The pregnant maid having been released, the substitute for the new maid arrives and says she can be there through Saturday, for a charge of 3 florins. Karl writes in French, so she won’t understand, “It’s too much.” Nephew Karl demands a reference, and she is having one written. They …
In the late afternoon, Karl returns from Vienna from running errands, along with his friend and fellow student Joseph Niemetz. He gives his uncle a full report; he ran 9 separate errands. Karl spent all yesterday morning and afternoon at them. Kirchhoffer wasn’t there the whole day; he had business …
Nephew Karl is in Vienna today running errands for his uncle, having either come probably late yesterday afternoon via Hetzendorf or early this morning, and he will return tomorrow. Uncle Ludwig continues his work on the third movement and Finale of the Ninth Symphony. The Rolland sketchbook, in use about …
A note is received from Dr. Staudenheim, who says he has a headache and cannot come to dinner today. Nephew Karl cynically observes that he does not ask to reschedule, and it probably does not hurt Staudenheim’s feelings to avoid the dinner, and a likely impromptu unpaid consultation. Later Karl …
This morning, Nephew Karl is getting ready to leave Baden later today to run errands in Vienna tomorrow. He needs to get alcohol for them, and his summer trousers. His plan is to take the 6 P.M. coach back tomorrow evening. Uncle Ludwig has a long list of errands for …
Nephew Karl, living in Baden with Uncle Ludwig, has diarrhea today, perhaps from eating day-old roast last night. Uncle Ludwig wants Karl to get an Asperges Me, and a Gloria, Credo and Kyrie from a music archive. Karl tries to clarify whether a copy will be made, or whether they …
Since the coach arrived so late last night, apparently after Ludwig went to bed, the coachman needs to be paid, and he wants a tip. Karl had a good deal of trouble with the embassies yesterday; he went to the places Uncle had indicated, but many of them had moved …
Nephew Karl departs Baden for Vienna via coach early in the morning to run errands for his Uncle related to the Missa Solemnis copies. Among these errands are checking in on the copyists, buying paper, and contacting the various embassies either to collect payment on the subscriptions or make excuses …
Nephew Karl starts off Conversation Book 40 today by remarking that “people should write in German if they don’t know French.” The book has entries out of order, so we have followed the ordering established by the German and English editors. Karl also does some practical multiplication and division with …
Karl stays with Uncle Ludwig at his Vienna apartment in suburban Windmühle. The porter asks Karl to take two letters to Dr. Staudenheim, which suggests that Beethoven may be visiting his doctor today, although he does not appear in the conversation book; alternatively, Staudenheim may be in Baden and the …
Beethoven is in Vienna for a few days, having come early from Baden bei Wien this morning. Nephew Karl, who has been out of Blöchlinger’s Institute for a few days, but still had examinations until this morning, is visiting and preparing to move to Baden with his uncle. Karl says …
Beethoven’s reminder/shopping list continues in Conversation Book 39. He also makes a note of the customs charges between Baden and Vienna; Beethoven heads to Vienna to take care of business and his extensive reminder list tomorrow morning.
Beethoven continues to jot down reminders and things that need to be purchased in Conversation Book 39. Beethoven then notes down the addresses of a number of embassies: the Swedish, Hesse-Kassel, and Hessen-Darmstadt embassies. The Swedish embassy was probably related to the diploma of honorary membership that he had been …
Beethoven continues to use the Conversation Book 39 as a memorandum/shopping list. Conversation Book 39, 22r-22v. The list continues tomorrow.
Beethoven uses Conversation Book 39 as a reminder/shopping list over the next couple days. Baden was not nearly as close to Vienna as Hetzendorf had been, so his trips need to be more carefully planned. Among the things he notes: Conversation Book 39, 21v-22r. More shots are taken in the …
Carl Czerny, Beethoven’s former pupil, comes to visit for midday dinner around 2 p.m. this afternoon, and they have quite a long conversation. Czerny gives Beethoven his current address. He is always in Vienna on Fridays and Saturdays. Czerny inquires about the new opera he has heard Beethoven is writing, …
Uncle Ludwig responds to Karl in Vienna today. He had sent the money previously; perhaps they are mixed up with other papers. The 31 florins for Schindler are to be computed on his receipt thusly: 50 florins that were agreed to be paid for his work on the subscriptions, less …
Beethoven writes to Archduke Rudolph today from Baden. He was expecting the Archduke to come back to Baden [he had returned to Vienna on August 5], but was disappointed when he did not. Beethoven says he arrived there on August 13th in a very poor state of health. His catarrh, …
Beethoven continues to use his Conversation Book as a notepad, writing that he needs sugar and coffee, and later a stick of wax. He also writes a note to advise Karl to bind all his papers together with hemp cord, and to pack his book work and everything in the …
About today, Beethoven is reading some old newspapers in a coffee shop when a few items catch his eye. First is an ad in the August 19, 1823 Beobachter Nr. 231 at 1060 for a newly-invented hail conductor. He also notes the book The Stomach, Its Structure and Functions, with …