A Quote by Ludwig van Beethoven

Handel is the greatest composer that ever lived... I would uncover my head and kneel down on his tomb.

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven
German - Composer
December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827

I would still love to do more Handel. I think Handel was a fantastic composer. I did lots of Vivaldi, but it's also important to do the music of Handel, one of the greatest composers of the 18th century.

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Ben Hogan

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Charles Templeton

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Savion Glover

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John Zorn

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Gail Zappa

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Michio Kaku

If a composer could state in words what being a composer means, he would no longer need to be a composer.

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Ted Williams

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Jack Nicklaus

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