New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

change mas been wrought by dear Jds-
cindting girl. who loves me and whom
love- Notwithstanding all that has been
written on this text. there is little reason
TO think that Beethoven's passion for this
particular fascinating girl was more
engrossng lasting than. at other
periods, for others. although peculiar cir
cumstances subsequently kept ii more alive
in his memory.
The testimony of Wegeer, Breuning,
Romberg and Ries has already been cited
to the point that Beethoven wa" never
without love and generally deeply en-
crossed in it In Vienna, says Wegeler.
! at least as long as / lived there, Beetho-
ven always had love affair on his hands.
and occasionally made conquests which,
though not impossible. might have been
difficult of achievement TO many an
Adonis. I will add that so far as
| knew. every one of his sweethearts be-
/ longed to the higher social station SO,
also. friends of Beethoven, with whom jain
conversed in 1852. Thus, according to Carl
Czerny. he was said to have been in love
with the Countess Keglewics who is said
not to have been handsome. The Sonata I'm
E-flat. 6-S time, OPP. I dedicated 10 herr
was called Die Nerebte' CThe Maiden In
! LoveO. DR.. Bertolini. friend and physi-
! clan of Beethoven from 1896 to 1915. said :
/ Beethoven generally had "A flame; the
Countess Guiccardi, Madame Won Frank,
/ Bettina Brentano and others He was not
! insensble to the charms of ladies fair and
/ frail. Dolezalek, a music teacher. VINO
/ came TO Vienna I'm 1890 and was the mas
/ ters admirer and friend to the last adds
! the particular that he never showed thai,
/ he was in love
! "In short Beethoven's experience was
| precisely that of many an mpulsive man
/ of genius who, for one cause or another
never married and therefore never knew
| the calm and quiet but unchanGlng affec-
I ton of happy conjugal life. One all-ab-
| sorbing but temporary passion, lasting
| until its object is married to a more IA
vored lover. is forgotten in another destined
| TO end I'm like manner, until, at length, all
| faith in the possibility dor :hem of
permanent, constant attachment to one
| person is lost. Such men, after reaching
middle age. may marry for a hundred vari-
GUS motives of convenience. but rarely for
| love.
"Uron this particular passion OF Bee
thoven the present writer labors under the
| disadvantage of being compelled to sub
ordinate his imagination TO his reason and
Of sa crifcing flights of fancy 60 the duty
! of ascertaning and imparting the modicum
of truth that underlies all this branch or
Beethoven literature-of extracting the fe"
( grains of corn from the immense mass OIL
chaff. With what success remains to be
, seen
| When SCHNEIDER. in perusing the 'Not-
zen "a small book containing recolections
/ Of Beethoven written by two Of mis- friends,
| Ries and Wegeler), came 20 the iAssAgaS
above quoted, with his usual agility at
/ iumpjng 10 conclusions he decided at once
! that Beethoven here refers to the Countess
| Julia Guicciardi. and so states IN his book'
probably hitting the truth nearer than on
| the next page where he makes Frauleih
! Marie Koschak the object Of Beethoven
! .autumnal love some half "A dozen years
before the two had ever met In this case
however. there is no reason TO suppose MIN
!