The autograph manuscript of the fourth movement of Beethoven’s string quartet in B flat major, Opus 130, has been acquired by the Beethovenhaus in Bonn. It has been rpivately owned and inaccessible for decades.
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The Vienna State Opera has found replacements for Lise Davidsen, who is having twins this year. Simone Schneider will sing Sieglinde in Die Walküre (2 and 22 June). House favourite Krassimira Stoyanova (pic) will sing […]
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