The Music of Friedrich Nietzsche - Heldenklage

Hans von Bülow’s Opinion of Nietzsche’s Music Naturally, Hans von Bülow did not remain unknown to Nietzsche, owing to his frequenting Wagner’s house--and thus he sent him his “Geburt der Tragödie“ (in 1872). After a visit to Basel--Wagner was already preparing for his departure to Bayreuth-- they saw each other again in Munich, where Hans von Bülow, on the orders of King Ludwig II and against Wagner’s wishes, conducted Tristan und Isolde. Thanking him for “den erhabensten Kunsteindruck meines