Tempest! – Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), famous German composer, was asked once why is his Sonata Op.31 No.2 in D minor named "The Tempest Sonata ".

Beethoven, who was known as closed and unfriendly man, replied:

- You want to know why is this is sonata called "The Tempest "? Then read attentively Shakespeare’s Tempest!

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Criterion: Ludwig van Beethoven!

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer, fired his house cleaner, without thinking twice, when he learned that she had lied to him.

A friend who recommended this maid, tried to persuade the composer that he is making a big mistake and that that woman was fair and worthy, and that she did not lie to him with the intention to harm him.

 

 

-He who lies does not have a pure heart - Beethoven explained to his friend. -And he, who does not have a pure heart, cannot make a pure soup!

Otherwise, Beethoven's diary was full of notes about cooks who fled from his home like a devil from a cross ...

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Film Something Else!

Jack Warner (1892-1978), one of the founders of Hollywood film production company The Warner Brothers (Warner Bros.), was known as a skilled businessman who didn’t care about other people's judgment. When he would read in the newspapers some unfavorable review for the film that he produced, he would say, carelessly: "Today newspapers, tomorrow toilet paper!"

One day Jack decided to invest money in a film about the life of Ludwig van Beethoven. The lead role was offered to famous film actor Paul Muni. However, having read the first version of the script, Jack Warner gave up from the idea:

"Do anything else, just stay away from this boring Beethoven!", said the producer to the writers of the script. "Well, who in the world would want to watch movies about some blind composer?"

To avoid any confusion, Ludwig van Beethoven, the famous German composer, was - deaf

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