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 Bonn:
the statue of Ludwig van Beethoven |
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Franz Liszt is responsible for this statue of Beethoven at Bonn. He contributed not only financially and personally but also organised concerts from which the funds were put towards the statue. The statue was cast by the Nuremberg founder Jakob Daniel Burgschmiet. For the unveiling, Franz Liszt composed and conducted his "Cantata for the inauguration of the Beethoven Monument".
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The statue was installed on the Münsterplatz,on August 12th 1845. This statue in bronze is the work of Ernst Julius Hähnel. Extremely expressive, the statue represents the composer inspired and ready to write down the fruits of his inspiration.
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symbols of the four types of music: instrumental music, symphonic music, sprititual music and opera. |
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| East side (front): Instrumental music |
South side (left): Spiritual music |
West side (behind): Symphonic music |
North side (right): Opera |
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| Many
thanks to Hannah SALTER for her translation
of this page from French into English © Dominique PREVOT |
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