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In 1822 Rossini visited Beethoven at the latter's Viennese lodging. Two impressions remained vividly and dominantly afterwards in the visitor's mind: ". . . the indescribable untidiness of the room and the indefinable sadness of Beethoven's features." The question arises: How could the creator of such joyous music appear so unhappy himself?

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 4 : Reflections On Specific Arts > # 319