Another Beethoven manuscript comes on the block

[Chaszz]

A late draft of the first late quartet will be auctioned:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/27/ar...ic/27MANU.html

Question: isn't selling this MS in order to be able to take better care of the rest of the collection, like selling the bell tower of a church in order to be able to repair the flaking plaster on the inside walls?

[Peter]

I don't think any of this material should be in private hands - it belongs to the world and should be preserved in museums!

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'Man know thyself'

[Joy]

I agree but what are you going to do with private people who want to scoop up this art form and have the money to do it.

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'Truth and beauty joined'

[Peter]

Originally posted by Joy:
I agree but what are you going to do with private people who want to scoop up this art form and have the money to do it.

There should be a law to compel them to give it back to a museum plus a hefty donation to go with it!

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'Man know thyself'

[Joy]

Originally posted by Peter:
There should be a law to compel them to give it back to a museum plus a hefty donation to go with it!

In a perfect world!!

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