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currentmusicology-4941	Gibbs, Christopher H.	Writing Under the Influence? Salieri and Schubert’s Early Opinion of Beethoven	2003	28	.pdf	application/pdf	12317	723	67	Salieri and Schubert's Early Opinion of Beethoven Christopher H. Gibbs To Ludwig van Beethoven From his worshipper and admirer Franz Schubert In 1822, Schubert dedicated his Variations on a French Theme for Piano Four-Hands, Op. Salieri's letter of recommendation, written in Italian, may not come across as a ringing endorsement, but it was intended simply to convey that after interviewing the candidates he considered Schubert the best among them, and therefore found it unnecessary to administer an examination confirming his musical abilities: I, the undersigned, assert that I support the application of Franz Schubert (Deutsch 1946:54) .17	cache/currentmusicology-4941.pdf	txt/currentmusicology-4941.txt