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  Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schindler's testimony concerning any point of Beethoven's life is disparaged by experts (he is believed to have forged entries in Beethoven's conversation books).
Although horns capable of playing the passage in C major were developed not long after the premiere of the Fifth Symphony (according to this source, 1814), it is not known whether Beethoven would have wanted to substitute modern horns, or keep the bassoons, in the crucial passage.
The recording is from a concert of March 10, 2000, performed in the Orangerie in Fulda, Germany.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The introduction for the vocal part of the symphony caused a lot of headaches for Beethoven.
Beethoven's friend, Anton Schindler, later said: "When he started working on the fourth movement the struggle began as never before.
The aim was to find an appropriate way of introducing Schillers' ode.
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 Beethoven's hair
Beethoven received over 75 bottles of medicine and numerous medicinal powders from his physician Dr. Andreas Wawruch (1771-1842) while he was on his deathbed.
According to Anton Schindler (Beethoven's secretary), Dr. Wawruch "ruined him [Beethoven] with too much medication" and Beethoven lost confidence in the doctor.
There is no record of which medicines Wawruch prescribed for Beethoven.
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Without toilets, without piped water, what could he do?
Anton Schindler, a violinist, conductor and friend, eventually became for Beethoven what we would today call a Personal Assistant.
This was a principal reason why Beethoven was everywhere unwelcome as a lodger."
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 Ludwig van Beethoven - Wikiquote
The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, "Thus far and no farther."
referring to the four-note motif heard at the beginning of his Fifth Symphony, according to his biographer Anton Schindler
To sing a wrong note is insignificant, but to sing without passion is unforgivable.
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 Canton Public Library: In The Spotlight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
We have more than 500 entries for "Beethoven" (author search).
Beethoven as I Knew Him by Anton Schindler is one of the recommended titles included in our Special Collection spotlighting Classical Music.
All you want to know about olives (This item was featured on Oct. 26, 2005 to Oct. 27, 2005)
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