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In Search of Beethoven
Musicians, historians and musicologists lay bare the life of Ludwig Van Beethoven in this documentary around the life and beget of the great composer
He was a composer of unparalleled brilliance whose animate redefined the connotation of Roman music, yet Ludwig Van Beethoven remains more cloaked in tradition and mystery than the most cultish penniless 'n' roll idol. Phil Grabsky's documentary tells Beethoven's fascinating story in an accessible and productive conduct, skilfully putting the extraordinary music in the structure of a troubled life.
Born in Bonn in 1770 to musician parents, details of Beethoven's youth are sketchy, but beside his fashionable teens it was clear that he possessed a prodigious talent as a pianist. By his at cock crow twenties he'd moved to...
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