“I love straightforwardness and uprightness, and believe that the artist ought not to be belittled; for alas! brilliant as fame is externally, it is always the privilege of the artist to be Jupiter’s guest on Olympus all the time. Unfortunately vulgar humanity drags him down only too often and too rudely from the pure upper ether.”
June 5, 1822: to C.F. P., music publisher, in Leipsic, when treating with him touching a complete edition of his works.
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'Truth and beauty joined'
June 5, 1822: to C.F. P., music publisher, in Leipsic, when treating with him touching a complete edition of his works.
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'Truth and beauty joined'
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