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Charles Cowden Clarke an Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig <lb></lb> London, 14. Oktober 1837 As I had not the pleasure of offering you my congratulations upon your return from Birmingham, I will not avoid the opportunity of doing so by our friends, who will leave us to-morrow morning. If Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Correspondence Online (FMB-C) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Charles Cowden Clarke in London; Birmingham, 15. September 1837 unbekannt Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787-1877)Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787-1877) Transkription: FMB-C Edition: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Correspondence Online-Ausgabe (FMB-C). Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Medienwissenschaft. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Maschinenlesbare Übertragung der vollständigen Korrespondenz Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdys (FMB-C)

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Die Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Correspondence Online-Ausgabe FMB-C ediert die Gesamtkorrespondenz des Komponisten Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809-1847 in Form einer digitalen, wissenschaftlich-kritischen Online-Ausgabe. Sie bietet neben der diplomatischen Wiedergabe der rund 6.000 Briefe Mendelssohns erstmals auch eine Gesamtausgabe der über 7.200 Briefe an den Komponisten sowie einen textkritischen, inhalts- und kontexterschließenden Kommentar aller Briefe. Sie wird ergänzt durch eine Personen- und Werkdatenbank, eine Lebenschronologie Mendelssohns, zahlreicher Register der Briefe, Werke, Orte und Körperschaften sowie weitere Verzeichnisse. Philologisches Konzept, Philologische FMB-C-Editionsrichtlinien: Uta Wald, Dr. Ulrich Taschow. Digitales Konzept, Digitale FMB-C-Editionsrichtlinien: Dr. Ulrich Taschow. Technische Konzeption der Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Correspondence FMB-C Ausgabe und Webdesign: Dr. Ulrich Taschow.

 14. Oktober 1837 Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787-1877)counter-resetClarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877) London Großbritannien Mendelssohn Bartholdy (bis 1816: Mendelssohn), Jacob Ludwig Felix (1809-1847) Leipzig Deutschland englisch
Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877) Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877) 69 Dean Str 14th Octr 1837. My Dear Sir

As I had not the pleasure of offering you my congratulations upon your return from Birmingham,upon your return from Birmingham – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy trat am 22. September seine Rückreise von Birmingham nach Leipzig an. I will not avoid the opportunity of doing so by our friends, who will leave us to-morrow morning. If the power, with the inclination, to give delight to others be the choicest gift to man, (and I know of no gift more precious) you are indeed an enviable man oneClarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877). Ever since the Birmingham FestivalThe Birmingham Triennial Music FestivalBirminghamGroßbritannienBirmingham Festival – Das Birmingham Triennial Music Festival fand vom 19. bis 22. September 1837 in Birmingham statt. I seem to have heard not talk but of the Paul<list style="hidden" type="fmb_works_directory" xml:id="title_hstbf8nz-iwnk-46ef-bgf4-gakv3ipqfgu6"> <item n="1" sortKey="musical_works" style="hidden"></item> <item n="2" sortKey="vocal_music" style="hidden"></item> <item n="3" sortKey="sacred_vocal_music" style="hidden"></item> <item n="4" sortKey="large-scale_sacred_vocal_works" style="hidden"></item></list><name key="PSN0000001" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn Bartholdy (bis 1816: Mendelssohn), Jacob Ludwig Felix (1809-1847)</name><name key="PRC0100114" style="hidden">Paulus / St. Paul, Oratorium nach Worten der Heiligen Schrift für Solostimmen, gemischten Chor, Orchester und Orgel, [1832] bis 18. April 1836<idno type="MWV">A 14</idno><idno type="op">36</idno></name>;Paul – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy dirigierte während des Birmingham Triennial Music Festivals (19. bis 22. September 1837) sein Oratorium Paulus op. 36 (MWV A 14). of your organ playing; of the Piano forte concerto<list style="hidden" type="fmb_works_directory" xml:id="title_iy5sessz-5hhk-pbp4-atry-gy5phxjjajtx"> <item n="1" sortKey="musical_works" style="hidden"></item> <item n="2" sortKey="instrumental_music" style="hidden"></item> <item n="3" sortKey="orchestral_music" style="hidden"></item> <item n="4" sortKey="concerts_and_concertante_works" style="hidden"></item></list><name key="PSN0000001" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn Bartholdy (bis 1816: Mendelssohn), Jacob Ludwig Felix (1809-1847)</name><name key="PRC0100353" style="hidden">Konzert Nr. 2 d-Moll für Klavier und Orchester bzw. Streichorchester, [Mai 1837] bis 5. August 1837<idno type="MWV">O 11</idno><idno type="op">40</idno></name>;the Piano forte concerto – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy trat als Solist bei der Uraufführung seines 2. Klavierkonzerts d-Moll, op. 40, auf. and of Bach’s fugue in E fla<name key="PSN0109617" style="hidden" type="author">Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)</name><name key="CRT0107887" style="hidden" type="music">Präludium und Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 552 (Clavierübung III)</name>t.Bach’s fugue in E flat – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy spielte Johann Sebastian Bachs Präludium und Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 552. All seem to be of one mind, and all delighted.

You will no doubt have seen by the London papers, before this reaches you, that our great musician, Sam. WesleyWesley, Samuel (1766-1837) |2| is dead.Sam. Wesley is dead – Samuel Wesley starb nach kurzer Krankheit am 11. Oktober 1837. His last attempt at organ performance was when you heard him – Am 12. September 1837 lernte Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Samuel Wesley und seine Tochter Eliza Wesley in der Londoner Christ Church in der Newgate Street persönlich kennen. Wesley spielte an diesem Tag das letzte Mal Orgel und starb nach kurzer Krankheit am 11. Oktober 1837. Siehe den Artikel Death of Mr. Samuel Wesley. (From a Correspondent.), in: The Times, 12. Oktober 1837, S. 4. Siehe Brief fmb-1837-09-14-01 (Brief Nr. 1712) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Frankfurt a. M.; Birmingham, 14. September 1837, Z. 9 ff. He left an existence, which however brilliant in some respects, was chiefly a most sorrowful one, on Wednesday the 11th Inst. His last attempt at organ performance was when you heard him, and the disease which carried him off had then shown itself. What with his age therefore (72.)What with his age therefore (72.) – Hier irrt sich Charles Cowden Clarke: Samuel Wesley wurde nur 71 Jahre alt. and the many calamities, which pressed hard upon him, I understand that from his playing upon this last occasion, you could only guess at what he was heretofore capable of accomplishing upon the organ. Thirty or forty years ago his extempore playing I am told was quite surprising, both for its intellectual richness and great mechanical grasp. Like BeethovenBeethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827), I am alsoClarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877) told, that he constantly showed upon these occasions the insufficiency of his fingers to indicate the rapidity and majesty of his ideas. At that period of his life he was a devout follower of the great |3| Indian conqueror; and when under the influence of the God (Bacchi plenus)Bacchi plenus – lat., voll des Weines. he had sat down to extemporize, his ideas have been more clear and consequent than his fingers; for when they made a mistake, he has with extraordinary ingenuity converted that mistake into aClarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877) feature in his performance. I should suppose he was the greatest English musician we have had since the days of Purcell. – He too was one of the early geniuses, developing at 3 years old. – Mr NovelloNovello, Joseph Alfred (1810-1896) can tell you much about him worth hearing. – // I have marked a paragraph in one of the Nos of “The Musical World<name key="PSN0113624" style="hidden" type="author">Novello, Joseph Alfred (1810-1896)</name><name key="CRT0112084" style="hidden" type="science">The Musical World, a Weekly Record of Musical Science, Literature, and Intelligence</name>”The Musical World – Englische Musikzeitschrift, gegründet von J. Alfred Novello in London. which perhaps may be worth your future consideration. There are numbers of personsClarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877) here who would rejoice that you should be the composer of a National Ode for England: and, should your fancy lead you to execute such a work for us, depend upon it no great Festival will ever be celebrated |4| without that heading the solemnity. The lines appear to me not only appropriate, but I think you will agree with me that they are noble in thought and construction.

My wifeClarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809-1898) unites with me in best compliments to Mrs MendelssohnMendelssohn Bartholdy, Cécile Sophie Charlotte (1817-1853); and she desires her respectful regards to yourself. For myself, believe me to be my dear Sir most cordially your’s Charles Cowden Clarke.
Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877) Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877)

Dr Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

 
            69 Dean Str 14th Octr 1837. My Dear Sir
As I had not the pleasure of offering you my congratulations upon your return from Birmingham, I will not avoid the opportunity of doing so by our friends, who will leave us to-morrow morning. If the power, with the inclination, to give delight to others be the choicest gift to man, (and I know of no gift more precious) you are indeed an enviable man one. Ever since the Birmingham Festival I seem to have heard not talk but of the Paul ; of your organ playing; of the Piano forte concerto ; and of Bach’s fugue in E flat. All seem to be of one mind, and all delighted.
You will no doubt have seen by the London papers, before this reaches you, that our great musician, Sam. Wesley is dead. He left an existence, which however brilliant in some respects, was chiefly a most sorrowful one, on Wednesday the 11th Inst. His last attempt at organ performance was when you heard him, and the disease which carried him off had then shown itself. What with his age therefore (72. ) and the many calamities, which pressed hard upon him, I understand that from his playing upon this last occasion, you could only guess at what he was heretofore capable of accomplishing upon the organ. Thirty or forty years ago his extempore playing I am told was quite surprising, both for its intellectual richness and great mechanical grasp. Like Beethoven, I am also told, that he constantly showed upon these occasions the insufficiency of his fingers to indicate the rapidity and majesty of his ideas. At that period of his life he was a devout follower of the great Indian conqueror; and when under the influence of the God (Bacchi plenus) he had sat down to extemporize, his ideas have been more clear and consequent than his fingers; for when they made a mistake, he has with extraordinary ingenuity converted that mistake into a feature in his performance. I should suppose he was the greatest English musician we have had since the days of Purcell. – He too was one of the early geniuses, developing at 3 years old. – Mr Novello can tell you much about him worth hearing. – // I have marked a paragraph in one of the Nos of “The Musical World” which perhaps may be worth your future consideration. There are numbers of persons here who would rejoice that you should be the composer of a National Ode for England: and, should your fancy lead you to execute such a work for us, depend upon it no great Festival will ever be celebrated without that heading the solemnity. The lines appear to me not only appropriate, but I think you will agree with me that they are noble in thought and construction.
My wife unites with me in best compliments to Mrs Mendelssohn; and she desires her respectful regards to yourself. For myself, believe me to be my dear Sir most cordially your’s Charles Cowden Clarke.
Dr Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.          
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Klavierkonzerts d-Moll, op. 40, auf.</note> and of <title xml:id="title_e502068e-d8e5-432d-83c3-ce60404669ea">Bach’s fugue in E fla<name key="PSN0109617" style="hidden" type="author">Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)</name><name key="CRT0107887" style="hidden" type="music">Präludium und Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 552 (Clavierübung III)</name></title>t.<note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="single_place_comment" xml:id="note_5d7f3702-abd5-4f4c-bad4-10c5546551cd" xml:lang="en">Bach’s fugue in E flat – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy spielte Johann Sebastian Bachs Präludium und Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 552. </note> All seem to be of one mind, and all delighted.</p> <p>You will no doubt have seen by the London papers, before this reaches you, that our great musician, <persName xml:id="persName_c3f83b61-9689-4678-a862-0545ca8ad191">Sam. Wesley<name key="PSN0115729" style="hidden" type="person">Wesley, Samuel (1766-1837)</name></persName><seg type="pagebreak"> |2|<pb n="2" type="pagebreak"></pb></seg> is dead.<note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="single_place_comment" xml:id="note_6c953df7-1db6-4cb1-be8d-7ebfb8c78dc7" xml:lang="en">Sam. Wesley is dead – Samuel Wesley starb nach kurzer Krankheit am 11. Oktober 1837. His last attempt at organ performance was when you heard him – Am 12. September 1837 lernte Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Samuel Wesley und seine Tochter Eliza Wesley in der Londoner Christ Church in der Newgate Street persönlich kennen. Wesley spielte an diesem Tag das letzte Mal Orgel und starb nach kurzer Krankheit am 11. Oktober 1837. Siehe den Artikel Death of Mr. Samuel Wesley. (From a Correspondent.), in: The Times, 12. Oktober 1837, S. 4. Siehe Brief fmb-1837-09-14-01 (Brief Nr. 1712) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Frankfurt a. M.; Birmingham, 14. September 1837, Z. 9 ff. </note> He left an existence, which however brilliant in some respects, was chiefly a most sorrowful one, on <date cert="high" when="1837-10-11" xml:id="date_e268f0e6-06a4-47e0-a915-fac829aaf2f4">Wednes<unclear reason="covering" resp="UT">day</unclear> the 11<hi rend="superscript">th</hi></date> Ins<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. His last attempt at organ performance was when you heard him, and the disease which carried him off had then shown itself. What with his age therefore (72.)<note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="single_place_comment" xml:id="note_9244f0d1-2a12-4672-8f4a-4c6c0b3a4f95" xml:lang="en">What with his age therefore (72.) – Hier irrt sich Charles Cowden Clarke: Samuel Wesley wurde nur 71 Jahre alt.</note> and the many calamities, which pressed hard upon him, I understand that from his playing upon this last occasion, you could only guess at what he was heretofore capable of accomplishing upon the organ. Thirty or forty years ago his extempore playing I am told was quite surprising, both for its intellectual richness and great mechanical grasp. Like <persName xml:id="persName_c93b17ab-dbff-451c-9269-922e0b81bb0b">Beethoven<name key="PSN0109771" style="hidden" type="person">Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)</name></persName>, I am <add place="above">also<name key="PSN0110401" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877)</name></add> tol<unclear reason="covering" resp="UT">d,</unclear> that he constantly showed upon these occasions the insufficiency of his fingers to indicate the rapidity and majesty of his ideas. At that period of his life he was a devout follower of the great<seg type="pagebreak"> |3|<pb n="3" type="pagebreak"></pb></seg> Indian conqueror; and when under the influence of the God (Bacchi plenus)<note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="translation" xml:id="note_bfa70c4f-a8d7-4ef6-9923-6b43f0fa887d" xml:lang="la ">Bacchi plenus – lat., voll des Weines.</note> he had sat down to extemporize, his ideas have been more clear and consequent than his fingers; for when they made a mistake, he has with extraordinary ingenuity converted that mistake into <add place="above">a<name key="PSN0110401" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877)</name></add> feature in his performance. I should suppose he was the greatest English musician we have had since the days of Purcell. – He too was one of the early geniuses, developing at 3 years old. – M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <persName xml:id="persName_50d3a06a-6910-4e50-aba5-eab5ef36ae7c">Novello<name key="PSN0113624" style="hidden" type="person">Novello, Joseph Alfred (1810-1896)</name></persName> can tell you much about him worth hearing. – // I have marked a paragraph in one of the N<hi rend="superscript">os</hi> of “<placeName xml:id="placeName_916140c2-457a-42a2-a59a-3db496b7ea01">T<title xml:id="title_91de700b-e97d-487e-83a0-0db407ea296c">he Musical World<name key="PSN0113624" style="hidden" type="author">Novello, Joseph Alfred (1810-1896)</name><name key="CRT0112084" style="hidden" type="science">The Musical World, a Weekly Record of Musical Science, Literature, and Intelligence</name></title></placeName>”<note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="single_place_comment" xml:id="note_5ec7872e-06fe-4d02-8cd1-85ff28509126" xml:lang="en">The Musical World – Englische Musikzeitschrift, gegründet von J. Alfred Novello in London.</note> which perhaps may be worth your future consideration. There are numbers <add place="above">of persons<name key="PSN0110401" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877)</name></add> here who would rejoice that you should be the composer of a National Ode for England: and, should your fancy lead you to execute such a work for us, depend upon it no great Festival will ever be celebrated<seg type="pagebreak"> |4|<pb n="4" type="pagebreak"></pb></seg> without that heading the solemnity. The lines appear to me not only appropriate, but I think you will agree with me that they are noble in thought and construction.</p> <closer rend="left">My <persName xml:id="persName_7c4d0211-6292-4094-8321-21542d09cc65">wife<name key="PSN0110402" style="hidden" type="person">Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809-1898)</name></persName> unites with me in best compliments to M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> <persName xml:id="persName_a1edafc0-fb75-4113-9bd4-79251eea769c">Mendelssohn<name key="PSN0113252" style="hidden" type="person">Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Cécile Sophie Charlotte (1817-1853)</name></persName>; and she desires her respectful regards to yourself. For <hi n="1" rend="underline">my</hi>self, believe me to be </closer> <closer rend="center">my dear Sir</closer> <closer rend="right">most cordially your’s </closer> <signed rend="right">Charles Cowden <hi n="2" rend="underline">Clarke</hi>.</signed> </div> <div n="2" type="act_of_writing" xml:id="div_254714fe-5d2d-4615-a76b-2edd064024a4"> <docAuthor key="PSN0110401" resp="author" style="hidden" xml:id="docAuthor_3e44836a-b3e9-4427-860c-3aaed84a4b92">Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877)</docAuthor> <docAuthor key="PSN0110401" resp="writer" style="hidden" xml:id="docAuthor_b108264c-8e21-41d9-91b3-bb04733004bc">Clarke, Charles Cowden (1787–1877)</docAuthor> <p style="paragraph_without_indent">D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.</p> </div> </body> </text></TEI>