WeGA, Briefe, Digitale Edition
author: Jähns, Friedrich Wilhelm
language: en
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England
Via Ostende
Charles J. Hargitt Esq
London.
Thurloe Cottage.
Thurloe Square.
fr.

F. W. Jähns. Professor. (Berlin.)

Charles J. Hargitt Esquire. London Thurloe Cottage. Thurloe Square.
Berlin S. W. 24. Markgrafen-Str. 21.th June 1874.
Dear Sir

I hope you will pardon me in having delayed answering your Kind letter for such a time, I was however much occupied and not able to find time to answer it in a manner that was necessary.

I will answer everything according to order. I received the payment of £ 5. 5s all right and receipted the order to the postman who handed me the money. I will keep the English remark which you sent me for the second time as you desire, if I understand the passage rightly in your letter. —

I have subscribed in your name to the full scores of Oberon, Euryanthe and Freischütz, all together for 20 Thalers = £ 3. Oberon is not yet completely in print [Nachtrag von Jähns: (is completely: August 1874).], however, it will be the case in a short time, then the three operas will be transmitted to you immediately. —

You enquire after an offertory of a mass from Weber in E. There is no mass from Weber in E, but there is one in the major key of E flat, also one in G major. The mass in the major key of E flat is magnificent, especially the Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Benedictus are beautiful. A score for the piano with words has not been printed, but I have arranged it à quatre mains for the piano. It was printed in Vienna at Haslinger[^1]. The mass with organ-accompaniment in the major Key of E flat appeared in London at Novello (s6). It is not a good arrangement [Ein Exemplar der Ausgabe findet sich u. a. in D-B, Weberiana Cl. IV B [Mappe V], Nr. 913.]. — The offertory of this mass has not been printed at all. It commences with Gloria

[^1: Die Bearbeitung von Jähns für Klavier zu vier Händen war 1848 bei Tobias Haslingers Witwe und Sohn erschienen (VN: T. H. 10.696.). Ein Exemplar der Ausgabe findet sich u. a. in D-B, Weberiana Cl. IV A, Bd. 13, Nr. 14a.]

I however possess an autograph of it from Weber. It is a most brillant piece. Would you like a copy of the full score or of the score for the piano, if so, I will have a copy done for you and will send it you. — It is a piece of 88 bars in length.

I am most sincerely obliged to you for your Kind intentions to have the Oberon Pieces photographed for me[^2], I shall be glad to have them. —

[^2: Fragment aus dem Oberon-Klavierauszug (Preghiera Nr. 12 ½, Nr. 16 und Beginn der Nr. 19), Notenabschrift von Anton Bernhard Fürstenau Textunterlegung und Ergänzungen von Weber (heute CH-Bu, AS Geigy-Hagenbach, Nr. 2450a). Das von Hargitt danach in Auftrag gegebene Foto befindet sich in D-B, Weberiana Cl. VIII, Heft 3, Nr. 37.]

Relating to the Autographs of Schubert, I can only repeat what I wrote the last time, that the genuineness of the same is beyond all doubt, des Kriegers Lied also the Trio — die Advocaten. In order to ease your friend's mind on that subject, I will write it on too slips of paper in English and German, which you can give your friend, if you like.

Relating to the facsimilies of Weber's letters, I think I have already written that I find them most excellent and well executed. I again thank for the same most heartily. — I will now say what is necessary on that subject.

The following pieces are directed to Rochlitz.

- Berlin April 14th 1812. I possessed a copy of this letter but incomplete
- Prague Sep. 11th 1815. (I possessed a complete copy of this.)
- Prague July 30th 1813. (I already possessed this letter incomplete, your facsimile is also incomplete.)
- Prague Feb 4th a 17th 1816. (I possessed a complete copy of it.)
- Hosterwitz July 24th 1818. (I possessed this letter but somewhat incomplete.)
- Article on Weber's Victory's-Cantata: Kampf und Sieg Weber sent this article to Rochlitz the editor of the Leipsic musical paper for that paper. The whole was written by a copist, Weber has only written a few words in that copy

Berlin 21. June 1874.

I do hereby explicitly declare and comformable to the truth That the paymet of the Song-Trio die Advocaten – sent by me to Mr Charles Hargitt in London, as well as the Song: Lied eines Kriegers des stolzen Männerlebens schönste Zeichen – are both compositions of Franz Schubert – two complete, authentic and real autographs of Franz Schubert, in signature, notes and words.

F. W. Jähns. Royal Professor of Music ans Music-Director to the court in Berlin. Markgrafenstrasse 24.