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Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke an Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig <lb></lb> London, 14. April 1838 Will you do me the favor to accept MrClarke’s and my own sincere congratulations on the joyful event of Mmme Mendelssohn’s having presented you with a son. We sympathised most cordially with the happiness you Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Correspondence Online (FMB-C) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Alfred Novello in London; Leipzig, 7. April 1838 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Alfred Novello in London; Berlin, 26. Juni 1838 Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809-1898)Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809-1898) 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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 Großbritannien Oxford GB-Ob Oxford, Bodleian Library Music Section M.D.M. d. 33/124. Autograph Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke an Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig; London, 14. April 1838 Will you do me the favor to accept MrClarke’s and my own sincere congratulations on the joyful event of Mmme Mendelssohn’s having presented you with a son. We sympathised most cordially with the happiness you

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Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke

 E. Flower to Mary Victoria Clarke. [April (?)] 1838

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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. April 1838 Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809-1898)counter-resetClarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809–1898) London Großbritannien Mendelssohn Bartholdy (bis 1816: Mendelssohn), Jacob Ludwig Felix (1809-1847) Leipzig Deutschland englisch
Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809–1898) Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809–1898) April 14Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809–1898)th 1838. – 69 Dean S. Soho Sqre My Dear Sir

Will you do me the favor to accept Mr Clarke’sClarke, Charles Cowden (1787-1877) and my own sincere congratulations on the joyful event of Mmme Mendelssohn’sMendelssohn Bartholdy, Cécile Sophie Charlotte (1817-1853) having presented you with a sonMendelssohn Bartholdy, Carl (seit ca. 1859: Karl) Wolfgang Paul (1838-1897). We sympathised most cordially with the happiness you must have felt on the occasion, and were grateful to you for wishing to include us in your felicity, as you so kindly proved by desiring my brother AlfredNovello, Joseph Alfred (1810-1896) in your letter <name key="PSN0000001" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn Bartholdy (bis 1816: Mendelssohn), Jacob Ludwig Felix (1809-1847)</name> <name key="fmb-1838-04-07-03" style="hidden" type="letter">Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Alfred Novello in London; Leipzig, 7. April 1838</name> , to inform us of the circumstance. We have been since grieved to hear from Mr <persName xml:id="persName_fb152284-9fbd-4b70-86e6-37e330971978">Klingemann<name key="PSN0112434" style="hidden" type="person">Klingemann, Ernst Georg Carl Christoph Konrad (1798-1862)</name></persName> <name key="PSN0000001" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn Bartholdy (bis 1816: Mendelssohn), Jacob Ludwig Felix (1809-1847)</name> <name key="fmb-1838-04-12-02" style="hidden" type="letter">Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Carl Klingemann in London; Leipzig, 12. April 1838</name> to hear from Mr Klingemann – siehe Brief fmb-1838-04-12-02 (Brief Nr. 1983) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Carl Klingemann in London, Leipzig, 12. April 1838, Z. 3-5. of Mme Mendelssohn’s subsequent illness,Mme Mendelssohn’s subsequent illness – Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy hatte vom 18. bis zum 21. Februar unter hohem Fieber und Magenproblemen gelitten. but I trust she is by this |2| time restored to perfect health.

We have had some charming music as usual this year at the Philharmonic ConcertsPhilharmonic SocietyLondonGroßbritannien. Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony”<name key="PSN0113466" style="hidden" type="author">Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–1791)</name><name key="CRT0110140" style="hidden" type="music">Sinfonie C-Dur, KV 551 (Jupiter)</name>, Beethoven’s “Eroica”<name key="PSN0109771" style="hidden" type="author">Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)</name><name key="CRT0108064" style="hidden" type="music">3. Sinfonie Es-Dur, op. 55 (»Eroica«)</name>, Spohr’s in C Minor<name key="PSN0115032" style="hidden" type="author">Spohr, Louis (Ludewig) (1784–1859)</name><name key="CRT0110945" style="hidden" type="music">5. Sinfonie c-Moll, op. 102</name>, Haydn’s N<hi rend="superscript">o</hi> 8<name key="PSN0111789" style="hidden" type="author">Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732–1809)</name><name key="CRT0109091" style="hidden" type="music">103. Sinfonie Es-Dur, Hob. I : 103 (Mit dem Paukenwirbel)</name>, Beethoven’s overture to “Coriolan”<name key="PSN0109771" style="hidden" type="author">Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)</name><name key="CRT0108053" style="hidden" type="music">Ouvertüre zu »Coriolan« c-Moll, op. 62</name>, two lovely quartetts by Mozart<name key="PSN0113466" style="hidden" type="author">Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–1791)</name><name key="CRT0110144" style="hidden" type="music">Streichquartette</name> & Beethoven<name key="PSN0109771" style="hidden" type="author">Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)</name><name key="CRT0108083" style="hidden" type="music">Streichquartette</name>, two lovely quartetts by Mozart & Beethoven – siehe Foster, Philharmonic Society, S. 149 f. and a certain overture & the “Isles of Fingal”<list style="hidden" type="fmb_works_directory" xml:id="title_ekotbixe-fwvy-m8ey-jdca-dxd3hda3e2qj"> <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="overtures_and_other_orchestral_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="PRC0100363" style="hidden">Konzert-Ouvertüre Nr. 2 Die Hebriden / The Isles of Fingal (Zur einsamen Insel) h-Moll (»Fingals Höhle«), 7. August 1829 bis 16. Dezember 1830; Umarbeitung bis 20. Juni 1832<idno type="MWV">P 7</idno><idno type="op">26</idno></name>. This latter is an especial favorite with me. I do not know whether you may be acquainted with it. It is by a living Composer, but quite worthy of taking its place among the productions of the immortal old Masters. It is replete with deep poetical feeling, and conveys an idea of remoteness and desolation in perfect keeping with its subject. If you are not yet acquainted with its beauties, permit me to urge your |3| immediately commencing an intimacy with it, and I will guarantee your being amply rewarded.

You will be grieved to hear of the death of Mr AttwoodAttwood, Thomas (1765-1838). He expired on the 24th of lst month, and was interred in St Paul’s CathedralSt. Paul’s CathedralLondonGroßbritannien beneath the organ.

I wish, my Dear Sir, you could have witnessed the pleasure we three enjoyed the other evening from the perusal of your generated Grandfather’sMendelssohn (vorh. Dessau), Moses (1729-1786) celebrated letter<name key="PSN0113232" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn (vorh. Dessau), Moses (1729-1786)</name><name key="CRT0112131" style="hidden" type="literature">Schreiben an den Herrn Diaconus Lavater zu Zürich</name>celebrated letter – Der Schweizer Kleriker Johann Caspar Lavater hatte Moses Mendelssohn aufgefordert, zum Christentum überzutreten. Darauf schrieb Moses Mendelssohn den von Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke erwähnten, berühmt gewordenen Antwortbrief an Lavater. Die Antwort ließ Lavater nicht nur verstummen, sondern brachte Mendelssohn großen Respekt unter den Intellektuellen der Aufklärung ein. Siehe Moses Mendelssohns Schreiben an den Herrn Diaconus Lavater zu Zürich, Berlin und Stettin 1770. to LavaterLavater, Johann Caspar (1741-1801), which Charles suddenly discovered quoted in a book<name key="PSN0113232" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn (vorh. Dessau), Moses (1729–1786)</name><name key="CRT0112131" style="hidden" type="literature">Schreiben an den Herrn Diaconus Lavater zu Zürich</name> which he was reading aloud to AlfredNovello, Joseph Alfred (1810-1896) & me. That great and noble being’s memory is quite worshipped among us. Can you inform me whether there exist any english translations of his works?

I enclose the accompanying note which I received lately from a young lady Lang, Josephine Caroline (1815-1880)who has herself composed some clever songs, in order that Mme MendelssohnMendelssohn Bartholdy, Cécile Sophie Charlotte (1817-1853) |4| may see the estimation in which her husband is held among the young ladies of England. I do not fear exciting her jealousy – she need dreadClarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809–1898) no rival, as I have heard from several excellent judges that sheLang, Josephine Caroline (1815-1880) is herself one of the most beautiful women in Germany. –

With Mr Clarke’s and my united regards to yourself and lovely partner believe me to be, my Dear Sir, with sentiments of esteem & admiration Your’s most sincerely Mary Victoria Clarke 
            April 14th 1838. – 69 Dean S. Soho Sqre My Dear Sir
Will you do me the favor to accept Mr Clarke’s and my own sincere congratulations on the joyful event of Mmme Mendelssohn’s having presented you with a son. We sympathised most cordially with the happiness you must have felt on the occasion, and were grateful to you for wishing to include us in your felicity, as you so kindly proved by desiring my brother Alfred in your letter, to inform us of the circumstance. We have been since grieved to hear from Mr Klingemann of Mme Mendelssohn’s subsequent illness, but I trust she is by this time restored to perfect health.
We have had some charming music as usual this year at the Philharmonic Concerts. Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony”, Beethoven’s “Eroica”, Spohr’s in C Minor, Haydn’s No 8, Beethoven’s overture to “Coriolan”, two lovely quartetts by Mozart & Beethoven, and a certain overture & the “Isles of Fingal” . This latter is an especial favorite with me. I do not know whether you may be acquainted with it. It is by a living Composer, but quite worthy of taking its place among the productions of the immortal old Masters. It is replete with deep poetical feeling, and conveys an idea of remoteness and desolation in perfect keeping with its subject. If you are not yet acquainted with its beauties, permit me to urge your immediately commencing an intimacy with it, and I will guarantee your being amply rewarded.
You will be grieved to hear of the death of Mr Attwood. He expired on the 24th of lst month, and was interred in St Paul’s Cathedral beneath the organ.
I wish, my Dear Sir, you could have witnessed the pleasure we three enjoyed the other evening from the perusal of your generated Grandfather’s celebrated letter to Lavater, which Charles suddenly discovered quoted in a book which he was reading aloud to Alfred & me. That great and noble being’s memory is quite worshipped among us. Can you inform me whether there exist any english translations of his works?
I enclose the accompanying note which I received lately from a young lady who has herself composed some clever songs, in order that Mme Mendelssohn may see the estimation in which her husband is held among the young ladies of England. I do not fear exciting her jealousy – she need dread no rival, as I have heard from several excellent judges that she is herself one of the most beautiful women in Germany. –
With Mr Clarke’s and my united regards to yourself and lovely partner believe me to be, my Dear Sir, with sentiments of esteem & admiration Your’s most sincerely
Mary Victoria Clarke          
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April 1838, Z. 3-5.</note> of M<hi rend="superscript">me</hi> Mendelssohn’s subsequent illness,<note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="single_place_comment" xml:id="note_a63f21fe-010a-4266-a4c5-132c38a79806" xml:lang="en">Mme Mendelssohn’s subsequent illness – Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy hatte vom 18. bis zum 21. 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Sinfonie Es-Dur, op. 55 (»Eroica«)</name></title>, <title xml:id="title_d9134aa4-a4d7-43b2-b616-b87facb647d5">Spohr’s in C Minor<name key="PSN0115032" style="hidden" type="author">Spohr, Louis (Ludewig) (1784–1859)</name><name key="CRT0110945" style="hidden" type="music">5. Sinfonie c-Moll, op. 102</name></title>, <title xml:id="title_be17beda-2fc7-4dd4-80aa-122a874b6eed">Haydn’s N<hi rend="superscript">o</hi> 8<name key="PSN0111789" style="hidden" type="author">Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732–1809)</name><name key="CRT0109091" style="hidden" type="music">103. Sinfonie Es-Dur, Hob. I : 103 (Mit dem Paukenwirbel)</name></title>, <title xml:id="title_b6217cef-1f35-43fe-b554-366d3292b2ed">Beethoven’s overture to “Coriolan”<name key="PSN0109771" style="hidden" type="author">Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)</name><name key="CRT0108053" style="hidden" type="music">Ouvertüre zu »Coriolan« c-Moll, op. 62</name></title>, two lovely quartetts by <title xml:id="title_4397bb7e-9b91-4ce0-ad6c-15634207304b">Mozart<name key="PSN0113466" style="hidden" type="author">Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–1791)</name><name key="CRT0110144" style="hidden" type="music">Streichquartette</name></title> &amp; <title xml:id="title_b72771d4-e2c6-4e45-b66e-95b69b2cc7fc">Beethoven<name key="PSN0109771" style="hidden" type="author">Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)</name><name key="CRT0108083" style="hidden" type="music">Streichquartette</name></title>,<note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="single_place_comment" xml:id="note_77d6756c-cbdc-4db0-b652-855c3d38969f" xml:lang="en"> two lovely quartetts by Mozart &amp; Beethoven – siehe Foster, Philharmonic Society, S. 149 f.</note> and a certain overture &amp; the <title xml:id="title_2f05ae24-857c-4c93-b8b5-cb9b0b3f918f">“Isles of Fingal”<list style="hidden" type="fmb_works_directory" xml:id="title_ekotbixe-fwvy-m8ey-jdca-dxd3hda3e2qj"> <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="overtures_and_other_orchestral_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="PRC0100363" style="hidden">Konzert-Ouvertüre Nr. 2 Die Hebriden / The Isles of Fingal (Zur einsamen Insel) h-Moll (»Fingals Höhle«), 7. August 1829 bis 16. Dezember 1830; Umarbeitung bis 20. Juni 1832<idno type="MWV">P 7</idno><idno type="op">26</idno></name></title>. This latter is an especial favorite with me. I do not know whether you may be acquainted with it. It is by a living Composer, but quite worthy of taking its place among the productions of the immortal old Masters. It is replete with deep poetical feeling, and conveys an idea of remoteness and desolation in perfect keeping with its subject. If you are not yet acquainted with its beauties, permit me to urge your<seg type="pagebreak"> |3| <pb n="3" type="pagebreak"></pb></seg>immediately commencing an intimacy with it, and I will guarantee your being amply rewarded.</p> <p>You will be grieved to hear of the death of Mr <persName xml:id="persName_7433cece-fd14-4247-b8d3-701b859e6876">Attwood<name key="PSN0109576" style="hidden" type="person">Attwood, Thomas (1765-1838)</name></persName>. He expired on the <date cert="high" when="1838-01-24" xml:id="date_27d6cbb3-6956-4300-af3f-f95cda8661c4">24<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> of l<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> month</date>, and was interred in <placeName xml:id="placeName_95891712-44e8-422b-9983-00fd432ad3b8">St Paul’s Cathedral<name key="SGH0100307" style="hidden" subtype="" type="sight">St. Paul’s Cathedral</name><settlement key="STM0100126" style="hidden" type="locality">London</settlement><country style="hidden">Großbritannien</country></placeName> beneath the organ.</p> <p>I wish, my Dear Sir, you could have witnessed the pleasure we three enjoyed the other evening from the perusal of your generated <persName xml:id="persName_5dce62ed-7773-4f36-8501-1242c3be42ea">Grandfather’s<name key="PSN0113232" style="hidden" type="person">Mendelssohn (vorh. Dessau), Moses (1729-1786)</name></persName> celebrated <title xml:id="title_23ea50b7-a532-4fc6-a230-c99cf0d50b69">letter<name key="PSN0113232" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn (vorh. Dessau), Moses (1729-1786)</name><name key="CRT0112131" style="hidden" type="literature">Schreiben an den Herrn Diaconus Lavater zu Zürich</name></title><note resp="FMBC" style="hidden" type="single_place_comment" xml:id="note_b008dd07-f222-4b4a-a29a-fb5d56363918" xml:lang="en">celebrated letter – Der Schweizer Kleriker Johann Caspar Lavater hatte Moses Mendelssohn aufgefordert, zum Christentum überzutreten. Darauf schrieb Moses Mendelssohn den von Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke erwähnten, berühmt gewordenen Antwortbrief an Lavater. Die Antwort ließ Lavater nicht nur verstummen, sondern brachte Mendelssohn großen Respekt unter den Intellektuellen der Aufklärung ein. Siehe Moses Mendelssohns Schreiben an den Herrn Diaconus Lavater zu Zürich, Berlin und Stettin 1770.</note> to <persName xml:id="persName_c5f5f408-3d6b-46e1-9afd-c0e8cfdedda9">Lavater<name key="PSN0112720" style="hidden" type="person">Lavater, Johann Caspar (1741-1801)</name></persName>, which Charles suddenly discovered quoted in a <title xml:id="title_15726dba-07b5-4740-97cb-5cf2ef66360c">book<name key="PSN0113232" style="hidden" type="author">Mendelssohn (vorh. Dessau), Moses (1729–1786)</name><name key="CRT0112131" style="hidden" type="literature">Schreiben an den Herrn Diaconus Lavater zu Zürich</name></title> which he was reading aloud to <persName xml:id="persName_5573701a-dde2-49fb-996f-19f8f348eb74">Alfred<name key="PSN0113624" style="hidden" type="person">Novello, Joseph Alfred (1810-1896)</name></persName> &amp; me. That great and noble being’s memory is quite worshipped among us. Can you inform me whether there exist any english translations of his works?</p> <p>I enclose the accompanying note which I received lately from a <persName xml:id="persName_b8d64a25-7a15-415d-8595-a1dfe75ed420">young lady <name key="PSN0112672" style="hidden" type="person">Lang, Josephine Caroline (1815-1880)</name></persName>who has herself composed some clever songs, in order that M<hi rend="superscript">me</hi> <persName xml:id="persName_6bd8e2a9-d4ab-4ddf-8ec3-daef6e892c0f">Mendelssohn<name key="PSN0113252" style="hidden" type="person">Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Cécile Sophie Charlotte (1817-1853)</name></persName><seg type="pagebreak"> |4| <pb n="4" type="pagebreak"></pb></seg>may see the estimation in which her husband is held among the young ladies of England. I do not fear exciting her <hi n="1" rend="underline">jealousy</hi> – she need <gap quantity="1" reason="deletion" unit="words"></gap> <add place="above">dread<name key="PSN0110402" resp="writers_hand" style="hidden">Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden (1809–1898)</name></add> no rival, as I have heard from several excellent judge<unclear reason="covering" resp="UT">s</unclear> that <persName xml:id="persName_0db6821a-0c39-4b93-b4b6-034b925a2577">she<name key="PSN0112672" style="hidden" type="person">Lang, Josephine Caroline (1815-1880)</name></persName> is herself one of the most beautiful women in Germany. – </p> <closer rend="left">With M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Clarke’s and my united regards to yourself and lovely partner believe me to be, my Dear Sir, with sentiments of esteem &amp; admiration </closer> <signed rend="right">Your’s most sincerely</signed> <signed rend="right">Mary Victoria Clarke</signed> </div> </body> </text></TEI>