Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns an Charles John Hargitt in London
Berlin, Dienstag, 7. April 1874
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Absolute Chronologie
Vorausgehend
- 1874-03-08: an Lipsius
- 1874-04-04: von Haslinger
Folgend
- 1874-04-26: an Hargitt
- 1874-05-14: von Wüerst
Korrespondenzstelle
Vorausgehend
- 1873-04-20: an Hargitt
Folgend
- 1874-04-26: an Hargitt
Recommandirt.
England
Via Ostende
To
Esq.
Thurloe Cottage
Thurloe Square
franco.
F. W. Jähns.
Professor.
I received your kind letter of the 27th of March and with the same the 11 letters photographed of C. M. and Franz Anton of Weber*. I am really exceedingly obliged to you for both, they gave me much pleasure as I had not received any news from you after having sent you the fresh photographs of the summerhouse in Hosterwitz and all pertaining to them.
I sent you the fresh photographs with a letter at the beginning‡ of April 1873, I was therefore compelled to believe that you had quite forgotten me the letter which you had sent me after mine of April 73 has therefore | been lost for which I am very sorry, especially as you asked therein, if I wished Weber’s letters photographed, I should then have had an opportunity of inquiring the price of the photographs. If it had been too high, I should have given the idea up. Thus I must hope that it is not so, although the price for such like is very high in England. I beg you to kindly let me know what I am in your debt that I may remit it you. The photographs are splendid, and I again thank you that you allowed them to be photographed and gave yourself the trouble to have them executed. I assure you that it would give me great pleasure to have an opportunity of returning your kindness. I shall write immediately to Vienna to try and procure an autograph | of Schubert*, although, I have little hope. Schubert’s autographs are extremely rare and very dear, however I will try an bargain as for myself. –
The lines of note of Weber’s autograph which your father possesses*, I should also like to have.
Perhaps it would be possible to trace 2‒3 bars of the beginning of each of these pieces of music on tracing paper. I should be able, even if but poorly done, to find out, if Weber has written the pieces or not. I am afraid that photographs would be too dear.
Relating to the autograph of Schubert, I shall let you know immediately. –
With kindnest regards and many thanks, I am dear Sir,
your’s very truly and gratefuly
F. W. Jähns
Professor.
To Charles
J. Hargitt.
Esq.
London.
Apparat
Zusammenfassung
dankt für Übersendung von Fotografien der Weber-Briefe aus dem Besitz Hargitts, will sich für ein Schubert-Autograph aus Wien für ihn verwenden, kann aber keinen Erfolg versprechen; bittet ihn, ihm ein Incipit von dem Notenautograph zu senden, ihm genügen ein paar Takte, um zu erkennen, ob es von Weber ist
Incipit
„I received your kind letter of the 27th of March“
Verantwortlichkeiten
- Übertragung
- Frank Ziegler
Überlieferung
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Textzeuge: London (GB), The British Library (GB-Lbl)
Signatur: Add. MS 47843, fol. 82–84Quellenbeschreibung
- 1 DBl. (3 b. S. einschl. Adr. u. Umschlag)
- durchgehend in lateinischer Schrift; nur Unterschrift (inkl. Adressatenvermerk) und Umschlag von Jähns’ Hand, der Brieftext von fremder Hand
Provenienz
- bis 1952 im Besitz von E. H. W. Meyerstein, als Teil von dessen Nachlass seit 1953 in der British Library (Meyerstein Bequest)
Textkonstitution
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„beginning“sic!
Einzelstellenerläuterung
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„… and Franz Anton of Weber“Die übersandten Fotos befinden sich heute in D-B, Weberiana Cl. VIII, Heft 3, Nr. 8–13, 24, 30 und 33–35.
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„… autograph which your father possesses“Fragment (1 Bl.) aus dem Oberon-Klavierauszug (Nr. 12 ½, 16 und Beginn Nr. 19) in Abschrift von A. B. Fürstenau mit autographer Textunterlegung Webers als Übersetzungsvorlage für Karl Theodor Winkler. Laut Briefvom 1. November 1872 hatte Jähns von Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge erfahren, dass Ch. J. Hargitt dieses Blatt erworben hatte, allerdings war der Besitzer bis 1874 der Vater Charles Hargitt, der das Blatt seinem Sohn erst 1874 schenkte; vgl. den Brief vom 5. Mai 1874.
