Transcriber's Note Bold text is indicated by ~tildes~, and italics by _underscores_. THE LIFE OF LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN VOLUME II [Illustration] [Illustration: BEETHOVEN After Mähler's Portrait of 1804 From the copy in possession of Mrs. Jabez Fox] The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven ~By~ Alexander Wheelock Thayer Edited, revised and amended from the original English manuscript and the German editions of Hermann Deiters and Hugo Riemann, concluded, and all the documents newly translated By Henry Edward Krehbiel Volume II Published by The Beethoven Association New York ~SECOND PRINTING~ Copyright, 1921. By Henry Edward Krehbiel From the press of G. Schirmer, Inc., New York Printed in the U. S. A. Contents of Volume II PAGE CHAPTER I. The Year 1803--Cherubini’s Operas in Vienna and Rivalry between Schikaneder and the Imperial Theatres--Beethoven’s Engagement at the Theater-an-der-Wien --“Christus am Ölberg” again--Bridgetower and the “Kreutzer” Sonata--Career of the Violinist--Negotiations with Thomson for the Scottish Songs--New Friends--Willibrord Mähler’s Portrait of Beethoven--Compositions of the Year--A Pianoforte from Erard 1 CHAPTER II. The Year 1804--Schikaneder Sells His Theatre and is then Dismissed from the Management-- Beethoven’s Contract Ended and Renewed by Baron Braun--The “Sinfonia Eroica”--Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia--Quarrel between Beethoven and von Breuning--The “Waldstein” Sonata--Sonnleithner, Treitschke and Gaveaux--Paër and His Opera “Leonora”--“Fidelio” Begun--Beethoven’s Growing Popularity--Publications of the Year 22 CHAPTER III. The Year 1805--Schuppanzigh’s First Quartet Concerts--First Public Performance of the “Eroica”--Pleyel--The Opera “Leonore,” or “Fidelio”; Jahn’s Study of the Sketchbook--The Singers and the Production--Vienna Abandoned by the Aristocracy as French Advance--Röckel’s Story of the Revision of the Opera--Compositions and Publications of the Year 41 CHAPTER IV. The Year 1806--Repetitions of “Fidelio”: A Revision of the Book by von Breuning--Changes in the Opera--The “Leonore” Overtures--A Second Failure--Beethoven Withdraws the Opera from the Theatre--Marriage of Karl Kaspar van Beethoven--A Journey to Silesia--Beethoven Leaves Prince Lichnowsky’s Country-seat in Anger--George Thomson and His Scottish Songs--Compositions and Publications of the Year--The “Appassionata” Sonata and Rasoumowsky Quartets--Reception of the Quartets in Russia and England--The Concerto for Violin 57