In my early music-loving days, I thought Beethoven was a bit bombastic, a bit heroic, a bit, well, big. — Sheila Hancock Copy Share Image
“He supposed that, except musicians, every one thought Beethoven a bore, as every one except mathematicians thought mathematics a bore.” — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
[Adams] supposed that, except musicians, everyone thought Beethoven a bore, as every one except mathematicians thought mathematics a bore. — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
In South America, I heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. And the young conductor thought, Beethoven must be heroic. But this is… — Kurt Masur Copy Share Image
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