Simultaneously with the appearance in the sketch-books of motives for the Ninth Symphony, another is projected, as was the case when composing his previous ones, which generally appeared in pairs, as already noted.  A wealth of ideas flowed in on him while engaged on any great work, much of which, when not available for the one, could be utilized on the other.  While working on the Mass in D, he had in mind composing another mass, as is evidenced by the following memorandum in the sketches of the Agnus Dei:  “Das Kyrie in der neuen Messe bloss mit blasenden Instrumenten und Orgel.” (The Kyrie in the new Mass only with wind instruments and organ.) The new Symphony was to be religious in character, and was projected on a broader scale even than the Ninth.  A memorandum on the subject of the Tenth Symphony appears in the sketch-books of the latter part of the year 1818.  It is as follows:  “The orchestra (violins, etc.) to be increased tenfold, for the last movements, the voices to enter one by one.  Or the Adagio to be in some manner repeated in the last movements.  In the Allegro, a Bacchic festival."[C] His labors, however, on the Mass and Ninth Symphony had so exhausted him that no strength was left for this great work, and no part of it was even drafted.  Later he thought to substitute a shorter work, something which would not have taxed him so much physically.  He then makes the memorandum, “also instead of a new Symphony, an overture on Bach.”  Sehr fugirt (greatly fugued.)

[C] Nottebohm’s Zweite Beethoveniana.

Now that the concerts were over and summer approaching, Beethoven’s thoughts turned to the country.  A comfortable house was secured for him at Schoenbrun on the bank of the river, but his stay here was short.  A bridge near the house made it possible to obtain a good view of the master, and it soon got to be the custom for people to station themselves on it and watch for his appearance.  He stood the ordeal for three weeks, and then fled to his beloved Baden, where he appears to have been safe from such annoyances.

CHAPTER XV

CAPACITY FOR FRIENDSHIP

Genius lives essentially alone.  It is too rare to find its like
with ease, and too different from the rest of men to be their
companion. 

          
                                                                                              —­SCHOPENHAUER.

For many years Beethoven had not been on speaking terms with the friend of his youth, Stephen von Breuning.  The year 1815, which had cost him his brother Karl, also deprived him of Stephen’s friendship.  Two versions are given as to the cause of the quarrel which estranged them.  One is that Stephen had warned him not to trust his brother Karl in money matters.  Another, and probably the correct one, is that Stephen endeavored to dissuade the master from adopting the young Karl in event of his brother’s