"In South America, I heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. And the young conductor thought, Beethoven must be heroic. But this is piece which shouldn't be heroic. And this was such a misunderstanding, such a deep misunderstanding"

Kurt Masur's quote speaks with the power of music and how it can be translated differently by different individuals. In this case, he was in South America and heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. The young conductor thought that the piece needs to be heroic, however Masur felt that it should not be. This misunderstanding of the piece speaks to the power of music and how it can be analyzed differently by different people. It also speaks with the value of comprehending the context of a piece of music and how it need to be analyzed. Masur's quote is a tip that music can be translated differently by different people and that it is very important to comprehend the context of a piece of music before attempting to translate it.