New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01
TO PRESERVE BBETHOVENS BIRTHPLACE
AN APPEAL FOR THE coMMrTrEE-MR. THAY:
Frs LETTER.

Frs LETTER.
The essential facts concerning the concert proeced
by Mr.. Thomas, Mr. Steinway asd Others In behalf a
the fund raising by society In Bonn for the preser
vaton Of the house In which Beethoven was born and
IFS occupation museum for the preservation Of
Interesting and instructive relics of the great composer
have been given heretofore in The Tribune. The
cert will take place Sunday evening, December Is
the orchestra will number 100 Madame Lehman1
Herr Kalisch and a chorus from the LederNanz will
sing, and Victor Herbert will play a violoncello
solo. In behalf Of the committee, which consists Of
the Hon. Carl schnz, Theodore Thomas william
steinway, Oswald Ottefdorfer, Jesse Seigmsn,
f.. Naumburg. H. f. Krehblel Edmund c. Stanton
and George William Curtis. appeal to the public
has been issued, part of which reads as follows:
Here is most gracious and lovely purpose and
a capable and respectable agency for It's execu-
ton. But funds needed, and those funds should
be raised in such to extend interest IN
the project widely possible The genius Of
Beethoven needs monument beyond his works and
the evidences OF their influence in the refinement
of the worlds taste and feelings Tho preservation
Of his birthplace, however, a repository OF objects
relating TO him and his art is duty which the
present owes much to the future to the past,
as much to music TO the names OF its noblest
High Priest. The sentiment Of affection which such
act publishes Is the most significant aud essential
factor In the musical culture Of today 1t Is love
OF art which is the thing needful in age Of
analysis and criticism and memorials like this beget
such a sentiment, and by gracious dspensatIon
distribute It among all who have been instrumental
In their creation.
" II is the hope of the committee that this appeal
will meet with a generous pOnse from the public,
only I'm order that the project may be helped. but
also that the demonstration may be made that tho
American Republic. whose brth-struggles the youth
full Beethoven saw, has amidst all the battles Cor
political existence and the labors of subdung con
tnent kept part of its heart warm with love
for the deepest and dlvnest revelations Of sound.
seats at ~ II 30 and Fl, may be had al the box
Office, on and after Monday. December .. Applca
lions for received al hoOm ., Stclnway
Hail."
For long time there a controversy as to
which OF two in Bonn really tbs birthplace
by Mr.. Alexander W. Thayer, the eminent biographer
of Beethoven, an Apercan, now living in Trieste.
whore for twenty years or more he was United states
Consul In view of the controversy referred to tho
following paragraph from prtvai, letter from Mr..
Ihayer, received yesterday by friend in this city, IL
timely and interestng
The hOus. purchased IS that in the BOnngasse,
DR.. Deters. born Bonner, thought IL worth the space
TO give in the appendix 10 my Volume / the old con.
trOversy in the matter: but had some other reason,
forget what for fixing the BOnngasse house.
| shall be vTy glad If American contribution
Verein that owes it, existence indirectly to the
stud es OF American shall b, made | hope
he able to take UP Beethoven Volume W. without
1t and been forced by my head troubles TO lay it