CHAPTER IV. The Year 1806--Repetitions of “Fidelio”:

A Revision of the Book by von Breuning--Changes in the Opera--The “Leonore” Overtures--A Second Failure--Beethoven Withdraws the Opera from the Theatre--Marriage of Karl Kaspar van Beethoven--A Journey to Silesia--Beethoven Leaves Prince Lichnowsky’s Country-seat in Anger--George Thomson and His Scottish Songs--Compositions and Publications of the Year--The “Appassionata” Sonata and Rasoumowsky Quartets--Reception of the Quartets in Russia and England--The Concerto for Violin 57