WHAT IF…Beethoven had boy-girl twins unbeknownst to himself? Even his nephew Karl supposedly did not know about this. But Karl had five children and one his children Ludwig,who once lived in Munich,after coming to the United states and working as a foreman-inspector,is reported to have told Ludwig's son, Karl Julius Maria about his ancestor, the Maestro,as having children of his own.
Here, for now, in South Carolina, lives a lady, some believe is an ancestor to one of these twins.(Oddly enough her grandfather worked as a foreman-inspector in the US after WW1). This lady claims to have "The Sonata Diaries.” She is now ready to share them.
Here is what the diary says about Op. 2, no. 1:
“January 2,1795, I was sitting at a table in the downtown,near where I live now at Mokler Bastie 8, in Vienna. I was drinking some strong coffee and gazed outside the window when I saw a Robin and heard it singing on a low tree branch--I then heard the melody for Op.2 no.1"
"August 19th, 1795, I was waiting in eager anticipation for Haydn to return from his second trip to England--his expected arrival August 20. I decided to look again at how the theme developed in the first movement for Op.2 and saw/heard it needed some further corrections before I would perform it for Prince Lichnowsky, two Fridays from now where I would also be dedicating it to Haydn along with my six Minuets."
Here, for now, in South Carolina, lives a lady, some believe is an ancestor to one of these twins.(Oddly enough her grandfather worked as a foreman-inspector in the US after WW1). This lady claims to have "The Sonata Diaries.” She is now ready to share them.
Here is what the diary says about Op. 2, no. 1:
“January 2,1795, I was sitting at a table in the downtown,near where I live now at Mokler Bastie 8, in Vienna. I was drinking some strong coffee and gazed outside the window when I saw a Robin and heard it singing on a low tree branch--I then heard the melody for Op.2 no.1"
"August 19th, 1795, I was waiting in eager anticipation for Haydn to return from his second trip to England--his expected arrival August 20. I decided to look again at how the theme developed in the first movement for Op.2 and saw/heard it needed some further corrections before I would perform it for Prince Lichnowsky, two Fridays from now where I would also be dedicating it to Haydn along with my six Minuets."
(This lady has remained hidden because as she says: "The music speaks for itself… its timeless quality and…" She did add at this point that she was born in 1956 and is the 5th generation and direct ancestor to Herr Frederick-one of Beethoven's twin children. "Herr Fredrick, she explained more, was the brother of this set of boy/girl twins. Yes, he was one twins of the Composers' "illegitimate" twin children. Of course they did not carry the name of their father, Ludwig Van Beethoven, for the mother, a local lady, worked through a nearby brothel, knew to keep this a secrete).
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(Dear Reader's this story is for entertainment purposes only. This is the case for the ensuing blogs on "The Sonata Diaries"--they are an admixture of fact and fiction--all written in an effort to promote more listening to Beethoven and Classical music)
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