Great man Quote by Andrew Marr

“That Beethoven was capable of producing the ultimate musical definition of heroism in this context is itself extraordinary, for he was able to evoke…

— Maynard Solomon

“Ludwig van Beethoven had originally called his third symphony The Bonaparte.”

— Andrew Marr

“Beethoven speaking to royalty: "What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will…

— Beethoven

“Beethoven, he learned, was a proud man who believed absolutely in his own abilities and never bothered to flatter the nobility. Believing that art…

— Haruki Murakami

“You can’t sing Beethoven from the neck up --- you’ll bleed! Beethoven is not precious. He’s prodigal as hell. He tramples all over nicety.…

— Robert Shaw

“But that some sonatas of Beethoven are written tragic no one can gainsay; yet they can triumph or despair as the player decides, and…

— E.M. Forster

“I'm not Beethoven!”

— Jerry Garcia

“Beethoven’s “Leonore Overture.”

— David King

Beethoven was a deeply political man in the broadest sense of the word. He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions…

— Daniel Barenboim

In my early music-loving days, I thought Beethoven was a bit bombastic, a bit heroic, a bit, well, big.

— Sheila Hancock

When you're a kid, Beethoven is Beethoven, but as I've grown older, my astonishment at the sheer inventiveness of the man has increased, and…

— Stephen Hough

“I'd like to hear your opinion on this piece of Beethoven. And remember, it is not Beethoven who is being examined here.”

— Paul Strathern