 Friedrich Nietzsche |
Of a thinker who is reported as once having stated that to him, life without music is a mistake, who had achieved a level of competency in music that went bell beyond the dabbling of a dilletante, who also showed a keen sense of observation as a music critic and who was also used to playing Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, one might expect a degree of insight into Beethoven's nature that also found reflection in written statements here and there in his works.
If you read German fairly well, I am pleased to offer you a selection of such quotes from Nietzsche's writings which are arranged in the chronological order in which his works were written:
Beethoven Comments by Nietzsche
from his body of work
Beethoven, Nietzsche and the Consequences:If you want to return to this site after you have read through this collection of quotes, I would, again, ask you to please use the "back" button of your browser in order to do so and wish you an interesting time of exploration!
After we have explored the dynamics of this issue in the previous pages, we might wish to move on to a further special link that discusses Thomas Mann' relationship to Nietzsche:
Thomas Mann's Relationship to Nietzsche