Firewind - Brothers Keeper

As the documents show, the lessons with the Archduke were not specially paid. Either Beethoven refused the board from the very beginning, and then he was embarrassed to insist on it, or such was his position, dictated by fundamental considerations. Or maybe he was hoping that the archduke, as an amateur, would soon get bored with the lessons. But Rudolph was diligent and deeply interested in classes. They brought their fruits: the Archduke made a good composer - and, by the way, was far from openly imitating Beethoven as Ferdinand Ries.