Post by Citroen on Dec 18, 2020 21:10:08 GMT 12
Celebrating a few days late, Beethoven's 250th anniversary. He was probably born 16th, but definitely baptised 17th Dec, 1770. "Over a 45-year career, Beethoven wrote more than 700 works, including nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas and one opera. Amazingly, Beethoven continued composing even though, in his late 20s, he began losing his hearing. The ringing in his ears became so painful that he stuffed them with cotton and avoided going out in public."
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Post by colinf on Dec 18, 2020 21:22:30 GMT 12
We visited Vienna in 2006 for Mozart’s 250th anniversary. The bus tour took us past Beethoven’s old residence. Disappointingly it’s now a McDonalds.
AMR-iFi R&D
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 19, 2020 9:15:47 GMT 12
Michael Houston's Beethoven Birthday concert in Auckland this week, was glowingly reviewed by William Dart.
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