“Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?”

Ludwig van Beethoven

“Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy”

Ludwig van Beethoven

“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.”

Ludwig van Beethoven

“I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.”

Ludwig van Beethoven

“I want to seize fate by the throat.”

Ludwig van Beethoven