Beethoven letter turns up
mainThe Beethovenhaus in Bonn has bought a letter that the composer wrote in 1813.
It’s addressed to Maria Eleonora Fuchs, a countess, and it mentions a severe personal crisis. This is unusually strong language for Beethoven. He is broke, has lost his patron and is suffering from ‘a torn heart’.
He is 43 years old and without prospects or means of sustenance.
It is not clear if the letter was ever delivered.
Is it available for reading anywhere?
Probably, right? The Beethovenhaus is a museum now. Beethoven no longer lives there.
Beethoven lives EVERYWHERE!
Where can we read the letter?
We are waiting with great anticipation for the Collected Emails.