Christian Gottlob NEEFE (1748-1798) This composer was one of Beethoven’s first teachers, notably of the organ and of composition. It is difficult to know exactly when Neefe taught Beethoven. He arrived at Bonn in 1779. But in 1783, Neefe wrote of Beethoven in the “Magazine of music”, “If he continues like this he will, without doubt, become the next Mozart”. Beethoven always recognised how much he owed to Neefe. |