Doe Quote by Leonard Slatkin

Beethoven and Wagner for many years wrung our hearts. But now we are sated with them and derive much greater pleasure from ideally combining…

— Luigi Russolo

“The Germans are fond of saying that only Austria could convince the world that Beethoven was an Austrian and Hitler was a German.”

— Daniel Silva

My own duty as a teacher...is not so much to interpret Beethoven, Wagner, or other masters of the past, but to give what encouragement…

— Antonin Dvorak

Culture and, within culture, music are the best and most fascinating thing that the German capital has to offer internationally. It is putting that…

— Simon Rattle

How many Beethovens are there that just for lack of the training, the world doesn't get exposed to.

— Jerry Garcia

In Germany, people feel like they own classical music, that it is somehow theirs. Over there, everyone still learns to play, and the great…

— Max Richter

The Beethoven Experience provided the opportunity to solidify the relationship between the Orchestra and me, the Orchestra and me and the public, between all…

— Lorin Maazel

It's true that many of the best-known composers were German or Austrian, but we should remember how good the music tradition is in Britain,…

— Max Richter

I find myself more genuinely drawn to the essence of Beethoven in Schnabel than I ever have been by anybody.

— Glenn Gould

There is something very powerful about German music. That's why I chose German music with a European meaning for the day of my election.

— Emmanuel Macron

Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.

— Ludwig van Beethoven

A Beethoven symphony should be rehearsed like chamber music, only for a lot more people.

— Andre Previn