ABSTRACT
Jaeger seems to have been unwell during the last weeks of 1899, and early in the new year Elgar wrote anxiously to enquire after him. Jaeger replied with a long, now-lost letter which seems to have mentioned various works by the other composers he supported, including Coleridge-Taylor. But Jaeger's estimation of his latest works, the Hiawatha Overture and the Solemn Prelude, had evidently declined dramatically. Elgar agreed, and could not resist emphasizing his own efforts on behalf of the composer at Jaeger's behest.
