Beethoven's Letters电子书

BEETHOVEN'S LETTERS (1790-1826)

VOLUME I

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.

PREFACE BY DR. LUDWIG NOHL

FIRST PART. LIFE'S JOYS AND SORROWS. 1783 TO 1815.

1. TO THE ELECTOR OF COLOGNE, FREDERICK MAXIMILIAN. [1]

2. TO DR. SCHADE,--AUGSBURG.

3. TO THE ELECTOR MAXIMILIAN FRANCIS. [1]

4. TO ELEONORE VON BREUNING,--BONN.

5. TO ELEONORE VON BREUNING,--BONN.

6. TO HERR SCHENK.

7. TO DR. WEGELER,--VIENNA. [1]

8. TO DR. WEGELER,--VIENNA.

9. WRITTEN IN THE ALBUM OF LENZ VON BREUNING.

10. TO BARON ZMESKALL VON DOMANOWECZ.

11. UKASE TO ZMESKALL, SCHUPPANZIGH, AND LICHNOW

12. TO PASTOR AMENDA,--COURLAND.

13. TO PASTOR AMENDA.

14. TO WEGELER.

15. TO COUNTESS GIULIETTA GUICCIARDI. [1]

16. TO MATTHISSON.

17. TO FRAU FRANK,--VIENNA

18. TO HERR VON WEGELER.

19. TO KAPELLMEISTER HOFMEISTER,--LEIPZIG. [1]

20. TO KAPELLMEISTER HOFMEISTER.

21. TO HERR HOFMEISTER.

22. TO HERR HOFMEISTER.

23. DEDICATION TO DR. SCHMIDT. [1]

24. TO HIS SCHOLAR, FERDINAND RIES. [1]

25. TO HERR HOFMEISTER,--LEIPZIG.

26. [1] TO MY BROTHERS CARL AND JOHANN BEETHOVEN.

27. NOTICE.

28. TO FERDINAND RIES.

29. TO HERR HOFMEISTER,--LEIPZIG.

30. CAUTION.

31. TO HERR RIES. [1]

32. TO HERR RIES.

33. TO HERR RIES.

34. TO HERR RIES.

35. TO THE COMPOSER LEIDESDORF,--VIENNA. [1]

36. TO HERR RIES.

37. TO HERR RIES.

38. TO HERR RIES.

39. TO MESSRS. ARTARIA & CO. [1]

40. TO MADAME LA PRINCESSE LIECHTENSTEIN, &C. [1]

41. TO HERR MEYER. [1]

42. TESTIMONIAL FOR C. CZERNY.

43. TO HERR ROECKEL. [1]

44. TO HERR COLLIN, [1] COURT SECRETARY AND POET.

45. TO HERR GLEICHENSTEIN. [1]

46. TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE COURT THEATRE. [1]

47. TO COUNT FRANZ VON OPPERSDORF. [1]

48. NOTICE OF A MEMORIAL TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOIPH PRINCE KINSKY, AND PRINCE LOBKOWITZ [1]

49. MEMORIAL TO THE SAME

50. TO ZMESKALL.

51. TO FERDINAND RIES. [1]

52. TO ZMESKALL. [1]

53. TO ZMESKALL.

54. TO ZMESKALL.

55. TO ZMESKALL. [1]

56. TO ZMESKALL.

57. TO ZMESKALL.

58. TO ZMESKALL. [1]

59. TO FREIHERR V. HAMMER-PURGSTALL. [1]

60. TO FREIHERR V. HAMMER-PURGSTALL. [1]

61. TO BARONESS VON DROSSDICK.

62. A MDLLE. MDLLE. DE GERARDI. [1]

63. TO ZMESKALL. [1]

64. TO WEGELER.

65. TO ZMESKALL.

66. TO BETTINA BRENTANO. [1]

67. TO BETTINA BRENTANO.

68. TO ZMESKALL.

69. TO ZMESKALL.

70. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH. [1]

71. MY DEAR FRIEND,-- [1]

72. TO THE DRAMATIC POET TREITSCHKE.

73. TO ZMESKALL.

74. TO ZMESKALL.

75. TO ZMESKALL.

76. TO ZMESKALL.

77. TO ZMESKALL. [1]

78. TO ZMESKALL.

79. TO ZMESKALL.

80. TO KAMMERPROCURATOR VARENNA,--GRATZ. [1]

81. TO ZMESKALL.

82. TO ZMESKALL.

83. TO VARENNA,--GRATZ.

84. TO ZMESKALL. [1]

85. TO VARENNA.

86. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH. [1]

87. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

88. TO VARENNA,--GRATZ.

89. TO JOSEPH FREIHERR VON SCHWEIGER, CHAMBERLAIN OF THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.[1]

90. TO VARENNA,--GRATZ.

91. WRITTEN IN THE ALBUM OF THE SINGER, MDME. AUGUSTE SEBALD.

92. TO H.R. HIGHNESS THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

93. TO BETTINA VON ARNIM.

94. TO PRINCESS KINSKY,--PRAGUE

95. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

96. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

97. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

98. TO PRINCESS KINSKY.

99. TO PRINCESS KINSKY.

100. TO ZMESKALL.

101. TO HERR JOSEPH VARENNA,--GRATZ.

102. TO VARENNA.

103. TO ZMESKALL.

104. TO ZMESKALL.

105. TO ZMESKALL.

106. TO ZMESKALL.

107. TO ZMESKALL.

108. TO ZMESKALL.

109. TO ZMESKALL.

110. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

111. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

112. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

113. TO FREIHERR JOSEF VON SCHWEIGER.

114. TO HERR VON BAUMEISTER. [1]

115. TO ZMESKALL.

116. LETTER OF THANKS.

117. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH. [1]

118. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

119. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

120. TO TREITSCHKE.

121. TO TREITSCHKE.

122. TO TREITSCHKE.

123. TO COUNT MORITZ LICHNOWSKY. [1]

124. TO COUNT MORITZ LICHNOWSKY. [1]

125. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

126. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

127. DEPOSITION.

128. TO HERR J. KAUKA, DOCTOR OF LAWS IN PRAGUE, IN THE KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA.

129. ADDRESS AND APPEAL TO LONDON ARTISTS BY L. VAN BEETHOVEN.

130. TO DR. KAUKA.

131. TO COUNT MORITZ LICHNOWSKY.

132. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

133. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

134. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

135. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

136. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

137. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

138. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

139. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

140. TO HERR KAUKA.

141. TO HERR KAUKA.

142. TO HERR KAUKA.

143. [1] TO THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE LANDRECHT.

144. TO BARON VON PASQUALATI.

145. TO HERR KAUKA.

146. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

SECOND PART. LIFE'S MISSION. 1815 TO 1822.

147. WRITTEN IN SPOHR'S ALBUM. [1]

148. TO HERR KAUKA.

149. TO HERR KAUKA.

150. TO HERR KAUKA.

151. TO MR. SALOMON,--LONDON. [1]

152. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

153. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

154. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

155. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

156. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

157. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

158. WRITTEN IN ENGLISH TO MR. BIRCHALL, MUSIC PUBLISHER, LONDON.

159. TO ZMESKALL.

160. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

161. TO THE MESSRS. BIRCHALL,--LONDON.

162. TO RIES.

163. TO ZMESKALL.

164. TO MDLLE. MILDER-HAUPTMANN. [1]

165. TO RIES

166. TO MR. BIRCHALL,--LONDON.

167. TO CZERNY. [1]

168. TO CZERNY. [1]

169. TO RIES,--LONDON.

170. TO GIANNATASIO DEL RIO,--VIENNA.

171. TO G. DEL RIO.

172. TO G. DEL RIO.

173. TO G. DEL RIO. [1]

174. TO FERDINAND RIES,--LONDON.

175. TO F. RIES.

176. POWER OF ATTORNEY.

177. TO F. RIES.

178. TO G. DEL RIO.

179. TO G. DEL RIO.

180. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

181. WRITTEN IN ENGLISH TO MR. BIRCHALL.

182. WRITTEN IN FRENCH TO MR. BIRCHALL,--LONDON.

183. TO G. DEL RIO.

184. TO G. DEL RIO.

185. TO ZMESKALL.

186. TO HERR KAUKA.

187. QUERY?

188. TO G. DEL RIO.

189. TO G. DEL RIO.

190. TO WEGELER.

191. WRITTEN IN ENGLISH TO MR. BIRCHALL, MUSIC SELLER, LONDON.

192. TO ZMESKALL.

193. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

194. TO FREIHERR VON SCHWEIGER.

195. TO G. DEL RIO.

196. TO G. DEL RIO.

197. TO G. DEL RIO.

198. TO G. DEL RIO.

199. TO HERR TSCHISCHKA.

200. WRITTEN IN ENGLISH TO MR. BIRCHALL,--LONDON.

201. TO ZMESKALL.

202. TO FRAU VON STREICHER--NEE STEIN.

203. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

204. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

205. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

206. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

207. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

208. TO G. DEL RIO.

209. TO G. DEL RIO.

210. TO G. DEL RIO.

211. TO HOFRATH VON MOSEL.

212. TO S.A. STEINER, MUSIC PUBLISHER,--VIENNA.

213. TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL VON STEINER.--PRIVATE.

214. TO STEINER.

215. TO ZMESKALL.

VOLUME II

SECOND PART. LIFE'S MISSION. 1815-1822. ( Continued.)

216. TO STEINER & CO.

217. TO STEINER.

218. TO TOBIAS HASLINGER.

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

220. TO BARONESS DOROTHEA VON ERTMANN.[1]

221. TO ZMESKALL.

222. TO STEINER & CO.

223. TO G. DEL RIO.

224. TO G. DEL RIO.

225. TO G. DEL RIO.

226. TO G. DEL RIO.

227. TO G. DEL RIO.

228. TO CZERNY.

229. TO CZERNY.

230. TO CZERNY.

231. TO ZMESKALL.

232. TO G. DEL RIO.

233. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

234. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

235. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

236. TO F. RIES,--LONDON.

237. TO ZMESKALL.

238. TO ZMESKALL.

239. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

240. TO G. DEL RIO.

241. TO ZMESKALL.

242. TO ZMESKALL.

243. TO ZMESKALL.

244. TO ZMESKALL.

245. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

246. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

247. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

248. TO FRAU VON STREICHER.

249. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

250. TO G. DEL RIO

251. TO G. DEL RIO.

252. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

253. TO G. DEL RIO.

254. TO G. DEL RIO.

255. TO CZERNY.

256. TO F. RIES,--LONDON.

257. TO THE RECHNUNGSRATH, VINCENZ HAUSCHKA.[1]

258. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

259. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

260. TO RIES.

261. TO RIES.

262. TO RIES.

263. TO THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY IN LAIBACH.[1]

264. TO F. RIES,--LONDON.

265. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

266. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

267. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

268. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

269. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

270. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

271. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

272.[1] TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

273. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

274. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

275. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

276. TO HERR BLOeCHLINGER.

277. CANON ON HERR SCHLESINGER

278. TO HERR ARTARIA,--VIENNA.

279. A SKETCH WRITTEN BY BEETHOVEN,--

280. TO ARTARIA.

281. PETITION TO THE MAGISTRACY.[1]

282. TO F. RIES,--LONDON.

283. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

284. MEMORANDUM.

285. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

286. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

287. TO THE ROYAL AND IMPERIAL HIGH COURT OF APPEAL.

288. TO HIS HIGHNESS THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

289. TESTIMONIAL IN FAVOR OF HERR V. KANDELER.

290. TO THEODORE AMADEUS HOFFMANN.[1]

291. TO HERR HASLINGER,--ADJUTANTERL.

292. TO TOBIAS,--ADJUTANT.

293. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

294. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

295. TO HERR ARTARIA, FALSTAFF, & CO.

296. TO BOLDERINI.

297. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

298. TO HERR ARTARIA & CO.

299. TO TOBIAS V. HASLINGER.

300. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

301. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

302. TO THE MOST CELEBRATED MUSIC FIRM IN EUROPE, MESSRS. STEINER & CO., PATERNOSTER-(MISERERE) GAeSSEL.

303. ADDRESS UNKNOWN.

304. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

305. TO F. RIES,--LONDON.

306. TO HERREN PETERS & CO., MUSIC PUBLISHERS,--LEIPZIG.

307. TO HERREN PETERS & CO.

308.[1] TO HERR PETERS.

309. TO HERR ARTARIA.

310. TO HERR PETERS,--LEIPZIG

311. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

312. TO HERR PETERS.

313. TO F. RIES,--LONDON

314. TO IGNAZ RITTER VON SEYFRIED.

THIRD PART. LIFE'S TROUBLES AND CLOSE. 1823 TO 1827.

315. TO ZELTER.[1]

316. TO F. RIES,--LONDON.

317. TO SCHINDLER.

318. TO SCHINDLER.

319. TO HERR KIND.

320. TO CHERUBINI.[1]

321. TO SCHINDLER.[1]

322. TO HERR PETERS,--LEIPZIG.

323. TO ZELTER.

324. TO HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

325. TO SCHINDLER.

326. TO F. RIES,--LONDON.

327. TO HERR LISSNER,--PETERSBURG.

328.[1] TO SCHINDLER.

329. TO SCHINDLER.

330. TO SCHINDLER.[1]

331. TO SCHINDLER.

332. TO SCHINDLER.

333. TO SCHINDLER.

334. TO SCHINDLER.

335. TO SCHINDLER.

336. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

337. TO SCHINDLER.

338. TO PILAT, EDITOR OF THE "AUSTRIAN OBSERVER."

339. TO SCHINDLER.

340. TO SCHINDLER.

341. TO SCHINDLER.

342. TO SCHINDLER.

343. TO SCHINDLER.[1]

344. TO SCHINDLER.[1]

345. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

346. TO F. RIES.

347. TO HERR GEHEIMRATH VON KOeNNERITZ,--DRESDEN,[1] DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL ORCHESTRA AND THEATRE IN SAXONY.

348. TO HERR V. KOeNNERITZ,--DRESDEN.

349. TO SCHINDLER.

350. TO HIS NEPHEW.

351. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

352. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

353. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

354. TO F. RIES.

355. TO F. RIES,--LONDON.

356. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

357. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

358. TO SCHINDLER.

359. TO SCHINDLER.

360. TO SCHINDLER.

361. TO HERR GRILLPARZER, COURT COMPOSER.

362. TO PROBST, MUSIC PUBLISHER,--LEIPZIG.

363. TO SCHINDLER.

364. TO HERR V. RZEHATSCHEK.

365. TO THE HIGH CHAMBERLAIN PRINCE TRAUTMANNSDORF.[1]

366. TO COUNT MORITZ LICHNOWSKY.[1]

367. TO HERR SCHUPPANZIGH.

368. TO HERR SCHINDLER.

369. TO HERR V. SARTORIUS, ROYAL CENSOR.

370. TO SCHINDLER.

371.[1] TO SCHINDLER.

372. TO SCHINDLER.

373. TO SCHINDLER.

374. TO SCHINDLER.

375. TO HERR STEINER & CO.

376. POUR M. DE HASLINGER, GENERAL MUSICIEN ET GENERAL-LIEUTENANT.

377. TO STEINER & CO.

378. TO HERR TOBIAS PETER PHILIP HASLINGER.

379. TO HASLINGER.

380. TO HASLINGER.

381. TO M. DIABELLI.

382. TO PROBST,--LEIPZIG.

383. TO T. HASLINGER.[1]

384. TO HERR SCHOTT,--MAYENCE.

385. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

386. TO HIS NEPHEW.

387. ROUGH DRAFT OF A LETTER TO PETERS.

388. TO HANS GEORG NAeGELI,--ZURICH.

389. TO HIS NEPHEW.

390. TO HERR NAeGELI.

391. TO SCHOTT,--MAYENCE.

392. TO HAUSCHKA.

393. TO HERR NAeGELI,--ZURICH.

394. TO THE ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH.

395. TO SCHOTT,--MAYENCE.

396. TO CARL HOLZ.

397. TO CARL HOLZ.

398. TO SCHOTT,--MAYENCE.

399.

400. TO SCHINDLER.

401. TO LINKE, VIOLONCELLIST.[1]

402.[1] TO * * *

403. TO F. RIES.

404. TO HERR JENGER,--VIENNA.[1]

405. TO SCHOTT.

406. TO LUDWIG RELLSTAB.

407. TO * * *

408. TO HIS BROTHER JOHANN.

409. TO HERR VON SCHLEMMER.[1]

410. TO HIS NEPHEW.

411.[1] MY DEAR SON,--

412. TO DR. BRAUNHOFER.

413. TO HIS NEPHEW.

414. TO HIS NEPHEW.

415. TO HIS NEPHEW.

416. TO HIS NEPHEW.

417. TO HIS NEPHEW.

418. TO HIS NEPHEW. May 19.

419. TO HIS NEPHEW.

420. TO HIS NEPHEW.

421. TO HIS NEPHEW.

422. TO HIS NEPHEW.

423. Tuesday Morning.

424. TO HIS NEPHEW.

425. TO HIS NEPHEW.

426. TO HIS NEPHEW.

427. TO HIS NEPHEW.

428. TO HIS NEPHEW.

429. TO HIS NEPHEW.

430. TO HIS NEPHEW.

431.[1] DEAR SON, DEAR BOY,--

432. TO HIS NEPHEW.

433. TO HIS NEPHEW.

434. TO HIS BROTHER JOHANN,--GNEIXENDORF.

435. TO HIS NEPHEW.

436. TO HIS NEPHEW.

437. TO HIS NEPHEW.

438. TO THE COPYIST.[1]

439. TO HIS NEPHEW.

440. TO HIS NEPHEW.

441. TO ZMESKALL.

442. TO HERR FRIEDRICH KUHLAU.

443. TO HIS NEPHEW.

444. TO HIS NEPHEW.

445. TO HERR VON SCHLESINGER.

446. TO HIS NEPHEW.

447. TO HIS NEPHEW.

448. TO HIS NEPHEW.

449. TO HIS NEPHEW.

450. TO THE ABBE MAXIMILIAN STADLER.

451. TO GOTTFRIED WEBER.

452. TO HERR PROBST, MUSIC PUBLISHER,--LEIPZIG.

453. TO STEPHAN V. BREUNING.[1]

454. TO STEPHAN VON BREUNING.

455. TO STEPHAN V. BREUNING

456.[1] TESTIMONIAL FOR C. HOLZ.

457. TO CARL HOLZ.

458. TO THE KING OF PRUSSIA.

459. TO WEGELER.

460. TO TOBIAS HASLINGER.[1]

461. TO TOBIAS HASLINGER.

462. TO CARL HOLZ.

463. TO DR. BACH.[1]

464. TO WEGELER.

465. TO SIR GEORGE SMART,--LONDON.

466. TO HERR MOSCHELES.

467. TO SCHINDLER.

468. TO BARON VON PASQUALATI.[1]

469. TO BARON VON PASQUALATI.

470. TO SIR GEORGE SMART,--LONDON.

471. TO BARON VON PASQUALATI.

472.[1] TO BARON VON PASQUALATI.

473. TO HERR MOSCHELES.

474.[1] TO SCHINDLER.--

475. TO MOSCHELES.

476. CODICIL.[1]