Note 86 — THIRD PERIOD. PART III. [FROM 1824 till Beethoven's Death in 1827.]
Reading edition
Beethoven had already expressed himself to the same effect two years before to Hofrath Rochlitz, as may be seen in his work—"For the Friends of Music," vol. 4, page 355. I shall recur to this subject at the conclusion of the musical part of this book.