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
I know of no more sacred duty than to rear and educate a child.
I know no other sign of superiority than Goodness.
He who understand my music will remain free from the miseries that the other men are dragging with them .
Don't regard yourself as too divine to improve, occasionally, your own works.
I don't want to know anything about your system of ethics. Strength is the morality of the man who stands out from the rest, and it is mine.
Only art and science can raise men to the level of God.
This is not a brook [Bach means "brook" in German], it's an ocean.
Applaud my friends, the comedy is over... [on his death bed]
I alter some things, eliminate and try again until I am satisfied. Then begins the mental working out of this material in its breadth, its narrowness, its height and depth.
You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that.
I am resolved to rise superior to every obstacle. With whom need I be afraid of measuring my strength? I will take Fate by the throat. It shall not overcome me. O how beautiful it is to be alive - would that I could live a thousand times!
There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art.
Mistakes - mistakes - you yourself are a unique mistake!
Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.