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
I wish you music to help with the burdens of life ,and to help you release your happiness to others.
Then let us all do what is right, strive with all our might toward the unattainable, develop as fully as we can the gifts God has given us, and never stop learning
Händel is the greatest and ablest of all composers; from him I can still learn.
From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape.
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.
If I contemplate myself as part of the Universe: what am I?
Handel, to him I bow the knee.
I have always reckoned myself among the greatest admirers of Mozart, and shall do so till the day of my death.
It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer.
Wherever you are, I am there also.
I know no other sign of superiority than Goodness.