Insensible?

Al inicio de "The inmortal beloved", el narrador refiriéndose a Beethoven:

"The thorns of life have wounded him deeply".....

"Because he shut himself off the world, they call him hostile. They said he was unfeeling, and call him callous, but he was not hard of hearts. It is the finest blade that is easily blunted, bent or broken".

(Las espinas de la vida lo habían herido profundamente.....

Porque se aisló del mundo lo calificaron de hostil. Dijeron que era insensible y lo calificaron de cruel. Pero él no era duro de corazón. Son las mejores cuchillas las que más fácilmente se desafilan, doblan o rompen).