Being Beethoven

Being Beethoven

Ended First aired 06/Jul/2020 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
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Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.
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Season 1 · Season 1
3 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Jul/2020
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S1E3
We Are Not in a Good State
Air date: 20/Jul/2020 · Runtime: 59 min
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As Beethoven embarks on the extraordinary flowering of his late music, his health deteriorates and his desire for love and family tips over into obsession.

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As Beethoven embarks on the extraordinary flowering of his late music, his health deteriorates and his desire for love and family tips over into obsession.

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You, My Immortal Beloved
Air date: 13/Jul/2020 · Runtime: 59 min
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A look at how the composer's return to the town of Heiligenstadt led to one of the most extraordinary outpourings of creativity in the history of music, from the earth-shattering Eroica through to Symphony No. 7, while his repeated failed attempts to find love resulted in the famous Immortal Beloved letter found after his death.

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A look at how the composer's return to the town of Heiligenstadt led to one of the most extraordinary outpourings of creativity in the history of music, from the earth-shattering Eroica through to Symphony No. 7, while his repeated failed attempts to find love resulted in the famous Immortal Beloved letter found after his death.

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This Strange Deafness
Air date: 06/Jul/2020 · Runtime: 59 min
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First episode in a three-part documentary series, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.

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First episode in a three-part documentary series, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.

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Peter Capaldi
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Beethoven (voice)

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