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samwitdangol

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Waldstein

on: May 12, 2020, 10:41:14 PM

Hello,

Does anybody know what Waldstein means? I can't find an answer on Google.

Thank you!

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dw4rn

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Re: Waldstein

Reply #1 on: May 13, 2020, 10:07:12 AM

If you are referring to the Waldstein Sonata:
It was dedicated to Beethoven's friend and patron Count Ferdinand von Waldstein.

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samwitdangol

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Re: Waldstein

Reply #2 on: May 13, 2020, 11:56:16 PM

Thank you!

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pleasantemu

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Re: Waldstein

Reply #3 on: May 21, 2020, 02:34:41 AM

Waldstein is the surname of a patron and friend of Beethoven, Count Ferdinand Von Waldstein.
The surname "Von Waldstein" literally translates to "Of Foreststone," which suggests that the Count's origins are somewhere German-speaking with lots of rocky forests. It's weird, but that's how Saxon and old German surnames worked.

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