In Switzerland he met Richard Wagner, the novelist Gottfried Keller, and was befriended by Mathilde Wesendonck. He also became friends with the composer Theodor Kirchner, an important member of the Schumann-Brahms circle, and created an orchestral cycle out of arrangements of some of Kirchner's piano pieces.
In Switzerland, he met Richard Wagner, the novelist Gottfried Keller, and was befriended by Mathilde Wesendonck. He also became friends with composer Theodor Kirchner, a key member of the Schumann-Brahms circle, and created an orchestral cycle based on arrangements of some of Kirchner's piano pieces.