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Copying Beethoven Quotes

Copying Beethoven is a television program that first aired in 1970 . Copying Beethoven ended in 1970.

It features Sidney Kimmel as producer, Cliff Eidelman in charge of musical score, and Ashley Rowe as head of cinematography.

Copying Beethoven is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Copying Beethoven is 104 minutes long. Copying Beethoven is distributed by MGM Distribution Co..

The cast includes: Ed Harris as Ludwig van Beethoven, Bill Stewart as Rudy, Joe Anderson as Karl van Beethoven, and Diane Kruger as Anna Holtz.

Copying Beethoven Quotes

Ed Harris as Ludwig van Beethoven

  • (Ed Harris) "No key. It's common time, molto adagio, sotto voce. First violin, quarter notes. Middle C up to A. Measure. G up to C, tied, F. Second violin, bar two. Middle C up to A. Double note E, G, C. Viola clef, 2B pressed. It's a hymn of thanksgiving to God, for sparing me to finish my work. After the pianissimo, the canon resumes. First violin takes the theme. Viola, C to A. It's growing, gaining strength. Second violin, C to A, an octave higher. Then the struggle. First violin, C, up an octave, and then up to G. And the cello, down. Pulled down. Half notes, F, E, D. Pulled constantly down. And then, a voice, a single frail voice emerges, soaring above the sound. The striving continues, moving below the surface. Crescendo. First violin longing, pleading to God. And then, God answers. The clouds open. Loving hands reach down. We're raised up into heaven. Cello remains earthbound, but the other voices soar suspended, for an instant in which you can live forever. Earth does not exist. Time is timeless. And the hands that lifted you caress your face, mold them to the face of God. And you are at one. You are at peace. You're finally free."
  • (Ed Harris) "Anna Holtz."
  • (Diane Kruger) "Yes?"
  • (Ed Harris) "You look like a woman."
  • (Diane Kruger) "Thank you."
  • (Ed Harris) "But can you conduct?"
  • (Ed Harris) "The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians are as close to God as man can be. We hear his voice, we read his lips, we give birth to the children of God, who sing his praise. That's what musicians are."
  • (Ed Harris) "God whispers into the ears of some men, but he shouts into mine."
  • (Ed Harris) "And now this woman is sent to me at this very moment. What if she was sent by HIM?"
  • (Bill Stewart) "Women are usually sent by the other one."
  • (Ed Harris) "Well, suppose it's a sign?"
  • (Bill Stewart) "A sign for what, Louis?"
  • (Ed Harris) "That it's time."
  • (Bill Stewart) "A time for what?"
  • (Ed Harris) "A time for me to join with HIM."
  • (Bill Stewart) "Well, if it's true and she was sent by HIM, and she's waiting in your apartment, you shouldn't be sitting here drinking, should you?"
  • (Ed Harris) "What?"
  • (Ed Harris) "You've invented a new musical genre. Fartissimo."

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