When Steibelt got REKT by Beethoven

The story of the Beethoven vs. Steibelt is a legendary one. Steibelt got wrecked so badly, that he downright REFUSED to play or even show up to any event where Beethoven was present.

By the way, the dialogue that I included in the beginning isn't actually a quote from Steibelt, I just made it up. Steibelt did, however, make it a condition that if he is to play somewhere, Beethoven BETTER NOT be there.

References:
Thayer, Alexander Wheelock. “Chapter XIII; The year 1800.” Thayer's Life of Beethoven, edited by Elliot Forbes, vol. 2, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1967, p. 257

Swafford, Jan. “The Good, the Beautiful, and the Melancholy.” Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph: A Biography, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, NY, 2015, pp. 247–248.

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[hoangkimviet]

Steibelt: “I challenge you, Ludwig”
Beethoven: “So you have chosen death.”

[cocaccount]

"Twice the pride, double the fall." ~Count Dooku

[secondchairmusic]

By the way, the dialogue that I included in the beginning isn't actually a quote from Steibelt, I just made it up. Steibelt did, however, make it a condition that if he is to play somewhere, Beethoven BETTER NOT be there.

[freddiethelionhearted]

BEETHOVEN SUPREMACY! get rekt Steibelt

[Zosso-]

I’ll have to check this, but I once heard that the plucky theme in the Eroica’s finale movement is based on that upside-down Steibelt melody!

[IMWeira]

Rivalry sets people at each other's throats. The primary motive is financial. Coming in a close second is ego.

[rickythend]

WOW!!! Great job, Herr Beethoven! Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall! 💪🏽🙏🏿👑👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Thesnakerox]

Beethoven really just T-posed on Steibelt LOL

[hyseo]

Steibelt sonatas are quite beautiful and interesting works. More than expected.

[emilianodalesio]

Steibelt was a good composer, Beethoven was a GENIUS. Simply another level.

[loganfruchtman]

Challenge Beethoven and you will be ridiculed.

[michaelwirth]

In my view there are three composers at the top. Bach, Tschaikovskij and Beethoven.

[Pamela-dvgb]

Proof that classical music accept impro and not only jazz but that’s also to me an proof of the superiority in term of talent of the classical composer compared to the new

[CarrinaCarrillo]

Steibelt took a shot at the G.O.A.T. It did not go well for him.

[modernmozart]

Well he is just not good enough!!!😪😪😪😪😪😪😪

[JerryEboy]

Who's a modern-day embodiment of Beethoven and Mozart (in the sense of their extreme skills)?

[bazinga-muehehe]

If Beethoven challenged me I would play.. squidward nose by cupcakke

[CrafterDennisa]

Btw Beethoven got a karma by Daniel steibelt cuz Beethoven humiliated steibelt by his talent and got made him dead on purpose wow 😂😂😂😂😂😂😅

[brianfarrell]

I can't understand why Steibelt was humiliated by Beethoven improvising on an upside down cello part. How would that in any way be humiliating for Steibelt?