Nowadays Beethoven's music does not cause us grief. In his time this might have been different and we know that he was about as independent from the rulers of the period as Prometheus was from Zeus. The rebellious character of Prometheus was important to Beethoven, he often referenced him. Was the creator of „Fidelio“ (a work which also revolves around a supressed soul) a rebellious artist, a Bob Dylan of the 19th century, someone who might have been the creator of „Fridays for Future“ today?
