Pupp Journal Jaro 2010 - Grandhotel Pupp

HISTORIE
GESCHICHTE | HISTORY
Beethovenův koncert v Českém sále / Beethovens Konzert im Böhmischen Saal / Beethoven's concert in the Bohenmian Hall
schaftlicher Kämpfer gegen den Tyrannen
Napoleon und ein häufiger Gast von Karlsbad
Theodor Körner (l79l - l8l3) eine Buchsammlung
von 23 lyrischen Gedichten heraus, in der er die
Sprudelstadt und ihre Umgebung verherrlichte.
Eine von ihnen verehrt mit gehobenen Versen
den zarten Zauber des Tanzes im Sächsischen
Saal. Das Gedicht druckte Franz Sartori in seinem
Karlsbader Reiseführer aus dem Jahre 1817 ab.
Eine große Feier erlebten der Böhmische und der
Sächsische Saal am 3. Juli 1812, als sie selbst der
österreichische Kaiser Franz I. besichtigte, begleitet
von seiner Tochter Maria Louise, der französischen
Kaiserin. Man muss wohl nicht sagen, dass
die höchsten Gäste in den Sälen großartig willkommen
wurden. Am Abend fand zu Ehren des
Kaisers ein Festumzug von 1500 Bergleuten aus
den Bergstädten der Karlsbader Umgebung statt.
Es dauerte nicht lange und in der Konzerthalle
des Böhmischen Saales trat eine der größten
Persönlichkeiten der Weltmusikgeschichte auf. Zu
einem außergewöhnlichen Fest für den Böhmischen
Saal und das Karlsbader Musik liebende
Publikum wurde der 6. August 1812. Das Genie
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), der hier
gerade zur Kur weilte, gab hier, mit dem italienischen
Geigenspieler Giovanni Battista Polledro
aus Turin, ein Wohltätigkeitskonzert für die
Einwohner des abgebrannten Kurortes Baden bei
Wien. Beethoven und Polledro spielten die Große
Sonate und einige „freie Phantasien“. Der Eintritt
war freiwillig. Der Konzertertrag betrug 958
Gulden, was aber von weiten nicht so viel war,
wie viel Beethoven erwartete. Der enttäuschte
Meister schrieb am 12. August 1812 an seinen
Mäzen Erzherzog Rudolf, dass er in Karlsbad „ein
armes Konzert für Arme“ spielte. Während seines
Aufenthalts in Karlsbad wohnte Beethoven im Hause
Auge Gottes, an dem heute eine Gedenktafel ist.
ENGLISH
Goethe’s Pictures and Poems and
Beethoven’s Concert
It is not common knowledge that the works of
some painters and classic German poets are closely
linked with Grandhotel Pupp, specifically, with
Czech and Saxony Halls and the Alley. In 1808,
the poet and Jack of all trades from Weimar,
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), drew
a picture of Czech and Saxony Halls as viewed
from Keglevic’s Cross. Today, the outstanding
wash drawing is among the collections of Goethe’s
Memorial in Weimar. In the same year, Goethe
also drew a wash veduta of Pupp Alley. A year
before (1807), he wrote a sixain perfectly expressing
his affection and admiration for Carlsbad:
Carlsbad
What I experienced and learned there,
What budded in my soul,
What delight, what knowledge,
A far too long a confession!
May everyone enjoy themselves,
Both familiar and new!
4th August. He heard her again on 6th August
1818 at The Golden Well where she sang in a private
performance to the guests of Josef, the Prince
of Schwarzenberg, the brother of Karl Schwarzenberg,
who won the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. Admission
to her concerts at the Post Yard was two guldens.
In connection with this story, we should mention
that Goethe became so fond of The Golden Well
that he wanted to buy the house and settle in
Carlsbad for good. Due to unknown reasons,
however, he abandoned his plan. Goethe’s friend,
Elise von der Recke, confirmed his intent in her
letter of 25th July 1807: Goethe‘s intent does not
surprise me as Carlsbad may stand comparison
even with Salzburg, Tyrol, Italy, or Switzerland.
In 1811, Theodor Körner (1791-1813), a young
poet, a passionate campaigner against Napoleon,
and a frequent visitor to Carlsbad, published a
collection of 23 lyric poems celebrating the spa
and its surroundings. High-toned verses of one of
the poems laud the delicate magic of dancers at
the Saxony Hall. It was published by Franz Sartori
in his Carlsbad guide in 1817.
The Czech and Saxony Halls were witness to unprecedented
festivities on 3rd July 1812 when they
were visited by Emperor Franz I of Austria in the
company of his daughter, Marie Louise, Empress of
the French. There is, indeed, no need to mention
that the noble guests received a grand welcome at
both the halls. A gala promenade of 1,500 miners
from the mining towns surrounding Carlsbad took
place in the evening in honor of the Emperor.
Presently, the concert hall of Czech Hall hosted
one of the greatest personages of world music
history. The sixth day of August in the year 1812
became an extraordinary and remarkable day for
both Czech Hall and Carlsbad music lovers when
a charity concert for the people of the Baden spa
near Vienna, which was devastated by fire, was
given by the musical genius Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 - 1827) and Italian violinist Giovanni Battista
Polledro of Turin.
Beethoven and Polledro performed the Grand
Sonata and a number of “free fantasies.“ The fee
for admission was voluntary. The funds raised by
the concert amounted to 958 guldens, an amount
which was less than Beethoven had expected. On
12th August 1812, the disappointed Maestro wrote
to his benefactor, Archduke Rudolf, that he had
played a “poor concert for the poor“ in Carlsbad.
During his stay in Carlsbad, Beethoven resided at
God’s Eye, which today bears a memorial plaque.
Český sál, Boží oko a Alej, mědirytina z doby kolem roku 1815
Der Böhmische Saal, das Auge Gottes und die Allee, ein Kupferstich aus der Zeit um 1815
The Bohemian Hall, the God´s Eye House and the Avenue, a copperplate engraving from about 1815
On 14th August 1818, at The Golden Well house
standing next to Saxony Hall, Goethe wrote a poem
praising the art of the celebrated Italian singer,
Angelica Catalani-Valabréque (1782-1849). He
had heard her perform earlier at the Post Yard
where the soprano gave two concerts on 1st and
Goethova báseň na dnešní Goethově stezce
Goethes Gedicht auf dem heutigen Goethe Weg
Goethe's poem at the present Goethe Path
www.pupp.cz 19