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Title: Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826 Vol. 2

Author: Lady Wallace

Release Date: August 25, 2004 [EBook #13272]

Language: English


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BEETHOVEN'S LETTERS.

(1790-1826.)

FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. LUDWIG NOHL.

ALSO HIS

LETTERS TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH, CARDINAL-ARCHBISHOP
OF OLMÜTZ, K.W., FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR.
LUDWIG RITTER VON KÖCHEL.

TRANSLATED BY
LADY WALLACE.

WITH A PORTRAIT AND FAC-SIMILE.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

BOSTON:
OLIVER DITSON & CO., 277 WASHINGTON STREET.
NEW YORK: C.H. DITSON & CO.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. SECOND PART.

LIFE'S MISSION.
1815-1822.
(Continued.) To Steiner & Co. To the Same To Tobias Haslinger To the Same To Baroness Dorothea von Ertmann To Zmeskall To Steiner & Co. To G. del Rio To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To Czerny To the Same To the Same To Zmeskall To G. del Rio To Frau von Streicher To the Same To the Same To F. Ries, London To Zmeskall To the Same To Frau von Streicher To G. del. Rio To Zmeskall To the Same To the Same To the Same To Frau von Streicher To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Archduke Rudolph To G. del Rio To the Same To the Archduke Rudolph To G. del Rio To the Same To Czerny To F. Ries, London To the Rechnungsrath Vincenz Hauschka To the Archduke Rudolph To the Same To Ferdinand Ries To the Same To the Same To the Philharmonic Society in Laibach To Ferdinand Ries, London To the Archduke Rudolph To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To Herr Blöchlinger Canon on Herr Schlesinger To Artaria, Vienna A Sketch by Beethoven To Artaria Petition to the Magistracy To F. Ries, London To the Archduke Rudolph Memorandum To the Archduke Rudolph To the Same To the Royal and Imperial High Court of Appeal To the Archduke Rudolph Testimonial in favor of Herr von Kandeler To Theodore Amadeus Hoffmann To Haslinger To the Same To the Archduke Rudolph To the Same To Artaria & Co. To Bolderini To the Archduke Rudolph To Artaria & Co. To Haslinger To the Archduke Rudolph To the Same To Steiner & Co. To a Friend To the Archduke Rudolph To F. Ries, London To Herren Peters & Co., Leipzig To the Same To the Same To Artaria To Herr Peters, Leipzig To the Archduke Rudolph To Herr Peters, Leipzig To F. Ries, London To Ignaz Ritter von Seyfried THIRD PART.

LIFE'S TROUBLES AND CLOSE
1823-1827. To Zelter To F. Ries, London To Schindler To the Same To Herr Kind To Cherubini To Schindler To Herr Peters, Leipzig To Zelter To the Archduke Rudolph To Schindler To F. Ries, London To Herr Lissner, Petersburg To Schindler To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Archduke Rudolph To Schindler To Pilat, editor of the "Austrian Observer" To Schindler To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Archduke Rudolph To F. Ries To Herr von Könneritz To Herr von Könneritz To Schindler To his Nephew To the Archduke Rudolph To the Same To the Same To F. Ries, London To the Same To the Archduke Rudolph To the Same To Schindler To the Same To the Same To Herr Grillparzer To Herr Probst, Leipzig To Schindler To Herr von Rzehatschek To Prince Trautmannsdorf To Count Moritz Lichnowsky To Herr Schuppanzigh To Schindler To Herr von Sartorius To Schindler To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To Steiner & Co To Haslinger To Steiner & Co To Haslinger To the Same To the Same To M. Diabelli To Herr Probst, Leipzig To Haslinger To Herr Schott, Mayence To the Archduke Rudolph To his Nephew To Herr Peters To Hans Georg Nägeli, Zurich To his Nephew To Herr Nägeli To Herr Schott, Mayence To Hauschka To Herr Nägeli, Zurich To the Archduke Rudolph To Herr Schott, Mayence To Carl Holz To the Same To Herr Schott, Mayence To Friends To Schindler To Linke To * * * To F. Ries To Herr Jenger, Vienna To Schott To Ludwig Rellstab To * * * To his brother Johann To Herr von Schlemmer To his Nephew To the Same To Dr. Braunhofer To his Nephew To the Same To the Same To the Same To his Nephew To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Same To his brother Johann, Gneixendorf To his Nephew To the Same To the Same To his Copyist To his Nephew To the Same To Zmeskall To Herr Friedrich Kuhlau To his Nephew To the Same To Herr von Schlesinger To his Nephew To the Same To the Same To the Same To the Abbé Maximilian Stadler To Gottfried Weber To Herr Probst, Leipzig To Stephan von Breuning To the Same To the Same Testimonial for C. Holz To C. Holz To the King of Prussia To Wegeler To Tobias Haslinger To the Same To Carl Holz To Dr. Bach To Wegeler To Sir George Smart, London To Herr Moscheles To Schindler To Baron von Pasqualati To the Same To Sir George Smart, London To Baron von Pasqualati To the Same To Herr Moscheles To Schindler To Herr Moscheles Codicil BEETHOVEN'S LETTERS. 216.
TO STEINER & CO.

The Adjutant's innocence is admitted, and there is an end of it!

We beg you to be so good as to send us two copies in score of the Symphony in A. We likewise wish to know when we may expect a copy of the Sonata for Baroness von Ertmann, as she leaves this, most probably, the day after to-morrow.

No. 3--I mean the enclosed note--is from a musical friend in Silesia, not a rich man, for whom I have frequently had my scores written out. He wishes to have these works of Mozart in his library; as my servant, however, has the good fortune, by the grace of God, to be one of the greatest blockheads in the world (which is saying a good deal), I cannot make use of him for this purpose. Be so kind therefore as to send to Herr ---- (for the Generalissimus can have no dealings with a petty tradesman), and desire him to write down the price of each work and send it to me with my two scores in A, and also an answer to my injunction about Ertmann, as early to-day as you can (presto, prestissimo!)--nota bene, the finale to be a march in double-quick time. I recommend the best execution of these orders, so that no further obstacle may intervene to my recovery.

L. VAN BEETHOVEN,
The best generalissimus for the good,
But the devil himself for the bad!

217.
TO STEINER.

The Lieutenant-General is requested to send his Diabolum, that I may tell him myself my opinion of the "Battle," which is printed in the vilest manner. There is much to be altered.

THE G----S.

218.
TO TOBIAS HASLINGER.

MY GOOD ADJUTANT,--

Best of all little fellows! Do see again about that house, and get it for me. I am very anxious also to procure the treatise on education. It is of some importance to me to be able to compare my own opinions on this subject with those of others, and thus still further improve them. As for our juvenile Adjutant, I think I shall soon have hit on the right system for his education. Your

CONTRA FA,
Manu propria.

219.
TO THE HIGH-BORN HERR HASLINGER, HONORARY MEMBER OF THE HÖFEN GRABENS AND PATER NOSTER GÄSSCHEN.

BEST OF ALL PRINTERS AND ENGRAVERS,--

Be kinder than kind, and throw off a hundred impressions of the accompanying small plate.[1] I will repay you threefold and fourfold. Farewell!

Your

BEETHOVEN.