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
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?
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.