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310 1827 SCHUBERT 1827
and 'Auf der Bruck,' of the purest
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Die Post ' there is a deep vein of sadness. Schubert
have it accepted by the Kouigstadt Theatre.
FubllBbed by Haellugerj I ea No. 10 of the 'Favorite Galopa,' notice under op. 106,
Owing possibly to the delay of the Censure it
Walde,'
Schubert, proved, and justly proved, such
was nearly a year before he could begin the favourites that he had them lithographed and
composition. The MS. sketch, now in Herr published in the place. ^ The visit is further
Dumba's ooUeotion, is dated at the beginning perpetuated by the titles of the dances just
' 17 Juni 1827. ' The opera is sketched throughout,
mentioned, and by the dedication to Mme.
and he played portions of it to Bauernfeld. Paohler of op. 106, a collection of four songs,
Forty years later the sketch came into the the three already named, and the lovely ' Sylvia.
hands of Hevbeok, and he began to score it Schubert seems to have had this set of songs
after Schubert's indications— -of which there lithographed without name of place or publisher,
are plenty—but was prevented by death.
shortly after his return, on purpose for his
A correspondence had been going on for long hostess.^
between the Schubert circle at Vienna and the The journey home was a triumphal progress,
Pacliler family in Graz, the capital of Styria, and by the 27th they were back in Vienna.
as to an expedition thither by Schubert, and Schubert then wrote the second part of the
at length it was arranged for the autumn of 'Winterreise' (Nos. 13-24), completing that immortal
work. The shadows lie much darker on
this year. Carl Pachler was one of those
cultivated men of business who are such an the second than on the first part, and the "Wegweiser,'
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honour to Germany ; an advocate, and at the
'Das Wirthshaus,' 'Die Krahe,' 'Die
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head of his profession, yet not ashamed to be Nebensonnen,' and Der Leiermann,' '
are unsurpassed
an enthusiastic lover of music and musicians,
for melancholy among all the songs. Even
and proud to have them at his house and to in the extraordinary and picturesque energy of
admit them to his intimate friendship. Amongst
his circle was Anselm Hlittenbrenner, the
here only followed faithfully, as he always
brother of Schubert's friend Josef, himself an does, the character of the words.
earnest admirer of Franz, whose last visit to On Oct. 12 he wrote a little four-hand march
Vienna had been to close the eyes of his old as a souvenir for Faust Pachler, the son of his
friend Beethoven. Tlie house was open to host, a trifle interesting only from the circumstances
painters, singers, actors, and poets, 'the scene
of its composition. In the same month
of constant hospitalities, the headquarters of he composed his first PF. trio, in Bl? (op. 99),
every remarkable person visiting Graz.' Such and in November the second, in Et> (op. 100).
was the famUy whose one desire was to receive They were both written for Booklet, Schuppanzigh,
Schubert and Jenger. The journey, now accomplished
and Lincke, and were first heard in public,
in 5^ hours, was an affair of two days the one early in January, the other on March
and a night, even in the fast coach. They 26, 1828. The year was closed with an Italian
left on Sunday morning, Sept. 2, and reached cantata, dated Dec. 26, ' alia bella Irene,' in
Graz on Monday night. The next three weeks honour of Frl. Kiesewetter (afterwards Mme. Prokesch
were spent in the way which Schubert most
V. Osten), the daughter of his friend the
enjoyed, excursions and picnics by day through Hofrath, sponsor to the Gastein Symphony
a beautiful country, and at night incessant (p. 306a). It is probably more interesting for
music ;
good eating and drinking, clever men its accompaniment for two pianos than for anything
and pretty women, no fuss, a little romping,
else.
a good piano, a sympathetic audience, and no The communications with Probst of Leipzig
notice taken of him—such were the elements went on. There is a letter from him dated Jan.
of his enjoyment. The music was made mostly 15, and he himself paid a visit to Vienna later
by themselves, Schubert singing, accompanying, in the season, and made Schubert's * personal
and playing duets with Jenger, and extemporising
acquaintance, but the negotiations were not
endless dance tunes. He does not appear destined to bear fruit till next year. But a
to have composed anything of great moment proof that Schubert was making his mark in
during the visit. A galop and twelve waltzes, North Germany is afforded by a letter from
published under the titles of the ' Gratzer Roohlitz, the critic—editor of the Leipzig AUgemeine
MusiJcalische Zeitung, and a great person-
Waltzer ' (op. 91) and the Gratzer Galoppe ' ;
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three songs (op. 106, 1, 2, 3—the last a age in the musical world of Saxony—dated Nov.
particularly fine one) to words by local poets 7, 1827, proposing that Schubert should compose
and the Old Scottish ' Ballad ' by Herder (op. a poem by him, called Der ' erste Ton,' or The
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165, No. 5), were probably all that he penned first Sound,' a poem which Weber had already
during this festive fortnight ; unless perhaps set without success, and which Beethoven had
some of those exquisite little pieces published in refused. Eochlitz's letter was probably inspired
1828 and 1838 as Impromptus ' ' and Momens
' by the receipt of three of his songs set by
musicals' are the result of this time. Two Ther stood origlQAUy in Bb minor and Ab, but on republication
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songs, written a couple of years before, Im
' by Diabelll after hia death, aa op, 93, the keye were changed to Qt
minor and Gl major.
3 Compare Jenger'B letter in K.H, {11, 103j, note, with Nottebohm's
« E.H. p. 421 (ii. 107).