Who said "I write not for the masses, but for the enlightened few."?

This quote is attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven.

I write not for the masses, but for the enlightened few. - Ludwig van Beethoven

"I write not for the masses, but for the enlightened few."

Ludwig van Beethoven Art

Classical Composer German 1770–1827

"Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."

"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable."

"I will take fate by the throat."

"Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth."

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

"Art and music are the treasures of civilization"