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You can have no idea of the effect of that aria with instruments; you may not think so when you see it, but it ought to be sung by a Madlle. Weber! Pray, give it to no one, for that would be most unfair, as it was written solely for her, and fits her like a well-fitting glove. Kaisersheim, Dec. 18, 1778. I ARRIVED here safely on Sunday the 13th, God be praised!
You see how strong my inclination must be for this kind of composition. Of course Herr von Gemmingen is the poet. The duodrama is called "Semiramis." Next Wednesday I set off, and do you know how I travel? With the worthy prelate, the Bishop of Kaisersheim.
But I beg you not to think so, for how could I write so beautifully if I were dead?" Nearly a year later he writes to her regretting that he could not have her visit him at Kaisersheim, and begging her to meet him in Munich. He had planned that his cousin should "have a great part to play in this meeting with Aloysia."
I have far too sensitive a heart. In the mean time, I must tell you that the day before I left Kaisersheim I received the sonatas; so I shall be able to present them myself to the Electress. In which case I feel convinced, quite convinced, that you would not only be satisfied I should do so, but would yourself advise it.
Kaisersheim, Dec. 23, 1778. I write to you in the greatest haste, and in the deepest sorrow and remorse, and with the determined purpose to tell you that it is my intention to set off to-morrow to Munich. I would, I assure you, gladly have gone to Augsburg, but the prelate was resolved to claim me, for which you cannot blame me. It is my loss, so don't be cross.
I don't think your idea about the sonatas at all good; even if I do not get them, I ought to leave Munich forthwith. Then you advise my not being seen at court; to a man so well known as I am here such a thing is impossible. But do not be uneasy. I received my sonatas at Kaisersheim; and, as soon as they are bound, I mean to present them to the Electress. The 1st.
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