APPASSIONATA
A mysterious letter, hidden in Beethoven’s desk — addressed to his “Immortal Beloved.”Her identity remains one of music history’s most haunting enigmas. Based on the groundbreaking research of Dr. Rita Steblin, APPASSIONATA unfolds a possible love story between Ludwig van Beethoven and Countess Josephine Brunswick, told through original documents, diary excerpts, and contemporary art photography by Kaupo Kikkas. The publication weaves scholarship, music, and imagery into a single experience: 22 Beethoven works, performed by Helga Váradi on a historical Viennese fortepiano, trace 22 years of destiny and devotion.
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Mátyás Tóth
Ludwig van Beethoven
Gábor Oláh
Count Joseph Deym, the first husband of Josephine
Márton Nagyszokolyai
Baron Christoph von Stackelberg, the second husband of Josephine
Anna Mihály
Countess Therese Brunsvik, the elder sister
Helga Váradi
Countess Josephine Brunszvik-Deym, fortepiano
Izabella Vizhányó
Countess Victoria Deym, the first child of Josephine and Joseph
Hanna Friderikusz
Baronesse Minona von Stackelberg, the seventh child of Josephine
Kaupo Kikkas
Photographer
Karel Valter
Sound engineer
Georg Senn
Tuning
Milan Siljanov
Bass baritone
Silke Gäng
Mezzo soprano
Sharon Prushansky
Fortepiano (four hands)
Nuala McKenna
Cello
Production Martonvásár
Team
Production Prague
Team