2:1

6 January 98

Humoresque-Bagatelles, op. 11 [CNW 83], came out at Christmas. Got an invitation from Mulhouse to conduct in March or April.For more on the music festival in Mulhouse that was planned but never realised by Edgard Rueff, see 1:683. The symphony [CNW 25] and F minor quartet [CNW 56] along with 'Hymn to Love' [CNW 100] will be performed…

2:2

Carl Nielsen held a 'Composition Concert' in the smaller venue at the Concert Palace not on the 4 February, as stated in the following application, but on Thursday 3 February 1898. At this concert, Adolfa Johnsson played the Symphonic Suite for piano, op. 8,[CNW 82] Johanne Stockmarr and Anton Svendsen the Sonata for violin and piano, no. 1, op. 9 [CNW…

2:3

20 January 98

Letter yesterday from Mulhouse. The orchestra down there is said to be of 100 musicians and around 200 singers as well as possibly a children's choir for the Hymn [CNW 100]. Will have 400 Marks for travel expenses. The music festival will be at the end of March.Edgard Rueff to Carl Nielsen on 16 January 1898. Have decided to hold a Composition…

2:4

[In German:]

Dear Sir

Forgive me for sending only the proof copy of my Hymnus Amoris [CNW 100] for the time being. I have arranged for my publisher to send you material for my…

2:5

On the reverse of a page of accounts kept by his sister-in-law Lucie and with a detailed account of his loan of 754 kroner and 87 øre in all, Carl Nielsen has written:

Owe Lucie Brodersen to date 770 kroner. That is, from last summer '87, 754 kroner 87 øre and from today 15 kroner 13 øre.

Thygesminde 24 January 98
Carl Nielsen

2:6

Kolding 27 January 1898

Dear Carl!

Thank you for your acknowledgement. That it does not mention Marie's condition is a comfort to us; we dare hope you have both recovered from your cold.

I will be happy to look after the bulls. I have not neglected doing that previously either, but on my last visit I found no reason to…

2:7

Copenhagen 5 February 98

Dear Miss Johnsson!

Warmest thanks once again for your excellent performances at my concert last Thursday [See 2:2]. I know that you have won friends on this occasion and that is a great pleasure to me; for it was a pleasure to work with you and, furthermore, I have come to set great store by you…

2:8

Frederiksgade 5

5 February 98

Dear Anton Svendsen!

You have over many years done me so many favours and showed yourself to be my friend in a way that I cannot sufficiently thank you for though it is the only thing I have to offer you; for from an artistic point of view, I can offer you nothing in return. But please…

2:9

Allested 18 February 98.

Dear Carl

I long to hear how things are with Marie and the children. Well, you were not exactly feeling well yourself either.

Would you please send a few lines? I got two newspapers yesterday with reviews of your concert.

I am not feeling well, and I am sure you can imagine that it has…

2:10

Following the opening of the Danish Museum of Music History in January 1898, its founder, Angul Hammerich, held a so-called 'Historic Concert' on 5 February 1898, where some of its historical instruments were introduced. In Dannebrog 09.02.1898, the music historian Hortense Panum criticised Hammerich for having used instruments that were inauthentic or rebuilt at a later date. Angul…

2:11

 Copenhagen 6 March 98

Dear Anders Hansen!

Because I’ve had a lot of work to do, I couldn’t immediately answer your letter of 24 February. However, I can now inform you that after the 10th this month, I shall with pleasure receive your son [Thorvald Aagaard] and to the best of my ability look into his…

2:12

Written in Anne Marie’s copy of the vocal score of Hymnus Amoris [CNW 100], which appeared at the beginning of March 1898:

To my dear Marie!

These notes in praise of love are nothing when set alongside its reality, but if you will always love me then I shall strive to reach a higher expression of the strongest power in the world, and…

2:13

Friday 11 March.

Dear Carl. You call me dry, petty, selfish and vain and think I become bitter when I've been working for the common good and feel resentment when the results of my work don't benefit me alone but everyone. Are these pleasant thoughts, Carl? Is it really you who think that? Had I known what I now know a year ago, I would' never have…

2:14

[In Swedish:]

Dear friend!

Now I'm starting to think that my friends in Copenhagen are rather odd as they never let me hear from them. If the fault lies with me then, at least, my crime is not that I owe you a letter, but then I must be guilty of some other crime that warrants my being forgotten. To you I've written twice. To…

2:15

Martinsvej 9² V.

28 March 98

Dear friends.

Could we have you on Thursday? Come early, and answer immediately, then we will ask Laub and Miss Panum straight away.

I was going to see you yesterday but did not make it.

Regards from Sofie and yours…

2:16

Copenhagen 29 March 1898

To the Ministry of Church and Education!

The undersigned ventures herewith to apply to the Honourable Ministry to be awarded a large travel grant so as to be enabled to take a year's sojourn in Italy, where my intention is to study the Italian song and at the same time to use the result of these…

2:17

2:18

[In German:]

Wednesday Kolding 20 April 1898.

Dear Marie and Carl!

I am only just managing to send you our congratulations now, and doing so at the last moment before meeting Mr Steffensen, the administrator, at the train station. Firstly congratulations for Marie’s recovery and last but not…

2:19

28 April 98

Dear Axel!

Thank you for the tickets which we will avail us of with pleasure.

And thanks for the ancient laysDanske oldkvad i Sakses historie reproduced by Axel Olrik, published by Selskabet for historiske Kildeskrifters Oversættelse, Copenhagen. 1898. which…

2:20

Dear Marie

I'm happy the agreement is not yet settled, and I agree with Papa and Mama that a joint collaboration doesn't work. This year must be considered a test year. You have both learnt a lesson and so have I, and I've come to the conclusion that I can't fulfil this position the way you would like, and without mutual satisfaction it doesn't work of…

2:21

Fangel Østermark 29 June 98.

Dear Carl.

I dreamt about you last night, and I was so upset because I thought you were crying and were so unhappy, and Marie and Mother were there too, and that is why I thought of writing to you as I long so terribly to hear from you a little, and it has been such a long time since I last heard from you, and I am feeling…

2:22

Dear Axel.

Very many returns of the day. Hopefully you and Sofie are well and happy. We wish everything good and pleasant to alight on you! And we and the children all send greetings with rays of sunlight to you in the morning. May all good powers follow you and strengthen you and fill you with the courage and strength to accomplish what you do. –

2:23

Dear Axel!

Herewith also from me the best wishes for your birthday. We shall certainly be thinking of you tomorrow; it will be a Sunday so we'll all be in Sunday mood and can drink your health together. Won't you take a little run over here?…

2:24

Frederiksgade 5, 6 July 1898

My own love. How are you all? I'm doing well. The trip over here was rather monotonous. In Korsør, Mrs Lindberg and the bicycle daughter joined me. I feel so sorry for them. The daughter looks defiantly lost. She asked if it had not been long since you left. And then told me about Thorvald's father. The daughter…

2:25

Fangel Østermark 6 July 98

Dear Carl!

Just a few words to ask you whether you have written to me for a long time since I have written to you four times without receiving a reply. I wonder how that can be. I would not think they would open your letters now that they know your handwriting. If they do, would you please have someone else write on the…