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Offline pianistimo

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beethoven manuscript sold for 2.3 million
on: December 20, 2005, 04:08:29 PM
here's an article on a recent sale of a newly discovered manuscript of beethoven's 'grosse fuge.'  interesting how much it sold for!

www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1522653.htm

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Re: beethoven manuscript sold for 2.3 million
Reply #1 on: December 20, 2005, 06:30:20 PM
hahah, if Beethoven could've known. What else was neat is that Beethoven made notes in a red crayon :D I wonder if he owned a pair of crayola safety scissors?

...A piano duet arrangement, hopefully that eventually finds its way to recording, I'd like to hear that.

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Re: beethoven manuscript sold for 2.3 million
Reply #2 on: December 20, 2005, 06:47:59 PM
hahah, if Beethoven could've known. What else was neat is that Beethoven made notes in a red crayon :D I wonder if he owned a pair of crayola safety scissors?


Don't know but his E-Z Bake oven has been discovered in an attic in Bonn... :)
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Re: beethoven manuscript sold for 2.3 million
Reply #3 on: December 20, 2005, 11:38:24 PM
must protect my beloved beethoven from such sacrilige.  so what if he used a red crayon.  chopin scribbled. 
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