Donations and bequests

Donations, bequests and permanent loans from private collections have greatly expanded and enriched the Beethoven-Archiv's library holdings:

• Library and collection of first editions from Hans Conrad Bodmer


• Library and music collection from Herbert Grundmann


• Collection of first editions from Jean van der Spek


• Music collection of the Bonn families Geyr, Klingemann, Helferich, Schorn, Carduck, von Einem, Eller and Veith


• Selection of recordings from Klaus Steltmann


• Scholarly estate of Anton Schindler, Theodor von Frimmel, Stefan Ley, Max Unger