New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
CON4NFNT FROM THE WORLD OF MUSIC

| enclose. Unfortunately, ! have
been down with the dropsy since INC
Sd Of December. You can imagine
in what a situation this places me-
! live generally only from the pro
eeeds Of my brain, 70 make provision
for all things for myself and my
Carl. Unhsppily, for a month ana
a half have not been able 70 write
a note. Ny salary sufices only TO
pay my semi-annual rent, after
which there remains only few
hundred forms. Reflect now that II
cannot yet be determined when my
illness will end, ! again be able 70
sail through the air on Pegasus un-
der full sail Doctor, surgeon, every
thing must be paid.
recall right well that several
wears ago the Philharmonic Society
wanted 70 give concert Tor ny
beneft II would be fortunate Tor
me II they would come 20 that oe-
termination now. II might save me
from ali the needs which confront
me. On this account / am writing
TO Mr.. S. (Sir George Smart, ana
II YOU, my dear friend, can DO any
thing toward this end | beg or you
IN co-operate with Mr. s.. Moscheles
will also be written 20 about w. anu
If all nay friends unite / believe thsp
something can be done for me IN
Concerning the Handel works for
II. Imperial Highness Archduke ku-
dolph, / can as yet not say anything
with certainty. But ] will write 70
him in few days and remind MIN
Of Il.
glorious gift, / beg Of you TO com
mand me IL I can be OF any service
TO you here in any way, ! snail 90
II with all my heart. ] again place
NV condition as I have described y
close to YOUR benevolent heart, ana
while wishing you all things good
and beautiful, / commend myself to
you.
Stumpf had already been informed
% Beethoven's illness by Streicner' y
is evident that he went AZ once 70
Smart and Moscheles and knowledge OF
Reethoven's condition and request was
communicated 10 the directors OF the
philharmonic Society forthwith. Beet
hoven. meanwhile, had written 70 both
Smart and Moscheles, inclosing the let
ter Of the former in the letter TO the
latter: but the quick and sympathetic
action of the society was no doubt Que
primarily 20 the initiative OF Stumpn,
for the letters could by no means have
reached London when the directors
held meeting on February 70. hr'
Dance presided, and those present, a.
recorded in the Philharmonic Society
minutes were F. Cramer, Horsley
Woralt. Dragonetti, Neate, Dizi, Beale
r Cooke. Sir Smart, Walsh, Latour
Spagnoletti, Calkin, J. B. Cramer, Cip-
riani Potter and Watts. The minutes
continue:
1t was moved by Mr.. Neate, and
seconded by Mr.. Latour:
THAT this Society do lend the sum
of One Hundred Pounds to Us own
members 10 be sent through the
hands Of Mr.. Moscheles TO some con-
fidential friend Of Beethoven, to be
applied to his comforts and necessl-
ties during his Illness
Carried unanimously.
Both Stumpff and Moscheles wrote
the. good news to Beethoven the next
Gay. Moscheles's letter appears in has
translation Cor rather paraphrase) OF
Schindler's biography. In it he said:
The Philharmonic Society resolved
70 express their good will and lively
sympathy by requesting your accept
ance of 100 punds Sterling t,OOO
fiorins) TO provide the necessary
comforts and conveniences during
your illness. This money will be paid
to your order by Mr.. Rau, OF the
house of Eskeles, either in separate
sums or all at once as you may de-
sire.
He added an expression Of the Phil
harmonic Society's willingness TO aid
him further whenever he should inform
il that he needed assistance. Beet
hoven's impotence was so great that,
having found Smart's address among
his papers, he wrote second letter 10
him on March s, being now able 10
mention the fact of the fourth tapping
on February 81, and 10 utter the APP
prehension that the operation might
have TO be repeated, perhaps more than
once. On March Ii he was still with
out the answer Of his English friends,
and he wrote again TO Moscheles tell
ing him of the two letters to Smart,
urging action and concluding with:
Whittier IS this TO lead, and what
is to become Of me il this continues
for a while longer? Verify, a hard
lot has befsllen me! But | yield TO
the will Of fate and only pray God so
20 order it in His divine will that so
long as must endure this death in
life I may be protected against want.
This will give me strength TO endure
my lot, hard and terrible as II may
be. with submission to the will Of the
Most High. Hummel is here
and has already visited NE a few
times.
Copyright. 1914 BY II. z. KrehbIeL)