In Florence he met Jessie Laussot, "who had founded of a flourishing musical society in the city ... and was intimately acquainted with Liszt, Wagner, Hans von Bülow and other leading musicians."
En Florencia coñeceu a Jessie Laussot, «que fundara unha florecente sociedade musical na cidade e estaba intimamente familiarizada con Liszt, Wagner, Hans von Bülow e outros músicos destacados».