1970 RARE NUMBERED MEDAL BEETHOVEN GREATEST COMPOSERS Start Price USD 189.99 Current Price USD 189.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 01, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 Location Paris See more about '1970 RARE NUMBERED MEDAL BEETHOVEN GREATEST COMPOSERS' Description Diameter: 72mm (approx.3")  Weight: 210g (approx.8oz)   Edge/Relief: 9mm France, 1970 " 200 Years of his Birth ", original medal in Copper with splendid silver toned patinated finish, This is a limited edition issued by the CFM (Club Français de la Médaille), it is edge numbered 68/100, in excellent/mint condition as scanned, very little wear, edge marked "CUIVRE" with horn (Paris mint), signed Revol 70. Obv. effigy of the German musician inspired by his mortuary mask. Rev. searches of rhythms to recall the emotional palpitation, romance, vigorous and rigorousness construction of Beethoven's music. References : see (CGMP p1582 Vol4, CFM86/87 p191). Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music, and was the predominant figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music. His reputation and genius have inspired—and in many cases intimidated—ensuing generations of composers, musicians, and audiences. Born in Bonn, Germany, he moved to Vienna, Austria, in his early twenties, and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. In his late twenties he began to lose his hearing, and yet continued to produce notable masterpieces throughout his life in the face of this personal disaster. Beethoven was one of the first composers who worked as a freelance - arranging subscription concerts, selling his compositions to publishers, and gaining financial support from a number of wealthy patrons - rather than being permanently employed by the Church or by an aristocratic court. ABOUT THE ARTIST Guy-Charles REVOL, French medallist born in 1912. He studied at École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, pupil of Landowki and Gaumont. Awarded Premier second Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1937.     More Art Medals? 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