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Waldstein's silhouette and entry in Beethoven's album from 1792

Facsimile of the silhouette portrait of Count von Waldstein and his handwritten entry in Beethoven's album from 1792, before Beethoven departed from Bonn for Vienna.
Date
  • 1995
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Form of original
  • img/jp2
Digitization note
  • Reproduction from the facsimile published by the Beethoven-Haus, Bonn, in 1995 [ML410.B1A63 B72 1995].
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Date created
  • 2020-11-17
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Identifier
  • Waldstein_album
  • islandora:3597
Notes
  • According to Wegeler, it was Waldstein who arranged for Beethoven to be sent to Vienna in 1792 in order to study composition with Haydn. Before Beethoven left, Waldstein wrote a prophetic inscription in Beethoven’s Stammbuch, an album containing farewell messages from his friends in Bonn: “Dear Beethoven! You are going now to Vienna in fulfilment of your long-frustrated wishes. The Genius of Mozart is still mourning and weeping over the death of her pupil. She found a refuge but no occupation with the inexhaustible Haydn; through him she wishes to form a union with another. With the help of assiduous labor you shall receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands. Your true friend, Waldstein.”
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  • 6 x 16.5 inches
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  • This work may not be in the public domain and may be protected by copyright laws of the country of the copyright holder.

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