Beethoven and mozart

1. What was the relationship between Mozart and Beethoven?
2. What did Mozart say about Beethoven?
3. What happened when Beethoven met Mozart?
4. Was Mozart and Beethoven deaf?

What was the relationship between Mozart and Beethoven?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) had a powerful influence on the works of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Beethoven held Mozart in high regard; some of his music recalls Mozart's, he composed several variations on Mozart's themes and he modeled a number of his compositions on those of the older composer.

What did Mozart say about Beethoven?

One biographer tells us Mozart heard the young Beethoven play, and afterwards said: “Mark that young man, he will make a name for himself in the world.” So they must have had a lot in common, to recognise each other's talent. But Beethoven is simply on a different plane, when it comes to grandeur and the sublime.

What happened when Beethoven met Mozart?

Beethoven at least heard Mozart playing the piano. We know this because Beethoven's student Carl Czerny, who was a reliable reporter, heard Beethoven describing Mozart's playing, which he said was fine but choppy, and without much legato.

Was Mozart and Beethoven deaf?

Beethoven first noticed difficulties with his hearing decades earlier, sometime in 1798, when he was about 28. By the time he was 44 or 45, he was totally deaf and unable to converse unless he passed written notes back and forth to his colleagues, visitors and friends.