Ludwig van Beethoven Quotes on Legacy
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Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. (Applaud, my friends, the comedy is over.)
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You are going to Vienna in fulfillment of your long-frustrated wishes. The Genius of Mozart is mourning and weeping over the death of her pupil. She has found a refuge but no occupation with the inexhaustible Haydn; through him she wishes to form a union with another. With the help of assiduous labor you shall receive Mozart's spirit from Haydn's hands.
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Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain.