- 137
# - Weber, Carl Maria von.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Autograph letter signed ("CMvWeber"), to Johann Nepomuk Hummel, mentioning "Euryanthe"
recommending to him the bearer of this letter, the Warsaw music director Kurpinsky, whom Weber praises as a fine, educated man and who would very much like to meet him, mentioning that he was very glad to hear of the recent success of his music, and wishing him more of the same; Weber also relates personal news of his family, informing him that [his young son] Max is visibly thriving, and informs him of his travel plans which involve taking his opera [Euryanthe] to Vienna in August; in a concluding passage, in addition to wishing his wife well, Weber discusses a singer, whom he describes as having a good voice but who may not be kept on by Herr von Könneritz [the administrator of the Dresden Opera] as he is too much of a novice
...Unterbringer dieses ist der Herr Musikdirektor Kurpinsky aus Warschau, der Ihre Bekanntschaft sehr wünscht. Er ist ein fein gebildeter Mann...In meinem Hause geht es gottlob ziemlich gut. Mein Max gedeiht sichtlich...Ende August denke ich mit meiner neuen Oper nach Wien zu gehen...
1 page, 4to, autograph address panel on verso, Dresden, 7 April, 1823, horizontal and vertical folds, creasing to corners, seal tear, light browning
...Unterbringer dieses ist der Herr Musikdirektor Kurpinsky aus Warschau, der Ihre Bekanntschaft sehr wünscht. Er ist ein fein gebildeter Mann...In meinem Hause geht es gottlob ziemlich gut. Mein Max gedeiht sichtlich...Ende August denke ich mit meiner neuen Oper nach Wien zu gehen...
1 page, 4to, autograph address panel on verso, Dresden, 7 April, 1823, horizontal and vertical folds, creasing to corners, seal tear, light browning
Provenance
Sale in these rooms, 15 February 1932 (lot 162).
Literature
John Warrack, Carl Maria von Weber (Cambridge, 1976), pp.303ff.
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A good letter from one great nineteenth-century composer to another, mentioning one of Weber's finest works, the opera Euryanthe. In the event, Weber travelled to Vienna in September 1823, where a little over a month later the opera received its first performance.