St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-25
Beethoven.
From til" French "f Alph"nsr Karr.
BY CHARLES FAiRHANKS.


10y the contempt of others his chur;lr-
ter. naturally savage and rendered hit
ter 10y injustice he there composed
some of the most sublime music that
man has ever made. He spoke in that
sweet lanGiia.:r to those who did not
di~ilaln to listen tn him. even lis uatur,
speaks through the celestial harmony
of the wind. and of water. and of the
song Of birds. And vet his talent WAS
:" little recognized. that hc himself
more than one" and for an artist This
WAS the most cruel fortune must have
d"uhtcd of his own genius. HAYDEN
hlm>' If found no other culogv for him
than I" SLY lie is skilful clavc-
rinl>l. He might ;i> we'll have said of
G'rl"anlt: lie mixes his c"lurS well =
"r oi t'uthc ''ilr makes no mistakes
III "it."Graphy :" "r. "Ilr has II hr:lu-
tiiul handW Iitii~"
He had one friend. iTumImcl: but pow
rriN and injustice iiI.it.:trd Beethoven.
and rendered him sometimes unjust
toward others he quarrrlc.I with Hum
mel. and for Il long time The, had seen
nothing "t each Other and. to crown
his misery, he hCcamc almost entirely
deaf.
Beethoven had NOW retired to Baden.
where he wa~ liNiu" in lonely retire
mrmt. in narrow lodgings barely >uili-
clrnr !or his needs. Ills "nlA pleasure.
WIS to wan len IWHN INTO Il uci@hliurim@
forest. and there alone under the in
>llI:Itlnn of lI> genius. tn rnmpu-c his
sublime symphonies. to allow his soul
To li~c Ia heaven IN llluiuni"ll> accents.
and tn speak To The spirits of the all Il
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