Beethoven letter turns up

Beethoven letter turns up

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norman lebrecht

March 22, 2016

The 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.

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Comments

  • Simon Evnine says:

    Is it available for reading anywhere?

  • Gregory Pierre Cox says:

    Where can we read the letter?

  • John Borstlap says:

    We are waiting with great anticipation for the Collected Emails.

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