Beethoven's Quotations

Famous artists are bound by fame, so their earliest works are often the best.

My art should only benefit poor people. Ah, what a happy moment! How happy I will be when I can come close to this!

Teach your children "virtue": it is virtue, not money, that makes people happy. This is my experience. What supported me in times of trouble was morality, and what kept me from committing suicide was not only art but also morality.

I would like to prove that anyone who behaves kindly and noblely will be able to withstand adversity because of it.

My motto is always: never stop writing; if I sometimes make the God of Art doze off, it is just to make him more excited when he wakes up.

As far as comments about me as an artist are concerned, no one is heard saying that I am indifferent.

My idea is as Voltaire said, "A few bites from flies cannot stop the progress of a horse." These fools, let them slander, their gossip will never give anyone immortality, Much less can we erase the immortality of those who were destined for glory.

Among the musicians of the past, only Handel and Bach were gifted. My heart is deeply shaken by the sublime and great art of Bach, the father of harmony. I have always been one of Mozart's most ardent admirers, and I am and will remain so until my last breath. I consider your work to be above all other plays, and whenever I hear one of your new plays I am delighted and more interested in it than in my own: in short, I admire you and love you... You I will always be the contemporary person I admire the most. I would be relieved if you could write me a few lines and give me great joy. Art brings everyone together, especially those who are true artists. Maybe you will allow me Include yourself in the ranks of such people.

Freedom and progress are the goals of art, just like the goals of the entire life. If we modern people are not as determined as our ancestors, the essence of civilization will not be carried forward in many aspects.

I am not in the habit of revising a piece of music (once it is finished), I never do so because I am convinced that even partial changes will deteriorate the work.

Pure church music should be performed only by human voices, except for "Gloria" or other such works, which is why I prefer "Palestra"; but if you are not sure It is absurd to limit religious ideas and opinions.

Why should I compose music? - What's inside me has to release it, and that's why I compose music.

Believe it or not, when inspiration spoke to me I thought of a sacred harp and I dictated its dictation?

According to my usual way of composing, even when writing instrumental music, I always have a whole in front of me.

It is necessary to compose music away from the piano... Gradually, the ability to accurately express our wishes and feelings is crucial to the noble human being.