“Mozart and Beethoven remain as relevant today as they were in their own lifetimes.”
Imagine that
Imagine that
Actually, on this point I would wish to respectfully disagree with the author, and suggest that they are considerably more relevant today because now they have their timeless genius etched forever in history, something that could only have been imagined in their own times.
In addition, in the times of Mozart and Beethoven there was of course no such thing as sound recordings and the popular and inexpensive availability of their works for all to enjoy. In their own times, their genius was indeed apparent to many, but it was not enthusiastically affirmed by billions of people the world over, from musical scholars on to those whose primary expertise lies elsewhere. They have been universally heralded in their greatness over the course of centuries, and I would suggest that this makes them and their works of even greater relevance today..