ABSTRACT
One result of the financial entanglements into which Ludwig van Beethoven had got himself was the appointment of his brother Johann Beethoven as a kind of business agent. Beethoven, already in debt to his friend Brentano, Steiner and other publishers, borrowed further from Johann, placing in his hands the sale of all manuscripts, finished and unfinished—subject, of course, to the composer's advice. The relation of a great composer to his contemporaries is always a matter of interest, so mention should be made of a meeting that took place in 1822 between Beethoven and Rossini. That the two met was denied by Schindler and other biographers, but later evidence shows that Rossini was introduced to Beethoven by Carpani the Italian poet. The end of the year saw the final touches put to the Mass, and good progress made with the ninth Symphony. Some string quartets also seem to have been sketched.
