So shy was Franz Peter Schubert that his first meeting withLudwig van Beethoven was his last.Schubert had written a set ofvariations on a French tune for four hands and dedicated it toBeethoven，to whom he wanted to present the score personally.A meeting was arranged.Because he was deaf，Beethoven handeda piece of papor and pencil to Schubert so that a particular bar ofmusic could be explained.Schubert became so nervous at the re－quest that he fled from Beethoven's home and the two composersnever again met.
弗朗茨·彼德·舒伯特非常怕羞，他同路德维希·冯·贝多芬的第一次见面也成了最后一次见面。舒伯特写了一组二人合奏的法国曲子的变奏曲献给贝多芬，并想亲自把乐谱交给贝多芬。为此安排了一次见面。由于贝多芬耳聋，便递给舒伯特一张纸和一支铅笔，请他解释乐曲中的某一小节。舒伯特对这个要求感到十分紧张，便从贝多芬家里逃了出来。从那以后这两位作曲家再也没有见过面。