A Revision of the Book by von Breuning--Changes
in the Opera--The “Leonore” Overtures--A Second
Failure--Beethoven Withdraws the Opera from the
Theatre--Marriage of Karl Kaspar van Beethoven--A
Journey to Silesia--Beethoven Leaves Prince Lichnowsky’s
Country-seat in Anger--George Thomson and
His Scottish Songs--Compositions and Publications of
the Year--The “Appassionata” Sonata and Rasoumowsky
Quartets--Reception of the Quartets in Russia and
England--The Concerto for Violin 57