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Kaspar Karl van Beethoven, Brief an Franz Alexander Pössinger, Wien, erstes Halbjahr 1803, Autograph

Beethoven-Haus Bonn, BH 148

Franz Alexander Pössinger (c. 1767-1827) was a violinst and viola player in the Viennese court orchestra. Amongst his contemporaries he was known in particular for his numerous arrangements of successful works by other composers for string chamber ensembles. In this letter Kaspar Karl van Beethoven gives him permission to arrange Beethoven's op. 43 for string quartet, which was published by Artaria in summer 1803.

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