a wonderful day in Bonn

[gprengel]

Today I had to travel to Bonn to do there something for my job (2,5 hours away from my hometown) . I could spend about 3 hours to just walk around in this beautiful city under a cloudless sky. It was such a great experierience to stand in front of the old palace where Beethoven had his first performances

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...3%A4t_Bonn.jpg

and listen with my MP3 Player to the Eroica - I can't tell you how I felt to hear there the 2nd movement (what I haven't heard for years!) (The Fugato!!!!). I almost had to cry...

After this I went to the Beethoven House. They had PCs there where you could
see the autographs of the Coriolan Overture, Pastoral symphony and the Cellosonata op. 69 and op.53 and listen to them over headphones - awesome!!

Sonata op. 53 : (click on "Klingendes Autograph"!)
http://www.beethoven-haus-bonn.de/si...ovens&_seite=1

Cellosonata op. 69 (click on the Autograph!) :
http://www.beethoven-haus-bonn.de/si...ovens&_seite=2

At the end I came across a CD shop where they sold a CD Box with all violin sonatas by Mozart for only 4 Euros!!! Long had a been waiting for these ...

On my way back in the train along the beuatiful Rhein valley I listened to one of my favourite operas - Don Carlos - what a wonderful day!!

Gerd

[Hollywood]

Sounds like you did have "a wonderful day in Bonn", Gerd. I envy you. I have never had the chance to go to Bonn but I pray that one day before I die that I will be able to go there.

It's been awhile since I have gone for a walk in the Vienna Woods and Heiligenstadt with my CD player (I don't own a MP3 player ) listening to Beethoven's music. Walking through places where Beethoven lived while listening to his music makes for a wonderful day indeed!

[Hofrat]

If I am not mistaken, the Beethoven House also sells a CD entitled "With Beethoven's Ears." It contains works from all periods of Beethoven's life as Beethoven would have heard them with his progressing deafness.

[Phil Leeds]

Glad you had a good time gprengel

Interesting about the CD Hofrat - anyone know if it can be purchased in the UK?

[Hofrat]

Phil;

I imagine the CD may be purchased through the Beethoven House in Bonn. Try their website and inquire.

[Joy]

Today I had to travel to Bonn to do there something for my job (2,5 hours away from my hometown) . I could spend about 3 hours to just walk around in this beautiful city under a cloudless sky. It was such a great experierience to stand in front of the old palace where Beethoven had his first performances

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...3%A4t_Bonn.jpg

and listen with my MP3 Player to the Eroica - I can't tell you how I felt to hear there the 2nd movement (what I haven't heard for years!) (The Fugato!!!!). I almost had to cry...

After this I went to the Beethoven House. They had PCs there where you could
see the autographs of the Coriolan Overture, Pastoral symphony and the Cellosonata op. 69 and op.53 and listen to them over headphones - awesome!!

Sonata op. 53 : (click on "Klingendes Autograph"!)
http://www.beethoven-haus-bonn.de/si...ovens&_seite=1

Cellosonata op. 69 (click on the Autograph!) :
http://www.beethoven-haus-bonn.de/si...ovens&_seite=2

At the end I came across a CD shop where they sold a CD Box with all violin sonatas by Mozart for only 4 Euros!!! Long had a been waiting for these ...

On my way back in the train along the beuatiful Rhein valley I listened to one of my favourite operas - Don Carlos - what a wonderful day!!

Gerd

What a wonderful day indeed! Thanks for sharing!

[gprengel]

Phil;

I imagine the CD may be purchased through the Beethoven House in Bonn. Try their website and inquire.

Another very interesting CD I saw there was a virtual walk through his last appartment in the "Schwarzspanierhaus". It was very pretty inside there...
Unfortuneatley I had only little time because they closed 30 minutes after I got there.

Gerd