claps. A strange hand closed his eyes,[1] March 26th, 1827.
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Beloved Beethoven! So many others have praised his artistic grandeur. But he is easily the first of musicians. He is the most heroic soul in modern art. He is the grandest and the best friend of those who suffer and struggle. When we are saddened by worldly miseries, it is he who comes near to us, as he used to go and play to a mother in grief, and without uttering a word thus console her by the song of his own plaintive resignation. And when we are utterly exhausted in the eternal battle uselessly waged against mediocrity, vice and virtue, it is an unspeakable boon to find fresh strength in this great ocean-torrent of strong will and faith. An atmosphere of courage emanates from his personality, a love of battle,[2] the exultation of a conscious
- ↑ The young musician, Anselm Huttenbrenner. "God be praised," said Breuning. "Let us thank Him for having put an end to this long and pitiful martyrdom."
All Beethoven's MSS. books and furniture were sold by auction for 1,575 florins. The catalogue contained 252 lots of manuscripts and musical books which did not exceed the sum of 98a florins 37 kreutzer. The conversation-books and the Tagebucher were sold for florin 20 kreutzer. Amongst his books Beethoven possessed: Kant's Natural Science and Astronomy: Bode's Knowledge of the Heavens; Thomas à Kempis The Imitation of Christ. The Censor confiscated Seum's Walks round Syracuse Kotzebue's Over the Adel, and Fessler's Views on Religion and Theology. - ↑ "I am always happy when I have to master some difficulty" (Letter to the Immortal Loved One). "I should like to live a thousand lives. . . I am not suited for a quiet life." (To Wegeler, November 16th, 1801).
