Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Berg imply a type of pianist who is intellectual. That's not always associated with female soloists.
Jeffrey Tate
Napolean is dead - but Beethoven lives.
Bruno Walter
The Austrians are brilliant people. They made the world believe that Hitler was a German and Beethoven an Austrian.
Billy Wilder
After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer.
Zubin Mehta