George Bridgetower dear fellow!"). Beethoven also presented Bridgetower with his tuning fork, now held by the British Library. The pair fell out soon afterwards, Bridgetower having insulted a woman who turned out to be Beethoven's friend; Beethoven broke off all relations with Bridgetower and changed the dedication of the new violin sonata to the violin virtuoso Rudolphe Kreutzer, who never played it, saying that it had already been performed once and was too difficult — the piece is now known as the "Kreutzer Sonata". The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Rita Dove dramatized the relationship between Beethoven and Bridgetower in the book-length lyric narrative
Dedicated to Peter Kürten Dedicated to Peter Kürten Dedicated to Peter Kürten is the fourth album by Whitehouse released in 1981 by Come Organisation (later reissued by Susan Lawly). The album is known as by its full title, Dedicated to Peter Kürten Sadist and Mass Slayer. Whitehouse continues to use the new-found elements of their third album, "Erector". Just as the previous, "Dedicated to Peter Kürten" is much as a fan favorite and just as influential. The album cover features the image of the serial killer Peter Kürten, who has an instrumental track "dedicated" to him. The album also marks the beginning of the