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pim_derks
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« on: 08:47:28, 16-11-2007 »
During the preparations for a programme about Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto a full colour photograph of Beethoven was discovered in the BBC archives:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/discoveringmusic/pip/45hy1/

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oliver sudden
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« Reply #1 on: 10:57:47, 16-11-2007 »
Astonishing! It must surely be one of Niépce's earliest experiments!  Shocked
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« Reply #2 on: 11:03:54, 16-11-2007 »
I suppose we should be grateful that at least they didn't provide us with a picture of a dog.
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« Reply #3 on: 12:17:30, 16-11-2007 »
Wow! That's a very sophisticated shot for that era.  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: 12:24:12, 16-11-2007 »
Certainly head and shoulders above (so to speak) the only other photo I know from Beethoven's lifetime:
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« Reply #5 on: 12:31:05, 16-11-2007 »
Ah, that's the celebrated "Beethoven at the mixing desk" unless I'm very much mistaken?
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« Reply #6 on: 12:33:59, 16-11-2007 »
Quote from: stuart macrae on 12:31:05, 16-11-2007
Ah, that's the celebrated "Beethoven at the mixing desk" unless I'm very much mistaken?
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Thank you for the music ...


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« Reply #8 on: 20:45:33, 16-11-2007 »
Are you sure that's him? I thought he had more hair
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« Reply #9 on: 00:21:34, 17-11-2007 »
Mr. Heck (a euphemism?) was well advised to publish this skull.
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« Reply #10 on: 00:05:48, 18-11-2007 »
Quote from: autoharp on 18:40:39, 16-11-2007


The eyes... they kinda follow you round the room...
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« Reply #11 on: 10:43:46, 18-11-2007 »
Quote from: C Dish on 00:21:34, 17-11-2007
Mr. Heck (a euphemism?) was well advised to publish this skull.
Thanks also due to M. Frankenstein & Co. phot.
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« Reply #12 on: 11:04:18, 18-11-2007 »
Quote from: autoharp on 10:43:46, 18-11-2007
Quote from: C Dish on 00:21:34, 17-11-2007
Mr. Heck (a euphemism?) was well advised to publish this skull.
Thanks also due to M. Frankenstein & Co. phot.
Not to mention the esteemed colleagues over at Nachdruck vorbehalten.
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