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.)

1. To Steiner & Co.
2. To the Same
3. To Tobias Haslinger
4. To the Same
5. To Baroness Dorothea von Ertmann
6. To Zmeskall
7. To Steiner & Co.
8. To G. del Rio
9. To the Same
10. To the Same
11. To the Same
12. To the Same
13. To Czerny
14. To the Same
15. To the Same
16. To Zmeskall
17. To G. del Rio
18. To Frau von Streicher
19. To the Same
20. To the Same
21. To F. Ries, London
22. To Zmeskall
23. To the Same
24. To Frau von Streicher
25. To G. del. Rio
26. To Zmeskall
27. To the Same
28. To the Same
29. To the Same
30. To Frau von Streicher
31. To the Same
32. To the Same
33. To the Same
34. To the Archduke Rudolph
35. To G. del Rio
36. To the Same
37. To the Archduke Rudolph
38. To G. del Rio
39. To the Same
40. To Czerny
41. To F. Ries, London
42. To the Rechnungsrath Vincenz Hauschka
43. To the Archduke Rudolph

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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

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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.

1. To Zelter
2. To F. Ries, London
3. To Schindler
4. To the Same
5. To Herr Kind
6. To Cherubini
7. To Schindler
8. To Herr Peters, Leipzig
9. To Zelter
10. To the Archduke Rudolph
11. To Schindler
12. To F. Ries, London
13. To Herr Lissner, Petersburg
14. To Schindler
15. To the Same
16. To the Same
17. To the Same
18. To the Same
19. To the Same
20. To the Same
21. To the Same
22. To the Archduke Rudolph
23. To Schindler
24. To Pilat, editor of the "Austrian Observer"
25. To Schindler
26. To the Same
27. To the Same
28. To the Same
29. To the Same
30. To the Same
31. To the Archduke Rudolph
32. To F. Ries
33. To Herr von Könneritz
34. To Herr von Könneritz
35. To Schindler
36. To his Nephew
37. To the Archduke Rudolph

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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

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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.