I hate playing the piano! And it's so hard to fight for Beethoven's soul! But that's what I have to do! Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes beethoven fight hard
The rest of my family are obsessed by 'The X Factor:' I'm intrigued by it, although its musical values are far away from mine, like a cup of tea with 400 lumps of sugar in it. There's something very strange about Simon Cowell's lips, isn't there? Charles Hazlewood cowellcupfactor share on social
I love the way Monteverdi's opera embodies the triumph of evil love in such a luscious way. The closing love duet is just pure amoral, liquid passion. The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment sound great in the Albert Hall, and the Glyndebourne cast is fabulous. Charles Hazlewood agealbertamoral share on social
Parallels between classical and pop are not new. The whole San Francisco movement of John Cage and Terry Riley went hand in glove with what the Velvet Underground were doing. Charles Hazlewood cageclassicalfrancisco Change image and share on social
Beethoven was a deeply political man in the broadest sense of the word. He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions of moral behaviour and the larger questions of right and wrong affecting the entire society. Daniel Barenboim affectbeethovenbehaviour share on social
Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population. John Boyle O'Reilly fightfullyguard Change image and share on social
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly. Pierce Brosnan badlydangerousgood Change image and share on social