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
Ludwig van Beethoven quotes about
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. Although the spirit be not master of that which it creates through music, yet it is blessed in this creation, which, like every creation of art, is mightier than the artist.
I want to seize fate by the throat.
Fate gave to man the courage of endurance.
Tones sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in notes.
Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.
The amount of money one needs is terrifying...
I change many things, discard others, and try again and again until I am satisfied; then, in my head, I being to elaborate the work in its breadth, its narrowness, its height, its depth...I hear and see the image in front of me from every angle as if it had been cast and only the labour of writing it down remains.
A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.
Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.
Mistakes - mistakes - you yourself are a unique mistake!
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 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.
Applaud my friends, the comedy is over... [on his death bed]
This is not a brook [Bach means "brook" in German], it's an ocean.