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Musical excursions regularly took Beethoven to "the beautiful area" around Bonn, including Odendorf.
At the piano in Odendorf
Old church with tithe house.
Ludwig van Beethoven remembered "the beautiful region in which I saw the light of day" throughout his life, as he wrote to his friend Wegeler in 1801. His father Johann enjoyed visiting music-loving friends and acquaintances here with him.
Franz Georg Rovantini, a relative of Johann's wife Maria Magdalena, who lived with the family, was sometimes among them. On their musical excursions, they stopped off at the home of Pastor Hilger Joseph Dick in Odendorf, among others, where, as the Bonn master baker Fischer reported, they "also received honors".
They often played for pleasure in the homes of music lovers. It was good if there was a piano for the chamber music to accompany the singing and string instruments. Perhaps they also went to the nearby Maria Stern monastery in Essig, where an organ might have invited Ludwig van Beethoven to make music.
English: Playing piano in Odendorf
Old church with tithe house.
Throughout his life, Ludwig van Beethoven remembered "the beautiful region where I came into the world", as he wrote to his friend Wegeler in 1801. Together with Ludwig, his father Johann liked visiting friends and acquaintances here who were music enthusiasts.
Sometimes they were joined by Franz Georg Rovantini, a relative of Johann's wife Maria Magdalena who lived with the family. During their musical excursions, their stops included the house of parish priest Hilger Joseph Dick in Odendorf where, according to reports of Bonn master baker Fischer, they "also were received with honor".
Often they played just for fun in the houses of these music lovers. A piano in the house was good for making chamber music, accompanying voice and violin. Maybe they also took a little stroll to the nearby convent of Maria Stella Maris in Essig, where an organ might have invited Ludwig van Beethoven to make music.
Français: Au piano à Odendorf
Ancienne église et maison dîmière.
Ludwig van Beethoven lived all his life with the memory of " la belle contrée où j'ai vu la lumière du jour ", as he wrote to his friend Wegeler in 1801. His father Johann wanted to visit his friends and acquaintances in Milan.
Among them was Franz Georg Rovantini, parent of Maria-Magdalena, Johann's granddaughter, who was staying with the family. During these musical excursions, they also stopped at the abbot Hilger Joseph Dick in Odendorf, where, as the bourgeois Fischer reported, they were "received with all honors".
In the demeures of the amateurs, they improvised willingly in formation de musique de chambre. The presence of a piano to accompany the chant and the instrument à cordes was appreciated. The promenade to the monastery of Sainte-Marie-de-l'Étoile in Essig, where the orchestras were able to encourage Ludwig van Beethoven to play, was appreciated.
Standort Stele 14: Odendorf
(auf dem Zehnthofplatz)
Location
Location
Standort Stele 14: Odendorf (auf dem Zehnthofplatz)
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