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Friday essay: Beethoven – an icon at risk of overexposure?

In the centre of Bonn, a bronze statue stands on a pedestal in the Münsterplatz.

The figure is dressed in typical early 19th-century garb, cravat and jacket visible beneath a heavy outer cloak. Protruding from the rough folds, the left hand clutches an open notebook.

  • David Larkin
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The right hand holds a pen at arm’s length, the gesture suggesting action momentarily suspended by thought.

Above the collar, a face framed by a …

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