Ludwig Von Beethoven continued composing and playing music after going completely deaf, but that's just one fascinating fact about one of the greatest classical composers of all time. This biography explores the man's life. Highlighted are his romantic failures and his courtroom battle to prove his noble lineage. Scholars and musicians comment on his character, talent and legacy, and world-class orchestras perform the composer's works.
Ludwig Von Beethoven continued composing and playing music after going completely deaf, but that's just one fascinating fact about one of the greatest classical composers of all time. This biography explores the man's life. Highlighted are his romantic failures and his courtroom battle to prove his noble lineage. Scholars and musicians comment on his character, talent and legacy, and world-class orchestras perform the composer's works.
A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.
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