In Kyiv it was announced that Beethoven's works are based on Ukrainian songs
09.08.2016 22:36
(Moscow time), Kyiv
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who dedicated some of his works to the Russian ambassador in Vienna, creating them based on Ukrainian songs.
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Honored Artist of Ukraine Igor Kuryliv stated this at a press conference in Kyiv.
“The Ukrainian song was sung by all of Europe 500 years ago. The song “The Cossack rode beyond the Danube.” The famous Russian diplomat Andrei Razumovsky, while serving in Vienna, Austria, organized a very famous string quartet in Europe. And Ludwig van Beethoven wrote four of his most famous quartets, which were built on the basis of Ukrainian folk songs,” Kuryliv said.
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