Trios, piano, 405
Op. 97, B ♭ major (Archduke ), 471
Variations, piano, C minor (WoO 80), 414, 510, 546
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, piano, C major (Op. 120), 231
Wellingtons Sieg (Op. 91), 44–45, 226
“Wittgenstein” Sketchbook, 231, 268
“Wonne der Wehmuth” (Op. 83, No. 1), 88–89
Begas, Karl (1794–1854; painter), 74–75, plate 4
Bellasis, Edward (1852–1922; musicologist), 141
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801–1835; composer), 275, 359, 364, 384, 387–388, 405, 410, 483, 507, 508
Benacci & Peschier (French music publisher), 454
Benda, Franz (1709–1786; composer, violinist), 11
Bendemann, Eduard (1811–1889; painter), 236, 245, 262, 286, 292, 384, 409, 452, 512, 567
Benecke, Carl Victor (1831 or 34–1908; Cécile’s cousin and son-in-law), 436
Benecke, Elise Cornelia (Lilly) (1835–1922; Cécile’s cousin), 437
Benecke, Friedrich Wilhelm (1802–1865; Cécile’s uncle), 324, 436
Benecke, Henriette née Souchay (1807–1893; Cécile’s aunt), 323–324, 436, 455
Benecke, Johann Eduard Wilhelm (Teddy) (1835–1850; Cécile’s cousin), 437
Benecke, Marie Helene Pauline née Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1839–1897; daughter), 384, 394, 436, 620n55
Benecke family, 358, 436, 475, 529
Benedicks, Josephine née Seeligmann (d. 1834; granddaughter of Bella Salomon), 136
Benedict, Sir Julius (1804–1885; composer, conductor), 29, 33, 60, 80, 81, 244, 304, 357, 473, 566, 567
Benevoli, Orazio (1605–1672; composer), 39, 181–182, 577n84
Bennett, Sir William Sterndale (1816–1875; composer, pianist), 318, 320, 327, 328, 352, 372, 430, 464, 474, 527
Berduscheck, —— (Berlin pastor, 1847), 569
Berger, Ludwig (1777–1839; composer, pianist, teacher), 37–38, 42, 43, 58, 59, 87, 114, 118, 133, 134, 156, 158, 204, 585n77
Bériot, Charles-Auguste de (1802–1870; Belgian composer, violinist), 294, 599n57
Berlin, xxix, 3, 5, 10, 13, 17, 20, 30–32, 36, 37, 42, 43, 49, 50–51, 57, 64, 76, 80, 97, 98, 101, 118, 120, 124, 126, 127, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 139, 140, 146, 148, 156, 167, 170, 176, 178, 184, 190, 191, 194, 196, 197, 198, 211, 218, 219, 220, 221, 227, 236, 247, 253, 264, 265, 268, 269, 272, 274, 276, 284, 286, 287, 290, 298, 305, 306, 309, 314, 318, 325, 335, 352, 363, 366, 370, 371, 375, 382, 384, 391, 393, 394, 401, 403, 406, 407, 408–409, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 425, 428–429, 430, 435, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 456, 458, 464, 469, 471, 472, 483, 484, 498, 499, 500, 502, 507, 508, 510, 512, 513, 533, 540, 542, 557, 559, 564, 566, 567, 568, 569
Academy of Fine Arts, 4, 42, 76, 81, 118, 185, 192, 284, 407, 408, 429, 492
Academy of Sciences, 5
Bartholdy Meierei , 9, 14, 34, 38, 136
Cathedral, 75, 445, 457, 464–466, 469, 531
French Church, 168
Garnison Kirche, 202, 469
Hof- und Dom-Chor, 450, 453, 456, 464, 529, 569
Jerusalemskirche, 33
Marienkirche, 59, 184
Musical Academy, 408, 409, 418, 435, 445, 492
Parish Church, 202, 298
Royal Kapelle , 65, 190, 196, 418, 456
Royal Opera, 66, 103, 194, 375, 429, 456
Schauspielhaus, 79, 112, 118, 167, 420, 428, 429, 435, 458
Singakademie, 11, 17, 31, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 55, 59, 61, 71, 92, 93, 120, 123, 124, 129, 135, 148, 157, 166–167, 176, 181, 185, 187, 191, 194–195, 196, 197, 198, 232, 247, 264–265, 268, 269, 273, 363, 412, 428, 429, 435, 464, 483, 514n83, 557, 569, 577n85, 579n42
Trinity Church, 198, 201, 557, 568–569
University, 34, 147, 171, 183, 186, 192, 198, 223
Berlioz, Hector (1803–1869; composer), xx, 76, 237–239, 246, 252, 384, 448–449, 516, 539
Evenings with the Orchestra (Les soirées de l’orchestre) , 250
Harold en Italie (Op. 16), 277, 279
King Lear Overture (Op. 4), 238, 450
Lélio (Op. 14bis), 238
La Mort de Sardanapale , 237–238
Requiem (Op. 5), 450
Roméo et Juliette (Op. 17), 238, 449
Symphonie fantastique (Op. 14), 238–239, 300, 449
The Tempest (fantasy), 238
Berner, Friedrich Wilhelm (1780–1827; organist), 121
Bernus, Franz Alfred Jacob von (1808–1884; Frankfurt senator), 354, 509
Berwald, Franz (1796–1868; Swedish composer, violinist), 220–221
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von (1644–1704; composer, violinist) Missa Salisburgensis , 577n84
Bigot de Morogues, Marie née Kiené (1786–1820; pianist), 35–36
Billing, Archibald (1791–1881; physician), 275
Birch, Charlotte Ann (ca. 1815–1901; soprano), 544
Birch-Pfeiffer, Charlotte (1800–1868; actress, writer), 513–514
Birmingham, xix, 357, 403, 404, 475, 492, 524, 525, 528, 529, 537, 545, 547, plate 14
Town Hall, 357, 404, 527
Birmingham Musical Festival, 208, 350, 352, 357–358, 390, 398, 401, 403–404, 406, 492, 522, 527–529, 537, 544, 545
Bischoff, Ludwig Friedrich Christian (1794–1867; critic), 320, 376
Bismarck, Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von (1815–1898; German Chancellor), 523
Blaes, Elisa née Meerti (1817–1878; soprano), 384
Blangini, Felice (1781–1841; composer, teacher, tenor), 117
Blaze, F. H. J. See Castil-Blaze.
Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von (1742–1819; field marshal), 33, 137
Blümner, Heinrich (1765–1839; Leipzig Gewandhaus director), 395, 406
Blume, Heinrich (1788–1856; singer), 168
Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313–1375; poet), 390, 484
Boccherini, Luigi (1743–1805; composer), 35
Bock, Gustav (1813–1863; Berlin music publisher), 569
Böckh, Philipp August (1785–1867; classicist), 171, 420, 421, 422
Börne, Ludwig (1786–1837; political writer), 126, 252, 292
Böttger, Adolf (1815–1870; librettist, poet), 411, 425
Boguslawski, Wilhelm von (1803–1874; law clerk), 126
Boieldieu, Adrien (1775–1834; composer), 140
Bonaparte, Jérôme (1784–1860; King of Westphalia), 126
Bonds, Mark Evan (b. 1954; musicologist), 400
Bonn, 16, 217, 250, 262, 285, 287, 325, 327, 355, 414, 436, 498, 515, 536
Bonnet, Charles (1720–1793; Swiss philosopher), 6
Bopp, Franz (1791–1867; philologist), 171
Boswell, James (1740–1795; Scottish biographer), 137
Bote & Bock (Berlin music publisher), 523, 530, 533. See also Bock.
Botgorschek, Caroline (1815–1875; contralto), 365
Botstein, Leon (b. 1946; musicologist, conductor), xxii, xxvi, xxviii, 556, 603n38
Boucher, Alexandre-Jean (1778–1861; violinist), 73, 80, 143
Bousquet, Georges (1818–1854; composer), 403
Bovy, Antoine (1795–1877; engraver), 139
Boyce, William (1711–1779; composer), 204, 266
Boyman, Boyman (English correspondent), 475
Bradbury, William Batchelder (1816–1868; hymnist) The Alpine Glee Singer , 536, 566
Brady, Nicholas (1659–1726; clergyman, poet) New Version of the Psalms of David , 373
Braham, John (1774–1856; tenor), 403
Brahms, Johannes (1833–1897; composer), 241, 328, 389, 413
Academic Festival Overture (Op. 80), 439
Quartet, piano, No. 3, C minor (Op. 60), 496, 497
Sonata, clarinet, E ♭ major (Op. 120, No. 2), 416
Sonata, piano, No. 1, C major (Op. 1), 413
Symphonies: No. 2, D major (Op. 73), 270, 271 ; No. 4, E minor (Op. 98), 116
Variations on a Theme of Haydn, B ♭ major (Op. 56a), 116
Braunschweig. See Brunswick.
Breidenstein, Heinrich Carl (1796–1876; composer, conductor, scholar), 285
Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig music publisher), 127, 227, 254, 284, 285, 303, 315, 329, 360, 362, 366, 372, 375, 377, 384, 390, 398, 405, 411, 454, 478, 487, 516, 520, 530, 558–559, 566
Brendel, Franz (1811–1868; music critic, editor), xxiii, xxv, 424, 510, 539
Brentano, Bettina. See Arnim.
Brentano, Clemens (1778–1842; author), 37–38, 79, 119, 228, 310
Breslau, 121, 126, 384, 394
Broadley, Charles Bayles (1800/1–1866; student of Moscheles), 404, 407
Broadwood (English piano makers), 134, 148, 216, 357, 564
Brockhaus, Friedrich (1800–1865; Leipzig publisher), 444
Brockhaus, Heinrich (1804–1874; Leipzig publisher), 304–305, 335, 390, 409, 448, 508
Brühl, Count Carl Friedrich Moritz Paul von (1772–1837; Berlin Theater Intendant), 77, 167, 168
Brumel, Antoine (ca. 1460–?1512/13; composer), 517
Brun, Frederike Sophie Christiane née Münter (1765–1835; writer), 114
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom (1806–1859; engineer), 209, 356
Brunel, Sir Marc Isambard (1769–1849; engineer), 209, 282
Brunel, Mary Elizabeth née Horsley (1813–1881; wife of I.K.), 283, 289, 356
Brunswick Music Festival (1839), 376, 382–383
Bülow, Baron Hans von (1830–1894; conductor, pianist), 397, 511
Bünau, Henriette Eleonore née Grabau (1805–1852; singing teacher), 451
Bugler, Franz (art historian, painter), 194
Bull, Ole (1810–1880; Norwegian composer, violinist), 253, 405, 409
Bulwer (later Bulwer-Lytton), Sir Edward (1803–1873; English novelist and M.P.), 438
Bunn, Alfred (1796?-1860; London impresario), 540–541
Bunsen, Baron Christian Karl Josias von (1791–1860; diplomat), 235, 236, 407, 438, 472, 546
Bunsen, Baroness Frances (1791–1876; wife of C. K. J.), 477, 546
Burgmüller, Norbert (1810–1836; composer, pianist), 296
Burns, Robert (1759–1796; poet), 413, 443, 476, 484
Busolt, J. E. (fl. 1822–1831; bass at the Berlin Royal Opera), 196
Busoni, Ferrucio (1866–1924; composer, pianist), 389
Butler, Samuel (1835–1902; novelist) The Way of All Flesh , xxv, 246
Buxton, Edward (fl. 1840s; English wool merchant, music publisher), 389, 390, 396, 469, 537, 542, 558
Byron, George Gordon, Baron (1788–1824; poet), 76, 83, 233, 237, 238, 283, 301–302, 327, 484, 493
Cadenbach, Rainer (b. 1944; musicologist), 104
Cäcilienverein. See Frankfurt.
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro (1600–1681; dramatist), 272, 297
Cambridge, Adolphus Frederick, Duke of (1774–1850), 474, 544
Cambridge, Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa, Duchess of (1797–1889), 544
Capri, 188, 244, 245
Caradori-Allan, Maria (1800–1865; soprano), 294, 327, 525
Carissimi, Giacomo (1605–1674; composer), 231
Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757–1828), 83, 86, 87
Carlsbad Decrees (1819), 49, 50, 183
Carlyle, Thomas (1795–1881; essayist), 227
Carus, Carl Gustav (1789–1869; Leipzig physician), 485
Casper, Johann Ludwig (1796–1864; librettist, pathologist), 65–69, 79, 90, 98, 124, 125
Cassel, 98, 147, 219, 296, 298, 521
Castil-Blaze (François-Henri-Joseph Blaze, 1784–1857; critic, translator), 145
Catholic Emancipation Act (Great Britain, 1829), 209
Cecilia, Saint (2nd or 3rd cent.; martyr), 22, 103, 120, plate 6
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547–1616; novelist), 53, 126, 144, 145, 168, 169, 170, 275, 325, 484
Chamisso, Adelbert von (1781–1838; writer), 227, 574n73
Chamonix, 100, 247, 440, 582n77
Chappell, William (1809–1888; music publisher), 358
Charles X, King of France (1757–1836), 140, 237, 238, 304
Cherubini, Luigi (1760–1842; composer), 17, 140–141, 143, 144, 164, 220, 253, 295, 296, 297, 300, 304, 308, 309, 315, 364, 366, 388, 425, 441, 516, 528
Chézy, Helmina von (1783–1856; librettist, poet), 19, 171, 455, 559–560
Childe, James Warren (1780–1862; miniaturist), 209
Chladni, Ernst-Florenz-Friedrich (1756–1827; acoustician), 81
Choiseul-Praslin, Charles, Duke of (1805–1847), 19–20
Choiseul-Praslin, Fanny née Sebastiani, Duchess of (1807–1847), 19–20
Chopin, Frédéric François (1810–1849; composer, pianist), 187, 253, 295, 298, 300, 307, 308, 326, 363, 377, 383, 532, 546
Andante spianato , G major (Op. 22), 308
Ballades, piano: No. 1, G minor (Op. 23), 351; No. 4, F minor (Op. 52), 486
Concerto, piano, No. 1, E minor (Op. 11), 253
Etudes, piano, 512; Op. 10, 308, 360, 371
Mazurka, piano, B ♭ major (Op. 7, No. 1), 300
Prelude, piano, C# minor (Op. 45), 414
Variations on “Là ci darem la mano,” piano and orchestra (Op. 2), 307
Chorley, Henry Fothergill (1808–1872; critic), 382, 383, 384, 385, 391, 401, 404, 517, 527, 528, 541, 547, 560, 561
Christanell, Anton (1801–1882; Tyrolean music dilettante), 365
Christern, Karl (b. 1812; composer, editor), 414
Chrysander, Friedrich (1826–1901; musicologist), 300, 476
Cimarosa, Domenico (1749–1801; composer), 69, 528, 539
Cinti-Damoreau, Laure (1801–1863; soprano), 599n57
Clarus, Johann Christian August (1774–1854; Leipzig physician), 565
Clementi, Muzio (1752–1832; composer, pianist), 37, 58, 114, 133, 204, 231, 614n89
Clementi (piano makers), 37, 203, 204
Coblenz, 177, 326, 355
Cohen, Hermann (“Puzzi”) (1821–1871; Liszt protégé and manager), 392
Cologne, 22, 177, 192, 219, 280, 285–286, 295, 305, 317, 352, 355, 358, 360, 365, 418, 436, 514, 516, 520, 560
Comte, August (1798–1857; philosopher), 203
Constant, Benjamin (1767–1830; novelist, statesman), 19, 177, 574n93
Continuo, 61, 157, 304, 327, 412, 476
Cooper, James Fenimore (1789–1851; American novelist), 448, 493
Cooper, John Michael (musicologist), 389
Cornega, Nina (b. 1795; contralto, singing teacher), 112
Cornelius, Peter von (1783–1867; painter), 15, 228, 407, 412
Corpus Christi (feast), 228, 296, 493, 517, 595n7
Correggio (Antonio Allegri da Correggio, 1494–1534; painter), 209
Costa, Sir Michael (1808–1884; conductor), 541, 545
Cottrau, Jules (author, musical amateur), 245
Coventry, Charles (d. 1856; music publisher), 478, 479
Coventry & Hollier (music publisher), 373, 478, 487
Cramer, Franz (1772–1848; violinist, brother of J. B.), 204
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