Beethoven Quotes

187 Beethoven quotes by 152 unique authors

Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme. — Michael Tippett
I believe so, but at first he must know. He must know in which spirit Beethoven has composed this piece. He must try to study… — Kurt Masur
After working with Ligeti I began to hear Brahms and Beethoven differently. — Esa-Pekka Salonen
The man on the street, he knows who Beethoven is, he knows who Mozart is. — Joshua Bell
To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or Brahms work for… — Leonard Slatkin
When I was really little, I wanted to be like Schroeder from the Peanuts comics. There was something about that Beethoven he'd play that made… — Christine Anderson
I hear melodies in my head, Find little notes in my bed, Ive got songs tangled up in my hair, I see piano keys everywhere...… — Kiara
Beethoven....composing.....Full Blast.... Shakespeare.....scribbling frantically....No limits.... Michelangelo....the Art....the Dance....Screaming, without a sound.... My Muse.... My very Soul.... Watches me, Giggling, Smiling, Knowing, Hearing, The Song, The… — Eric Nickel
Listening to Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven while I write. Its not fair to just call it music; its audible emotion. — Philip DeFranco
After recording the Tchaikovsky and Beethoven concertos, I felt that all my ambitions had really come true. — Vanessa Mae
High culture is nothing but a child of that European perversion called history, the obsession we have with goingforward, with considering thesequence of generations a… — Unknown Author
I never thought I'd have such a luxurious life. A healthy husband ... beautiful little girl... Jacuzzi and beer and fruitbowl and Beethoven and Mendelssohn… — Miki Gorman

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