in december 17th 75th then beethoven was born into a musical family in bonn his grandfather was the court music director his father was a singer and music teacher. to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth a new permanent exhibition has opened in the house where literate from beethoven was born. just a few years before the french revolution a spirit of change was in the air. his family supported young beethoven's musical talent he lived various instruments and worked as an organist and piano teacher and he took an interest in the ideas of the allies and. of the various already apparent how the french revolution men packed on beethoven's life here we have his view of the french marching in and occupying the rhineland. here in liberty polish setup of the market square in bonn so beethoven was caught up in these changing times from

the vendor for the last. with the base have announced visitors can see the instruments the composer played. as portraits testified to the fact that beethoven was already an icon in his lifetime yet the differing portrayals underline the composer's multifaceted nature import this is a portrait of a young beethoven circa 1900 he was around 30 years old it's a completely different image than the one we normally happen we think of beethoven as an old deaf misanthrope who withdrew from society. but here he looks at us quite openly and. composers who came before him he doesn't wear a wink at some of his republican hands down signals a new era in this portrayed by horniman is well suited to helping us find a new understanding a new approach to beethoven. in. one room in the bass heavily house

is devoted to the composer's everyday life and work. permanent exhibition relies on a few items that speak volumes. are going to be serious important for us to show off there is historic house which is mainly in its original condition to its best advantage in c. a small selection of everyday objects though important ones like the desk he worked at. or his walking stick or i would these images staged in such a way that you realise how vital they are to beethoven's life. you can really see that in this vitrine which only contains a goose quill and. it helps us realise that all the music that beethoven wrote went through a goose quill and is now preserved for all of eternity. and so for. you can also follow in beethoven's footsteps and bob by taking

a walking tour organized by the citizens for bass heaven's association. many buildings from beethoven's day no longer exist they've set up in 5 pages. on. this pillar shows where that sack otten once stood it was beethoven's favorite and a center for discussion about the enlightenment. this was before the french revolution and american independence. here there was a circle of musicians who were very involved in these political discussions and that sag often was their meeting place. at the front there was. it was run by a widow widow called who also had a very attractive daughter called bet that back then all the men in bonn were attracted to her like moths to a flame. beethoven to. 16

stops on the bass have into it and to round up on the 1st step and i say uttering the composer's livery is a neighbor of the last. of those people today there's almost no music that doesn't draw on beethoven that even includes rock music when you listen to someone like the great punk icon patti smith whenever she's and gone she always goes to the beethoven house because she says my music would be inconceivable without beethoven but so beethoven's really contemporary. back in vienna here be to have been celebrated his 1st great successes as a composer for example in love with palace where beatle fans 3rd symphony. was her

. for the 1st time. the prince of luck of its was an important patron for beatles and for other composers today his palace houses the theater museum. and what's so special about this whole. it's simply part of musical history she. took place here so did debuts dress rehearsals in the presence of beethoven and operas. the prince of luck of it's was crazy about music and theater so he knew what kind of people to bring here and just what needed to be done. with us here good luck to sort would become why did the 2 of them perform the avoid here for the 1st time. after 180 for an opera by sally area was performed here and afterwards to rehearsals took place before they ever. and the triple concerto

bills prove that come on they show that in addition to the musicians for the sound the area opera 3rd french horn player was needed. and only one beethoven symphony features a 3rd french horn so that's the indication from the people when pete this one thing is so quantum of a fleece and when you know how the people reacted to the avoid are there any records from the time. there's evidence that the road was considered a revolutionary work. people must have been pretty astonished because in the symphony was something completely new in terms of its instrumentation power and vitality that it was complete now is. stands for music theatre art and cuisine no travel programme about the city would be complete without it so curtains for wienerschnitzel and.

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my next stop is central symmetry it is one of the largest cemeteries in europe. i have arranged to meet up with. she knows her way around. even at night. these have a really unique relationship to death and to symmetry. that day must be nice. to have had his reasons you'll notice that the viennese don't just visit the central cemetery during the day but i'd like to get us going what is the classic here what do visitors want to see. this is going to on the. web. people come from and which v.i.p.'s they know. clearly international guests are all familiar with. if. they get all straight and the german speaking world but also internationally. the grave of all it is also popular with german speaking visiting

his. golf course i want to know where do fish from be to the streets he died at the age of 56 in 1827. becoming what would be to have his funeral have been like and i let you read it to be pompous some 20000 people are said to have come to his funeral and he was much loved at the time so 20000 people accompanied him on his final journey that. we were. at the end of my journey and be talking footsteps and i want to combine something that is typical of you and that's associated with beatles here in coffee from one of us oldest coffee houses both beatles at mozart gave small concerts there's no

music today but i have a typical austrian suite ditch the. we're talking certainly left his mark on vienna you can follow his footsteps from his numerous apartments to the great concert halls where he was celebrated as a composer if you do so he will get an intimate look at who this man was as an artist but also as a person and of course you get a good impression of his adopted hometown again bye bye see you soon.

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