【世界文化博览】伟大的作曲家：贝多芬 5

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Mozart, of course, he adored. And when a new Mozart opera would come out in Vienna, the score would soon reach Bonn, and the young Ludwig would devour it.
In 1787, Ludwig was 16 and a half years of age, he finally achieved his childhood ambition -- go to Vienna and meet Mozart. He played a piece of Mozart he specially prepared, and Mozart said, "No, no, anyone can play that. Play something else." So Beethoven did what he did best. He asked Mozart to give him a theme, any theme and he improvised on it. Mozart said, "Watch out for him. One day, he will give the world something to talk about." And it was a tragedy for Ludwig, because while he was there, he received a note from his father in Bonn saying, "Come home immediately. Your mother is dying, you cannot stay in Vienna." And he had to leave and, of course, the time he got back to Vienna which was five years later, Mozart was dead.