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Beethoven once went from the Draitschquelle to play the organ at the Marienforst monastery near Bonn.
Organ Intermezzo
Marienforst Monastery near Bonn, 1792, etching by Johann Ziegler after a watercolor by Lorenz Janscha.
Around 1790, Godesberg was a small village near the royal seat of Bonn. The mineral-rich Draitsch spring, which was initially only used by the local population, was certified as having a special quality in that year. Under Elector Max Franz, this led to the development of Godesberg into a spa town with parks, a fountain house and spa facilities as well as the Redoute(Station 10).
Ludwig van Beethoven once met with friends here to play the organ at the nearby Birgitten monastery in Marienforst. He varied a theme and "common workmen who were cleaning the church downstairs, which had been soiled by the building work, were vividly affected by it, laid down their tools before and after, and listened with amazement and obvious pleasure". This is how a childhood friend of Beethoven's described it.
English: Organ intermezzo
Marienforst convent near Bonn, 1792, etching by Johann Ziegler from a water color by Lorenz Janscha
Around 1790, Godesberg was a small village near the residential town of Bonn. In that year, the Draitsch spring with its mineral-rich water, which had originally only been used by the local population, was certified to be of special quality. Under Elector Max Franz, this led to the development of Godesberg as a spa with parks, a pump room and spa facilities as well as the Redoute ballroom and concert hall (station 10).
Ludwig van Beethoven once met here with friends in order to play the organ in nearby Marienforst convent of the Brigidine Sisters. He played variations on a theme, and "common working folk who were cleaning the church below, which had been dirtied by building works, were affected by this in the liveliest manner, one by one downing their tools and listening in amazement and with visible pleasure". Such is the description by one of the friends of the young Beethoven.
Français: Intermezzo pour orgue
Monastère de Marienforst près de Bonn, 1792, gravure de Johann Ziegler d'après une aquarelle de Lorenz Janscha
Vers 1790, Godesberg était un petit village près de la ville-résidence de Bonn. The mineral spring of Draitsch, which until then had only been used by the local population, was certified as being of high quality that year. The prince-élector Max Franz then built a thermal station in Godesberg with parks, a covered fountain and spa facilities, as well as the Redoute (station 10).
Ludwig van Beethoven stayed there once with friends to play at the orchestra of the monastery of Brigittin de Marienforst. Alors qu'il entama une variation sur un thème, " de simples travailleurs, qui nettoyaient les souillures d'un chantier dans l'église, en furent vivement affectés ; ils posèrent l'un après l'autre leurs outils, puis écoutèrent stupéfaits, avec un plaisir manifeste ", comme le raconte un ami de jeunesse de Beethoven.
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