Well, good, I'm glad that despite the inevitable historical boo-boos, it's got information you had been looking for!
but I'll forgive Exner for not knowing that since it's outside her main subject.
Alas, rheinsberg did not exist in 2010 as a reference for dissertation writers. ;)
More seriously, I noticed she's in the department of music, not the department of history.
Which reminds me, one of these very busy days maybe you or me should collect all the Austrian marriage intrigue quotes together with Katte's interrogation statements for a separate Rheinsberg entry to demonstrate something which no biographer has clued into about one of Katte's motivations.
Us and our original research. :D I've put it on my list.
She says that Ledebur says Fredersdorf met Fritz some time before 1734 when visiting Frankfurt an der Oder with his father, and is basing that on Manger. I don't know about Ledebur, but I do know about Manger, who does not mention "with his father" nor "before 1734" at all but has the student Christmas concert for Fritz of 1731 in Frankfurt an der Oder variation
I noticed!
Okay, so I checked out Ledebur, and I think she's misreading it (unless my German sucks): it says that as Fritz was traveling through Frankfurt a.d.O. (no date), there was a concert and he met Fredersdorf, liked him, summoned him the next day, and asked Schwerin for him. Then when Fritz and FW were traveling to the Rhine in 1734 (this is the Philipsburg campaign, cahn), Fredersdorf was taken along, and acquitted himself so well that Fritz made him valet and gave him Zernikow (either chronological nonsense on Ledebur's part or very poor German reading on my part). Now, I have read that Fredersdorf worked his way up, from lackey and musician to valet (and musician), so if he was only valet in 1734, that makes as much sense as anything (notice how cahn and I both played with his job role in Christmas 1733), but, if that's riding on mid-19th century Ledebur's account, then I don't consider him reliable enough for that.
Also of interest: Fredersdorf was a musician and son of a musician, but because he was so tall and well-built/well-grown? (gut gewachsen), he had to serve in the army!
Also, he was so intelligent that his 1750 trip to Paris, which was supposed to be for his health, was rumored to be a diplomatic mission! I thought he went for art purposes, but given Fritz and Fredersdorf's relationship, their secrecy and Fritz's paranoia, and Fritz's disastrous Algarotti mission, maybe he said, "Go and check out some art for me, and while you're there, keep your eyes and ears open." But to be clear, Ledebur isn't saying he was sent on a diplomatic mission, just that there were rumors to this effect, which I totally believe!
Also, reports that Fritz was supposed to have had tears in his eyes when he got the report of Fredersdorf's death in Dresden (was he in Dresden? I would have to check, I thought he was in Silesia, but he did move around a lot). I mean, I believe he did! I just want to know our source.
Ledebur's footnote says this is mostly based on Manger, but reports König's version as well.
Will get this in the library later today! (Note that I am reading the German quickly on an empty stomach, so accuracy may be worse than usual. ;) Otoh, the font is surprisingly not terrible!)
Re: the Bach dedication - that's a slight misreading of both Exner on your part and possibly by Exner.
That's totally what I thought it said, so thank you for clarifying the German for me. Still cool!
And that also gives us a glimpse at Fredersdorf's post 1740 feelings about music in addition to having to hire and fire musicians for Fritz.
Music diss
but I'll forgive Exner for not knowing that since it's outside her main subject.
Alas,
More seriously, I noticed she's in the department of music, not the department of history.
Which reminds me, one of these very busy days maybe you or me should collect all the Austrian marriage intrigue quotes together with Katte's interrogation statements for a separate Rheinsberg entry to demonstrate something which no biographer has clued into about one of Katte's motivations.
Us and our original research. :D I've put it on my list.
She says that Ledebur says Fredersdorf met Fritz some time before 1734 when visiting Frankfurt an der Oder with his father, and is basing that on Manger. I don't know about Ledebur, but I do know about Manger, who does not mention "with his father" nor "before 1734" at all but has the student Christmas concert for Fritz of 1731 in Frankfurt an der Oder variation
I noticed!
Okay, so I checked out Ledebur, and I think she's misreading it (unless my German sucks): it says that as Fritz was traveling through Frankfurt a.d.O. (no date), there was a concert and he met Fredersdorf, liked him, summoned him the next day, and asked Schwerin for him. Then when Fritz and FW were traveling to the Rhine in 1734 (this is the Philipsburg campaign, cahn), Fredersdorf was taken along, and acquitted himself so well that Fritz made him valet and gave him Zernikow (either chronological nonsense on Ledebur's part or very poor German reading on my part). Now, I have read that Fredersdorf worked his way up, from lackey and musician to valet (and musician), so if he was only valet in 1734, that makes as much sense as anything (notice how
Also of interest: Fredersdorf was a musician and son of a musician, but because he was so tall and well-built/well-grown? (gut gewachsen), he had to serve in the army!
Also, he was so intelligent that his 1750 trip to Paris, which was supposed to be for his health, was rumored to be a diplomatic mission! I thought he went for art purposes, but given Fritz and Fredersdorf's relationship, their secrecy and Fritz's paranoia, and Fritz's disastrous Algarotti mission, maybe he said, "Go and check out some art for me, and while you're there, keep your eyes and ears open." But to be clear, Ledebur isn't saying he was sent on a diplomatic mission, just that there were rumors to this effect, which I totally believe!
Also, reports that Fritz was supposed to have had tears in his eyes when he got the report of Fredersdorf's death in Dresden (was he in Dresden? I would have to check, I thought he was in Silesia, but he did move around a lot). I mean, I believe he did! I just want to know our source.
Ledebur's footnote says this is mostly based on Manger, but reports König's version as well.
Will get this in the library later today! (Note that I am reading the German quickly on an empty stomach, so accuracy may be worse than usual. ;) Otoh, the font is surprisingly not terrible!)
Re: the Bach dedication - that's a slight misreading of both Exner on your part and possibly by Exner.
That's totally what I thought it said, so thank you for clarifying the German for me. Still cool!
And that also gives us a glimpse at Fredersdorf's post 1740 feelings about music in addition to having to hire and fire musicians for Fritz.
Yesss. <3