BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Friday, December 27, 1822
Brother Johann van Beethoven today writes on behalf of Ludwig, in French, to Antonio Pacini (1778-1866) in Paris. Pacini was a composer and music publisher, who had lived in Paris since 1804. Johann apologizes for the delay in responding to Pacini’s (now lost) letter of June 22, but notes that …