Sir George Smart an Carl Maria von Weber in Paris
London, Montag, 20. Februar 1826
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I was delighted by receiving your kind Letter of the 6th. I hope you have arrived in good health at Paris;
I am desired by Mr Kemble to assure you, that, he looks forward with the greatest pleasure to seeing you in London, he most readily consents to realize the “hope“ you have expressed, therefore you will receive One Hundred Pounds for conducting one Act of your own Compositions at each of of‡ the four last Oratorios* at Covent Garden Theatre, viz:‡ on March 8, 10, 15 and 17th next, and he further desires me to acquaint you, that, he will devote himself, to the utmost of his power, to render Your engagements to the Theatre as pleasant as possible to yourself;
I hope to have the gratification of receiving you in my House at the latest on Saturday Eve[nin]g, March 4th that we may arrange the Performance for the following Wednesday, for which your Name will be immediately announced in the Newspapers* &c:, therefore I should deeply regret any disappointment, but which I do not anticipate, I conclude your stay at Paris will be as short as possible; They are copying out the Parts of Oberon from the Scores you have sent, which are, as yet, only the 1st and 2nd Acts, except the Finale to the 2nd Act —. Give my best comps‡ to Mr Schlesinger and also to M r Fürstineau, we must contrive, if possible, for him to play a Concerto one Night at the Oratorios — I rely upon the pleasure of receiving a Letter from you as soon as you land at Dover —
Wishing you a pleasant Journey to this Country,
believe me yours with sincere esteem,
George Smart.
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Summary
im Namen Kembles teilt er ihm das Honorar für die Oratorienkonzerte mit; dort sollen jeweils in einem Teil Kompositionen Webers erklingen; drängt ihn nochmals, möglichst bald zu kommen
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“I was delighted by receiving your kind letter”
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- Eveline Bartlitz; Joachim Veit
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Text Source: London (GB), The British Library (GB-Lbl)
Shelf mark: Add. 41771, fol. 55Physical Description
- 1 Bl. (1 b. S. o. Adr.)
- Brieftext dulrchgängig in lateinischer Schrift
Corresponding sources
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H. Bertram Cox + C. L. E. Cox (Hg.), Leaves from the Journals of Sir George Smart, London u. a. 1907, S. 244f.
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“of”sic!
Commentary
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“… of the four last Oratorios”Konzert-Abende im Coventgarden Theatre; mit “one act of your own Compositions” ist offenbar kein Akt einer Oper, sondern einer der in der Regel drei Teile des jeweiligen Abends gemeint.
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“viz:”abbreviation of “videlicet: namely, that is”.
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“… immediately announced in the Newspapers”Vgl. u. a. die Anzeige in der Times Nr. 12909 vom 8. März 1826.
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“comps”abbreviation of “compliments”.
