9. Honoring Beethoven in Bonn

Beethoven did not live long enough to celebrate his 75th birthday, but the city of Bonn marked the occasion by erecting a Beethoven monument in the Münsterplatz. In August 1845, thousands of Europeans gathered in Bonn to witness the unveiling of the statue and attend the concerts and other festivities. But it was a project fraught with funding difficulties, a fair amount of chaos, and many bruised egos. This part of the "Beethovens on the Rhine" exhibition recounts the colorful and sometimes humorous history of this event.

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The Beethovens on the Rhine: Exploring Beethoven's Love of Nature

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Total items: 21
Size: unknown
Resource Type: Collection
Contributor: Buurman, Erica (curator):::::::::
Subjects: Bonn -- Germany
mid 19th century

List of items in this collection
	Title	Date Added	Visibility
	Friedrich Kalkbrenner		Public
	J. Moscheles This work also belongs to: Portraits of other people		Public
	Sigismond Thalberg		Public
	Beethoven Monument in Bonn This work also belongs to: Beethoven in Sculpture		Public
	The inauguration ceremonies on August 12, 1845		Public
	Beethoven monument in Bonn by Hähnel This work also belongs to: Beethoven in Sculpture		Public
	Music Reliefs from the Beethoven monument in Bonn: The imagination. Church music. The symphony. Dramatic music This work also belongs to: Beethoven in Sculpture		Public
	Beethoven monument in Bonn This work also belongs to: Beethoven in Sculpture		Public
	Inauguration of the statue of Beethoven at Bonn This work also belongs to: Beethoven in Sculpture		Public
	Lola Montez (1818–1861)		Public

9. Honoring Beethoven in Bonn

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