Tool - Intermission

With the money, the future conqueror of the musical Olympus was tight. Soon after arriving in the capital, Beethoven received from the prince-archbishop 25 ducats, that is, about 100 florins. Such a modest amount caused the young man irritation and disappointment. In a notebook, he noted: “In Bonn, I expected that I would be given 100 ducats here, but in vain. I had to get everything at my own expense. ” Of course, he had some money of his own - he had been preparing for the trip in advance, at least since July, when Haydn agreed with him. But these funds quickly melted away, although he did not allow himself anything extraordinary.