Clawfinger - The Faggot In You

Neither in Beethoven's letters, nor in memoirs there is not the slightest hint of any conflict with Albrechtsberger. We could not speak about imaginary “envy”, as in the case of Haydn: Albrechtsberger did not claim to be among the great creators. But gaining his approval was not easy at all, and this could secretly torment the ambitious Beethoven. Studying with Albrechtsberger yielded very noticeable results: the early works of the young genius, written after 1794, suddenly became mottled with exemplary counterpoints and fugato, as if Beethoven had demonstrated to everyone that he was adept at writing “learned” music, and old Albrechtsberger was completely wrong , believing that "this one has learned nothing and will never create anything worthwhile."