Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . ntaneous, and pitilesslyregardless in the expression of their opinions, their sympathies, and theirantipathies. Both were unassailable in their morality, frugal in theirhabits, and economical and practical in their pecuniary affairs—the lastthe result in each case of none too brilliant means of subsistence. Manya page of the stormy passages that too often characterized Michelangelosservice with Julius II is a vivid reminder of Beethovens similar experi-ences with his patrons. Many a pathetic incident of self-sacrifice in themusician recalls the fam
Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . ntaneous, and pitilesslyregardless in the expression of their opinions, their sympathies, and theirantipathies. Both were unassailable in their morality, frugal in theirhabits, and economical and practical in their pecuniary affairs—the lastthe result in each case of none too brilliant means of subsistence. Manya page of the stormy passages that too often characterized Michelangelosservice with Julius II is a vivid reminder of Beethovens similar experi-ences with his patrons. Many a pathetic incident of self-sacrifice in themusician recalls the family feeling and sterling principle shown by thegreat sculptor. 103 104 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Schumann gave the name of frozen music to sculpture. We maybe more precise and call Michelangelos work Beethoven music frozen,for the statues of Day and Night in the Chapel of the Medici and the mas-terly Slave in the Louvre call up the moods of Beethovens deep suffering of the Pieta can be expressed in music only by a ,. -.„__. THE GARRET ROOM IN WHICH BEETHOVEN WAS BORN. Beethoven adagio. Michelangelo and Beethoven were literally supernatu-ral : they tower heaven high above other mortals, they are guiding starsfor posterity, part and parcel of eternity. How can we express our reverence for Beethoven ? Unfortunately,only by the interpretation of his works. I say unfortunately becauseinterpretation is the occasion of sins many and heavy against the is anything but veneration to be seen in the modern performancesof Beethovens compositions. His orchestral works, particularly the sym-phonies, fare the worst. These sublime monuments of thought havebeen desecrated into objects of experiment for every would-be director,coming or full-fledged, who conceitedly believes himself to be inspired andfaultless. Each considers his own conception of the work as the onlycorrect one, and exploits himself by composing into it as much of his ownpersonality as possible. T
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