Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways (Phase Two)

“According to the customs of this court, after the service, all local and visiting musical celebrities gathered in the prince’s chambers to discuss the work being performed. As soon as Beethoven entered, the prince turned to him with the question: “But, dear Beethoven, what did you do there again?” This strange question, which was probably followed by further criticisms, made our master all the more sensitive impression that he saw the bandmaster standing next to the prince laughing. He accepted this at his own expense and did not want to stay anymore where his work was rejected with such contempt, all the more so as it seemed to him that his fellow artist was gloating over this. That day he left Eisenstadt. "