CHAPTER XX

1885-1888

Vienna Tonkünstlerverein--Fourth Symphony--Hugo Wolf--Brahms at Thun--Three new works of chamber music--First performances of the second Violoncello Sonata by Brahms and Hausmann--Frau Celestine Truxa--Double Concerto--Marxsen's death--Eugen d'Albert--The Gipsy Songs--Conrat's translations from the Hungarian--Brahms and Jenner--The 'Zum rothen Igel'--Ehrbar's Brahms'-birthday asparagus luncheons--Third Sonata for Pianoforte and Violin 214