No. I.
Letters from Beethoven to Kappellmeister Hofmeister and C. F. Peters, Music Publishers, relative to the Sale of some of his Compositions.[69]
THE many attacks which have recently been made on the copyright of works by L. van Beethoven, which are my property, induce me to give a list of the compositions purchased from that author, which are the legitimate property of my house; namely:—
| Concerto pour le Piano-forte avec Orch. | Op. | 19 |
| Septuor pour Violon., Alto, Clar., Cor., Basson, Violoncelle, et Contrebasse | " | 20 |
| Première gr. Sinfonie pour Orchestre | " | 21 |
| Gr. Sonate pour le Piano-forte | " | 22 |
| Deux Préludes dans tous les 12 tons majeurs pour le Piano-forte ou l'Orgue | Op. | 39 |
| Romance pour Violon avec Orchestre | " | 40 |
| Sérénade pour le Pfte. et Flûte (ou Violon) | " | 41 |
| Notturno pour Pianof. et Alto | " | 42 |
| Ouverture de Prometheus, pour Orchestre | " | 43 |
| Quatorze Variations pour le Piano, Vln., et Violoncelle | " | 44 |
Respecting the works Op. 20 and 21, which have lately been invaded without my consent, by arrangements by other hands, I find myself obliged to communicate the letters written on the subject by Beethoven in the years 1800 and 1801, which incontestably prove on the one hand my exclusive property in these compositions, (as also in Op. 19 and 22,) and furnish, on the other, a highly interesting illustration of the individuality of the great composer, then in the flower of his age. I keep back the evidence in regard to the other six works, Op. 39-44, till a similar attack, which I hope will not occur, shall be made upon them.
C. G. S. BÖHME,
of the firm of C. F. Peters, Bureau de Musique.
NEUE ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR MUSIK, Leipsic, March 7, 1837.