New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF
RFETHOVENS NINTH SYMPHONY

straiion caused oy the music OF the Ninth
Svmphony. was mentioned IA this place
last week Caroline Cnger hv,G until
/ March. 49, Now for some pertinent eA-
cerpts from the Conversation Books-hith-
erto unpublished. The dates cannot al
vavs be determined with eXactitude. but
IL would seem ~ If some time in the last
week of January. 1924 before the concert
at which the Ninth symphony and por-
tons Of the Solemn Mass in u had been
PLANNED Fraulen Unger called "n
Beethoven introduced by Schindlci. who
PLAYED the violin in the opera house o.
cheSjraD IN company win chaperoh.
Ii must be understood that only one SIDE
Of The conversation is given Beethoven's
remarks being left 10 the Imagination.
Where il is necessary az explanation i
given in brackets.
Frauleia CaOe,-My companion l. 6at-
ouess LiTveed. VINO adlnlres YOU ehtilu-
siastically. SOntag could not come De
cause of the bad weather. winch. row
ever. could not restrain me. Nestei I'D!
in the "TducheI' can opera by hfeu'%eI
which was produced III vienna on JAM
AIRY =. lSAl. We created Juror me
little lady is unmarried. DupoIt imam
ager Of the Court opera asked me 10 say
to YOU that your conditions touchihs
"Melusine" can opera which Beethoven
intended TO write 10 a text by Grillparzer)
are agreeable 10 him, but he wants TO
hear those Of GTilparzer IN order 10 come
10 an understanding. Ny companion VIII
provide YOU with a decent Oellpull. hoH
can Beethoven have such "a bellpui IL
your hand were not associated with Y
one would have to say that II was
hangmans rope. Are YOU Soine 10
marry? A bachelor is useless citizen
DiTi II SdicdTi AMMAN mean. we re-
GREETED that YOU had taken 80 much uou-
bic. and meanwhile sang Lied al dIc
Ferne" What answer shall ! give Du-
port? When will YOU give your concert
When one catches the deyil one ought en-
concert will vouch for a fun house.
You have too little confidence in your
self Has not the homage Of the world
made YOU a little vainer? VIII YOU not
learn that everybody is longing 10 adore
you in new works? O Obstinacy' ] have
none Evidently she refers to lovers. and
lies like a good child of the theatrep
How many Sweethearts have YOU? Poor
old Beethoven-he was ffty-four years
SchindieI-she falls Ill with sick head
ache.
Fraelein Ca0ec-To-m Il il too
good and too heating for young siIls. BE
sides the pretty eyes Of my neighbor
might become too dangerous for YOU.
"A day or two later
Johann ran BccthOtcH cine composer ;
brother)-The society will not get perinis-
sion OF an evening. The members also
| want TO participate without pay.
! am going to Kalkbrenner's concert, and
this afternoon TO Scuppanzigh TO near
YOU quartet. You can't believe now
everyO body is wanting your concert and
talking about IL. There is such dearth
of German composers.
II j. very obvious that SCHNEIDER had
been talking about dinner In Bcetho-
ven'S lodgings To Sontag and Unger Tor
quite a time and that it had been found
IMPOSSIBLE TO agree upon "a time. Sud
denly SCHNEIDER bursts upon Beethoven
with the information eve should say be
tween rehearsal al the opera and dinner
time whatever that may have happened
10 be al Vienna al the time) that the
girls are coming 10 dine with him. The
record i'm the Conversation Book needs
no commentary here. II one cannot
imagine Beethoven's apologies to his un-
expected guests and his seedlings OF his
factotum for not having given him d
chance 10 show himself a generous host.
he has no fancy
ScE.Ad{e,.-Cnger and SoLtas will take
The liberty 10 come 10 dinner to-day. That
means singing Elm Nogel huplt am
Rauer" (For q reason not 10 be dlscoN-
cred nor now SCHNEIDER has elidod the
last remark ~ the Conversation Book.
Snc didn't tell NE until to-day. II IS SUI
carly. therefore let Spanish partridges "a