3 Ludwig van Beethoven Quotes on Legacy

Ludwig van Beethoven quotes on legacy

5. Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. (Applaud, my friends, the comedy is over.)

11. 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.

12. Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain.

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