He has a few good but not massively original lines in there, like one he attributes to Mendelssohn in a (fictional) dialogue: “They say that the ingenuity that can create a civilization is the ingenuity that destroys it.

Source: https://flaglerlive.com/186720/lw-230225/

In 1836, no less a musical luminary than Felix Mendelssohn chose to include it in a performance in Leipzig.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/lifestyle/arts-and-humanities-beethoven-rules-the-stage-in-next-aso-concert/article_6624779a-d91f-5f59-a1eb-e319c7742b05.html

Mendelssohn was a logical choice.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/classical-music/story/2023-02-12/frances-quatuor-van-kuijk-and-scotlands-sean-shibe-make-beautiful-music-together