth birthday--Pianoforte Pieces--Billroth's death--Brahms' collection of German Folk-songs--Life at Ischl--Clarinet Sonatas--Frau Schumann, Brahms, and Joachim together for the last time 239