Suicidal Tendencies - Human Guinea Pig

At the same time, he began to expand his circle of acquaintances. In particular, his first meeting with Chretien Uranus, which grew into a real friendship, dates back to the same year. Their creative preferences almost coincided. Uranus, like Liszt, considered it his duty to cultivate the tastes of the public, promoting the best examples of musical art. His ideal was the work of Beethoven, Schubert, Handel and Bach. Finally, the sincere, even, perhaps, somewhat exalted religiosity of Chretien, his friendship with Abbot Barden, and the fact that since 1827 he was an organist of the parish of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, finally brought him close to Liszt. They often went to church together, played music, spent evenings in friendly conversations, discussing burning issues of art.