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Archduke Rudolf von Habsburg, Cardinal and Archbishhop of Olmuetz. The Archduke was Beethoven's pupil since 1803 and the two men became friends. Since 1809 Archduke Rudolf and the Princes Kinsky and Lobkowitz paid an annual salary to Beethoven. Oil on canvas
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Archduke Rudolf von Habsburg, Cardinal and Archbishhop of Olmuetz. The Archduke...

Autographs of all works by Beethoven, some of them in his own handwriting, from the possession of Rudolf von Habsburg, Cardinal and Archbishop of Olmuetz. Metronome by Maelzel (1811).
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Autographs of all works by Beethoven, some of them in his own handwrit...

Score from which Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was first performed. Oboe by Wolfgang Kuess, Vienna (1820).
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Score from which Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was first performed....

Handwritten score of Beethoven's Lied "Ich liebe Dich", annotated by Johannes Brahms: "The hand-writing of the immortal Beethoven, written 11th August 1817", signed "Johannes Brahms, April 1872". On the back, some notes by Schubert who owned the autograph before Brahms.
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Handwritten score of Beethoven's Lied "Ich liebe Dich", annotated by Johannes Br...

Memorabilia of Ludwig van Beethoven: a gold medal of Louis XVIII, Beethoven's soup ladle and spoon, his hearing aid, a walking stick, and a conductor's baton.
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Memorabilia of Ludwig van Beethoven: a gold medal of Louis XVIII, Beethove...

Portrait of Josef Ferdinand von Sonnleithner by Alois Karner. Sonnleithner (1766-1835) translated the French play "Leonore ou l'amour conjugal" by J.N. Bouilly and made it into the libretto for Beethoven's Fidelio.
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Portrait of Josef Ferdinand von Sonnleithner by Alois Karner. Sonnleithner (17...

Composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828).
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Composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828).

Autograph of Schubert's Symphony in C-major ("Die grosse C-Dur") together with Schubert's dedication to the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of the Friends of Music).
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Autograph of Schubert's Symphony in C-major ("Die grosse C-Dur") together...

Schubert at the piano during a "Schubert Evening" in a Vienna salon. Oil (1897)
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Schubert at the piano during a "Schubert Evening" in...

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826).
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Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826).

Portrait of Carl Czerny (1791-1857), composer and music teacher. His most famous works are "Die Schule der Gelaeufigkeit" and "Praktische Fingeruebungen", still the basic finger exercises for all pianists.
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Portrait of Carl Czerny (1791-1857), composer and music teacher. His most...

Cover pages of two first-editions of waltzes by Johann Strauss. A fan from a ball of the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde with signatures of famous poets and composers.
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Cover pages of two first-editions of waltzes by Johann Strauss. A fan fr...