Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven; baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis and an opera, Fidelio...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth16 December 1770
CityBonn, Germany
CountryGermany
The world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse — it will not submit to the mold of flattery.
The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, 'Thus far and no farther.'
Strange, I feel as if up to now I had written no more than a few notes.
Everything should be at once surprising and inevitable.
To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it be before the throne.
I liked your opera. I think I will set it to music.
What I have in my heart and soul - must find a way out. That's the reason for music.
Art demands of us that we shall not stand still.
It is my belief one should not belittle the artist; while, however glorious his fame may seem, his time on Mount Olympus as an honourable guest of Zeus is short. It's a pity, but all too eager will the common folk drag him from this etherial heights to the low and trodden earth.
Only art and science make us suspect the existence of life to a higher level, and maybe also instill hope thereof.
There is no loftier mission than to approach the Godhead more nearly than other mortals, and by means of that contact to spread the rays of the Godhead through the human race.
We mortals with immortal minds are only born for sufferings and joys, and one could almost say that the most excellent receive joy through sufferings.
Let your deafness no longer be a secret - even in art.
After Rossini dies, who will be there to promote his music?