Arnold Foerster sculpted this Beethoven, unveiled on October 14th 1932 at the Public Art Division of the Cultural Affairs Department. The statue can be found on the edge of Pershing Square, which is the town’s oldest park. Today the statue is… on the roof of a carpark! Foerster’s Beethoven is similar to the model by Robert Weigl, which had already […]
This is a copy of the monument found in Central Park,and which is attributed to Henry Baerer. It was also given by the choir of New York, but in 1914. It was erected in the park on August 6th 1915. It is situated close to the California Academy of Science, on the right. How many copies of this sculpture exist? It’s […]
The bust Ludwig van Beethoven can be found in the South of Central Park. Henry Bearer (1837-1908) created this statue in bronze in 1884. The bust was then given to the town of New York by the male germo-american choir, also in 1884. It was erected in Central Park in the same year. At the foot of the statue is […]
Ludwig van Beethoven spent some time in years 1806 and 1811 at the castle in Hradec nad Moravicí (today’s name) as guest of the Prince Lichnowsky. In those days the place was known as ‘Gratz in Silesia’. To commemorate Beethoven’s stays there every year there is held an International Competition of Musical Interpretation “Beethoven’s Hradec”. Ludwig van Beethoven’s bust is […]
This statue is found in the town of Karlsbad, or Karlovy Vary. Beethoven went there several times for spa treatment. The sculptor is Hugo Uher (1909-1945), and this statue was unveiled on September 29th 1929. Thanks to Rath. Hugo Uher was born on April 1st, 1882 in Karlovy Vary. He studied Art at the school for Ceramics in Bechyne and […]
Beethoven came to Teplice several times, for the spa. The house below is the one he rented in 1811, the year when I came with Franz and Bettina Brentano and Achim von Arnim (who had married Bettina during spring 1811). It is this year that Beethoven met Amalie Sebald. Beethoven lived in another house in 1812, the year he met […]
Beethoven went in Prague twice: in 1796 and in 1798. During his first visit, he stayed at 285 Lazenska Street. There he composed several works, dedicated to Countess Josephine de Clary who organized several concerts:– Sonatina for Mandolin and Harpsichord in C minor, WoO 43a;– Adagio for Mandolin and Harpsichord in E flat major, (WoO 43b);– Sonatina for Mandolin and Harpsichord in C […]
This great statue stands in the courtyard of the Naples Music conservatory “San Pietro a Maiella” It has been created by Francesco Jerace (Polistena 1854 – Naples 1937), before 1895.
Young Beethoven has inspired another Italian sculptor: Giovanni Grandi (1943-1894). This statue has been realized in 1874 and now stands at the Modern Art Gallery (Galleria d’Arte Moderna – Turino) Young Beethoven has inspired another Italian sculptor: Giovanni Grandi (1943-1894). This statue has been realized in 1874 and now stands at the Modern Art Gallery (Galleria d’Arte Moderna – Turino) […]
During the festivals “Genua, capital of culture 2005”, our town is to hold another bit of culture: the new Gallery of Modern Art was reconstructed in the area of the Nervi zone, in particular in the Villa Saluzzo Serra. Nervi, the beautiful tourist village, part of the Parish of Genua, is the ideal seat for artistic works of the end […]