Carl Maria von Weber an George Smart in London
Dresden, Montag, 6. Februar 1826

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To

Sir George Smart.

No: 91. Great Portland Street.

Portland Place

London.‡

My dear Sir!

I leave DresdeΔ the 16t February. I shallΔ sleep every night, — becauseΔ I am forbidden to travel by night, —Δ remain one Day at Frankfort‡, and hope to arrive at Paris the 25th February.      There I must remain some days, and therefore I can not be in London, — embarking at Calais, —Δ before the 5th or 6th of march.       Consequentely I can only accept the fair offer of our honored friend Mr Kemble, than for theΔ four last oratorios, the 8th–10th — 16tΔ and 17t for which I hope Mr Kemble will accord me the round Summe of one hundred Pound Sterling*.

beyond all this however,Δ I must entirely apply to yourΔ goodness, without that I would be a very helpless BeeingΔ*.      but you prove yet alreadyΔ by your kind letter and the very useful advices which you give me in it — forΔ which I can not beΔ enough indebted to you, — that I can hope every aid by yourΔ Friendship.      Your letter shall be my directionΔ after which I regulate myself; and MssΔ Weber is a great deal more tranquilΔ, to see me in such hands in England, and looks uponΔ it with h[e]artyΔ thanks.

I am not attended by a Servant, butΔ Mr Fürstenau will come along with me. and I am very glad to know that he can reside near meΔ.

Δ The engagement of Mr. Braham is a very good news, and gives me great pleasure.

If this letter goesΔ so fast as yours, you can give me — if you think it neccessary — some news at Paris, where my direction is byΔ Maurice Schlesinger’s.

And now my dear Sir! I give you a h[e]arty shake hands and remain with all regard and esteem Yours
most faithfully
CMvWeberΔ Dresden February the 6th 1826.

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Summary

teilt Reiseroute mit; aus Gesundheitsgründen kann er erst zu den letzten geplanten Oratorienaufführungen in London sein; dankt Smart für alle Hilfe und Unterbringung (auch Fürstenaus); freut sich über Engagement Brahams und erwartet - falls erforderlich - Nachricht in Paris

Incipit

“I leave Dresde the 16t February. I shall sleep”

Responsibilities

Übertragung
Eveline Bartlitz; Joachim Veit

Tradition in 2 Text Sources

  • 1. Text Source: Cambridge (GB), Fitzwilliam Museum (GB-Cfm)
    Shelf mark: Signatur unbekannt

    Physical Description

    • 1 DBl. (2 b. S. einschl. Adr.)
    • Siegel
    • PSt: a) DRESDEN | 6. Feb. 26 b) Rundst.: FPO | FE 16 | 1826
    • auf der Adressenseite Empfangsvermerk von Smart ?: Received | Feb. 16. 1826
    • am rechten oberen Rand der Rectoseite Notiz von unbekannter Hand (Blei): “Ans[wer] to Paris | Febr 20 – See Cox”
    • durchgängig lateinisch geschrieben

    Provenance

    • Sotheby & Co., Auktion 24./25. Juni 1940, S. 46, Nr. 428 (aus der Sammlung von Edward Speyer)
    • lt. Liste von Kaiser (vor 1918) im Besitz von Sir Edward Speyer, London
    • Sotheby (11.-13.12.1902), Nr. 761

    Corresponding sources

    • George Hogarth, Musical History, Biography and Criticism, New York 1848, S. 142
    • H. Bertram Cox + C. L. E. Cox (Hg.), Leaves from the Journals of Sir George Smart, London u. a. 1907, S. 243–244 (dort falsch datiert 1826–02–16)
  • 2. 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. 92b/v

Text Constitution

  • 1.
    “… London .”Anschrift im Entwurf: To Sir George Smart.
  • 2.
    “I leave Dresde”“I part from here” crossed out and replaced with “I leave Dresde”
  • 3.
    “I shall”added above
  • 4.
    “and”added above
  • 5.
    “and”crossed out
  • 6.
    “… remain one Day at Frankfort”Die folgenden Orte sind im Entwurf nicht unterstrichen.
  • 7.
    “embarking me at Calais”added in the margin
  • 8.
    “me”crossed out
  • 9.
    “the”added in the margin
  • 10.
    “15”sic!
  • 11.
    “however,”added in the margin
  • 12.
    “and in he as I am in all your costums in England as”crossed out
  • 13.
    “in”added above
  • 14.
    “already”“now” crossed out and replaced with “already”
  • 15.
    “for”“and” crossed out and replaced with “for”
  • 16.
    “be”added above
  • 17.
    “from”crossed out
  • 18.
    “my dear”crossed out
  • 19.
    “regulative”crossed out
  • 20.
    “tranquil”“quiet” crossed out and replaced with “tranquil”
  • 21.
    “looks upon”“regards” crossed out and replaced with “looks upon”
  • 22.
    “y”“l” crossed out and replaced with “y”
  • 23.
    “No Servant attends … a Servant, but”added in the margin
  • 24.
    “No Servant attends me”crossed out
  • 25.
    “me”“myself” crossed out and replaced with “me”
  • 26.
    “goes”“trades” crossed out and replaced with “goes”
  • 27.
    “trades”uncertain transcription
  • 28.
    “by”“at” overwritten with “by”

Commentary

  • 1.
    “… of one hundred Pound Sterling”Die vier von Weber geleiteten “Oratorios” fanden am 8., 10., 15. und 17. März 1826 statt.
  • 2.
    “… be a very helpless Beeing”Smart beherbergte Weber während seines Aufenthalts in London im 2. Stock seines Hauses Great Portland Street 91; vgl. Webers Brief an seine Frau Caroline vom 4. bis 7. März 1826.

Readings

  • 1.
    Text Source 1: “I leave Dresde”
    Text Source 2: “I part from here I leave Dresde”
  • 2.
    Text Source 1: “I shall”
    Text Source 2: “I shall”
  • 3.
    Text Source 1: “because”
    Text Source 2: “becaused”
  • 4.
    Text Source 1: “—”
    Text Source 2: “and”
  • 5.
    Text Source 1: “— embarking at Calais, —”
    Text Source 2: “embarking me at Calais”
  • 6.
    Text Source 1: “the”
    Text Source 2: “the”
  • 7.
    Text Source 1: “16t”
    Text Source 2: “15”
  • 8.
    Text Source 1: “however,”
    Text Source 2: “however,”
  • 9.
    Text Source 1: “your”
    Text Source 2: “your”
  • 10.
    Text Source 1: “without that I would be a very helpless Beeing”
    Text Source 2: “and in he as I am in all your costums in England as without that I would be a very helpless beeing.”
  • 11.
    Text Source 1: “already”
    Text Source 2: “now already”
  • 12.
    Text Source 1: “— for”
    Text Source 2: “and for”
  • 13.
    Text Source 1: “be”
    Text Source 2: “be”
  • 14.
    Text Source 1: “by your”
    Text Source 2: “from by your my dear”
  • 15.
    Text Source 1: “direction”
    Text Source 2: “regulative direction”
  • 16.
    Text Source 1: “Mss”
    Text Source 2: “Ms”
  • 17.
    Text Source 1: “tranquil”
    Text Source 2: “quiet tranquil”
  • 18.
    Text Source 1: “looks upon”
    Text Source 2: “regards looks upon”
  • 19.
    Text Source 1: “hearty”
    Text Source 2: “hartlyy”
  • 20.
    Text Source 1: “I am not attended by a Servant, but”
    Text Source 2: “No Servant attends me I am not attended by a Servant, but”
  • 21.
    Text Source 1: “me”
    Text Source 2: “myself me”
  • 22.
    Text Source 1: No text present.
    Text Source 2: “Now”
  • 23.
    Text Source 1: “goes”
    Text Source 2: “trades goes”
  • 24.
    Text Source 1: “by”
    Text Source 2: “at by”
  • 25.
    Text Source 1: “CMvWeber”
    Text Source 2: “Weber.”

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