To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable - Ludwig van Beethoven

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To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable

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About Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17 1770, died March 26 1827) was a German composer and pianist who lived predominantly in Vienna, Austria. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers.

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Alternative Names: L. van Beethoven • Ludvig van Beethoven • L. Bethovenas • Ludwik van Beethoven • Louis van Beethoven • L. v. Beethoven • L. van Betkhoven • Ludwig von Beethoven • Beethoven
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To play without passion is inexcusable!
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Friedrich Schiller Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rabindranath Tagore Oscar Wilde

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