CHAPTER XVI. The Year 1816--A Commission from the Gesellschaft

der Musikfreunde--Guardianship of Nephew Karl--Giannatasio del Rio--Beethoven’s Music in London--The Philharmonic Society--Three Overtures Composed, Bought and Discarded--Birchall and Neate--The Erdödys--Fanny Giannatasio--“An die ferne Geliebte”--Major-General Kyd--Accusations against Neate--Letters to Sir George Smart--Anselm Hüttenbrenner--The Year’s Productions 329