Art exchange
Art stolen by the Nazis from Poland returned, but with the hope of regaining lost Beethoven, Mozart and Bach manuscripts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26829148
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26829148
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'Man know thyself' -
Oh I hope the manuscripts are found!Ludwig van Beethoven
Den Sie wenn Sie wollten
Doch nicht vergessen sollten
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"It was not the fortuitous meeting of the chordal atoms that made the world; if order and beauty are reflected in the constitution of the universe, then there is a God."Comment
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It says in the article that some of the manuscripts are now at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, so I presume they at least are in good shape.
Little googling gives out more info on this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlink..._collection%29
I would be very surprised if Poland was to return the whole collection over just one painting.Fühle was dies' Herz empfindent, reiche frei mir deine Hand, und das Band das uns verbindet, sei kein schwaches Rosenband! (J.W.von Goethe)Comment
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