Carl Baermann to Friedrich Wilhelm von Jahns, 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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