贝多芬的童年是不幸的。他的父亲是当地宫廷唱诗班的男高音歌手,碌碌无为,嗜酒如命;他的祖父是波恩宫廷乐团的乐长;母亲是宫廷大厨师的女儿,在贝多芬十七岁时便去世了。在大部分时间里,他的父亲都喝得大醉,从没对家人和气过,甚至连家人们是否有足够的吃穿都从未过问。贝多芬的父亲常把孩子拽到钢琴前,让他在那里艰苦地练上许多小时,每 Beethoven’s childhood is unfortunate. His father was a tenor of a local court choir, a mediocre, alcoholic life; his grandfather was the entertainer of the Bonn court orchestra; the mother was the daughter of a court chef and died when Beethoven was 17 . For the most part, his dad was drunk, never angry with his family, never even questioned whether his family had enough food and clothing. Beethoven’s father often dragged the child to the piano, where he worked hard for many hours, each