[66] Gade dedicated his C minor symphony to Mendelssohn.
[67] This conference was held in order to hasten the performance of the plans of the King. See the letters of 28th October, 1842, and 5th December, 1842.
[68] Neither of these works, however, had yet been performed.
[69] The execution of this project also, nevertheless was not completed and Mendelssohn, after some time had elapsed, requested the King to relieve him from all public duties, and to be permitted to remain only in an artistic and personal relation to his Majesty, to which the King was graciously pleased to accede.
[70] Mendelssohn’s request was graciously granted by the King.
[71] The letter of Herr von Bunsen to Mendelssohn is inserted here, in order to render the following reply intelligible.
[72] Herr Stern had accomplished the production of “Antigone,” in the Odéon Theatre, in Paris.
[73] See also the Letter to Dehn, of the 28th of October, 1841.
[74] Mendelssohn’s servant.
[75] Mendelssohn was desired by the Berlin Theatre Intendancy to compose this overture as quickly as possible (which he consequently did in a few days), because “Athalia” was to be performed immediately. The performance, however, did not take place till the 1st of December, 1845.