Carl Maria von Weber an William Hawes in London (Entwurf)
Dresden, Sonntag, 18. September 1825
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Preceding
- 1825-09-05: to Brühl
- 1825-09-07: from Thomson
Following
- 1825-09-18: to Thomson
- 1825-10-07: from Gänsbacher
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- 1825-07-28: from Hawes
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Willm Hawes. 7. Adelphi Terrace. Strand. London.
My Dear Sir!
I have received in due time by Mr: Kemble your most obliging letter, and beg your Pardon for answering it so late: but my departure from Ems was so near, the yourney itself, and the quantity of bussiness which fell upon me on my return at home I hope will plead‡ for your indulgence.
Ere I am‡ entering‡ upon other Paragraphs of your Letter, let me pronounce how much I feel myself obliged to you, for all the Kind things you are pleased to honour me with; and that, respecting‡ my =Freyschütz=. I am convinced that you‡ have acted according to‡ your best conviction for the success of this opera, which I have‡ always ought to and do‡ acknowledge with thanks take gratefully‡, as‡ for the Souvenir with‡ which you will honor‡ me. my Dear Sir!‡ I shall be truely delighted in accepting‡ it, as the first and only / Sign‡ / mark of remembrance which I have received of any Manager‡ in Europe!
for the future, I hope we shall‡ negotiate together without the interference‡ of any other Person. it was not I‡ Mr: Livius himself who in all manners was in quest of‡ searched to usurp […]‡ my engagement with England; and I must confess that I have no great reasons to be much | satisfied of his operations, which were at least very confuse‡. In the month of march 1826‡ when I arrive‡ in‡ London, I hope to explane and prove‡ to you‡ all those things better by word of mouth. to you‡
I have received by M: Bassenge et C: for your account one hundred Pounds. and have delivred in the first days of July the Partition and the Poem of Euryanthe and also the little Ballet of Preciosa to M: Bassenge to send them to M: Livius for you my Dear Sir*.
In this […]‡ varry moment I have neither Scores nor other Pieces for publication, being too much occuppied with Oberon and the calls of my duty‡; but it shall be a pleasure for me to inform you instantly of it‡ when I have composed Some‡ piece, and I hope we shall negotiate together with facility.
Let me now repetadly utter‡ my thanks and the great pleasure which has made me‡ /in[…]ed‡/‡ your Kind writting has given me‡, my Dear Sir, and be sure believe me‡‡ that I am ever‡ with regard and esteem
my dear Sir
your much obliged
and very obedient
Servant
CMvW:
Dr: 18‡t 7b 1825*.
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Summary
entschuldigt späte Antwort u. dankt ihm für seine Mühen mit dem Freischütz; hofft in Zukunft ohne den unzuverlässigen Livius direkt mit H. zu verhandeln u. dies besser in London selbst tun zu können; hat von Bassenge die 100 Pfd. erhalten u. Euryanthe u. Preciosa-Ballett abgesendet; durch die Beschäftigung mit Oberon habe er z.Zt. nichts Neues zum Druck anzubieten
Incipit
“I have received in due time by Mr: Kemble”
Responsibilities
- Übertragung
- Eveline Bartlitz; Joachim Veit
Tradition
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Text Source: Draft: Berlin (D), Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B)
Shelf mark: Mus. ms. autogr. theor. C. M. v. Weber WFN 6 (XVII), Bl. 91v u. 92a/rCorresponding sources
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Copy: Berlin (D), Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B)
Shelf mark: Weberiana Cl. II B, 2ß, Nr. 9, S. 897-898, dt. Übers. S. 896 u. 899 -
/tV: Porträt (Litho) von R. J. Lane nach J. Cawse, erschienen bei W. Hawes in London, o. J.
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Commentary
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“… for you my Dear Sir”Im Tagebuch notierte Weber zwar am 1. Juli 1825 einen Besuch im Bankhaus Bassenge, aber nicht den Versand der Musikalien; möglicherweise übernahm diesen Caroline von Weber nach der Abreise ihres Ehemanns nach Ems (3. Juli 1825). Im Ausgabenbuch (D-B, Mus. ms. autogr. theor. C. M. v. Weber WFN 2, Bl. 110v) notierte Weber die Partitur für Hawes in London als zuletzt kopierte (Nr. 16, Preis: 18 rh.).
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“… 8 t 7 b 1825”Laut Tagebuch entworfen bereits am 15. September, abgesendet am 18. September 1825.
