In view of the recent sale of the first page of the 9th symphony at southebys to a private collector. Do you think Beethoven priceless manuscripts should be kept in Vienna or Bonn in their country of origin or in a rapidly shrinking world is it less important and more the case that when money talks and without state intervention it is unrealistic to think that any one country can have a manopoly on its own cultural heritage.
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Originally posted by margaret hopkins:
In view of the recent sale of the first page of the 9th symphony at southebys to a private collector. Do you think Beethoven priceless manuscripts should be kept in Vienna or Bonn in their country of origin or in a rapidly shrinking world is it less important and more the case that when money talks and without state intervention it is unrealistic to think that any one country can have a manopoly on its own cultural heritage.
GurnRegards,
Gurn
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Originally posted by margaret hopkins:
In view of the recent sale of the first page of the 9th symphony at southebys to a private collector. Do you think Beethoven priceless manuscripts should be kept in Vienna or Bonn in their country of origin or in a rapidly shrinking world is it less important and more the case that when money talks and without state intervention it is unrealistic to think that any one country can have a manopoly on its own cultural heritage.
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So would I, Peter! I think it's good that some historic manuscripts, among other things of famous people, are in places throughout the world so that the majority of people can get to view them. If everything was in one museum just in one place, think of all the people who would never get the chance to see them. That would be sad.
Joy'Truth and beauty joined'
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Originally posted by Joy:
So would I, Peter! I think it's good that some historic manuscripts, among other things of famous people, are in places throughout the world so that the majority of people can get to view them. If everything was in one museum just in one place, think of all the people who would never get the chance to see them. That would be sad.
Joy
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Sell all the art and artifacts to the highest bidder that is what puts a value(read $$$) upon them,DO NOT leave it to governments who simply refuse to see the value of antiquities.This isn't right but it all that can realisticlly be done to preserve
these precious things.Thank heaven for human nature that will desire these owners to share their treasures."Finis coronat opus "
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>>>I am distressed, firstly, that I hadn't heard of that transaction. It's ghastly, IMHO. Just the first page? Why not the whole thing? That's a sin in my book!<<<<
Worse than that has happened. Several years ago a Mozart manuscript was purchased, sorry but I forget the Kochel number. The buyer cut each page into six parts and sold them for $10,000 each. Made a tidy profit while destroying a piece of history.
Steve
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Originally posted by SR:
>>>I am distressed, firstly, that I hadn't heard of that transaction. It's ghastly, IMHO. Just the first page? Why not the whole thing? That's a sin in my book!<<<<
Worse than that has happened. Several years ago a Mozart manuscript was purchased, sorry but I forget the Kochel number. The buyer cut each page into six parts and sold them for $10,000 each. Made a tidy profit while destroying a piece of history.
Steve
Alas, Gurn
Regards,
Gurn
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That's my opinion, I may be wrong.
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Originally posted by SR:
>>>I am distressed, firstly, that I hadn't heard of that transaction. It's ghastly, IMHO. Just the first page? Why not the whole thing? That's a sin in my book!<<<<
Worse than that has happened. Several years ago a Mozart manuscript was purchased, sorry but I forget the Kochel number. The buyer cut each page into six parts and sold them for $10,000 each. Made a tidy profit while destroying a piece of history.
Steve"Finis coronat opus "
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