Haydn, the "father of symphony", used to be Beethoven's teacher, but there were always differences between teachers and students because of different opinions. Haydn appreciates Beethoven's talent very much, but he can't tolerate Beethoven's bold and innovative spirit and unruly personality. So it's only a matter of time before they break up. Goethe and Beethoven met in Bohemia in 18 12 and spent a month together. Both of them left a deep impression, but they didn't establish a friendship. Beethoven admired Goethe's genius very much, but he could not tolerate some of Goethe's practices. One day, they went out for a walk together. On the way, I saw the Queen of Austria leading a group of royal family members and walking in the opposite direction with them. Goethe ignored Beethoven's repeated discouragement and immediately stood respectfully by the roadside. Beethoven said to Goethe, "You don't have to do this. The style of nobility is stupid, which only shows their mediocrity and incompetence. ..... They can pin the medal on anyone's chest, but this person will never get better. They may use seven or three products to make a person a civilian, but at any time they can't make Goethe or Beethoven ... "However, Goethe not only stood stiffly by the roadside, but also began to show a humble smile on his face. Beethoven realized that whatever he said was in vain. So he held his head high and walked on. As a result, after recognizing Beethoven, the queen and crown prince of Austria took the lead in paying tribute to Beethoven and took off their hats. When they passed by Goethe, Goethe had already taken off his hat and bowed, and even dared not lift his head. Afterwards, Beethoven said sadly to Goethe: "... you respect them too much." Even so, Beethoven still has great respect for Goethe. People found in the conversation book he used when he was completely deaf in his later years that he forbade others to talk about Goethe in a contemptuous tone; He once told people that he was willing to "sacrifice his life ten times" for Goethe. But Goethe can't forgive Beethoven all his life, and his attitude is cold and sometimes even ruthless, which is very puzzling.

"Playing the piano for pigs"

It is Beethoven's consistent character to despise dignitaries as their agents. A friend of Beethoven's, Duke Leigh Sinowski, invited Beethoven to play for a French officer living in his official residence, but Beethoven didn't agree. The duke finally put a straight face and changed the "invitation" to "order". But Beethoven not only refused without fear, but after returning home, he found a bust that Duke Leisinovsky had given him before and smashed it to pieces. Then, he wrote a letter to the duke, which read: "Duke, you just happened to be the duke;" I became Beethoven because of myself. There are many dukes like you now and in the future, but I have only one Beethoven forever! " Beethoven also hated the flattery of the rich in the upper class. In the era of Beethoven's life, there was a general trend of "collecting personal belongings of celebrities" in Europe. Once, a countess asked Beethoven for a bunch of hair as a souvenir. Beethoven was very dissatisfied with this, and later wrapped a bunch of goatees in paper and sent the lady away. And the countess was still in the dark, thinking that she really got the child. On one occasion, several nobles were lucky enough to invite Beethoven to enjoy his piano performance. At first, Beethoven was in a good mood, but he gradually discovered that these nobles didn't care about his performance, just wanted to "decorate the window" after dinner. So Beethoven immediately covered the piano cover and left a sentence angrily: "I'm not interested in playing the piano for pigs!" " "After that, I went away.

People on the "blacklist"

1In the 1920s, the European capitalist revolution entered a low ebb, and the democratic republicans were ruthlessly suppressed. The same is true of Vienna. But Beethoven ignored the surveillance of spies and spies and often went to small hotels to meet Republicans engaged in underground activities. This made him the object of close attention of the Vienna police, and his name appeared in the "record list" of the secret police. Faced with this situation, Beethoven dared to publicly curse the Austrian emperor who returned to China: "He (referring to the Austrian emperor) should be hanged on the first tree!" "

1789 French bourgeois revolution and progress gave him great inspiration and laid the curtain of his humanistic world-he believed in human equality, pursued justice and personal freedom, and hated the oppression of feudal autocracy. Although the three famous composers of Vienna Classical Music School lived in similar times, Beethoven's thoughts obviously did not belong to the same "era" as Haydn and Mozart. Haydn was humiliated all his life. Although he is occasionally provoked, he always leaves his fate to chance. At that time, progressive literary thoughts and revolutionary emotions rarely excited him, and his music was always insulated from struggle. Mozart suffered no less mental pain than Haydn. He dared to resist, preferring poverty to endure the insult of the archbishop. But in his music, from behind the joy full of sunshine and youthful vitality, we can often feel a trace of pain, melancholy and sadness. Only Beethoven, who not only angrily opposed the autocratic feudal system, but also called on people to fight for freedom and happiness with his music. Beethoven's creations in Bonn (1782- 1792) are mostly small piano pieces, duets and songs. It can be said that he was still in the preparatory stage of creation during this period. During his first ten years in Vienna (1792- 1802), his famous works were Sorrow, Moonlight, Croce Sonata, Piano Concerto No.3 and so on. However, during this period, he had a further understanding of social and political issues, and he could also achieve the goal he tried to explore. 1802- 18 12 years, his creation entered a mature period, which later became his "heroic era".

The mature process of Beethoven's creative activities seems to be quite slow on the surface, but in fact it is very smooth. He didn't write his first symphony until he was thirty, but Mozart had written about forty symphonies at this age.

Beethoven began to feel his hearing was getting weaker and weaker from 1796, but it was not until 180 1 that he was convinced that his ear disease was incurable and told his friends about it. However, his love for art and life overcame his personal pain and despair-suffering became the source of his creative power. At the peak of such a spiritual crisis, he began to write his optimistic hero symphony. The Heroic Symphony marks the turning point of Beethoven's spirit and the beginning of the heroic era.

In the later period of Beethoven's stay in Vienna, because Europe was experiencing a serious period of political reaction, that is, the period when metternich's reactionary rule was particularly rampant, his creation also experienced a temporary decline (1813-1817). From 18 18, in the last ten years of Beethoven's life (18 18- 1827), he still wrote the ninth symphony (chorus) with great perseverance, even though he was completely deaf, his health deteriorated, his life was poor and his spirit was poor.

Beethoven died in Vienna on March 26th, 1827. He died unaccompanied, but when he was buried on the 29th of the same month, a wave of mass activities was formed, and all schools participated? Inscription 79 1- 1872): "When you stand in front of his coffin, it is not despair that hangs over you, but a noble feeling; We can only say to people like him that he has achieved great things ... "

Beethoven is one of the great crop producers in the world art history, and his creation embodies his giant character and reflects the progressive thought of that era. His image of revolutionary heroism can be summarized as "seeking pleasure through suffering" and "striving for victory through struggle".