The Marriage Letters of Joseph Deym and Josephine Brunsvik-Deym Documents from Beethoven's Milieu 1799–1804 Steblin, Rita

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steblin, Rita, Author.

Series:

Wiener Veröffentlichungen zur Musikwissenschaft 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

marriage letters.

Joseph Deym.

Josephine Brunsvik-Deym.

Beethoven.

musicology.

Local Subjects:

marriage letters.

Joseph Deym.

Josephine Brunsvik-Deym.

Beethoven.

musicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (500 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wien Hollitzer Verlag 2025

Biography/History:

Rita Steblin (1951–2019) studied musicology in Canada and the U.S.A., and harpsichord and performance practice at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Vienna. Her research centred on the life and works of Schubert and Beethoven. Her books include "Die Unsinnsgesellschaft. Franz Schubert, Leopold Kupelwieser und ihr Freundeskreis" and "Beethoven in the Diaries of Johann Nepomuk Chotek".

Summary:

Countess Josephine Brunsvik-Deym-Stackelberg was the woman Beethoven loved, his "only beloved," his "everything," and the "angel of my heart." Nowhere does she come more vividly to life than in the 107 surviving letters that Josephine and her first husband, Count Joseph Deym exchanged between 1800 and 1803. They reveal the day-to-day concerns and social circumstances of a young wife and mother of noble birth, highly intelligent and musical, in the early nineteenth century. Joseph was a famous entrepreneur and wax-figure artist, and the Deym house on Rotenturmtor was Vienna's largest tourist attraction. The richly annotated first edition of the marriage letters is rounded off by official documents and letters concerning the Deym's wedding and Joseph's death. Beethoven, who was Josephine's piano teacher for several years and often performed in er Viennese home, is mentioned repeatedly in other Brunsvik family letters of these years, here edited in English translation together with the memoirs of Josephine's elder sister Therese. Two final chapters provide detailed biographical material on Joseph Deym and his wax museum, and on the Brunsvik family.

Contents:

Foreword (by David Hiley) Acknowledgements Introduction List of Figures and Tables Sigla and Frequently Used Abbreviations 1. THE SURVIVING MARRIAGE LETTERS OF JOSEPHINE AND JOSEPH DEYM, 1800 TO 1803 Editorial Principles Marriage Letters in 1800 (No. 1) Marriage Letters in 1801 (Nos. 2–14) Marriage Letters in 1802 (Nos. 15–63) Marriage Letters in 1803 (Nos. 64–107) Concluding Remarks on Josephine's Character 2. DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE MARRIAGE OF JOSEPHINE AND JOSEPH DEYM, 1799 TO 1804 Joseph's Request to be Awarded the Title of "k. k. Kämmerer" (Doc. 1) Josephine's Conquest in Vienna, an Anonymous Attempt in Buda to Halt the Deym Marriage, and the Wedding in Martonvásár on 29 July 1799 (Docs. 2–8) Letters by Joseph and Josephine in Anna Brunsvik's Estate in H-Bol (Docs. 9–12) After the Birth of Viky Deym: Disagreements Between Joseph Deym and Anna Brunsvik (Docs. 13–17) Items Involving the Death of Joseph on 27 January 1804 in Prague (Docs. 18–22) After Josephine's Return to Vienna: February to April 1804 (Docs. 23–25) Concluding Note: Beethoven Courts the Widow Josephine Deym 3. BEETHOVEN IN THERESE BRUNSVIK'S MEMOIRS AND IN BRUNSVIK FAMILY LETTERS, 1799 TO 1803 Therese Brunsvik's Memoirs, Begun in 1846, as Published by La Mara in 1909 References to Beethoven in 79 Brunsvik Family Letters, 1799 to 1803 Time Line for Beethoven and Josephine Brunsvik-Deym, 1799 to 1803 4. BIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH DEYM ALIAS JOSEPH MÜLLER (1752–1804) Joseph Deym's Military Career, and a Duel? When Did Müller/Deym Arrive Back in Vienna? Müller's Court Case in 1788 Involving a Musical Clock Müller/Deym's Advertisements in the Wiener Zeitung (WZ) Bedroom of the Graces Newly Reorganized Gallery: Antique and Modern Rooms Müller Receives the Title of "k. k. Hofstatuar" in 1795 Müller's Proposal to Construct a New Gallery on the Rotenturmstraße Müller's Three Foster Daughters 5. THE FAMILY OF JOSEPHINE BRUNSVIK-DEYM-STACKELBERG (1779–1821) Important Relatives Josephine's Eight Children Suggestions for Future Research on Josephine Brunsvik-Deym-Stackelberg APPENDICES Appendix 1 Müller/Deym's Guide to his Art Gallery by C. M. A. in 1797 Appendix 2 Deym Marriage Letters and Insertions (Chapter 1) Appendix 3 Documents and Letters about the Deym Marriage (Chapter 2) Appendix 4 References to Beethoven in Brunsvik Family Letters (Chapter 3) Bibliography Index Rita Steblin – Biography and Publications

ISBN:

3-99094-228-X

OCLC:

1512349146

Publisher Number:

9783990942284