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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), the protagonist of freedom for music, disentangled music from the control of the ruling class. In publishing his music and writing for the rising classes, Beethoven claimed freedom and expressed the emotions of the new rulers, the artists. The Eroica, Fidelio, and the piano works express…
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1 author picked Beethoven's Letters as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Beethoven's letters remind me that it's ok to be a simple man.
Life doesn't need to be overanalyzed, as one finds in Freud's letters. Passion, dedication, and focus are all that's necessary. I looked in his writing for the complexity of lifestyle and expression of humanity that I find within his sonatas and symphonies. It wasn't there.
Ludwig was a brilliant composer without being a brilliant man, and in that thought I find solace.
From Dan's list on interviews and letters with geniuses.
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