BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Saturday, June 26, 1824

Today’s Wiener Zeitschrift, Nr.77 at 661-662 contains the conclusion of their Munich correspondent’s report of concerts in that city during March of 1824. In the 7th, 8th and 9th subscription concerts at the Royal Jsarthore Theater, the notable works included Weber’s Overture from Euryanthe, a new overture from Herrn v. Poissl, the final aria from Rossini’s Zelmira, sung by Madame Vespermann, a wonderful aria by Pavesi, sung by Dlle. Sigl, who cannot be praised enough, “and Beethoven’s brilliant oratorio Christus am Öhlberge, which was executed in a manner truly worthy of the great master.”

Today’s Vienna Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung (Nr.50), at 200f, includes the lied for bass with piano accompaniment, “An den Tod” by Franz Schubert, today catalogued as D.518, with text by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart. Although this is the first publication of the song, it was written in 1816 or 1817.

An den Tod, D.518 is here sung by Konstantin Wolff, with piano accompaniment by Ulrich Eisenlohr:

Effective July 1, 1824, this musical newspaper will change its name to the Wiener musikalische Zeitung, so we will no longer need to differentiate between the Vienna and Leipzig newspapers of the same name. However, during 1824 the Berliner allgemeine musikalische Zeitung begins publication and we will be getting periodic reports from that newspaper as well.