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
Music is the mediator between the life of the senses and the life of the spirit.
The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, 'Thus far and no farther.'
He that divines the secret of my music is freed from the unhappiness that haunts the whole world of men.
We all make mistakes, but everyone makes different mistakes
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?
Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.
Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!
Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.
I have always reckoned myself among the greatest admirers of Mozart, and shall do so till the day of my death.
There ought to be only one large art warehouse in the world, to which the artist could carry his art-works and from which he could carry away whatever he needed. As it is one must be half a tradesman.
Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear.
It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer.
Men are not only together when they are with each other; even the distant and the dead live with us.