(May 7, 2016 at 3:38 pm)Alex K Wrote: But how do you explain the line "Alle Hunde werden Brüder" in his 9th, which I always took as a harsh indictment of dog breeding practises?
I don't think that was meant to be taken literally. It may refer to all members of caninae family. There's nothing there to suggest Ludwig Van Beethoven's actual breed, or even species. Historians don't seem to be able to come up with good evidence - one way or the other. In fact most, if not all of them display disappointingly little interest in the matter - almost as if they were unaware of the issue.
However - latest scientific research suggests, that St Bernards as a breed are not really good at playing piano, or arranging for string quartets, what with them having those large paws and all.
Personally, I'm inclined to believe, that Beethoven was really a couple of badgers in an overcoat and a powdered wig.
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw
