Beethoven Quote by E. M. Forster

“It will be generally admitted that Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man.”

— E.M. Forster

“During the Second World War, the British Broadcasting Corporation prefaced some radio broadcasts with the beginning of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony — BAH, BAH, BAH,…

— Anonymous

My parents once caught me conducting Beethoven's 'Fifth Symphony.'

— Walker Hayes

A lot of people don't know that Beethoven, when he wrote the Fifth Symphony, that second movement, he took eight years to figure that…

— Wayne Shorter

Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.

— Joan Armatrading

Just the thought of a rap version of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or 'Achy, Breaky Heart' is bound to make people smile.

— Anthony Kennedy

There is no reason why a joke should not be appreciated more than once. Imagine how little good music there would be if, for…

— A. P. Herbert

For an instant God opens his door and His orchestra plays the Fifth Symphony,

— Jean Sibelius

“So here we are. The two of us. Me and this geezer I gotta kill. Sittin here in a car showroom office, lookin at…

— Ian Ayris

Listening to the Fifth Symphony of Ralph Vaughan Williams is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes.

— Aaron Copland

“Oh, well - he wasn't going to write the Beethoven's Ninth Symphony anyway.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

Play doesn't have to be a frivolous thing. You may think of a Beethoven symphony as something serious, but it's still being played. I…

— Jeff Bridges