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And Frank, did he stay? Is he there? Do you have contact in spirit?

14 January 2026 | Frank Wallburger (Dresden, Reiseleiter)

I type a response for Beethoven - delete again, type-delete, type-delete...

"And Frank, did he stay? Is he there? Do you have contact in spirit? ... such a spirit can do a lot. Thank you. Best regards from Leipzig, Tina Altus | ... I just had a 'fit' and had to run/slide over to the renovated Beethoven Hall despite my meniscus tear and partly icy conditions ... (today's photo favorite) is so rarely covered with snow that I had to take photos. Best regards from a very rare 'powdered' Bonn, Ricarda" - type-delete, type-delete ...

There was this movie "Copying Beethoven" - a fictional story about the last years in the life of Ludwig van Beethoven with Ed Harris and Diane Kruger.
Content | Vienna, 1824: The young, very dedicated Anna Holtz is recommended by her conservatory as the best student to make the fair copy of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. At first, the Maestro has great reservations because Anna is a woman. But he quickly has to admit that she is extremely talented. She saves Beethoven by guiding him with the tempo during the premiere of the Ninth.
I repeatedly watch the scenes between the 47th minute and 1:11 hour. "My head is full of sounds. They never stop." - Beethoven's words hurt as "Great Fugue" in me.

No, no, nooooooo!