Utter nonsense. If you hear a marching band, is your soul exalted? No, you march. If you...
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Ludwig van Beethoven:
[in reference to "Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 47" - "Kreutzer"...]
Do you like it? Anton Felix Schindler:
Shh! Ludwig van Beethoven:
I cannot hear them, but I know they are making a hash of it. What do you think? Music is... a dreadful thing. What is it? I don't understand it. What does it mean? Anton Felix Schindler:
It - it exalts the soul. Ludwig van Beethoven:
Utter nonsense. If you hear a marching band, is your soul exalted? No, you march. If you hear a waltz, you dance. If you hear a mass, you take communion. It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer. The listener has no choice. It is like hypnotism. So, now... What was in my mind when I wrote this? Hmm? A man is trying to reach his lover. His carriage has broken down in the rain. The wheels stuck in the mud. She will only wait so long. This... is the sound of his agitation. "This is how it is... ," the music is saying. "Not how you are used to being. Not how you are used to thinking. But like this."
[in reference to "Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 47" - "Kreutzer"...]
Do you like it? Anton Felix Schindler:
Shh! Ludwig van Beethoven:
I cannot hear them, but I know they are making a hash of it. What do you think? Music is... a dreadful thing. What is it? I don't understand it. What does it mean? Anton Felix Schindler:
It - it exalts the soul. Ludwig van Beethoven:
Utter nonsense. If you hear a marching band, is your soul exalted? No, you march. If you hear a waltz, you dance. If you hear a mass, you take communion. It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer. The listener has no choice. It is like hypnotism. So, now... What was in my mind when I wrote this? Hmm? A man is trying to reach his lover. His carriage has broken down in the rain. The wheels stuck in the mud. She will only wait so long. This... is the sound of his agitation. "This is how it is... ," the music is saying. "Not how you are used to being. Not how you are used to thinking. But like this."
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Do you like it
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I cannot hear them
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But I know they are making a hash of it
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What do you think
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Music is a dreadful thing
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What is it
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I don't understand it
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What does it do
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It exalts the soul
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Utter nonsense If you hear a marching band is your soul exalted
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No you march If you hear a waltz you dance
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If you hear a mass you take communion
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It is the power of music
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to carry one directly into the mental state
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of the composer
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The listener has no choice
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It is like hypnotism
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Movie Summary
A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
Actors
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Anton Felix Schindler
