AGE 26 THROUGH AGE 27 - [1797]
HAYDN YEARS [1794 - 1799]
WORKS CREATED
| op 6: Sonata for piano duet in D | |
| op 7: Sonata #4 in Eb | Ded. to Countess Keglevics, a student of his [Man of his word p26?] (early) |
| op 8: Serenade for viola, violin and cello in D | (early) |
| op 49 #1 Sonata #19 in g (2 movements) | ? possibly composed 1796 ? |
| op 51#1: Rondo in C | |
| WoO 13: 12 German Dances in D, bB, G, D, F, bB, D, G, bE, C, A, D | |
| WoO 122: Song, "Friegslied der Osterreicher" | |
| Hess 87: Piano arrangement of March in bB - WoO 29 for 6 wind instruments. | |
| Hess 276 "Herr Graf, ich komme zu fragen" |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
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DATE
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LIFE NOTES
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OTHER NOTES
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| Jan | Beethoven performed at a concert given by Andreus and Bernhard Romberg who were visiting Vienna from Bonn. | |
| Feb | op 5 Cello Sonatas and op46 Adelaide published | |
| Early | op 6 and op 7 Sonatas and op 8 Seranade composed | |
| Apr | Variations WoO 71 published and ded. To Countess Brown (for which Count had given Beethoven a horse which he rode only a few times - see 1796). | |
| Apr 6 | 1st performance of Quintet op16 | |
| May - late | Wrote to Wegeler that he was doing well. | |
| Summer | Serious illness (? resulting in hearing loss?) | |
| Oct 1 |
Wrote warm notes in Lorenz von Breuning's album as he was about to leave Vienna for return to Bonn: "The truth exists for the wise, Beauty for a feeling heart! They belong to one another. Dear, good Breuning! Never shall I forget the time I spent wioth you in Bonn and here. Continue to be my friend and you will find me ever the same. Vienna, October 1, 1797 Your true friend L.v. Beethoven" [Anderson I; letter #21; p27] |
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| Oct | op 6, 7, 8 published | |
| Nov | Dances WoO 7,8 again used for Ball at the Gessellshaft der bildenden Kunstler - same as 2 years earlier. | |
| Dec 23 | WoO 28 'La ci Darem' (from Mozart's Don Giovanni) Variations performed |