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Carl Baermann (correspondent)

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Carl Baermann to Herrn. J. André, 22 November 1856 From Carl Baermann, München, 22 November 1856
To Herrn. J. André

Transcription Erdt, Der Münchner Klarinettenvirtuose Carl Baermann, 350 and 359.
Summary Following on from a previous letter (whereabouts unknown), Baermann writes to André giving further details and sample pages of the Vollständige Clarinett-Schule. He explains the rationale behind its design and describes each section. He also includes a selection of other pieces for publication, including his cello concerto, and promises a new work for two clarinets and piano which is currently ‘in sketches’.
In an addendum, he suggests that payment for the works could take the form of piano scores for his son, Carl Jnr. Finally, he asks that André take care not to lose his manscripts as he has previously had ‘a very unpleasant experience with Schott in Mainz’.
Notes Erdt p. 359 is an apparent postscript - Listed after the rest of the letters, separate from the other letter of this date.
Excerpt: Baermann on his plans for the Vollständige Clarinett-Schule
Sehr geehrter Herr!
Ich übersende Ihnen hiermit die Musiklaien welche ich Ihnen in meinem letzten Schreiben zum Verlag angeboten zur gefälligen Einsicht, und bitte dieselben einer genauen Prüfung zu unterwerfen. Ich hätte nicht so lange damit gezögert wenn die Piecen des ersten Theiles meiner Schule nicht noch als Skizze unausgearbeitet würden gewesen sein. Da Sie aber nach Ihren geehrten Schreiben zu urtheilen, sich von meiner Beschreibung der Schule noch kein klares Bild machen konnten, so war es nöthig wenigstens von einigen Nummern des ersten Theils ebenfalls einige Piecen fertig zu arbeiten u. dieß veranlaßte die Verzögerung. Ich erlaube mir nun die Schule Ihnen nochmals zu detailiren. Der erste Theil wird nun nebst einer vollständigen Grifftabelle der neu construirten Clarinette und verschiedenen Paragraphen über Behandlung, Vortheile derselben, und über Vortrag & alles enthalten was eben zu einer vollständigen Schule unumgänglich nöthig ist. Die Absicht meiner Schule ist das Notwendige mit dem Angenehmen zu verbinden, so daß die Schwierigkeiten so viel als möglich melodisch darin geboten sind, denn es ist wohl ganz klar das der Schüler dieselben lieber studirt, wenn er zugleich ein angenehmes Musikstück damit sich einstudirt. Aus diesem Grund, und zugleich auch daß der Schüler harmonisch gebildet wird, da die Beispiele selbst unter bedeutenden Künstlern nicht selten sind die von Harmonie keinen Begriff haben, habe ich Clavier Begleitung dazu gesetzt, und ich glaube daß Sie mir nach genauer Prüfung der Musikstücke beistimmen werden. Ich habe Ihnen den Anfang der praktischen Schule beigelegt damit Sie leichter ein Bild derselben erhalten. Die Ordnung des ersten Theiles werden Sie damit leicht ersehn, und er wird so fortgeführt wie er begonnen nämlich von jeder Tonart sowohl Dur als Moll werden 2 Nummern folgen, womit dann der erste Theil schließt. Der 2‘ Theil beginnt mit großen Scalen Terzen Sexten Oktaven und andern nöthigen Fingerübungen welche noch nicht ganz ins Reine geschrieben sind, was davon so weit geschrieben ist habe ich ebenfalls beigelegt. Diesem folgen nun die größern Etüden. Jede dieser Etüden hat einen schwierigen Griff des Instruments zur Unterlage und bildet dennoch ein brillantes Salonstück. Unter sich beruhen [sic] diese Etüden alle verschiedenen Gattungen der Musikstücke, welches ich auch schon beiden Piecen des ersten Theiles streng berücksichtigt habe, was Sie auch leicht bemerken werden. Der dritte Theil wird alle schwierigen Stellen & Passagen aus meinen vielen großen aber noch ungedruckten Concerten enthalten, jedoch natürlich ohne Clavier Begleitung, blos zum technischen Selbst Studium.
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So umfangreich auch dieselbe werden wird, so wird sie gewiß ein Schatz für alle Clarinettisten werden, da außer den wenigen Piecen von Spohr & Weber eine schreckliche Armuth in diesem Theil der Musik herrscht, u. was von andern dafür geschrieben ist größtentheils so abgeschmackte u. nichtssagende Musik ist, daß einen [sic] Musiker bei de[] ersten Tackte schon die Lust am Studiren vergeht.

Dear Sir!
I am sending you herewith the music sheets which I offered to publish in my last letter for your kind perusal, and ask you to examine them carefully. I would not have hesitated so long if the pieces of the first part of my school had not still been unfinished sketches. But since, judging from your honoured letters, you were not yet able to form a clear picture of my description of the school, it was necessary to finish at least some of the pieces of the first part and this caused the delay. I now take the liberty of detailing the school for you once again. The first part will now contain, in addition to a complete fingering chart of the newly constructed clarinet and various paragraphs on its handling, [its] advantages and about performance, and everything that is absolutely necessary for a complete school. The intention of my school is to combine the necessary with the pleasant, so that the difficulties are presented as melodically as possible, for it is quite clear that the pupil prefers to study them if he is at the same time rehearsing a pleasant piece of music. For this reason, and also so that the pupil is educated harmonically, since examples are not uncommon even among important artists who have no concept of harmony, I have added piano accompaniment, and I believe that you will agree with me after careful examination of the pieces of music. I have enclosed the beginning of the practical school to make it easier for you to get a picture of it. You will easily see the order of the first part, and it will be continued as it began, namely 2 numbers will follow from each key, both major and minor, with which the first part then concludes. The 2nd part begins with major scales, thirds, sixths, octaves and other necessary finger exercises which are not yet written in their entirety; I have also included what has been written so far. This is now followed by the larger etudes. Each of these etudes is based on a difficult fingering of the instrument and yet forms a brilliant salon piece. These etudes are based on all the different genres of musical pieces, which I have already carefully considered in both volumes of the first part, as you will easily observe. The third part will contain all the difficult passages from my many large but as yet unprinted concertos, but of course without piano accompaniment, merely for technical self-study.
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As extensive as it will become, it will certainly be a treasure for all clarinetists, since apart from the few pieces by Spohr & Weber there is a terrible poverty in this area of music, and what is written for it by others is for the most part such tasteless and meaningless music that a musician loses the desire to study it at the very first touch.

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Giacomo Meyerbeer to Carl Baermann, 12 October 1844 From Giacomo Meyerbeer, Berlin, 12 October 1844
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Karl Ernst. Autographen: Versteigerung 19. bis 21. Juni 1922 (Katalog Nr. 77). Berlin, Henrici: 1922, 80.
See also Giacomo Meyerbeer to Carl Baermann, 7 May 1844

Description from catalogue:
An den Kammer-Musiker Carl Bärmann in München in Orchester-Angelegenheiten. Frägt nach der Art und dem Preis der im Münchner Theater gebrauchten Pauken an und im zweiten Briefe bittet er um eine Zeichnung der Stellung des Orchesters im Münchener Theater, zwecks Benutzung beim Neubau des Berliner Opernhauses.

To the chamber musician Carl Bärmann in Munich regarding orchestral matters. Enquires about the type and price of the timpani used in the Munich theatre and in the second letter he asks for a drawing of the position of the orchestra in the Munich theatre for use in the new building of the Berlin opera house.

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August Müller to Carl Baermann, 21 September 1852 From August Müller, Darmstadt, 21 September 1852
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

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Franz Lizst to Carl Baermann, 2 November 1860 From Franz Lizst, Weimar, 2 November 1860
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, 48.

Description from catalogue:
4 Seiten ... An den Klarinettisten Karl Bärmann. Schöner Brief, erwähnt Hebbel, der seine Mutter besuchen will, sowie Richard Wagner und spricht über eigene Arbeiten: „Ich instrumentierte (für E. Genast) 4 Schubert'sche Lieder — Erlkönig — die junge Nonne — Lied der Mignon (ziemlich unbekannt, aber zaubervoll in seiner Einfachheit) und Gretchen am Spinnrad — und nächste Woche soll auch die Instrumentierung der Loreley, Mignon und der 3 Zigeuner fertig geschrieben sein.

4 pages ... To the clarinettist Karl Bärmann. Nice letter, mentions Hebbel, who wants to visit his mother, as well as Richard Wagner and talks about his own works: "I orchestrated (for E. Genast) 4 Schubert songs - Erlkönig - die junge Nonne - Lied der Mignon (quite unknown, but enchanting in its simplicity) and Gretchen am Spinnrad - and next week the orchestration of Loreley, Mignon and der 3 Zigeuner should also be finished.

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Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 30 October 1864 From Carl Baermann, München, 30 October 1864
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 21
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtaugabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on July 25, 2023

Summary Baermann praises Jahns’s efforts with regard to Weber and his music. He answers Jahns’s questions about the additional cadenza passage in the F minor clarinet concerto added by Heinrich Baermann, stating that it had Weber’s ‘full approval’ ['volle Beistimmung']; he also gives his opinion on a cadenza for the Concertino in E flat by Heinrich; he discusses the authenticity of a manuscript of the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, which is partly in Weber’s hand and partly in Heinrich’s. He refers to Heinrich’s tendency to give away manuscript letters and scores by Weber as gifts, and tells of how a collection of 30 letters and sketches were lost during a visit to Berlin. He refers Jahns to the widow of the clarinetist J. G. Kotte in Dresden, who he suggests may have more information on the whereabouts of some manuscripts including the Concertino op. 26. He gives information about the relationship between Weber, Hermstädt and Heinrich Baermann in relation to the Grand Duo op. 48, which he says Weber did not dedicated to Hermstädt out of respect for Heinrich. He then states that the Silvana variations op. 33 were jointly composed by Weber and Heinrich. He then reports his efforts to locate Weber’s Trauer-Musik (JV 116) for Jahns in institutions in Munich, without success. Finally, Baermann encloses a photograph of himself and encourages Jahns to reciprocate, expressing the wish that they meet in Munich the following year.
Excerpt: Baermann on his father's cadenzas
"Die Cadenz im Concertino ist von meines Vaters Hand hineingeschrieben*, doch würde ich Sie bitten keinen Werth hierauf zu legen, da erstens mein Vater die Cadenzen sehr nach seinen Launen componirte und heute eine spielte welche er morgen wieder verwarf, und zweitens gerade die in die Partitur eingeschriebene mir offen gesagt als gänzlich unpaßend für dieses kleine liebenswürdige Stück erscheint, da dieselbe viel zu groß und prätentiös auftritt, und so das Stück aus seinen Rahmen herauswirft."

"The cadenza in the Concertino is written in my father's hand, but I would ask you not to attach any importance to it, firstly because my father composed the cadenzas very much according to his whims and played one today which he discarded tomorrow, and secondly because the one written in the score frankly seems to me to be completely unsuitable for this charming little piece, as it appears far too large and pretentious and thus throws the piece out of its framework."

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Giacomo Meyerbeer to Carl Baermann, 7 May 1844 From Giacomo Meyerbeer, Berlin, 7 May 1844
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Karl Ernst. Autographen: Versteigerung 19. bis 21. Juni 1922 (Katalog Nr. 77). Berlin, Henrici: 1922, 80. See also Giacomo Meyerbeer to Carl Baermann, 12 October 1844.

Description from catalogue:
An den Kammer-Musiker Carl Bärmann in München in Orchester-Angelegenheiten. Frägt nach der Art und dem Preis der im Münchner Theater gebrauchten Pauken an und im zweiten Briefe bittet er um eine Zeichnung der Stellung des Orchesters im Münchener Theater, zwecks Benutzung beim Neubau des Berliner Opernhauses.

To the chamber musician Carl Bärmann in Munich regarding orchestral matters. Enquires about the type and price of the timpani used in the Munich theatre and in the second letter he asks for a drawing of the position of the orchestra in the Munich theatre for use in the new building of the Berlin opera house.

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Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse to Carl Baermann, 21 July 1830 From Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Copenhagen, 21 July 1830
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, n.660.

Description from catalogue:
"An den Klarinettisten Karl Bärmann, den er um Rückgabe einer von ihm komponierten Partitur bittet."

"To the clarinettist Karl Bärmann, whom he asks to return a score he has composed."

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Leopold Damrosch to Carl Baermann From Leopold Damrosch, New York
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Bernhard von Gudden to Carl Baermann, 1 January From Bernhard von Gudden, München, 1 January [year unknown]
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.
Notes Only the envelope is extant.
Carl Baermann to B. Schott's Söhne, 24 August 1851 From Carl Baermann, München, 24 August 1851[?]
To B. Schott's Söhne

Source D-B, 55 Nachl 100/B,21032. See Schott-Archiv.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 19 June 1869 From Carl Baermann, München, 19 June 1869
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 27
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtaugabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann discusses the attribution of an enclosed manscript of a Weber work for piano, offering his opinion that it is not genuine and reports of his difficulty in researching whether Weber’s opera Silvana was performed in Munich. He then discusses at length plans for his new edition of the Weber clarinet compositions for Lineau in Berlin. He asks Jahns to enquire of Lineau on his behalf whether they are planning to re-engrave the orchestral parts of the concertos. He signs off commenting that he is has ‘a terrible migraine and [is] drunk with Tristan rehearsals’.

Baermann on his editions of Weber
Now I will tell you something else that will interest you in part, since it also concerns Weber. This winter I received from Mr Rob: Lienau /: Schlesinger'sche Musikhandlung in Berlin :/* the commission to correct all clarinet compositions by Weber, as he intends to publish a completely new edition of them. I have now done this with the greatest certainty and love for the matter, and worked on it restlessly for over 2 months. But dear friend, what have I seen! It is quite unbelievable in what a state not only the principal part, but especially the piano parts of the two concertos were in. I had to redo the latter completely, since not a single note was to be used. Not only were there a lot of wrong harmonies and positions, there were even many transposed bars, and so have these compositions been handed over to the public for more than 40 years. I have only now come across these dreadful excerpts, otherwise I would have contacted the relevant authority earlier. The clarinet part itself was also in such a state that I am no longer surprised that these compositions were so horribly misused by all clarinettists, for there was no sign of performance, realisation, correct tempo or any kind of articulation. I have now given everything with the greatest accuracy, namely as these compositions were performed by my father and Weber himself, as I believe that I am the only living person who was able to do this. You will probably find some deviations in the markings, but these deviations were all deemed necessary by Weber himself, as they arose from his later development of taste, and the works had already been printed earlier. Similarly, individual passages were only submitted to the printer in draft form, as it were, such as the 3rd variation /: Adagio :/ in the Variations with Clavier, which is actually composed by my father, as I have (I believe) written to you before, and the clarinet part as it is printed has actually only provided a point of reference for the clavier player. I have now given all these passages exactly as they were played by my father with Weber, and you will be surprised at the significant difference. I have also inserted the passage that Weber added later in the F minor Concerto in the 1st Allegro 1st part with cadenza*, and thus corrected everything as it should actually be. I believe that the concertos and other compositions will now be much better understood and enjoyed, and I hope that you are satisfied with this work. -

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Giacomo Meyerbeer to Carl Baermann, 8 July 1844 From Giacomo Meyerbeer, Berlin, 8 July 1844
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Stargardt, J. A. (ed.). Autographen aus allen Gebieten: Versteigerung am 9. Oktober 1936. Berlin, Stargardt: 1936, 14.
Johann Gottlieb Kotte to Carl Baermann, 21 August 1856 From Johann Gottlieb Kotte, Dresden, 21 August 1856
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Clara Schumann to Carl Baermann, 23 January 1858 From Clara Schumann, Stuttgart, 23 January 1858
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, n.523
Note The Schumann-Briefendatabank lists the recipient of this 6-page letter as Carl Baermann Jnr (1839–1913). However, based on the date and Schumann's later comments about Baermann Jnr, it is more likely that this correspondence is addressed to Baermann Snr. In a letter to Emilie List of 14 February 1858, Schumann refers to socialising with "Freund Bärmann" during a visit to Munich in late 1857 or early 1858. There are further references, including enclosures for Baermann and Rheinberger in a letter to List of 7 September 1860. However on 17 November 1860 she writes "Herrn Reinberger grüße von mir. Bärmann ist aber ein unhöflicher Mensch" ("Give my regards to Mr Reinberger. But Bärmann is a rude man."). In a letter to Bernhard Scholz of 9 December 1892, Schumann refers to reports of Baermann Jnr's playing as if they have never met, indicating that all the previous references are likely to his father.

Description from catalogue:
An Carl Bärmann. Schöner Brief über ihre künstlerischen und privaten Erlebnisse der letzten Zeit.

To Carl Bärmann. Nice letter about her recent artistic and private experiences.

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Franz Lachner to Carl Baermann, 22 August 1861 From Franz Lachner, Tegernsee, 22 August 1861
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, 44.

Description from catalogue:
An den Klarinettisten Karl Bärmann, dem er für dessen Urlaub eine Summe Geldes vorschiesst. Beiliegend: eigh. musikal. Notizblatt 0. U. Undatiert. 1 Seite. 8°. Mit Echtheitsbestätigung durch Bärmann.

To the clarinettist Karl Bärmann, to whom he is advancing a sum of money for his holiday. Enclosed: autograph musical score, undated. 1 page. 8°. With confirmation of authenticity by Bärmann.

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Vinzenz Lachner to Carl Baermann, 8 April 1867 From Vinzenz Lachner, Mannheim, 8 April 1867
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, n.320. Collection of two letters, one undated.

Description from catalogue:
An den Klarinettisten Karl Bärmann, dessen Tochter an der Mannheimer Oper anzubringen er sich bemüht.

To the clarinettist Karl Bärmann, whose daughter he is endeavouring to recruit for the Mannheim Opera.

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Anton Flad to Carl Baermann, 7 January 1865 From Anton Flad, Landshut, 7 January 1865
To Carl Baermann

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 175
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Webere-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.9.0 of February 5, 2024) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023.
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Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 18 March 1865 From Carl Baermann, München, 18 March 1865
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 23
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtaugabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023.

Summary Baermann writes affectionately, apologising for his slow reply. He answers Jahns’s questions regarding Weber's Peter Schmoll Overture; the oboe arrangement of the Concertino for Clarinet; a version of the Clarinet Concerto in F minor that replaces the horns with male voices (made by Heinrich Baermann for a memorial concert after Weber’s death); changes to the Silvana Variations for Clarinet and Piano op. 33 that reflect ‘the virtuoso spirit of the performance’; the aria ‘Non Parventar Mia Vita’; and the duet ‘Mille Volte’ op. 31/1. He signs off saying that he must attend to a pupil who is ‘fantasy-ing impatiently’ ['ziemlich ungeduldig fantasieren'] in the next room, before going to the opera.

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Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 14 April 1871 From Carl Baermann, München, 14 April 1871
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 28
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Source Baermann writes to advise Jahns on presenting his Weber-Werkverzeichnisses to the Bavarian king, in particular which members of the court to approach for assistance. He reports that his daughter Therese is in Berlin and that his son Fritz distinguished himself in the Franco-Prussian War the previous year.
Bernhard von Gudden to Carl Baermann, 3 January From Bernhard von Gudden, München, 3 January [year unknown]
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.
Notes Only the envelope is extant.
Max von Pettenkofer to Carl Baermann, 3 June 1874 From Max von Pettenkofer, München, 3 June 1874
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, 143.

Description from catalogue (Also enclosed, a manuscript of a contribution to a scientific journal, and a carte de visite):
An Carl Baermann. „Aus meinen Vorträgen: Über den Werth der Gesundheit für eine Stadt."Er stellt darin fest, dass die Menschen von den 365 Tagen des Jahres durchschnittlich 20 Tage krank seien, und betrachtet es als Aufgabe der öffentlichen Gesundheitspflege, diese „Krankheitssteuer" nach Möglichkeit zu ermässigen.

To Carl Baermann. "From my lectures: On the value of health for a city." In it, he notes that people are ill on average 20 days out of the 365 days of the year and considers it the task of public health care to reduce this "disease tax" as far as possible.

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Johann Gottlieb Kotte to Carl Baermann, 1853 From Johann Gottlieb Kotte, 1853
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Johann Christoph Lauterbach to Carl Baermann, 14 October 1864 From Johann Christoph Lauterbach, Dresden, 14 October 1864
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Franz Friedrich von Holstein to Carl Baermann, 5 December 1874 From Friedrich Franz von Holstein, Leipzig, 5 December 1874
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to Giacomo Meyerbeer, 21 October 1844 From Carl Baermann, München, 21 October 1844
To Giacomo Meyerbeer

Source D-Bim, Meyerbeer Archives, 1/35
Transcription Meyerbeer, Briefwechsel und Tagebücher, bd. III p. 542–3.

Summary
(542) CB encloses a plan of the orchestra layout, presumably in Munich, and makes particular comment about the position of the double basses in the pit.
(543) CB thanks GM for news of his stay in Dresden with Spontini, and asks for GM’s opinion of Wagner’s Rienzi "since I have already heard so many contradictory things about it". CB reports that the Munich Intendant Freyherr von Frays gives GM the go-ahead to continue with his "new opera" and asks to be the first to stage it. CB asks GM for his response to this.
Carl Baermann to B. Schott's Söhne, 1 June 1851 From Carl Baermann, München, 1 June 1851
To B. Schott's Söhne

Source D-B, 55 Nachl 100/B,21031. See Schott-Archiv.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns to Carl Baermann, 15 May 1868 From Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, Berlin, 15 May 1868
To Carl Baermann

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 1106
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Jahns replies to Baermann’s letter of 14 May, thanking him affectionately for his answers and opinions, and accepts Baermann’s account of the provenance of the scores of Weber’s F Minor Concerto.. He reports that he has Weber's music for Heinrich Baermann’s name day (Burlesque, JV 180). He also warmly compliments Baermann’s opinions on the Quintet and Grand Duo Concertante. He then goes on to convey his own notes, but at this point the fragmentary letter breaks off.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 14 May 1868 From Carl Baermann, Munich, 14 May 1868
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 26
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtaugabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann answers Jahns’s queries about the provenance of two scores of the Weber’s Concerto in F Minor, asserting that his holograph is the earlier one and that the later copy was made for Weber and contains his alterations based on performances by Heinrich Baermnn. He then gives his opinion of the compositional merit of the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings and the Grand Duo Concertant.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 21 November 1876 From Carl Baermann, München, 21 November 1876
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 32
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann thanks Jahns for his last letter, agreeing with his sentiment that life is like a theatre. He reports that he is unable to find further information on the performance of an opera Ines de Castro, but has discovered manuscripts of two vocal works in the Music Academy. He supplies further details but apologises that he is not permitted to send the scores. Finally, he gives news of his family: his distress that his wife Barbara has been taken ill and confined to a lunatic asylum; and that his son Fritz (Friedrich) and daughter Marie have lately been married, the latter to ’a manor owner near Danzig, Mr Georg Hepner-Schwintsch’.
Baermann on life and theatre
Ja wohl haben Sie recht wenn Sie dieses Erdenleben mit einem Theater und uns armes Menschengewürm mit den Comedianten vergleichen. Wohl tausend u tausendmal hab ich dasselbe gefühlt, gedacht und ausgesprochen, und selten daß ich in einem Theater oder Puppenspiel gewesen in welchem nicht dieser Gedanke mich durchkreutzte, und ich mir dachte was sich im Theater in Kleinen zeigt, erfüllt sich außen im Großen, und der liebe Gott führt da außen seine Lust- Schau- und Trauerspiele auf. Nun wenn nur jeder seine Rolle so gut als möglich spielt, dann denke ich kann kommen was mag u. muß.

Yes, you are right when you compare this earthly life with a theatre and us poor human worms with the comedians. I have felt, thought and spoken the same thing a thousands and thousands of times, and rarely have I been in a theatre or puppet show where this thought did not cross my mind and I thought to myself that what is shown in the theatre on a small scale is fulfilled outside on a large scale, and the good Lord performs his comic and tragic plays out there. Now if only everyone plays his part as well as possible, then I think what may and must come can come.

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Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 19 April 1868 From Carl Baermann, München, 19 April 1868
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 25
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtaugabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023)
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Summary Baermann provides a series of clarifications in response to questions from Jahns about Weber’s works. He then responds in more detail to questions about the works for clarinet and orchestra. He contests Jahns’s apparent assertion that the E flat concerto is the superior work, claiming the F minor concerto to be freer, more ‘sublime’ and inventive, ‘all fresh and free from Weber’s breast’. He goes on to claim that his father loved the work more and that Mendelssohn considered it ‘more spiritual’. Baermann further remembers hearing from his father than Weber felt the same, but is not certain.
Ernst II to Carl Baermann, 20 February 1876 From Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Gotha, 20 February 1876
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Johann Gottlieb Kotte to Carl Baermann, 25 August 1845 From Johann Gottlieb Kotte, 25 August 1845
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Johann Gottlieb Kotte to Carl Baermann, 26 September 1856 From Johann Gottlieb Kotte, Dresden, 26 September 1856
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Wilhelm Taubert to Carl Baermann, 26 December 1843 From Wilhelm Taubert, Berlin, 26 December 1843
To Carl Baermann

Transcription Erdt, Der Münchner Klarinettenvirtuose Carl Baermann, 346.
Summary Taubert apologises to Baermann for the slow response to his last letter, which enquired about the possibility of Taubert joining him (and possibly the cellist Joseph Menter) on a concert tour. Taubert says that [Theodor] Kullak will also not be inclined to leave Berlin at this time, but recommends his former student Alexander Emst Fesca (1820-1849) as the ideal companion: “Young, independent, lively, agile, used to travelling, talented and practical, and even if he is not at your and Menter's level as a virtuoso, he will be the man you need.” (346). Taubert then discusses the prospects for Baermann’s ‘further plans for Berlin’, which appear to involve procuring a position in the Kapelle. He reports of the success of the winter symphony concerts, directed by Mendelssohn, and writes that ‘the virtuosos are doing bad business’ as a result, suffering from empty halls. Taubert suggests that touring is more lucrative. Finally, he sends his regards to Menter and news of his family.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 19 March 1872 From Carl Baermann, München, 19 March 1872
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. V (Mappe XIX), Abt. 5 A, Nr. 42b
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann writes to Jahns giving details of the jubilee celebrations for the trumpeter Metzkopp, who had played in every performance of Der Freischutz at the court theatre for 50 years.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 21 August 1865 From Carl Baermann, Schliersee, 21 August 1865
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 24
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtaugabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann apologises for not replying to Jahns’s last letter, citing the exhaustion brought on by the rehearsals for the premiere of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. He reports that he has been for six weeks in a Bavarian mountain village recovering and asks for Jahns’s assistance for a young musician friend who is travelling to Berlin.
Wilhelm Taubert to Carl Baermann, 17 June 1873 From Wilhelm Taubert, Berlin, 17 June 1873
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, 79.

Description from catalogue:
Ausführlicher Brief an Carl Bärmann. Er ist stark mit der Komposition seiner Oper „Cesario" beschäftigt und begründet damit sein langes Stillschweigen.

Detailed letter to Carl Bärmann. He is very busy composing his opera "Cesario" and explains his long silence.

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Jakob Rosenhain to Carl Baermann, November 1876 From Jakob Rosenhain, Baden-Baden, November 1876
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, transcription pending. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 18 October 1878 From Carl Baermann, München, 18 October 1878
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 34
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann write to Jahns that he has been occupied with recent celebrations for the centenary of the court theatre, and encloses an unspecified document, presumably relating to a work by Weber. He regrets that he is not able to supply the same information in relation to Silvana or Abu Hassan. Baermann then writes in detail about his poor health, including pain in his feet. He also details the hearing problems and tinnitus that he suffered from for several months, even transcribing the auditory disturbance he heard, but relating that the condition has been improved by treatment. Baermann then goes on to complain about the political situation and recent events at the Reichstag, which included two assassination attempts on the Kaiser. Based on this, WeGA concludes that Baermann was a conservative (see note on transcription for further details). Baermann closes the letter asking for news of Jahns.
Johann Gottlieb Kotte to Carl Baermann, 1 January 1857 From Johann Gottlieb Kotte, Dresden, 1 January 1857
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscovery.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to Herrn. J. André, 16 March 1857 From Carl Baermann, Weimar, 16 March 1857
To Herrn. J. André

Transcription Erdt, Der Münchner Klarinettenvirtuose Carl Baermann, 357.
Summary Baermann thanks André for the receipt of 100 Thaler and requests that the remaining 60 Thaler be forwarded. He says he has not received anything from ‘Herrmann’ and that ‘Schlesinger and Kranz’ are helping with ‘with music’, possibly referring to scores for his son, which he asks André to sent once the matter of the Clarinett-Schule is settled. He promises to complete the Schule as quickly as possible and send it.
In a postscript, Baermann says that the manuscripts for the other works to be published will be delivered within 8 days, and asks to see proofs for correction.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 22 November 1877 From Carl Baermann, München, 22 November 1877
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. IV B [Mappe XVII], zu Nr. 1349 H. (1)
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on August 17, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann writes of his ill health which has delayed him from assisting Jahns with his research. He encloses ‘the result of my research’ along with a playbill from the first performance of Der Freischutz in Munich. Baermann repeats the story of the trumpeter Metzkopp who took part in over 200 performances of Der Freischutz over 50 years, already related in a previous letter, reporting that Metzkopp died the previous year. He gives his opinion on a purported 3rd clarinet concerto by Weber, which he agrees is inauthentic, and jokes about its lack of compositional skill. Baermann asks Jahns for assistance in communicating with the publisher Lineau, relating that he lost of catalogue of his own compositions in a change of residence and now cannot remember which of his 131 songs have already been published or with which publisher. Finally he sends greetings of family and friends.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 27 February 1872 From Carl Baermann, München, 27 February 1872
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. V (Mappe XIX), Abt. 5 A, Nr. 42a
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann writes that he has been much occupied by visitors. He answers a question posed by Jahns about how many performances of Der Freischutz have been given in Munich and tells of the regiment and theatre trumpet player Adam Metzkopp who has participated in every performance over 50 years. Baermann asks Jahns to communicate with the publisher Robert Lineau about a number of his works Lineau has asked to see, namely ‘clarinet compositions, my violoncello concerto and some songs’. He signs off saying that he is on his way to rehearse Das Rheingold.
Schunke to Carl Baermann, 8 August 1852 From Schunke, Tegern[?], 8 August 1852
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Notes Tegern probably refers to Tegernsee.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 22 April 1871 From Carl Baermann, München, 22 April 1871
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 29
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann writes to Jahns that he has petitioned the royal counsellor Düfflipp on Jahns’s behalf and that he can now send a copy of his Weber-Werkverzeichnisses for presentation to Ludwig II. He offers advice on what to write both to the King and to Düfflipp. In a postscript Baermann asks Jahns to send a kiss to his daughter Therese.
Carl Baermann to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 2 April 1833 From Carl Baermann, München, 2 April 1833
To Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Source GB-Ob, MS M. Deneke Mendelssohn c.34, fol. 24-25.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst to Carl Baermann, 30 September 1840 From Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, München, 30 September 1830
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, 35.

No further details available.
Carl Baermann to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, December 1834 From Carl Baermann, München, December 1834[?]
To Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Source GB-Ob, MS M. Deneke Mendelssohn d.30 223.

Digitisation obtained, transcription pending. Please see source record for further details.
Moritz Hanemann to Carl Baermann, 4 May 1869 From Moritz Hanemann, Berlin, 4 May 1869
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 16 June 1879 From Carl Baermann, München, 16 June 1879
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 36
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann apologises for not replying sooner to Jahns’s last letter on account, but he has been busy ‘preparing 9 pieces of music for engraving’, as well as being visited by his daughters Fany and Marie and their children. He responds to Jahn’s enquiry about Weber's Peter Schmoll, writing that there is no record of it having been performed in Munich, and neither did his father ever mention one. Baermann writes of his plans to visit Marie in Schwintsch along with his son Carl from 15 July for 6-7 weeks, and hopes that he might meet Jahns in Berlin on his return journey in early September. He excuses his brief letter, saying he is anxious at the ‘debt of correspondence’ that was built up unanswered.
Johann Gottlieb Kotte to Carl Baermann From Johann Gottlieb Kotte, Dresden
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Johann Gottlieb Kotte to Carl Baermann, 28 June 1854 From Johann Gottlieb Kotte, Dresden, 28 June[?] 1854
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Karl Kliebert to Carl Baermann, 20 May 1880 From Karl Kliebert, Würzburg, 20 May 1880
To Carl Baerman

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Jakob Rosenhain to Carl Baermann, 5 April 1872 From Jakob Rosenhain, Frankfurt am Main, 5 April 1872
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, awaiting transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Johann Joseph Abert to Carl Baermann, 21 August 1875 From Johann Joseph Abert, Stuttgart, 21 August 1875
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Ludwig Nohl to Carl Baermann, 14 January 1878 From Ludwig Nohl, Heidelberg, 14 January 1878
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation acquired, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Johann Gottlieb Kotte to Carl Baermann, 28 December 1854 From Johann Gottlieb Kotte, Dresden, 28 December 1854[?]
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Karl Evers to Carl Baermann, 1867 From Karl Evers, Graz, 1867
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Johann Christoph Lauterbach to Carl Baermann, 5 October 1864 From Johann Christoph Lauterbach, Dresden, 5 October 1864
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.
Notes Only the envelope is extant.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 9 October 1879 From Carl Baermann, München, 9 October 1879
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 37
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann writes to Jahns in delight that his friend is still able to work. Baermann reports that he has ‘had to abstain from any exciting and strenuous work for a long time’. He also relays the news that his family is well, except that his daughter Therese lost a child to diphtheria two months previously. Baermann then discusses Jahns’s suggestion that Weber’s Peter Schmoll was performed in Munich in 1802, which Baermann disputes. He also reports that he has visited Franz Lachner on Jahns’s behalf, to ask the source of a theme Lachner uses in an (unidentified) Suite. He closes with best wishes for Jahns’s health and his family.
Ernst Frank to Carl Baermann, 14 June 1883 From Ernst Frank, Bad Eilsen bei Bückeburg, 14 June 1883
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 15 April 1872 From Carl Baermann, München, 15 April 1872
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 30
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann writes to Jahns enclosing material from the 50th anniversary jubilee performance of Der Freischutz at the court theatre.
Jakob Rosenhain to Carl Baermann, 18 December 1875 From Jakob Rosenhain, Baden-Baden, 18 December 1875
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Ernst Frank to Carl Baermann, 24 February 1878 From Ernst Frank, Frankfurt am Main, 24 February 1878
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation acquired, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Wilhelm Taubert to Carl Baermann, 14 October 1860 From Wilhelm Taubert, Berlin, 14 October 1860
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Hellmut Meyer und Ernst, Autographenhandlung und Antiquariat. Lager-Katalog: Historische Bilder und Autographen aller Gebiete [No. 65]. Berlin: Hellmut Meyer & Ernst, [1938].

Description from catalogue:
An Carl Baermann über seine Oper Macbeth, „die ich gern in München aufgeführt hätte, nachdem ihr Erfolg' in Berlin, Stettin und Breslau ein sicherer gewesen ist …"

To Carl Baermann about his opera Macbeth, "which I would have liked to have performed in Munich after its success in Berlin, Stettin and Breslau ..."

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Johann Joseph Abert to Carl Baermann, 27 May 1874 From Johann Joseph Abert, Stuttgart, 27 May 1874
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to Carl Baermann, 6 March 1843 From Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Leipzig, 6 March 1843
To Carl Baermann, Dresden, Dresden (at the house of J. G. Kotte)

Source Private collection
Transcription Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, et al. Sämtliche Briefe. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2008, vol. IX p. 221–2.

Summary Mendelssohn writes to Carl Baermann to discuss Baermann giving a concert in Berlin during his imminent visit (‘in the next 8 days’). Due to the number of concerts already scheduled, and other restrictions, he advises Baermann put off his concert until early April, in order to assure a good audience. Mendelssohn suggests they discuss the matter further with the music dealer Friedrich Kistner when Baermann is in Berlin on Friday 10 March.
Lieber guter Baermann

Schon lange ehe ich Ihren Brief hatte war mir die Concert-Angelegenheit im Kopf herumgegangen, und ich eile daher Ihnen dieselbe nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen zu beantworten.

Sie haben so schön gespielt und so allgemein gefallen, daß es offenbar Schade wäre, wenn Sie nicht ein Concert oder eine Soirée geben wollten. Aber es kommt darauf an, einen guten Zeitpunct dafür zu finden, denn ohne den, würden Sie (bei der Kleinheit des hiesigen Ortes und des Kreises der die Concerte besucht) nicht auf einen vollen Saal rechnen können.
In der nächsten Zeit wäre nun der einzige freie Tag heut über 8 Tage, Montag d. 13ten. Von diesem muß ich Ihnen aber abrathen, weil nächsten Donnerstag d. 9ten das 100 jährige Bestehen der Abonnement-Concerte gefeiert wird, wo der Saal gewiß übertrieben voll ist, und Sonnabend drauf (d. 11ten) ein großes Concert zum Besten der Nothleidenden im Erzgebirge sein soll, wo auch ein bedeutender Zudrang zu erwarten ist. So würde der Montag, der sonst ein guter Tag wäre, dadurch ein sehr ungünstiger. An den darauf folgenden Tagen der Woche vom 13-19ten dürfen hier keine Concerte gegeben werden, weil der Bußtag darin fällt in dessen Nähe zu allen öffentlichen Vergnügungen die Erlaubniß versagt wird. Die darauf folgende Woche fängt abermals mit einem Concerte an, zu welchem der Saal schon genommen ist (Montag d. 20sten) und da sich die Concerte in dieser Zeit so drängen, so möchte ich Sie fragen, ob Sie Ihre Reise nicht so einrichten könnten, daß Sie Ihr hiesiges Concert im April gäben?

30sten März ist das letzte Abonnement-Concert, und für die folgende Zeit sind noch keine öffentlichen Aufführungen angesagt. Auch versammeln sich im April schon die Meßfremden, welche die Zahl der Concert- und Theater- gänger bedeutend vermehren, so daß ich glaube, Sie würden in der ersten Woche des April, oder in der Zeit unmittelbar nach Ostern auf einen ungleich bessern Erfolg rechnen können, als jetzt.

Überlegen Sie sich die Sache, und sind Sie meiner Meinung, so wäre es wohl das Beste, daß wir am Freitag bei Ihrer Anwesenheit gleich den Tag mit Kistner besprächen und festsetzten etc. etc. Daß ich Ihnen in diesem, wie in jedem andern Falle ganz und gar zu Gebot stehe, so gut ich es vermag, und daß mir alles was ich für Sie thun kann eine wahre Freude ist, das brauche ich Ihnen nicht erst zu versichern, das wissen Sie.

Auf baldiges vergnügtes Wiedersehn; mein lieber guter alter Freund. Immer Ihr ganz ergebner
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

Dear good Baermann

Long before I received your letter, the matter of the concert had been on my mind, and I therefore hasten to answer to the best of my knowledge and belief.

You have played so beautifully and pleased so many people that it would obviously be a pity if you did not want to give a concert or a soirée. But it is important to find a good time for it, because without that you would not be able to count on a full hall (given the small size of the town and the circle of people who attend the concerts).

The only day off in the next 8 days would be Monday 13th. But I must advise you against this, because next Thursday, the 9th, the 100th anniversary of the subscription concerts will be celebrated, where the hall will certainly be overcrowded, and on the following Saturday (the 11th) there is to be a large concert for the benefit of the needy in the Erzgebirge, where a considerable crowd is also to be expected. This would make Monday, which would otherwise be a good day, a very unfavourable one. On the following days of the week from the 13th to the 19th, no concerts may be given here, as the Day of Atonement falls in the vicinity and permission for all public amusements is denied. The following week begins again with a concert for which the hall has already been taken (Monday 20th) and since the concerts are so crowded at this time, I would like to ask you whether you could arrange your journey so that you could give your local concert in April?

The last subscription concert is on 30 March, and no public performances have yet been announced for the following period. Also, in April the fair-goers are already gathering, which will significantly increase the number of concert and theatre-goers, so that I believe you can count on a much better success in the first week of April, or in the time immediately after Easter, than now.

If you consider the matter, and if you agree with me, it would probably be best for us to discuss and arrange the day with Kistner etc. etc. on Friday, when you are present. I need not assure you that I am entirely at your disposal in this, as in every other case, as best I can, and that everything I can do for you is a real pleasure, you know that.

To a happy reunion soon, my dear old friend. Always your most devoted
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

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Carl Baermann to B. Schott's Söhne, 26 November 1844 From Carl Baermann, München, 26 November 1844
To B. Schott's Söhne

Source D-B, 55 Nachl 100/B,7686. See Schott-Archiv.
Johann Christoph Lauterbach to Carl Baermann From Johann Christoph Lauterbach, München, 31 October [year unknown]
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.
Notes a business card inscribed 'herzlichen Gruß', with envelope.
Jakob Rosenhain to Carl Baermann, 17 June 1883 From Jakob Rosenhain, Baden-Baden, 17 June 1883
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 4 May 1872 From Carl Baermann, München, 4 May 1872
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 31
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann writes wryly to Jahns of his ailments. He is unable to give Jahns further information about the opera Webers Bild by Taglichsbeck but intends to try and contact Täglichsbeck’s widow to ask. He declines Jahns’s apparent offer of Täglichsbeck’s autograph for his collection but says he would welcome one of Neukomm or ‘other great Berlin artists’ such as Zelter or Devrient.
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to Carl Baermann, 30 April 1843 From Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Leipzig, 30 April 1843
To Carl Baermann, Berlin

Source D-LEsm, MT/2011/313
Transcription Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, et al. Sämtliche Briefe. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2008, vol. IX p. 287–8.

Summary Mendelssohn apologises to Baermann for a delayed reply as he has been unwell. He reports the outcome of the a conversation with Kistner (the music dealer) about the possibility of a concert in Leipzig. It is unclear whether this is additional to the planned meeting on 10 March or if this was delayed. Kistner advises strongly against attempting to host a concert due to the bad weather. Mendelssohn suggests the best option would be a morning concert on Sunday 7 May, with a quintet (not an orchestra as CB seems to have suggested), and offers his services in advertising the concert. Mendelssohn asks for Baermann's decision and then will ‘consult with Dlle Schloss and David’ (presumably Ferdinand David), warning that however he may be too unwell to perform himself.
Daß ich Ihnen, unter den von Kistner urgirten Verhältnissen eigentlich auch mehr ab- als zureden muß, kann ich freilich nicht läugnen; wollen Sie die Sache aber dennoch unternehmen so brauche ich Ihnen nicht erst zu wiederholen, mit welcher Freude ich Ihnen nach Kräften dazu dienlich und nützlich sein werde.

Of course, I cannot deny that, under the circumstances urged by Kistner, I actually have to talk you down more than talk you up; but if you still want to undertake the matter, I need not repeat to you how much pleasure I will take in serving and helping you to the best of my ability.

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Jakob Rosenhain to Carl Baermann, 8 February 1871 From Jakob Rosenhain, Frankfurt am Main, 8 February 1871
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Ernst Pauer to Carl Baermann, 11 December 1845 From Ernst Pauer, 11 December 1845
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns to Carl Baermann, 30 March 1865 From Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, Berlin, 30 March 1865
To Carl Baermann

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 1085
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023.
Summary Jahns replies to Baermann’s letter of 18 March, sharing his laments over the lack of time available for correspondence. Jahns discusses the differences between sources of the Peter Schmoll Overture and dedications of this and other works by Weber, disputing Max von Weber’s assertion that his father was apolitical.

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Hermann Levi to Carl Baermann, 7 January 1874 From Hermann Levi, München, 7 January 1874
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, awaiting transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Maria Mösner to Carl Baermann, 26 December 1858 From Maria Mösner, Würzburg, 26 December 1858
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 10 December 1878 From Carl Baermann, München, 10 December 1878
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023. Open source in new window.

Summary Baermann writes to Jahns briefly, on account of his poor health. He confirms that certain additional bars in the finale of Der Freischutz, which were omitted from various contemporary performance materials including those in Munich, were reinstated by von Bulow. Baermann relates the birth of two further grandchildren to his daughters Marie and Therese, bringing his total to 9. He signs off stating that his doctor wishes him to refrain from letter-writing.
Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 3 January 1865 From Carl Baermann, München, 3 January 1865
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 22
Transcription Complete Works of Carl Maria von Weber. Digital Edition, Weber-Gesamtausgabe (Version 4.8.1 of August 21, 2023) Last change of this document on May 2, 2023.

Summary Baermann expresses his pleasure at receiving a picture of Jahns. He reports on his success at discovering a collection of Theater-Zetteln, though lost in a fire in 1823, in the possession of Baroness Ellersdorf and that these have now been purchased by the Hoftheater. He also reports his discovery of the tenor aria ‘Qual’altro attendi’ in the archive of the musikalischen Akademie, along with several other works by Weber, and encloses the score of the aria. Baermann answers Jahns’s questions relating to various works including an arrangement of the clarinet concertino for oboe by the oboist Fladt, who he confirms is not related to the pianist and teacher Josepha von Flad. Baermann then discusses his views on the story that the clarinetist Simon Hermstadt commissioned a concerto from Weber which was not delivered.
In the postscript, Baermann refers to his enclosure of an autobiographical account by his father Heinrich in which Heinrich discusses his relationship with Weber, and his role in composing part of the Variations op.33; and of a concert programme from the first performance of the F minor concerto.

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Eduard Grund to Carl Baermann From Eduard Grund, Meiningen
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

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Wilhelm Gail to Carl Baermann, 8 March 1874 From Wilhelm Gail, München, 8 March 1874
To Carl Baermann

Transcription Inlibris
An den Klarinetten- und Bassetthornvirtuosen Carl Baermann in Erinnerung an deren gemeinsam verbrachte Sommerfrische im oberbayerischen Schliersee: "Ihrem Wunsche gemäß schreibe ich Ihnen diese Zeilen, wir kennen uns schon lange, erinnern Sie Sich noch der schönen Tage in Schliersee? Und so bitte ich auch meiner dabey manchmal zu denken [...]".

To the clarinet and basset horn virtuoso Carl Baermann in memory of their summer holiday together in Schliersee in Upper Bavaria: "In accordance with your wish, I am writing you these lines, we have known each other for a long time, do you still remember the beautiful days in Schliersee? And so I also ask you to think of me sometimes [...]".

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Josef Krejci to Carl Baermann, 29 March 1877 From Josef Krejci, Prague, 29 March 1877
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

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Carl Baermann to Herrn. J. André, 29 January 1857 From Carl Baermann, München, 29 January 1857
To Herrn. J. André

Transcription Erdt, Der Münchner Klarinettenvirtuose Carl Baermann, 354.
Summary Baermann expresses his pleasure that his manscripts have been met with approval. He offers to travel via Offenbach on the return journey from Weimar, where he is taking his son Carl Jnr to study with Liszt.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns to Carl Baermann, 14 May 1879 From Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, Berlin, 14 May 1879
To Carl Baermann

Source D-Hs, Hs. Mappe Nr. 10
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Summary "Mentions Baermann's last letter of 18 October 1878, complains about the bad weather since January, asks about his ear problems, his own illnesses, he is now 70. Asks him to enquire whether Peter Schmoll was performed in Munich in 1802, Schletterer in Augsburg owns a libretto of it with the publication date: Weber himself only mentions one performance in Augsburg in his autobiography, he wanted to leave no stone unturned for his supplement to the WV." Post-edited Deepl translation of WeGA summary.
Fanny Cäcilie Hensel to Carl Baermann From Fanny Cäcilie Hensel
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, n.277

Excerpt from catalogue:
Ich möchte wol noch einmal mit Ihnen Musik machen, u. namentlich die Sonate von Weber gern mit Ihnen spielen . . . .

I would like to make music with you once again, and in particular I would like to play Weber's sonata with you . . . .

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Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 3 May 1877 From Carl Baermann, München, 3 May 1877
To Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns

Source D-B, Weberiana Cl. X, Nr. 33
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Summary A hurried letter from Baermann, who has just returned with his wife from visiting his son Fritz (Friedrich) in Ingolstadt. He reports that he can find no more information on Weber’s opera Das Waldmächen. He also mentions he has had no word from Lineau.
Ignaz Moscheles to Carl Baermann, 10 November 1844 From Ignaz Moscheles, München, 10 November 1844
To Carl Baermann

Source Listed in Henrici, Autographen-Sammlung, 1922, n.443

Excerpt from catalogue:
An Carl Bärmann. Dankt für dessen Mitwirkung bei einem Konzert: “… nehmen Sie daher in wenigen aber herzlichen Worten den aufrichtigen Ausdruck meiner Verehrung für Ihr grosses Talent.

To Carl Bärmann. Thanks him for his participation in a concert: "... therefore accept in a few but heartfelt words the sincere expression of my admiration for your great talent."

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Carl Baermann to Herrn. J. André, 10 January 1857 From Carl Baermann, 10 January 1857
To Herrn. J. André

Source Erdt, Der Münchner Klarinettenvirtuose Carl Baermann, 359.

Notes Listed in Erdt's sources but not included in his transcriptions.
Carl Baermann to B. Schott's Söhne, 3 June 1841 From Carl Baermann, München, 3 June 1841
To B. Schott's Söhne

Source D-B, 55 Nachl 100/B,7681. See Schott-Archiv.

Notes Includes lists of compositions, presumably seeking publication.
Carl Baermann to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 4 March 1843 From Carl Baermann, Dresden, 4 March 1843
To Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Source GB-Ob, MS M. Deneke Mendelssohn d.43 238.

Digitisation pending.

References
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, et al. Sämtliche Briefe. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2008, vol. IX p. 622–3.

Notes
GB-Ob wrongly catalogues this letter as 4 May 1843. Mendelssohn Sämtliche Briefe gives the following information in the commentary to FMB's letter of 6 March 1843:
Baermann wished to give another concert in Leipzig after his performance in the 17th subscription concert on 16 February 1843 in the Leipzig Gewandhaus. possibly "in the form of a soiree musicale with quartet and piano accompaniment". … In his letter of 4 March 1843, Baermann had announced that he would come to Leipzig on Friday, 10 March, after his Dresden concerts on 6 and 9 March.
Max Maria von Weber to Carl Baermann, 8 November 1862 From Max Maria von Weber, Dresden, 8 November 1862
To Carl Baermann

Source D-Dl, Mscr. Dresd. Aut. 310,286
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Rudolph Joseph Schachner to Carl Baermann, 20 February 1867 From Rudolph Joseph Schachner, London[?], 20 February 1867
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

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Rudolph Joseph Schachner to Carl Baermann, 2 March 1867 From Rudolph Joseph Schachner, London[?], 2 March 1867
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

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Carl Baermann to B. Schott's Söhne, 10 May 1844 From Carl Baermann, München, 10 May 1844
To B. Schott's Söhne

Source D-B, 55 Nachl 100/B,7682. See Schott-Archiv.

Transcription pending.
Carl Baermann to Herrn. J. André, 24 February 1857 From Carl Baermann, Berlin, 24 February 1857
To Herrn. J. André

Transcription Erdt, Der Münchner Klarinettenvirtuose Carl Baermann, 355.
Summary Baermann protests at being asked to set prices for his works himself, nonetheless suggesting 20-40 Thaler for each of the short pieces he submitted. He asks André to make him an offer for the Clarinett-Schule based on his publishing expenses. Baermann states his intention to remain in Berlin until 3 March before travelling to Weimar by 9 March.
Carl Baermann to B. Schott's Söhne, 22 May 1844 From Carl Baermann, München, 22 May 1844
To B. Schott's Söhne

Source D-B, 55 Nachl 100/B,7683. See Schott-Archiv.

Transcription pending.
Carl Baermann to Herrn. J. André, 9 March 1857 From Carl Baermann, 9 March 1857
To Herrn. J. André

Source Erdt, Der Münchner Klarinettenvirtuose Carl Baermann, 359.
Notes Listed in Erdt's sources but not included in his transcriptions.
Rudolph Joseph Schachner to Carl Baermann, 2 July 1867 From Rudolph Joseph Schachner, Köln, 2 July 1867
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.
Carl Baermann to B. Schott's Söhne, 4 October 1844 From Carl Baermann, München, 4 October 1844
To B. Schott's Söhne

Source D-B, 55 Nachl 100/B,7685. See Schott-Archiv.

Transcription pending.
George Aloys Schmitt to Carl Baermann, 28 November 1867 From George Aloys Schmitt, Büren[?], 28 November 1867
To Carl Baermann

Source CH-SGv. See Swisscollections.

Digitisation obtained, pending transcription. Please see source record for further details.