BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Friday, August 11, 1826 (approximately)

Unpaid assistant Karl Holz comes to visit Beethoven, around this afternoon. He reports that violinist Ignaz Schuppanzigh is pleased that Beethoven has accepted his invitation to dinner. He has also invited the cloth merchant Johann Wolfmayer, who is an enthusiastic supporter of Beethoven. Wolfmayer will be very happy to be …