Ludwig van Beethoven, Brief an Joseph Varena in Graz, Wien, Anfang April 1812, Autograph
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Beethoven asks Varena to give him the performance parts for his overture to the "Ruinen von Athen" ("Ruins of Athens") op. 113, so that he can have a copy made. He promises to send everything back within eight days.
Beethoven had let Varena have the parts for a charity concert in Graz for the benefit of the nuns and their institutions.